Aquarium Beauty

                      

There is something calming and even magical about aquariums.

They show a different world through glass and water.

While sitting in a medical waiting room lately, it was so much fun to get a close up look into an aquraium.

 It stood in one section of the room.

The sparkling water indicated someone definitely works at keeping the watery environment pristine.  

The fish gracefully swimming around came in different sizes, styles, and colors.

What fun it was seeing them in their natural environment. 

A fairly large fish with expressive, multi-colored eyes, was my fave. He/she came right to the glass as I was focusing my cell phone camera near the glass.

It was as if the fish were saying, "Hi there.  How's your day outside the water going?"

While one large fish chased a smaller one, it seemed to be all in fun rather than a potential fight or gobble situation.

A brown fish (creature?) on the bottom of the tank seemed a little scary. 

I don't know what kind it was but its appearance made me think of some kind of sea monster.

While waiting for my sister to come out from a doctor's appointment, gazing into the aquarium cut the waiting time for me.

It also gave me a very enjoyable short time to check out the calming effects of aquarium-watching plus have a little fun.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN AQUARIUM?

Protein in the Morning

 

A goal this spring and summer is to improve the quality of food that is eaten.

It says to be sure and include plenty of protein and fiber, plus fresh fruit and berries, in the diet. 

For breakfast, in an effort to have some protein with my carb-filled biscuit, I added some delicious cottage cheese with a tiny bit of sugar and cinnamon.

For whatever reason, toasted biscuits with real butter and a thin stream of honey have become a tasty obsession.  

In order to not buy them, I have to push the supermarket cart very fast when getting near them. ha!  Sometimes it doesn't work.

Fresh raspberries have also become part of today's breakfast.  

Luckily, I love all kinds of berries.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO EAT FOR BREAKFAST?

A Swan Tale

Happy Sunday to all!

I hope your day is super blessed.

Yesterday, during a quick run into a Goodwill thrift store, a sparkling glass/crystal swan, sitting on a shelf, surrounded by other items, most definitely caught my eye.

Sometime in the last couple of years, on a trip to a Homegoods store, I saw two incredibly exquisite swan "lovers."  

They were on a display where gifts for weddings were displayed. 

 I wanted those swans but left the store without them.  

Two days went by and the swans would not go out of my head. 

So I decided to go back to Homegoods. If they were still there, then that meant I was meant to buy them.

They were there!

 Into the cranberry glass curio cabinet they went and have sparkled there ever since.

So yesterday's baby swan was a real heart-tugger.  Thankfully, she cost less than $8!

She's on a shelf in the cranberry glass curio, beneath her happy parents. 

Life is good!

Have a beautiful day.

The Best Is for Now

Change is part of life, especially when one is getting older.

In the past, a set of Old Country Roses china was kept in my maternal grandmother's hutch, for safe keeping.

Then, as the years whizzed by, I decided to start using that gorgeous china every single day.

The "special occasion" became being alive!

What good is saving beautiful things for another day?

Today is all we have, so we must make the most of it, is my current mantra.

Every morning, when I lift the cover of the Old Country Roses sugar bowl, to get a teaspoon of sugar for coffee or cold cereal, it is pleasing.

So remember, don't save the best for last. 

 Use it now and enjoy!

Dining on an Outside Patio

For some people, (including me), going out to dinner is one of life's pleasures.

These days, however, it's also very expensive and sometimes not worth the hole in our budget.

Recently, a friend and I had dinner on an outside patio of a restaurant.

It was quite lovely to feel the fresh air and watch the flames dancing in the fire pit.

The food was okay but not great and certainly not worth the prices we paid.

However, the nearby flowers were gorgeous and worth looking at, especially considering they were better than the food!

DO YOU LIKE GOING OUT TO EAT? WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL---BREAKFAST, LUNCH, OR DINNER?