Hi Everyone, it has been another busy day and no, there has been NO more snow.
Dirt, dirt, dirt everywhere! I happened to notice this morning that my stainless steel garbage can, toward the back, had what looked like pancake batter, running down the side. Using one of my many dialup CDs, I scraped it off and proceeded to shine my garbage can grumbling about how it got that way in the first place. Since it is just me, hubby and the dog (which I can safely assume didn't do it) that leaves only one person.
Then I wandered off to the front bathroom and noticed dried mud on the floor...no I didn't do that and for all I know I could've been Kid, but I suspect it came off boots....Kid does not wear boots....so that leaves just one person. There will be NO dessert for dinner tonight. Actually I may not even cook dinner.
I am such an Entrepreneur. No?
Wow, if this was in a classified ad I'm really going to have to spend more time reading our local ads. I know these are very disrepectful but they ARE funny. Is this what is called "Deperate Husbands"?
Subject: For Sale: Wife
Date: 2009-03-13 SALT LAKE, UT
FREE my wife, very pretty, slender and charming. Has amazing ability to de-moralize men and make you feel like you're less than nothing. likes very expensive hairdo's and clothes and houses and no matter what you can possibly give, it will never be enough... spends lots of quality time with self, doing makeup and hair for hours. stunning byproduct of satan. Pick up any time.
You've come a long way Baby! -Virginia Slims marketing slogan.
I am neither a feminist nor am I co-dependant!! Whoever heard of calling wives co-dependant?? Just because hubby brings in the bacon does not mean I do not have a full time job too. And NO, it is not catering to his every whim but it is loving him enough to see to his needs and showing my appreciation of what he sacrifices for his family. We've been married 43 years so I think I'm experienced enough to know what I'm talking about. One does not get respect unless they give respect!
I was just watching "To Tell The Truth" where the founder of google was a participant to fool the panel, along with a lawyer and professional bowler. One of the questions the panel asked is where did Google get it's name? Answer from the internet:
How did Google get its name?
Google derived its name from the word "googol", a term coined by then nine-year-old Milton Sirotta, nephew of the American mathematician Edward Kasner. The story goes, Kasner had asked his nephew to invent a name for a very large number - ten to the power of one hundred (the numeral one followed by 100 zeros), and Milton called it a googol. The term was later made popular and in Kasner's book, Mathematics and the Imagination, which he co-authored wtih James Newman. Later, another mathematician invented the term "googolplex", which represents ten to the power of a googol - a substantially larger number.
Did the participants fool the panel? They unanimously voted the most likely to be the founder of google was the professional bowler, no one voted for the lawyer or Sergey Brin one of the founders. They managed to stump the panel and earned $5000.00 to share between them.
Where is the Googleplex headquarters located? Redmond Washington an hour and half drive by car from where I live.
Hi All,
Sorry I've been MIA but had much to do and hubby is home on top of that so I've been busier than busy!
I was just watching a bird outside my window, he is hiding out under the deck roof, I assume, from the rain and snow and yes it is snowing again! I'm so tempted to go and get hubby's snow blower and blow it all to the next county but for a woman who has trouble cleaning her own house that seems to be a mega job so I will just pull all the blinds and pretend it isn't really there. It's not, it's not, it's NOT!
A friend in Australia sent me this one:
Woman has Man in it;
Mrs. has Mr in it;
Female has Male in it;
She has He in it;
Madam has Adam in it;
Okay, Okay, it all makes sense now...
I never looked at it this way before:
Ever notice how all of women's problems start with MEN? MENtal illness MENstrual cramps MENtal breakdown MENopause GUYnecologist
AND ..
When we have REAL trouble, it's a HISterectomy ..
My Peach Tree story:
When my oldest of 4 children was only 12 we lived in a house with a peach tree in the front yard. I went out one day and placed my hands on the tree and prayed that it would produce fruit for my family every year. Every year we lived there, about 4 yrs I think, that tree was so heavy with peaches that it looked almost too heavy. Friends, family and kids were always grabbing peaches and I still had enough to can bunches of peaches. We moved, and a year later, we went back by that house and the peach tree had been cut down. We just couldn't believe it. A friend told us the new owners had cut it down because it would not produce fruit for them. I'd love to have another one but we live in a climate where that could be a major endeavor so I just never took it on.
