The Pond

It arrived! Let the holidays begin! What am I so excited about? Well, get ready to be envious while your mouth waters for what I just ate for breakfast.
The UPS man delivered our Kringle yesterday. Now, this is not just an ordinary danish. This is a famous O&H Danish Kringle, a gourmet pastry that […]

I enjoyed watching part of the CMA awards last night. It is always fun to see what the ladies choose to wear. I thought they each looked beautiful. The online entertainment spots had some negative things to say about some of the dresses but I guess I didn’t see the ones they are talking about […]

Today has been a gloomy day. The only thing good about a gloomy and rainy day is that I like to work on projects. Today I worked on making favors for our upcoming quilt guild Christmas Party.
It turned out to be a relaxing way to enjoy the day. No video cards or computer equipment were […]

Ok people. It is getting down to crunch time. I read on someone’s blog that there are less than 42 days until Christmas! Yikes! I have not begun to shop and have not even made a list. This afternoon will be spent pouring over the Sears website to check out their Big One Day sale. […]

Once I get comfortable and settled in for the evening, I have trouble getting much done. When it is cold outside, I find I only want to curl up in a comfortable quilt and read or watch tv. I need to exercise.
Do you have trouble motivating yourself to exercise? I recommend trying different exercise […]

I missed the two nice days we had this week. I hope they weren’t the last ones for this year. I would like an Indian Summer. We still have leaves to rake and purple cone flowers to cut down. We also have a huge pappas grass bush that will need to be cut as soon […]

You might remember Michael Crichton as the author of the wonderful book, which became a movie, Jurassic Park. I think of him every time I watch ER, which he co-created. Michael Crichton died Tuesday at the age of 66.
From the November 5th Times Article:
Builder of Realms That Thrillingly Run Amok
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I was just talking with a customer who decided to wait to replace his carpet. His dog is getting old and is beginning to have accidents. I understand his reasoning. I have been there! Our dogs our like children to us. We think they are funniest and of course the cutest animals on earth. Do […]

I heard a few people say that the daylight savings change caused them to sleep in this morning. The time change was not my problem. I stayed up into the wee hours reading. I am so engrossed in a book and had problems making myself put it down and get some sleep. I am reading […]

Oh! Look at the picture I found over at Andrea’s blog, Torinospy. I thought it fit with my blog because of my fish theme.

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