~My Little Glass Birds~

Going thru all my things, well my memories.. I came across

these 3 tiny little glass birds..you see the penny in front of

them..the pink and white looks like pelican sort of bird,,the

red one in the middle of course is a white eyed rabbit and

the blue duck, I think, on the right.. They are glass and very

fragile..how they have survived is amazing..but there they

are. as I unwrapped them it brought back the time long long

ago when I was just a little girl and played with them..

My mom and I would go up to visit my grandmother, (dad's mom)

usually to bring her something, mom was a skilled seamstress,

but grandmother made hand made button holes better than any

machine.. I can still see her delicate hands, skin almost clear,

transparent- her fingers bent from the arthritis..but she loved to

do her tatting and hand work ..knitting, crocheting..she was very

skilled, and would just smile when mom would tell her how nice

and perfect her handwork was.. I have some of her tatted hanker

chiefs and doilies..the one on the back of the recliner is one..its

lovely..

While mom and grandmother would visit I would get these 3 little

birds, grandmother kept them where I could reach them..she didnt

mind I played with them at all..just said "Lois, Dear..please play

gently with them wont you?" I would go into the dining room and

there was this big dining room table..the center base was huge

and round..from it extended the 4 wide legs that had like claws at

the end with ridges so you could see each toe so to speak..I

would hop the birds up and down.and they would talk to each other.

I played with them for a long time..when I got older I found that

grandmother kept her wonderful box of jewelry in the down stairs

bathroom..it used to be the pantry, she had no cabinets either, in

her small kitchen..when grandmother couldnt climb the stairs any

more in her huge house..4 bedrooms and bath up stairs..they

converted the pantry into a bathroom for her..She didnt go upstairs

for years..yet knew where every single thing was up there..I tested

her many times lol..she always made Mrs. Fansher tell her just

exactly where she put something, so she would know.. Im the same

way..put it on the top shelf on the left, in the back lol..

The three little birds are so fragile..I am so pleased that through all

this moving they have survived..I have not seen these birds since I

was with my ex, they have been packed up all this time.. To go

through things I had to leave packed up ..is so much fun..and I am

enjoying it..to see these old things.. I love it.. I am enjoying

unpacking my little treasures..and remembering all these great

memories that I had forgotten were packed away..

I am so pleased with my kitchen..I played in there all day.. It really

looks so nice with the white against the dark blue then the bright

yellow to perk it up again.. I put some of my tea pots on the shelf

where that picture was..Donnie took that down and put that

old shelf there and it looks so nice.. I was so very careful placing

each one of those things up there ..but I did it.. I made sure my

hand was working good..if I had dropped one thing..it would have

hit my Winnie (cookie jar) or one of my oil lamps..and that would

NOT be a good thing.. I found one of my suncatchers that is blue

as well it looks so nice in the window ..now I just have to keep the

boy from it..if he sees a suction cup he will tear down a suncatcher

just to get it.. he cleared off the door i had full of them..only ones

left were high up he couldnt reach!! rotten child..lol..You see in the

photo below I found Winnies kids..lol..and that white pot on the

shelf? was my moms made the best egg shell coffee EVER.. My

hurricane lamps I found in an old car, the photo on the side of

the shelf the little girl looks just like Kelli when she was that age.

she has the biggest bluest eyes..looks so good there... scuze

the blurry- was hard to focus..I bet I went back and forth a dozen

times to take these..I love it tho. ;-)

Nice sunday today,, I got caught up on all my reply emails..I love 'em

to read such nice things..means alot to me that you let me know your

reading and really like what I write ..no telling what these hands will

type out..almost as if they have a mind ..well mouth, of their own lol.

that you take the time to come here ..Im pleased when you tell me.

I hope y'all had a great sunday..was nice and sunny and all the snow

is gone off the walk..lol..dont need the shovel lol..but this is just the

first snowfall so..there will be more..Too bad I didnt keep the snow

blower I had..we left it up north..just couldnt take it when we moved

to Green Bay into an apt. there..be nice to have now..I bet I know

someone would be borrowing it too lol..

Well its time for the 'proud of herself' weeble to roll over to that bed

and see if TONITE I can watch tv.. my eyes just slam shut as soon

as my head hits my pillows.. go figure lol.. nitey nite... :-)

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? luv ya and thanks :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..