~DOWN AND THEN RIGHT BACK UP~

Where have I been?  Who knows.  Busy with everything and nothing of any note.  No illness really,  just slowing down I think.

Hurt and saddened by Robin Williams death.  Concerned about the wars going on everywhere.  Folks dying.  So many in desperate need in far off places, including those right here at our own borders. 

Sad stories of shootings..riots, destruction.  

And what do I do?

I pick out wallpaper.  Live life every day as though none of it concerns me.  But it does.

After WWII, I was small then..but it frightened  me terribly when the sirens would go off and we had to pull our black shades down...and later as a young girl, waiting for a young man to come home from Korea.  And again, those many years of living waiting for that flash of light they said would come before we were all disintegrated.  Watching a neighbor build a shelter knowing we could not afford one.  I had babies..my husband was away overseas.   

Then came Vietnam...I lived each day waiting for the postman...wondering if my husband would ever come home to us.

Then endings.  Watching lives of those I love end.  Friends beginning to die around me.  People who's talent I admire, suddenly just gone!  Just gone.

Have you ever wondered how people that are so ALIVE and vital can just suddenly be GONE??

I do.

And the beat goes on.

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So..I've spent the last couple of weeks with my head in the sand, picking out wallpaper.  This is what I chose for the little hallway.  It's a T shaped hallway..painted a pretty Haystack soft yellow/gold, much the same color as the roses in this paper.  

The background matches my carpets very closely.  

The lighter white tiny flowers have a touch of pink to them.  Perfect.  It will pick up the pink in my little powder room as it passes and rounds the corner into the bedroom far wall.  I just may do two walls of the bedroom.

Old fashioned or not..I love wall paper.  It will go beautifully with all my wall colors.

So..

If I brought you down a bit..I'm sorry.  The sorry will leave in time...it always does.  We will all go on while the world boils around us.  What else are we to do.  Pray?  Of course.  Always.  Hope?  Of course!  Always.

Live?

As long and as well as we can.  

I love it.  It's cozy.  Not in style?  Of course it is.  It's MY style.  :)

Today my sweet blogging friend, Mary, came to visit..and cheered me considerably.  She brought a friend with her that was one of the nicest women you could possibly meet.

I'm so honored that they came to see me.

This is Mary!  From  My Dogs, My Garden and Mary

She brought me roses from her garden in a pretty blue ball jar and a tiny Mary Engelbriet  set of dishes covered with cherries and polka dots.  I must show you those..just adorable!

Looks good!

And this is Mary's dear friend, Tyrel.  

I took them out for lunch at Jammin' Bread bakery and chocolate bread pudding and rice pudding were the desserts.  

No room to sit inside so we had to endure the heat, but with the waterfall near by it really was not too bad at all.  Of course we were there by about 11 before the heat of the day really set in.

Teryl was pleased with her fruit salad...it was prettily stacked into a little sculpture and that rather tickled her! 

I had pasta salad and pastrami sandwich...

It was a really lovely noon time treat and good company and for awhile I only thought of the "right now." 

It's easy to get so lost in our world situation and forget to enjoy the present moment.  

We are lucky people here in the United States.
We don't say too much on our blogs about the bad situations, but we are aware. 

I love that we can enjoy our short lives as much as possible.

 Plant another flower

Paint another wall

Cook another delicious meal

Hug our babies and grands and loved ones.

Celebrate every moment of this life..and those around you.

Don't hate..please.

 Don't sweat the small stuff.

Love one another...

We are all in this boat together.

Hang in there, sweet people!

I will tell you the story of the dishes tomorrow.  It's rather ongoing right now. :)
A tale of woe.  :)  This one I can smile about.  It's only "things"..

Love,

Mona

*Rest in peace, Robin Williams!  We loved you well!