Friday, December 30, 2011

Haiku My Heart

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Happy New Year to all and may 
God's blessing be abundant!!!

~~~^j^~~~
Give thanks!
Yes!
Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy


Please visit recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart.





Thursday, December 29, 2011

Tea Talk with Joy



Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the
 comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.
~~Author Unknown~~

I'm having...Good Earth Decaffeinated tea

My teacup...is a Hallmark Norman Rockwell mug!   Will use my Christmas mugs until I must put them away.

I'm feeling... excited!!  Will be traveling to St. Louis tomorrow to celebrate a New Years Eve birthday!!!  It's always fun!

On my mind...will be baking the birthday cake,  packing and then will be on the road after work tomorrow!!!! 

Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.

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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.




Mankind is great, an immense family.
This is proved by what we feel in our hearts
at Christmas. ~~Pope John XXIII

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This day has the potential of being just as grand as the

music of the angels,   I must be open to it!


~~~^j^~~
Thanks be to God!!!
Cathy

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Tea Talk with Joy



Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the
 comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.
~~Author Unknown~~

I'm having...Good Earth Decaffeinated tea

My teacup...is a Hallmark Norman Rockwell mug!  I've had it for a number of years, an old friend.


I'm feeling... excited!!  The kids arrive today  Wonderful few days

On my mind...making sure I have all the ingredients for the clam chowder.  Will start making it soon!

Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.

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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.




This day has the potential of being just as grand as the sunrise.
 I must be open to it!

~~~^j^~~
Thanks be to God!!!
Cathy


Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Relax and Play Wednesday

Wednesday before Christmas.  Time to take a break and relax.  Take a few moments to be distracted from the pressures.  Get a hot cup of coffee/tea and for just a few minutes play here.  It'll do you a world of good.  And what you have left to come here is no doubt still be waiting for  your return.


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It's time to relax
Oh my deer, you're beautiful
Such lovely brown eyes!

Wishing all a wonderful day!
~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!  

Cathy

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Mosaic Monday



When we give each other our Christmas presents in his name, let us remember that he has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans and all that lives and moves upon them...And to save us from our own foolishness and from all our sins, he came down to earth and gave himself.  Venite adoremus Dominum.  ~~Sigrid Undset~~  

Wishing everyone a very Blessed Christmas.  I will have a busy week with family coming and going.  I'm not sure how much time I will be able to visit here!!!  Will make every effort to visit you at "HOME."  
~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy

Now please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   Please visit Lisa at  Macro Monday  for she also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Haiku My Heart

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The anticipation does not diminish with age.  The Glory of this season is infectious and of all the "germs" with which one should be infected I think the gloria-in-excelius strain should be passed on to everyone.  I'm just saying, "Imagine an epidemic of peace, love, joy, and goodwill to ALL!!!!!"

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!

Cathy




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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

I Made It!

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I reached another milestone!!!  Today I'm 65!
Joy in the gift of birth and the years past and
those to come!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!

Cathy






Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.

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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Santas and Such Mosaic Monday

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Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.  ~~Laura Ingalls Wilder


~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God
Cathy


Now please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   Please visit Lisa at  Macro Monday  for she also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.

Friday, December 09, 2011

Candy Canes And Such Haiku




Candy cane cookies
Tasty morsels of delight
Just melt in your mouth

~~~*~~~***~~~*~~~


Grotto at Saint Meinrad Archabbey
February, 2011
The Virgin most pure
Mother of all the faithful
Intercede for us.
Amen

~~~^j^~~~

Thanks be to God
Cathy


~~Today's diversion~~

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Now visit  Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart.






Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Very Funny Joke





Because it's the season when we can use all the help we can get when preparing for the celebration I thought I'd share this bit of humor a friend sent me today.  I know for I could use his services...



A woman was sitting at a bar enjoying an after work cocktail with her  girlfriends when Steven, a tall, exceptionally handsome, extremely sexy,  middle-aged man entered. He was so striking that the woman could not take  her eyes off him .

This seasoned yet playful heartthrob noticed her overly attentive stare and  walked directly toward her. (As any man would.) Before she could offer her  apologies for staring so rudely, he leaned over and whispered to her,  "I'll  do anything, absolutely anything, that you want me to do, no matter  how  kinky, for $20.00 ... on one condition ..."

Flabbergasted but intrigued, the woman asked what the condition was.  The  man replied, "You have to tell me what you want me to do in just  three  words. "

The woman considered his proposition for a  moment, and then slowly removed  $20 bill from her purse, which she pressed into the man's hand along with  her address. She looked deeply  and passionately into his eyes, barely  concealing her anticipation  and excitement, and slowly and meaningfully  said....



"Clean my house."

Wishing all a wonderful day!!!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!

Cathy 



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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Mosaic Monday~Macro Monday




I would maintain that thanks are the highest forms of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G. K. Chesterton



Though it is hard to make him out there is indeed a little critter on my marigold!!! He's a nice contrast.

I have had one of the grandest two weekends ever!!!  Last weekend we spent time in NC with the Keller Clan there and enjoyed a beautiful Thanksgiving Holiday.  This weekend we were with the Keller Clan of GA.  Yesterday was Xavier's Baptism and the glory of God shown all round!  

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!

Cathy

Now please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   Please visit Lisa at  Macro Monday  for she also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

~~Mosaic Monday~Macro Monday~~


When we were at The Woods two weeks ago we were able to see the progress that has been made in reconstructing The Cabin on the site of the original cabin where Saint Mother Theodore and her companions first attended Mass after their arrival there.  This was also the home of Father Buteux.  It must have been a very intimate celebration!  It is being constructed with the same tools that would have been used to construct constructed it nearly 175 years ago.


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~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God

Cathy


Now please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   Please visit Lisa at  Macro Monday  for she also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

~Haiku My Heart~

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We are family
A wonderful assortment
Smiles, laughter and cheer!!!

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!!

Cathy


Visit also Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart.





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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

~~Thanksgiving Picture Puzzle Day~~


There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again~~Elizabeth Lawrence~~
~~~*~~~

So it's time to take a break, sit down and relax!  Play along for a few minutes.  It will help relieve the tension of the preparations and maybe just give you another reason to smile!  Wishing you a weekend with memories to be treasured and cherished and if by chance you have a "puzzle" you'd like to share please let us play along!  We'll all need a minutes relaxation, too!

