Someday .....

Someday my prince will come,

Someday I'll find a love,

And how thrilling that moment will be

When the prince of my dreams comes to me ............

;-D

hee hee hee hee!!

All over the place today

OK, I'm all over the place today. Many thoughts running through my head, so I'll try to capture a few and get them down.

Turkey, etc.
After cooking my turkey the other day, I let it cool enough to handle and began cutting it off the bone. Just before I made the first cut with the electric knife I had a thought .... "I'm not sure how to go about this. I've never carved a turkey!" Seriously! I've roasted a hundred or so of the big birds, but never, not once, did I carve one! There has always been someone else to carve while I finished up details to get everything on the table. This led to two other thoughts:

1. There has always been a man to carve the turkey. Why is that? Only men use big knives? Is there something Freudian in that? Big knives, phallic symbols? Interesting.
2. I couldn't remember which way the muscle structure runs through the turkey breast so I could cut it right to make it hold together for nice slices for my sandwiches. And I realized that I don't care! Turkey crumbles will make a fine sandwich, right? Right!!

I know, totally weird thoughts. But I own them. Yep, MY weird thought belong to ME!

Christmas/End of Year Letters
I'm thinking about a Year End Letter and deciding to do my email version again. With costs of printing and mailing them, I will save money and do as I did last year, I think. I'll mail a few because I actually do have a handful of friends who don't have email. Unbelievable, IMO, in this day of electronic communication.

Snow
It's snowing again. Very lightly, small flakes, a prelude of what's to come. The prediction is hard to pinpoint to my location because I'm rural, but after sorting out several surrounding areas, I'm expecting around another foot of snow between now and tomorrow morning. And, wow! The snowflakes just became HUGE and are coming down fast!

Yesterday I called a neighbor who was on a trip to Lake Havasu, unfortunately for a funeral, and asked her about her return plans, and she was on her way, planning to be home this afternoon. I told her about the winter storm and snow predictions, so she could plan, if necessary, to stay somewhere an extra night. Her car is older, a little thing, and I worry about her trying to negotiate the mountain highways with heavy snow. I knew she would have to get through several passes with altitudes high enough to be concerning. She called me a bit ago. She is home. She pushed herself to drive farther yesterday, then rose early and got herself home before the worst of the storm. I'm glad. She is timed, but better tired and home than sitting in a ditch somewhere in the cold!

Personally, I'm loving this! Tucked in and snug. I'll busy myself with inside tasks for a few days. Like last night when I made these earrings:

This pair was impossible to get a good picture for some reason. These are the glass beads I commissioned a couple months ago, rams for my birth sign (Aries), and rich blue to match the truck!!

These last three I bought several years ago, and I never put them together. While I had the makings out for the rams, I decided to do these, as well.

This is a marble-like stone. Not sure what it is, but I just loved the look and the pale green color of these pieces.

These are nacre, mother-of-pearl, very pretty pieces.

These rosettes are something like marble, as well. It may be a kind of lapis. I wish I could remember what I knew when I bought them! Can you tell I like a rich blue? ;D

I have stones and beads to make several .... no, make that "tons" .... of necklaces or bracelets, as well, and I scoped out several combinations I liked. Perhaps I'll do those over the next couple days. I may also work on scanning the family pictures. Lawdy, I could spend two months on that and still not be finished! Or I may clean house. No, never mind! I'll do the fun things, thank you very much!

Dogs
All is well with them. They are still loving the snow. In fact, Jazi is sitting on the deck and has been out there for over an hour (28°). In fact, she was rolling in the snow at the end of the deck and lying with her tummy in the snow. She loves cold weather! I also raised the thermostat a couple degrees, and I'm wondering if I drove her out. However, 68° isn't exactly a dangerously hot temp!

These Kids just crack me up. They have been in, then out, in, then out, in, then out! They are having so much fun in the snow. Thank goodness, today they are not staying out long enough to be miserable as Sammy and Lola did yesterday.

Birds
There must be 50 birds outside on and around my deck. I tried to take a picture, but they are hopping around too quickly for me to get a shot that shows you how many there are. I always put out birdseed, especially when there is snow. The feeders are all busy, and there are birds hopping around in the snow on the deck, picking up the spills from other birds at the feeders, as well as birds all over the driveway and in the bushes and trees outside. I wonder if I'm the only one in the neighborhood putting out seed for the little babies in this snow. Well, I'll keep the feeders filled just to be sure.