My, my the wind is whipping up big time, it is raining....so there goes the snow! However one draw back is I have to get off the computer in case the power goes out! Drat! I am still thrilled to the bottom of my old toes that the snow is leaving again! And I am kicking up my heels! At my age that is not easy.
Bye For Now!
Thursday, March 12, 2009, 04:48 PM
NO LUCK/Thoughts/St.Helen's
Well, hello there!
I have been very busy doing Bible studies, cleaning house and primping since I caught that look at myself the other day. I decided to dye my hair and set it, toss out the Turquoise outfit and give myself a facial. One must try to improve where they can. *Grin
If I had have any luck it is NO luck at all!!!! I was paying a hospital bill over the phone and said I thought they should give me a discount since I was paying cash and the lady on the phone says, "Just a minute while I check the dates, we do that if it is paid within a certain time". A moment later she gave me a discount of 27%, I was thrilled. I hung up and called my husband and told him I'd saved us some money and someone was calling in on the other line. Yep, you guessed it, it was the hospital calling me back to say I couldn't get the discount because I have Insurance! Bummer!! I got all excited for nothing. *sigh
Todays thoughts:
It is sad so many people feel they aren't 'good enough' or that they will never be "able" to live up to the expectations of the Living God. Of course, it is not God's expectations but other people's idea of God's expectation. God is offering, not taking. Ro.3:23-24; St John 5:24, 6:40, 11:26.
Did you know Paul, a disciple of Jesus, was, in fact, a co-conspirater to murder? He rounded up and imprisoned Jews knowing full well that they would be killed. Acts 26:10; 1John 3:15. Not just a murderer but a murderer of God's people, the apple of His eye. Zechariah 2:8.
How did Paul become a disciple? He met Jesus. You can read Paul's (Paul also called Saul: Acts 13:9) story in Acts 9:1-19, of how he met Jesus.
Christians do not change their lives, they meet Jesus and He changes them. (St.John 8:36; 1 Cor.15:9-10; Ro.7:18-19; Eph.2:9; 1 Tim.1:13-14).
"What if I don't want to change?" You are not going to just wake up the morning after accept Jesus as your Savior and be a Bible thumping preacher! It is a gradual change and most of the time only by your permission.
Remember people going 'ewwww' when you mentioned, fried eggs and cottage cheese, bananas and peanut butter or chocolate and peanut butter and You tried it and liked it, most people like it so well they made it into a candy bar. So try walking with Jesus first before you decide you can't do it.
Scientist say "....they do know that warmer weather leads to lower blood pressure," Good, where is the warm weather....where is global warming when you need it?!!!! And I know there are lots of you out there that could use some warm weather to cut down on your heating bills. Do you think the cold weather is a conspiracy of the utility companies...hmmmmm?
Is the current situation hazardous? What types of activity could occur in the coming months?
Despite the pause in dome growth, some hazards remain. Small explosions could occur at any time without warning, producing hazardous conditions on the crater floor and upper flanks. Such explosions could be caused by the accumulation of steam (produced when water from rainfall or melting snow/ice comes into contact with still-hot dome rock) in subterranean spaces, with pressure building until the steam is released in an explosion. Rockfalls and small mudflows are also possible, especially during the spring thaw and periods of heavy rainfall. A larger explosion that would pose hazards beyond the volcano itself is unlikely in the absence of new precursory activity. An exception is the hazard to aviation from ash plumes that could be lofted above and downwind from the volcano by small, unheralded explosions or large rockfalls.
Lava-dome growth at Mount St. Helens has stopped after more than three years of continuous growth. Lava-dome growth began in October 2004 and since then it has been gradually slowing. The eruption is considered to be in a pause of unknown duration.
Our experience has shown us that many lava-dome eruptions are episodic, and we are continuing to monitor the volcano closely. We have reduced the alert level to Advisory, and the aviation color code to Yellow, to signify that volcanic activity has decreased significantly, but continues to be closely monitored for signs of renewed activity.
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She is momentarily behaving in a gracious manner. It has been in the yellow since Feb. 20th. You know, like, she is being TOO quiet now.
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A malfunctioning traffic light that was a constant source of complaints has finally been fixed, but not by the government. A mystery repairman got the light working on Friday, three days before the state Division of Highways workers showed up to repair it.
Mayor Emmett Pugh said Tuesday that officials don't know who did it, but they're grateful.
