tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34126825431481476252024-03-14T14:08:31.511-05:00Welcome to Becky's Life: Meandering Down the Long & Winding Road, Wondering What Lies AheadALL WHO WANDER ARE NOT LOST.BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comBlogger1200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-19013086597000254512022-09-15T12:28:00.001-05:002022-09-15T12:32:21.770-05:00 * IT'S SO GOOD TO BE BACK*<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again, I am stunned about how long it's been since I blogged.</span></div></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">No excuses this time...just that I hope</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to post more often.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~</span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm happy to say that life is so much better again and not because anything extraordinary happened, but because I remembered how to...</span></p></blockquote></blockquote><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>Bloom Where I Am Planted!</u> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5dnzzvCn5R4xMB8f6IoTEZkJ5LOsKTcwQsEq82B73zu-eUUhUOwWekeFNOi3e9LHF2ECVFhalLosDlUhNI_lyZh9-QsfJY8RcYkLvJqzScev2v6bKuQR3k48-3buupvnU245dax0je7tfQp6NlU5eqYVT4bgZx_UJOJu65TBa9HksVezgxKOwvAnAQ/s2848/HPIM3249.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2144" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5dnzzvCn5R4xMB8f6IoTEZkJ5LOsKTcwQsEq82B73zu-eUUhUOwWekeFNOi3e9LHF2ECVFhalLosDlUhNI_lyZh9-QsfJY8RcYkLvJqzScev2v6bKuQR3k48-3buupvnU245dax0je7tfQp6NlU5eqYVT4bgZx_UJOJu65TBa9HksVezgxKOwvAnAQ/s320/HPIM3249.JPG" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And I really love it when blooming includes <span style="font-family: verdana;">fruit</span> and <span style="font-family: verdana;">chocolate!</span> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTxaOK94CNDdhZZ83cn8c5gpv2IIyAao-z3-81BQ0_ByNw3E-JcVm8lcyYxfUaZynX3Y_xztOEtLdqfebfsa9HoYDYqDdK8vEsYo2SKsw9ynIuDTmkVE3veiijkZ4KqQUY0FFakjO_wCxKvvdllIGlvxA_E3Mxwu2VwVdKnyy3GyBxJKtl6VYKm0fDg/s1600/Lindenwood-20131123-00091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1600" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTxaOK94CNDdhZZ83cn8c5gpv2IIyAao-z3-81BQ0_ByNw3E-JcVm8lcyYxfUaZynX3Y_xztOEtLdqfebfsa9HoYDYqDdK8vEsYo2SKsw9ynIuDTmkVE3veiijkZ4KqQUY0FFakjO_wCxKvvdllIGlvxA_E3Mxwu2VwVdKnyy3GyBxJKtl6VYKm0fDg/s320/Lindenwood-20131123-00091.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I do believe in myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqUOFsJ2imyGlgH9AT__upkgcJURFq2cKqalo_Ru0idwx61Pe14-CWO3NZOoWv-j5SqHdPPU5MOkcnI9AlzNgbqbqMiqLu45zzOG962fNTTMuZG_oJwhJQM7T2-6SQhqiwJxyW9osygIy2OL3Qe0IyKGZ8xmwDbsmTjZr36XtiRUYelVotXl4W2rhzg/s597/beacrazyface.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="597" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqUOFsJ2imyGlgH9AT__upkgcJURFq2cKqalo_Ru0idwx61Pe14-CWO3NZOoWv-j5SqHdPPU5MOkcnI9AlzNgbqbqMiqLu45zzOG962fNTTMuZG_oJwhJQM7T2-6SQhqiwJxyW9osygIy2OL3Qe0IyKGZ8xmwDbsmTjZr36XtiRUYelVotXl4W2rhzg/s320/beacrazyface.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm back to my old wacky self...and I DO mean OLD! 😊</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPeGw8QD7aTx1w4JIXGBKEDuZFsugTbUrzaQzjKxkESNIwcmbOL3dq0cNL7Y53S8DCFXnbAPKTZZUn6j5c9AK0eiIwGTi0PHl5iHQ1KJJWoJQXpMhe4EUmH2J7u3vLx21bcPmh84fTLGMPnbYLAKHJTg3K4Uqr7XWKYmQRs2Iu-w4KPymGmOorAkHegQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="320" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPeGw8QD7aTx1w4JIXGBKEDuZFsugTbUrzaQzjKxkESNIwcmbOL3dq0cNL7Y53S8DCFXnbAPKTZZUn6j5c9AK0eiIwGTi0PHl5iHQ1KJJWoJQXpMhe4EUmH2J7u3vLx21bcPmh84fTLGMPnbYLAKHJTg3K4Uqr7XWKYmQRs2Iu-w4KPymGmOorAkHegQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>And autumn is coming soon...my favorite season! </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Oh, one more thing. I am thrilled to say my friend (living intentionally) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I are meeting for lunch next Wednesday! I'm looking so forward to it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(I have no idea why my paragraphs aren't following my orders to post properly. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If anyone has answers, pleat let me know!)</span></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-79071919617222941022022-06-23T11:00:00.001-05:002022-06-23T11:00:52.595-05:00* I Haven't Been Here in Two Months! *<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>I am alive. Just been lazy about any kind of writing, including blogging, and just kind of depressed. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As I read my previous post, I must confess that I haven't done anything about "living intentionally". But it did at least remind me to email my friend about lunch. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've been down lately. Our world is in such chaos. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My country's leader is incompetent.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My beloved vehicle, a 2009 Equinox just shot craps and we'll have to sell it for parts. We only had about 6 more months until it was paid off. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I want peace and harmony, the kind I can only find in my dreams...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I know that so many others have a terrible life and I feel guilty for being sad and depressed, but right now that doesn't help.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I <i><b>DO</b></i> have some happy news to share. Sometime after my previous post,</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ron and I <b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">adopted this sweet Beagle!</b> His name is Spark and we call him Spark, plus Sparky, Sparkle, AND sometimes we forget and call him Charlie! 😊</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlPCyj6PYVYJp2xkI9yhzoi6x85NGC2ConM3ybINtlej3QchHLjued8q0dys2dRaHp_nqhm_j9ztNapGGrilUwwiW70W3yToqjTQwsVrwm3PCSVXFyHyIep4Lr9kxQPRVdMWowp5RthTdGYIITOEnUy2IJvQMhZ48mwXpK8Trn74EH-e--PqeXIZvnQ/s2134/20220619_085840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1580" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlPCyj6PYVYJp2xkI9yhzoi6x85NGC2ConM3ybINtlej3QchHLjued8q0dys2dRaHp_nqhm_j9ztNapGGrilUwwiW70W3yToqjTQwsVrwm3PCSVXFyHyIep4Lr9kxQPRVdMWowp5RthTdGYIITOEnUy2IJvQMhZ48mwXpK8Trn74EH-e--PqeXIZvnQ/s320/20220619_085840.jpg" width="237" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC_EhXGFIFSrKTEuBkaUR3sePLNr6D0i0FDQGoekL2que1d432x0Z1XA_lR03_-fckmEqszsxgG4l08Lp2QzAJw4ynfh_INJPMXLqi7laEsIjW3OFWVo0RJ48hOrfn_7SApMD-ONj38hV2J9omOZoQE42sHM66k0MSLHwytl-7K_IWNJVjogYq3EVUg/s3264/20220429_112230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC_EhXGFIFSrKTEuBkaUR3sePLNr6D0i0FDQGoekL2que1d432x0Z1XA_lR03_-fckmEqszsxgG4l08Lp2QzAJw4ynfh_INJPMXLqi7laEsIjW3OFWVo0RJ48hOrfn_7SApMD-ONj38hV2J9omOZoQE42sHM66k0MSLHwytl-7K_IWNJVjogYq3EVUg/s320/20220429_112230.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Isn't he beautiful? He's only 2 years old, which is very different for us. We were going to adopt another senior dog, but this guy came to our attention, and we couldn't say no! (He reminds us so much of Charlie, and I have trouble <b>not</b> calling him Charlie! Spark is all beagle and Charlie was a beagle/mix.)</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That's another long story, so I'll save it for another day. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~~~~~~</span></p><ul style="background-color: #fcfcfc; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17.3333px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">From the 1998 movie: <u>Pleasantville</u> [almost at the end of the movie]</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">(</span><i>David's mom)</i><span style="font-style: inherit;"> I used to think, "This was it. This is the way it was always going to be. I had the right house. I had the right car. I had the right life.""</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i> (David</i><span style="font-style: inherit;">) "There is no right house. There is no right car."</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David's Mom)</i> "God, my face must be a mess." [she had been crying]</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David)</i> "It looks great."</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David's Mom)</i> "Honey, it's really sweet of you, but I'm sure it does not look "great.""</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David</i><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">)</i><span style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">"Sure it does. Come here."</span></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David's Mom) </i> "I'm 40 years old. I mean, it's not supposed to be like this."</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David) </i> "It's not supposed to be anything. Hold still."</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David's Mom)</i> "How'd you get so smart all of a sudden?"</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(David)</i> "I had a good day."</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> ~~~~~~~~~~~</span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></li><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">When I first saw this movie and ever since then, those lines made me stop </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;">and think about MY life, because many times it was up-and-down, and I'd think practically the same words as David's mom. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;">This isn't how I saw my life years ago</span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; font-size: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;">.