I found this somewhere and it is stunning. I am putting it here for now until I move it to the new site.

All is well here

I am sorry it's been so long since my last post.

My husband got deathly ill and is now better and fully recovered. I can write this sentence now knowing that all is well. He has to have one more minor surgery, but otherwise we are back to normal in this house. Well, whatever normal is.

I learned some lessons while we went through this. I won't bore you with the details except that he was so anemic that he had to be hospitalized and receive 6 blood transfusions. And emergency surgery.

This is what I learned.

My husband is not infallible.
I did not fall apart until after the worst was over.
Nothing much else matters except the people you love.
Perfect strangers (doctors and nurses) can be angels in disguise.
Our family and friends really do care.
I can sleep sitting up.
It is good to be home.

Back to the Beach

I am off to Galveston again! Yee haw. Can't wait to do a little work in the hotel room overlooking the ocean while my mom is at meetings. It is just too hot to go out during the day. Yesterday, it was like 107. I may have exaggerated that a bit, but you get the idea.

But I am taking my camera. Galveston is such a wonderful place to photograph architectural wonders. The houses that survive all the storms are amazing. I am excited about this trip. I am working on a project about creativity and I can't wait to finally spring it on everybody, but that's all I'm saying right now. In the mean time, here are a few photos from my last trip to the beach.

Have a great week and I promise to as well.

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On Monday July 13 th, you've got to see what you could win! They are so lovely. I want them all.

Sizzlin' Hot

I wanted to show you this Sizzlin' Hot apron my friend Audrey made. I was over at her house when she was sewing it together. I was lolling around on the couch drinking a mimosa while she was being productive. I admire her so much. She quilts and does machine embroidery to the max.

If you have ever been to the Houston Quilt Show, you might see her or have a class with her. She saves her vacation each year to take advantage of classes so she is up to date with the newest techniques.

She is very creative and does ambitious projects. I love going to dinner with her because she always has show and tell projects to share. You can see more of her work at her Etsy store It's AWL Good at www.itsawlgood.etsy.com Way to go Audrey!

I declare it's hot!

These are just some shots of my mother's yard. It looks so lush and green here, but we are suffering from no rain. We spend our time watching our yard turn brown. We've been watering but its not helping much. I am trying to save my flower beds. We are supposed to get rain this week. We need it.

I've been reading on other blogs up north and they are sick of the rain. Trade 'ya

Have a great Monday. Off to slave over a hot computer. I declare it's hot!

Happy Fourth of July

Top ten things to do on Fourth of July:

1. Sleep late
2. Eat patriotic: Have ripe strawberries over blue berry pancakes, topped with white whipped cream
3. See if you can find your flag and get it hung in the front yard before dark
4. Fill up the kid's wading pool and get your dose of Vitamin D
5. See how much red white and blue your grandmother has on
6. Load up everyone into the car to go see the fireworks
7. Say ooooh with the rest of the crowd every time there is a star burst
8. Take pictures that don't turn out
9. Get misty eyed when they play the Star Spangle Banner
10. Come home and be grateful