Wine Is Not The Only Thing That's Aging Around Here!

       (Zinfandel Fine Art Photo by photoamato)

     I am really starting to feel my age. I've been looking so forward to Fall finally getting here, but now that the weather has cooled off I'm finding that I wake up every day with a little 'hitch in my get-a-long'...^_^...and it doesn't want to 'get-along' like it used to!
       I was planning to talk about this subject in a few days anyway, but when I saw this treasury by jdenitto1966, entitled Blue Wine On Fire, I saw the poetic coincidence of it and decided that now was the time to give this subject a go!

         Yes, with all the things going on in my family lately, I've had days where I was a little 'blue'. And with all of the rain, chilly weather, and hormones going haywire, I'm feeling a little 'aged'!....See! Poetic coincidence. :-)
       Before I start 'waxing poetic' though, let me show you a few of the things I really liked in this treasury. One...of course...being the Plaid Blue and Wine colored Deborah Tote Bag of mine that she included!

         It's one of the two pocketbooks I have left in my Wuglyees shop right now. I'm debating on whether I'm gonna make any more. I only sold one in the almost three years my shop has been open! And that one sold back in April of 2009!!...O_O...Besides, I'm not in any hurry to be fooling around with pocketbook linings anyway!
      Speaking of which, hopefully I'll be able to show you my new Yoyo bag lining that my friend did for me this coming weekend. I'm determined...determined I tell you!...to get it photographed and in the shop before this coming weekend is through! {Now let's see if that 'self-pep-talk' works! ^_^} 
       Getting back to the treasury...(don't you just love how my mind just wanders off, goes for a little mental stroll, gets in a mental boat, unties the mental mooring, drifts along a mental stream, and then remembers that the boat has mentally drifted away from the dock, and has to jump back in the mental water and swim like crazy for the mental shore?!! LOL)...here's a couple of the other things I liked...

(Victorian Seam Binding by fansydesigns)

       I love the colors! They remind me of the different colors of grapes, at different stages of ripening on the vine.

(Wine Bottle Jewelry Napkin Rings by TheMudPlace)

       Not only are these pretty, but I think marketing them as 'wine bottle jewelry' is pretty clever! :-)

(American Cherry Rustic Cutting Board by grayworksdesign)

       A little known fact about me is that even though I consider myself to be a pretty good cook, I have never owned a legitimate cutting board! (I say 'legitimate' because I won a free bright yellow plastic cutting board years ago with something I bought, but I gave that piece of junk 'baby' away as soon as I could! LOL)

      I've cut everything I ever cooked, over the trash can or the sink, with a sharp knife and the water running!....What can I say, I have skills like that! ^_^ {And yes, I do have 'all' 10 fingers still!}...But if I did buy or use a cutting board it would definitely be one like the one above! Gorgeous wood, sturdy, and the kind that can take a beating! ^_^

       What a gorgeous treasury, huh?! If you wanna see the other items in it close up you can click HERE. 

       Okay...back to my aging subject...I've been known to whine on occasion...What's that? You say you 'KNOW'?!! LOL...But lately I'm not just whining to hear myself whine. I'm really starting to feel my age!...Is it just me?!...Is there something in the water?!...In the air?!...Is it just me?!! O_O

 (Bass Player and Vineyards Fine Art Print by artistpalette)

       Okay...so you've heard this song before! :-] But it's disturbing me a bit these days because I'm wanting to sleep more and more,...and not 'staying asleep' once I actually go down! (And considering that I'm usually so exhausted that I can barely form sentences, you'd think I'd sleep for ages!!....but Nooooooo!)

      And...and don't you dare laugh at me either!...when I tell you that every time I crochet for more than an hour now, I get a pain going up my arm, all the way from my middle finger up to my shoulder!...I tried to ignore it last week because I was determined to crochet the rest of my scarf. The next morning I couldn't sit up!! I felt like I had pulled the muscle in my whole shoulder!! LOL

      I didn't pick up the crochet hook the next day...and the pain went away. Then I crocheted the day after that and....the same thing happened the next morning!!! My shoulder and upper arm wouldn't move!! UGH!...So, as I said in the beginning, I'm really starting to feel my age. :-(

(Harvest Time, Signed, Fine Art Photograph by gildinglilies)

         I used to be a plump, finely colored grape, basking in the sunshine...Now I'm old, over-ripe grape, withering on the vine!! LOL...I try not to worry about it too much. After all, as you can see, my mind...although it drifts away from the shore on occasion...is still working just fine! And I don't play with my lips 'half' as much as I used to! LOL

(Wine Bottle Fine Art Photograph by MelanieCaskey)

         Yes, my eyes are not as good as they once were...And my memory.......O_0 Wait! What was I saying?!...And the arthritis is getting more painful in certain parts of my body...including the back of my hands...SERIOUSLY?!...WHY?!!!...And my patience is about as thin as my skin these days!!...Where is the 'but'?! There must be a 'but' to this story, right?!!!

 (Wine Glasses Original Fine Art Photograph by ruffhouseart)

      Yes, there is a 'but'. The 'but' is......but I'm still alive. I'm still breathing every day. I still have a husband and family that love me, and that I love. I still find all kinds of things to laugh about...including myself!

      I can still appreciate a good joke, a baby's smile, a puppy's wagging tail, a good book, a beautiful sky, a snugly hug, a game of tennis...or any ball game for that matter..., a gorgeous de-seeded sunflower, a board game of scrabble or a hand of cards, the smell of a pork roast with ginger and spices cooking in the oven, the look of a beautiful piece of jewelry, the feel of a soft piece of yarn, a red and black cardinal, a blue jay, and the changing orange and red leaves of the trees in my backyard. :-]

     In other words, poetically speaking, aging is tough, but it's not all bad! :-] It could be worse!!...So, to those of you, like me, who have days when the 'aging thing' is starting to get to you, make a list of all of the things you can still appreciate about your life...and get a nice glass of wine, instead of 'whine', and smile it off if you can.....I just did! :-]

Everything Is Getting Older

Everything is getting older,
past it's time, and rusting fast!
No matter how many times you oil it,
Somehow, still, it doesn't last.

Everything is getting older.
Even veggies just from the store,
have now browned and withered up.
They're not all shiny like before.

Everything is getting older.
Old dogs included, people too.
Even babies, from the womb,
start getting older, just past brand new!

Everything is getting older,
like real good books, with tales all told.
But, Wait a minute! Some books are good!
That's why "To read" will not get old.

Everything that's getting older
doesn't harm us and displease.
Just think of wisdom in the aging-
that's with people and with cheese!

All the things, those getting older,
showing marks and scars of time,
just need a tad bit more attention,
or just a small aged glass of wine!
     
           As a side note, if you wanna check out the different videos that our local channel 40 News, WGGB, put together on the days that the Walker home was being built by 'Extreme Makeover-Home Edition' you can click HERE.