THE SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK MON(tues)DAY OFFERING -7 APR 2009

FOR TODAY 7 april 2009

Outside My Window...chilly breeze - bright sunshine - reflections of cars going by in window.

I am thinking...life is filled with sweetness from the people we love.

I am thankful for...my home, in all its eccentricity...

From the kitchen...chocolate chip cookies cooling

I am wearing...navy leggings, blue denim maxi skirt, green thermal henley, denim vest

I am creating...memories with my nephew bren, who is here for a few days for Easter break.

I am going...to have to re-fax some business paperwork i thought was taken care of but turned out not to be - ugggghhhh!

I am reading..."75 Years of Caring for People: A History of McCready Hospital"

I am hoping...my husband is getting off of work early today - i did not get to see him very much yesterday.

I am hearing...my nephew crunch on a nestle's crunch bar :-)

Around the house...arggghhh- need to straighten up!

One of my favorite things...reading a book in a hot bath.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: grocery shopping with mimsy

Here is picture thought I am sharing...brenden and catdog (abbey) sharing the back of the sofa

THE SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK MONDAY OFFERING 3/30/09

FOR TODAY 30 March 2009

Outside My Window...neighbor kids playing basketball across the street

I am thinking...that things are so peaceful.

I am thankful for...friends ;-)

From the kitchen...stir-fry

I am wearing...crocs, black underarmor socks, liz claiborne jeans, lime green camisole, and black long sleeve rugby shirt.

I am creating...scrapbook for my wedding photos (finally after 12 years LOL).

I am going...to philly on tuesday, maybe to stay a few days - need a little quiet time.

I am reading...still savoring cold mountain.

I am hearing...my husband tell a story about when his dad was in portugal in the air force.

Around the house...arrrrgggghhhhh, need to swiffer the dog hair tumbleweeds from under the sofa.

One of my favorite things...driving with the windows down and jimmy buffett cranked up!

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: taking it easy ...

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

Ehrmann Tapestry - Herb Garden, designed by Margaret Murton

my stepmom, adri, had started this as a seat cover for a bench. the purple-shaded area was completed before she passed away from breast cancer four years ago in january. my goal is to complete the rest of stitchwork for my father's birthday at the end of april. i have already gotten some of it done (but not much, as you can see below the shaded part), so i told him he may get it for Christmas instead, or maybe Christmas after next LOL. she was so talented and just a groovy stepmom - this won't be perfect but i hope she will like it, too...

THE SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK MON(tues)DAY OFFERING -17 MARCH 09

FOR TODAY 17 march 2009..

Outside My Window...
sunny

I am thinking...
about growing tomatoes, dill, and tarragon; about growing lavender, lilacs, and lily of the valley; about growing mint, peonies, and hydrangeas; about putting in small white stones instead of mulch around the shrubs by the front porch.

I am thankful for...
lipton tea

From the kitchen...
cinnamon toast

I am wearing...
black yoga pants, teal tank top, sage green tee shirt, and white, orchid, and purple striped fuzzy socks.

I am creating...
working on finishing the tapestry adri started for the bench in their bedroom, to give to dad for his birthday in a month.

I am going...
to take a nap while tim is out fishing at lake como.

I am reading...
the face of deceit by ramona richards (love inspired romance/suspense series).

I am hoping...
i don't forget the sweet things my baby used to do - like lying in the yard on her side in the sun, eating grass out of the side of her mouth, too lazy and snoozy to actually sit up to munch on it - happiness really is a warm puppy!

I am hearing...
something beeping???

Around the house...
moving my well-loved collection of Victoria magazines from one bookshelf to another

One of my favorite things...
said well-loved collection of Victoria magazines that i started in 1989 and have appr 12 yrs' worth plus some scattered issues here and there, along with the year that just passsed in which they resurrected the magazine after it foundered in the early 2000s; it still founders. it started as a magazine like no other for grace and romance, but became just like any other. so each month i take out the old copies for that month and re-read them (saves a ton on buying new magazines!).

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:
must do some personal business that i have put off to the absolute last minute and cannot continue any farther with another project without finishing; rearranging my now-defunct office into a study/atelier.

Here is picture thought I am sharing...
print and color just for fun today!

THE SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK MONDAY OFFERING

FOR TODAY ... 2 March 2009

Outside My Window...snow in the darkness

I am thinking...about a few friends who now live far away

I am thankful for...memories

From the kitchen...little fur just carried in a poop-sicle when she came through the back door - good and good for you!

I am wearing...huge old sweats and what used to be my favorite top ever to wear in public but is now so old it gets worn to bed - burgundy, longsleeved tee with hooks and eyes all the way up the front instead of buttons

I am creating...I am going...to bed here in a few...

I am reading...nearly to the end of alias grace - you know how you slow down reading when you get towards the end of an incredibly moving book, so that you can pretend that it will never end and that you won't have to come back from where it has taken you?

I am hoping...for nothing - i now understand what my grandfather was trying to teach me when he would quote Paul's words to me "for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content".

I am hearing...a snow plow

Around the house...did my favorite thing today - moved furniture around. i am weird - moving furniture is my passion - it drives my husband absolutely insane (but that is not the reason i do it ). it is genetic; i got it from my grandmother.

One of my favorite things...velvet curtains in doorways and archways - so very edgar allenpoe-ish.

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: working on "just breathing"

Here is picture thought I am sharing...

The Simple Woman's Daybook February 23rd Edition

(there should be the lovely line drawing of a victorian lady
here to illustrate the daybook but mrs. shields yet has not
mastered the placement of such)

2/23/2009
Outside My Window...bright and sunny and clear

I am thinking...i am so grateful to have found Flylady six years ago - i need her daily "get off your butt and do some work" reminders to help me take care of things! i am just missing that piece of my brain that tells me to do it on my own :-)

I am thankful for...the snuggliness of this house - all of the beasts are taking naps, i hear my hubs rattling around upstairs. just those little homely sounds...

From the kitchen...left over pizza, cold coffee, and cassie's dog food in the blender - dinner of champions!

I am wearing...honestly? well, i stayed up all night with cassie and slept all afternoon, and am sitting here in what i had on this time yesterday - fashionable!

I am creating... actually, i am reviving an apron that belonged to my mom-mom to wear around the kitchen.

I am going...to need a shower before i asphyxiate everyone in the house.

I am reading... the junk mail that has come today - it's an addiction

I am hoping... that the clothes will fold themselves...

I am hearing... my husband laughing at the beverly hillbillies!

Around the house...puppies begging for dinner

One of my favorite things...talking to Mr. Shields

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: getting our passports renewed or getting passcards (as my husband says, we only need to get to be able to get to canada ...) before the new regulations take effect. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

Here is a picture thought I am sharing...
BRENDEN'S MAZE OF BOOKS UNDER THE DINING ROOM TABLE - reminds me of being little and that magical world under the dining room table - many days i feel like crawling under there and playing myself!