Thankful Thursday July 24, 2025, and Fun Whimsical Houses

By wisdom a house is built,

    and through understanding it is established;

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through knowledge its rooms are filled

    with rare and beautiful treasures.

Proverbs 24:3-4 NIV

Happy Thankful Thursday 

SweetFriends,

How are ya??  Been a good week?

Ours was busy but good.

Pictures today are of Fun Whimsical Houses.

They fascinate me for some reason......

Saw some and thought they were also nice eye candy.

Enjoy!!

Now on with my Thankfuls.................

#1

Thankful we got to visit with the same long time friends

as we saw a few weeks ago,  we met them in another

city to get her hubbies phone back to them.  My hubby

had done her's a few weeks back and wanted to make

sure the cell service he set them up with would work

well where they live, before he did her hubbies phone,

as they are 2 or so hours away from where we live. 

#2

Thankful for a good time being with them again,

and for a nice late lunch at Sonny's barbecue that

 was sweetly their treat.  We camped out for about

 3 hrs. there, since hardly anyone goes there at that

time of the day.  So it worked out great....

#3

Thankful hubby could mow the lawn finally.....

since it has been raining every day.

#4

Thankful for riding lawnmowers, weed eaters, 

and blowers hat make yard work much easier.

#5

Thankful for a new drybar comedian we discovered.

His name is Mike Goodwin, and he is hilarious.

You can find him on U-tube. Just type in

 Mike Goodwin

and you should see drybar comedy with his name.

He is a christian and his comedy is very clean

 and refreshingly very funny.  We all need 

a good laugh these days, and the bible tells us

in Proverbs a cheerful heart is good medicine.

#6

Thankful for a great day and sermon at church 

this Sunday, and thankful we got to see a young man

 named Daniel and his sweet wife and 3 lil girls as well. 

 He had attended our church his whole life, until he

 got married and moved away.  They live about 35 mins. 

away now, but they so far, haven't found a  home church,

 so it's possible they might just decide to come back to his 

home church.  We would love that.............. as

would his parents, to say the least!!  lol

#7

Thankful for pizza puffs from Lil Caesars, our lunch today.

Haven't had them in a long time and was kinda craving

them..........and I have to say,  they were so yummy

and did not disappoint!!  lol

#8

Thankful hubby and I made Rolo's candies again this week.

We made some a few weeks ago.  They are delicious and

very easy to make in about 10 mins.  We both love chocolate

turtles candies, and these are a close 2nd..

Here is a Christmas post with the recipe, once you arrive 

at the post,  scroll down to the bottom for the recipe.

Click here

Truly everyone loves these,  and we typically make

 them at Christmas, but they are good anytime.

#9

Thankful for fruit. I love most all fruit, but my top faves 

are strawberries, peaches,  bananas, watermelon, and

pineapple.  and thankful they make into some really

yummy smoothies.  So refreshing especially in the

summer time

#10

Thankful for Pixabay and  Unsplash where I get 

all these lovely  pictures...................

#11

Thankful we had the opportunity to help someone

start there car who had a dead battery.  They were

a lovely Indian couple who were coming to 

Florida for vacation.

#12

Thankful we got to go to a Buckee's for the

first time,  have seen it tons of times and heard

others talk about it, so it was fun to visit. lol

Well, that's it for Cozy Place today!!

Love knowing you were here and hope you

have a  fun and whimsical day.

Love, Hugs, and

last of July Blessings,

Nellie

Thoughts to Ponder #9

Morning Sweet Friends,

How is your day going??

Going well,  I hope.

I don't typically say to much about politics,

but this one thing just comes to bear on my

thought processes anyway.

Due to all the info that was put out there by Pam

Bondi (and since she is a new Attorney General

for the first time, maybe being a lil over zealous)

 about the Jeffrey Epstein file, and that they are

 trying to cover up for Pres. Trump.  Of Course,

Elon in his anger has helped that along too.