The light quit working sometime before Christmas. Though it was the city's responsibility, city crews didn't have the expertise to repair the light and it took extra time ordering special parts.
Councilman Mike Atterson said he hopes the mystery repairman comes forward so he can thank him or her and extend a job offer.
He said other lights around town also need work.
Time to start dinner so.......
Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 09:22 AM
Wanderlust/News?/Brrrr
Oh, Hello there....
I've got wanderlust again so I've been traveling around, been to Shanghai: Shanghai Photo gallery and Shanghi Daily Photos and then I was off to Venice and more pictures of Venice. How delightful, it may be snowing outside my windows but I totally forgot the snow as I traveled through Shanghai and Venice.
Brrrrrr! Last night and for the next 2 nights it is suppose to be 20 degrees...I don't know who ordered this weather but it really bites!! And a much as I like chillin this is ridiculous.
Hubby's dinner turned out okay and was actually done when he got home. Great little crockpot.
What happened to my dress code?? I happen to look down at myself to see this picture: Me, in a fuzzy warm torquoise sweat outfit that is miles to big, I have to keep pulling them up. Moccasin boots with the legs of my sweats laying on the top rim of the boots. Good grief, I look like and old granny who just climbed out of bed and went to the wood pile. Well, yes, I am an old granny and yes, I did go to the wood pile BUT do I have to look the part?? Apparently so if I want to keep warm. I sure hope no one drops by and catches me in this outfit.
I think I'm getting what is called "Cabin Fever" and probably should close for now.....brrrrrr....
Monday, March 9, 2009, 02:11 PM
Shopping/HE IS/Mt.Rainier
Good morning all,
Shopping, I love to shop, I'm a girl. Well, okay if we must get technical, an older woman. No I won't tell you how old. My favorite clothing store is the "Fashion Bug". I buy lots of things from Amazon and Restockit. I have gotten a bit disgusted with stores who only send partial orders or send things you didn't order so I have a NO shop list. Once burned I don't go back to those stores. I shop for spices, herbs & Vitamins too. And buy all my books from CBD. I definitely believe in "shop till you drop".
*sigh, I suppose with the economy going the way it is, I will have to curb my spending. Bummer!
Hubby has nearly finished the old kitchen wall and I still haven't found the right batteries for my camera! It is looking really good and will look better when I can stain it this Summer.
*****
A solid foundation in Christ.
As a child I knew God existed and as I grew I was told about Christ but hadn't yet met Him. And, yes, there is a huge difference.
One of the first things I understood about God was that it didn't matter what I thought or others believed. Religions, opinions nor anything else can change the fact that, HE IS. Ex.13 & 14. This is my foundation. Upon that is built: He exists, therefore, all He says is truth.
I could say there is no snow on the ground outside. I wish there weren't but my not 'wanting' to believe it does not change it's existance. It just IS.
Some people use the excuse, "God takes no interest in my life?" When was the last time you took and interest in His? A person who is truely interested in God at least reads the Bible. For some that isn't enough, they study the Word.
*****
It has been forty five years since I've seen this much snow around here. We used to have to go up to Mt. Rainier to see the snow. Up there the red part of a stop sign could be seen sitting on the ground, the post was buried in snow. I can't imagine what it is like up there now! Nope, I don't plan to go find out either. I've seen enough snow to last me another forty five years.
In the Winter of 1972 was recorded the highest snow fall on Mt Rainier (1122 inches) and on March 2, 2009 Mt. Rainier only had 795 inches total, so far, but then it has been snowing a lot since March 2nd.
Mt. Rainier celebrates 100 years of skiing on March 18th 2009 and there is a photo of the first known skiers.
Hubby will be thrilled tonight! I put vegetables and a roast into the crockpot and when I checked it 3 hours later realized that, although I had plugged it in....it really helps if it is turned ON!
Sunday, March 8, 2009, 09:44 AM
Global Warming/News?/Poem
HI! and Welcome,
"Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods". - Albert Einstein
Global Warmng is such a bunch of bunk. I always thought so but lets face it this Winter has proven that is exactly what it is: Snow in Vegas and Global Warming Propaganda
I've never much been worried about global warming, of course where I live, I never noticed anything warming!!!
We don't even have dependable warm Summers to plan outings.
If, and when, we get a warm sunny day we call everyone we know and get together at a park or lake.
I wasn't going to mention the weather again but I cannot help it!!! As I mentioned yesterday it snowed, it didn't stick, however at 7 a.m. this morning it started snowing again and we already have more than just ground cover. I've decided this is most definitely "March Madness"!
Sunny Day
by glj
Sunny Days speak to my soul
God is light or so I'm told.
Sunshine glistens upon the leaves
making prettier all the green.
Slight balmy breeze whispers by..
almost as though it were shy.
Sunlight dances on the water
playing among the sleek otter.
I rest in my lawn chair,
wind playing in my hair
Watching the warm world enjoy
Sunlight spilling among them.
Do you suppose they know Lord
How your creative heart soared
When each new man created
Could play on a sunny day.
There goes my TV! In no time at all it will be banned along with everything else: TV Linked To Asthma. Due to illness I've been sitting in a chair for over 2 years, reading mostly, I guess that means rapid eye movement is good exercise for your lungs. Or maybe it is the bright colors on the screen that cause asthma? Or maybe it is the using of your mind that exercises your lung....hummmm, I'll try to figure this out before they ban my TV. Or maybe I'm too old to get asthma from sitting in a chair watching TV. Maybe I better read that article again. Now where are my glasses....
This weekend Hubby and I watched "Australia", 165 minutes, it was an excellent movie, we really enjoyed it.
The sun has been shining and the wind blowing for days. Kid has been out laying on an old carpet in the sun. While sitting here checking my email I glanced up to see the sky go overcast and hurried to get Kid in before it started raining. When I opened the screen door it nearly dragged me outside. I got Kid inside and then had to go get the old piece of carpet so it wouldn't get soaked.
Hubby came to see what I was doing and saw the rain coming down with big snow flakes mixed in it and looked at me and said, "Is this March Madness?" I thought that was wonderfully descriptive of exactly what I was thinking, "Good heavens, what is this?" I always wondered what March Madness referred to: "March Madness is the highlight of the year for fans of Division 1 NCAA basketball". Frankly, I think we just witnessed a perfect example of a March Madness. It is March and it is snowing in the Spring, where we have little or no snow in the middle of Winter.
It is 1:30 P.M. here and it is definately trying to snow. It stops and starts, huge flakes for a few moments then disappears again. It stopped again by the time I finished this sentence. *laugh
"Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination." Voltaire.
François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade.
Voltaire was a prolific writer, and produced works in almost every literary form, authoring plays, poetry, novels, essays, historical and scientific works, over 20,000 letters and over two thousand books and pamphlets. Here are some of my favorite Voltaire Quotes:
All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. *
Love truth, and pardon error. *
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference. *
The multitude of books is making us ignorant. *
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. *
When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation.
And the sun is shining again at 2:16 P.M. What you don't like my personal weather report? Such a spoil sport!!!
Bye See you tomorrow!
Thursday, March 5, 2009, 03:26 PM
Snow?/The Oldest/Ghost Towns
Hi Everyone,
My Sister-in-love wrote me this morning that the weather report said possible snow on Saturday.
SNOW? SNOW? DID YOU SAY SNOW???????? Okay, okay, I'll just calm down here, that was a misprint, sure, sure, just a misprint, wasn't it?
If there is snow, then I have to find this sign and get beyond it!!
Yesterday turned out so bad that I am thankful that yesteday is gone and I can't go back!! Thank you, thank you! So much for yesterday's optimism.
Ancient city of Damascus inhabited as early as 10,000 BC. Be sure to check the links at the top of the page to see photos.
I was thrilled & happy to know the 15lb golden eagle with a wing span of 7ft. survived his run in with a truck.
Today has been a bit slooooowww. I have been a bit out of sorts today probably due to my wonderful day yesterday. GRRRRRR. Today has been real windy. Actually I like the wind, this one has a bit of a bite considering it is cold outside but I still like wind. Don't know why. I remember as a child sitting up in trees with the wind blowing through the forest, sounded really cool. Wind on the ocean is even better....
Ghost Towns, hubby and I have been thinking of visiting Ghost towns. Decide on a direction or destination and then visit as many as we can along the way. That's the plan for our next vacation. The town listings are at the bottom of the Ghost Towns page in their menu.
And now, Dear Friends, I must say....
