Paradise Valley 2...Hell's Mountain

Attention!

2011-11-02T15:41:00.002-05:00

Attention! I say... has been brought to my total lack of attention to this blog. Hah, I wonder if this is what it feels like to fall and not be able to get up. I won’t bore y’all, my dearest internets (still?) with my lame O reasons and excuses etc. etc. etc. Just know I am WELL, thanks for caring y’all dear internets, My Life is GOOD, thanks to all y’alls prayers and such. One can never

Fired

2011-09-20T17:26:00.000-05:00

Well if I didn't know better I can sooo see where some of y'all, my dearest internets, would think I had been fired from my own blog... But surprise I have not been nor were we in the recent wild fires. The biggest one in Magnolia was about 20 miles away. We had some friends that were evacuated and praise God their home was spared. We did a few grass fires near by that were brought under control

Generating Power

2011-08-31T11:29:00.001-05:00

No my silly dear internets I’m not going to tell y’all how much electricity the solar panels are producing, although they are…too bad we are using soooo much of said electric power to run the AC. I mean really, it is like way too hot here. At our house it was 109 degrees F. Oh the F, for my other country dear internets, stands for Fahrenheit. Ummm really this post is not about the solar, no

And it was all...

2011-08-18T16:52:00.003-05:00

Bam like. Hole E Mole E, another weekend of blistering heat and an A/C that could barely keep up, ya know?. Rhetorical question...meaning not really a question more like a statement in question form...ie needs no answer...but I suppose you may if you want to. Answer that is. So we left the confines of our semi cool, yet comfy domicile. Are you impressed with use of fancy vocabulary words?

OH my!

2011-08-04T05:30:00.000-05:00

Lions and tigers and bears! Well not really… But HOLE E MOLE E it’s next month already. Thanks for missing me y’all, my dear internets. I have been busy. Duh, right? BTW It is now officially the Dog Days of Summer. Super Crap-ol’la as if it hasn’t been hot enough around here now here we are in our HOT and DRY season. We have had several people knock on the door asking about the

Trouble in Paradise!

2011-07-16T10:57:00.001-05:00

OMG and HOW SAD, for me. It has been 10 days since my last post, my dear internets, and not one of y’all have called or emailed to check on my well being. Humph! (thanks for the snail mail card Deanna) So what’s going on and all that you may want to know, or maybe not. {insert sad face here} I have not had any leftover MoJo / Inspiration / fodder to share with y’all. See it’s all because I

This will probably

2011-07-06T16:53:00.000-05:00

Piss some of my dear internets off, but I still have to say it (love me anyways) First let me say that I do believe we all get what’s coming to us. I want to talk about the verdict of the Anthony case in Florida. I truly don’t know if the mother killed her little girl or not (God knows). I do know that no matter what the BIASED Media or Law Officials may present as rumor, alleged, suspected,

Fancy - Smanchy

2011-07-02T05:31:00.003-05:00

Surprise! I am Stylish. Really? No it must be true, surely, because Cathy C.’s Hall of Fame says so. What ya don’t believe me? I’ll prove it… See I told ya so. Lalala Thank you dear Cathy, I am tickled to receive this. It’s purdy and shinny looking. And as with all most some (when I feel like it) awards there are rules. AND because Cathy made it sound like fun’age I’m game to play by the rules.

Well, well

2011-06-28T09:03:00.000-05:00

WELL: The new season of True Blood started this past Sunday night and we were glued to our seats like vampires to a fresh neck… WOW, I tell ya it was almost like a stake in the heart (of sorts) SPOILER ALERT (of sorts) Bam -- Sookie had gone to this magical place, a place that was a big, no a huge time suck. She got away by jumping off a cliff, ok so her assumed dead grand daddy pushed her and

Motorcycle Kids

2011-06-24T05:39:00.025-05:00

and the price of gas So my dear internets I’m sure I don’t need to tell you how expensive gas is, y’all know. Now due to the price lots of people have switched to riding motorcycles, which is working well for them here these days as we have no rain to worry about. Oh did I mention that motorcycles are cheaper than cars or trucks and AND the insurance on them is way cheaper too. No I have not

Humm Funny

2011-06-20T04:11:00.013-05:00

To us everyone is fair game. I know y’all know what I mean by that…but just in case let me splain it. It being people watching (of sorts) Yeah, I knew you knew what I meant. You sit and watch people think about errr talk about what you see. Discuss how hungry their pants are and wonder why they are still wearing white socks with river shoes (a type of sandal) and tight…I means super tight clothes

Yard Cat

2011-06-16T04:56:00.002-05:00

First I think it’s a female Second it does not appear to be with kittens Third kittens so better NOT show up Forth the dang thing is growing on me Fifth Beloved just named it – Merlotte* Oh my dear internets what am I to do? The whole reason we have not had any pets for a couple of years is because we really enjoy just hopping in the car and going on road trips and vacations and junk like

