Shades of fall......

It was a crazy Monday, I couldn't design fast enough. No sooner would I have a color section full it would be empty after a few customers. Everyone was requesting fall colors. Shades of orange, yellow and reds.











As you can see the customers were not interested in shades of pink.

Wordless Wednesday......

Daylight hours......

I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.      ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Crisp, cool and chilly......

Finally, October is here. My favorite time of the year. It's a beautiful month. Crisp cool mornings, chilly nights. Great cuddling weather.

Beating the odds......

   On the morning of my last chemo treatment my doctor was explaining what changes that I would notice and the things I needed to watch for. I ask her what the time frame was for the cancer to become aggressive again, 18 to 24 months she said, that's a ballpark time frame. In my studies that is when it has shown to become aggressive. So doing the math in my head I looked at Thomas and said, March 2013 to September 2013.
   Since March 1 I've been kinda holding my breath and living each day ready for battle. On the morning of September 30th I remembered what the doc said, "Sherry, you always beat the odds and I have no doubt you will beat them again".  Yes, I've beat the odds once again. Yes, Yes, Yes.....take that cancer, you're messing with one tough lady.

   Taking the needle out for the last time, was an amazing feeling.
 

Determination.......

   Many comments have been made this week about the government shut down. I enjoyed the news report of the WWII veterans visiting their memorial in Washington DC. The video showed the gates locked at the entrance. On the gate is a sign explaining the reason for the closing.  
   One veteran was overheard saying, "no German or Japanese could stop us, do you actually think a gate will stop us now."

These men are still as determined today as they were when they were on the battlefields all those years ago.

 

Wordless Wednesday.....