I've enjoyed watching them out my window today. They, like the deer, are just part of my neighbors, and delightful neighbors, all! Nicer than most two-legged kind, although I don't have any problems. The wildlife are just more quiet, don't infringe on my space. Well, except for those raccoons! They provide me entertainment and add to the beauty. With these creatures, I can never forget that all of us owe daily thanks for the beautiful world that is our home.

It's a good day. It's a good life! I think I'll go take a nap. Don't hate me. I earned this .... retirement, naps, and being lazy! Oh, yeah, and being happy!

Yep ....

.... She's still hanging out at Chez Lynilu!


Amazing!

Let it snow!!!

"Issued by The National Weather Service
Albuquerque, NM
12:04 pm MST, Sun., Nov. 29, 2009

... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MST TUESDAY.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERIODICALLY FALL OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TODAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODEST AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER... THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL FALL FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH ONE TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY... WHILE 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL FALL BELOW 7500 FEET."


Yeah, I'm at 7000 feet (some sources say almost 7200.) I'll have a foot or more. When I was in this house a month or less, I had a snow like this. And a house guest! It was actually fun. The snow was absolutely awesome, and was gone in about 36 hours, so my guest could leave to return home. That's the nature of the beast here. Beautiful, sometimes heavy, always quickly gone. I love it!

It is coming down really hard right now. I'm not going to do pictures. I've done enough that you guys know what it looks like. Perhaps when it reaches two or three feet I'll take some new ones, OK? ;D

The dogs have begun their crazy oh-look-it's-snowing behaviors. Cavorting in the snow out back, then ripping through the house to the deck then back again. I've already dried Lolita once. I'm sure there will be many repeats! I love it when they get so energized over the snow, even if it means drying them. And the floor. And a dozen towels! In fact, she just came in a second time to be warmed and dried.

She cracks me up!!

You talkin' 'bout me????

She's the one who likes to be covered up. after I took the other pictures, she snuggled down. She's still there, tucked in and snuggy, 30 minutes later!

Sam came in shortly after Lola, walking very gingerly, with snow packed in his paws, and very uncomfortable. So I wrapped him up, and within a couple minutes, he was conked out!

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I think Sam is saying, "C'mon, Joey, share your body heat, buddy!"

I've already cleaned the snow out of the dish twice, just to stay ahead of it. If I let it get too heavy, it is a lot harder to remove the snow. As long as I have my TV and the computer, I'm good! Oh, and food. Food, I got!

I finally got my little Thanksgiving dinner done, so I have turkey, relish and pie to last more than this weekend. I also boiled the carcass and strained the broth for future soup stock, and made a small bit of gravy for hot open-face turkey sandwiches. I have milk and hot chocolate makings, including marshmallows, tea, coffee, the freezer is full, as is the pantry. Yep, I'm good!

Sunday Funnies

Today a look at relationships and "guy things." "Guy things," mostly consist of things we women do not understand. Or, if we get it, we wish we didn't. Ya know????




Logic?


Relationships defined?


What he says ...... ?




Their sense of humor is often beyond us.

And they never learn!!!!!!!










Yeah, I've had this feeling from time to time.


OK, OK, we have our "things," too.


But occasionally we find a guy who restores faith in the hope for the gender......

It's confusing, but it is worth it.

Probably.

Yeah, I think so.

Skinny(er) jeans, a party, and a Christmas ornament for the tree.

HOT DAMN!!! I've lost enough weight to drop a size in jeans!!

As I was getting ready to go out tonight, I realized that the slacks I wore to dinner yesterday were a nice fit, but they were snug on me a couple or three weeks ago, although that fact didn't really hit me till today. I was thinking about what my friends said about my weight loss being visible. So I wondered. Might it be more than just "a look"? I had a pair of jeans worn only a couple times because they were miserably tight. I pulled them on and hot-diggedy-damn-dog! They fit me!!

That means I can pull all those jeans of that size from the back of the closet and get busy in them!! Woo hoo!! And there is yet another size down from that waiting in the closet, too. I also wore a beautiful sweater that I haven't worn much because it is long, and didn't look good glued to my chubby butt. Today it fit just perfectly over my hips, and looked really sharp. I'm psyched to keep this trend going. I was doing well with exercising to tone my body while the weight is slowly slipping away, but I got away from it with the trip to Tucson. I need to get back on it. Like tomorrow! The elasticity of my skin at 65 is not as good as it was a few years back, so I need to do everything I can to keep from having saggy skin left over. Nothing is uglier than saggy folds of skin, even if the body is trim.

OK, now back to the subject at hand. The party at the gallery. It was quite nice. The gallery and studio, Ran La Roca Glass, is mostly glass works from jewelry to large wall or table pieces, but also includes paintings. It is a husband (Randy)/wife (Ronda) team (note: there are two links there so you can see their separate works). I really like their art, but most of it is a bit too modern for my decor. One day I'll find something that will work, but till then, I made do with a little Christmas ornament for my tree. I'm going to put several snaps of it here, because it is really hard to photograph. I tried several different backgrounds, lighting and flash/no flash. Nothing seemed to work well. Perhaps between the several photos I've uploaded, you can get the idea of what it looks like. (click to enlarge, if you wish)

It is a ball of looped thin threads of glass. It's really pretty, a pale pink glass, and I think it will be really pretty on the tree.





It is delicate, but it doesn't seem to be overly-fragile. It certainly won't withstand a drop to the floor (note to self: hang it high enough in the tree that The Kids can't reach it and secure it well!), but I didn't feel as if would break with regular handling.











I guess I'm getting the Christmas decorations out tomorrow!












It will go well with my other "girly" ornaments.





I had my dinner at the party. They always have a delicious spread.... several meats, about a dozen cheeses/cheese balls/cheese spreads, many kinds of olives, hummus and pita bread, chips, dips, salsas, pickles, shrimp, etc. There was a second table of sweets, tiny cakes, chocolate covered pretzels, and a fruit torte that was amazing. Isn't it rather pathetic that I can go to this kind of event and eat a whole dinner? Yeah, but it was yummy! And I didn't eat all that much, really. Really!

I visited with friends for quite a while, then shopped and chatted some more. I love going to these things and seeing friends, meeting new ones. This is a small community and the artists' segment is pretty close. I enjoy it being like that, because at events such as this are never stuffy. Everyone knows everyone, or will before the evening is over. Fun!

I think I'll be heading to bed fairly early tonight. I'm yawning like crazy, and I really want to be caught up on sleep! I hate being this tired!

Mañana, y'all!

Tired

I'm tired this morning. I woke several times in the night, something I haven't done in quite a long time. Not even sure what it was that was causing me to be restless, but I'm moving slowly this morning as a result. The third or fourth time, I stayed awake a while and read, hoping it would put me back to sleep. It did, but only after I was awake for nearly two hours. Then I slept till after 8:00, a rare thing for me. Now.... I'm just dragging.

That usually doesn't happen unless I'm worried about something. I can't pinpoint anything. But not knowing what it is doesn't change the fact. gah. I hope I sleep tonight.

This evening I'm going to a Christmas party at one of the galleries. They have it every year, and usually have the absolute best food. that's what I need .... another evening of food, right? But this will be light fare, not like yesterday's sumptuous feast.

Other than that .... I got nuttin'. I think the brain isn't working well, so I'm not getting the usual flood of drivel. Maybe I should take a nap. Yeah.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Thanksgiving evening

Ohhhhhhhh, what a fabulous day! This may be the best Thanksgiving dinner ever. Absolutely the best!

I picked up a couple friends, and we met five others there. And, folks, I'm sorry, but I forgot to grab the camera. So bite me! Anyway, we convened at the casino dining room and first shared a mimosa to kick everything off. We chatted for a little while, introduced ourselves to those we haven't met before. We had seven women and one man. God love him, it didn't seem to bother him in the least! He was right in the middle of the talking with the rest of us. What a good guy!

When we walked in, the other group was already there. A bit of a mixup made us a few minutes late. We thought another person was meeting us to ride in my car, but she was with the other group. No problem. And I knew it was going to be a very good day when one friend looked at me as we walked to the table and said "How much weight have you lost?" Hot damn!! So it is noticeable!! She hasn't seen me for a couple months, making it more obvious to her. How wonderful!!

While we were talking, our waiter came around and unfolded our napkins, placing them in our laps. I haven't had that done for a long time. I guess that speaks to the kind of dining establishments I frequent, doesn't it? LOL! Throughout dinner, if we left the table to get more food, he slipped over and twirled our napkins back into a nice shape, placing it at out place so that it was nice and neat when we returned. Isn't it funny how a little thing like that makes a person feel special?

Then we began .... to eat. And eat. And eat. Lawdy!! I had the biggest shrimp I've seen in ages, muscles in the shell, tuna with wasabi sauce, crab legs, several cheeses, an assortment of fruit and hardbread with herbed butter for starters. Then I went back for turkey rolled with mushrooms and spinach and other stuff, ham, scallops, mashed potatoes with carmalized onions, spicy green beans, salad, duck, and several unidentified side dishes that were w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l! Throw in another mimosa, for good measure. Finally back for another plate full of chocolate dipped strawberries, mini tarts, mini pecan pie, mini cheese cakes, black forest cake, carrot cake, German chocolate cake, and several petit fours. A couple cups of coffee to wash it down, then we leaned back in our chairs and just sipped coffee and visited for another hour. All told, dinner took about 2.5 hours, and was just about perfect.

Believe it or not, I was full, but I never felt uncomfortable. My food intake has been smaller for months now, and it is easy for me to over do it, but after three plates full as described above, I didn't feel stuffed.

And the company was absolutely the best. We had the greatest conversations around the table. I laughed and talked and laughed some more. How can that not be a perfect day? I enjoyed the day so much with excellent food and even better company.

I'm home with The Kids, tucked in for the evening. I probably won't be eating dinner tonight, go figure! Possibly some cheese and crackers, maybe a glass of eggnog. Just relaxing and probably watching a movie or two. Life is very good.

And how was your day?

Getting ready for turkey day

I'm back from the store with my "little Thanksgiving." I'm going out to dinner with friends tomorrow, but I want "leftovers." I'm not making a whole dinner, just the parts I like: turkey (who doesn't love turkey sandwiches?), my own cranberry/raspberry relish, and sweet potato pie. That's all I need. I'm not a fan of dressing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and all that other stuff. I don't care for pumpkin pie, ambrosia, all that stuff. Now .... if I'm having guests, I'll make it all for them, for you guys. But not for me. Friday I will be baking, then eating all weekend on this stuff. Since it is supposed to snow Sunday and Monday, I'm in for the weekend with good food. Oh, and eggnog! Mmmm. Should I check the rum supply? Probably. What's eggnog without rum!

Speaking of snow, there is still snow on the top of the mountain. It snowed almost a month ago, near the end of October. That is pretty early for us, but we had a good snow. My snow was melted within a couple days, and on the mountain, it would usually be gone in a week or so at this time of the year, since the weather warmed up again after that. Don't get me wrong, it hasn't been unseasonably warm, but warm enough that I expected the mountaintop to melt. I guess the upper levels of the atmosphere are far cooler than down here. This might turn into a good year for skiing. I don't ski, but ....

Max has hurt his foot. I don't know what he did. Last night he was fine, and I didn't hear any yelps or anything of the sort, but around 8:00, he began limping or holding the foot up and licking at it. I've looked, but I can't see anything wrong. He is licking the pads and between the toes, and I'm guessing he might have caught a claw and twisted it. None is torn or broken. He is still favoring the foot today, but it seems to be less bothersome to him. I feel bad, but since I can't see anything and he doesn't wince when I press and prod, I'm inclined to think it isn't urgent. I'll just watch him, and I'm betting he will be fine.

Jazi is certainly "my girl." Earlier, it was 41° outside, and she was curled up, comfortable as can be in a little doggy bed on the deck. She is like me, prefers her surroundings cool. The others may crawl under a blanket to sleep, especially Lola, but not my Jazmyn! She will fight to be on top of the blanket! She was out there for a couple hours, just as relaxed as she can be. Last night, when I threw the blanket on the bed, they were all under it. It was less than two minutes before she was out from under and spreading out on the top where it was cooler. She is so funny.

That's it for now. I need to make the cranberry relish so it can mellow for a couple days. Much better that way!

Sooooo .... later!!!

Little note, little blessings

Just a note.

The little doe is definitely making our home hers, at least for now. She has been there every night since I discovered her. Last night she allowed me to walk to the fence, putting me roughly eight feet from her "nest." I stood for a couple minutes and talked to her, and while she watched me intently, she made no moves to leave. What a treat that was! I didn't stay long as it was getting really cold, and I was already in PJs and robe, not sufficient against the 28°. I'm so glad she is at peace with me and even the yappers.

Before I went to sleep, I felt a bit chilly, so I got up and pulled a blanket out of the cedar chest. I just tossed it on top of the bedspread for the night. When I flipped it out, the scent of cedar filled my nostrils! How nice it smelled! I snuggled back in bed with that scent lulling me to sleep. How wonderful to have the luxury of that chest to store my bedding and to enjoy the aroma!

Just another couple things to be thankful for. My life is blessed.

F*cebook ... do ya or don't ya?

Are you on F*cebook? If so, how do you use it? What has it done for you?

I was a little reluctant to sign up, feeling that the blogs were plenty for me. From what I was told about FB, it wasn't "up my alley," mostly, I think, because it was short blurbs. I'm too "wordy" for short blurbs!! After some thought, I decided to give it a try.

At first, I was mostly unimpressed. It was OK, and I liked quick communications with people, but .... meh. Still preferred my blogs. And don't worry, I'm not building up to an "I'm quitting blogging" statement. No, the blogs still provide a venue that FB doesn't. But with time, I found a use for FB that I totally love. When I began finding more ways to utilize the features, I began to really fall in love with it. I think my favorite use with it is finding old friends. OLD friends! I have found a ton of people I've lost touch with over the years, people for whom I never thought I had a chance of reuniting with. I'd say there are about 50 or so on my list of friends that fit in that category. I've enjoyed bumping into these people, more than I can say. (Most notable, that's where Jim and I linked! ;D A definite "aye" vote!)

One of those is a former high school classmate with whom I've been corresponding for a just two or three weeks. We didn't know each other well, although we were in band and orchestra together all four years. He was in Math Club, I was in French Club. He was in the Chess Club, I was in drama. He was on the tennis team, I liked football and the boys who played. We all knew he was smart, I didn't think I was. Yeah, there was a great difference. But a thing that connected me to him was that his father was a heart surgeon who took care of my sweet Gramma. Anyone related to that man had to be special.

Actually, I did think he was a special young man. He was very sweet in nature, shy. Not the kind I would have chased, but one I admired as being a good person. When I saw his name come up on FB, I sent him an invitation, and we've had the most delightful "conversation." We've updated each other on our families, our careers, etc., but we've also talked about our high school experiences and how we saw each other and ourselves back then. It has been so interesting, to say the least.

Not only have I heard his views of me, but I've considered again what I thought of myself back then. I've already encountered some of this in conversations with other friends and in the writing of my mémoires, but with each new person, some new insight comes up. It has produced some thought again about who I am as a result of some of those experiences. It's funny how I can see the teenage me better now. I had no confidence despite all the many really nice things about me that now seem obvious! At any rate, it is good to talk to old friends and to hear about them and their views of me.

Anyway, that is just one example of my favorite part of FB. So tell us about why you like .... or don't .... FB.

Holiday cooking

Hey, folks, we getting some holiday favorites posted at the Cookin' Corner! You might want to check there occasionally for new recipes for your own holiday events.

Thanksgiving wishes

I was going to publish this tomorrow, but I want to be sure to catch as many of you as possible before you head off on your holiday travels and events. So here it is, one day earlier than planned.

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Thursday is Thanksgiving, and I want to take this time to wish all of you the happiest of of days and blessings abundant in your lives.

I wish you enough. Enough is plenty, and plenty is a bounty. To wish for more would be folly and would take away from others who don't have enough.

I hope for peace. Peace in our hearts, peace for everyone, everywhere, for all time. That which bring us peace nourishes our souls and fills our lives.

I wish you love. Love from family, love from friends, unconditional love that fills your heart and blesses you beyond your most wondrous dreams. Every person deserves to be loved and love in return.

