To collect or not

While holding our collective breath, we waited till the answer came down or I should say came in the mail; our little antique mall in the small little river town would close on September 30th 2009.

I will miss going there to have lunch with my good friend Robin. We would talk about what auctions we might go to or if the auctioneer was any good or should we mark down somethings that had been there for a while. Drew worked there. He was our go to guy. He watched over our goodies when our lives and work took us other places and we knew when we returned our treasures would be as we left them. Now another person is out of work. No matter what we do in life for that pay check we bring home every week, no one can be sure of any more. I wish him well.

My friends Robin and Earl loved going to auctions and searching through all the treasures that would soon be on the auction block and not giving much thought to who they once belong to. Now as I sit here pecking out this blog I have to stop and wonder "that vase I bought did it belong to someones mom that they gave her for Christmas''. Sometimes it's sad to watch a household fade away piece by piece .

Now I have boxes and boxes of my treasures with no one to see them, left to sit in the back room . Maybe I'll just have a yard sale next spring and make you a deal you can't refuse.

A Sad Day Remembered

As 9/11/09 approaches is there anyone in the United States that can not remember where they were or what they were doing at 8:45 am that unforgettable morning.


Myself I'll never forget,two doors down from my home lives a family who lost a beautiful daughter in the south tower that morning.
Every day I drive by I'm reminded, remembering that my daughter grew up with her and her older sister; went to same
schools and shared the same friend and discussing how their lives would probably take them in different directions. I see her dad and step-mother not every day, but sometimes at the grocery store or at the mail box. There're very pleasant neighbors and good to know.

Today as I passed their home flags were flying in their yard. I can't understand how they make it through this day or even the last several years.

Today my thoughts are with the many families that lost children, mothers, fathers,brothers,sisters and friends.

TODAY IS A SAD DAY.

Hiding Place

This morning at 7:15 when my eyes opened and I looked out my bedroom window without ever moving my head, I thought '' OMG what a big dog in my yard.'' Then another one moved into my view. By this time I'm trying to get my thoughts together and I got out of bed and headed for the kitchen for a better look. As I looked through the glass sliding doors I realized not only was I looking at baby deer and mama deer but the whole damn family grazing in my yard not five feet from my bed room window(dad,grand pa , grand ma, and a few other relatives). There were eleven in all !!! Now that might not sound strange if I lived in the country, but I live in a housing development with 100 plus homes maybe not more than 50 to 75 feet apart. Now the funny part of this, or at least I think so, is I have a brother who goes deer hunting every season . I've heard him tell how he starts going to special places to leave feed for over a week before the season starts. How he builds, a thing he calls deer blinds ( I could be wrong on that) but anyway it's something to hide in. He tells of walking 3 or 4 miles to this magic place and waiting for hours in cold freezing weather for the deer to show up for a free meal.

Maybe I ought to tell him they won't be showing up today because they have been satisfying their hunger in my yard all morning. No I can't do that and take all the fun out of all his hard work. My thoughts on this is this deer family, in my back yard have found a safe place to hide till all these crazy guys freeze out and go home!!!!!!and I'll never tell.

But That's Just Me

Holidays I don't understand. Oh yea! Some of them I do or most of them. Labor day, no. What does Labor Day mean? You get three days off for having a job? What about the people that don't have jobs. What do they celebrate? Do they celebrate not working?
Are we supposed to think that old man winter is not heading our ways as fast as he can get here and maybe, just maybe, if we or I could have worked those three extra days I could have paid my whole gas bill in December or not have had to have put as much on my credit card at Christmas!!!! But that's just me!!! Oh! Let's not forget Columbus Day and goodness sake we all remember National Boss day. I'm sure there are lots of people out there who would like to have a boss to remember on National Boss Day!!! But that's just me!!!!
Halloween's coming up. That's for children dressing up making funny faces and running from house to house and begging candy. Now even that is getting scary with all the weirdos putting strange things in our children's candy bags and you tell them over and over again don't eat anything till I can go over it in the bright light of our kitchens!!!!But that's just me!!!!! Veterans Day is a special day for me. I lost a twenty three year old brother in Vietnam and I salute all veterans of any age or war maybe to be politically correct I should say conflict!!! But that's just me!!!

Thanksgiving is or was very special for me till mom passed away. She was the glue that held our family together. Now I find myself forgetting that this is the day we are to eat turkey and exchange names then for our next holiday!!!! But that's just me!!!! I guess you know what's next. Christmas. What do I say? Is it a religious holiday or is it all about Santa Claus, buying gifts for people you barely remember their first name let alone their last and heaven forbid you have to send your gift. You're not even sure what state they live in. Please don't think of me as a scrooge. I'm not but my children and siblings live so far from me. Well Christmas is what you make it!!!! But that's just me!!!! I could go on with the beginning of the next holiday, New Year's Eve and we all make resolutions. I'm going to lose ten pounds. I'm going to quit smoking, I'm going to work on my relationship with John, Mary, Jack or Bill, ect. ect. ect and ninety nine percent of us or I never do!!!! But that's just me!!! I could go on and on but all holidays mean something different to everyone so I wish all a happy holiday when ever it is!!!! But that's just me!!!!!

Mrs.Charlotte

Maybe I should explain Mrs. Charlotte. Our daughters were born about eight months apart and I told her it didn't hurt at all. As a matter of fact I told her it was a walk in the park. "No pain '' and she believed for about a month. Well I think she has finally forgiven me for that one. She and I have been friends for forty some odd years. Sometimes there would be years that we didn't see each other but I never forgot her no matter what part of the country she was in. Her picture has always set close by on a table in my home and as I would pass by I would always have to grin; just seeing her picture would bring back memories.

Some sixteen years had passed before seeing her again. This past summer we met at a beach resort in Florida .With two of her grandchildren in tow and I had two of mine. It was as though no time had past, and as always , " Mrs. Charlotte jump in the water. It's not cold'' she believed me again . We really did have a great time,hope to plan another one next summer.

Then when my daughter gifted me with the computer I didn't even know how to turn it on. To the phone I went.'' Mrs.C will you help me ?''

I would not be sitting here pecking out this blog if not for her. She spent hours at a time on the phone with me for months . There are still times I call for her help and she doesn't hesitate one minute to come to my aid.


I hope everyone out there has a Mrs. Charlotte in their lives . God only put so many special people in your lives and she is mine. More stories to follow about' Mrs. C and Ms.K '.More later!!

YEP,TODAY IS THE DAY !!!!!!!!!

Maybe  today is the day I start my blog; not sure yet just getting a computer at age 65 is scary enough. Learning to blog is like going to outer space.

I  sit here looking at what I'm assuming we call Windows. Why Windows? It's not like I can see through it but I am finding a whole new world through it. 

To   any one who reads this you will soon figure out I'm not a writer. I'm a grandmother to five grand-daughters who are  ages three through ten, four blonds and a brunette. Sometimes   I wonder if my kids ever thought about how old grandmother would be when they decided to have their families. Lucky me. Too late for Grannie to have them for very long at a time.  I  do love them and miss them when they have gone back to their own homes and bedrooms. Then   its moms turn to make the white scramble eggs and ''i want crisp bacon'',   '' no i want chewy bacon'',  ''mom she got my stuff '',  no I had it first'',  that I don't miss.

Well my dear friend Mrs. Charlotte from   deep down in Louisiana, here is my first BLOG .   LATER