BFF and beads AKA a day in heaven

Any minute.....just any time now......she's coming......Myrle, better known as Myrle The pearl is on her....................................way.......................... way..................................................................................................................................................................way..

The many virtues of coffee

While drinking my morning extra bold Kenya and basking in the morning sunshine, I took pause to reflect about the gifts of the simple coffee bean.I lean on coffee through many of life's challenges. Here comes the reflecting part: it shares the joy of the early morning with me....well with me and the golfers.My Keurig master loves me so much it wisely offers all my favorites at a touch of a button. Every morning and evening is special because it cares and wants to spend quality time with me. In summary.....coffee says I love you, I love being with you and you are special.I get so much from a simple appliance perhaps one day I will share with you my love of my bread machine.

Happy Birthday Leonard

As previously established, I am a devoted Cohen fan. He was 75 yesterday and earlier this year did a wonderful interview on Q with Gian Gomeshe who ranks right up there with my boyfriend George Strombonoppolas as being 2 of Canada's best interviewers. Go visit if you have 43 minutes its worth the time.

Back in the groove

What an amazing feeling; waking up able to breath and feeling like painting!!! Little black puppy your Kleenex eating days have ended and your Fishermans Friend breath is the only thing I will miss about this cold.I have had this idea of a painting for last year and today is the day.......amazing day....did I mention that?

cough!!cough!! ahhhchooo!!

Apparently Live Food Only Guy has a flaw. Last week he started to cough...I asked...Are you sick??? Mostly concerned with my own state of health but truly motivated by a smattering of compassion I offered options......Tylenol Cold and Flu...Neocitrine.....hot rum and honey....all apparently toxins according to Live Food Only Guy who chose to tough it out. Well that's just peachy isn't it? The bugs lay in our house growing in number and strength while he TOUGHED IT OUT OR UNTIL I CAUGHT IT!

Julia's early cooking shows

For the fun of it, head on over to Julia Childs very early shows on PBS. They are edited to include bloopers.She is a true example that passion and love for what you do wins out over awkwardness.She has so many near misses with that gigantic knife she uses and who else would wear a bulbous Cod head on her hand or have a anatomy lesson on the 5 varieties of chickens. Some one asked her; "where she puts all the stuff she's finished cooking with"? She answered; "on the floor".I am so tempted to buy the entire DVD series. Anyone else in?

OH!OH! This never is good.

I am reorganizing my jewelry area in the studio....I am putting little things in many, many smaller bags and boxes....I am labeling.....writing and reading old journals, remembering.... making a new bucket list.......I am getting a migraine....and more Kleenex.