Almost back!

Well my dear little laptop will not be coming back! It seems that I wore the poor girl out and the power cord was damaged and not able to connect to the mother board........(all greek to me)....all I know is it wasn't worth the expensive of repairing her. George is toying with the idea that we may try fixing it himself. Not sure a tool box and tool belt is all that you need :)) but he's been known to dazzle me with his knowledge of things unknown to lil ol me!
My hero!

Hopefully I will be purchasing a new one very soon. Meanwhile I have been hold up at our local public library on their computers getting my orders done for Spring. It's made me realize what a good computer is really suppose to perform like.....I had forgotten!!! mine had really gotten ridiculously slow. I'm looking forward to getting something faster and hopefully more enjoyable to use.

                                

                                   Meanwhile I thought I'd share this with you....                                   

As we start the new year, here is a story to consider and to make 2010 the best year yet!

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 Beers.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls..

He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly.

The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand.

The students laughed..

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life..

The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else---the small stuff .

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.

The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Spend time with your children.

Spend time with your parents.

Visit with grandparents.
Take time to get medical checkups..

Take your spouse out to dinner.

Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter.
Set your priorities.
The rest is just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented.
The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.'
The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of Beers with a friend.

You guys are like my GOLF balls!

   Hope to have a "virtual" beer with you all soon.....

miss you!

xo,

Carole

Surprises!!!

You may be wondering why I'm posting with images from this Fall in the middle of Winter.

This post I had started back in early October and never posted after a walk we took along the shore of our little town. I had named it "Surprises" and though I could have picked from a few others I thought the name was appropriate.

You see today I sit here..... not at home or at work but in the public library writing this post.

My computer is in the hands of geeks(I say that with all respect) and only they will tell me the fate of it.

I'm really not all that "surprised" because it had been giving me trouble for the last year or so. I found the original sales slip the other day and it showed that I bought it 4 yrs ago. 5 years is the average time for a computer so....... it was in the cards so to speak!!!

Procrastination is my middle name so I desire what I get.

The good thing is that I had been backing up files and all photos had been moved to my ext. hard drive right before it happened. I knew something was wrong with it right before it happened.

In "happened" I mean it wasn't like it went into some crazy bizurk mode like I've heard some do. No, it just wouldn't start back up. Not a good sign but I have a good feeling it'll be OK.

Maybe it's my new optimistic outlook I've been trying to have.

See it's working!!!:))

Ok, back to this post......

On our walk that day along the causeway we spotted a raccoon in the stonewall....I should say George spotted him. I think he blended in too well for me to have noticed him. It took me awhile to even see him.

It wasn't until he turned his head that I saw him. Sorry it's really blurry I was trying not to scare him back in the hole.

These very resourceful critters find their way almost anywhere.

He went back to his routine after he knew we weren't going to disturb him. This time of year it's pretty quiet here so he can do as he pleases without being spotted by us humans.

Another wildflower that seems to grow everywhere.

Another happy surprise!

When we saw these 3 wild turkeys at Fenwick I was excited enough until

we saw even more....

I think we were able to see a total of 11 in all.

This is one of my favorite homes that we passed by....not overly fancy for this area but I'd love to see it from the inside. So many windows... it must be wonderful during the day and the view here is one the best. Except for this........

Sadly it resides next door......... which appropriately has caution tape across the front. I think it's been condemned for a long time now. What do you think of the rooftop garden ??? nice touch don't you think????

We saw this right before Halloween and couldn't help think what a great Haunted House it would make. Not sure the neighbors would go for it.

This was the last picture I took that night. It was late and completely dark out but you couldn't tell from the way it came out ( no photo editing this time)

The sky was so blue like nothing I'd ever captured.......

an other wonderful surprise!

Hope to able to get my computer back on Tuesday and have good news.

Meanwhile I'll be hold up in the library working on some orders that I need to finish up for our Spring season.

Yes I know it's cold outside and maybe it's even snowing where you are but us growers are preparing for the time when the public will be eagerly wanting to get back in their gardens.

Hope to able to visit you all again soon!!!!

XO

Carole

2010..... it's here

I am so hopeful that this New Year will be good one. It is in our power to make the best it can be.

All you need is to

Dream