Thursday, May 10, 2012

an evening walk...

as the sun goes down...

and the lights begin to come on...

we have plans to pull this all up and put the weed barrier down...
and then add another row of brick on the outside for an edge...

Craig and I took one last walk tonight...
mower guy came and the yard looks great...
its a bit chilly, but should start warming up after tonight...
off to find something to do...
have a great night...


my house, void of color...

thanks to some really cool photo editing tricks...
I can see what my house would look like without color...

I admire all of you who can commit to such a thing...
to go in shades of whites, tans and grays...

it takes strict discipline to do that kind of a home...
of course, I don't have that...

but what if I did?  
what would it all look like if I could pull that off?
Johnny in sepia tones still looks good...
and yes, he hangs in my living room, cause that's the kind of goofy girl I am...

the textures are still there...

and I suppose I could get used to it...
but I raised boys and I know with all that white, comes some major upkeep...

white is not a color...
it is a lack of color, just as black is all colors...
and without light there is no color...

I cannot imagine my world without color...
so hats off to all you who week after week...
show the rest of us that it can be done...
and done beautifully...

had a meeting this morning with new contractors on having the deck built...
I was impressed with them and their knowledge on basic skills...
they come highly recommended by a friend...
who had them add an open sun room on her house last summer...
there is a reason the other guy was not supposed to do it...
and I think these are the right ones...
I can't wait to get their estimate and get started on this...
I can't wait to spend the rest of summer and fall out there...
for years to come...


we all need to work our own "magic" into our lives...
through creativity and imagination...
a couple of the greatest things that God has given us...
we build our own little worlds...
and those worlds reach out and touch others...
beauty comes from above...
laughter keeps us from giving up...
and dreams keep us moving forward...
we need it all...

so be creative today...
laugh at life...
and dream of a better world...

pray for those who have lost their "magic"...
who have lost the ability to imagine...
to laugh and to dream...
for their souls need restored...
and the clouds of sadness to roll away...
so they can come out and play with us again...
;)