cff February 2014 | Simple and Serene Living

Monday, February 17, 2014

give me an S...give me a P

give me an R...give me a ..... well, I think you can figure out where this is heading. 

SPRING!! SPRING!!! SPRING!!!

Things are warming up here in central Kentucky this week. We will get a taste of spring weather as a system from the southwest takes control of our weather. By Thursday temps will be up in the sixties and there is a chance of thunderstorms. 


Ahhh!!! spring, when the flowers start to poke there sweet tender shoots out of the earth, when soft breezes stir the air, when people smile again and speak to their neighbors.....

HOLD ON LAURA

This is still February, and although a tease of spring weather is wonderful, actual spring is still a month away, and the ten day forecast shows highs will only be in the thirties next week. 


For most of the country this has been a terrible winter. In the northeast, Claudia at Mockingbird Hill Cottage is digging out of snow that is measured in feet. 

I hear naysayers who believe that this means there is no global warming. Unfortunately the climate change that we are experiencing produces extremes in weather and can produce more intense snows. 

Does this mean we can expect more winters like this one?

SIGH!!!

This leads me to an important question. Is anyone interested in sharing a tent in Key West?



Friday, February 14, 2014

wishing you love

May your day be overflowing with hearts and love.



Happy Valentines Day!!!

to the sweetest friends in the world.



 

Saturday, February 8, 2014

wall update

I hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend. I loved the opening ceremony for the Olympics last night. It is so amazing what they are able to do with the new technology,and it is the one time that I wished I had a large screen HDTV. But, as I am not a big TV watcher it isn't on my list of wants.

I have been trying to fit in a little decorating this week while also trying to find some new streams of income. Something did pop up out of the blue a couple of days ago. I'll share that with you next week and let you know how it is going. 

You may have noticed that I also did a little redecorating on my blog. I wanted it to be lighter and simpler. I think I am happy with it (at least for awhile). What do you think?

Now on to the wall update. 

You may remember my old window frame from here.


I hung it on the wall with a few embellishments.


I've since decided to tweak it a bit,


and to start adding some other things to the wall.


I found the old window screen at a Habitat for Humanity shop when I was living in North Carolina. It was 50 cents. I loved that shop. The one we have here is just too expensive to find any real bargains. 

The Bridge St. sign is actually for sale in my shop. As a dealer, things are always being traded in and out of my house, so this will be replaced once I find a buyer.


I'm sure I will probably add more  at some point, but for now I am going to leave it like it is.


I'll be watching the Olympics this afternoon while I work. Uh oh, I just heard a loud crash in the kitchen. SIGH!!!!

Clean up on aisle one.



Saturday, February 1, 2014

where have all the flowers gone?

With the passing of Pete Seeger recently I was reminded of one of my favorite songs Where Have All The Flowers Gone?.



I grew up loving folk music. It soothed me through many troubles, and I think I related to its simplicity. It reminds me of the oral traditions of the south, where stories are shared and handed down through the generations. Folk music is another way of telling these stories.

There is a sense of peace and serenity in the cadence of many of these songs. 



And while there is a feeling of simplicity in these songs, many of them address issues that are in no way simple, because they tell us the stories of life, and life is not always simple.

I am reminded of some of my favorite singers of folk music from the 1960's. Peter Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, and more.



As a teenager during the 60's, I was probably unaware of the underlying themes of many of these songs. It wasn't until later that they spoke to me in a different way. That there was more in life that I needed to understand and think about. 

Folk music is still with us today, but I think of the music from the past and the singers who have begun to pass on. I am happy that I can still enjoy their contributions. 



They contribute to bringing me the simple life.