Ninasusan

Happiness gently landed on my shoulders

October 2014

  • October has been good other than the political commercials….

    I may have mentioned this before, but when we moved to Missouri, Dish TV failed to switch us over to local TV stations..so for the last 8 months, we have been continuing to watch Des Moines local channels.  I have no problem with this other than my oldest daughter lamenting on the fact that I Read more

  • Yesterday was a miserable wet day…

    NWS is saying we got 1 to 3 inches in the area. Finally the pond is high enough to send some water under the bridge. It looks very nice bank full Btw…does anyone want Osage orange/hedge balls? I have access to them…. Trying to figure out how I can craft with them…I found they are Read more

  • Friday with Franny

    Franny and I decided to venture out in the cold breezy outdoors for a walk this afternoon. I wore a t shirt, Dog the Bounty Hunter sweatshirt and a quilted vest. franny wore a fur coat. Osage orange trees are dumping their fruit in our back yard and all along the trail. I can’t believe Read more

  • Rome

    While you have probably figured out that I loved Venice….my second favorite place is Rome. The sound, the hustle and bustle, the smells…we did most of Rome on foot which I think is the only way to see it. The second time in the Eternal City was as exciting for me as the first….but I Read more

  • EDIT: Rain, Clouds, SUN

    Oh the difference a few hours make…I’m going stir crazy stuck in this house with him, one grandson, 5 cats and one dog. What was I thinking….it just keeps raining…I need something to do….I’m going insane. Read more

  • Rain, clouds, sun….

    When I went into the shower this morning, it was raining….a nice gentle rain…when I came out of the shower the sun was poking thru the clouds…I have always appreciated this act of Mother Nature because it always reminded me of appreciating the good times after you have weathered the bad times. Then my very Read more

  • Airplanes….I love airplanes….

    One of the things that he and I have in common is our love and fascination with airplanes. Perhaps you don’t know, but he attended Indian Hills in Ottumwa for airplane mechanics and he actually left me while we were dating for a job in Louisiana to work on helicopters for PHI. Before 9/11 and Read more