Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Thoughts



I just returned home from golfing the Ladies League and have slipped into my suit and will be taking a fresh up dip in the pool as soon as I finish posting... Rebecca of http://rebeccaforvintageliving.blogspot.com had some lovely words on her post yesterday... as she enters into new territory of her life... The lovely words I absorbed knowing they are very true... With endings comes new beginnings, with sleep comes awaking, with death comes new life. Look all around and see the design God has created. Every tree, flower, knows this simple circle of life. Life shows us how to smile, laugh, and cry. True wisdom comes and we learn to enrich our lives and nourish our souls.. True wisdom also makes us make changes and move on... Life is a secession of present moments. Learning to leave time behind regretting the past, or fidgeting the present or constant worry of the future will make us miss a lot of life...
Worry and regret seem to keep us locked up and does not allow us to move on... we need to let go... Then opportunity arises when every thing in life just seems to go right. It becomes a hugh relief when we just quit hurrying because we have gained wisdom to organize and allow ourselves more time. All this allows a better pace in life and creates more pleasure...
I created some tag ornies yesterday... I couldn't find a rubber stamp so I just simply took the pic of the chandelier... printed it on 9 wallet size on my printer unto a aged book page... You have to place the page upside down to make the print come up right side up... A bit like life...Rhinestones were added and I wrote Paris on the bottom with a black marker.... and glued the page onto a grunged cinnamon tag as you can see.
I had viewed Tracey's as always lovely blog and saw some dish towels she is offering in her shop..http://frenchlarkspur.blogspot.com Spending any money is not in my budget this month but I did have a whole stack of new bleached feed sacks I had purchased and got out the fabric marker and just simply free handed on them... Sure not the lovely towels Tracy is offering but will work for me and will be cute when a friend comes to dry dishes with... I spent the day just with special thoughts and a small amount of creating.... As the heat is mounting I am off to the pool.... Have a pleasant day everyone.....

Monday, August 30, 2010

Quiet Moments

Yesterday was a very full day... I had my granddaughter for the afternoon and wonderful hours spent with family. Late afternoon we went to pay our respects to our dear friend who lost her battle with cancer.. It took over a our to get through the receiving line and I don't believe the air conditioning was working... As I was almost through the line I started to feel faint and headed toward the car to retrieve some air.... I could feel my blood pressure had elevated but once in car and air was on felt better... This has made me decide not to attend the funeral this morning in the small rural church that will not house the many people who want to attend... Our temp are suppose to read the higher 90's the next couple days... Tom will attend for us..
My plans are to spend some time reflecting on life and it challenges and the best ways for enduring and conquering... and let life be the best it can be... If we don't these challenges get in our way of having peace and tranquility in our lives... I will be turning on the air soon as I am noticing the temp in the house is rising... I need to fill the little china dish fountain on the front porch as the little finches are sipping already... I will water the garden so it can maintain trough the heat of the day..
As my intentions for today are to enjoy the silence, unlike yesterday filled with voices and entertainment... Not having to worry about the 9-5 work day or the first day back to school in our area I can eliminate most commotion many families are experiencing... Silence, I have come to learn to cherish it... For myself slowing down must take place to tap into a creative side... It would be a wonderful thing if our lives were a straight drive without running into traffic and in our journey a convenient parking spot is always open for us...For me my parking spot is open today... my home... Determined today to reduce my pace and enjoy time and add joy to my life...
Oh I just left for awhile and completed my chores and now back to finish posting... Tom will leave soon and attend the funeral to come home ...eat a late lunch and head out to the golf course for afternoon into late evening... leaving me to enjoy the quiet moments...
I do so hope you can have moments today and if you can't my wishes for you are to make whatever changes you need to allow yourself to be happy and find contentment....

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Moments In Our Life's

Yesterday was a very full day with not very many moments given to thoughts for a post..... Our two grandchildren came for a all day stay as mom and dad , both teachers... dad at Ayersville and mom a guidance counselor at Tinora both has required to be there days before the students actually attend school on Monday.
We started the morning by waiting on UPS to bring a package containing a pair of new Ohio State looking special ordered shoes for Lance... They arrived... I explained to the boys how years back we use to have our feet placed in a machine and X-rayed to see if the shoes fit correctly... They were real fascinated by that... Next we headed over to the golf course to play golf with the boys... They each have their own clubs and are learning some of the rules.... Grandpa has had them over many times... Imagine that? After many strokes and having the most exciting thing... the full throttle ride on the golf cart the boys were ready to come home ... Toasting hot dogs on the grill and fresh cut french fries potatoes... applesauce... sliced tomatoes... and a surprise cupcake completed a lunch for the boys... Next the begging for hidden object games on the computer... I downloaded a 60 minute game for us to hide and seek... { oh how different than when my grandma and I used to play " Hide the Thimble"} of which I have nothing but fond memories.... After we played the game it was pretty much time for the boys to gather their belongings and wait on mom to come pick them up... shared with more conversation... We had about a hour to change clothing and and head back to the course to play the Friday night mixed couples scrambles... After a lovely, lovely evening on the course we went to the clubhouse and had our supper and load of conversation... Most of the couples throw in a couple dollars and games of Keno are played... After about a hour and a half we finally said we had enough and headed home... I came home ...soaked in a hot bath filled with oils and headed directly to bed...
The first thing I did this morning was to check out Tinora's first night of football score and found they had been very successful... Way to go guys....
The past couple days have been spent absorbing the loss of our dear friend and adjusting our thoughts... The funeral will be on Monday... so there is a possibility posting may be very light the next couple days...
We all have moments in our lives... they are available in different degrees on a daily basis... We can find them to be very pleasant with the smile of a friend or someone we love or even someone we don't even know.. Think of moments you have been over come with joy and remember how they affect your life.. My thought for you today: Many times we have been told doing things we love can be selfish.. I do not find this to be true... I have found before we freely give love first, we must be full ourselves.... I hope it is possible for you all to do something you love today... It will make life contagious.......

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tetter-Totter

Some days life seems child-like seeming like we are on a teeter-totter... The sea saw of life... Aging and retirement brings many new thoughts entering your mind... Many friends and family have or are making many changes in their lives... Some giving up their homes of many years and moving to lakes... resort states or downsizing to condos.. Every once on a great while Tom and I will get caught up in this and question for brief moments if we should be doing something different in our life... After we discuss and give serious thought to this we find we are just pretty darn content right where we are... We enjoy our family ... our friends and are very proud to be a part of our neighbor hood and school system where we actively attend and support our children of friends and family ... Retirement is good most of the time and we really don't play the game of denying our age but I am rather determined to try to age gracefully... I also know the scars of life determine who we are and have become..
Aging gracefully is a matter of self-esteem... Our zest and sense of daily joy... Our life satisfaction... Many times I feel a sense of loss due to loosing "traditions" Our children seem to be letting go of many lovely things that we important to us through their want for more.. Maybe this is another thing that has occured with us.. We really don't feel the drive or sense of all the time wanting more.. As most ladies of my age appear with jet black hair, honey brown, or even blonde or other artificial colors, I am strutting around with my white head of hair that God gave me the right for... I happen to love the greying of hair and think of it as knowledge gained.... { besides artificial coloring of hair doesn't come close to fitting in my budget] Do you believe there is a secret to happiness? We certainly see in our everyday news that answer certainly doesn't like with money... Yesterday was the sad drama of Tiger and Ellin... and shocking comments of others... Money of definitely not the answer.. I think the answer is ever, so simple.... It is simple and maybe in others eyes somewhat corny, but I do believe the concrete foundation is.... COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS... We are excited when we get something new, but then something happens... it ages like us... I find several things most take for granted.... Most take our shelter.... breakfast, lunch, and dinner for granted... Most take their walk in wardrobes bulging with clothes for granted.. Cars, computers, appliances, TV, and carloads of conveniences are all taken for granted.. Seems counting our blessings in this day and age isn't as easy as it sounds with hundreds of ads conspiring to tell us what we have is not good enough... and that we deserve better and more... When will we come to the conclusion what we have is enough and finally enjoy and be happy with what we have and just plain choose to be happy...
You can smile, build friends, achieve more, win the lottery, do what you desire, but if you aren't aware how wonderful it truly is you are still striving for other things when the answer lies right in front of you... The secret is to " Count your blessings" and enjoy the teeter-totter ride of life......

