Ron Paul

My son ordered me a yard sign.  I voted for him in the

primary.  

All Things Red

Marilyn at 819 Ohio/Building Our New Old House asked us to Get the Red Out.
So here is my attempt to blaze a trail of red:

"Red is the ultimate cure for sadness." ~Bill Blass

"When in doubt wear red." ~Bill Blass

"Better a red face than a black heart." ~Portuguese proverb

"Red roses are for love triumphant." ~Bill Blass

"A careful driver is one who honks his horn when going

through a red light." ~Henry Morgan

"Make a remark," said the Red Queen, "it's ridiculous to

leave all the conversation to the pudding."

"Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own

skin.  That, or a kick-ass red lipstick." ~Gwyneth Paltrow

"Artists can color the sky red because they know it's blue.

Those of us who aren't artists must color things the way

they really are or people might think we're stupid." ~

Jules Feiffer

"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere,

while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight...The truly

wise person is colorblind." ~Albert Schweitzer

"Give her two red roses, each with a note.  The first note

says 'For the woman I love' and the second, 'For my best

friend'." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Pensieve's Poetic License-February

Our poem's this month are based on the sonnet.

It is supposed to be about something we love.

Music Inside

There is music in my soul

Melody and harmony in part

Out of my mouth it plays a role

Delivering dreams straight from the heart.

The notes I play are felt

The chorus follows verses

Words that spark and melt

Bring feelings to the surface.

How much of me can be revealed

What part of me is shown

The music can provide a shield

A safe refuge, a home.

All my hopes and all my dreams

Quietly display my world as its theme.

Please go explore the other sonnets at Robin's.  

Also this lovely package came for me this week.  It contained

some sweet melt-in-your mouth treats and a cookbook

that I won from Robin at Pensieve's.  What a delight!

Call It Love

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are pictures of my sweetheart and I in 1974.


Here is our wedding picture in  1975.

Just beginning our life together.

Here we are after 30 years in 2005.

Still sweethearts...

We are celebrating our anniversary with a 

cruise to Alaska.  

Here we are on the promenade.

Still sweethearts after all these years.

Let's "Call It Love".   (By Poco)

Wordless Wednesday-O Canada

I am the young girl on the left with glasses.

I have just turned sixteen and I am

visiting Canada for the first time. 

I could sew and I made my pants.  

I really liked them.  They were cool 

and seersucker.

Go here for more Wordless Wednesday.

Valentine Goodies

Look at this lovely award Hootin'Anni gave to

me!  She has the cutest sailor duckie at the

top of her blog ever.  
Here is what she said about her gift:

"More Valentines being sent out to some who leave SWEET as Candy comments!! ---
This time it's my little 'birdie' card."

I appreciated it so much.  How much cuter could it get?

Thank you Anni!  

Snow Patrol

Looking at music yesterday made me think of how much I love Snow Patrol's music.
Here are a few of my favorites.  "You could be happy" and "Run" and

"Chocolate".  

Fun Monday-The Song

This Fun Monday button is from Gattina's blog.

Julie at Ooh a Shiny Pen is hosting Fun Monday this week.  She wants us to share "the song" that reveals us.  The one song.  I picked "Magnolia" written by J J Cale as my song.  I went to a Marshall Tucker/Poco/Point Blank concert back in the early 70's when I was dating my husband and fell in love with this song.  Poco's version was the only one I had ever heard. 

 

I am also going to share "Kiss Me" by SixPence None the Richer because it appeals to me greatly. It was written by Matt Slocum for his wife.  I think the girl singing has the sweetest voice and it is so romantic and cheerful and sweet.  Gee, I wished that summed me up!  :D

Poco Live - Magnolia

This is it. The song that is me. My most loved song.

JJ Cale - Magnolia

This song was written by J J Cale. I always listened to the Poco version. Cale was from Tulsa and played with Eric Clapton at one time.

kiss me

This is the cutest song ever!

Spunky the Wonder Dog, Smelly Saga...

I always had such hopes and dreams of Spunky wearing

this little sweater as he trotted down the highway to 

town every day.  But apparently Spunky had hopes and

dreams that did not include wearing a sweater.  He shed

this sweater in his doghouse before leaving for work

one happy day.

You can see that Spunky appears to be most ashamed and

humiliated to be seen in these stripes.  I thought it fit 

perfectly and left plenty of room for his hobby of marking

all tires, all bushes, and anything that dared to stand still.

Since I relayed this tale on Ree's site recently, I thought

I better finish it here. 

Spunky loved to roll around in anything dead he could 

find.  So his habit of trapsing into town every day gave

him plenty of opportunity to find roadkill and such lovely

items to drench his body with.  One day, he must have found

a super stinky find to roll in.  When he arrived at my husband's

shop he greeted the guys with joy and a special odour.  After

staying there several hours, the guys had all they could take.

They sent Spunky out of the shop with orders to go home.

Spunky, being the very social dog, decides to head across the

highway to main street.  He enjoyed exploring the alleys and

quite possibly the sidewalks.  I never got to witness this too

many times but this day I did.  I just happened to be going to

the bank drive-thru and I am sitting there.  A bank clerk looks

out and sees Spunky and says, "Isn't that your dog?"  I look and

yes there is Spunky checking out the garbage and some stray

cats in the alley.  I laugh and say, "Yes, that is."  So I finish my

business and drive out the alley from the bank.  I stop and say

hi to Spunky and he begins to follow my van.  I turn down main

street and park at the Dollar Store.  Spunky is right there happy

to see me uptown.  I go into the store and begin to shop.  Shortly

thereafter, someone opens the door and in runs Spunky.  I forgot

to mention that I had talked to my husband at lunch and he had

told me how they had run Spunky out of the shop that day because

of his stench.  So I knew he stunk.  stank?  Well, anyway, Spunky

comes running down the aisles until he gets to me.  He is so happy!

I turn quickly and walk to another aisle because here come the

store clerks chasing Spunky.  I pretend that I don't know who

this dog belongs to.  Not mine!  They are laughing and they have

to grab his collar to get him out of the store.  Now they are 

talking about who he might belong to.  I slowly exit the store,

not buying anything.  Spunky is waiting for me.  I get in my 

van and drive down main street with Spunky walking right

behind my van down the middle of main street.  Whose dog

is that?  Could this be a clue?  Spunky had many adventures

and I will continue in the future.  He was full of spunk! 

My View

tj wanted to see the view from my bathroom window. She just didn't realize that mine was nothing much to look at.
I usually keep the curtains closed so no one peers in even though it's highly unlikely that would happen. I open the curtains occasionally in the spring and summer.

Wordless Wednesday-Winter Wonderland

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Fun Monday-The Bucket List

Today's Fun Monday hostess is Tiggerlane.  She wants us to make a bucket list.  Like in the movie "The Bucket List."  We need to list at least five things we would like to do before we die. I have not had a long time to think about this but I am going to give it a try.

My Bucket List

1.  I would like to play with my grandchildren someday after they are born.

2. First, I would like to see all my children have good jobs and happy lives.

3. I would like to learn French and German.

4. I would like to visit Italy and Australia.

5.  Also Russia and revisit Germany.

6. I would like to live in another country for an extended time (perferably France or Germany).

7. I would like to learn how to ski.

8. I would like to lose 20 lbs. and have a flat stomach. (going to work on this one this year)

9. I would like to travel to Canada by train.

10. I want to take another cruise.

11. I want to go to Chicago.

12. I would like to take dance lessons.  (ballroom and salsa)

13. I would like to go back to college and get a degree.

14. I would like to invent something useful.

15. I would like to take singing lessons.

16. I would like to run the New York marathon.

17. I would like to swim in an ocean. (a warm one)

18. I would like to visit Hawaii.

19. I would like to take art lessons and paint something beautiful.

20. I would like to write a song to be sung in church.

Now for some more serious things:

21. I would like to live a life that would show by my actions that I am a follower of Christ and love others as He did.

22. I would like to lead someone (more than one) to Jesus before I die.

23. I would like to support several children through World Vision.  I have one now from Chile and am going to support a child from Africa starting this week.  I hope for many more in the future.  

**Edit post already**

24. I really want to go to a Rose Bowl Parade.

25. And this will be doable immediately:  Watch the movie "The Bucket List."

I'll end my list for now.  I'll start to work on these things...

Please visit others who are making their list at Tiggerlane's.  

Weekly Winners Sunday Meme

Boot-ilicious!  Snow demo...


"The changing of sunlight to moonlight

Reflections of my life"~~Marmalade~~


Small fellow


"Everyone knows I'm in

Over my head, over my head." ~The Fray


There goes the sun, little darling.  And it's all right.  

Head on over to Lotus at Sarcastic Mom to see other Weekly Winner's.

Rich Mullins - The Color Green

And the moon is a sliver of silver.....

And the Moon is a Sliver of Silver

The Color Green by Rich Mullins

And the moon is a sliver of silver

Like a shaving that fell on the floor of a Carpenter's shop

And every house must have its builder

And I awoke in the house of God

Where the windows are mornings and evenings

Stretched from the sun

Across the sky north to south

And on my way to early meeting

I heard the rocks crying out

I heard the rocks crying out

Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands

Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land

Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made

Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise

And the wrens have returned and they're nesting

In the hollow of that oak where his heart once had been

And he lifts up his arms in a blessing for being born again

And the streams are all swollen with winter

Winter unfrozen and free to run away now

And I'm amazed when I remember

Who it was that built this house

And with the rocks I cry out

Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands

Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land

Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made

Blue for the sky and the color green

Be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands

Suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land

Look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made

Blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise

Ovaltine

This is for Kila.  Usually found near the hot cocoa mix.  

Do It Anyway!

Mother Teresa

Do It Anyway!

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.  Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.  Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some geniune enemies.  Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.  Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.  Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.  Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.  Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.  Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God.  It was never between you and them anyway.