Pansies

First, a bit of eye-candy....

this fabulous Weiss pin is from

my husband in one of my

 favorite flowers....a pansy and

my favorite colors....pink and purple! 

  It is actually brighter

and so sparkling in person....

The past few days have been

 pleasant around here......

 have your days been the
 same, my friend?

I continue to visit my new friend,

Colleen, who turned 85 on the same

day as my Mom's birthday (Jan. 22nd). 

 I usually see her every Friday for

 an hour.  She was up in her wheelchair,

 not in bed, so that was a great sign!

A couple of weeks ago she was in

 bed two weeks in a row and I was

concerned about her.

We got some rain last night as forecast

and this morning was cloudy and gray.

I expected the whole day to be like that,

but late in the morning the blue sky

 began to peek through and
 behold sunny skies around 1 pm! 
I finally went out

around 2:30 to get some fresh air

 and walked up and down our driveway

 3 times.  (Remember, we have a

 longer than average driveway with

 a bit of an incline)  

Next, as I was pinching back some

 pansies, I discovered my camellia

bush had several pale pink buds

 getting ready to bloom!   I'll take

pics when it does.   I bought the plant

 about 3 years ago, but never planted it

as we really do not have much

shade and I didn't know where to put

 it so I could still see it.  It was in a

 little one gallon pot and bloomed

the first year, but the 2nd

 and 3rd years...no blooms.   :o(  

 So I finally re-potted it into a larger

 pot and fertilized it last year....pretty regularly.   Well, lo' and behold,

 the buds started developing and

I have been excitedly awaiting to see

 if it would bloom this winter....and yes,

 it looks like it will happen!

Found the quoter....Henry Ward Beecher

And lastly, another thrift store find

 that I found on Friday.   No chips,

not from China and I paid only 1.50 for it.

  I was thrilled and will keep this one!  

I sometimes go for weeks or a month

 or two without going to the

 thrift store and then at other times,

like now, I have tried to go almost

 everyday.  Still no Starbucks - 23 days

 and no sugar, but I did have a bit

of wheat last Tuesday.  Oh and next

 time I will tell you how good I

 have been regarding no sugar.

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HAVE A WEEK FULL OF

POSSIBILITIES!