The sun is shining today, and the air has a bit of warmth in it.........I know spring is coming soon, the calendar told me so. I am supposed to be working in my studio today getting ready for a show that I am doing next month, but I wandered outside for a bit of fresh air, and snapped this picture...the squirrels have eaten all the tulips except for this one and 2 others.
Today I had a person come and teach me how to do things on the computer, and on my iPad. I do love technology, but why do they make it so difficult to figure it out, when in reality it is not. When you know where to go, and what to click, it really is something I can actually do.
I had given my husband a Kindle a couple of years ago, and somehow, he could not find the movies I thought I had downloaded on the device. With the help of Lisa, my computer angel, I have found the movies which had taken to the cloud, and they are now safely and securely downloaded on the device.
I could go on about passwords, with which I seem to have practically filled a book, but I was able to straighten that out as well when Lisa was here, and the last thing, she set up was my Square account on my iPad, so that I can now take credit card charges when I do the show next month.
Technology is amazing, and I am exhausted from all this knowledge I have learned today.
So PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS........... LEARN SOMETHING NEW THIS WEEK, AND ENJOY THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT GETTING OLDER, ONLY BETTER

50 SHADES OF SUMMER.......HYDRANGEAS FROM MY GARDEN

Looks like tiny little pearls on each petal
 

Summer Pasta Salad

Easy Summer Pasta Salad.......penne pasta, cucumbers, peas, blanched green beans, grape tomatoes, shredded Parmesan cheese, and dried wild blueberries (Trader Joe's) which give it a little burst of sweetness.......toss with a pear champagne vinaigrette.

FASHION FADES, BUT STYLE REMAINS BRIGHT.....

SO PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS AND ENJOY THE DAY

Happy Summer Solstice.........Put on Your Pearls Girls and Enjoy the Day

GLORIOUS MONDAY

Good Monday evening..........was today the most glorious day. The hydrangeas

are from my gardening efforts yesterday. Mother Nature has such an amazing ability to paint her flowers using an incredible pallet of color.

I must make mention of the recent arrest of 2 Ohio State football players........for those who did not hear the news, they were arrested for peeing in the bushes at the Boggie Inn. The only thing I can say about this..........is there a man alive who has not peed in the bushes when nature called. Did this really require an officer pursuing the 2 young men on foot, creating paper work by giving them a citation, and taking the court's time to hear such nonsense. Is there not something more important that this officer could have done with his time? Are there not people being robbed, and shot in the city that could benefit from police help?????? Seriously let's learn to prioritize what is worthy of punishment, and what is not.
On a lighter note, I went to see THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, which I highly recommend. I found it to be hilarious, excellent acting, a wonderful story and memorable lines. I loved the hotel owner's mantra, "everything will be OK in the end, and if it is not OK, then it is not the end.......wonderful way to view life.

 Know that if today were perfect........there would be no need for tomorrow.

Have a wonderful tomorrow, and Put on Your Pearls Girls and enjoy the day.

NO DISRESPECT INTENDED

I received some interesting responses to my blog from last night......let me be perfectly clear that I believe that Hillary Clinton is one of the brightest, most intelligent persons on the planet, not just a  smart woman, a brilliant person, regardless of gender.
So my critique of her hair was a simple observation, and I am sure, knowing how bright she is, she would agree, that her hair is not good. And if appearances are not important than minimize the "get ready" work and have short hair.
...thanks Rochelle- I was about to agree with everything you said, but I like Hillary's long hair!! She had it short for a long time and she is back to her younger self when she had it long...

....So agree about Hiliary's hair!  and gay marriage rights!  who cares who lives with one another and shouldn't they have the same rights!...

...I only wish i had one tenth of "Hillary"s brain....i think with her grueling schedule....no one to help get her ready as when in the white house, she has a difficult time with it.... but i agree, a little something is better then nothing.....and not everyone can wear long hair.....she does look better in short....aside from that, she does a bang up job!!!
i wish people would leave the gays alone.....my husband always says, why can't they be married and be as miserable as the rest of us....those are his words of wisdom.....as usual, i loved your blog!!...
Hillary knows to put on her pearls, as does Michelle so.......
PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS AND HAVE A JOYOUS WEEK-END

AND LET THE GARDEN SEASON BEGIN

Peonies, and roses and weeds OH MY.....today was my first day in the garden, and it is a garden gone awry. It is not exactly weeds, because my son Jason, always tells me that weeds are only things that you don't want in your garden. Call them what you want....... due to the lack of a deep frost and cold this winter the garden looks like greens on steroids. I have day lilies and spider's wort growing everywhere in thick dense clumps. A little is lovely, even more is OK, but this is over the top. The day lilies have taken over everything. As I was thinning the lilies I found star gazer lilies that were being dwarfed, and roses that were being strangled.

The stone paths that the garden pixies follow were lost in the jungle, and my hydrangeas were one sunny day from being choked and smothered.

Well one small area is now clear, and the rest awaits the "weedinator"......in the famous words of Scarlet O'Hara, tomorrow is another day.

On a positive political thought, thank-you President Obama for supporting gay and lesbian unions.......if only the political powers would call this a civil union, and not a marriage, the church would be removed from the discussion, and people could live their lives as they choose.

I feel as though I should comment about the nonsense conversation regarding Hillary's hair, little make-up and glasses, but what is there to say. An attractive woman, not so much, and should she care more about her appearance.......she is beyond brilliant, and she was dressed nicely, so does it matter......well it shouldn't, I know in my head that it shouldn't matter, but would a bit of mascara, blush and even a ponytail be asking too much. I applaud Hillary for being comfortable in her own skin, but being a woman with bad hair as I am, does she need long locks.....Hil, think about Judi Dench, and consider a short do. It is easy, always looks good and ready to go.

Well the evening is fleeing quickly, and I have a book, The Paris Wife, to finish before my copy of 50 Shades of Grey arrives.

........THERE ARE EXACTLY AS MANY SPECIAL OCCASIONS IN LIFE AS WE CHOOSE TO CELEBRATE.......SO PUT ON YOUR PEARLS GIRLS AND HAVE A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY