Nonnie's Observations

Soft glowing candle Bringing ambience to prayers, Sparking memories My cousin, who was more like  a sister, bought this candle holder for me when she went to Alaska at a Russian Orthodox gift shop. She also got me an icon of Mary, unlike any other image  I have of the blessed Mother. So every prayer time I see this candle holder  and the Mary icon,  hanging close by,  memories are sparked, thus drawing  her near to me.  I miss her so much. my cousin Rosemary Hoosier Quote: “If you want to know me, my books are the best way,  for…they furnish a better biography than I can write.” ~Gene Stratton-Porter~ sharing my shadow with Shadow Shot Sunday 2 hosts: Gemma Wiseman  Chubskulit Rose  Magical Mystical Teacher

sunlight on windows prompts reflective scenery dessert for the eyes  joining James'  Weekend Reflections #278 Hoosier Quote: "Farming looks nice- from a car window." ~Frank McKinney Hubbard~

tail flicking… left, right, so alluring to Ting Ting possibly this time… Jax, so unaware Ting Ting is getting closer… closer…she got it!  joining in at the radiant Rebecca's Haiku My Heart Hoosier Quote: "No matter how much cats fight,  there always seem to be plenty of kittens." ~Abraham Lincoln~

B is for Baskets undersized baskets mini-Longenberger ones May I play with them? my child-like yen for anything miniature Am I compulsive? sharing with ABC Wednesday created by Mrs. Nesbitt hosted this week  by Gattina

NOSTALGIA… Sweet Pea, Hotel Taft, Dallas mural, eggs & grandfather’s home I remember the sweet, soft smell of Sweet pea talcum powder.   I picture the apartment bathroom where the talc sat near the tub. The building’s mural was admired As my husband and I walked around  my uncle’s Dallas neighborhood. Our high school senior class stayed  in the Hotel Taft during our senior trip to New York and  Washington D.C. The home pictured here is the way the home looked  when  my great-grandfather was still alive. The easter eggs-  this was the last time  my youngest granddaughter dyed eggs with me.  She considers herself too old to do it now. Joining others (my first time) at Digital Whisper for Nostalgia Hoosier Quote about Nostalgia: "Who recalls when folks got along without something if it cost too much." ~Fred McKinney Hubbard

Trail of the Lincoln Family from Indiana to Illinois located in Vincennes, Indiana gentle, stalwart men Martin L.  & Abraham stood tall in times of trial Hoosier Quote: "The occasion is piled high with difficulty,  and we must rise high with the occasion." ~Abraham Lincoln~ from The Indiana Book of Quotes  by Fred D. Cavinder

peeking through windows plentiful shadows I spot screen adds textured lines sharing with Shadow Shot Sunday 2 hosted this week by  Chubskulit Rose Hoosier Quote: "When small things upset someone my grandmother used to say,  'Nonsense! That would never be noticed from a tortting horse.'" ~Emily Kimbrough~ from The Indiana Book of Quotes  by Fred D. Cavinder