Bookshelf--August Break #17

Bookshelves! What would we do without bookshelves?? I love my bookshelves...............why?

Mainly, because, I love books--all sorts of books!  all sizes, all shapes--adventure, romance, action, history, fiction, comedies.  And I love series of books--give me a good author who has written 10-20 books and I'm there!

Our bookshelves hold all manners of objects besides books...

There is a shelf just for cookbooks--doesn't matter if we refer to them often, there are recipes hiding between the pages just waiting to be used

And our bookshelves hold valuable items from family members long gone but not forgotten, especially when we hold these special memories in our hands.

and there are those collections--whimsical and endearing!

Every once in awhile we clear out some books from the shelves but we always hold a place for our delightful angels.

 

LOOK DOWN! August Break #16

Look Down? How often do we look down? When I'm walking I'll look down to make sure I don't trip over an obstacle. When this topic came up on the August Break schedule, I had to ponder............................should I look down often? Occasionally? Never?

Then it hit me!  There are times when we must "look down"--how about the sidewalk art?  You must admire these masterpieces as you look down!

And yes, we "look down" an aisle as we roam an overstuffed store

And do we "look down" our noses at certain people?

There are the times we "look down" from light to dark

I love "looking down" rolled up hand-woven rugs.  The view can be awesome!

When I'm working away on my projects, I must 'look down' to see the results.

When atop a mighty tall building, we "look down" on the bright lights of the city.  I guess there are reasons to "look down" often.  Hope your day is filled with opportunities to "LOOK DOWN" and see what is in your world. 

BLUE--August Break--Day 15

 

Need I say more?................................................................................But, I will.....................................

 

blue is the color most commonly associated with harmony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infinity, the imagination, cold, and sometimes with sadness.

Blue is the color of the deep sea and the clear sky. 

Pure blue, also known as high blue, is not mixed with any other colors

 

There is Navy Blue, Azure Blue, ultramarine, indigo blue, cobalt, cyan, teal, Egyptian blue, Prussian blue, cerulean blue,  

 

Are you Blue Now?                                                               

 

 

 

 

Hands--August Break--Day 14

      

                                                                      How much do you use your hands each day?
                                                                     Ever stop to look at your hands?
                                                                     
                                                                     I had a supervisor once upon a time that used her hands to talk--don't we all?--anyway, once she had made her point, she would stop, and stare at her hands!  We all thought it was such an odd thing to do!  Maybe, the more I think about it--that's not so odd after all.

Just think of the things you do with your hands every day-- we thumbs up!

We point         we wash    we touch




we communicate        we are creative    

Ours hands say a lot about who we are.................................

young and polished

aged and weathered

oh, my goodness, is that my mother's hand I see before me?!! 

Even though wrinkled and arthritic, my hands can accomplish many tasks of the day. 

Guilty Pleasure--August Break--Day 13

Do you have any Guilty Pleasures?   Here is a list of MY guilty pleasures............................

First guilty pleasure:  taking time to watch the sunset

Second guilty pleasure:  eating delicious fattening foods

Third guilty pleasure:  stopping to smell the roses

Fourth guilty pleasure:  spending time with my bestest friend

Fifth guilty pleasure:  daydreaming

 

Why should any of these be guilty pleasures?  Taking time out of our busy day shouldn't be guilty pleasures; these should be MUST pleasures each and every day! 

Hope your guilty pleasures turn into the best part of your day!

On The Table--August Break--Day 12

Okay--let's put all our cards on the table! Have you ever said that? What does it mean, anyway?
Honestly--I don't think I've ever said that phrase to anyone--But, I'm going to lay all my cards on the table for this post....................................................................................................so you can see the neat and not so neat tables that I use every day.  First table I see out my slider to the deck-- 

And the table is fairly clean and features summer potted plant.  Soon, we'll be changing to fall colors, but for the time being--we'll enjoy this table view.

In our downstairs room, we have a really neat table--only because it is rarely used! 

The table and features some items from our younger days--okay, I'm dating myself when I say mid-century!  I don't know if I like that term, but guess I'm stuck with it!

Now, we are getting to the gritty part of the house--the studio--which is always messy!  and who can work with a clean table?  Not me--my table always has needed items close by.

Another table in the studio--stacked with projects to work on.  And please--please, don't move anything because I know exactly where everything is!  Now, where did I put that 6" ruler? 

August Break-Day 11 HandWriting

  BY HAND--do YOU?  Or is your writing being done by your computer--just as I am doing now.  Our days

 of learning is long gone.  My dad when he was in school (70 years ago!)  had a class on penmanship (do we even know what that is today?) and oh, yes he had the most masterful signature!  It contained lots of circles and curls and you knew it was him that signed that report card--no forgery there!

Do you struggle with your P's and Q's?  Are your sentences incomplete?  Or do you write text?  LOL, BFF, ADIP, B/C, B/W--and the list goes on for pages! 

OK--yes, we are not alone!  The world has become words of meaningless letters (unless you know or have a reference guide!)  Look at corporations (CBS, NBC, ABC) and organizations (AARP).

Even I don't hand write my letters anymore--when I do hand write--my penmanship looks awful!  So, today I promise to HAND WRITE at least one note!