Rabbit Trails

"All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another,  and regardless of how much you  blame him, it will not change you"  - Wayne Dyer

I thought I was going to miss this butterfly...........then it started posing!

You know how you can set your phone to predictive text?  I don't use it on my phone because I like to spell words the way I want to at different times.   Sometimes I say just plain meow.  Other times I need MEOOOOOOW. I use SWYPE.......thinking about it, I'd rather have a predictive text day and not a SWYPE day.   So here goes......this is what I predict I will do today: I am going to take Kimberly to work....it is raining and she usually walks to the bus, but this morning it would be quite unpleasant.  While I'm on the side of town dodging rain-drops, I will go to Hobby Lobby and return a crochet hook that catches on my thread.  NOT a good thing.  I will also sachet to the mall and get my glasses adjusted and hopefully find a new top at Palais Royal.  Since I'm 50+, I get 15% off on Tuesdays. On the way home I'd like to stop at Hospice thrift store.  I love that place. When we get home I am going to cut out a little dress and two capes...

Psalm 94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth: thy mercy, O' LORD, held me up. You'll Never Walk Alone R. Rogers/O. Hammerstein II When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And don't be afraid of the dark At the end of the storm Is a golden sky And the sweet silver song of the lark Walk on through the wind Walk on through the rain Though your dreams be tossed and blown Walk on walk on with hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone When you walk through a storm Hold your head up high And don't be afraid of the dark At the end of the storm Is a golden sky And the sweet silver song of the lark Walk on through the wind Walk on through the rain Though your dreams be tossed and blown Walk on walk on with hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk You'll never walk You'll never walk alone.

Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, darkness be over me, my rest a stone; yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! There let the way appear, steps unto heaven; all that thou sendest me, in mercy given; angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! Then, with my waking thoughts bright with thy praise, out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; so by my woes to be nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! Or if, on joyful wing cleaving the sky, sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly, still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!

If you like a heavier bread with a little texture, then this is the recipe for you! I baked it for thirty-five minutes, and should have kept it in a little longer. Five more minutes? (I now put the dough in two regular size pans and one small, they all bake better and are not quite so dense) Yes, you do have to knead it three times, but it is worth it.

OK, I'm going to say it.  Bloom Where You Are Planted.  Did you do anything nice for anybunny today?  Did you help somebunny?  Did you call somebunny?  Did you pray for somebunny?  Did you mail a card? text a compliment? get up when you wanted to stay sitting? Did you take a step forward today?

If I can get tickled over a little bit of lettuce from my garden for a few sandwiches, can you imagine what I'd feel like if I could actually coax a cucumber, watermelon, or cantaloupe from the ground? OR STRAWBERRIES? I have great respect for those that can grow a garden and have a harvest that can actually be USED and enjoyed.

Our dining room is always decorated in Autumn, no matter what time of year it is.  I love the season and the decorations that go with it.  The paneling and dark tile in the dining room make for a good Autumn scene. Because of the places I tend to shop, I find Autumn decorations all year long.  I hate to pass up the ones I love.  One of them being this little Leaf Lady. My dad gave me the little brass pots and I got the little green plates from my favorite thrift store.  The brass pots fit inside each other and make a crooked stack.  I might pile things up, but I don't enjoy crooked. I've always like the four seasons in art, especially trees.  I was tickled when I found these little glass plates. (coasters?) Our next door neighbor gave this to me.  It's just a cute little pot.  It's empty for right now.

A forever dragonfly.   Cilantro! Lettuce anyone? The zinnias came up! In lots of places. All different colors. Office ducks moved outside.... Pink and Pink I love to see orange in a garden. The radish TOPS did great, not much on the eating part though.  :( This is a good time for my roses. Little drops of water on my Texas Blue-Bonnet. Henbit, and it isn't even FEBRUARY! I love to see what color each zinnia will be! Another stray tomato plant. Shamrocks and rocks. Good-bye for now.

...... I find a product I really enjoy......the stores I go to, stop selling it.  IF you can find some of this soap SOMEWHERE, get a bar.  I chose basil because it just smells so fresh and lovely.....I think two other choices are lavender or lemon.  I took the bar out of the package and the  room smelled like.....well......BASIL! I can't find it at Wal-mart anymore, but I imagine Super H.E.B. in Pearland has it....or maybe we will just go back to Central Market. What did *YOU* used to buy that they don't sell anymore?

I'm waiting to wear these sweaters.... .....and Bunny is freezing.