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We're off to Charlotte. Will check in to see who has visited and hope you will share with us the joy of your holiday, if not a puzzle.

If you'd like to invite us to visit you and enjoy your puzzle please post you invitation here.  To create you puzzle go to JigZone and they will help you.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

~Mosaic Monday~

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Wishing all a safe, happy and blessed Thanksgiving!


~~~^j^~~~


And again, 
Thanks be to God!


Cathy


Now please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I have no "macro photo" today please visit Lisa at  Macro Monday  for she also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Haiku My heart


The Season's arrived
Gathering family and friends
Gratitude abounds!

There's turkey and rolls
Sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie
Best by far the hugs!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

We'll be traveling to Charlotte, NC next week to share the love, joy and presence of the Creator and give thanks for all the treasures that abound in our lives with kids and grandkids.  Take time to reflect on the treasures you have been granted.  Mine are to-many-to-count!!!

I want to dedicate this post to Spadoman Joe.  He is a delight.  I treasure his visits each Friday.  Praying that the Spirit of healing will descend upon him and offer peace, tranquility and love knowing that family and friends have a treasure in him.
~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!!

CATHY

Visit also Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for Haiku My Heart.




Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Joy in Tea Talk


I'm having...English Breakfast tea

My teacup...is a delicate beauty I found at Mother Teresa's Treasures, our church's thrift store.

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I'm feeling... Excited in anticipation of the next week...should be more excited about the here-and-now but starting Saturday celebrations begin.  Saturday is the Fall play at Memorial High School and my granddaughter is student director.  Then on Wednesday we begin our Thanksgiving journey to Charlotte where we with celebrate with David, Kelly, Maddie and the boys as well as Jimmy, Kelly, and Xavier who will come from Atlanta.  (Yes, there will be two Kellys.)

On my mind...completing my Bible study lesson.  Can you tell I'm having a difficult time staying focused?
Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.

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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.




She's still blooming.

~~~^j^~~
Thanks be to God!!!
Cathy


Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Pictures Puzzle Day



But sound aloud praises and give the victory crown
To our noble-hearted Firemen, who fear not danger's frown.
~Frederic G. S. Fenn~
"Ode to Our Firemen," 1878


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This picture is from a restaurant in Rapid City, SD.  We often eat there when we travel to visit Mom in Billings.  The old firehouse gets to show off its past while allowing us to enjoy the present.  I recommend it highly!

 So today let's play again. Go through old pictures and join in the fun. Rest and relax in the knowledge that you can play and know one in this neighborhood will object.

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!
Cathy

So join in the fun create your puzzle by going to JigZone and they will help you.  Then return and link so we all can play!  Enjoy your day wherever you are.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Joy in Tea Talk



Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the
 comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company.
~~Author Unknown~~

I'm having...Hot Chocolate on this morning after a full moon.

My teacup...is nothing special but it certainly holds the hot chocolate well!


I'm feeling... embarrassed still...I missed a luncheon date yesterday with a dear friend and I have to excuse except that I was so absorbed in what I was doing that I didn't even check the time.  What is truly embarrassing is that I didn't realize it until 4:00 p.m.

On my mind...making sure I am checking my calendar 1st think in the morning so that what happened yesterday doesn't happen again!!!!!!  This lady is a dear friend and that is what makes it so painful!

Please join Ruth at Tea Talk today.

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Today I also join Meri for Share the Joy Thursday.   For I believe we need to find it in my life every day no matter the realities in which we live.  God is Good in so many ways even in times of trial.



This day has the potential of being just as grand as this rose.
 I must be open to it!

~~~^j^~~
Thanks be to God!!!
Cathy


Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Picture Puzzle Day


There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again~~Elizabeth Lawrence~~
~~~*~~~

Brought this out of the closet, dusted it off and thought we'd play today.  I remember as a child, when it was too hot or too cold to play outside we would gather at a friends house and work on a jigsaw puzzle.  Ours was always in the basement on a card table and when it was finished there was always another to begin.  We'd also exchange and share puzzles.  So today sit down at my card table and lets just relax and  PLAY!

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Garden Of The Gods
Colorado Springs, CO, 2005

~~~^j^~~~
Thanks be to God!!

Cathy

If you'd like to invite us to visit you and enjoy your puzzle please post you invitation here.  To create you puzzle go to JigZone and they will help you.




Sunday, November 06, 2011

Mosaic Monday~Macro Monday



Dewdrops and flowers
Glorious and wonderful days
Memories of this

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~~~^j^~~~ 
Thanks be to God!
Cathy


Now please visit Mary at The Little Red House and share in the beauty offered there.   And though I have no "macro photo" today please visit Lisa at  Macro Monday  for she also has much to offer.  The pictures are grand.