From the comfort of my armchair::February 28th

Last night as we were watching "The Voice", which I have to say is one of the BEST tv shows on right now, I decided to take some pictures from the comfort of my La-Z-Boy recliner:

Even Michael likes it, which is great because this boy is *not* a couch potato. It really is that good ;)


At the beginning of the evening, the balloon was high on the ceiling.


Then it suddenly fell down to the level of the lamp. I have never seen a balloon do that!


My favorite lamp. Cost=$5 at a yard sale 20+ years ago. Value=priceless. I really, really, really love this lamp.


One of the pictures on my wall. I love irises, so a watercolor painting of a beautiful coral one is perfect :)


And yes! I am still wearing Christmas pj pants. My favorite pair :)


And my Sweetie. This was actually taken while he was watching last Thursday's "Grey's Anatomy" on the internet because I really wanted him to get caught up on my show. I love talking to him about tv shows, movies, music; he is the one person I love sharing it all with, and he is wonderful about taking an interest in what interests me. He really *is* perfect like that. :)


Life really is that good. I hope that you are savoring the best moments of your life too :)

Saturday Centus - The chair dominated the small room::February 25

The rules:
The prompt this week is: The chair dominated the small room



Number of words: 100 PLUS the six words of the prompt for a maximum of 106 words.
Style of writing: Any
Pictures: As many extra pictures as you like

The chair dominated the small room. They made me sit on that chair, while they circled, circled, circled like sharks. They wanted to know where I put it. I wasn’t going to tell. They couldn’t make me.

They thought that they could intimidate me, but they didn’t understand that I couldn’t be intimidated. Whatever they did to me me, I would never crack.

The light above me was hot. Sweat dotted my upper lip.

Then they unleashed the worst torture known to man: they took the pacifier from the baby’s mouth. “I’ll tell you! Please make it stop! The t.v. remote is in the clothes hamper!”

(No actual picture available, so picture this: a frazzled mom sitting on a chair while her children and husband make a ring around her chair. It isn't such a terrible thing to limit tv time, right? ;)

Post Processing Play::Thursday, Feb. 23

I took this picture this morning after I took the kids to school:


It is an unused factory just a couple miles from their school. The lighting was a bit tricky, and I over exposed a few pics, just trying to lighten up the scene a bit.

I had decided to go back in the afternoon when the sunlight has shifted from east to west, because while the pic was ok, it wasn't spectacular.

I came home and looked at the pic and I liked it, even if it was a bit drab and boring. I cropped the original, to focus more on the windows. Then I decided to play with the coloring a bit, which is something I play with sometimes, but rarely like enough to save.



This one is different though. It is unusual, but I like how the color sets off the scene and makes the picture look old.

I've been sick for the past few days and have missed posting and have missed going out and taking pictures, but I think that what I've got is the true, blue flu: the one you get vaccinated against. Achy, cold & hot, sore throat, runny nose, headache, blah. I think I'm feeling a bit better today, though, and for that I am truly thankful.

Have a wonderful Thursday!