What A Year It's Been . . .

     This has been a YEAR! and finally it is coming to a close. November has arrived and soon, very soon there will be a New Year. I'll have to say that I'm ready for that to take place just as soon as it wants to arrive. LOL

 
     And we're heading into holiday season, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays and also one I dread because it signals the start of the holiday season of Thanksgiving and Christmas. These are not favorites of mine. And the time changes, there is less light during the day and then there's that pesky cold weather.

      But it is also the time to start planning for next year!

     I haven't been blogging much this year but I intend to start blogging again regularly in 2015. The countdown is on . . .Look for some interesting posts in 2015, the return of the A to Z Challenge in April and NaNoWriMo in November. (I had thought of participating this year, it is November right now, after all, but I simply didn't have time to prepare for the event.)

 
     Look for my return on January 1, 2015. Also, some reminder posts leading up to the big day.

     As a side note . . .Don't Forget to Get Out And VOTE Tomorrow . . .it doesn't matter who you vote for, just vote . . .it's your constitutional right and you need to exercise it. (If you voted early, good job!) Thank You~!

Colorado . . .

     A friend of mine just got back from a trip to Colorado and brought back so many beautiful photo's that I just had to share them with you.  Enjoy these photo's and if you want to see more of them, check out this website: http://imagesbybob.biz/

I've Moved . . .

Hey! I've moved- to a new town and a new apartment and I have a new job . . .all since April.  Amazing!  However, I'm still living out of boxes.  I've been so busy, I haven't had time to unpack everything yet.  Here's a view from one of my balcony's.

I went from a 1 bedroom to a 2 bedroom; 1 bathroom to a bath and a half; a small garden spot off the driveway to two balcony's; and even a pool.

These pictures were taken in May and since then I found a barbeque grill at a garage sale for this balcony (although I haven't had time to use it yet).  This is my long balcony and faces the street.  My son and I sit out here occasionally and have supper.  My begonia's have grown so big they spill over the edges of the basket and on the side facing the street you can see the vinca vine, that is also in this basket, and has since grown so long and so full it has grown to the bottom of the balcony.  I'm wondering if it will will eventually reach the ground?

 This is the short balcony and it is around back and just off the living room.   It faces the pool.  My geranium now has 10 big red blooms and all three of the cactus have doubled in size.  Notice the balcony lights, which I had planted in the rocks of my garden space back in Salina.  I wanted to use them here and they fit perfectly in upside down clay garden pots.  My balcony looks spectacular at night.

A Quote . . .as seen in the lobby at work

He who believes that nothing is impossible . . .

has never tried to slam a revolving door.

Hearts All Around

First there was the heart in the center of a cake donut

And now, there's a heart shaped chicken bite

I'm going to keep looking for heart shaped food

and when I find it, you'll see it here!  LOL

A Quote. . .as seen in the lobby at work

Everything has a purpose, he said

for no reason at all.

Embroidery

Yet another internet pattern.  I saw it pinned here: Sunshine