GOODNIGHT
Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 02:21 PM
Forest/Echeveria/Dag gummit
A thought popped into my head this morning, yes, again, that there is one item in my home that never has a layer of dust on it. Can you guess what it might be? Now no cheating. Give it some serious thought. It is on the page below where it says "answer:" just highlight by holding down the left click on your mouse and running it across the page from "answer: to *.
It is obviously going to be a great day, a granddaughter and boy friend are coming out to do yard work for me. Happy days! Cutting back blackberry vines, raking leaves, and whatever else I can think up for them to do.
Just 10 feet from any part of my home is forest. It looks kind of like the picture on the left but messier. The forest is constantly trying to take back the land and I'm wrestling with it continuously to keep it from climbing up and growing through my house! Why don't we clear it? Great plan, now if I could just talk someone into doing it! We would need a bulldozer and a logger, hubby drives heavy equipment (FOR SOMEONE ELSE) and has done logging (EVERY WHERE BUT HERE). Can I get him to get this done, Nooooooo. He is too busy, doesn't want to rent the equipment, "yeah, later". He's been saying that for over 15 years!! If you are a woman, and married to a plumber or electrician, I know you understand this completely. The picture on the right is kind of what our forest looks like in Summer.
There is one more problem, when hubby gets on a dozer he gets a bit carried away and the property could end up looking like the picture below!
Did you know you can get slimy hands putting medication down a dogs throat? Gross. Ewww. Yucky. This would explain why hubby tells me (over the phone) every morning, he forgot to give Kid his medicine. I keep reminding hubby that Kid IS his dog.
Yesterday I worked around here for hours again. I'm beginning to feel like my "young" self. I haven't got a clue who that old person in my mirror is but she needs a new "do", among other things.
Did you know the Natural History Museum has almost nine million butterflies and moths in collections, and found new species among them. It lay undiscovered in the collection for 90 years. Gosh, maybe I better get to cleaning out my files and collections, no telling what I might fine.
Something ate my chicks! No not chickens, plants, "Echeveria" to be exact.
I had a whole bunch growing underneath an old stump in the yard and one day noticed there wasn't a single (even tiny) one left. Dag gummit!
The deer ate them ALL! It could have at least left me one to start over in my deck planters.
Dag Gummit is a word my dad used to use. It is in the Urban Dictionary online if you want the meaning, it is just another OLD slang word.
Yesterday was a bit boring, nothing much happening here, other than I vaccumed and washed my large kitchen floor, shook and washed all 4 throw rugs. Mopped both bathroom floors. Did dishes, laundry and made the bed. It seems like an uneventful day, however, for someone who has experienced chest pain just walking across a room, it was a great day. To finally feel like I can clean my home again and not hire help is so uplifting as to almost make me euphoric! I did have to sit down a few times in between my labors because my chest was bothering me but I did my breathing exercises and it went away. For those of you who haven't been following my blog...that would be Acid Reflux and not my heart. I am so thankful to have found Rose's Lime Juice!
I've taken to walking again finally. I'm only walking about 100-150 feet a day but hey, I'm doing it!
Another wildlife character that likes to eat the cat food. He's a Steller Blue Jay. He flies in under the deck roof and helps himself. I wonder at times if he won't end up being food for the cats himself. Alas, only time will tell, but he has been around for several years now. And seems to be doing quite well on cat food.
Maybe I should just toss out some catfood and call this a wildlife preserve. Humm, I'll have to think on that.
Renter comes home, after being gone 5 hours, to find his apartment cleaned out. And you thought you were having a bad day!
A Tree: Seven Sisters Oak is the largest certified Oak Tree and it is estimated to be more than 1,000 years old.
You can also check Wikipedia and read about the Seven Sisters Oak. And here's another beautiful photo of the tree.
As I said, I like old things.
A thought popped into my head (this happens to me a lot) this morning, that I don't really have a memory problem. I have a preoccupation problem. My computer [mind] is so full of spam and files that I can't find things when I need them.
If my mind were on things above (Christ), I wouldn't have to be preoccupied with things like, "will I ever be able to wash my own windows" or "how much housework will I manage today" or "what should I eat, what shouldn't I eat" and so on. Col.3:2.
Unfortunately, I'm still not sure how to delete the spam.
Monday, March 2, 2009, 11:03 AM
Asceticism/Never too Old/New Species
Hooow-dyyy! In a Phyllis Diller voice for those of you who remember Phyllis. When I was a child I thought she was super.
