Welcome back, hummingbirds!

It took only two days for them to find my new feeder. Looks like this one has been feeding pretty well all along!

Gay marriage is not God's will

I was sad to hear of the activist judges in Iowa allowing gay marriage. My essay about it is over at The End Time. Sigh.

Peeps Tableau 2009

Peeps Easter Egg Hunt!

Peace that Passeth All Understanding

Introducing today's collage:
The Peace that Passeth All Understanding

Philippians 4:7 says "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

I was flipping through magazines and saw the cartoon of the girl with her tea. She was not sitting on the chair but the chair was in the ad. It is unusual to see a figure, real or cartoon, looking directly at the reader in that way, and her expression got my attention. I thought, "I am like that girl, with my comfy chair and my tea."

Then I got to thinking how lucky I am that I found Christ at this juncture in time: with the end about to come. Better late than never, I decided. I just made that up. Anyway, I am even more lucky to know Christ and know that His promises are true, because with all the peoples' pensions drying up, and the populace thrown out of work, and food prices tripling, and wars, and bombs, and killings ... no matter what happens around me, I can remain calm. Jesus will take care of me forever.

I can go on about how the execution of the collage was not exactly how I envisioned it, and that it changed even after I laid it out unglued and disassembled it to finalize the piece. But I won't do that ... my collages never come out as good as I want them, but the idea is there: no matter what happens in the world, knowledge of the saving grace of Jesus Christ means a person has a peace that passes all understanding. I have that peace. You can too.

First day of spring break!

It's spring break around there here parts, we have a week off from school. The weekend was rainy and thunder-y, so today's sun and warmth is the first real spring-like day we've had. I took advantage of the sun to hang out the laundry, including the bedspreads and other heavy items. They look so nice fluttering in the sunny breeze and they will feel good later when I put the living room and the bedroom back together and lay down on fluffy sheets or a comfy throw from the couch.

I also took advantage of the day to catch up on chores: dishes, laundry, vacuuming, clean litter box, errands (new slip for under the Easter dress), and haircut. A $7 haircut at Miss Willie's don't ya know. It came out good.

Chores done, (almost) I will take advantage of the rest of my energy to create this year's Peeps Tableau. Last year's was successful I think but 2007's Peeps Town was completely charming and I liked how it came out better than 2008's. I will try to be a little more creative this year...

The paycheck will be a little thin at the end of the month but I do enjoy having a few days to catch up on things and then to do other things I rarely have time for during the week: reading, collage-making, and just plain silly playing with Peeps. Lest you think my fascination with Peeps art is a lone and individually eccentric passion, o, ye of little knowledge! Take a look here or here or here or here.

Now you know!

My cats went bananas so I went to see

what they were so hopped up about.

I have a wrought iron hanging shelf right next to my door, where I put pots of flowers in spring and summer to adorn the entry. I had not known that this little bird had decided to make use of the currently empty shelf. He is about one foot away from eye level at the door, and my cats (well, Luke anyway) sit on the tall shelf inside the door and look at this bird on the shelf outside the door.

Here, I snuck open the front door and amazingly the li'l bird didn't budge.














He finally did after the flash startled him, flying to the dogwood across the way and presenting his back to me.
















Evidently deciding it was safer to huddle under the eave of the higher part of the roof a ways away, he stayed there for a few minutes pondering his next move.

Mortgage crisis explained. By South Park

Hilarious, as expected. Watch to end, the punchline

I HOPE for a different work ethic from Obama

Only weeks into his Administration, Obama has begun a tireless round of parties and events and social butterflying.

NYT reports: "These days, President Obama and his wife, Michelle, are popping up all over this city. Like basketball? There was Mr. Obama sitting courtside recently alongside astonished fans at the Verizon Center as he cheered on the Chicago Bulls in a losing battle against the Washington Wizards."

"Enjoy the performing arts? The Obamas have been to the Kennedy Center twice, once to see the Alvin Ailey dance troupe — with daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7 — and once for a musical tribute to Senator Edward M. Kennedy"

"How about a tasty meal? The Obamas have enjoyed white-tablecloth dining at Equinox, Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, B. Smith’s and Georgia Brown’s, and street-corner casual at Ben’s Chili Bowl and Five Guys Burgers and Fries."

The Obamas are equal opportunity partiers. They party inside the White House too.

Fox reports:
"Only eight weeks into the Obama administration, the president and first lady have already hosted their fair share of social events. Indeed, White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has announced that the Obama administration plans to make Wednesday night social events a tradition."

And let us not forget that the last 8-weeks of cocktail socials, theatre events, basketball games, and dinners out must have been absolutely draining for him, because President needs a rest from all that...

Obamas set off on spring's first Camp David tripPresident Barack Obama and his family are spending a long weekend at the presidential retreat at Camp David, MD.

A foggy morning today

And it's cold, too!

Pete and Repeat

I get off the couch to make tea and come back to Pete and Repeat claiming my spot!!!














PS: It's not like they don't have their own chair.