Good Morning Thoughts From My Dollhouse

TGIF everyone!  Hope y'all are looking forward to the long holiday

weekend and the winding down of summer.  Summer just flew by

despite my whining about the oppressive heat.  Seems just like 

yesterday that David and I celebrated the Fourth of July up in Austin.

I know that everyone says this, but summer really does seem to rush

by faster and faster each year.  Remember when we were kids and

summer lasted so much longer?  

I just looked into my closet and surveyed all the summer clothes that I love.

I will get to wear them longer because it really doesn't cool off here until

November, yet somehow I feel like I need to make the transition to autumn

colors instead of all my pink.  I am a Lilly Pulitzer fan and I have lots of

pink and green in my closet.  I am looking at my white "Jacks" too.  

What is your feeling about white shoes after Labor Day?  I know the rule

is now discarded by many, but I am a so traditional and like certain

things for certain seasons.  Maybe I will just get another pair of "Jacks"

in a darker color.

Labor Day always brings back memories of school and especially of my Freshman

year at college.  I remember my parents dropping me off at my dorm.  My new

home away from home.  Dinner in the cafeteria with my new roommate and 

other girls from our dorm.  Those first days of classes with professors who were

so passionate about their field of study.  Art History, Comparative Religion, 

English Literature, Chemistry, French and Ballet.  Yes, I took ballet.  

Such a life changing period in my life.  My eyes were opened to new thoughts

and ideas and it was all so wondrous.  In honor of that time in my life, each

year after Labor Day I work on ways to keep that quest for knowledge alive.

I seek out books that I have not read and try to learn something new.  Learning

truly is a life long experience.  I always feel sad for those who say that they

are bored.  How can anyone be bored when there is so much to discover?

Someone recently asked me ~ "What do you do with yourself all day?"

What don't I do.  I am one of those who finds dozens of things to do 

each day and my biggest complaint is that there never seems to be 

enough hours in a day.  My game has been thrown off a bit in recent

months, but I am back on track now and feeling positive and 

optimistic about life.  

My biggest project, aside from redecorating the guest bath, is my book.

I have been planning on being an author for years.  Yes, I am an author of

sorts with this blog, but this is an open ended forum.  I am working on a

book that will sweep others away into an imaginary world for a time.

It's my biggest project to date and I am so excited for it's debut.  Trust me,

y'all will be the first to know when it's ready.

I really love my alone time.  I live in my head quiet a bit.  It's hard for

others to accept this because I can be quite the social butterfly when I am

in the mood.  Most of the time I am quite solitary and happy to be alone.

If I don't get enough alone time I can be very cranky.  

That's enough about me.  What's on your mind?

Do you have any special plans for the weekend?

Picnics, or long walks in a park?  Decorating the house or gardening?

Taking the time to read a new book or take a long soak in a bubble bath?

Or are you spending time with family and friends?  Whatever you do,

I wish you a very happy weekend.  Enjoy each moment of the final

days of summer.  I will be back to share the early days of a new season

with you next week.  Until then ….

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley