friends first

we are just days

away

from the official...

.

opening of

sarah's sewcial lounge

a room upstairs

that has evolved

over the years

it has had

a few different occupants

until we decided to take

over the lease

more to prevent anyone else

from moving in

or perhaps it was

divine intervention

all those years back

knowing that one day

we would use the space

for something greater

teaching the next generation

to sew

and including sarah

in the effort

it was only fitting that

today

the first brunch

a private party

my united way friends

we've been together now

for almost three decades

i am so thankful for their

friendship and

nod of approval

love me a good one...

February 24, 2012

Capricorn (12/22-1/19)

Your levels of creativity are higher than most people's, and this enables you see things a fresh way. Today your creativity will be more potent than ever, so use it to open doors. Toss out any guilt you might feel for being able to come up with better ideas than anyone else -- be proud of your ability to contribute fresh, innovative and sometimes downright odd ideas to the discussion. Sure, you might get a few funny looks, but more likely you will get a lot of people muttering 'gee, I wish I had thought of that.'

a message for the heart...

remembering whitney...

so many memories

as a singing diva

yet her beautiful... 

. 

face also graced

 the sleeve of this 1983

beginner's choice

simplicity pattern

my husband and i

first saw whitney perform live

in early 1985

as an opening act for

luther vandross

at the front row theater

in cleveland ohio

her voice then

pure perfection

we both fell in love

with her singing

her beautiful smile

 her classy presence

such a truly sad ending

may her soul rest in peace

and the good lord

watch over her

family

happy birthday erin...

on this day

twenty six

years ago...

.

erin on her wedding day

 with her parents and sisters meghan & mary

the gaydos family

welcomed a precious

baby girl

my friend marianne today

writes this

celebrating the first birthday  
without our little girl  

erin  

she would have been  

 26 years old  

but will now be  

 25 years old forever  

with our Lord  

prayer and peace

be with you dear

friends

her light shines

on in the

hearts of many

today

hug the one's you love

in memory of erin's spirit

and beauty

both inside and out

accidents can happen

in the blink

 of an eye

r u lol...

my head the bowling ball...

well..

if my

head...

. 

...must feel like

a bowling ball on

valentine's day

at least

let it be a purple one

night y'all

love is in the air...

it's been a

whirlwind

of activity...

.

...in the creative corner

a valentine's countdown

fourteen days of surprises

from one adorable guy

to his darling girl

how fun it is

to be the mom

of this romantic man

young love

isn't it grand

so full of fun

chocolate, jewelry, good luck charms

red hots, socks and picture frames

i wonder what comes tomorrow

the fourteenth day of the

month of love

so important...

butterflies are free...

i've always

had a passion

for butterflies...

.

purple butterflies

to be more exact

they've always represented

freedom to me

a carefree spirit

yet they don't start

out so free

they must go through

 a metamorphosis

a life changing

a strengthing

 before their

true beauty is to be seen

back in october when

i first viewed this

beautiful batik

i thought it was being

sent to me

as a forecast

of my own transformation

that i'd been working on

diligently for the past

few years

a tremendously hurtful phone call

one august day

wrapped me tight in hiding

my own chrysalis

of sorts

my opening has come slowly

when least expected

from the most unsuspecting

of sources

friends across the world

and the

beauty of color

in fiber form

super bowl sunday...