Since my asthma has gone into overload, I haven't been on my blog much, haven't been reading much, haven't been doing anything much.  I have to get that turned around today.  Soooo I am reading a book, doing a bit of cleaning (don't want to overdo it you know) and crocheting.  I also have a new passion coloring.  It is so relaxing and fun.   I need more hours in the day and I don't even have a job to go to!

I thought this was cute!

and just for fun here are a couple of my 'works of art'...................if you can't draw, color

Found on Mental Floss 15 Things you Might Not Know about Beatrix Potter.

• Her first name was really Helen
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit was inspired by  a letter
• Peter was based on a real rabbit
• Potter's house was basically a menagerie.
• Peter Rabbit did not start out as a success.
• She understood merchandising
• She was a naturalist in a time that women usually weren't
• She sometimes wrote in a secret code
• She disappointed her Mom
• She wrote much more than you (probably)
• She didn't want one of her books published in England
• Her later books had to be cobbled together from earlier drawings.
• A lost work of her's was recently rediscovered.
• She also farmed sheep
• You can visit her house

For the full article by Claire Cock-Starkey check here

Valentine's Day is upon us. I can't believe it is already here.  Happy Valentine's Day to all my readers out there in cyber land.  I hope your day is filled with love, family and hope.  If you are like me and don't have a significant other, I hope you have a warmth filled day - maybe with chocolates, coffee and a good book.

Here is an article I found on Read it Forward by Abbee Wright:  30 Characters From Literature We'd Want as Valentine's  Who would you want off the list for your Valentine?  I'm tied between The Lorax and Jack Reacher (not Tom Cruise but the true Jack Reacher)

Oh you have to check these home libraries out!  Some of them are totally wonderful and I could spend my days there easily.   31 Classic Library design ideas  What is your favorite?  This is my first and second, although I'd be happy with any of them.

Have you ever seen those book shelf chairs?   I've always wondered how to make one and have thought it would be so cool to have one.

Well, drum roll please.......................I found a tutorial and I'm going to share it with you all.

Book shelf chair

I've looked this way often for this very reason