These are random musings of my life journey, the people, animals, places, and events which have woven, and continue to weave, a tapestry that is me. We all know there is no real destination, only the ongoing experiences which blend together, creating the trail. Each step gives a glimpse of what is to come, without allowing me to see the end result. It is exciting. I have a home base that is mine, that gives me a place to rest. This is it. This is where my heart is, no matter where I journey...................

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Oh, No!! I Got a D!!!

I forgot that I accepted a challenge a few days ago. Today I've been catching up on my reading, and when I got to Jenster's blog I gulped! Oh-oh! I nearly blew it!! I think I may have just barely escaped terrible consequences for not doing my homework!! And Jen thinks she knows one of my list items before I even start. She gave me a D.

Rules: If you want to play, leave a comment on this post, and I’ll assign you a letter. You write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it at your place. When people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on...

So here goes ....

Dogs. Do you think that is what she thinks I love? Well, yep, I do! But everyone,, absolutely everyone knows that! What would I be without my bitty-babies? Completely lost. Most of my family lives far away from me, and my four-leggers give me companionship that I don't have on a daily basis. I'm especially happy that I began rescuing dogs, because it has given me and even greater sense of why I'm here.

Digital photography. I enjoyed taking pictures before digital, but I didn't have the patience to learn the technical details about making consistently good photos. By the time I got the film developed, I'd forgotten what did on the good ones or the bad ones. Going digital gave me the ability to see some of the errors right away and adjust on the spot. My eye was pretty good, but it is now much more fully developed so on first shots I get what I want,not jsut what happened to be there. That is what I wanted to develop.

Doing things for others. I wasn't a Social Worker by accident. I don't mean that I was so wise that I picked it all-knowingly. No, I stumbled into it, to be honest. What I mean is that I was meant to be in a career that allowed me to help others find ways to make their lives better. I didn't get to that career until I was in my early 40s, beginning to study for it in my late 30s. Once I arrived there, I was in my niche, learning to use some natural skills to help myself while helping others. I'm retired now, but I still have that propensity to find people who need something, and I love being able to give them a hand up, being there when they need to lean a bit, and seeing them walk away on their own.

Dinners. I enjoy cooking. I hate cooking for one. So when I say "dinners," I'm referring to anything from a dinner for myself and a friend to a potluck to a big dinner I prepare for a half dozen friends, anything where I can really get into the creative side of cooking. I'm a very good cook, and I rarely have flops. I'm especially in my element when I create a dish or a whole dinner around something I have in the house but have no particular recipe for it or when I want to make a dish, and rather than using a recipe, I take ideas from a half dozen sources and create my own recipe. You just can't do that for one person. You just can't.

Daisies and Daffodils. I like many flowers, but these simple beauties are my all time favorites. Daisies are light and uncomplicated. They compliment almost any bouquet with their pretty symmetry, their radiating petals reminding me of the sun and its warmth. Daffodils have a simple elegance in their bright, sunny little faces. They seem to me to be the happiest sign of spring.

Daughters. One of life's greatest treasures is our children. In my opinion, daughters are especially dear. There is an old saying, "A son is a son till he gets him a wife, But a daughter's a daughter the rest of your life," and that is pretty true. If you're lucky a daughter-in-law can be a pretty good space filler for the part of the son that leaves when he marries. But the biggest reason is because my daughter is my best friend. We have a special bond, probably because her health at birth was tenuous and I was super watchful over her for months, developing a strong bond betwen us. Whether that or not, we have something special that is beyond my relationship with anyone else. As I did with my mom.

Diamonds. OK, it is trite. So bite me. When I was young I thought diamonds were ostentatious. I couldn't afford them anyway. Maybe that is why I felt they were ostentatious. And when I got my first diamond, an engagement ring with a nice small solitaire, I fell in love. I still was so-so about diamonds in general. But as time went on I began to appreciate the beauty of a nice diamond. Now I have several, and I wear them with pride and enjoy every moment.

