A Fish's Life

I have been busy setting up a small aquarium.

It is fresh water and just some relaxation nearby.

Also, to prepare setting up a salt water environment.

It has been awhile so easing back into the hobby.

We've lost a couple of fish.

I suspect a rough crowd in this small tank.

It has taken a lot of time away from blogging.

So I'm out to strike some balance.

There is also some stuff at the Mall I want to 

photograph and talk about here.

Until then here is a picture of one of the trouble makers.

I had lunch with Father Bob and Dan today.

I hope you had a good day.

I have!

Change

Change has begun since my AVM Stroke December 7th, 2012.

The Mall needs to change. 

All things need to change and grow.

We have decided to leave Bridgetown Coffee after 14 years.

No reason to go into it just leave it at as change.

Change is good.

We are going with Longbottom Coffee and Tea, Inc.

They have a great product.

Based in Hillsboro and been in business for 32 years.

They know Coffee and Tea Products.

Matt, our representative from the Company, is also one of our fine Dealers.

Matt was never aggressive about doing coffee business with us.

But when we were ready for a change he was eager to have the business.

No one else had ever asked us before.

Thank you Matt.

Longbottom Coffee and Tea, Inc. 

does great work around their community.

In fact they work and assist around the world.

Their values reflect our values so it seems natural

 we should be in business together.

Come on in and get a cup of coffee, mocha or latte.

We believe you will love their product when you come to visit us.

We are in transformation.

This weekend the Beach Boys are performing at 

Chinook Winds Casino and Resort.

http://chinookwindscasino.com/the-beach-boys.html

We decided to have a Treasure Hunt themed around the Beach Boys event.

We hid a red rubber duck.

If you find it you will win the Treasure Hunt Gift Package.

For this Treasure Hunt the package contains:

A Rolling Stones Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll

Beach Boys Greatest Hits CD

Little Antique Mall T-Shirt

Little Antique Mall Hat

Little Antique Mall Coffee Mug

1/2 lb. of coffee beans

AND

$20 Little Antique Mall Gift Certificate

So change and a Treasure Hunt.

Sounds like a fun weekend to me.

Hope to see you there.

Blog Block!

I have had a block trying to come up with a blog lately.

Sometimes it just requires me to start something.  

Anything.

So I am having coffee early this morning in my office upstairs.

I look across the room and there it is.

A very small baby sock monkey hanging on the corner of a window.

You all know about my sock monkey fixation.

Where did this baby sock monkey come from?

What is going on?

Dan is battling a mean one at our Mall.

We have a family of sock monkeys here at the house.

Now a baby one.

Sock monkeys are taking over!

Oh dear!

Aquarium Time

I have been busy setting up an aquarium.

One of those new modern ones that are pretty cool looking.

I hear watching fish swim help diminish stress.

I am all about no stress these days.

I am about walking the dogs, too.

Lincoln City Antique Week was extremely busy.

Dan is still putting all the numbers together and getting the Mall put back together.

It looks like people had fun and booths need to be freshened up.

This weekend is Newport's Seafood and Wine Festival.

I will have some more to say about that event.

More info:  http://www.seafoodandwine.com

AND

Our new Coffee company which is so GOOD!

LONGBOTTOM Coffee and Tea, Inc.

You will be hearing a lot more about that too.

You are going to love the new coffee and tea.

Hope you are all having a good day.

I am.

Quick Blog Today

Yesterday was a beautiful day.  

A deck day.

Not quite as nice today 

but my sister is coming so I will be busy!

My pictures aren't too good today but it is spring.

Daffodils have begun to truly bloom.

Even the miniature version of the daffodil is blooming in the yard.

They are so cute.  

So tiny.

Our southern property line is planted with Camellia bushes or trees now.

There must be 8 or 9 of them and they, too, have begun to bloom.

It is truly spring in the air.

I love Camellias and there are over 3,000 types.

Camellias originally came from eastern and southern Asia.

In a week or two they will be just covered with beautiful flowers.

The few peaking out now gives me hope.

The Wizard of OHSU has given me a path to follow.

5 or 6 weeks of more stress free quiet.

Then radiation while my head is bolted to a table for 8 hours.

Then we wait for a long time to see if it did the job.

That's it in a nut shell.

I am happy to know what I will be doing next.

I hope you are having a great day.

I am.

A Quick Movie

I made Dan act in my movie yesterday at the Mall.

He was a good sport.

I had fun and it is showing up everywhere

So I thought I'd better put a link here, too.

It is fun.

I'll blog more later today.

I hope you laugh.

We sure have.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HexE9nrUKh4

Have I Turned Into A Crafter?

I realized tomorrow was Valentines so I needed to gather 

my home made cards for people.

I had them sorted and out for Daniel to take to work for me.

I had worked hard on these little cards.

The first time I have done that in years.

I took a picture for the "record."

And then found myself wanting to take a picture of cards we had made recently.

What is going on?

I haven't crafted anything since the 70's and it was macrame!

I think I'd better keep an eye on this new craft thing I seem to be picking up.  LOL

On another note I purchased a new dresser.

It is an old swimming pool locker for visitors.

It is just perfect and I had started to work it into the room when I took this picture.

It is so cool.  

I love it.

When I'm all done it will look perfect.

And the function to hold socks and things couldn't be better for me.

Old and funky too.

It's a winner.

Tomorrow, early, we have to meet with the Wizard of OHSU!

We are getting all the data on radiation treatment as a possibility.

It is the last bit of data we need to make the next decision.

I am ready to move on so let's get the rest of the info.

Let's make that decision!

I hope you all had a good day.

I did.