This Perfectly Imperfect Life

(Said in a hushed whisper: "This is my Favorite favorite flower in my garden right now, a Brown-Eyed Susan that's appeared out of no where!") (Said in a hushed whisper: "This (dinner) was the extent of our 4th of July celebration this year as I ended up sick later this night, all day on the 4th and in the hospital on the 5th. Photo taken before dinner with our neighbors.") Head over to New Jersey Through My Eyes for "Catching Up - Summer 2010," a new slide show of photo's.

My sweet friend Jess over at Tangled Up In Blue has tagged me to share photo's of a few of my favorite things, though I'm doing my favorite things around our home, not just in our/my room. (And I'm doing 7 things instead of 5!) So here we go, in no particular order: As most of you who read my blog know, I love love love Halloween and these delightfully spooky treasures stay up, year round, above our living room windows. (As does that snow man actually!) Another thing most of you know about me is that I love love love snow and this is my collection of snowy paintings & pictures which hang above our computer desk in our room, most of which are set in the country. Most of these I've picked up in thrift shops over time or framed myself. This is Hubbs, at the tender age of 19, within his first year of being in the United Stated Marine Corps. He looks Nothing like this now and sometimes it's hard for me to believe it's really him, but I've been assure...

In an attempt to keep myself from sliding further into a funk that started yesterday, (I've had it with being sick and tired, being stuck w/needles, iv's & tubes, having tests, taking meds and feeling like crap - Had It! ) I'm taking a few moments to appreciate some of the simple pleasures I'm enjoying this Sunday (via another list): -Watching CBS News Sunday Morning, something I've done and enjoyed for many years now on Sunday mornings when I'm home. -Laying around with Hubbs, watching bad movies and laughing. -Seeing the smallest Carolina Wren I've ever seen in my garden out back when I got up to get myself some lunch. What a sweet looking little bird! -My pumpkin spice candle from last Autumn, such a yummy and comforting scent. (Walmart's Mainstays candle collection). -Catching up on my magazines; Country Living, Country Living British Edition, Starting From Seed and Artful Blogging. -Watching my new guilty pleasure show, The Fabulous Beakman ...

Watch the full episode . See more Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. For interview/partial transcript, click here. The parts about gardening and how some feel while they're in the garden are how I feel when I'm gardening and it's the first time I've heard it put into words other than in my own mind and journal. It felt good to hear!