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I want to let Miss Mildred know that we have enjoyed the gladiola bulbs that she sent last year.... or was it the year before.  I can't remember... time seems to pass me by :-))  The flowers are very beautiful. We are still working on the office.  The doors are being a problem.  It will eventually be overcome and remodeling will progress. Frank and I went on another trip out west.  

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I hope each of you rang the new year in safely and peacefully. Frank and I had a mostly quiet evening at home. The neighborhood set off fireworks and I slept through it... well, Frank said I talked through it.  He wanted to know what I said and I said I don't know... he was the one listening and I was sleeping :-). I haven't slept well in weeks. With the damp weather we've had comes the flare

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* This year has been a little weird... at times it has flown by and others it has dragged. Here we are nearing Christmas again! I'm still reading. I'm on the fourth book in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn. I'm still playing games at Face Book... how addictive!   I renewed some friendships from high school through Face Book and that has been an unexpected surprise. I'm relatively well.

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Hello Y'all !!!!!! I just dropped in to to wish each of y'all a blessed Thanksgiving Day.  We are counting our blessings.   We will be striving to not eat too much at our feast  :-)   All is well here and I hope the same is true in your neck of the woods. Hugs !!

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I hope everyone is doing well.  Frank and I are doing good.  We've done a little piddling around the house.  Frank more than I.  I'm still plowing away at the farms on Facebook.  Thank you to all that became my neighbors.  It helped me progress. Oh... Frank got my goat this morning.   He said they named a perfume after me.  I told him I knew they named sunglasses after me but had not heard

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I finally did a little fall decorating :-) I'm not much of a decorator... but my blog looks a bit fallish now.We have been so busy since returning from our trip. Lots of laundry. Lots of errands. Cleaning up the fallen tree mess. Frank will finish the repair of the fence today. Yesterday I potted some mums and dead-headed flowers. This morning I will weed some. The weather has been really

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I missed my brother-in-law's, Rich's, birthday on the 12th.... Happy Belated Birthday, Rich! I missed the wedding anniversary of my niece Marcy and her husband Ralph on the 21rst... Happy Belated Anniversary wishes to a wonderful couple. I missed my nephew Jared's birthday on the 24th.... Happy Belated Birthday, Jared! I'm early in wishing Tom, Frank's brother, a Happy Birthday tomorrow

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Just checking in.... it will probably be a couple of weeks before I post again. I will visit your blogs as I get a chance.Last week our pecan tree looked like it does in the photo below. Frank had talked to the extension agency about its health. The man called on Monday... I think... and told Frank the tree had dogwood borers and told him some steps to help possibly save the tree.(click on

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I have been busy cleaning the kitchen this morning. I gave the counter tops a good cleaning, cleaned the toaster real good... amazing where the crumbs hide... cleaned the kitchen door and ran the Perfect Sweep over the floor. I bought it for the travel trailer, but found out that I really like to use in between vacuuming.We hope to visit our daughter, Sonja soon. So the trailer needs to be

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Today is my sister, Zawanda's birthday. She is the cute smart one of the family. Zawanda has a lovely singing voice. She likes to watch football... Go Falcons! Go Dawgs! and she likes baseball too.... Go Braves! Zawanda is a collector of glasswares and sometimes sells a few of them on ebay. She has a collection of lighthouses.Love You!Lighthouses bring this song to mind, Candle On The

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Pauline from The Paddock suggested this week's topic of Aged and Weathered. Just click on the camera below to look at other participant's post and join in if you wish.Dear fellow shooters. I will be taking a few weeks off from the Shoot Out. Check back in three or four weeks. I will probably be sparse in my blogging too. I have gotten far behind in some of my projects and need to work on

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Of Riley... no just mine and Frank's :-) Life has brought allergies... oh.. I think I mentioned that before. I think ragweed is the culprit. This is the ragweed we have around here.Many people mistakenly call goldenrod ragweed. Here is an image of goldenrod. Goldenrod has bright yellow blooms. They are said not to be an allergen, but they begin to bloom the same time as ragweed. I think

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Today is Frank's Dad's Birthday. He is just a super person and Frank could not have picked a better Dad. He is a great second Dad to me, he is a super dad to his three children, a super grandfather to his six grandchildren and super great-grandfather to five great-grands. Children naturally flock to my father-in-law. He does an excellent Donald Duck imitation :-DShirl, we hope this day is

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~Today is our niece's birthday. She is a special lady and the mother of two children, Hayden and Bodie.Love you, Katie!

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This week's topic of Doors and Windows was suggested by Kerri at Pop Rocks. If you would like to look at more works or join in just click on this camera for more information.I would like to apologize for not getting around to look at everyone's post in last week's challenge. I hope to make the rounds this weekend.This is the door of the loft of Frank's workshop.This is the door with window of

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~'Tis the season for pears. Frank and I have been busy this week making pear preserves and pear cobbler. Frank did most of the work for the pear preserves... peeling, slicing, stirring, ladling into jars and I stirred ever once in a while and put the lids on the jars. Frank peeled and sliced the pears for the cobblers and I put them together. We made one cobbler for us and one for Frank's

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This video was posted by one of my friends on Facebook. I thought many of you would enjoy it too.

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... that there were no more birthdays in our family this month ;-)A special member of our family is Frank's sister's sister-in-law, Venae. She is such a wonderful person.We hope you have a wonderful day, Venae. Love You!There were five family birthdays this month... I think I left out Aunt Zell. There were three anniversaries. I missed wishing my sister Zawanda and her husband Rich a happy

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~No... no shopping pictures.I actually went clothes shopping. I've managed to lose a few pounds this year and was a bit tired of baggy britches (that's a word my family uses for the word pants). I hate shopping! Nothing ever fits right. If britches are just right in the hips then the waist is too big. If they are just right in the waist then it is too snug in the hips. The britches are

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~August isn't over with and neither are the birthdays. Today is Frank's sister's birthday.Happy Birthday Nette! Love You!* * * * * * * * * * * *The other day when I was taking pictures for the Friday Shoot Out (see previous day's post) I took a few more pictures that didn't turn out too badly.Mama gave me part of her Angel Trumpet plant a few years back. It doesn't grow in our yard as well as

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Mary over at Traveling Hammer picked the topic of for this week's assignment of Incongruous. Meaning: Out of place, ridiculous, inconsistent, contradictory. If you would like to join us or look at pictures from more participants go to Friday My Town Shoot Out .It was a bit of a busy week so I have just around the yard shots for you. They are be a bit blurry... I took them with my heavier Sony

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~Frank and I looked at this monopod at our local camera store. The price on this wonder is about $150. It is a wonder though. No unscrewing of anything. Simply pull to the height you want. To release you simply use the trigger. It is very lightweight. More on this monopod in this article: Manfrotto 685B NeoTec deluxe monopod.My Sony A700 camera weighs about 1 lb. 11 oz. (that is with

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~Si picked the topic of interesting and amusing signs for this week's assignment. If you would like to join us or look at pictures from more participants go to Friday My Town Shoot Out .There really aren't any interesting or amusing signs here in Albany Georgia.I took this picture of The Gap window while Frank and I were walking in the mall. A place to go when it is just plain too hot to

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~Does a goose crow :-DGood news! The scan was negative.... no tumors found. Frank goes back for another octreotide scan in six months.Time for dinner and a little relaxation.

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~A few years back we were shopping at the Agri Supply store in Tifton Georgia. This dog was patiently waiting for his master.Some of you have inquired as to how Frank and I are doing. We are waiting for the octreotide scan results. We have an appointment with the oncologist surgeon in the morning.I am not patiently waiting as the dog was... I'm impatiently waiting. I don't know why I have so

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~There are a lot of birthdays in August :-)These birthday wishes go to my sister-in-law, Linda. She is a great lady and I love her dearly. I'm so glad that she and my brother found each other.

