Life can be a bitch......

I'm gonna apologize first......this blog is about venting!!!!





My friend has been fighting cancer for 6 years. She's going down this time around. The cancer has moved into her lungs and she just has no reserve to fight.




She ended up in the hospital with pneumonia last month. From there they moved her to a rehab center, but now they are looking at hospice. 

Why her?



Brigitte has been such a positive person the whole time I've known her.

She truly is a beautiful person within and without.

If she only had $5 to her name, she would give it to you in a heartbeat.



Now we are watching her die.

I so was hoping she would make it to April 3 at least, her birthday.

One more celebration.

But I'm not sure she's gonna make it that far.

Well, I've vented for now......think I'll have a glass of wine, and try to let it go for now.

Thanks for listening......

Finished projects......

Wow~~~

Didn't realize it's been so long since I've wrote on here.

Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years just seems to have flown by.

Diagonal Afghan

I did manage to finish up three projects I've been working on.





Made my new grandbaby an afghan and blankie, made another baby afghan for a friend of my daughter and finished a granny square afghan.

Pretty Pink Pinwheels

Now, am starting a mile-a-minute afghan, trying to use up all the blue colors in my yarn boxes.

Granny Square

"SMITTEN" Quilt

And.....I found a quilt pattern I am going to try to convert to an afghan.


That might be awhile in production. But, if I can pull it off, should be totally different.

Books, Books and more books!

I don't know if I've mentioned it, but I LOVE reading.

I've had a love affair with books since I was in 2nd grade.

Over the years, I've collected books from different authors and different genres. Of course, I've never had the space or the budget to collect hardback's.

So, all my books are paperbacks.

Which really doesn't bother me any. They read just as well as a hardback, cost less and take up less space.

Which brings me to my next point..........I bought a 5 shelf book cabinet last year. It's jammed full.....again.

I've even weeded it out once or twice.

So, I've started eyeballing the new Kindle Touch that Amazon is releasing later this month.

The idea of having ALL my books in one little computer is kinda neat.

But not.......I'm not sure I could get into reading from a little screen. I'm really sorta divided on this idea.

I guess the selling point for me would be space.

If hubby and I end up living in our pretty little Arctic Fox for awhile, then I would definitely be interested in getting a Kindle Touch.

Lost and Blue..........

I'm feeling lost today. 

Can't focus too much on what I'm supposed to be doing.......

mom and Aunt Carlene

I'm also feeling a little blue today.........my mom has been gone for over 4 years and sometimes I just want to pick up the phone and give her a buzz.

Gossip over coffee.........

share tidbits about her great grandson she never got to meet and the new one on the way.....

go drown some worms together and drink a few beers.

Love  ya mom

Back Home....Again!!!!

Nevada Antelope

Another weekend chasing the Antelope.

Never could get close enough for a good shot, so ended up coming home empty handed. Most of the herds we saw were on the other side of a fence......which means Private Property.

There are a LOT of ranches out this way.

Not to say we didn't have a great weekend.

Nevada Sunset

We always have a great time whenever we get to hang out in the back country.

More Nevada Sunset

The sunsets in Nevada never seem to amaze me. They change by the minute.

This weekend we loaded the quad and took it out for some play time.

 I'm so glad Jerry has no problem unloading the quad...............

Down the ramps, up the ramps.....................

 I LOVE wide open spaces that Nevada has..........

Dry hills.....dried grass, dried tumbleweeds and dried cow patties!!!!!!!!

 

Another AWESOME Nevada sunset!!!

 

Sicily

 Beth, at Beyond the Garden Gate is having a  TRAVEL NEAR AND FAR meme and I wanted to share our travel pics.

This is our BIG travel adventure!!!


Was I ever so excited???

My husband and I were flying to Sicily to visit our youngest son, Louie. Louie was in the Navy and stationed at N.A.S. Sigonella, Sicily.

We left Nevada early one September morning, almost a year ago to the day. We only got to stay 10 days there, but OH  MY!!!

Ruins at Agrigento

What fun we had.

Louie took us to see some ruins in Agrigento...beautiful even after all these thousands of years   

Mt.Etna

We took a drive up to Mt. Etna (a real, live volcano) and got to ride the gondola to the top...........

Louie

Strolled the streets of downtown Catania, had dinner a sidewalk cafe......

The street at the Ruins

An old old church, Catania

sipped espresso and ate a scrumtious cannoli at a little bistro.

Streets of Catania

And thru all this, we had so much fun visiting with our son, who it seems has grown into a man.

Over 100 steps all the way up and I did walk them.....all the way up!

HOW THE HECK DOES THIS HAPPEN!!! Louie is my baby, and now he is having a baby of his own!!!

Hello and Hey from Sicily

Girls Night Out

I was just over visiting Sall's Country Life and she talked about getting out to craft shows.

I started thinking about how busy most women's life's are. We are wife's, mom's, caregivers, cooks, wash women, pot scrubbers, chauffeur's, anyways the list goes on and on.

Sometimes it's hard to find time to socialize.

And, I was no different than any other women.............

So, last year, several of my friends and myself started a Ladies Craft Group.

Chocolate covered cherries for our Christmas cookie exchange

We meet once a month at a different house. Over the past year we have done some fun crafts. Fleece blankets, Christmas light decoration, cupcake decorating, made jewelery one month........

......then some months all we do is visit and gossip. No husbands, boyfriends, or kids are allowed.

Christmas cookie exchange

The refreshments are as varied as the women in our group. Most of us use this opportunity to try new recipes out. We've even gone out a few times for dinner.

Decorating Cupcakes!!!

It's a fun way to socialize with someone outside of your family and work.

more cupcakes

Lot's of fun and laughter!!!