Today I am grateful for National Pug Day.

It is true. I am one of those people. I am a pug person.

HAPPY NATIONAL CHINESE PUG DAY.

Photo: Libby

 My sweet Libby lived to be 16 years old.

She was a special dog, and I miss her every day.

Her head was very round, and it fit into my curved palm like a glove.

It was like magic.

She was my favorite model, as I made her costumes and photographed her. Avanti Press leased her photographs, and I still have a few of the cards around here. Somewhere.

Her dog bed is in my studio, and it is filled with her favorite, (chewed up) toys.

The link to her photos is below.

Libby On Flickr

The month of October is half over.

Our weather in Texas is changing every day and soon the leaves will be falling.

I am not sure if I am excited or sad about the pending winter.

Please have the BEST day.

May you feel happy and enjoy the moments.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

Today I am grateful for easy Sunday dinners.

Photo: Larry prepared dinner last night

                Yesterday afternoon, Larry prepared Sunday dinner.

We enjoyed, pate, cheese, potato skins, radishes, fruit, bread and French butter.

It was perfect, and Larry took care of it all.

Photo: the best grapes ever. Larry bought the beautiful glass compote
 at a little antique shop in Garland Texas.

It was a quiet day here in the cottage.

We went window shopping in the early afternoon, and I worked on a few projects while Larry had a project in the garden. Then we had our dinner and movie.

Photo: Larry chose a good white wine for dinner

The wine was wonderful.....

Photo: The wine.

The wine went with the nibbles plate that Larry made....

Photo: Jalapeno cheese ball, Boursin cheese, pate, salami and gouda. All served with crackers and bread.

Lauren made pumpkin bread for us. She used my mother's recipe (mother was given the recipe in 1964) and it was the perfect dessert.

Photo: Pumpkin bread
Our pumpkin bread is always served with lots of whipped cream and cherries. 

The Sunday movie was "The Taste of Things"

It was in French but has subtitles if you wish.

The movie was beautiful. We enjoyed it very much and I want to watch it again soon....

Dear Larry,

Thank you for planning such a lovely afternoon for us.

I love you beyond the moon.

Me

 

Today I am grateful for my faith

Photo: Dining room at sunrise

 It is a beautiful Sunday morning.

I feel a bit torn and sad because

Larry and I are currently without a church.

Having a church home is important to both Larry and me

but we have found ourselves free on Sunday mornings.

Larry just came into my work room 

and I told him what I was sharing on blog.

He said: Church is where you find it....in your heart.

I LOVE Larry.

I have daily devotionals but there is nothing like going to church and sharing that special fellowship with others.

Please have the best day.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

Today I am grateful for 49 years.

Photo: Charlie Brown at the Dallas Arboretum-photo by robin

 It was forty-nine years ago this October that Larry and I broke up. 

He had come to my house and asked me out for the next weekend.

I said that I was sorry, but I was playing the "Great Pumpkin" for the neighborhood kids. 

He was so angry that 

I chose to do that instead of going out with him.

Playing The Great Pumpkin meant that I baked special cookies, (my mother's recipe) and I would hand deliver the cookies to all the kiddos that I often babysat, in brown bags with orange notes from the Great Pumpkin on them.

Larry and I stayed broken up for a long time after that.

He dated other girls, and I stayed busy working at the local flower shop.

We got back together in January after almost 3 months apart.

You would think that we would dislike Charlie Brown but we don't.

I LOVE Charlie Brown and the entire crew.

Yes, Larry and I still celebrate The Great Pumpkin and look forward to sharing Halloween treats with our friends.

Are you ready for the Great Pumpkin?

Love you beyond the moon.

Me