Saying hello...

Just popping in to say hello. I took this photo in Millertown, NY, but I didn't get the name of the shop. It really put me in the Christmas spirit!

Hope you enjoyed a good Thanksgiving. I have a few photos to share with you in the days to come. We have been traveling here and there...

enjoy the weekend!

Thoughts for Thanksgiving...

Count your blessings...

Donate to a food bank...

Don't eat too much...

Help wash the dishes...

and, as always,

enjoy the day!

Another warm and sunny weekend...

How was your weekend? It was another sunny warm weekend in southern Connecticut. We accomplished a great deal. The leaves are finally raked and bagged, we have made a dent in Christmas shopping, groceries have been procured, and we even had time for a ride to Rhode Island.

We took these photos by a stream near an old mill which has been converted into an antique store. It has been so warm that mushrooms are growing where there should be snow.

Time to get going here and start the day. Happy Monday...

enjoy the day!

Unseasonably warm..

It is unseasonably warm around here. As you can see from the photos, the grass is still green and there are still leaves on the trees in southern CT.


Last night we went to bed with a down comforter and woke up to a thunderstorm during the night. The temperature rose to 61 degrees overnight.


Other years, we might have had snow by now. Ironically, this is the first time I put away my summer clothes in a timely fashion and could really use some of them now. Timing is everything...and mine is seldom right!

What are you all up to? Anyone shopping for the holidays? Still up to my nose in projects here. The weekend is around the corner. Thanksgiving is next week. Time flies...

Enjoy the day...

and happy weekend!

Hand made charms...

As those of you who read this blog know, a friend and I swap all sorts of paper art regularly.

Several weeks ago, we decided to make charms for a charm bracelet. We each made 2 sets of 8 charms so we would each end up with 16 charms. Here is my bracelet with the two sets of charms. We used beads, polymer, wood and fiber besides paper. We love the way the bracelets came out.

As for me, I am working on five creative projects simultaneously. I am almost finished with one of them. It was a really ambitious project but I cannot show it in my blog as it is a gift for someone who reads this blog. As a matter of fact, a lot of what I am working on is for people who read here so those things will not be making any appearances.

Last night we dropped into IKEA to purchase a down comforter. We enjoyed dinner in the cafeteria and looked out into the sparkling New Haven skyline. It is one of the best views in the state..in a cafeteria! That is another simple thing we like to do....the food is inexpensive but the ambiance is priceless.

Thank you all so much for the wonderful comments about my simple things list. I loved visiting other blogs and still have a few more to visit. There are many kindred spirits out there and I am glad to know you are all there!

Until next time...

enjoy the day!