Happy New Year

I love "metaphysical gadgets", and one that I have followed for many years is a publication by Louise Hay, "your personal colors and numbers".  The book I have was published in 1987, given to me by my sister Merta, and "provides a fun way to associate colors, numbers, affirmations and spiritual ideals in your daily life."

I have followed along with the book religiously for the past 25 years, figuring out the universal year, my personal year, my monthly and daily vibrations.  While not complicated, it is cumbersome to explain, but what I would like to share with you going into the New Year is the Universal Vibration for 2012. Change is the key word for 2012 and goes as follows:

"Freedom and change are in the air.  Let this be your year to dress up.  Put your best foot forward.  Drop the routine.  Discard old ideas.  Do something unusual.  Be different this year.  Get out and experience life in a new way.  Make changes - in yourself, your home, your lifestyle, your business.  Make sure these changes benefit others too.  Look for good surprises.  Yet don't throw all caution to the winds.  Keep active, not restless.  This can be a very satisfying year."

"I WELCOME CHANGE AND EXPAND MY BOUNDARIES!"

 Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays . . .

and a

Fabulous New Year!

A time to share { Just 1 Picture }

Change

. . . and to all a good night.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.  Charles Dickens

Twelve Days of Textures . . .

Still enjoying Kim's Twelve Days of Textures, in starts and stops, and the textures are so magnificent.  I'm truly enjoying playing with them . . . and Kim is so very generous in gifting them for the holidays.

Textures: Lilly and Storm

Texture: Annabelle

Textures: Wonderful Magic and Cosmo

"Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy."

And just so you'll know there are areas in my life that aren't all about the holidays, I'll throw in the kitchen sink!

Textures: Wonderful Magic-Stars and Storm

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A time to share { Holiday Sweets, Treats, & Feasts }

Bella at 52 Photos Project has asked us to share our Holiday Sweets, Treats & Feasts for Week 34.

Neither cook nor baker I, and the treats in our family don't seem to come out until Christmas Eve, so I decided to share my most favorite treat of all!  It is a sweet which I over indulge in all year long, but especially during the Holidays when I have the greatest excuse of all!

Not that I'm a "humbug" kinda person, but when it comes to sweets and treats, you can keep your cookies and cakes (I'll take the brownies and fudge) . . . just give me a FudgeBar and I'm one happy camper!

Happy Holidays!

Kim Klassen's 12 Days of Textures

Kim is generously posting 12 Days of Textures during the Holiday Season; beautiful soft textures, for us to use to enhance our photos.

We had some snow on Wednesday, December 14, a day that also included a lunch with a woman that I greatly admire which made it a perfect day!  Grabbed my camera on the way out and on the way home, took a few photos intermixed with some last minute shopping.  

In the high country desert, you have to be quick if you actually want to catch snow on the ground and in the trees because before you know it, the sky is blue, the sun is shinning, and the snow is quickly melting!.

Below are a few photos I picked to use with Kim's 12 Days of Textures:

I fell in love with the shape of this tree below, which I believe it is a native apricot and took photos from two different angles . . . 

This last photo of the native apricot does have Kim's texture, but I bumped it up a bit with two of Nancy Donaldson's textures from her garage series, to help show off the only blue trimmed window on the house! 

    

Today's weather? Crisp, clear, blue sky's and lots of sunshine!

Happy Holidays