Uh-huh....one of THOSE weeks

This picture kind of represents our week.
We spent Mother's Day in the Er with my son.
We were the "angels" this time.

He has been in and out a couple times this week.
As a mom, it is difficult to see your child (whether grown up or not),
so ill.

I am by nature a very positive person (takes as much energy to see
the silver lining as it does to see doom and gloom).
The silver lining here- he is alive and feisty
and for that I am thankful.

I was joking with a friend the other day.
I said I needed to change my blog tag from
"French is a state of mind"
to "Faith is a state of mind".
Here she goes again-hehe.

On a much lighter note,
The Cannes Film Festival is going on so I thought I
would bring back one of my favorite photo's.CANNES MAN
(at least that is what i call him).

It just makes me smile.

I thought I'd add a few more that make me smile.

If I can't be in France, at least I can still be in a
French state of mind.

Happy weekend to all.
Big hugs

P.S Thank you Theresa for the extra "shout out's".
They made a difference.

Taking that trip....

I just love this photo.

It was taken in Cannes and instead of being the one taking the picture,
I wanted to be the one getting a little sun on the Promenade.

Mentally, I can use a little vacation in France right now.
O.k, the south of France provided it is sunny.
The weather has been horrific here in the Valley of the Sun.
Lot's of wind, rain, flooding, snow and even tornado warnings.

The other night, a drive that I can make in my sleep (takes about 1 hour),
turned into a 2.5 hour nightmare.
Let me tell you, you can do lot's of praying in a 2.5 hour period.

Not complaining, just stating facts.
We are very fortunate to have a roof
over our heads,& food in our stomachs.
God Bless the homeless in our country
and elsewhere (Haiti comes to mind right away).

I have been working on a few little projects.
I guess you already know what the next one I work on will say-hehe.

FYI- Kasey (lola b's) will be announcing the winner
of The French Elements giveaway on
Monday.

Have a marvelous weekend.

XOXO

I'm in Cannes...

I had on the Today Show and Anne Curry was in Cannes for the Film Festival.
With so much going on, I decided to pull a French is a state of mind and go there myself.

You have seen this photo but it still makes me smile. I call him Cannes man. When you least expect it, he starts moving. Kids (adults too) love him.

Such a beautiful spot.

Looking down on the Croisette. Not too busy but it really picks up in the evening.
Many families out for their evening stroll.

Just so serene.

Roof shot of The Noga Hilton.

Ok, I needed that little break.

Not much flower sniffing going on this week.
It has been a tough week health wise for my son.
He may be headed back to the hospital. One day at a time.

We have had record breaking heat for May. 14 days of triple temps.
Today will be a chilly 98. My oh my!

In between running around like a crazed nut, I have been able to add some items to my shop.
Several months ago I ordered some marvelous pillows that arrived this week. Yay!
I'm so excited.

Some other pretties as well.

I have also been improving my soldering technique.
No idle hands here-hehe.

I also wanted to thank you for your comments and emails. They really do mean the world.
At a low moment, they can pull me right up.
Bloggers are the best!

Cannes Man

I saw on the news this morning that the Cannes Film Festival has begun. While I've never been in Cannes during the film festival, I've been fortunate to visit there several times. It really is lovely, crowded but lovely.

This is a picture of what I call "Cannes Man". While walking along La Croisette we saw what looked like a statue. Once we were almost in front of it, the gentleman started to play his music box. He never blinked, never changed his position. Only the arms moved. He was a daily fixture that we marveled over.
Very creative, very disciplined.

Cannes Man, if you are still there, enjoy the parade of people passing by.