looking at 60

there are eleven more months of being 59 yrs old.

God willing, that is :)

i want to live deeply and fully for these 11 months. 

my plan is to develop new habits that make this part of my life all that i dreamed it would be.

my twin sister and i have a facebook page called looking at 60.

as we come across anything that helps us look at 60 with new eyes, we put it on there.  

our goals for this year are simple

we want our last year as 50-something to be the year of the Good Stuff. 

 

What is Good Stuff?

1 - Do Good... volunteer, donate, give back, pay it forward, feed the birds, donate coats....
2 - Play... in the snow, poker, Frisbee, kickball, pool/darts, go bowling... participate, not spectate.
3 - Appreciate... buy bouquet. watch the birds. walk in the rain. go to sunrise. taste-touch-smell-hear-see... 
4 - Be Bad... say yes instead of no. take a cab to a bar, sleep naked, drink beer for breakfast, trespass, share a sin LOL 
5 - Leave a Legacy. teach someone something, make a difference, touch a stranger, share The Adventure List, gather momentum...

                                              here's to Looking at 60, may it be all and more than we hoped for :)

 

Merry Christmas to you and yours!!

enhanced with Kim Klassen texture and brush :)

warm winter wishes...

winter came early this year...

if it stays this pretty, i am looking forward to it.

if it gets any colder (it was below zero already), 

i want it to end soon.

meantime, i will appreciate the beauty :)

 

randomness

stalking the stalker :)

 

we had an ice storm in CT and it brought the birds to my deck

which is my favorite part of winter :)

 

 

 

and i was able to drive through my favorite wildlife refuge in western MA...

found a great blue heron weathering the icy rain before heading south to warmer climates.

he posed nicely before taking off...

 

back to the deck wildlife ...

 

 

 

 and ending with some holiday-ness ...

 

 

that's pony-boy, enjoying the fire :)

 

it's december :)

finally, the big slow-down I was searching for... :)

I am not sure where the rest of 2013 will lead us but, for now,

I am feeling like both joey and I live in the same house and that we both are retired. 

and that is not only enough, it is everything. 

more smiles :)

 

yesterday, I read on facebook that snowy owls are unexpectedly migrating to the cape.

I dropped everything, got in the car and rode around searching.

I didn't find a single owl but I did find happiness. 

it is December and I am able to 'drop everything' and take a ride.

for a girl who has spent a long life in retail, this is big  :)

 

joey is cooking at the cape cod house.

in the kitchen, not on the grill.

it finally feels like home.

the first thing we bought when we got the house were the new appliances.

that was in the summer of 2011. 

it's been a bit of a wait for him to turn on the stove, but he's getting back in the groove

for a girl who hates to cook, this too is big :)

 

I got to decorate the cape cod house.

not only for Halloween (a first ever, since we have no kids)

and tweaking autumn touches for Thanksgiving,

and now for Christmas.

for a girl who lives for HGTV and stalks pinterest,

getting to decorate is more than fun.  it is big fun :)

 

so again, I have no idea where the rest of 2013 will go,

but so far, December has been good stuff.

 

on that note, I am heading out to look for snowy owls

wish me luck :)


adding a few random pics to go with the random thoughts...

 

Frugal Still Life Photographer...

I am excited to participate in an upcoming online course for still life photography - you can join too, if you're interested, by going HERE to Cheryl McCain Photography. 

it looks fascinating :)

frosty start

november is a frosty month...

(image above enhanced with Kim Klassen's 'touch of 1' texture,

along with Pixel Dust's golden bokeh and FABrique textures)

 

 

 

until the sun comes out and melts the frost...

 

sharing with "Texture Tuesday"