OMG - my dear internets

2011-06-12T05:04:00.022-05:00

If y’all have not tried these If not ---- DON’T! Really I advise against it….{drooling} they are tooooo good and you will {chomp} make a {chomp} pig outta {chomp} yourself. This photo is was the LAST 3 cookies from this package that was only bought a few hours ago and…well I didn’t eat ALL of them myself. No it’s true I let Beloved have a couple and Baby Girl had a couple and …and frankly the

It's Official...no really

2011-06-08T04:36:00.043-05:00

Stephen Book has gifted, awarded if you will, upon me this super & duper Cool E Oh award The Versatile Blogger. I am both honored and happy to get this. Thank you Stephen. See isn’t it neat O looking? All vibrant and green with a yellow flower and secretly type journaling in the background. I love it! <3 Let’s explore this shall we… The – used before a noun, with a specifying or

Last Weekend

2011-06-04T04:22:00.003-05:00

So there we were reveling in the afterglow of graduation (I know how many times can I bring it up?) and the beginning of a long weekend… Oh what to do; go somewhere? Sure why not, on Friday once all the sleepy heads got up and I had put a layer of stuff on a WIP (work in progress) I convinced them we simply had to go to the Fine Arts Museum. I had a free ticket for two and we weren’t doing

Whew

2011-05-31T05:39:00.021-05:00

Would it be redundant for me to mention how proud of Baby Girl we are? Oh well, so be it. It was busy around here leading up to that day and now, well now I’m looking forward to trying to get back into a lazy kind of schedule…for a couple weeks anyway. Hey, that sounds almost like a vacation only without the gas money, packing and driving part. Omygoodness! It is soooo dry around here. And all

It's Done - Over

2011-05-27T01:22:00.005-05:00

O my dear internets, what can I say. It was magnificent to see our Baby Girl achieve all that she has. I know some of y’all are thinking well it’s was only a high school diploma, but trust me when I say it was all a uphill, no a up mountain battle. We are just so glad she was able to do this. Okay that’s all I can type…we are tired as it has been a long night, day, and years even. Now be

Bragging?

2011-05-21T08:45:00.000-05:00

No way Bob! But I will regale y’all, my dear internets, with a smallish story of mother’s pride. Last night we attended the Awards Banquet for the Juniors and Seniors of Baby Girl’s school. Yes she is graduating in a few short days, needless to say we are somewhat excited, after all she is the last of seven. Whew are we tired! No, I’m not even going to think nor talk of higher education ~ give

! Birthday !

2011-05-18T09:05:00.000-05:00

Boy is today a special day for someone very, I mean super, close to moi. I want to thank my Mother in Law and my Father in Law for this wondermous & fabulous gift of love they gave to me. Happy Birthday my most Beloved!

Friday the 13th

2011-05-13T11:44:00.000-05:00

a scary day for some folks. Here is a poem I wrote a few years back. A Mother’s Superstition (An Ode to Clifford Ware) It was a Friday after school You were at your friend’s house Sixteen-year-old boys playing With a grown man’s toy “It was empty!” he cried out To police, the world and then Your mother It was on a thirteenth, Oh so many long years ago I wasn’t superstitious then And am not

No...Wait!

2011-05-09T20:58:00.000-05:00

Don’t fire me! Not from my own blog. Ah my dear internets I wish it would rain at our house. Have I complained about this already? Matters not, my rain barrels are dry, our yard is as crunchy as Grape Nuts cereal and the same color too…okay so there is a tad of green near the tomato bed. I feel bad wanting rain when so many are flooding throughout the greater Mississippi and Ohio River valleys

Cinco Posto

2011-05-05T12:40:00.000-05:00

As I write this post our internet is down. Haha it makes me wonder what a chicken actually feels like with its head cut off… okay so not really. I’m one of those people that is okay without the web (for a bit anyway) after all I have tons of stuff I can do, including junk I like to do. I suppose I could work on some poeming, but I’m just not feeling it today ya know. I did get my 5 favorites

May Day

2011-05-01T08:29:00.000-05:00

I think I’ve fallen and can’t get up. Can you – will you lend me hand? Build me up, so that I feel better about me? Tell me how much I am justified in my actions / reactions? Insist that everything will be okay tomorrow? Pray for me – send good vibes my way? Clip and polish my toenails? (thanks Jannie) Offer to clean my house? (please, anyone? hello?) Compliment me and tell me, please, how

Lazy ol' Moi

2011-04-27T09:15:00.000-05:00

And the winner from my 3rd April blog post give a way is Deanna. Tadah you made it, errr your ID/name made it outta the hat and into the winners circle. You are one lucky Chicka! The angels are really liking you these days. So tell moi what's up with that? Oh and this is y'alls last chance to enter my April Give A Ways, by commenting on this very post to win my 4th and final give a way for the

Sharing

2011-04-23T04:27:00.002-05:00

Luffa Bed - they are starting to pop UP I want to share some of my work from this month. Yes with y’all my dear internets. I must say that I have been struggling with my writing “flowage” and junk like that. So without further a dodo here we go From April 2 prompt Write a post card poem- short & personal Post Card It’s spring here Hot, Humid Pollen infused air Hope you join me Soon ~~~~~~~~~~~

Ah did ya miss it?

2011-04-19T07:34:00.000-05:00

The Stupid Blog Party that is? It was here on April 15th-18, but now it is over and all the names have been entered into our crown and the winners have been drawn out our crown. All Participants win the right to display the Stupid Blog Party Badge on their blog Thank you all for playing, but alas only a select few may actually win a prize…And the WINNERS ARE First 1st Prize: Smiling With

Yeah Bay-B

2011-04-15T00:03:00.001-05:00

Let’s get this Stupid Blog Party started, up in here. There’s some left over spaghetti and crackers on the table over there. Fuzzy navels on the ottoman slash coffee table in the living room, but I must caution you on possible toenail clippings clinging to the fabric. Yeah, well we all can’t be excellent housekeepers ALL the time…now can we? Okay, the bathroom is off limits, there is a port-o-let

Are you Ready??

2011-04-11T08:52:00.000-05:00

For some football??? No, well me neither, but I am almost ready for my 2nd Stupid Blog Party. Consider this the reminder post and here is what we expect… post something purdy Stupid (could be a story-real or fiction, a poem, a photo taken by you or a piece of your artwork) Post it on your blog On April 15 (or till midnight on the 18th)** Link to Paradise Valley 2…Hell’s Mountain; use Mr. Linky

Winner!

2011-04-07T06:59:00.000-05:00

The winner of my first give a way is…wait let’s not be too hasty here. I mean I think I want to keep your attentions for a bit longer. Because he (Mark Kerstetter) asked for it - here is a couple of photos of the big a$$ bird book I wrote of in the last post… Ah hum, see I told y’all it was big, please note the size of the dollar bill, an actual dollar bill mind you. I was gonna use a hundred

Books - Books

2011-04-03T06:20:00.010-05:00

Everywhere you look! Tadah my first poem for National Poetry Month – April. Did ya catch it??? I’ll repeat for those of you who over looked my piece of outstanding art….Books – BooksEverywhere you look! Okay so not really, but it does rhyme. Did y’all know poems Do Not have to rhyme to be a poem? It’s true, they don’t. Okay back to the business of posting… I wanted to show y’all our collection of

Would U believe

2011-03-30T05:16:00.002-05:00

I almost forgot to remind y’all about my – April - of Give aways in celebration of National Poetry Month – April. Yes even if you win you are still eligible to win again…but you must enter each time and by “enter” I mean comment on my April Post.Now I feel better about that, but also I need a bit of sympathy. Yes it’s true I acquired a little boo boo while ironing one of the 2 aprons that are

Almost Time

2011-03-26T04:41:00.012-05:00

For what? you may wander, or not? April, yep that’s right the month of April is fast approaching. April brings the Annual Poem a Day Challenge as brought to us by Robert Lee Brewer of Poetics Asides, in conjunction with National Poetry Month, which is April. Yes I plan on playing along once again, why stop now especially since it’s almost April. I know y’all my dear internets are not All that

Spring

2011-03-22T11:31:00.001-05:00

Has long been in my part of Texas, okay so maybe not “long” but for a couple /few weeks anyway. The plum trees have bloomed and I think I see some teeny tiny future goodness, the pear has bloomed and it for sure without a doubt will have pears. The Apple tree is always the last to spring, but we are holding out that this year will be the year we will get apples! Oh yeah the nectarine is beautiful

Saint Patrick

2011-03-18T13:40:00.000-05:00

As if I needed to tell y’all that yesterday was Saint Patrick’s Day. Funny thing about that is the world always seems to think it is Irish on Saint Patrick's Day. Now that’s funny…a Green Earth…hum I may be on to something. That St. Patty was something else, I mean he chased all the snakes outta Ireland and I think they all came to Texas, well at least they always seem to fine me, but this is

Ta tada Ta Dah

2011-03-14T05:15:00.034-05:00

I was bestowed with an award this past fall/winter from kind Deanna. I didn’t post it then on accounta it being a Summer Blogger Award and I wanted to wait for spring. And because I have now waited I forgot the rules (if there were any) and will make up my own…lalala cause I can and cause We are Queen of this Paradise Valley. Humph! So without any further todo…Thank you dear Deanna. Now I’m

Dirty Laundry

2011-03-10T04:57:00.000-06:00

I know y’all remember our autumn adventure from some time back…and how it was a faulty washing machine that was at the bottom of it…and how said faulty machinery was replaced before the renovations…and that I could not use the new machine because we had to move out, well live elsewhere…Anyways I’m going to, finally, give a review of the new machines that got rid of our dirty laundry and ugly

Disapointed & Surprised!