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Looking To The Stars

Our friend has passed on... Her long battle with cancer has ended.... I will be looking to the skies tonight knowing she is there....


Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings on Heaven where the love of our loss ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.... author unknown

A Post Of Inspiration

As I woke this morning very unrested due to emotions I went to sipping my coffee and checking my email and thinking of a post and I had received this from a friend and and felt relief and wanted to share with all of you....

Burned Biscuits {author unknown}

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then... And I remember one night in particular when she made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad.. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed. Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school... I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite...

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for the burned biscuits.. And I'll never forget what he said, " honey, I loved burned biscuits"

Later that night I went to kiss daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned.. He wrapped me in his arms and said, "your momma put in a hard day at work today and she is real tired. And besides- a little burned biscuit never hurt anyone."

Life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. I'm not the best at hardly anything and I sometimes forget birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else.. But what I have learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's differences- is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship..

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God, because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where a burnt biscuit isn't a deal - breaker.

We could extend this to any relationship, in fact, understanding is the basis of any relationship, be it a husband -wife or parent or friendship..

Please pass me a biscuit, and yes, the burned one will do just fine... Passing it along to some one who has enriched your life.....



Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Appreciation

Good Day... I just arrived home from the Ladies Golf League and enjoying a lovely, beautiful, day on the course... I even golfed very well...
Maybe the attitude of reminding myself to stop saying "if " and using "when".... then my dreams have a chance of coming true... Accustomed to living the tight shoe string I love using treasures of life that don't cost much... So very many are available to us... like spending quality time with others and competition to keep everything just pumping... Golf does tire me when it is extremely hot but today was truly a God sent of picture perfect...
I am feeling the need for some creativity and some changes... I try not to compare myself with what others are doing and just be myself and do my own thing... The more I just do things to please my tastes and desires the happier I am... { Remember Tom is the one who says he has to be somewhere and his desire is for the golf course... so I have a free hand} I am hoping for some inspiration to come in like a gentle breeze and carry me away to creativeness.... I do know I need to sniff out some vintage junk jewelry for altered art work as I have used many pieces I loved already.... That doesn't seem to be very available in our area so that ma mean a trip to a antique shop with some beautifully decorated booths in the near future...
As for the remainder of this afternoon I will most likely require a nap before suppertime and focus on just being thankful for this lovely day and how very blessed I truly am... Take a hour or two and enjoy these lovely thoughts with me....

Monday, August 23, 2010

Ordinary Practices

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The ordinary acts we practice everyday are the ones that cause me the most joy.. As I am sipping my coffee and peering out the window... I see and feel a gentle breeze flowing through the tree branches... With a forecast of 87 degrees today and 92 degrees tomorrow.. although the feel of fall is in the air... the temps still say it is summer... Enjoy... Our close friend I spoke of on earlier posts that has been fighting cancer is not doing well and is hospitalized... My emotions are somewhat up and down as I am traveling through this day as my heart feels heavy....
Verse for today...
"When I said, my foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul" psalm 94:18-19
Many of my neighbors that surround our area are spending days at the Defiance County Fair with family... Several years ago I would have been included in them but life has journeyed along as only thoughts for reminders today... As i travel through the hours of today... I plan on taking time to insert a few pleasures... A piece of home-made fresh peach pie being one of them... The peaches we purchased at the orchard yesterday are just scrumptious.... With desires of keeping the day calm and peaceful, I will proceed with everyday chores and enjoy the mere fact that I am able to complete and enjoy them...with little treasures gifts along the way... Wishes for your day to be blessed in every way possible....