One major thought comes to my mind

Really...............As much as the dems hate

President Trump, and have tried to uncover

any dirt on him and have done everything

they possibly can to keep him from being

the President,  do we really think they would

 hide that information about him????

Oh My Gosh, It would have been plastered 

all over the news media and newspapers,

podcasts and anywhere they could think of,

Just like the Russia Hoax!!!!

Anything to keep him from being our

President............Hmmm

But not one word from them about that

in either Presidential term or any

other time...........Gotta wonder why???  

Just a thought!!

Have a great day,

Love and Blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Have a Beautiful Sunday

Sweet Friends,

Hugs, Nellie

Thankful Thursday July 17, 2025, and beach scene images

 

As water reflects the face,

 so one’s life reflects the heart.

Proverbs 27:19 NIV

Greetings Sweet Peas,

Hope this finds you and yours

well and happy. Been a rainy

week here, but we are grateful

for it as our yard looks so lush

and green.  

Since it is Summer and lots of us think of

water and the beach, thought some images

of beach scenes might be fun. Thanks to

pixabay....

So on with my Thankfuls.....

#1

Thankful for a fun dinner out

at Cracker Barrel with our Son

and lil darling.

#2

Thankful that pain I was having

right below my rib cage and on

my side that just came on quickly,

is pretty much gone now. I think

I maybe pulled something doing

some arm exercises. Shew.....

cause there were a number of

things it could have been.

#3

Thankful for several long chats with

my daughter this week.  We always

enjoy that so much.

#4

Thankful to have made 2 cards this

week for my twin nieces. 

#5

Thankful for a good day at church,

and lunch out with hubby.

#6

Thankful hubby was able to get our van

straightened out.  I got in it and put the

key in, and everything was locked up,

the key wouldn't turn, the steering wheel

wouldn't move, the tires were turned so

tried to turn them, and they wouldn't

budge. But my Hero came through as

always, and fixed it within minutes.

Guess I had better find out what he

did just in case it ever happens again.  lol

Note:  Found out.  lol

#7

Thankful and appreciative of my sweet,

thoughtful and caring hubby.  When we

 are going out he goes out a few mins.

 early and gets the car cooled off for me, 

 and he drops me off at the door of the 

church and sometimes other places when

 it is so hot here in Florida because he

 knows the heat does not so good things 

to my body.

#8

Thankful for a wonderful looking

pasta salad recipe I saw over at

"On Sutton Place blog", click here

to get the recipe and peruse her

blog,  which is really nice.....

Can't wait to try it.  

It sounds scrumptious.....

#9

Thankful for Air conditioning, fans, and rain

that help keep us cool in the hot Fl temps.

#10

Thankful for a new HGTV show to watch,

called " Castle Impossible".  It's about a

young couple, that inherited a chateau

in France from her Grandfather. The

couple is really cute and positive and

they have this huge undertaking and

properties to renovate.  We've watched

2 so far, and are really enjoying it.

#11

Thankful for a sweet lil surprise from hubby

this morning.  He had to run to the store

and he surprised me with a caramel frappe

from MacDonalds.  It was perfect as I had

been feeling hot all morning (horror mones)

and it cooled me right off.

This has certainly been hubbies weeks!!!

#12

Thankful hubby got our friends other

cell phone set up with the new provider,

they are so happy about that.  A great

cost saver.

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Well,  that's it for this week at Cozy Place

Happy you could join us today.

Have a lovely rest of the week,

Love, Hugs, and

Mid July blessings,

Nellie

Tuesday's Thoughts to Ponder #8

Morning Sweet Pea's,

How are you today??

doing well I hope.

I had a thought this week

that I thought might need

to be pondered!!  lol

Recently I was hearing someone

 talk about being a leader for their

 children in getting them to read 

their Bible, and they were saying it

 was important for your kids to see

you reading the Bible, which I

 totally agree with, and then a

 thought hit me.....

Many people are now reading 

their Bible on phone, computer  or whatever device??