2011-03-06T05:30:00.002-06:00

I know, you can’t believe that I, me of all people is disappointed in anything. I have had that Poem tab, see it up at the top’ish…it says “Poems” Well anyways according to my blog stats it has only been viewed four, that would be 4, times my dear internets and I personally think those were by moi. Is there anything I can say that would induce y’all to read* ‘em? Never mind the fact that you read

Open House

2011-03-02T04:01:00.000-06:00

That’s the name of a poetry book I recently finished reading. I love this chick, Beth Ann Fennelly. Have y’all heard of her? Have y’all read her? If not you should. Oh, me? How did I come across her work? Okay so I go to these readings at my local college, I’m sure I have mentioned it before and Beth Ann was there. She is a great speaker and read a few of her poems—marvelous. I have looked

Let's do it again

2011-02-26T20:13:00.000-06:00

Only this time lets go someplace closer to our neck of the woods. No, my silly dear internets not literally “our” woods, but a few miles from us. Today’s trip-ah-long is to GW Jones State Park. I know we have lots of such places. Don’t look so surprised this is Texas, y’all. Yes I really talk like this. Yes I do almost sound like that little girl on the shake-n-bake commercial. Okay, I’ll say it,

Last Snake Story!

2011-02-18T02:40:00.000-06:00

This would be my 5th snake story to share with y’all, but it is my first snake incident. I was really little…maybe 8 or so. Up on my Great Grand Father’s farm in Indiana I was playing out in the yard on a tree swing. Grandpa was showing Daddy something out in the shop and beings how it was my turn on the swing my brother and sisters were somewhere else. {Cue music} Twinkle, twinkly little star…

St. Valentine

2011-02-14T04:51:00.019-06:00

And here for your pleasure is a love poem, written by moi back in 2007. Breathe I breathe you all in, .to have you closer I drown in you, .the very essence of you Your body is my body .feel us move Touching .breathing

This One Time

2011-02-10T05:07:00.007-06:00

when I was cooking some potato soup, okay stop laughing – I do know how to cook! In fact my Daddy says to me, “You make the best potato soup I’ve ever had.” Never mind that he may have been drinking, heavily, at the time. So any way I made the pot of soup. Really! So then I was cleaning up the kitchen…no quit it. I do too clean! Gosh what’s wrong with you people? So I was cleaning and fixing

Follow UP

2011-02-06T05:21:00.015-06:00

This is a follow up post to High Jack. I felt it was needed. Okay so the book was fine, it didn’t have as many bubbles on it as y’all may have thought. It did not get soggy or anything like that. Jeezzzzzzzze, some of y’all really panic over stuff. Yes I photo shopped extra bubbles to cover some...err...umm personal bubbles. Now I can tell in my Freudian kind of way that some of y’all, sadly,

High-Jack

2011-02-02T00:59:00.002-06:00

Y’all know two of my dear internets Deanna and Jai right? Well if not you should. Okay so on of Deanna’s post, a while back, Jai left a comment that basically said the perfect scenario would be … to be reading a really good book, in a bubble bath (I added bubbles) and eating chocolate cake. Deanna went on to say “Why don’t we just deem February that month. And now unbeknownst to them I’m

Yummy Ice

2011-01-30T05:53:00.004-06:00

Cream that is my dear internets. Yes indeed yummy ice-cream. To be more specific Klondike Choco Taco. Oh my goodness and then some. Here for your salivating pleasure is my story of discovery of this wonderful treat… Once upon a time when we went to Big Bend, that’s in Texas, we meandered about the State Park and gazed down upon the Rio Grande. It wasn’t summer, but it was warm and when

I did IT...

2011-01-26T04:49:00.035-06:00

I sat on the couch with OPRAH! So the other morning I got up early {usual} and stumbled into the kitchen for a cuppa and then flopped on the couch. I checked my comments (I’m addicted ya know) and was not surprised to see one from my dear internet Deanna. Anyways she gifted me with this…BUT Y’ALL DON’T STOP READING or click away just wait a minute…K? L’Aussie’s Fair Dinkum Award Rules:

I bet I CAN

2011-01-22T04:46:00.001-06:00

Wonder what I can Do? Be prepared for some bragging. Yes bragging. Some people think I’m too good at it and others think I’m modest. So like I was saying I bet I CAN… piss y’all off, that is. How you may or may not wonder?... Our electric bill for the month of December was $4.44. Yes you read that correctly Four dollars and forty-four cents. Those solar panels are super and duper and

Oh MY Stars

2011-01-18T04:56:00.008-06:00

Y'all really didn't think I would let the whole constellation shift get past me without some sort of post...did ya? Especially after that falling birds thang. I'm sure that by this time you have figured out: that the various named star constellations were named way back. Like 5000 years ago or so including the "new" one (so not new). that Astronomy and Astrology are NOT the same thing, in

Don't Look UP

2011-01-14T05:21:00.003-06:00

Whatever ya do, there’s birds a falling! I know y'all have heard about the dead birds and fish in Arkansas and the doves over in Switzerland. They have come up with a reasonable and Natural reason for such unusual occurrences. NO really, isn't it perfectly reasonable to believe that the black birds were scared to death by fire works or that the fish were diseased? How about the doves, they

Huh! Whatdaya...OH-No

2011-01-10T00:01:00.010-06:00

Can you believe it? I know I can't. I mean it just seems like yesterday, well almost yesterday anyway. Here's the low down for those that want to know the OH No of it: Decade One and you're a little kid tumbling around playing with Barbies and baking in an Easy Bake Oven some yummy cake. Decade Two and you're all gawky then get out of it so you get married and next thing ya know you have a

Surprise!