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~This is just a picture I like... don't know why I like it. Maybe the touch of color of the crepe myrtles. The upper limb holds a pair of mourning doves. The female wasn't responsive to the the male's advances. The ring-neck dove on the lower limb had been watching the pair. Perhaps it hoped to learn something about relationships.Michelle of Chocolate and Marmalade Tea commented on my post

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Lena of Spirits of Lena chose Relaxation for this week's Friday Shootout. I'll try to visit those of you participating in the Shoot Out over the next few days.I do like a good read, but lately I haven't really been up to reading, so I do Word Seek Puzzles. Wouldn't a Bob Hope film be relaxing...Walking around our yard relaxes me. Here is an Imperial Moth that I spotted on an elephant ear

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I am feeling better. Last Friday I went by the doctor's office and got a toradol injection and depo medrol injection and a prescription for a medrol pak. I still have a bit of a headache, but things are improving :-D I'll start reading blogs soon.Frank and I didn't do anything special on our anniversary... other than being together. I did make brownies :-DYears ago Frank and I both forgot our

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YEAH!!!! I don't think either one of us thought we would be alive today to celebrate... we managed to survive our children's teen years though :-)Frank spent his first four years of life in Alabama. He moved to Albany Georgia after his father's death. Not long after coming to Albany he brought home a nice young Marine that his mother soon fell in love with and married. They had to move away

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... To Me :-)Thank y'all for your kind words, good wishes and prayers. I still have the headache. It is less severe if I forgo the computer. So I still am not able to visit each of your blogs.My mother tells me it was extremely hot when I was born. The hospital was but a house made into a hospital. There was no air conditioning.... just a metal fan blowing the hot air around. Mama's kidneys

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Or is that ACH!... any way you put it I want this forever headache to be gone. I'm sorry for those of you coming here to see Friday Shoot Out photos... there are none. I'm not up to going through my archives. The bright computer screen... even though I have it dimmed... makes this headache worse.I thought the toradol injection I received Monday would help... but so far not. I did have my

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Frank,Love You!Zaroga

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~Grandpa Stubbs was born Benjamin Howard Stubbs 13 June 1882 in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia and died 24 September 1933 in Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia.I only know what little Daddy told me of him. Daddy was almost 12 years old when he lost his Daddy to a stroke.Daddy said that Grandpa Stubbs had a beautiful singing voice. Grandpa had been crippled for several years from a stroke before he

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~Audrey of Stage 3! Who, me? chose the subject of Reflections for this week's challenge.I pulled photos from my archives.Water is the first thing that came to mind for me with the subject matter. I have enjoyed gazing into a lake and admiring Reflections.Reflections of Wood StorksReflections of TreesHow I love the Reflections of CloudsThen simply the Reflections of LightReflections of light

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~The past couple of days our weather has been a bit cooler... this morning we tied a record low of 62°. The high was around 90° and the humidity was almost non-existent. We did not turn on the air conditioner until we got back from my physical therapy session in the late afternoon. So it was a pleasant weather day.It was a joy to open the windows and hear the birds chirping and singing. It was

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~I have talked a bit about my Grandpa Swain and now it is time to talk a bit about Grandma Swain. She was born Annie Hogan 06 December 1888 in Irwinville Georgia. Her parents are John Wesley Hogan and Clora Aurora Porter. Grandma was the eldest of 11 girls and all but one made it to adulthood. She married George William Perry Swain on 15 February 1906.I wish I had great pictures, but the

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~Thank y'all so much for your prayers. Tish was only kept overnight and is on her way home... about a four hour trip. She said she was sore, but feeling pretty good. Your continued prayers would be appreciated.I'm sorry I missed the Friday Shoot Out. I have not felt my best this week. It will pass :-)

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~Would y'all please pray for our daughter-in-law, Tish. She will get a defibrillator tomorrow, 16th of July. Your prayers would be greatly appreciated.

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~This post is for me... just to put my thoughts down.The past couple of days I've been quiet and my thoughts have wandered... This time to my Grandpa Swain. Grandpa was born George William Perry Swain on 18 February 1881. He went by Perry, but his mail was addressed to G.W. Swain.I am into genealogy and I have tried to document Grandpa as much as I can. In one census I had a hard time

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~I have been awful and have not visited my sister's ebay items lately. Zawanda aka Zee has some beautiful items up for sale right now. I think there is only about a day left on each item. EAPG "LION" TABLEWARE SET BY GILLINDER & SONS CA. 1877 HAWKES COMPOTE ON STERLING SILVER BASE - MARKED Collection of Nippon Tabletop Items NUCUT IMPERIAL GLASS BOWL WARWICK CHINA COVERED CHEESE PLATE The

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~Linda of LIVING IN THE EASTERN WOODLANDS chose the subject of Textures for this week's challenge.The first two photos were taken from my archives. The stones were taken with my Sony P-200 pocket camera. The feathers were taken with my Sony f717 slr camera. The rest of the photos were taken this week with my Sony f717! That means my arm/shoulder is now strong enough to help hold this camera.

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~Last evening Frank asked me if I had placed a dead cicada on the window sill in the enclosed carport. I had not. I asked him to remind me to take some pictures of it tomorrow for Friday's Shoot-Out. This was his way of reminding me. He wrote this on the note board for me see.One of the reasons I love him... his sense of humor. :-DSo this morning I took pictures. They did not turn out as

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~My last post pictures were from Pike's Peak in Colorado. I thought I would show y'all a few more pictures of our visit there.As we get off the train this sign greets us as it stands in front of the gift shop. The gift shop sold many blankets this trip.The temperature was very comfortable at the beginning of the trip with just a shirt sleeve needed, but on top of the mountain it was cold and

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~In the summer of 1893, an English instructor named Katharine Lee Bates from Wellesley College went west to teach a short summer course at Colorado College. And one day a group of teachers took a covered wagon ride to Pikes Peak. Miss Bates was worn out from the wagon ride and the walk to an observation deck at the pinnacle. But when she looked out and saw the sight, she was so thrilled and

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~Doreen of Little Pockets of Happiness chose the theme Celebrate Life! for this week's challenge.One definition of celebrate: to mark a happy occasion by engaging in some pleasurable activity.It gives me great pleasure to take photos of things that give me pleasure to look at :-)I love bright colors and butterflies. My heart jumps when I see a beautiful butterfly... not just because I want a

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~Yesterday was grocery shopping and a headache day. Today has been a quiet day for the most part.Frank cooked dinner, we ate, and I washed dishes.Then off to physical therapy. Chip put heat on my shoulder. I really started to get hot by time the ten minutes were up. Then some loosening maneuvers and I get to do a few exercises with weights. Then I get the bike... it operates by hand or feet.

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~Today's high temp was 93° with blue skies and white clouds. Did I mention the humidity was low? It actually felt like 93° and not 100°+.I'm not sure what I see in the clouds. It looks sorta like something chasing something, but I don't know what. I don't have much imagination today. Sunrises and sunsets from home aren't something I get to see because we are surrounded by trees.I went for a

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~LaundryAround our home it just seems to be a never-ending chore even with just the two of us. I did... and I say this with great pride :-) ... two large loads and one super load of laundry this morning. Yep, folded and almost all put away. It took me longer than usual because it plain hurts to use the left arm much. Lucky me... my right arm is strong!I am used to putting the laundry into

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~Much needed rain came this afternoon by way of thunder storms. Our electricity went out for an hour or so. It has blinked off and on since. I hope it stays on. It would be hard getting to sleep with it so warm. How did I ever make it through most of my childhood without air conditioning! I am a spoiled child :-)I did go with Frank to Wal* Mart this morning. The shopping was not bad.

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~I am late getting dressed this morning. Something that happens often. I will sometimes start cleaning the house while I am still in my pajamas. I won't be doing any house cleaning today.I need to try to wear my bra again. It has been ten days since I've worn one. If I were flat-chested I wouldn't worry about it, but I'm not flat-chested.It is now 8:40 am and I have my pull-on shorts on.

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~Please click on the icon above to share in Faithful Fridays with Joy.I am so thankful for each of your prayers for me and for Frank's family.I am doing well although today I've been very tired. I just did not sleep well last night. I thought I could skip the phenergan (an anti-nausea med), but it helps me sleep and keeps pain at bay too. So tonight I will make sure I take it. I seem to be

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~Debby from The Pink Birdhouse chose this weeks theme of Colors of the Rainbow. I'm still for the most part one-handed, so my best cameras are out of the question for me to use right now. So I have for the most part dug into my archives for photos that you haven't seen before.Barry I am able to type my blog out two-handed, but can't be at it long :-)This one I did take yesterday with my Sony

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~Wednesday, 17th of June we arrived at the surgical center a few minutes before my scheduled arrival time of 6:30 am. A few minutes later and I'm in my cap and gown. Roger is on my left side asking me if I'm right handed and starts putting a band of rubber around my left arm. As he does so I tell him it doesn't matter, the doctor is operating on my left shoulder. Roger quickly goes over to my

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~O God, the source of all health.Fill my heart with faith.Be near me in times of weakness and pain. Although I know You are in control, I am apprehensive about what faces me. You made me, loved me, and have provided my surgeon with needed skill to perform a miracle in my behalf. Sustain me by Your grace that my strength and courage may not fail; Heal me according to Your will.Amen.My dearest

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~Y'all know I have a love for chocolate... remember I did a series, Chocolate on the Brain :-) M & Ms sent me an email asking me if I wanted free chocolate. Something Free and Chocolate... a no-brainer! So I signed up and received this in snail mail a couple of weeks later. It is large postcard. Those M & Ms sure are cute.On the other side of the postcard is this:A coupon for a free one

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~After we got home Thursday morning from our trip to Reed Bingham State Park Frank went out the front gate. He looked to his right; which is where the flower bulb garden is and said: "we have a gladiola blooming". Me: "a gladiola? I didn't know we had any gladiolas". I looked and sho'nuff there was a beautiful gladiola bloom. It was laying over on the neighboring iris's green stalks.

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`Isn't it hard to catch up on things after being gone a few days? I've caught up on the laundry, but it will be back tomorrow :-) I've weeded a flower bed and dead-headed a few plants. I'm going through my messy table that I use as a desk and filing and throwing away things. I've got a soup.. maybe more of a stew going. The veggies are chunky. It will last us a couple of days and some will

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~Fishing TripWe went to Reed Bingham State Park near Adel Georgia. We got our trailer set up Sunday morning and then we drove over to Valdosta to visit with our son, David, and his wife, Tish. David is a master of the grill and grilled pork chops to perfection along with a few sausage. He said if you going to light the grill you may as well throw on a few sausage :-) It was really a wonderful

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~I'll be back in a few days. Y'all have a great week!I hope you will enjoy the Fishing Hole Song sung by Andy Griffith.

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~A Small Frozen RoseI just wanted to thank each of you that commented on my photos. I am not a great photographer by any means. I do enjoy it though. That is what a hobby is... something you enjoy. As you can tell I like nature... even creepy crawly spiders :-) I have a hard time with the portrait of a person.Frank, my husband, also enjoys photography. Isn't it nice when you share a hobby :-

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~I took a lot of pictures the other day. Unfortunately most were blurry :-(Warning: there is a spider photo.The first three shots were all I got out of my endeavor this week. They aren't the best.Horace's Duskywing SkipperLadybug on Tomato PlantLadybug on Tomato Plant a bit closerThe rest of the photos are photos I have taken in years past. They are some of my favorites.Ladybug on Garden Mum.

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~Just remembering... to way back whenI graduated on 3 June 1969... except it was a Tuesday evening and not a Wednesday. Don't you just love my spectacles... is that the cat-eye look :-) My hair behaved... does it make sense to wash, roll and stick your head under a hot hair dryer (no hand-held hair dryer) and then put on an awful looking mortar board?There were 232 of us in the Class of '69.

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~As Father's Day is approaching I think of my Daddy. Daddy passed away in January of 2000. He loved music and Glenn Miller was a favorite. Sometimes he awakened us to "IN THE MOOD" playing on the stereo about as loud as it would go. I hated getting up, but I've always enjoyed the tune and I enjoyed Glenn Miller.I hope this music gets you "IN THE MOOD" for a wonderful day.

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~David is our son. We were stationed at Ft. Benning Georgia and lived out in the boonies of Alabama at Bluff Creek when he was born. It was a bit of a drive to the hospital... about 40 minutes maybe (too hard to remember for sure now). Our car had to have work done to it all the time. Frank worked on it the evening before. He was nice and watched Sonja while he worked on it. I was not

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~I hope all of you are having a lovely weekend. The weather here is beautiful! It is lovely hearing the birds twitter, chirp and sing. I started this in the morning and now it is afternoon.. the day is going fast! It has warmed up and the ac is on and the only noise from outside is traffic. Our street used to be so quiet.Yesterday I washed our quilt. It is nice having a washing machine

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~Before taking you shopping... I'm doing a couple of paragraphs to vent on everyday life that you can skip.I'm a bit tired of going to doctor offices. Thursday I had the nerve conduction and EMG tests. Those needles hurt a bit going into my muscles. I go Friday to the orthopedist for the results. We each have a doctor's appointment on Friday. We want to go somewhere and explore... just have

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~Lots of rain here this past week, so you get some pictures from around the house... and a couple of old pictures of our town. All except the older pictures can be clicked on for a larger view.I put the water on for tea.Elephant Ear plant holding water from the rainsRaindrops on the vinca.Raining on the salvia & verbenaRain on the barrel lid reflecting a bit of light.I was cleaning the bird

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~Frank and I were playing with Google maps and Live Search maps. I looked the home up that I lived in for thirteen years of my life.... from ages five to eighteen. The house is just a couple of blocks from where Frank's parents live.The first picture below is one my parents took of our home and it doesn't scan well. I think that is a pecan tree pictured in front of the house. The pecan sap

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~Lynn at Lynn's Lovelies was kind enough to award me this One Lovely Blog Award. Lynn truly has a Lovely Blog... please pay her a visit.So after receiving this award, I am to do 2 things~~~* Accept this award and** Pass it on to 15 blogs that I have recently discoveredThe first part I can do easily. The second... I can never choose. I enjoy each blog I read. If you see your blog under Blogs

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~This is the only picture of Daddy in his uniform that I have on this computer. It was taken when he was on leave in Hawaii.Daddy gave part of his life during WWII to serve his country. He was trained in the desert and was then sent to Attu. Daddy didn't talk much about his time in the Army. I think it was just too painful for him. Daddy was a medic. While at Attu he treated a lot of

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~A week or so ago I whammed my next to the little toe a good'un on one of our doorways. It is probably slightly fractured. The pain is about gone and the color is back to normal. It is still a bit swollen and hurts when it hits the floor in certain ways.I can't seem to go barefoot very much anymore. My indoor open-toed shoes were worn out. So we shopped this last week for open-toed shoes for

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~Frank and I did a little shopping yesterday. As we came out of one store a member of the local American Legion Axillary sat behind a table with red poppies. My heart just swells each year I see them.Each nine-piece poppy is made by veterans for veterans in Auxiliary sponsored Poppy Shops that supplement physical and psychological therapy needed by hospitalized and disabled veterans. The

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~Friday Shoot-Out - Paint The Town Red... in my case Paint The House Red. I wasn't able to get out and about town and take pictures... most of the week the lighting has been awful with clouds in and out and yesterday rain in and out. I had fun finding things that I enjoy in my home.First I looked in my kitchen... first thing I thought of was Campbell's Soup. They make such a souper supper :

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~Doctor VisitsWe had a full day of doctors yesterday. My appointment was first at 9 am with the gastroenterologist. My stomach does not empty properly... does not empty completely.The appointment was to discuss the drug, Reglan. Reglan has some very serious side effects... Parkinson type. Some of these side effects are not reversible. I had to figure out if I thought the risk outweighed the

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~Yesterday we ate beef vegetable soup that Frank made the day before. The soup smelled delicious as it heated.Long before the soup was heated there were more aromas wafting through the house. Frank browned a couple of Boston butt roast on the grill. They were put in the slow cooker with Vidalia onions, garden peppers, garlic, celery, seasoned salt and pepper. It smelled so good. Our

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~I am slightly... nowadays a bit more... claustrophobic, but I like caverns. Frank thinks I'm crazy or rather just plain weird for liking caverns. I am okay as long as am not in a really tight spot. The beauty of caverns cannot be captured in photographs. The formations are just amazing.So today we're doing a bit of spelunking. Now that is a weird word for cave/cavern exploring.For part of

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~When we stayed at Cloudland Canyon State Park we took a day trip to Chattanooga Tennessee. I thought I would show you a bit of what we saw there.They have a great aquarium in Chattanooga. Many people there just ran through like they did at Rock City... but Frank and I savor each moment, well Frank would say "get our money's worth" :-) We really savor the moments when we enjoy ourselves and

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~Well, more like HOW PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN GET AROUND WITHOUT A CAR. More participants at Friday Shoot-Outs.I went for a walk and I didn't see any vehicles other than cars and pick-em-ups (pickup trucks). I did not even see a delivery truck, bus, baby stroller, bicycle, atv or another stroller. Very unusual day.I put on my shoes and put my Sony pocket camera in my pocket.I haven't really used

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In my post Cloudland Canyon Georgia I told you that I would show you nearby places to visit.You just cannot visit the area and not See Rock City. I won't go into the history of this beautiful place... just got to their website and you'll find out a lot about See Rock City.As you enter the garden you come upon this sign encouraging you to do no harm to Rock City.For some reason I did not take

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~Well it isn't a frog omelet :-) It is a chives, bacon bit, fiesta cheese omelet that I made for my supper yesterday. It isn't as pretty as the one Frank made me the other week, but it was tasty. The chive blossom is edible too. It has a stronger oniony taste than the chive leaf. Yes, I like lots of pepper... especially seasoned pepper with its red and black pepper. It is colorful as well

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~The month of May brings back thoughts of travel. Last year we traveled out west... up the Oregon coast and back. It was a wonderful almost three month trip! Today I'm not going to talk about that trip. If you want to know more about that trip head over to my blog Wandering About. At the time the blog was just to share with family, but I've since made it public. There are not pictures

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The above is a cutout of a picture I took of a basket of flowers that is headed to my mother-in-law. For some reason when I converted it to a gif it blurred... or I maybe I need more practice :-)These are brownies that I made to share with my in-laws. The recipe holder is one that my mother-in-law built and painted. The brownies are nice and fudgy. I used Bakers old Fudgy Brownie recipe and

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Join us over at Kelli's for more Show & Tell. Kelli is showing her beautiful canisters. I wish I had them :-)I love rose designs. I don't have as many as I would like. My photography isn't the best today, but they are better viewed larger... just right click and choose to open in a new window.Salt & Pepper SetJapanAshtrayJapanTrayJapanTrayMade In Occupied JapanThe trays are about 2½ inches

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~Some of my blogger friends post things that light my mind up with memories. When I read one of Michelle's post at Chocolate and Marmalade Tea my mind flittered to flour sacks.When I was a child flour came in cloth sacks and not the paper sacks we have today. The sacks were sometimes plain, but then the makers of flour decided they could entice the housewife with prints to buy their flour. The

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~Mildred over at Nalley Valley asked her readers the other day what they like to collect. I collect salt & pepper shakers, souvenir bells (from our travel) and figurines. These I 'm showing today are Made in Occupied Japan.Right click on the pictures and open in a new window for a larger view if you wish.This is a pretty lady that I wish I had a little gentleman to go with. I just haven't

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~I know.. weird title. Do you ever think that your mind has just totally left you? That's a bit how I felt yesterday and today too. The strange thing is that I thought I had gotten more sleep and with more sleep my brain should work better.I'm doing more laundry today. Yesterday the whites was all I could handle, so today I'm doing the rest.I managed to get the card I made for Mama to print.

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~Just a ho-hum day... a little laundry got done and I vacuumed. I sent my rebate form out for the Reynolds Wrap.For our dinner Frank made us beautiful omelets and I took pictures. But my brain was not working... the card wasn't in the camera. Don't you just hate it when you do things like that!I forgot to buy Mama a Mother's Day card. So... I made one, but it is not wanting to print in the

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~Oh first hope you like the new header. I used one of Frank's photos for it.Splish Splash! A bluebird takin a bath.On Saturday afternoon!right click on pictures, open in a new window to view large.A little preeningDon't forget your faceThe bluebird enjoyed the bath so much that it did it all over again. I need to move the trees and water pan a little closer to the house or get a better camera

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~The other day I was reading the blog Life With Lisa Ann and she wanted to know if any of her readers were brave enough to post their prom pictures.My senior prom was the 10th of May 1969 and was held in our gym. I cannot remember how the gym was decorated... probably because it was so dark in there.My prom date was Frank. Yes, we have been sweethearts for a long time.My Daddy insisted that I

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~Wow.. May 1rst already. Doesn't it seem like the older you get the faster time flies by?Yesterday I took a little walk up the street. I got a bit dizzy by time I got to the corner... not because of exercise. The aroma of the Japanese Honeysuckles was overwhelming. I love their aroma, but sometimes a good thing can be a bit much :-)The Japanese Honeysuckle was introduced to the U.S. in the

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~Frank and I both saw our family doctor this morning. My bloodwork was okay and no apparent reason for the extra tiredness. I didn't do well with the Ambien (sleep aid)... I felt like I was in another universe... and not a good one. During the daytime I was a little loopy. Frank said I was really weird when we shopped at WalMart the other day. He said I kept staring at the shelves... just

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~First Happy Birthday Marcy!A few pictures that I took yesterday and today. I encourage you to look at the pictures in a larger view... they are much better that way :-) For larger views; right click on the pictures and choose open in a new window to avoid reloading this page.A moth that was sleeping by the door. I searched and could not figure out what type it was. View it large... what a

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~Do you search for coupons and Special Offers?A couple of weeks ago I ordered a free sample of Total Cranberry Crunch cereal. Here is the package. The flip side has my address... this side made for a better picture ;-)Inside the package was a coupon and a half cup sample of the cereal... which made a nice snack. The cereal tasted pretty good and with a good price and the coupon I'd buy it.You

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~I looked down into the flower pot that has the purple verbena and purple salvia and I see this beautiful verbena.Right click on the picture and choose to open in a new window for a larger view.It put a smile on my face. I have never seen this color of verbena. The tiny unopened buds make me think of the roses Daddy grew along the fence. Just a wild rose he saw growing along a fence somewhere.

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~I had some asparagus... on its last leg... in the frig. I wanted to make a casserole with it. I also had some ham in the freezer. I search the world wide web over and found this recipe at COOKS.COM. It didn't state who had submitted it.Frank and I ate this casserole for two days. Frank gave it a very high grade... I did too :-)HAM AND NOODLE CASSEROLEfrom COOKS.COM1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen

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~Yesterday was my turn for the doctor. I've been feeling a little more tired that usual. First step was an EKG. It was fine. Next step is blood work. That was fun.... four tubes and my blood decides it will just trickle out. It took forever, but the nurse really didn't want to stick me again.I was also given samples of Ambien CR. I took one of them last night and it was just a really weird

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~Do you remember Red Goose Shoes? These are my pink Red Goose sandals from when I was a toddler. I think I got a lot of wear from them :-) I keep them in our Amish made curio cabinet along with other treasures.Don't forget to click to enlarge... if you right click on the picture you can choose to open in a new window or tab and don't have to worry about reloading this page.Who knows why Mama

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~Frank finished the Octreotide injections last Saturday. That didn't work out too well. During the night... really very early Sunday morning where the jp drain became a big blister (Frank says it looked like a nipple.. which is true) and you could see fluid under his skin to the side of where the drain had been. It really needed to be lanced.The doctor's answering service said no one was on

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~First... Lady M. My beautiful niece, Marcy... who lives across the country from me in Puyallup Washington... has started a blog. She is married to great man and has two wonderful children. Marcy has decided to home school her son... so she has her hands full for sure now. Marcy likes photography like me, but her blog is about her beautifully decorated cakes. Please make her feel welcome and

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