Boring Hooker

I'm a boring hooker. I tend to go right for the same colors when planning my rugs...mustard gold, some sort of red/burgundy, various greens...dark background. Try as I might, I can't seem to get out of my comfort zone.

Until yesterday...this happened...

...a rosy, pinkish flower...

...with a little turquoise thrown in to help ratchet up my anxiety!

I'm struggling here...and will probably reverse hook this flower somewhere down the line. But for now, it's a love/hate relationship with pink and blue...and a mighty effort to keep that blasted comfort zone at bay.

My March came in "with" a lion...how about yours?

Enjoy the day,

Robyn

Randomness...

With Spring peeking around the corner, we are enjoying our own little garden right here in the house. Annie and I planted our tiny plants in a large glass cylinder. We are having fun watching all the new growth on these tiny beauties. The plants look hardy and we are hoping this little garden stays healthy for a long time. 

These are the sweet pink hearts I was lucky enough to win in Janice's giveaway over at Prims by the Water...aren't they yummy? They had a harried journey getting  here...but I'm so glad they finally did! Thank you Janice! They look good enough to eat!

This is how Mr. MW spent his Sunday morning. Even though the race started at 6:00 a.m. the temps were already high...close to eighty degrees and the humidity was way up there as well. The night before the race they sent out an email to warn people to hydrate and wear light clothing. The only clothing Mr. MW wears is his shorts, shoes and socks, and his running hat...and before the race he lost a third of those. Standing in a mass of bodies waiting for the starting gun...the guy in front of him was stretching and managed, somehow, to catch his foot on Mr.MW's shorts...inadvertently pulling them down...to his ankles...what??? "Did everybody laugh?", I asked when he relayed this silliness to me...his reply, "Nobody even noticed we were so squashed together and it was still dark out...I just reached down and pulled them up and the race started."

If you happen to know a serious runner, you know they are a little different from the rest of us. The outfit I described earlier...that's my husband's running apparel no matter what the temperature...ninety two degrees...or 29 degrees...shorts, shoes and socks, and hat...that's it. He's had elderly women scream at him that he was going to "catch pneumonia"!  He's had folks, who were once hardy Northerners but who now don parkas and mufflers to walk the dog when temperatures dip into the forties, yell "You're crazy!" at him. He says as long as he's moving he's o.k...and he did grow up in Connecticut. Whatever!

Me? My exercise this weekend was pulling a few loops. 

Have a great week!

Enjoy the day,

Robyn

I see rabbits...

As I continue to clean and sort, throw away and bag up, scrub and polish...I've managed to reacquaint myself with some old friends.

In my ongoing effort to "simplify", these old German bunnies will become our primary decorations for Spring. The many "cutesy" bunnies and lambs that have accumulated in boxes over the two decades we have lived in our little house...well, many of them didn't make the cut and are headed to the Salvation Army. Still others, the best of the lot, will make their way to the group home where my sister works and, hopefully, bring a few smiles to the lovely faces of the adults she helps care for...very "special" folks.

Have a wonderful weekend...stay safe!

Enjoy the day,

Robyn

...memories & rocks

I am knee...make that waist...deep into Spring Cleaning. I've been staying away from the computer...such a distraction...but ran across these and wanted to share them with you. 

Picked up on adventures here and there, these rocks remind me of places I've been and memories I've made. I am sure many of you have your own collections of these pocketbook friendly remembrances...such fun to pull them out...and remember. 

I have many "naked" rocks as well...picked up from who knows where.

Note to self: Take along a Sharpie and label asap...because, no, you will not remember even though you are certain you will.

Now I have to get off this machine...clutter and grime await me. I'd rather be in.......

Enjoy the day,

Robyn

Mr. Washington...

"...first in the hearts of his countrymen."

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Happy Birthday, Mr. President!

Have a great weekend...stay safe!

Enjoy the day,

Robyn

Happy St. Valentine's Day!

My favorite Valentine...a ceramic heart made by Annie in elementary school...pink, of course...and covered in glitter.

Have a happy Valentine's Day...hope it's full of fun...and chocolate...and a bit of sparkle!

Enjoy the day,

Robyn

RED......

Sunday...the first day of Valentine's Day Week. This is a post about the color red...my very favorite color. The color that can't help but cheer a gloomy day. 

Here are a few favorite things...wearing my favorite red. Hope you will share some red with us this week!

... a scrap of a velvet crazy quilt

...a tiny, early pin cushion that bears a striking resemblance to Clifford

...early red doll dresses

...wonderful sampler box by Marly from Samplers and Santas blog

...red shoes

...red pantry box with early red paint

...a fine gentleman by Anne Childs

...early painted red bowl with "mends"

Don't you just love red?

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If you are squeamish you might want to stop here.

Mr.MW took a tumble this morning on mile five of his 20 mile run. When you run unlit trails, at 5:00 a.m., you are bound to get caught up on vines or uneven terrain occasionally. If you have the misfortune to snag both feet...you go down...you learn to roll....you come home looking like this...

...hand 

...knee...ouch!

shoulder...yikes

When he came home I asked him what he did when it happened...of course after many years of 

"running boo boo's" I already knew the answer, "I got up and kept running."...for fifteen more miles. I also told him I was doing a post on red and that he fit right in...what a sport.

Yes, he does have an ankle i.d. tag with his info on it and no, I don't know exactly where he is when he's on a trail. We are fortunate to be good friends with our local police chief so if he is ever too long in coming home he has told me to, "Call Tony, he'll find me.". It's what he loves...I think good thoughts and say my prayers...and I only go out to fetch him when lightning is involved.

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Hope those of you with lots of snow...stay warm...and safe.

...a bit of red in my garden this Sunday morning to let you know Spring is coming.

Enjoy the day,

Robyn