2011-01-09T11:02:00.000-06:00

Post! So over at One Stop Poetry they have a Sunday challenge photo (55 word poem or flash fiction) and today I wrote my first poem of twenty-eleven. Thanks to KJ Halliday for the photo. Pop over to One Stop Poetry to have a look at the photo and check to see if I have conveyed it well in words or not. Accepted Float on a fire sea Silver white waters Where there’s a walking me Blood red

Who is ready

2011-01-06T06:33:00.002-06:00

For a nature trip-ah-long with me? Okay come on then. And just cause I’m the boss of this I want to caution y’all to NOT wander off the trails, Keep the noise and talking to a minimum, and for heaven’s sake let’s keep together. Hole-E-Mole-E it’s like I have a class of Kindergarteners. Stay on the trails because there are critters off trail, stay quiet because said critters are not fond of noise

So on New Year's Day

2011-01-02T07:05:00.000-06:00

My son came over and his girlfriend and y’all know that means my beautiful newest granddaughter came with them. I love her, she hardly cried at all, even when I pinched her. Hahaha, not really, but it made YOU laugh. Or cringe...whatever. We had a nice visit and ate our traditional dinner of black eyed peas (for luck), cabbage (for money), ham (for continued food on the table), mashed potatoes

Who wants 69?

2010-12-31T01:03:00.001-06:00

Did I get your attention? Yeah, I know my dear internets and I know you are now wondering where oh where is she going with this? I’m wondering too. Haha not really! I know the point I want to make and it’s really important. Well important enough to practically beg for your attention and those unusual people that Google really strange phrases. Do y’all see that group of followers in my right

So What...

2010-12-27T02:55:00.001-06:00

Cha doing? Me, just hanging out wondering when the Christmas Elf will come to take down our tree and put away all the decorations (nice & neat). What? The Elf does not come to your house? Well that’s too bad. I hope y’all didn’t have returns to stand in line over and that everyone was thrilled with the gifts you gave them. Hey there’s always next year if not. Did any of my dear internets go

From me to y'all

2010-12-24T01:15:00.013-06:00

This is an edited version of a comment I left over at Carmi’s, Written Inc; somehow I thought it was appropriate to keep for posting here on Christmas Eve and as it turns out it will also fulfill a request from Paul C on his blog Quoteflections. Time is only a minute by which we mark greatness, each one greater than the last, yet we know the next will be best for it still holds a great mystery

And now...

2010-12-20T05:36:00.000-06:00

Something completely unrelated, Jai, thank you so much, has bestowed an award on my. It actually fell right on my head, sorta like a crown but not ya know. Get it? You do see the resemblance, right? Okay I’ll spell it out for those of my dear internets who are slow readers. It is called The Circle of Friends Award. It’s round like a crown and all. I knew you’d get it, once I told you. I

Wynter has arrived

2010-12-16T17:50:00.000-06:00

That would be my new granddaughter. Wynter Rayne, born on the 15th and she is beautiful and thank God is perfect and likes to pose for pictures just like I do…NO not upside down, my silly dear internets…she makes faces and I love her. And she is #9 and I freely sing that old Beatles song...Number Nine. Mom had a bit of a drawn out labor but did well, she was mad at my son. Duh! Pain HURTS. I

Sill Fun

2010-12-10T02:01:00.018-06:00

Because I need it after that last one. Don’t you? Thanks to the Musings of a writer Chick, Erin, who has shown me the way of Easy Blog Post Writing For instance a little something like this… Oh for crying out loud! I just returned from my daily swim on the beautiful Fijian beach and realized I have not updated this since people stopped clapping and Tinkerbell died... You would not believe

Ha! and you thought...

2010-12-06T00:59:00.030-06:00

I would not bring up our kitchen ever again. Had y’all and me fooled didn’t it? So there I was putting up something under the kitchen sink…I closed the cabinet door and it felt weird, kinda a wobbly waunky kind of thing. I got down on my knees and opened and closed it a couple of times. Then I got a bit pissed off (as is my way-sometimes) As it turned out 2 of the screws that hold on the

Hello--

2010-12-02T12:39:00.000-06:00

It’s me. I know I’ve been scare around here and over there lately. Yes of course I have great reasons My classes are finishing up, our trip has ended and I’m ready to buckle down and get back to you—my dear internets. Oh the trip? You mean the surprise trip I didn’t tell y’all about? Yes, we traveled to Savannah Georgia for Thanksgiving. Picture perfect weather the whole time we were there,

How Fast is...

