If you have a mother or grandmother who crochets, sews, or quilts you will surely find a sewing box in her possession that will contain all sorts of bits and pieces of material and all sorts of pieces of yarn.  This is kind of like a treasure chest because you never quite remember what you have, and you never know just what you will use from these bits and pieces.

 

Most generally the pieces of material will be used for a crazy quilt, and you will cut the pieces of yarn to use on the quilt.

 

If you stop and think there are many phases of our lives that are treated as bits and pieces. This past week I collected the bits and pieces of my life and put them in some order.

 

First, I went to Morgantown for an appointment with my eye doctor and after much testing and X-rays I got a great report that my eye looked great and it appeared the retina was doing what it was supposed to.  I will not have to make another trip to Morgantown for six months.  Thank goodness, great news for me.

 

Next, I bought four beefsteak tomato plants and set them out in the large tub my sister Cathy got for me last year.  It appears they are doing well and in the next couple of days I hope to get two sweet and two hot pepper plants and set them out in containers on my back patio.  I do not know what happened, but I lost my basil but have replanted it and am hoping it will catch on.  I don’t have any flowers out yet, but this might be the end of my bits and pieces projects.

 

This week I returned to reading which I had given up for a while because of my eye.  Another great Danielle Steel novel, High Stakes.  I have her most recent one, Beautiful, and will start on it next.  The librarian sent me some new books to introduce me to some new authors. I finished More Than Words by Jill Santopolo and found it to be an excellent read.  I want to encourage you to visit the library and take advantage of all libraries have to offer.

 

There are several “bits and pieces” that I am working on in my drawers.  First, I started on my desk and now I am working on my dresser and chest of drawers.  I offer you a bit of advice: Do not get in a hurry.  Take one drawer at a time, otherwise you get tired and will not do a good job.  I want to offer a suggestion, do not forget your jewelry.  Work through it matching up sets and putting earrings together.

 

You will be surprised how great you will feel when the bits and pieces of your life get in order.  When you stop and think about it, if you add up the bits and pieces, they soon total a great portion of our life.

 

Take care and enjoy the beautiful summer weather.  Stay healthy and until next week “Now You Have Heard It Through The Grapevine.”