A Lot Happening at Morning Glorious Today!

How many of you enjoy an early morning like I do? Usually by 5:30 AM, I have wiggled and squirmed enough to know it's time to get up! My office is my first stop and now that I have decided to blog again, writing to you all is my premier pleasure. 

Did I mention we just moved in to a lovely new home? Guy and I love being here but there are some projects we would like to work on to improve the appearance of both inside and out. Our oval garden in the front yard is an utter disaster and today I plan to attack it with great gusto! The only plant I know a little about that is huge and needs some severe pruning is called Leucophyllum, or Texas Sage. As always, Google helped me out with this one and I got a lot of good information. I can prune it if I want to but it is not necessary and it will grow beautifully with very little water. Texas Sage is native to Texas and Mexico and summer monsoons bring beautiful little blooms to it giving it the name barometer plant. At this stage of the game I'd say it's very full and very ugly and it needs my help! There are little elm trees popping up here and there and pretty yellow flowers lost in the chaos! This kind of work is tough for me as I use a wheeled walker to get around but I'll do my best and rest when I tire. 

My husband, Guy, will be representing the family at church this morning as I have been healing from surgery and am unable to sit straight up for long periods of time. I am one of the very lucky ones because during a CAT scan for my back, cancer was unexpectedly found in my kidney. My surgeon kept watch with MRI's for a year until it was finally decided to have it removed. Happily and with much relief I can tell you all I am cancer free! We'll see how long I last out in the oval garden!

My dear, youngest son, Sam, is stopping by today to check the plumbing under the sink in the kitchen. Sad I am because it has caused us trouble before and now it's leaking again under there somewhere. Neither one of us can get under there to check it out so all we did was got it ready for inspection from young eyes and young body! How wonderful it is to have all 3 of my lovely children living so close to us! They are kind, extremely generous with their time and oh, so helpful! 

Note writing, playing heartily with our Yorkipoo, Marcel and a bit of floral arranging will fill up the rest of my enjoyable Sunday. Oh, and I have a fun project that is perfect for today! Our pastor told us how Jewish tradition includes the hanging of a mezuzah, which means doorpost, above their door. A mezuzah is a paper scroll on which is written verses of the Torah, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, 11:13-21 and it is to be a constant reminder of God's presence. It is often kissed with the hand as the home owner enters. I find this to be a lovely tradition and want to make a mezuzah for our home so, if time allows, I'll make one for us today.

May you all have a wonderful, stress free Sunday filled with good humor, peaceful relaxation and blessings galore.  

Much love from me to you!

Lucy!

Tara’s Hydrangeas

I remember hydrangeas from my childhood and I love them. Today we see them all over our local flower markets and in many of our brave neighbor’s yards. There are large ones that blossom into large bushes and smaller ones used for borders. Their colors are enchanting; pure white, ivory and blue are prominent although we are seeing more deep colors as well.

My lovely white and blue hydrangeas were a gift from my dear daughter in law, Tara. She went to an event last night and was given one of the centerpieces to take home. Knowing how much I love flowers, she saved them for me! I feel both honored and blessed. Her affectionate gift went straight to my dining room table where they sit guarded by my two wicker hurricane candle holders. What a lovely combination!

Thank you Tara for thinking of me! It is so like you to keep others in mind rather than yourself. You are so generous and I love you with all of my heart!

Colors of my Closet

One of my most amazing, young friends, Kelley, came to help me organize my closet last Saturday. It was not only too full but I had a suitcase and a wardrobe box full of clothes and shoes sitting in the garage and everything needed a home. I was utterly overwhelmed! Matter of fact, I was paralyzed! I have not been feeling well lately which has prevented my tackling this job on my own, so her help and support were invaluable.

Kelley arrived looking adorable. She was a vision of loveliness as she whisked in the front door ready to work. Because she was aware of my poor well-being, she insisted I sit while she lifted each piece for either my approval or disapproval. One by one she lifted the articles of clothing to be kept or discarded.  If several seconds went by with an empty response from me she usually encouraged me with a “no” and we moved on to the next item. We took several water breaks and sat outside to enjoy a chilly spring day while solving several world problems and by the time two hours had passed we had four large plastic bags ready for the Goodwill!

Now that there was a closet full of good quality clothing, Kelley made certain I was comfortable and she organized everything into colors! It took her only an hour to coordinate everything. Oh to be young again!

I can’t tell you how beautiful my closet looks not to mention how grateful I am. Not many people would spend their Saturday assisting a friend like Kelley did. She is to be commended! Thank you my dear friend for your spirited helpfulness and for all of your love and attention! 

My Own Chef

My home is a modest two bedroom down, one bedroom up with a loft. It has a 1980’s living room/dining room combo with an eat in kitchen. It’s nothing fancy but comfortable for the two of us! It sits on a corner lot and its large yard houses a big pool. I am very fortunate in many respects in that my children all live close by in Dallas and I see five of my seven grandchildren quite often. These fortunes are all undoubtedly gifts which I cherish each and every day. But there is one thing that makes all of this just a little bit of heaven. You see, I have my very own personal chef!

I am blessed to have a dear husband, Guy, who prepares all of our meals. They are not usually ordinary meals, oh no! The food he sets before me has been given great thought and was prepared with sugar and spice, everything nice and two very dear, loving hands!

The meal above was served just this morning! Homemade crepes deliciously topped with his classic chunky apple syrup and a side of Canadian bacon! You just have to imagine how wonderful they were. There was a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar inside the folded crepe and with a cup of coffee on the side it made a perfect Sunday morning meal!

I know how lucky I am and my thank yous shoot out rapidly with every meal. He is a true chef and master of cuisine and I am more grateful than anyone will ever know.

Thank you Guy….I love you dearly!