Pocket Change

The weather turned cool here in the Valley of the Sun, and early this morning I slipped into a jacket, stuck my hand in the pocket and found treasure! It's always a nice surprise when you wear a fav pair of pants, or a coat that's been put away for a while and come up with some kind of pocket change!

Today, however, it wasn't pocket change, but a seashell collected at the beach in June when I visited with my granddaughter. I folded my fingers around it, closed my eyes, and imagined I was standing at the ocean's edge again, the soft rippling foam at my feet, the roar of the waves as they rolled in, every now and then, a seagull's cry in the distance.

Sometimes, its the little things, the little moments in time that give us the greatest pleasure when we look back at them. Have you checked your pockets today?

HUGS to everyone!

51 Days and Counting

There's a hint of magic......

.....when Christmas is in the air.

If you've been to any stores lately, you know that Holiday decorations are up already. They were experimenting with holiday songs in my BigBox store today -- and I'm so happy there isn't a speaker near where I work!! Don't get me wrong, I love the holidays, but ... 8 hours a day from now til then? Just a little overkill, if you ask me.

Today after work, I happened to see this wreath, and bought it. Here in the Valley of the Sun, an evergreen garland with poinsettia's on it looks a little out of place. This one seemed to suit me just fine -- not too fooo fooo or fussy :)

HUGS to everyone!