Ageing Gracefully. - “Don't be afraid. Change is such a beautiful thing", said the Butterfly.” ― Sabrina Newby

“Stop whining about getting old. It's a privilege.”
― Amy Poehler

“The more candles on my cake means I get a little more exercise in blowing them out.”
― Donna Lynn Hope

“The older I get, the less I know. It's wonderful--it makes the world so spacious.”
― Swami Chetanananda

“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows.”
― Audrey Hepburn

“And the beauty of a woman, with passing years only grows!”
― Audrey Hepburn

“You don't stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“Your face is marked with lines of life, put there by love and laughter, suffering and tears. It's beautiful.”
― Lynsay Sands

“A mature man does not lament aging, engage in adoration of the self through cosmetic treatments, and partake of drug therapy to prolong his virility. An independent thinker does not capitulate to societal pressures or other forms of coercion. I look forward to developing the bark of a rough man, the weathered, tough-skinned covertures that men take on only when they stand straight into the wind. I shall guard against disappointment, rebuff domination by cruel men, and repudiate the easy. I must steadfastly decline capitulating to the demands of power mongers by curing their favor at the cost of surrendering my inbreed essence. I resolve to battle any wicked person whom attempts to intimate me, maintain personal convictions, and honor my heritage. I need to summon the audacity to go against the grain, eschew shortcuts, and to work from intuition of a person who knows that logic is only half of the equation for true success. In order to live life through both the heart and the mind, I resolve to accept my unusual nature and embrace living spontaneously without shame, remorse, or regret.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

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Pearls And Lace Fashion. - Pearls are for tears, the old legend says. Tears can be happy as well as sad. My very happiest moments have been when I had tears in my eyes. - Cecilia

 Cecilia

 

THINGS I GREW UP WITH IN THE 60's

 

Chicken wishing bone.

One of my crafts as a kid was knitting with a wooden cotton reel, now known as french knitting.

YO-YO

Poster of David Cassidy on my bedroom wall.

One of my subjects at school was typing.

Had to be an Alfa Romeo, could not afford the Alfetta GTI

Friday motivational quotes

 

1. “Friday sees more smiles than any other day of the workweek!”—Kate Summers

1. “Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that was missing during the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss.” —S. O’Sade

1. “Every Friday, I like to high five myself for getting through another week on little more than caffeine, willpower, and inappropriate humor.” —Nanea Hoffman

1. “Make a Friday a day to celebrate work well done that you can be proud of knowing that you just didn’t put in time to the next paycheck.” —Byron Pulsifer

1. “When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails) take a break you will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break.” —Catherine Pulsifer

Jokes. - A guy was reading his newspaper

 

A guy is reading his paper when his wife walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head with a frying pan. He asks, "What was that for?" She says, "I found a piece of paper in your pocket with 'Betty Sue' written on it." He says, "Jeez, honey, remember last week when I went to the track? 'Betty Sue' was the name of the horse I went there to bet on." She shrugs and walks away.

Three days later he's reading his paper when she walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head again with the frying pan. He asks, "What was that for?" She answers, "Your horse called."

You'll love this one!! An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a desolated area. Luckily, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy. He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy didn't move. Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!" Buddy didn't respond.

Once more the farmer commanded, "Pull, Coco, pull!" Nothing. Then the farmer nonchalantly said, "Pull, Buddy, pull!" And the horse easily dragged the car out of the ditch. The motorist was most appreciative and very curious. He asked the farmer why he called his horse by the wrong name three times. The farmer said, "Oh, Buddy is blind and if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn't even try!"

An elderly gent was invited to his old friends' home for dinner one evening. He was impressed by the way his buddy preceded every request to his with endearing terms-Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc.

The couple had been married almost 70 years, and clearly they were still very  much in love. While the wife was in the kitchen, the man leaned over and said to his host, "I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call your wife those loving pet names."

The old man hung his head. "I have to tell you the truth," he said, "I forgot her name about 10 years ago." 

Anton Peick.

Artist born at the end of the 1800s created beautiful illustrations depicting every day life. I used his pictures for my 3 dimension  decoupage crafts.

Dutch Painter and Illustrator Anton Franciscus Pieck, was born on the 19th April 1895 – and died on the 24th November 1987.  He is well known for depicting artistic scenes that have fairy tale and every day life setting.  His paintings have been very popular through the decades appearing on numerous cards and calendars.  As well as an artist, Pieck worked as a teacher for a few years.  He is responsible for most of the art in the fantasy-themed amusement park Efteling, in the Netherlands and credited with one of the reasons for their success.  Enlarge the images and spend some time looking at the beautiful details Pieck manages to capture.

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Sewing Quotes to smile

 

                                               My soul is fed with needle and thread.

                                        When life gives you scrap, make a quilt.

                                                 Sew much fabric, sew little time.

               I’m a fabricholic on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m on the road to                   the fabric store.

                              I’m working on my PhD (projects half done) in sewing.

               You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy fabric, and that is pretty close.

                 The sewing machine sews what the scissors have cut asunder, plus                         whatever else comes in its path.