Sunday, August 22, 2010

A Nest Maker







Being a retired homemaker... on a shoe string budget still doesn't lesson my passion or desire for a cozy, sweet, home... as of the last few years, soft pink roses and written and aged pages seem to bring me inspiration... French linens and sacks seem to be appealing to my eye and melting my heart as much as my love for lovely old purses.. Now that the daffodils seem to have passed on for a number of months and the summer flowers are passing their prime my thoughts are heading toward the cooler months to come... I know I am a real nest maker compared to many of my friends.. I love making things look cozy and a very homey person at heart.. Thoughts are heading toward heavier fabrics in caramel hues... the thoughts of picnics are fading... toasting marshmallows over a open fire start to appear in my thoughts... Storing some summer objects to be replaced with other personal touches are in my mind... Always changes with what you love and love what you use... with a formula like this in mind your home will welcome all. Treasured dishes and jars become a must to fill with buttons, vintage jewelry, old photos, all adding interest and depth... Always keeping in mind a calming atmosphere for creating a peaceful setting..
Collections of loved items... one of my passion is old purses as I have posted before...While searching http://www.countryliving.com I found some photos { the last three} of some lovely purses there.. I will be looking for some fancy hanging treatment as seen in the picture with the three purses as I think the hanging is striking... I believe these purses to be around 1912 through the 1920's or so... Seems through the years these lovely accessories have become indispensable with the fashion just becoming so very casual... I love the clasps and frames of the purses... I enjoy displaying the collections I have all over my walls... As I posted I am always on a budget and usually allow the purchase of maybe one purse a year or so... To me this is a love and a perfect addition to my nest making.....




Saturday, August 21, 2010

Feeling the Blues ???

Oh my.... Are you feeling the blues????? I personally have never painted a blue room but find the cottage country home look with the chicken lover a playful way of adding chicks to be very cheerful... The collection has been show cased in different areas and invite you to the different areas... I find the use of blue inspired by natures skies to be inspiriting... I own not a thing in blue in my home but find the accessories, flowers, and fabrics, and textures very appealing... Combining flea markets, shops, yard sales
and new and old, windows, garden gates, porch columns, and shutter can achieve a country cottage look...
This home seems to have been pictures as the kind of home they wanted to have and found inspiration from our egg laying friends... It seems as though, if you love it, you will find a place for it... The continuing love of blues and whites seems to affectionately for no wrong... The charm is not hidden... but really speaks... what a sweet country cottage style home......


Thursday, August 19, 2010

Comfort

Oh the lovely comforts of home... From this sweet camping folding bed tucked in a sheer mosquito netting for a additional extra sleeping area for a guest to more vintage peaceful rest areas.....

Layers of linens accompany this lovely room to give it the feel of a lovely Victorian dress....
Oh how I love the look and feel of this vintage bedroom from the 50's prints to the sophisticated palette of greens, soft pinks, blues, and creams.. Dessert plates are the perfect addition to this vintage retreat.....





Rustic Fe mine bedroom... with the tin ceiling to the crystal chandelier ... to add the sense of glam and age to this room with the addition of chocolates...yum...



OHHHH... this old fashion green... and oh the distressed adding the perfect touch of vintage to give this room a homey feel...



I don't know if I have a favorite as I love all the ideas and inspiration I have drawn from this lovely rooms.... These lovely pictures are from http://www.countryliving.com/



I always encourage the presence of a lovely place to go for peace and comfort...We all require a space that seems special and quiet .... I can certainly take my book and a cup of tea to any of these spaces and feel like the most special person alive.... Enjoy.......









