Do not copy any of my artwork, poetry or photography without my permission.

Do not copy any of my artwork, poetry or photography without my permission.
....carpe diem. The Daylily. "Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun." Khalil Gibran. She gives her all for just one day then bows her head to God and fades away to nourish the next generation. God I pray I may give my all each day to honor you and bow my head at the end to nourish the next generation. Peggy Jones. NOTE............ Please folks do not copy any of my art or photos on my blog without my permission. Thank you for your good manners.

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Friday, December 31, 2010

No regrets

What a wonderful feeling to come to the end of the year with no regrets and nothing left undone.
I had a little snit with a loved one and made my apology and heard nothing for several months, finally I did hear and all has been forgiven.
I had acknowledged what I had done hurt her and asked her forgiveness but only she could forgive back.
I prayed to accept that she might not and I dreaded the fact that the year might end without returning to our loving relationship.
God blessed me when she did contact me and extend her heart and her forgiveness to me.
I am most grateful today for the grace to forgive and the gift of forgiveness from another.
I pray that everyone be safe and happy as we bring this old year to an end and start tomorrow with a brand new slate.



From my Sketch Book








Out with the old year- In with the new

It is hard to believe 2010 is over and a new year is about to begin.
It has been my practice to name each year, at the beginning, based on what I see as the big topic to come along in the coming year.
Looking back
2008- Year of First Black President elected.
2009-First Full Year of OBama
2010- Year of first grandchild's wedding.
I name 2011
The Year of Surprise.
Gotta be ready for anything.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Some neat Christmas gifts.

We received some neat gifts for Christmas and I want to share a few with you.




Our son has been into computers all of his adult life and many years ago he started to collect old toys.
He has sent some great mementos of their childhood days over the years, such as dolls and toy soldiers, etc.
This year he send the Ridley's Classic Games collection.
The grands hit up the Yoyo, played cards, grandson taught me to play Dominos and I love Jacks.
This is brand new but looks old. He just knows where to find them.

 Two large boxes of Omaha Steaks items from our daughter and family.


Steaks
Chicken fillets
Tenderloin
Franks
Twice baked potatoes
Apple tarts

HH is in heaven.
He does all the shopping and all the cooking.
For awhile he can shop from our freezer.
Everything is delicious.

 Panettone

An Italian Christmas Bread and some Fleur-de-lis items which I love anything to do with lilies and of course it is the logo of the City of Louisville.


New CD's of Josh Groban, Jackie Evancho, Susan Boyle.


On another subject.
I was at the library and espied a beautiful book in the new books section.




Of course I know who Gloria Vanderbilt is. 
We had visited one of her homes in New York and in New Port, Rhode Island, but I did not know her story.


Every night at 10:00 PM I watch Anderson Cooper 360.
He is one of my favorite reporters.
When I found out he was Gloria Vanderbilt's son I was totally surprised.


He has talked about his mother a lot.
He said that he had lost a wonderful father at an early age and that his brother had committed suicide.


I hurriedly paged through the book and found
this picture.
He has also written the foreward for this book, so I checked it out.

I did not know Gloria's story and it is amazing.
There are some of the most amazing photos in this coffee table book.
I loved it and would recommend it.
It is evident that Anderson Cooper is very proud of his mom.
Photo courtesy of the book.


She is indeed an amazing woman, in many ways and in many areas.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Confusion over insurance, for the first time in our lives

Since HH is a GE retiree we have drug benefits only, through our GE Retiree benefits.

Because of a change that GE made in who covers that for us retiree families, we were bumped from our Medicare Advantage policy with Humana back to Medicare, necessitating a selection of a supplement policy.
Here with just a few days to go, did we finally realized we had to make new arrangements.
Yes we received info from GE and Medicare, and half a dozen other companies, but due to a misunderstanding by me, I thought we were to just remain in the policy we had.
Just to make sure I called our Humana rep and WOW were we surprised.
Had to start all over again with Medicare and a secondary.
I had worked with insurance many years professionally but obviously forgot, no, everything is changed now, due to provision of drug coverage by Medicare.
Drug policies have what is called "A doughnut hole" and our GE coverage does not. We are allowed to keep that GE coverage, but that eliminates us from MC Advantage
Policies which has the drug coverage we don't need.
So any way, we are settled now.
At our age we may end up on the "death panel" project.
Sounds like an attempt to combine Hospice care and Medical care into one, or lack of, thereby saving the (shhh) government some money?
That is why I named the new year
 The Year Of Surprise.


Hope this does not offend anyone!!!



Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Taking care of our feathered friends

It has been a cold chore for HH to get out during the first day of the snow, so on Monday he was out replenishing and rearranging all the bird feeders.
He laughed at me when I asked him to hang a red bow up for the feeding site.
It blew down doing the mini blizzard we had and when I looked out Monday he had even replaced the red bow.
He's a big teddy bear.

At least he can fill up the feeders in the garage.
He will NOT wear gloves.

This man will not wear gloves.
He says he cannot do anything with them on.
Nothing is going to stand in his way of getting the bird feeders full.
The snow had begun to melt away when we got hit again.


I love this shot of the doves all huddled on the bench.
They almost look like some furry animal.

We get so much pleasure out of watching the birds out our kitchen window.

Since I put all my arts and crafts items where they belong my kitchen table is so neat and looks so good.
But when I pull everything out I have a bad habit of not putting things away.
Well I said I was not going to make a New Year's resolution but:
I resolve to put my arts and crafts items away each day and keep my kitchen table neat and tidy.
We will see how long that lasts.
Some days my projects take a day or two to dry and I like to leave things exactly where they are til they are finished. 
Some times I have more than one going on.
I think I have heard that before.


Since we don't go out on New Year's Eve anymore
I tried to find an old New Year's Eve photo for my header.
It was so much fun to get to celebrate the New Year's Eve celebration with our children.
Son in red, his wife in blue.
Daughter in light blue with her husband.
Dad and Mom in middle.







Sunday, December 26, 2010

Jingle Poetry- Festivities and MM

The weather outside is frightful.
But the fire is so delightful.
Let it snow, let it snow and it did.





Well here's hoping all are enjoying the blessed days of 
Christmas
It is Mosaic Monday and all gifts have been opened and oohed and awed over, so I can post them now.


 Two Welcome Home baskets filled with goodies
2 Crocheted ponchos, hat and fingerless glove sets.
4 Pineapple baskets filled with goodies.
1 Afghan and crocheted purse.
3 Jewelry boxes with various gifts inside.
2 Sports fabric quilts with Ky. Wildcat stuffed animals
1 Painting for little boy who cannot keep his goldfish alive. A look alike aquarium.
1 Hand painted front panel, wine box, with a bottle of favorite wine inside.


Silly Sisters


Helping Mary to a safe secure place for the birth of the child.

The children would not do the Christmas Story, which they did when very young, so now the sisters are doing it.
It has to be done.

Modeling poncho, hat and gloves set.




Grands acting frisky



Papaw and Mamaw gathering all grands around.

Wrestling for the best gift in the Chinese Gift Game.



Jingle Poetry Monday Potluck



What a Fun Time


What a fun time was had by all
As we celebrated Christmas day together.
Great food, great wine, and hoovey dooveys.
We love each other forever and ever.


We adored Him at Mass and sing all His songs
Came home and sang some more.
We asked His blessings and thanked Him for the food 
Then all jumped in for gifts we shared.


The littles are now big and the bigs are getting older
But Christmas makes us all the same and it doesn't take much to make us grow closer.
As the love flows so free.

Thank you dear Jesus for coming to us 
And making it well worth living.
Peggy Jones Dec 2010



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Saturday, December 25, 2010

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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Luke 2:7

"She gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn" (Luke 2.7)








Merry Christmas to all folks out there who put your trust and faith in our Lord
Jesus Christ. 


 

Monday, December 20, 2010

Christmas kitchen

Christmas Kitchen

Will be having all our family here on Christmas day so I have gradually gotten things done the way I want them.
Finally got to the kitchen
Featuring my cobalt blue bottle collection.






The cook's Christmas tree.



Italian Creme Cake

We are ready.
Christmas Eve Dinner at daughter and SIL's home.






Sunday, December 19, 2010

Mosaic Monday In and out of the house and Jingle Poetry

aMosaic Monday
Before Christmas
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Outside the icicles are dripping
Inside the lights are flipping
It looks like Christmas
Well it must be 



At noon today the ice was melting but it will refreeze again. 
I love the picture of the berries in ice.









Finally got out to get some for decorating.
Had to spread them out in the garage til all the water drained off, but they are beautiful. 





The reason for the season.



Can't beat holly and berries for decorating.



Well need to go out for some more tomorrow to add to this mirror.


Santa in charge of the phone.





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Merry Christmas
               May we all be kind and compassionate
               Even when it hurts to do so.
               Rare it will be to whine.
               Rare it will be to groan.
               Yes, lets all get along.

                Christ showed us all how.
                How could he endure all that pain and suffering?
                Rascals and rogues all around.
                It was his entire life to love.
                So many would not listen, even us, at times.
                Time is now to turn it around.
                May He be pleased with us
                As we try to make amends in this
                Season of joy and love.            

                            Peggy Jones , Dec 2010
                            An Acrostic
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