ME Monday ~ 2-7-11

Today is M.E. Monday, but it is also my 72nd Birthday!!! I fully plan to wear my M.E. Birthday Crown all day at school. My son sketched the picture behind the crown in charcoal on an old blackboard with a lovely wooden border he found beside a dumpster. Someone’s else’s trash definitely became my treasure.

I found this precious little kleenex box with the $1.00 M.E. items at Michael’s last week. It was so cute I bought a bunch of them to give to my fellow teachers for Christmas this year...that is if I still have my job!!!

Before calling it a night, I want to add two more pictures. My dear blogger friend, Debby, over at Cozy Blanket sent me the sweetest little morale booster note the other day. It was a precious card with a photo of her grandchildren and some other cutie pies standing in front of a candy truck.The little boy and girl on the right belong to her. She also made me the dearest M.E. fabric pin with a yo-yo in the middle. I wore it to school on Friday and the teachers and students had a fit over it. Thanks again, Debby, for remembering me.

I hope all of you have a wonderful M.E. Monday. Stop by Cherry Chick Jewelry to see other M.E.Monday posts. Vicki is our host, and she has MORE M.E. stuff than anyone else I have ever known.

Pink Saturday ~ 2-5-11

Inez Rosella Luce ~ 1868-1899

Inez Rosella Luce was my grandmother on my father’s side. She married Eugene Rodolphe Hornot in New Orleans, Louisiana, they had three children: Celina, my Aunt Cenie, Eugene, my father, and Roger. Both my grandmother and little Roger died in the great flu epidemic. She was only 31. My Aunt Cenie died in her late 90’s and my father lived to be 100 plus a few months. There is something about the pink in these flowers on her dress and little purse that really touches my heart.

Please be sure to stop by Beverly’s How Sweet the Sound to see all the many lovely pink posting for this Saturday.

COMPUTER CRASHED! ~ 2-2-11

I AM OUT OF COMMISSION UNTIL SATURDAY. MY COMPUTER HAS GONE TO THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND FOR COMPUTERS AND A NEW ONE IS ON ITS WAY. BE BACK SOON!

Red Is Everywhere

Today Bud and I went on a little hike up on the Blue ridge Parkway and then ended up in the little town of Goshen, VA, where we ate a late lunch at the local cafe. Click on the mosaic to enlarge.

1-Litter Box on Blue Ridge Parkway

2-Old building in Goshen ~ Betty’s Full Service Flower Shop

3-Genie in her red baseball cap with her two walking sticks trying to remain upright in the icy snow

4-One of my babies about to fly away as we were walking out the front  door

5-Signage at the Goshen Swinging Bridge

6-The letterbox we helped little Eloise find back in ’09. We all love letterboxing.

7-Rairoad track crossbars lowering as the train was about to come through Goshen

8. Some type of marker up on the Blue Ridge Parkway

8. Sign outside the Mill Creek Cafe in Goshen, VA

This post is linked to “LIttle Red House” sponsored by Mary Carroll.Stop be her site to see more Monday mosaics.

I am also linking to Ruby Tuesday (sponsored by Work of the Poet) 

and Rednesday (sponsored by Sue Loves Cherries). Be sure to stop by both sites to see lots of red photos.

Pink Saturday ~ 1-29-11

Memories

When we were in Belize a while back, my husband’s main way to get around was either by foot or by bike. While visiting a little seaside town, he selected this girl’s rental bicycle which he appropriately named “The Pink Cadillac.” All I can say is he was a hoot and a half riding up and down the dirt roads on this thing. “He" on “it" was definitely an eye-catcher.

Please stop by Beverly’s "How Sweet the Sound” to see more lovely pink posts from around the world.

Mosaic Monday ~ 1-24-11

There’s Still Ice in These Here Hills

Visit Mary Carroll’s Little Red House to see more beautiful mosaics.

Ruby Tuesday ~ 1-25-11 and Rednesday ~ 1-26-11

Last week I posted the red and white #1 car with its “For Sale” sign in the window and its checker board paint job on the side. When I was coming home from work today, I noticed it had been moved. In front of it was another red #1 car but this one not looking quite so good with all of its dents. These folk really must love their race cars and the color red! Just a little more local country color from my neck of the woods.

I am linking this post to Ruby Tuesday (sponsored by Work of the Poet) 

and Rednesday (sponsored by Sue Loves Cherries). Be sure to stop by both sites to see lots of cool red photos.

M.E.Monday ~ 1-24-11

 This is my last calendar...three is the magic number. I have one I carry in my purse, one on my desk at work, and this one I on my daddy’s old desk at home. I posted the other two earlier. Each one has its own special little personality and its own pictures. I love all of my M.E. calendars.

Stop my Cherry Chick Jewelry to see other M.E.Monday posts. Vicki is our host, and she has MORE M.E. stuff than anyone else I have ever known.

My Eloise and Her Wonderful Pink

Upper Left - Eloise in her pink pants sewing on her pink bunny’s eye.

Middle Left - Her pink sparkling Sketchers she got from Santa.

Lower Left - Her pink and lavender polka dotted suitcase from me.

Right - Eloise in her fuzzy pink and white jacket.

Please stop by Beverly’s "How Sweet the Sound” to see more lovely pink posts 

 and Mary Carroll’s “LIttle Red House" to see more Monday mosaics.

Rednesday ~ 1-18-11

Living way out in the country like my husband and I do, we see lots of these funky racing cars. Having never been to our little speedway, or to any speedway for that matter, I do not have a clue for what kind of racing this vehicle was used. My guess is the economy has hit the owner hard because it has been sitting there for sale for a good while time. Every day driving to and from work I see it and wonder what the students would think and say if I drove up to the school in it. When it finally sells, we will have lost some of our local rural color.

To see more colorful reds, go to “Its a Very Cherry World” and pay Sue a visit. She hosts this meme.