2010-11-26T07:30:00.000-06:00

Fast ENOUGH? So did you get a helpful tip bubble on your screen the last time you updated your blog? I did, and it was cool. Supposedly blog readers don’t like hanging out waiting for a page to load and that leads to folks not reading you…that is IF it takes too long for your page to be done loading. And I want to read you and I want all my dear internets to be read by lots and lots of

Heavy Metal

2010-11-22T04:25:00.001-06:00

How’s about a little heavy metal or light weight metal? Too bad you’re gonna get some anyways. This is a collage of Metal Photographs, part of the Color series thang. The background on this one is a vase or vase depending on the way you pronounce it, normal or fancy a$$ed. The upper left is a portion of something a semi truck was hauling. They sorta looked like bicycle stands you used to see in

Anyone Day Trip...

2010-11-18T06:24:00.001-06:00

So a while back we went in to G city, not spot you nasty peoples, Galveston. The city of Galveston. It has been almost 2 years since our last visit. Things have gotten better since then and it’s starting to look like some recovery has been made since Ike. Well y’all know how my Beloved likes to take day trips and overnighters and vacations and junk, but because we couldn’t overnight nor vacate

Shinny Hinny

2010-11-14T04:16:00.000-06:00

I don’t think so, well maybe more like glow in the dark. Well go on and put some dark a$$ed sun glasses on my dear internets cause it looks like I have been bestowed the Sunshine Award. Seriously, me spreading sunshine around. A load of stuff for the garden sure, but sunshine to go with it. I just don’t know what to think. Thanks so much Laura from Shine the Devine for such an loverly award.

Bread & Music

2010-11-10T05:43:00.000-06:00

Sound intriguing? I hope so as I want to brief you on this nice book of poetry by Jennifer K. Sweeney, How to Live on Bread and Music. This is a wonderful collection of day to day life put into pondering poems. The book is nicely arranged between form, rhythm, general mood, and sentiment of each piece. The cover art is a piece by Richard Kochanek titled Angels in Procession. I found it to be easy

Is this thing on?

2010-11-06T07:04:00.000-05:00

Okay my dear internets I just want to remind you that this is November and once again I’m taking part in the Chapbook Challenge Poem a Day hosted by Robert Lee Brewer over at Poetic Asides, (twitter — #novpad) Here is a little ditty from day 2 Linger She was ready .had been since age forty-three .but now some fifty years latter .

So lucky to be Alive!

2010-11-02T02:32:00.000-05:00

Yes this is the long awaited for post about our trip home from Fort Worth. Y’all know the one in which we went to the Japanese Fall Festival and met the super duper all original and organic Jai. So there we were, driving away from the what-a-burger with happy faces and the ‘wonder how long it’s gonna take to get home’ feet. The van was shifting funny, but not in a laughing sort of way. It would

Finally a conclusion

2010-10-28T01:23:00.000-05:00

Alright WARNING straight up front…don’t read this if you are sensitive due to a recent death in your family. This was pre-written and pre-posted, so who knows who is around anymore. My deepest and heartfelt sympathies. For the previousVirtual Funeral Museum Tour post # 1, # 2 and # 3. And now gather round my dear internets. Here are some fine examples of standard and not so standard coffins. No

Dear Internets, I have a surprise!

2010-10-26T02:00:00.000-05:00

Okay, so y’all know that it was our anniversary, but what you don’t know is where we went. Now don’t get too excited, stop clawing at your mouse (mice). We went up to Fort Worth, Texas, to attend the Fall Festival in the Japanese Garden, which is held at the Botanical Gardens. The drive up we uneventful, unless you count our being sleepy as an event. We had a backpack with some waters, snacks

For Today and Tomorrow

2010-10-24T06:20:00.001-05:00

Let me state from the get-go This is Not about ME, however I am foregoing a post today in the hopes that you will go here and read about these spoons. This is not a joke or a "gottcha" so in advance thank you And thank you, as I'm not worthy of any of your special spoons.

Here we go again...

2010-10-20T01:23:00.034-05:00

Oh sorry if you said you didn’t like this weird Virtual Museum Tour of mine, cause as I said in the first post of this tour…I wrote this and pre-posted it. That means in advance my dear internets. For this creepy month of October. Have I ever told y’all that Beloved and I were married this month? Yeah well we were and we are celebrating our 8th honeymoon! No I don’t know what we are doing, Duh!

Talk about Scary...

2010-10-16T05:30:00.010-05:00

Recently Baby Girl said one of the moles on her back felt like it was poking her. So I took a look and um, didn’t like what I saw. See what I mean. It took a week, but we got in to see the dermatologist. I felt so bad for Baby Girl on accounta she is so very, extremely modest and dermatologist look at you ALL over. Bless her heart. I getting there… So Doctor wanted a biopsy, as I suspected she

Let's begin here...

2010-10-12T01:23:00.051-05:00

Last time we were here, and now well here we are again. Sush, quiet down don’t forget this is a serious Virtual Funeral Museum Tour. Okay stay with your buddy. It's okay Linda, you can pick a new buddy if your old one is not here. Are y'all ready? {cue sad Christmas music} Remember death does not take holidays. This would have been a kind touch to a grieving family. Oh yeah, sorry I almost

Prolific Blogger

2010-10-08T11:05:00.027-05:00

As stated and awarded by dear Deanna, who is a crazya$$ in her own write (not a typo); Thank you so much for this nifty-not yet – fifty award. Anyways there are strings, but not violin or heart strings. So… Why are there rules? IMO it’s because somebody likes being bossy, but it’s not me. Not this time. And here they are, the rules people not the boss. 1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger

Are you ready?

2010-10-04T01:23:00.000-05:00

October, the month of All Hollows Eve and to celebrate I’m doing a virtual museum tour for you, yes just for you my dear internets. Now for a warning – those of you who may have suffered a recent loss (death of a loved one) may not want to partake of this peculiar tour. Umm with that said I hope I haven’t either, beings how I’m pre writing this and pre posting it too boot. OH and this is photo

And Ta Dah

2010-09-30T05:04:00.001-05:00

We are back for our disclosure of the guts. Yes indeed the insides of my world famous first ever successful loofa. Like I said in the last post I did not wait the “prescribed” time and all, but I am very pleased with my jumping the gun. I squeezed the plucked fruit and the skin felt loose so I squeezed some to loosen the rest and the skin split. That’s okay as you know I was very excited, like a

How do ya spell it...

2010-09-26T04:53:00.000-05:00

IT, yeah, yeah I know--thanks... So's anyway I'm talking about my loofah, luffa, loofa, What-ever. Have y'all, my dear internets, been following the progress of my loofah plants over on 365 Views by Me? They have done well this year, Finally. I have been trying to get these going a couple of years (I think) Last year they started growing and then bam-ah-lamb, they withered and died. And for those

So tell me

2010-09-22T09:13:00.002-05:00

my dear internets, did y’all notice the change? Me, not so much. I did mark the day with yellow highlighter and thought I would dedicate a post specific for this day, but alas I didn’t do it… Turn-Turn the Seasons Twirl this is supposed to be a cooling off perioda time to unwind and let the sap slow to a drip until it is frozen in the trunkto lie next to evergreens with children’s

It is official

2010-09-18T04:35:00.000-05:00

My youngest is now 18, fully an adult by the numerical standard of age. She is in her senior year of high school and has doubled-up on the important classes so she can graduate next May. Bless her heart, school has always been difficult for her yet she tries and does as well as she can. Baby girl is a repetitive learner, meaning she has to do over and over etc. to get the hang of it and don’t

About some Builders

2010-09-14T06:58:00.000-05:00

Well bless my heart and shake out the wrinkles, Deanna says I’m a Literacy Builder, and to prove it she has gifted moi with this awesome beauty of an award. I am thrilled and honored to have it. Thank you. Rules, yes there are a few 1. Give a thank you and link back to the person who gave you this award. *See above 2. Display the award logo on your blog site. *See above 3. Tell us five of

Wooden Stake anyone?

2010-09-10T07:17:00.018-05:00

You will never believe the following, but trust me it’s true. So there I was sweeping the floor getting ready to mop. No smarty panties that is not the unbelievable part. I scooted out one of the dining chairs so I could sweep and mop around the table and this happened Incredible! I pulled the chair away from the table and part of the leg just sorta went ~~ plop. What ta heck? We have only had

Labor Day

2010-09-06T10:11:00.000-05:00

Gosh I been working so hard I almost missed it. The day not the labor. Dooh! So what have I been doing you may ask? Or not ask, matters not so much as I’m gonna tell ya right cheer and now: Mopping, well steam mopping and before that I Swept, well the broom did I just pushed it and before that Dusted, well my nose didn’t like that so before it started to run I Brushed my hair, well ran my

The Neighbor

2010-09-02T15:08:00.000-05:00

Everyone has one unless you live out in the far away country in which case you may be lonely and should go have lunch with someone. I just wanted to take a few / couple minutes of your blogging time to share all too familiar complaining rant. Okay so it’s a little hard to rant when Adele is playing on my Ipod, but none the less I don’t want to disappoint you so rant on shall I go… We have this

Popped in the Crown

2010-08-29T07:01:00.009-05:00

No not really, just wanted to get your attention. Did it work? You know you are the boss of you? Really you are. You have the choice every single day, every single moment, of what you are going to say and do. I know some of us say that our hands are tied and we just have to do {insert whatever} But the fact is we still do what we want. We do our jobs and perform in them the way we should. We

Here's the scoop...

2010-08-25T06:32:00.004-05:00

So I started these classes, to improve my office skills and they are taking more time and brain cells then I would have thought. Ahh who am I kidding…I’m trying to learn accounting hooey. And let me say, no offense to any of my number inclined dear internets, it is very brain taxing. And full of reverse, backwards, opposite kinds of a system. Humph! I’m also taking Excel 2007, next month will

Shutter the Door

2010-08-21T04:29:00.009-05:00

Y’all remember when I talked about painting the shutters and front door? I’m sure you do after all y’all don’t have anything else to remember right? Just junk about moi, such is the life of this Queen of this Paradise Valley not 2 mention Hell’s Mountain. Member? I said that some other stupid people on my street went and painted their doors the same red as ours and I like being unique – I MUST