</i></li></ul><ul style="background-color: #fcfcfc; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17.3333px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Why did these things have to happen the wrong way, and/or why didn't other things go the right way?</i></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>*<u><span style="font-size: medium;"> Note</span></u></b><span style="font-size: medium;">: One very happy item to share. Our youngest son, Mark, is coming home Sunday, the 26th to visit for a couple of weeks. Wish he could stay a lot longer, but I'm grateful to see him at all</span>. 😊</span></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-75043601858844790642022-04-02T21:48:00.000-05:002022-04-02T21:48:56.170-05:00* LIVING INTENTIONALY * <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I posted this on my Facebook page earlier today <br />and wanted to also share it with my blog friends. </span></div><p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I met a lovely woman almost 20 years ago, and although we haven't actually been in each other's company very often, when we do email each other it's usually because of serendipity: "I was JUST thinking of you!"</span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">When we met, I didn't think we had anything in common, and yet we have that connection that I haven't had with many people in my life, and that's why it's so special. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">We've emailed about getting together for lunch for about two years, and because of Covid and other responsibilities, it still hasn't happened. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">In her latest reply, she wrote: "Let us please try to be intentional about getting together this spring/summer!"</div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">When I first read it, that word "intentional" just sounded "nice." But after reading it a few more times, I looked up different meanings for it, and came across "intentional living," and websites and blogs all pertaining to living an intentional life. Although I'm happy 99% of the time, I'm also living by "habit", not by intention. </div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none !important; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;">I'm so happy this happened to me today. Please send good vibes to me that I can begin this journey.</div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; transition-property: none !important;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none !important; font-family: inherit; text-align: center; transition-property: none !important;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYp7qAszlB_YoYfFsJcKiqbKnzdQWANq80HIG-1I84fMc3O1QgVBrqjrvg64EK4Z9ShVrG8ZF1IbEUJHgUvXdDWHUloHxXhBgxsJbaFRu4wO52_s7caBarO9qjbnQ9gv7oJBNjLCJtvG-eqEpD4JBuKziu9NHM987_58ymjD_nbHjpkGMgzfOOWhN3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="188" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeYp7qAszlB_YoYfFsJcKiqbKnzdQWANq80HIG-1I84fMc3O1QgVBrqjrvg64EK4Z9ShVrG8ZF1IbEUJHgUvXdDWHUloHxXhBgxsJbaFRu4wO52_s7caBarO9qjbnQ9gv7oJBNjLCJtvG-eqEpD4JBuKziu9NHM987_58ymjD_nbHjpkGMgzfOOWhN3Q=w280-h400" width="280" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-46336512178653765532022-03-31T22:41:00.001-05:002022-03-31T22:41:38.509-05:00* SPRING - WINTER - SPRING - WINTER *<p>Today was a cold and dreary day, which is how the entire month of March always seems to be. As the title of this blog post says, we've had crazy weather which seems to be normal for most of the country/world. </p><p>I love hearing the birds chirping in the mornings. That is one of the things that brings me joy. I also love to hear wind chimes, as long as they're not banging too much, as in a horrible wind storm. </p><p>Tomorrow is April 1st. My husband always used to try to play tricks on his teenage sons. It worked for a few years, but then they got wise to him, and the jokes were gone. (He never tricked me with any of his wild stories. I knew him too well.)</p><p>I'm looking forward to long days of sunshine, warmer temperatures, the feeling of warm breezes, and gorgeous sunrises and sunsets. </p><p>Below are random photos I came across this evening, that have been posted on my blog over the years. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I liked the way the sun and shadows looked</div><div style="text-align: center;"> on the wall and the items on the table. </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoF5zMPSMs8U7MQmG0BS3pck7njdporXLMe2iAziaXsQiWA_aDgEUu1hbNx-WGG9RvX9jTxq0fYuxh88FSKmM6EW6lVnqNY4GysiQFF5ZtIQWfTK9NEC-oa5ssfa0TSfasoxp35KHCDMPsS5KsPAwXbd7TwZNu_WaWUWA2MB11VEyyKqXlsBiukQ2iA/s2048/HPIM16941.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1904" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoF5zMPSMs8U7MQmG0BS3pck7njdporXLMe2iAziaXsQiWA_aDgEUu1hbNx-WGG9RvX9jTxq0fYuxh88FSKmM6EW6lVnqNY4GysiQFF5ZtIQWfTK9NEC-oa5ssfa0TSfasoxp35KHCDMPsS5KsPAwXbd7TwZNu_WaWUWA2MB11VEyyKqXlsBiukQ2iA/s320/HPIM16941.