Dancing. I've talked about this on the blog from time to time, in case you haven't noticed. I've always loved dancing. It began in our living room when I was just a wee tot and lasted through all my school years and into my first marriage. I was the proverbial dancing fool, for sure. The last 30 years I rarely danced because my second hub didn't care to dance, and later he couldn't because of his health. I'm taking lessons to renew my skills, and I'm lookin' for a dancin' man! LOL!

Drama. Yes, I'm a drama queen, I confess. No, what I mean is I love the theater. I like musicals, I like good dramas, and I like comedy! I was in the Senior Class play in high school, and it was SO much fun. Huh. Maybe I should look into becoming involved in the local community theater.

So there, you have it And it wasn't even painful! If you want to play, let me know and I'll give you a letter.

23 comments:

  1. Ohhh. I like your list. I just did mine. I was tardy, but I got it done.

    I love your dinners, and dogs, and daughters. Your photography is great!I can't wait to meet you in person someday!! You sound like someone I would get along very well with.

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  2. Beans, I have no doubt that we would be friends if we lived close. And hopefully I'll get to Philly one day. I really want to see many of the historic places in your area. For now we have to settle for being blog friends, I guess!

    I'm headed over to see your list!

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  3. Lynilu- I'll try it but don't give me a hard letter...smile...

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  4. Great list. I saw this on another blog and even got a letter (I think i got D also), but never particiapted.

    I promise to play this time if you give me a letter and just like MJ...I don't want a hard letter like X. :)

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  5. Caroline, you're too funny! You know you love x-rays and xylophones!!

    You get the letter R.

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  6. Thanks for being easy...hehe...I mean, thanks for not being too hard with my letter. I will do this tomorrow unless my blogging is interrupted by a special announcement.

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  7. Caroline, if I had a man, I might be easy. It's been so long that I can't remember if I can be easy or not! :D

    And don't take too long with that R. It's a good letter, and I might have to pull it and give it away to someone else. If, of course, there are 25 more who want to play this game!

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  8. Hmm, I stopped by to see if you had SOMETHING ELSE TO ANNOUNCE? I guess not quite yet :)

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  9. I will give you an "A" for your list. Awesome post.

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  10. Sandra, no, but very soon!! Stay tuned!!

    IE, thanks! It was fun!

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  11. I liked your list and of course she gave you D - D fits you to a T!

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  12. Queenie, well, thanks! I guess I'm D-lightful, D-licious, and D-silliest person you know!! LOL1

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  13. ok, make me tear up over the daughters posting! I just hope that A and I bond that way! I can't imagine not having that special bond with her that I have with you, but I am not sure it's there. . .time will see. ILY and miss you so much!

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  14. TL, I hope you do, too.I think you'll find you get closer as she grows and matures. ILY and miss you, too!

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  15. I like Daisies (wink-wink) and Daffodils too. I wanna play. Give me a letter.

    Also...if you do get to Philly, let me know!! Man and I would love to meet up with you or have you here. I'd love to meet Beans too.

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  16. Okey-dokey, Daisy-wink-wink, you get an L.

    You bet I'll let you know if I get up that way! Wouldn't it be fun to have a little blogger get together? You and Man, Beans, Jenster, me.... FUN!!!

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  17. I will work on my "L" list.

    That would REALLY be fun if we could all get together!!! ;-)

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  18. Alrighty, Daisy, I'll be waiting!

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  19. How fun! I'm late, but I'll try it. Gimme a letter (nervously biting my nails at the mere thought of what you'll "assign" me) :-)

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  20. Hey, Dawn, you're not too late, but almost! You've been absent long enough that my spam filter threw you into the spam folder!! LOL! Do you feel "spamy" now?

    You, m'dear get the letter T.

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  21. Great list!! And as for your first answer - why do you think I gave you "D" to begin with!? lol

    All those "D"s you mentioned are just ten things I really, really, REALLY like about you!!

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  22. Jen, I guess I'm pretty transparent on my love of D-things, aren't I? And thanks, for loving my Ds, too! :)

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If you have something to say about it, just stick out your thumb, and I'll slow down so you can hop aboard! But hang on, 'cause I'm movin' on down the road!!! No time to waste!!!