I pray for your needs to be met. For shelter, for nourishment, for comforts to keep you from harm.

I wish for you peace of mind. Whatever are the worries you may have, I hope they may be lifted from your shoulders. Without a load on your shoulders, may you soar above the clouds that block your view of all that is possible.



I am thankful for everyone in my life. My family, the ones I didn't choose and whom didn't choose me, but whom I choose to hold close to my heart for the rest of my life, who share my genes and other familial bonds that withstand everything. My friends, those I have chosen in real life or on the internet, the ones who put up with my foibles, my insecurities, my inconsistencies, my craziness, who laugh at my bad jokes and laugh with me when I'm happy, and who hold me tightly in their arms or hearts when I'm sad or broken. You are the greatest treasures I have, and I am thankful that you've chosen to slow down long enough to share this time with me.

Lastly, my favorite Irish blessing ....

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

traditional gaelic blessing

Take a minute and enjoy this:



Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!

Here to stay?

Earlier this evening I saw a doe and a fawn walking through the back yard, right where the little doe was sleeping last night. I don't think it was the same one, because I didn't see a fawn last night.

A few minutes ago I looked again. My little doe is out there, nestled in the same place, and there is no fawn. I guess I have a squatter! Do you think I could charge her rent? It would certainly help my budget!

Nah. I 'spect I'd never collect it, and besides, she is a nice quiet neighbor. I'll just let her be.

Oh, yeah ....

I forgot to tell you the end of one of my stories. Remember just before I left for the trip to Tucson, I told you about the marauding raccoons? I tried several remedies to their continual raiding of the birdseed barrel which held sunflower seeds for the last three years, including putting weighted items on top, bungee cords, etc. Nothing worked. They continued to get inside and steal the sunflower seeds. My last attempt was to duct tape the lid on! I put eight strips over the top, tucking them tightly inside the rim, then wrapping another several strips around the ends to make it hard to loosen them.

Here is a picture, but I've opened it since then. Imagine that the duct tape is still in place.

The next morning, some of the tape was torn through, but the lid was still on! I felt pretty proud of myself!

Until I noticed that there were sunflower seeds all over the deck around it!! How did they do it?? I approached the can cautiously, thinking they might have squeezed in where the tape was loosened, and god help me if I opened it with one stuck inside!!

But I needn't worry. There were no raccoons. However, I found out how they got to the seeds!! Little buggers!! Look at this:

Can you believe it! They simply tore open the side of the heavy Rubbermaid can!!

So having run out of time, I drug the thing to the well house and closed it up in there the night before I left for Tucson. I knew it would be safe there till I returned and figured out a way to store it.

Then I came home and found that in their search for food, they found the other storage, about which I'd forgotten!! It was stored under a bench and holds about 40 lbs of regular wild bird seed. They had puled it out from under the bench and pried the top off. If you look carefully, you can see the scratch marks where they worked to get the top off.
Apparently, they didn't care for the seed in here like they did the sunflower seeds, as most of it was still there. I've now combined the two, regular seed mix and sunflower seeds in this container, and it is inside the house!! Man, they are persistent little pests! Cute but pesky nuisances!!

The big can is in the bed of the truck and will be in the dumpster later today. Maybe we can sever our strange relationship now? Not holding my breath!!!

My peaceful home

The dogs were outside barking. I went to bring them in and restore quiet. Lola was least interested in coming in, and I finally saw what she was trying to see. I turned on the back yard light, and here is what I saw.


She in only about 15 feet from the door, five or so from the fence. She has been there for at least an hour now. I'm guessing she is staying for the night. My home must feel safe to her also.

I'm glad she is so comfortable, but it also means that the dogs will bark every time they go out. Sigh. Oh, well, we'll work it out. I'm determined to share my space with those who belonged here, to this ground, before me.

Peace.

Essay on Being Home

The End. Yeah, that says it all!

Sunday Funnies

I've had a little reprieve, I guess it's time to get back to my "household chores"! I can't believe it has been almost a months since I posted the funnies. I am really a major slacker, aren't I? I hope those of you who rely on these aren't suffering too much. Let's see, who is it that gave up on the printed ones in favor of this venue? Was that you, Big Dave? Anyway, here we go.


Holidays!