Childhood memories and hopes and dreams

One of my favorite pass times when I was a tot was to look at all the buttons my mother kept in her button tin. It was a brown shoe polish tin - very utilitarian and totally delightful because you couldn't see what was stored inside. I distinctly remember thinking that I'd have to have a tin full of buttons  when I was a grown-up.

My mom still has her button tin and it still holds its fascination for me, but I have been fortunate to have inherited my mother-in-law's collection of buttons. I'm currently sorting through them to select which ones to pass on to Cupcake Couture's Button Hunt. I wonder whether they will be of any use to her?

There are a few buttons that I will not be able to part with though. These delicate pink ones on the left are being saved incase I'm lucky enough to have a baby. My husband said that if I'm saving pink buttons we will most likely end up having boys! 

Today's view:

It's VERY bright and sunny at the moment so the sea is mostly just reflecting the sun. Perhaps if I were to take this pic later today the sea would show as bluer than blue but it's good to feel the sun in the sky - it makes me feel energized and reminds me of the fact that some of the best things in life are indeed free (uh, oh, my apologies for the cliché).

White horses

Could not drag me away from you....

Apologies for the mis-quote. I always seem to remember only tiny bits of song lyrics. This one is from Gino Vanelli's "Wild Horses" but I was thinking of the white horses on the sea because it has been a very windy day. Regrettably you can't see the white horses in my little photo.

A few of my favourite things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens and some new stuff that brings a smile to my face.

The view {update}

Our weather is currently as changeable as the weather in the UK. These are pics of my view from yesterday and the day before that.

Change in the home

I like to follow blogs about de-cluttering (see my post here) and the latest that I've fallen in love with is called Small Notebook - For a simple home. Reading Rachel's post "Are you making Your To Do List Too Hard" was just as though she had seen right into my mind and then, like Mary Poppins, had whisked everything into shape.

It was wonderfully appropriate because I'm looking forward to doing some tidying and reorganizing this weekend (pictures on Monday if all goes well). We've bought some beautiful second-hand furniture and I've been thinking all week about what should go where and whether my ideas will work when the time comes.

If Mondays are known for the blues, what colour are Fridays?

Having heard of synesthesia (check out the Wikipedia definition here), I guess some people do assign a colour to Fridays. I imagine it should be silver - all sparkly with anticipation of the weekend ahead and the opportunities to do what we enjoy and with a hint of the possibility of a party.

That's so long as you don't work in retail, where weekends have become just another two days to sell sell sell. I'm in two minds about this. I have friends in retail and sympathize that weekends for them don't exist. My longtime friend would like shopping on a Sunday to be banned! However, I love being able to shop on the weekends. If I shop during the week I am on my own but if I shop on the weekends I usually have company.

Here's to this weekend. Hope you all have a blast.

Early start

I am quite an early riser so this is the sunrise at 5.26am (according to my camera). I'm not really fully awake till at least 6.30 but I know a good sunrise when I see one. I have to confess that other members of my family who are not early risers do not enjoy being woken up to enjoy the sunrise, so here it is for you, dear reader, to enjoy at any time of day.

My camera isn't an SLR so luckily I can take pictures like this without having to look directly into the sun and so my retinas remain intact.