Phyllis Diller quotes:
1. You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type.
2.Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.
3. Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed.
4. I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.
5. My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.
6. The reason women don't play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public.
7. My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.
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Asceticism. Now there is an interesting word. Something I ran across in my studies today. According to the dictionary it is: The practice of self-denial and devotion as a religious disciple; becoming a hermit or recluse to keep oneself pure and separate; renouncing worldly affairs; belief or doctrine that mortification of the flesh and renounciation of all things carnal is the way to salvation.
Wow, must be a difficult way to live, like living in a cell and denying yourself anything that may not be pure...there goes the candy bars, comfy shoes, hours chatting with the girls. Personally I just follow along where ever Christ leads. Compared to asceticism mine is the easier way, for sure.
Olympia bride, 90, marries her 'perfect gentleman'
Retirement home marks first residents who have tied the knot
By Rolf Boone | The Olympian • Published March 01, 2009
I guess one is "never too old" as they say and she married a younger man! You go girl!
Let's see, "psych" ology, "psych" iatrist, "physch" e, psychedelic? In other words this is a "mind manifesting" fish? A fish with a creative mind? A fish psychiatrist, wonder what it charges? Or is the fish on hallucinogenic drugs?
Oh, I get it, they named it after the coloring? Looks "striped" or like a "rock" to me, but what do I know. Still they should have named it "striped granite" or "lightening rock". What do you think?
Okay, no more "fish" stories, I have to get to work anyway. *sigh
Gnosticism: I've often wondered why books have been left out of the "Holy Bible". This morning (while studying Colossians 2:18) I realized the answer to that question. For example: "The New Testament of the Apocrypha" is a separate religion all together, it is Gnosticism. I never gave much thought to the fact that the 'false religions' the Apostles mention, would also have left behind their manuscripts. Duh?
Favorite TV shows:
"Murder She Wrote" & "The Golden Girls", I don't seem to ever tire of most of the re-runs.
"Columbo" was always a favorite he looked like a inept officer of the law but was actually sharp as a tack. Then there was "Magnum P.I.", Tom Selleck who was just the opposite, looked sharp but was nearly inept.
"Closer", Brenda is such a liar but she gets the job done.
"NCIS" the team is very entertaining-all of them. And the same applies to CSI: Miami.
I also admire old things, how well they are made the personality in the craftmanship and so on. Photos and pictures of anything Victorian.
It occurs to me that the old Victorian above goes along with my interest in mysteries (shows and novels). Can't you just picture Columbo on the walk and Mrs. F going in the door. *chuckle
My 3 favorite classics are "The Inn of the Sixth Happiness", "Gone with the Wind", "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" & "Arsenic and Old Lace". And, of course, "Nate & Hayes", "The Pirates of the Caribean", "The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh", "The Mark of Zorro", and "The Three Musketeers" (all versions) as befits these old Clipper Ships. :)
I like nature therefore landscape paintings are my favorite, with or without animals. No people please. Not that I don't like people, you understand, but I like the feel of nature untouched by man. No I am not a tree hugger and don't plan to become one.
I'm one of those people who believes that a wild animal should be left in his/her own habitat. It is cruel to lock them into ours.
Revealing that, I must confess, I had a hybrid wolf once. She was a beauty, came from Idaho, brought here by a young relative of my husband. Evidently it was ordered by an older woman living here and when she got the pup she decided she didn't want it and hubby's relative didn't know what to do with the lively female pup. Knowing she would be a hand full and someone would probably be cruel to her in an effort to make her mind and since I live in the country I agreed to take her.
Yes, I was aware that she would be a wanderer and hard to keep at home but we live in the country and I had hoped we could confine her to keep her out of trouble and since she would indoors with us she wouldn't be too upset being confined. She loved the grand kids and was very good with them.
As she grew she began to look more like a coyote than a wolf (some do when they are young and gangling). (Picture above is a Gray Wolf, the one below on the right is a Coyote). The back screen was left ajar one day and being the spunky youngster she was, she zipped right through it and I followed hot on her heels. She ran into the woods and I heard what sounded like a gun shot, at the same time I saw my 17 yr old son coming down the driveway and told him to go after her and pointed to where I'd seen her go. He came back out of the woods a few minutes later without her and said he'd run into a man with a gun and the guy insisted that my son get off his property. I suspected then that the neighbor shot her. We combed the neighborhood for weeks but could never find her and she never came back, not even to see the other dog we had, so, obviously the neighbor shot her thinking she was a coyote.
