Martha says they are essential so it must be true, right? I must have thought so because I bought this glitter set the other day. It was on sale, 25% off!

I admit to being addicted to art/craft supplies. (I also bought the glitter glue.) Luckily I've narrowed my field of interests but glitter falls inside of that area. I don't use glitter often but when I do, I am particular about color. I just couldn't pass this set by.

Do you know why this set is so appealing? Those of you who have heard me talk about color may have an idea. It is the perfect blending of one color into another that draws us in and makes us happy to be looking at whatever-it-is. In this case, it's glitter.

A few of these glitter containers sitting alone on the shelf, out of sequence, would not be nearly as appealing as the full set is. I knew that Martha was getting me to buy more glitter and I bought the set anyway because when I use glitter, I want the option of blending one color into another. Martha is a seriously good business woman.

AND – the grandkids are with Judy and Kelly (the other grandparents). I miss the kids but I know they are in good hands, I'm less tired, and I don't feel guilty that I am enjoying my kid-free space. It's funny but I think of my grandmother differently now. She was my age when I was Elanor's age. She had rules that didn't make sense then but do now. My grandfather was the one who took us to the park, my grandmother had to have a nap in the afternoon. Boy, do I understand that one now!

My grandmother, Nan, made all of my dresses as I grew up. She sewed, not quilts – garments. The arm of her chair was always full of pins. Makes me grin now. This is Nan, on the right, with her sister in her younger years: