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Thursday, August 1, 2013

Putting My Favorite Commercial To Work

I usually hate for commercials to come on in the middle of a TV program I am watching. I mute them, get up and go get me coffee, whatever. But, when this one comes on, I am hooked. It always makes me laugh. Today I am sending it to Son #2 as a birthday card. He is 51 today and I have already kidded... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Mama Cried

For some reason, this picture.......makes me think of Whoopie Goldberg. I think my thinking is a bit off today because I seem to be in a kind of funk (not the bad-smell kind of funk, but sort of a mental depression funk). Sometimes, life seems a bit too hard. Yesterday Son #2, his wife and their... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

My Version Of Neighborhood Watch

Peeking at the neighbors through the porch plants is a rather out-dated preoccupation what with all of the modern technology that even the old people are well trained in. But, there will never be any more interesting thing to do than watching the neighborhood live. Even a quiet neighborhood has its... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Following The Green Frog

Someone mentioned an interest in the dough for making tiny figurines or jewelry or whatnots that I mentioned in the previous post. You might be interested to know that my Santa Elf is still going strong in the house of my Florida family, hidden away at present with all other Christmas ornaments.... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Night Of The Green Frog

"Dogs, and grandchildren, make me happy when they don't drive me mad." ~ Benzinha Once upon a time, an angel passed this way....probably several of them at one time or another. But, I especially remember Abuelita (Benzinha). She left us all too soon. Anyone who is fortunate to have one of her clay... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

I Think I'm Getting Crotchety

"...But like all theoretical crotchets, he carried his philosophical speculations too far." ~ Arthur Leonard I must be getting crotchety myself, for things are beginning to grind on my nerves... things that never used to bother me at all, and set me off in ways that used to only happen to other... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Fried

Yes, I could be speaking about the weather, as the sun and heat just about did me in today. I finally got home at 4:00 p.m. all wilted and needing fluids and couldn't wait to kick off my shoes and get into something loose and let the fan blow the cool a/c air on me. I could be talking of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Natures Daily Lessons - Part II

Florida Grand-babies are crying. They have learned a hard lesson today. They love kitty cats, but they did not know that even if they are well fed on Meow Mix, it is the nature of cats to prey upon smaller creatures. Poor mama mockingbird is very sad. During the night, a neighborhood cat invaded her... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Morning Madness

Morning began, for me, at 0400. It was still dark, the birds hadn't really begun their awakening chorus. It was an abrupt, and rude awakening. It was a frightening experience. No time to stretch, wiggle around to awaken my limbs to movement, to enjoy the few glorious sleepy moments before hopping... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

There Is A Place

"The Wave is a sandstone rock formation located...near the Arizona-Utah border, on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, on the Colorado Plateau. It is famous among hikers and photographers for its colorful, undulating forms, and the rugged, trackless hike... Sign in to see full entry.

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