Saturday, January 29, 2011

Comfort...



When I look out the window on the first floor of the house, I see mounds upon mounds of snow... white...everywhere. When I look out of my son's bedroom window on the 2nd floor, I see icicles which are over 2 feet long, and I think; don't want to be under that when it falls...someone could get hurt. We need a break from this frozen tundra. Which leads me to my delicious find today at Target. I kind of needed new slippers, and kind of didn't. However, when I saw these, clearly, they had my name on them. When I tried then on, well, perfection! Even better, they were on sale, reduced from $17 to $4 and change. How could a gal possibly say no? I liken these yummy slippers to mac and cheese, hot chocolate with whipped cream, the coziest blanket, a roaring fire...yes, comfort, being the operative word. It really, truly doesn't take much too make me happy and these slippers have fit the bill to a 't'!!! So, we may be buried under all this snow until spring, but I know, for certain, my little feet will remain warm and toasty.....ahhhhh!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

My favorite local spot.
Pawtuxet Cove, RI
Jan., 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

She Doth Protest....

NO MORE SNOW
NO MORE SNOW
NO MORE SNOW

'View' from the side screen door....

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Martin Luther King, Jr.

When thinking about Martin Luther King Day, my first thought is what can I write that would be relevant to mark and honor him, his legacy and all things, which were set into motion by the life and death of this great man.

Years ago, I was asked to hand-ink the Hebrew scripture 'Thou shalt not stand idly by...' from the book of Leviticus. It seems to be fitting in every area of our lives where even the smallest gesture of kindness, to the heroism we saw just last week in Tuscon, can change the life of another, even save a life, when we 'stand not idly by'. These words, this scripture, I learned while dong some research for this post, are the personal mantra and commandment to Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Holocaust survivor, and human rights activist.

So, I share this with you today as we remember and honor a voice, a man, who was crying out in the wilderness...

'I have a dream today...'

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Wordless Wednesday...Here We Go...Again...





Here we go again...this is a wet, heavy snow...hence, many wires are down, alot of people are without power. Here are some more pics looking out.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Painting a mural at the 'Rose Y', in Mt. Vernon, NY
acrylics
2001