Healing After Loss

It's been eight months since Dick died.

When he died I thought time should stop.

There should be some recognition of the passing of this soul by the universe.

I used to say that I was married to a Boddhisattva.

He was kind, compassionate and generous without giving it a thought.

The universe should have at least hiccuped. 

"Make me to say, when all of my griefs are gone,

'Happy the heart that sighed for such a one.'"

~Samuel Daniel

This and That

I'm going to start with a little blog love. We've all made friends from all over the world in blogland. Blogging makes the world much smaller. I met Deb at Just Cats on a Tuesday when we both posted about Tea. She found me and I found her and in addition to tea, we both LOVE cats. 

Photo from Deb at Just Cats

Photo from Deb at Just Cats

Aren't the kitties Deb is fostering adorable? I wish I lived close (Deb's in Canada). I would have adopted little Bree, but I understand that Bree has been adopted and will be on her way to a good home.

Deb posts about kitties and tea and other beautiful things and one day had a link to another blog and off I went to visit Jacqueline at Cabin and Cottage.

From Jacqueline at Cabin and Cottage

I found beautiful things and a surprise. I read Jacqueline's profile and found out that she is an antique dealer in Albuquerque, New Mexico ... my old home town. I lived there for 23 years. Went to junior high and high school there and graduated from the University of New Mexico. It is where I met Mr. Dragon. Such a small world. 

I invite you to visit with Deb and Jacqueline. I think you will enjoy your visit. 

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Do you get cravings? Mine are usually chocolate or salt. And I always feed them when they appear. When chocolate raises it's head and demands action, I usually eat a couple of Butterfingers and it's all over! The same with salt. I feed it and it's gone, but this time ... this time I'm hooked!

I'm hooked on Lay's Garden Tomato and Basil Potato Chips!

I've read the online reviews of these chips and they seem equally divided between very good and very bad! They are salty and sort of remind me of Bruschetta! They say they are all natural, but I have my doubts. I'm also going through a sandwich craving so while I'm sandwiching (this too shall pass and I'll go into a soup or omelet stage), I'm enjoying my new craving! 

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I finished another Christmas Afghan. The yarn colors are just a little bit different from the first one ... not as bright. I used the same pattern ... a Mile a Minute crochet pattern I found in an old Leisure Arts Crochet Pattern book. They go quickly. I have a few more to do. Keep the fingers busy! 

Wishing YOU well and a JOY filled week!

Halloween Comes to The Garden

I thought we'd walk around Musashi's Garden.

Halloween has arrived here, too!

Thank you to our hostesses:

Mary for Mosaic Monday

and 

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday.

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I cut my tomatoes back instead of pulling them up and

I was amazed when I found tomatoes starting again on the balcony garden.

I also have Mesclun and Spinach and hopefully, some sweet peas!

We'll see how friendly Mother Nature is after our horrible summer.

It is estimated that the tree loss will be in the millions.

It will take a generation to rebuild the canopy in Houston, if we are lucky.


Wishing YOU well and a JOY filled week.

Halloween Entertaining

Today I'm joining Natasha

and pinning some ideas for Halloween Entertaining.

Source: bhg.com via Snap on Pinterest

Source: bhg.com via Snap on Pinterest

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Source: williams-sonoma.com via Snap on Pinterest

Source: bhg.com via Snap on Pinterest

Wishing YOU well and a fun filled, relaxing weekend!

Things That Go Bump In the Night!

These young Trick or Treaters look as if they've found a 

surprise that goes bump in the night!

This is another reproduction postcard from the Halloween Postcard Book

published by Darling and Company in Seattle.

There is some information on the back of this card.

E. C. Banks designed the card and it was published around 1911.

Banks was one of several Halloween postcard artists active between 1905 - 1915.

Halloween was a very popular holiday during the beginning of the 20th century, probably even more so than today. During that period Halloween was celebrated more by adults than children, as they reveled in the mysteries and magic of the fall season. Most often these cards were used as invitations to highly anticipated parties. These parties had many wonderful games and activities such as bobbing for apples, fortune telling, and dancing, that are often beautifully depicted on the postcards.

A big thank you to the lovely Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday.

Wishing YOU well and a fun filled weekend.