I never promised you a Rock Garden!

I beg your pardon,

I never promised you a rock garden.
Along with the sunshine,
There's gotta be a little rain sometimes.
When you take, you gotta give, so live and let live,
Or let go.

Beautiful words to a beautiful song, with a little play on words! 

This photo was taken in Niagara Falls, New York.

We took our two beautiful grand-daughters to see the Falls for the first time, this past summer. The girls had there cameras and we were shooting pictures everywhere. 

Creativity can be contagious! 

It was a wonderful trip with built in long term, wonderful memories. 

"Look Grand-ma, look Pa Pa" was a phrase that rang out constantly, one that we will never tire of!

Showing a young person something new for the first time, is like seeing it for the first time yourself, thru their innocent little eyes. 

Excitement is the by-product, proof of a memory everlasting.

Keeper of Memories!

Treasures
I found this interesting little box at one my favorite magical places. It is staffed by the elderly who volunteer their time and the proceeds are donated to Hope Hospice. Such a noble and worthy cause!

Since retirement and my new home I have vowed not to clutter my surroundings with anything that I did not absolutely love.
One of my passions is to give new life to old pieces or to create something new and interesting from discarded objects. It is difficult for me not to fall back into old habits.

This box, however, just sang out to my senses and it had to be mine! Love at first sight and the price was right! It's value or age holds no significance for me. The top is rough and the insides covered in velvet, well used. If this box could only talk, I thought!

I have had many ideas on how to resurrect this object and somehow it remains the same. Maybe it is just meant to be?

Did it hold someone's jewelry, or perhaps a lock of a child's hair or maybe even a lost first tooth. it stimulates and provokes thought and imagination every time I look at it. Therefore a very worthy and sensible acquisition!