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Today March 18th Please join Bloggers all over the world for a day of silence to show respect for the victims of the ongoing disasters in Japan.  www.forjapanwithlove.com                                                               Please Donate Generously

Hi Everyone!!  My husband and I went to visit the Atlanta Botanical Gardens last weekend. We had never been there before and with the weather being so nice it was a lovely day to be there! They were having an Orchid show and some that you could purchase as well. We strolled through many of the buildings. The air was so fragrant and fresh it was pure joy to be there! Many plants were from different parts of the world. We journeyed through Columbia and Africa. We had a wonderful time and want to come back again when the Roses are blooming!! Love and Blessings Susan

Hi Everyone!!! I wanted to share with you the newest Blissfull ATC Swap for March! We were given a beautiful picture called "Raw Silk" this month and we could use this picture in any way that we wanted to. My swap Partner this time was Tina and this was her very first ATC that she has ever made!! Tina's ATC is stunning don't you think so? Tina also gave me some goodies as well! This is the sweetest little Japanese crochet doll. I love her she is adorable!! Thank you Tina! Tina also gave me a crochet Tea towel and some Tea bags too!! Look here do you see the pincushion.. it has Dragonflies on it that I love so much! How did she know? This is the ATC I made for Tina!  What is that Blue thing on it you ask?? Well it is a real Hand Dyed Silk Cocoon! I had so much fun making this for Tina. Thank you so much Tina!!!! What a wonderful experience this swap was and if you have not tried making ATC's yet...well what are you waiting for? Join in ...

Hello Dear Friends, I know that we are all feeling such pain and sadness for the people of Japan. I have been up since early this morning watching the horrow and tragedy unfolding for these poor people. Please join me in Prayer that the people of Japan and other countries that are affected will be helped and kept safe from all harm. I know that many have lost their lives and many ae injured. I pray that these earthquakes will end and that all can rebuild their lives again. We have two son's in the Pacific...one is in the Navy and just recently was sent to Guam. Another son of ours has been serving a mission for two years in the Marshall Islands and today is his last day. He leaves for Hawaii tomorrow and will be back in the mainland soon. God Bless them!! All people in the service have have been accounted for and are safe. The Marshall Islands will have a wave surge of one foot. May God watch over all of us and keep us safe. May we never for...

Hello Dear Friends!! I am hoping YOU are having a good day!! I wanted to share with you today a painting I did for my Mother when she was leaving Denver, Colorado a few years back to come and live with us here in Georgia. There is a bit of glare in the pictures....so you may see me taking pictures..lol! I was busy preparing her room for her and wanted her to feel right at home. My husband had left for Denver to help her clear out her apartment and fly back to Georgia with Mom. I had a few days to myself...which was just what I needed to paint her a picture for her room. I really did not have an idea what I was going to paint. I thought well I will paint a sky with some clouds in it and go from there. Soon I could imagine an ocean with waves and maybe a little storm brewing... I could picture the sun setting and a lavender hue in the distance. I pictured a beach with some waves coming in... I pictured these things in my mind as I painted and I hoped that my Mom ...

Hi Dear Friends!!    Can you take a guess who this is??? It's me.......my face in my magnified  mirror.  I am feeling better and this is the first time in a while now that I feel good.  I needed to take a picture of myself to see me feeling good!! I wanted to show all of you a recent picture of me as well. I have an older picture of myself on my profile taken about three years ago I think. I look at that picture and while it is me it is no longer who I am now. My faith in God is much stronger now! I have a wonderful connection with you my blogging friends. My Mother is living with us now and I can take care of her now. My husband took me and my Mom to the Doctors yesterday and we are both doing much better. Mom's lungs are clear and my biggest problem is actually allergies!! I told the Dr. what I have been doing for mom during her cold/cough and he said that I did all the right things for her!! Yippee what I relief to hear that!! Th...

Hello Dear Friends, I am hoping that All is well in your part of the world today. After a tumultuous day of bad weather yesterday here in Georgia, today we are having a beautiful calm and sunny early spring day. We had some very bad storms here yesterday with sirens going off and on because of Tornado threats. I got my Mom in a safe and secure place in the house and gathered up medications and things that were important and hunkerd down. We prayed that all would go well and  so it did,. Thank You Lord. We are still not feeling well. I now have it full blown as well with a lot of coughing. My husband is still coughing a bit and Mom seems to be slowly getting better too. I feel like crap but praying that it will pass quickly. Hard to do anything right now. I feel drained. I have had this picture for awhile now...and no it is not my back yard...but it would be nice if it was!! I thought it would be lovely for you all to look at and just breath in ...