Happy Tricks and Good Treats to all....

HEHEHEHEHE!  And away I go! 

West Fest at the Cowboy Church in Montgomery

My neighbor and I went to the West Fest in Montgomery, sponsored by The Cowboy Church of Montgomery.  The night was delightful, the weather beautiful, wind had long gone south and the new moon was just appearing.  Hay rides, free yummy sausages on a stick, great bbq sauce, lots of trick or treat candy everywhere, rodeos in the arena and some wild and crazy young men doing motorcycle jumps and such.  (Their mothers would have killed them if they only knew).  My co-volunteer at CRMC and his sister had a booth selling his beautiful homemade wooden crosses.  Pastor Randy Weaver and his lovely wife are on the 4x4 pictured above.  As the stars came out and the night cooled down even more, it made me even more appreciative of the wonderful community of Montgomery and the fine people that live, work and pray in Montgomery.  Thanx Cowboy Church for a great evening!

The artist in me never stays dormant for long

I've been working in tiles for several years now, and one, two, three or more of you have received them as gifts, etc.  I call then "Imperfections" - a reflection of the color, variance and ups and downs of life.  Several of them have been donations to various benefits for local charities (silent auctions) and door prizes.  The medium has changed thru the years but I really love working in mosaics and moods.  It satisfies the need to create in my inner self and keeps me off the streets and awake at night.  My kitchen is in red and white with sunflowers so I decided to create a tile for the kitchen since my framer had one red frame left.  It makes me smile to see my sunflower smiling at me every morning.  Nice way to start the day.  :-)

SOOOOOO PROUD!!!!

Now I can tell - I am so proud of my darling daughter.  On November 5, 2011, She will be the Fanbassador for the fabulous nbcdays:.  She has been asked by Twitter to be backstage on "A Day of Days" (Days of our Lives" soap opera".  It will be a live production and she will be asking questions from folks on the Internet that she will have answers from the stars of the production.  Since she has been an avid Days... follower since she was a wee little one (I know, I know- no comments please) this is a very special gig for her.  If you are a Days watcher, be sure and catch it on Twitter.  I gave in and joined Twitter so I can be involved.   Very very very proud mumsie!

New neighbor=new friend

My neighbor, Judy, in the brown shirt introduced me to a new neighbor, Sherry, in the white/turquoise outfit.  We went to a neighboring barbecue restaurant for lunch and had a really fun time.  So nice to have good neighbors and friends to hang with.  Being within the same age is also nice because we found that many of our life's experiences were similar.  I'm looking forward to seeing the gal pals again and having more fun.  btw, after lunch we hit the local resale shops and scooped up some good stuff.  Gal Pals rule!

Halloween & Health Fair

It may be a little early but CRMC was having a health fair today and some of the good pumpkin stuff was already in the atrium.  Health fair had all kinds of neat info, vendors and I particularly enjoyed visiting with Dale, the Cath Lab Manager.  We interact on Mondays when I volunteer in the cath lab but I never get to see all of the newest cutting edge stuff.  Our 4 cath labs provide everything all 23 of our doctors need and they utilize it all.  Did you notice the 2nd picture of our Volunteer Bear....cute huh?

Garden Girls resume activities

After a very long and hot summer, the Garden Girls resumed their activities on the 11th.  Our journey to Arborgate Nursery in Tomball, TX. was fine.  We sat in on a seminar regarding container gardening and it was most informative.  After the seminar we shopped and shopped and shopped.  We then proceeded onward to one of our favorite luncheon spots, the Whistle Stop Tea Room, also in Tomball.  Tomball, surprisingly enough, is a nice little community with art galleries and lots of cute shops.  Nice journey for our first outing and a good time was had by all.  Today's thought from Francis Bacon -"God Almighty first planted a garden.  And indeed it is the most purest of human pleasures."

1st Saturday

So nice to have a cool day - at least Texas cool.  Low 50's this early a.m.  I enjoyed breakfast on the patio and then off to 1st Saturday in Montgomery.  Nice 2 see all the vendors back (summertime was not kind to the vendors) and of course there were lots of tables of goodies, purses, candles, jewelry, etc.  Had an opportunity to find this thought so I am passing it on - from Rural Pearl publication "The good life starts when you stop looking for a better one".  What sage advice.

So, take care and enjoy each day and appreciate what you have.  See 'ya!