Squirrely Cotton

2010-08-17T06:53:00.013-05:00

Y’all, my dear internets, know how I have been planting a few cotton plants the last couple/few years. I know you member, Anyway this year they have really been looking good. Lots of blooms and bug free bolls. I have been expecting quite the hall in cotton balls and just waiting for them to pop, once the August sun beat down on them in all it dryness. Almost daily I would go check on my

It's a cover up

2010-08-14T01:13:00.000-05:00

Gonna have a baby. No not me, my silly dear internets my youngest son’s girlfriend (now to be known as the Baby Momma). Baby won’t be here til mid December, but y’all know me (if not, you may learn more about me by reading old post, my profile or the 100 things about Paige) Okay so now that the self promotion commercial is over, I was inspired (by the baby) to do a project. Yes my dears it

Hole-EEE Barnyards

2010-08-12T10:46:00.000-05:00

Oh, my goodness! They at last have turned up or should that be flown up? Anywhos those naughty Salt & Pepper Shakers that ran off from me, remember, went north. Funny I always thought snow birds flew south, but hey what else should I have expected from a couple of chickens. Oh, so you want to know where they are? Okay you may find them here. I hope they have a good time and don’t get too

Did I forget

2010-08-10T17:02:00.000-05:00

Something? It was important…hum ah yes now I remember. Do you member when I told y'all about the Six Sentences humor piece of mine? I’m sure you do. Well anyways low and behold it was somehow picked chosen to be published in a book, Half a World Away, which you may get from here. I know how cool is that? So if you do purchase a copy and you would like it autographed by moi, let me know and I’

Crazy Rumor

2010-08-09T09:13:00.025-05:00

Bless my soul and beat the dust outta my britches. Someone went and spread the rumor that I had a lovely blog. What??? you may say, and believe me I did too. But it’s true my dear internet Linda of Left Brain Write said it, and she honest about junk like that so it must be truly true. Thank you dear Linda I am honored if not surprised...loverly indeed :-)Now I should feel guilty because I’m just

Security who?

2010-08-05T08:05:00.006-05:00

Did I tell y’all about the dog we had a while back? Poor little guy we had to…well you know. He was a crazy thing, raised all kinds of havoc chewing on table legs and socks and yes the under britches too. Can you believe I don’t even have a picture of him, no seriously we were so busy chasing him around there was never a chance to snap a shot, stupid little $hit. In a way I miss that dog with

Want my 2 cents?

2010-08-01T07:26:00.000-05:00

Please note the first ever Flashlight Follower in my side bar... Okay so this is a post of silly photos. Shots I took and just couldn’t quite come up with something smart a$$ed to say about ‘em. First there is the view of brand new pennies- pretty faux copper like metal. Copper is very expensive and so it has been watered down, if you will, with some other kinds of metal to make the “real”

Stupid Boys

2010-07-28T15:37:00.001-05:00

I know, I know it’s been too long since I regaled you with a story from my childhood. Okay so this one time at camp (no, not band camp-get a life people) I was younger, oh about 12, yeah 12…so there we were (family) setting up camp. Okay so my mom was setting it up and we kids were being kids. Running around and poking our noses into things we knew better not to do. No really I knew better but my

Copy Catter

2010-07-24T09:13:00.011-05:00

Member when I asked y’all if ya like being in the spotlight or at least in the flashlight, here? I’ll let you in on a little secret.... This cool and new to me blogger Shakira spotlights one of her followers every week in her sidebar. Super neat-OH peat-OH idea. I love it! So totally love it, don’t you? Well if not maybe you will after you are the one under the bright light of my side bar. Okay

Emergency Post

2010-07-22T11:15:00.001-05:00

This is a copy of the email I just sent off to Jannie the Funster. Maybe if I let all my dear internets know what's going on they will turn up. Okay so I'm hopping Jannie won't be mad at me too. Alright here's the email Jannie, I had a surprise in the PO box yesterday...thanks so much. I love 'em I'm just sorry I have to tell you this, but there has been a slight altercation the set of

Neon's bright lights

2010-07-20T08:10:00.000-05:00

It's been a long while since I posted a study in color and this time it's not just a color but NEON Lights Tell me my dear internets that I'm not the only one that likes these bright lights...no really tell me. And I also want to know if you have dreamed of being in the spotlight, under the big lights of broadway or just in a flashlight beam?

What a boob

2010-07-16T12:51:00.002-05:00

Okay so I decided to take my own advice and went down to get an overdue mammogram. Yeah, I hear ya my dear internets those of us that have had prior biopsies should not miss our annuals. I won’t bore you with my reasons, or excuses cause we all know I just didn’t want to do it and that’s that. But when lefty went to itching, almost constantly I goggled and found out that could be a symptom of you

Just full of it

2010-07-12T09:00:00.000-05:00

ya don't say. A Blog of Substance title has been bestowed upon moi by Sheila who is by the way just full of it too, speaking of her cool products which you can find here. Was too. Thanks so much, unless this means full of malarkey, even so thanks so much. Receiving this award comes with some customary rules which I will list below, but one of the unique rules is to sum up my blogging