Moving Toward The Fall Season

Although the temp is fore casted to reach 89 degrees today I can view the corn reaching toward the fall harvest as the ears are filled out and the stalks are turning brown and firing up..... I do enjoy the fall season and need to do some major cleaning and making reading for the house to be shut up.. Along with this comes the changing to darker hues to make the home feel more welcome....
We had 14 boys over screaming and jumping into the pool.... creating about a loss of 1/2 inch from the contents ... so it was pumped once again to fill to level... A amount of 206.00 was brought in gift for Landon to give to the little girl I posted of yesterday fighting cancer... She has had a terrible couple weeks....
I am looking forward to viewing some projects and some of others decorating for the fall season... I hopefully will find some inspiration of some small projects to achieve for personal use... I did print a couple aged book pages yesterday afternoon for a project for ornament tags I hope to complete in the next few days ... These will be used for Christmas if I can get my thoughts all organized and find the right stamp for rag ribbon....
I am posting on a short break while waiting on mopped floors to dry to return to a few chores... I hear my little yellow birds out at the little china water fountain on the front porch... Oh yes, as I peek from the window I see 2 of them enjoying the fresh water that I cleaned the fountain and placed fresh for them to drink... The sweet little yellow birds come several times a day and sing a tune and drink.... I will miss them this fall and winter however.... There has been several tractors going by this morning.... Some land leveling and odd and end chores in the fields as they await the time for the iron horses to bring in the harvest in a few weeks....
I must say tootles for now and return to my dailys before the temp rise too much but for right now it is very pleasant and a gentle breeze is moving the curtains ever so softly.....


The lovely pictures are fromhttp://ginger-ella.tumblr.com

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Musings

The sun hasn't arrived this morning... It is overcast ... I have laundry started... Watered what is left of my expired flowers outdoors from the intense heat of the summer and now must think of making nourishment for the day... I found this lovely photos on ULMA and thought they would be fun to share with you...
We were told that we would be having about 14 children coming over for a splash in the pool this afternoon about 4... Tom's grandson is having a way belated birthday party... He wanted a summer party instead of in the winter so today is the day.... We have a sweet young girl that is in our school district ... I believe she is 11 and she has been fighting cancer for a couple years... The school has TV piped into her hospital room where she attends classes with the other children... She is back on chemo after completing a long session and the outlook at this time is not good but she continues to fight... Landon { Tom's grandson} and his family had decided Landon didn't need any birthday gifts and he truly doesn't... but if the children attending would like to give money to this sweet little girl and her family for gas to be with her or something she may need they as a family would match it and Landon would take it to her personally to help with some of the expenses this family has endured.... This strong little girls name is Tianna if you would like to add her to our prayers... She really could use every prayer possible as she continues her courageous battle with this terrible disease....
Our evenings has cooled off the last couple evenings and thus so has the pool water dropped to cooler temps... The boys if they decide they will swim today will be taking a gasping jump in the pool... It is always fun to see the expressions on faces as they jump in... Most time the eyes widen to double size and a scream is heard... I am afraid there will be one lot of screams heard later this p.m. if the sun does come out.....
Well I am off to do chores again... In the next week I need to muster up energy to clean out the window screens and wash all the windows out doors... It soon will be time to think of getting the home ready to endure the winter months and storing things away for another season.. For me it is not going to be as hard to do as the heat this summer was far more than I wanted... so the cooler months are going to be welcome... Also means the sports in High school will be starting and I love attending so I am looking forward to that.... Blessings sent to you once again... Have a lovely day....






Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Lets Hear It For Romance

Let's hear it for romance... The romance we can add to our homes.. We can add romance by merely stacking some wonderful illustrated books of decorating to add excitement... When I visit my friend in Toledo she always has stacks of books displayed in a lovely manner and I can hardly wait to touch them and sift through their pages... On chilly evenings it is a very welcome quiet and romantic venture to wrap myself in the softest, prettiest throw and indulge... I find myself in wonderful company when in a book with romantic decorating... For myself personally it takes special magical objects to give me that warm feeling.. I do not achieve it when I am surrounded by very modern things.. I can appreciate nice modern belongs but not any romance.. I acquaint romance with age.... aged timeworn things. Stuff that has been loved. Delights for the senses.. Lots and lots of little treasures... and fabrics from soft to textured.. Candlelight softly flickering on natural hues in color and lotions and perfumes wafting through the air.. Now this is what I call romance.....

