Happy 4th (yesterday though -- how very like me to be a day late)!!!  I stayed up to watch the fireworks last night on TV.  I started with the ones in Jacksonville, FL because those were the ones my grandchildren were watching with their Dad but there were so many commercials I switched to something else until the Boston Pops came on and watched that instead.  I love the orchestra.  I used to play the clarinet in my high school band and I took piano lessons when I was a child.  Listening to music is one of the great joys of my life and I still peck around on the piano when I have the chance and when my hands don't hurt too bad.  I have RA.

I worked on my latest quilt while I watched the show with my Mom.  It was a quiet evening which for me was just right.  My cousin and her son came over to visit for a little while and we cut one of the watermelons we bought earlier.  It was really good. 

I took her (Mom) out earlier in the day to see The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and we both loved it!  I highly recommend it to everyone, no matter what your age.  The cast members were all veteran performers and the writing was great.  I laughed and cried in all the right parts and left the theater wishing it had been a longer movie.  See it if you get the chance and let me know how you liked it.  A movie now and then is good for your sanity.

Bet you thought I'd moved to another planet.

Well I didn't but I have been away for a long time.  It is now June 27, 2012 and a lot has happened.  I am not sure where to begin, but I will just start talking and finish when I run out of things to say. 
   I have stopped job hunting.  I am taking care of my Mom because she fell and broke her shoulder and her doctor said she should have live-in companionship.  It feels very strange not to get up and go to work someplace else.  Plus, now I am living in her house.  I am sure I will get used to it but for now, it feels very odd.  I love her very much, so together we will make it work out. 
   It turned out that even though I am not old enough to retire, and draw retirement money to live on, I was able to have access to my late husband's retirement because I am over 60 and a qualified widow.  That sure makes a difference in my lifestyle.  Indeed, something is better than nothing when it comes to income to live on.  I still have to buy health insurance through a private policy though because I am not yet old enough to apply for Medicare.  So that is very expensive.  Such is life -- it's only money -- no man is an island -- etc. and so on. 
   Well, its after midnight and I'm feeling pumpkinish. Goodnight for now.  More later.

May 1 2012

I have decided to try writing a blog about my crafting habit to see if I can connect with like-minded people out there in the wide world.  I've just set this up on Blogger.com and will have to learn about how to use it.  Meantime - I love to Quilt, Crochet, Paint, Sew, Cross Stitch, Sketch, Cook, Read, (Blog??), and more!  Perhaps I am not the only one?

Craft your way to a great day.
Jane