Samantha and the Banjo Player, A Visit to see June, HEAD BANDS!! and SANTA Art! My Wednesday and Thursday.....

 I haven't taken pictures of all my fall dressing - but our home IS dressed out in all things FALL!

Louis Dean bought this Skeleton Banjo Player at a drug store when he and Mother were shopping one day. You push an orange colored button and he plays music. Can you believe - the original battery still works??

I love how she puts her little paw on his foot as he plays....

Wednesday was a 'Stay at Home' Day - my favorite kind.

I had cooked a pork loin on Tuesday and used what was left to make BBQ.

I have the perfect size crock pot for small things like this.

We were eating out on the driveway waiting for the promised cold front and rain.

Don't believe all the promises. 

We got a few drops and some light rain overnight.

It was hit and miss but I am happy for those who actually received some much needed rainfall.

Maybe we will be next!

Art table remains up and I am painting at least an hour or two every day.

The hardest thing is just to START!

There's always more to the painting than I first see when I begin.

Step by step......

Louis Dean and I had a good Wednesday and we were in bed before midnight.

No clue why we both slept so well!

It was 11:30 when I got up this Thursday morning!

Before I went to bed, I put on a big crock pot full of Great Northern Beans along with a delicious ham bone! It smelled so good when I woke up.

Louis Dean went to the Thursday jam session at the Heritage Senior Citizen Center this afternoon.

I meant to use this time alone to do some computer work as in finding a new editing program.

Instead, I packed up some beans and cornbread and made some Jell-O and fixed up a bag of goodies to take to Kimmy and June.

Kimmy sends me little messages of encouragements every single day.

She is so thoughtful and when she told me June was coughing a lot and the doctor had given her a Rx to help her - that jolted me and made me think how long it's been since I have visited her.

It's been a tough year and yet there are still loved ones in our lives that we need to pay attention to.

Kimmy and June and I go way back to the early 1970's!

June is in her upper 90's and I am going to take every opportunity to see her as often as possible.

She has always been here for me in all of my life moments and I thank God for her friendship and support all these many years.

Kimmy was my dentist's assistant and became part of our family....as did June.

When I got home - I had a box from our friend, Dawn, down in Florida!

She and I have been friends since 2010 I think.

LOOK what she sent me!

20 - TWENTY head bands!!!

I opened the box and started pulling them out and laughed out loud!

So many and every one special!

Where did she find these and how awesome she sent them to me!!!!

Along with my favorite mints, I might add.

You know the red and white mints? Not the hard Starlight ones but the good puffy mints!

Mother loved them and I always kept her with a good supply.

Dawn blessed me not only with the head bands, and the mints but with good memories of Mother.

Thank you, Dawn.....

So tonight I started the third Santa painting.

It's not supposed to look good at this point.

I based the Santa in but I do not know what to do about the background.

I'm using a shopping bag as my pattern but I don't really like the background on it and I have no idea what words it's saying. 

Maybe I'll do a dark green or blue....somewhat like the Santa and Globe painting?

Goodnight.....sleep well....