Monday, August 16, 2010

Home Sweet Home

Once again we have returned home our stay with Tom's son and family in Brownsburg near Indy...As we journey toward Todd's home ... We pass a section that is definitely for the for the rich and elite... The homes are beyond what any one family could ever use or need. Easily could house 5 families... it makes me shake my head that a person could think they require this... Many, many, lovely homes on the way and Todd himself lives in a very nice development with homes 275,000 to 500,000... The days we were there I didn't spend out of doors... The Temps were close to 100 degrees... The swims taken were at night about 10:00 and the pool water was 94 degrees even though it was evening hours... You felt you were swimming in your bath.... Not a chill felt..
This morning so far has been spent trying to catch up... Sweeping decks and porches and watering flowers and laundry.. This afternoon I will travel to Defiance to purchase groceries and get the house up and running again... On our way home from Indy we got into a travel jam created by a crash.. It took a couple hours to clean up and " oh no" but " oh yes" the Indianapolis Colts football game had just left out so most of the passengers were all supporting their Colts jerseys in the cars surrounding us... Todd and Jens home is much larger than ours but I am glad to be back to my little "playhouse" compared to many we viewed this weekend.. A simpler life has returned. Back to the down to earth warm charm. Back to improvisation... farm wives tend to be more thrifty... We love handmade and home-made... and not such outlandish ways... Hand-made and home-made happens often at my little house in the country..
Just stopping in on a small break to let you know all is well and I am home... Blessings sent your way... Back to catch up...

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Life's Lessons

As the years have passed I have learned lessons my parents taught me... not really fully understanding everything until the last few years.. My hopes are for a generous spirit to rub off on my family and teaching them to be giving and the total value of family and friends.In almost all cases you really don't have to give allot to receive allot...
When surrounding yourself in good company you are offering one another gifts... Sharing time surrounded by a lovely, cozy, home is the most wonderful feeling... Objects with memories ... the aroma of baking...{ I need a time out as I am baking cookies and that aroma is filling the air and time for checking the baking process... They smell so yummy...} The cookies will be going to Indy with us tomorrow morning... Tom is looking so forward to spending time with his son Todd and his family... Heat is expected... but they have a lovely back yard setting with a spacious pool , fire area ect. so we will be very comfortable.... Dining in Al Fresco in this setting always sets a perfect spot to enjoy family... Always a festive touch in simple offerings....
My very special thoughts and wishes for you all this weekend is that you can spend some time with family and friends and enjoy the value of those moments.... Blessings.....

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Change of Thoughts

As the heat and humidity continues this week I have been having thoughts of what is approaching in a few weeks... I suddenly realized I haven't given one thought to creating some different treats for the coming season for my little Christmas tree. In the past years, I have always made new little vintage tags, tissue pattern flowers and other objects over the summer... As we travel to Indy for a few days this week I will give it some thought and so some planning of sorts... I am sure it will have a vintage flair.. Maybe I can dream of snow scenes as I relax around the pool...Gee I bet the snow in my dreams will even melt around me....Have any of you been creating or planning for Christmas? With the past years of floral and design I had always planned for Christmas decorating in shoppe and personal home decoration all year round... I guess my thought process is retiring with the couple years of retirement now... as I travel through this different faze of life... Many will be starting to set their shoppes and have been to gift marts shopping for months now to offer you new items of interest .... Last year I also enjoyed so many lovely and wonderful posts on the holidays... and creations by very talented people... I am certainly looking forward to it again... For today, however , I am going to seek a way to enjoy a day of heat and humidity.. Maybe thoughts of indulging with gourmet chocolates, scented candles and a whirlpool with lovely oils until the texture of my skin is prune like will fill the day.. Then maybe in reality I should just get some chores accomplished before the roses and champagne and oh yes hiring a maid.... And you all thought this heat wasn't really getting to me...... Wishes for a blessed day for all.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Oh My Gosh... It's HOT

I just finished a dip in the pool and watering the flowers and giving my feathered friends some fresh water in the fountain.... I am indoors for the afternoon.... I golfed this morning and it was definitely getting hot the last 4 holes... Starting out this morning it was so foggy till about 10 that we couldn't see our golf balls or the carts in front of us... I must say it was a different sort of morning... I was up a couple times in the night and the fog was all night and water was just laying all over the screens.... I am afraid not a little once of creativity is going to happen today with this lady.... I think the only thing I can gladly share today is the heat.......Blessings to all and if you are in the heat like we are here be kind to yourself.... I know my two sons are out working construction in this and I also know they will be feeling fatigue at the end of this day....