If you are trying to model that

behavior, if you are reading 

the Bible on your phone or other

electronic device,  your children

 most likely will not think you

 are reading your bible, they

 will probably just think you 

are just scrolling or reading 

 the news or anything for 

that matter.

Something to think about!!!

Have a great day,

Love and blessings,

Nellie

Scripture Sunday

 

Happy Sunday

Hugs,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday July 10, 2025, our simple easy 4th of July table

 

God is our refuge and strength,
    an ever-present help in trouble.

Psalm 46:1 NIV

Greeting Sweet Friends,

I am thinking I probably don't 

need to ask how your week was,

if it was like ours.  We started

off feeling in high spirits and

happy, about the OBB bill, 

seeing our old friends, and

4th of July, only to hear the sad

and heart wrenching news

about the Texas flash floods.

Feeling so sad for all those

who lost loved ones, especially

all those children.  Reminds

me of the North Carolina floods

all over again.  So thankful 

for the gift of prayer and the

ability to give when you are

so far away, and that's all

you can do.  We also heard

about another long time friend

who is having kidney and

heart problems this week

as well.  That's life, things

happen, and you just have

to still look for the good

that is still there, and grieve

the hard stuff to the best

of your ability, but make 

sure to include the Lord in

all of it........

Pictures today are of our

 4th of July table this year.

It was simple and easy but

always beautiful when you

are using our American flag.

         So on with my Thankfuls....

#1

Thankful that we had some long

 time, dear friends come to visit

 today.  It was short but sweet as

 always. We have known them for 

44 years, and we always just pick

 up where we left off.  Great kind

 of friends to have.

#2

Thankful that my sweet techy 

hubby was able to help get them

 on a much cheaper cell phone

 plan that will save them about

 $125.00 a month.

#3

Thankful for a fun afternoon

with our Son and lil darling.

Typical 4th of July food, and

some card playing, then they

were off to find some fireworks.

#4

Thankful that our sweet neighbors 

across the street did a fireworks

extravaganza.  So we just stood

outside and watched till we got

tired of the mosquitos, then we

came inside and watched. They

had some really good fireworks

that were almost like

 professional ones.

#5

Thankful that it had rained earlier

 in the day. Since we have a lot of

 woods around us, I am always

concerned they could start a fire, 

so it made it even more enjoyable

 to know everything was wet.

#6

Thankful for a new series we found

 called"A Thousand tomorrows" by

 karen Kingsbury on Pureflix. Only

 saw the first 2 episodes, but like

 it so far. If you like horses and

rodeos you will probably like it.

#7

Thankful for the a good day at

 church, a really good sermon on

forgiveness, and the freedom to go 

there anytime we want. without

 fear for our life

#8

Thankful we were able to go to 

lunch with our lunch buddies,

just the 4 of us. Their Dad who

just turned 103, got on a plane

and went up to Pa. to visit his

other daughter and family

members. Of course, they

helped make the plans and

got him to the airport and all,

and of course, his other daughter

picked him up, and, he is hearing 

and visually impaired, but he

just keeps going like a timex

watch, takes a licking and

keeps on ticking!!  lol

 He is an amazing man!

#9

Thankful to see that

 Tim and Demi Tebow's

 baby girl made it into the world 

safe and sound.  Was fun seeing

pics on instagram.

#10

Thankful that hubby somehow

 came across some old

 Carol Burnette videos.  Always

loved watching her shows as

I grew up.  She was a hit at my

house as a kid, cause my Aunt

on my Mom's side looked a lot

like her.  Her videos are still

funny to this day.

#11

Thankful that we just got an

email from hubbies heart Doctor

 and he said there was no change

in his echocardiogram.

Which is great news.

#12

Thankful we rearranged our

family room which give us

 a nice change of scenery.

  Might had some coastal touches

 if I can do it without redoing

 the whole room.  lol

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That's it for this week at

 Cozy Place.

Glad you could stop by.....

Have a Thankful rest of the week.

Love, Hugs,

and July Summer Blessings,

Nellie

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