I don't "blame" him but he should have been man enough to tell us he had mistaken her for a wild coyote and apologized. But then again, expecting "honesty" or "consideration" from anyone these days is like waiting for a fairy tale Cinderella to walk into a room at any moment. Totally living in a fantasy world.
Well....before I really get going here on all my soapbox issues, of which there are many, I'd better just say goodbye. I know that so many today are having financial difficulties and I want to let you know that:
Dirt, dirt, dirt everywhere! I happened to notice this morning that my stainless steel garbage can, toward the back, had what looked like pancake batter, running down the side. Using one of my many dialup CDs, I scraped it off and proceeded to shine my garbage can grumbling about how it got that way in the first place. Since it is just me, hubby and the dog (which I can safely assume didn't do it) that leaves only one person.
Wow, if this was in a classified ad I'm really going to have to spend more time reading our local ads. I know these are very disrepectful but they ARE funny. Is this what is called "Deperate Husbands"?
I was just watching a bird outside my window, he is hiding out under the deck roof, I assume, from the rain and snow and yes it is snowing again! I'm so tempted to go and get hubby's snow blower and blow it all to the next county but for a woman who has trouble cleaning her own house that seems to be a mega job so I will just pull all the blinds and pretend it isn't really there. It's not, it's not, it's NOT!
I went out one day and placed my hands on the tree and prayed that it would produce fruit for my family every year. Every year we lived there, about 4 yrs I think, that tree was so heavy with peaches that it looked almost too heavy. Friends, family and kids were always grabbing peaches and I still had enough to can bunches of peaches. We moved, and a year later, we went back by that house and the peach tree had been cut down. We just couldn't believe it. A friend told us the new owners had cut it down because it would not produce fruit for them. I'd love to have another one but we live in a climate where that could be a major endeavor so I just never took it on.
What happened to my dress code?? I happen to look down at myself to see this picture: Me, in a fuzzy warm torquoise sweat outfit that is miles to big, I have to keep pulling them up. Moccasin boots with the legs of my sweats laying on the top rim of the boots. Good grief, I look like and old granny who just climbed out of bed and went to the wood pile. Well, yes, I am an old granny and yes, I did go to the wood pile BUT do I have to look the part?? Apparently so if I want to keep warm. I sure hope no one drops by and catches me in this outfit. 
I've never much been worried about global warming, of course where I live, I never noticed anything warming!!!
There goes my TV! In no time at all it will be banned along with everything else: 
The sun has been shining and the wind blowing for days. Kid has been out laying on an old carpet in the sun. While sitting here checking my email I glanced up to see the sky go overcast and hurried to get Kid in before it started raining. When I opened the screen door it nearly dragged me outside. I got Kid inside and then had to go get the old piece of carpet so it wouldn't get soaked.
Just 10 feet from any part of my home is forest. It looks kind of like the picture on the left but messier. The forest is constantly trying to take back the land and I'm wrestling with it continuously to keep it from climbing up and growing through my house! Why don't we clear it? Great plan, now if I could just talk someone into doing it! 
We would need a bulldozer and a logger, hubby drives heavy equipment (FOR SOMEONE ELSE) and has done logging (EVERY WHERE BUT HERE). Can I get him to get this done, Nooooooo. He is too busy, doesn't want to rent the equipment, "yeah, later". He's been saying that for over 15 years!! If you are a woman, and married to a plumber or electrician, I know you understand this completely. The picture on the right is kind of what our forest looks like in Summer.
Something ate my chicks! No not chickens, plants, "Echeveria" to be exact.
Another wildlife character that likes to eat the cat food. He's a Steller Blue Jay. He flies in under the deck roof and helps himself. I wonder at times if he won't end up being food for the cats himself. Alas, only time will tell, but he has been around for several years now. And seems to be doing quite well on cat food.
Favorite TV shows:
I also admire old things, how well they are made the personality in the craftmanship and so on. Photos and pictures of anything Victorian.
I'm one of those people who believes that a wild animal should be left in his/her own habitat. It is cruel to lock them into ours.
We combed the neighborhood for weeks but could never find her and she never came back, not even to see the other dog we had, so, obviously the neighbor shot her thinking she was a coyote.
