The Glorious Pile

Sure it was a 7 year old Canon Powershot that had a mind of it's own some times...but I misplaced the battery and charger over a month ago and I don't even think they make that kind anymore so it made sense to save up for a new one...but until then, I miss the little thing that sat on the bottom of my purse waiting for me to randomly unleash it. Little Red ( as I called her as if she could actually hear ) was starting to get cloudy and severely overworked...but she was loved. Her best quality was the ability to help me chase sunlight around the house and capture it! Oh how I admired those photos on dreary days like today... Little Red worked some magic last winter while I'm grateful for my Blackberry phone, it pales in comparison to Little Red. Blackberry Curve could only shoot some grainy toilet paper in ample natural light last weekend. All I can do is be patient. Black Friday didn't help me at all. Please tell Santa that since I've been a very good girl, ...

Thankful for the milestones and the seemingly impossible boulders over the last year. I feel humbled, blessed and hopeful. There are so many things that I am grateful for: including new and old friends, jobs that I love, a   roof over my head , my little dog child for as long she decides to hang in there with me, my bff, my health, and Gods healing and redemptive power in my life! Though I had to work today, I got to have a turkey lunch complete with cranberry sauce and stuffing. And even though my family didn't call, I know that the Lord hasn't forgotten me . Happy Thanksgiving! Oh yeah, I'm thankful that I finally repaired and painted my garage doors. Last spring, I did a little cleaning and found this wood rot but couldn't afford to do anything about it. Other than the obvious rotting wood and branch in the roof, the cleaning did a lot of good. Before After The orange color was supposed to be a little more peanut butter in color. I might still change it. W...

I've been feathering my nest with things I already have around the house. I'm Not entertaining for the holiday but I'm continuing my quest to recycle, purge or give away. Here are some of the feathers in my nest, taken with my Blackberry since my camera is STILL out of commission: I'm keeping the turkey platter and the wine decanter, though they are both empty! I'm re-arranging furniture in the living room ( I may be moving the white sofa into the den and I'm looking for a white faux-animal hide for my conversation pit. I also need better lighting and my chair recovered...and as long as we're making of list of things I'd like to do when I have more money...make the curtain panels from the silk I bought years ago.) found these lamps at HomeGoods but decided not to buy anything just yet. I had these sconces stored away in a box and since I can't afford to run the electric to them I just nailed them to the wall on either side of mirror! Someon...