Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Politics .. Voting ...

So glad this election is over. So tired of reading the political posts on FB and hearing all of the commercials etc

Disappointed. But not surprised.

God is in control. Thank goodness they can't take that away - even if/when they try.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Pumpkin

Painting a pumpkin ... For a birthday gift. I want to do one more and do it in mixed media. It's in my head now I just have to take it to canvas.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Dear Diary

Dear Diary,

I have a problem, I have too many journals, and I don't journal ...

I obviously want to because I keep buying new journals and I must seem like a person who journals because I receive them as gifts. I love journals , I used to keep journals all the time but now the thought of taking the time to write down my thoughts on a regular basis just exhaust me.

But the lure of a new journal draws me, I see a stack of journals on sale and before I know it I am standing in front of the check out counter with my lovely newly chosen journal that I can just imagine filling full of inspiring thoughts, creative drawings and ideas and I know just where I want to keep it so it will be handy for when I have something that needs to be recorded on paper. And then a few weeks later I'll get tired of seeing it stare me down until I put it up on a shelf out of sight, so I can one fill its empty space with another newly inspiring blank book ... Which is what I did yesterday. ... It's the blue leather one with black birds on it, isn't it pretty! Maybe I'll actually write something in this one! ~.~

Friday, July 13, 2012

Painting

I went to the Ledges for a painting class with my boss' wife. Wow what a difference. First it took place in their ballroom at a huge table with lots of space. Each setting had a stemmed glass of ice water, they offered a complimentary glass of wine of your choice and there was a table of hors d'oeuvres ... I was like - YES! they finally get it - this is how a fun evening with friends and art is supposed to be ... Not crammed into a tight little space with 20 or so other ladies and barely enough room to move your elbows without bumping your neighbor ... I am officially spoiled now.

Plus I loved the teacher and I love the painting. What a fun night. It was my friend's first time to paint and her painting was awesome.

My painting looks like a river scene and hers looks like a lake scene, both at sunset. Isn't it funny how everyones paintings are always tweaked just a little different when we are all painting the same thing.

Later, V

Monday, July 09, 2012

~ FYI Post ~

We've discovered we have a male neighbor behind our office who occasionally likes walk around naked in his back yard.

Remember the diet coke commercial where all the office ladies rush to the window at a certain time to watch the hunky shirtless construction worker take his diet coke break. There he was on all of his tanned hunky awesomeness???? Well ladies, don't come rushing to my office anytime soon, this naked freedom walker is about 75 or older and as my mother says, naked old men just aren't much fun to look at! ~.~

Just so you don't think too bad of him, he does have a brick wall around his back yard, but we are on 2nd floor and well, there he was and we had to look right???

How I spent my 4th of July

When a holiday falls in the middle of the weeks it's just not much fun. You have to get up the next morning to work, plus you've worked for the two days before so you're still in work mode frame of mind ... I would rather work on the holiday and be off on the Monday or Friday before or after so you have more of a holiday feel to the day ...

We stayed home worked around the house and I painted a longhorn for my friend's 51st birthday. Trying to attach a photo to this post ... Don't know if it will work - trying to blog from my phone for the first time ...

Hope you all had a happy 4th!

Thursday, June 28, 2012

A little catch up ...



What has been going on .....

I celebrated one of my best and oldest friends (Pam) 50th birthday, she lives in Houston, so it was a double treat, I got to travel for a long weekend with some good friends!






Gary and I spent our anniversary weekend in Nashville, we went on a paddle boat ride (never again ...), went to the Nashville Flea Market (loved it!), and of course went to Music Row and had a great weekend.






We went to Gary's Uncle's 90th (i think) birthday in Mobile and took a ride over the Dauphin Island and toured the Fort - it was super windy!





Then for Memorial Day week, I spent a whole week with my friend Pam at the beach, it was a nice get away!




AND a beautiful week!

And I finished her painting ...



Somewhere in there I also went away for a ladies weekend with Sherry, Laurie, Michelle, Brenda and a few more great ladies, we painted and scrapbooked and just had a great weekend, I just don't have a photo to prove it!



.... The end   ... for now ...

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

RAPE


Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent.



Rape can be categorized in different ways:



Anger rape

Power rape

Sadistic rape

Date rape

Gang rape

Spousal rape

Rape of children

Statutory rape

Prison rape

War rape

Rape by deception

Corrective rape



rape

noun, verb, raped, rap·ing.

noun

1.

the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.

2.

any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.



Man charged with rape for incident on Alabama A&M campus








 Victim of Provo River Trail rape recovering slowly




How many times do we see articles in the paper, see news reports on TV about rape; how do we react; is there a moment of instant revulsion, sadness, anger, compassion and then quickly move on, forget about it, don’t dwell on it.   You kind of have to or your mind becomes so overwhelmed with what that victim must be going through.

It is usually most every woman’s worst nightmare. 

This happened to someone I know recently, in the worst ways possible.  She is still recovering and will need reconstructive surgery for the damage he did to her when he brutally assaulted her.  A complete stranger broke into her home and did this.  For any of you who are reading this and are praying people, I request that you stop right now and say a prayer for this person for me, pray for her recovery, pray for her life, pray for her marriage, pray for her husband that he might be given the wisdom to know how to be the best for her during her recovery. 


 





What evilness there is in this world.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

~ hello spring ~

My one lone tulip has made its appearance. Dad gave it to me the year he passed away so every year that it blooms I have to say "hello dad" "good morning dad" , etc., every time I pass it. Sounds silly I know, but it makes me feel closer to dad when I see it.

Happy spring everyone ... No matter what the calendar says , my dad says its here.

Thursday, March 01, 2012

~ Conversations at a Mall ~

Walking through Bridgestreet at lunch time today and hearing snatches of conversations ...

... do you have to close tonight ...

... I really need to go buy a gift certificate for ... but I don't know if I have time ..

...  that makeup looks great on you ...

...  do you know where the Apple store is ...

...  so hungry, what do you feel like ...

... can I help you find anything ...

and then  (between two young women walking to their car behind me)

...  I don't know yet, but I have prayed about it everyday and I'll have an answer soon cause Jesus never lets me down ... thats just what I do ...


How refreshing.  It made me smile.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Black Clothes

I need to inject some color into my wardrobe. I seem to have accumulated about 95% of black clothes - so much so that I need to use a flash light to look into my closet to search through the sea of blackness to find something to wear. I want some pinks blues greens yellows to wear shopping is in my future ...

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

* Mojito Anyone ... *

Mojito ...

So simple, a little rum, a little spearmint, a little lime juice, some club soda, sugar and sliced lime, add crushed ice and yum ...  a wonderfully refreshing drink.  

I wonder if it would taste as good without the rum, because one of these just make me want another one ... 

Went to Bonefish for our 14th anniversary tonight... it was so good ...   Bang Bang shrimp, Seared Sesame Tuna, ..... yum, oh and a mojito.

 

 

Ingredients

  • Ice
  • 6 ounces light rum
  • 12 mint sprigs, or spearmint, 8 roughly broken apart
  • 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • Club soda
  • 4 slices lime

Directions

Place ice in beverage shaker then add in the rum, 8 broken up mint sprigs, lime juice and sugar. Shake well and serve over ice in a high ball glass. Top off each glass with a splash of club soda.
 
 
Cheers!  V

Sunday, January 08, 2012

* A New Year *


Gary bought us exercise equipment and has made a mini gym for us in a building behind our house.

Now to  get myself into the routine of using it!

Wasn't that sweet of him ...........................................  :)

I'll try to let you all know my progress, only if its good though!

Later, V