Well, here goes one of my projects! I've been retired for a little over a week, so far loving every minute! My coworkers gave me a wonderful send-off, my family has been very supportive, I'm rested and relaxed and ready to take the Next Step!
My sewing, craft room (crap room as my husband calls it) is a bigger mess than when I started, but it always gets worse before it gets better, right?
Working on gifts for some very good friends, hope they won't just think they are junk. Brought home some old 'throw-away' books before I left the library. Using them to make fun crafty stuff. Would like to think I'm an artist, but crafter is better description. Maybe someday it will be considered Outsider Art! Whatever, I am having a great time doing it and thinking of the friends I'm making it for. They will ooh and ah over it because they love me whether they like it or not, and they will be envious that I'm retired and have the time to do this.
Tomorrow, I'm going back early, before it gets too hot, to pick up the plants I left there. I hope they aren't getting along too well without me, but I'm sure they are.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Houston
Travel is exhausting!
My son and daughter-in-law gave me a wonderful retirement gift, a plane ticket to visit them and their new baby, Kathryn, in Houston. It was great to see them, especially baby Kate. She is seven weeks old and beautiful and brilliant, of course! Perfect size for cuddling, singing and reading to. She loved my silly songs and the Georgette Heyer mystery I took for the plane trip.
If you saw an overweight grey haired woman in a tie-dye shirt running through the Atlanta airport with a little red carry-on bag wheeling along behind her, that was me. Only I don't run, more like fast waddleing. Made it to my connecting flight with 5 minutes to spare! Only took about 15 minutes to catch my breath.
It really was a great trip, but is good to be home. Almost finished all the chores, tomorrow back to my Creation Room!
ShirleyJo
My son and daughter-in-law gave me a wonderful retirement gift, a plane ticket to visit them and their new baby, Kathryn, in Houston. It was great to see them, especially baby Kate. She is seven weeks old and beautiful and brilliant, of course! Perfect size for cuddling, singing and reading to. She loved my silly songs and the Georgette Heyer mystery I took for the plane trip.
If you saw an overweight grey haired woman in a tie-dye shirt running through the Atlanta airport with a little red carry-on bag wheeling along behind her, that was me. Only I don't run, more like fast waddleing. Made it to my connecting flight with 5 minutes to spare! Only took about 15 minutes to catch my breath.
It really was a great trip, but is good to be home. Almost finished all the chores, tomorrow back to my Creation Room!
ShirleyJo
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Plants came home
Today my plants came home.
I've been working in a basement room at the library. A walkout glass double door for staff and deliveries, which I had the good fortune to sit near, gave light in addition to the overhead fluorescents. Over the years several plants accumulated around my area and thrived, much to my surprise.
I've never had much of a green thumb, but the plants weren't told about that, they just liked the atmosphere. They received many compliments, which they seemed to appreciate by putting out new leaves and occasional blooms. Many cuttings were taken by passers by.
Returning after eight days into retirement, my coworkers greeted me warmly and helped load my car for the trip home. The last part of Me has now vacated.
Hopefully they will adjust to their new home. A flat surface in the dining room near a large east window was prepared, they all got a good drink of water and settled in. Hopefully they won't be too lonely for all the attention.
Hopefully, I won't either.
ShirleyJo
I've been working in a basement room at the library. A walkout glass double door for staff and deliveries, which I had the good fortune to sit near, gave light in addition to the overhead fluorescents. Over the years several plants accumulated around my area and thrived, much to my surprise.
I've never had much of a green thumb, but the plants weren't told about that, they just liked the atmosphere. They received many compliments, which they seemed to appreciate by putting out new leaves and occasional blooms. Many cuttings were taken by passers by.
Returning after eight days into retirement, my coworkers greeted me warmly and helped load my car for the trip home. The last part of Me has now vacated.
Hopefully they will adjust to their new home. A flat surface in the dining room near a large east window was prepared, they all got a good drink of water and settled in. Hopefully they won't be too lonely for all the attention.
Hopefully, I won't either.
ShirleyJo
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