Rude Guests...

Sorry to have been MIA the last few days...BUT
I've had the rudest guests to content with...You know the ones...
They show up without an invitation...and give NO indication when they plan to leave.
They suck the life out of you and drive you to taking drugs just to be rid of them.
I'm NOT sending them to your house cause I wouldn't wish them on anyone...
Slam the door in their face if they ring your doorbell...it's your only recourse.

Your thinking...wow , this is a side of her I've NOT seen before...
Well...If Walking Pneumonia...and Sinusitis come calling...
Yeah...now you get my drift...
and coughing,
runny eyes,
fever...

more hacking...

Rude,
They're just rude.

Impressions...

Ever think about what kind of impression your leaving?...
After words are spoken....do you wonder how they were recieved?...

Actions can be misread or misunderstood...

I'm overly sensitive to what I leave behind now...especially with my grandchildren...

I am amazed how much they talk about their "papa"...

they manuver through that with much greater ease then I do...

No matter what the circumstances in our lives...

wherever we go...whoever we see or talk with ...

We leave a set of impressions...

I pray mine are acceptable....

Have a wonderful weekend...

~Kathy.

That PERFECT green...

I sometimes call it that..."Martha Stewart Green"...the color of the old "Fire king" dishes and mugs.


I love that green and it's becoming harder to find these days....


I found this little compote in a Petoskey resale shop... Looks like I'm not the only one who likes it...






Seriously?????

everyone wants to get in on the act...

Not the same green but the theme....BEACH....a keeper!

Bunny and Sue at the beach...we're on the second chapter, the Grands and I.

Ahhh! the days when little boys wore "Maryjanes!"...can you imagine.

xoxo~Kathy.

Those BEACHY Blues...

My eye is always drawn to the dreamy blues ....

the ones that remind you of water and beach days.
They make the room feel cooler...fresher...calm.

tranquil...

happy and even a little patriotic....maybe.

Got blue?

~Kathy.

Notice anything NEW?...

Notice the NEW kid on the block?

Yeah...

A lamp that holds dishes....a no brainer!

$14.00 ?...look again...

still $14.00...seriously?

What's wrong with it? N-O-T-H-I-N-G...!!!

Are there more?

I'm sorry ...that 's the last one.

I'll take it.

Happy...Light up my life Monday!!!

~Kathy

Some days it's all about the DRESS...

Cracker...."wouldn't this material make a pretty dress?"..


That's all it took for me....


my girl wanted a new dress.


We were ooh-ing and ahh-ing over all the lovely fabrics at our local quilt shop when this one struck her fancy.


When your six...you have definate opinions about what's cool and what's NOT.


This fabric...VERY COOL...









Remember when you were six?

A sewing Saturday...

a privilage.

xoxo~Kathy.

Create like a child...

Children have no problem creating...


they jump right in...


and just do it...not caring what anyone thinks...
little hands with big ideas...





So ...why can't I draw on my NEWLY painted pink walls...

With Magic Markers...

now that takes some creative license...

and a little nudging from creative little people.

The wall coming out of the "PINK DINING ROOM"...

now THAT was fun!

Go ahead....

you know you want to.

Wall by Kathy!!!!!!

The Balloon has landed...

My daughter Rebecca took these hot -air balloon shots in Traverse City a couple weeks back at the "Open Space"...

beautiful...are they not?

After a whirlwind 4th of July weekend ...I'm feeling like these balloons...coming down to earth again.

back to routine...

cleaning...

responsibility...

WAIT A MINUTE!!!!

I don't have a routine...well, a NEW routine maybe...a "do whatever suites my fancy routine".

So, maybe coming back to reality isn't so bad after all...

Special thanks to some OLD and NEW friends this past weekend...

Mark and becky and Grands...

the Glen Arbor boating friends!!!

Shug & Steve

Donna & Nick...and Sue

Grammy Freshing

Geoff and Sandy and family and the "relaxation station!" woo-hoo!

Madonna

Ernesto...Green Brier Golf course.

Terry

Martha.

I could replay last weekend anytime!!!!

Have a great week everyone,

xoxo~Kathy.

STONE COLD PINK-NESS...

Had to put the brakes on and pull the camera out for these shutters in Pentwater ...
My friend Linda ...no stranger to this blog...gave me this GORGEOUS purse for my birthday.

She knows my passion for the PINK...and she made every inch of this herself!!!!!!

gearing up for a little friends birthday party in August....in the PINK Dining room...

My favorite flowers...which I purchase every two weeks ...because they last that long...and she always has pinks on hand.

Just sharin the LOVE...

~Kathy.