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">This was our living room in what we refer to now as <br />"The Big House". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A cute set of salt & pepper shakers. <span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD07eRs70CaFxR-3foSkURTlgMBtWDrdDaNzF5YYQqA7_pHJ6yVh4q4DqFEo_RKNfRb0-6dpVlD-gnUQ5Nx8MhQK7-cIaklNAGN5geGAV4tQvfGkskXWznOzkekbwN0Dwg4J9YM0vnoRRN0IUqqrBe71Xdqb4Po8eYzYGCwZ1uDVb5IEz-kiZ06w3fBg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="292" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD07eRs70CaFxR-3foSkURTlgMBtWDrdDaNzF5YYQqA7_pHJ6yVh4q4DqFEo_RKNfRb0-6dpVlD-gnUQ5Nx8MhQK7-cIaklNAGN5geGAV4tQvfGkskXWznOzkekbwN0Dwg4J9YM0vnoRRN0IUqqrBe71Xdqb4Po8eYzYGCwZ1uDVb5IEz-kiZ06w3fBg" width="319" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I haven't unpacked my collection yet, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">because I have boxes left to unpack!) </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;">Four friends from grade school and Girl Scouts! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipzMNNuqwz5OPNbGPo3eOevcJ1zQPyJqRdbg49no70kYjWqFZKEARkB5g5aIbPZo76hoHUm5osxyBpf_g93UUD1HTs6SduDMIhxoJG7Os8WT6rqRBb0PchXyJhWazDSIN1P9GZC-TJXfnrroLXyS560PSLB_1LB7ofFAV0XbS8bf5wwYGOGylJd9CNWw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="293" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipzMNNuqwz5OPNbGPo3eOevcJ1zQPyJqRdbg49no70kYjWqFZKEARkB5g5aIbPZo76hoHUm5osxyBpf_g93UUD1HTs6SduDMIhxoJG7Os8WT6rqRBb0PchXyJhWazDSIN1P9GZC-TJXfnrroLXyS560PSLB_1LB7ofFAV0XbS8bf5wwYGOGylJd9CNWw" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheri, Barb, Becky & Christy</div><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #393939; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">"The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but the long and winding road has the better soundtrack." -- Robert Brault</span></p><div><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-59429265581445662312022-02-11T23:22:00.004-06:002022-02-11T23:26:29.789-06:00* IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY! *<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today is our wedding anniversary ... our 39th.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What? How can that be possible? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It seems like 20 years ago, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and yet in reality it's almost twice as long as that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Ron bought me red roses, which was a wonderful surprise! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">He's certainly gotten me flowers before, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">roses, carnations, etc. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">but it still was a surprise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH4Vp8DyRin8fYBySr_CghrrCV7j1QUkGQff1fLAHkfydIHdfBjLYnflfyOuTafCPXfENNUtyz-czpEsx6zQ_SVBFgXwjEYOBx8cKX8VHpSDuRzBHO-B-YfgoA_McJF7zQB7h7AHga0GiG0Muh8DiV0_sZBBh_YsNZuNIYQvmv_g3yCERmKmnB5dhHjg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH4Vp8DyRin8fYBySr_CghrrCV7j1QUkGQff1fLAHkfydIHdfBjLYnflfyOuTafCPXfENNUtyz-czpEsx6zQ_SVBFgXwjEYOBx8cKX8VHpSDuRzBHO-B-YfgoA_McJF7zQB7h7AHga0GiG0Muh8DiV0_sZBBh_YsNZuNIYQvmv_g3yCERmKmnB5dhHjg" width="179" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>My eye surgery was this past Monday, Feb 7th. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It took longer than the first one on my other eye</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">a few years ago, </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">but that was explained to me up front.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I go back Monday, Feb 14th for my post-op check up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My vision is still a little "off" which was also explained. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My eye is supposed to "relax" soon </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and my vision to be back to normal. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I certainly hope I'll be able to see well enough</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> to go back to my part-time job sometime soon. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm getting a bit bored. 😀</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">“A woman of vision may have lost her eyesight, but she can see afar; because through her mind, she conceives far beyond what eyes can see.”</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: left;">Gift Gugu Mona, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"></span><span id="quote_book_link_53251976" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/75687431" style="color: #333333; text-decoration-line: none;">Woman of Virtue:</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/75687431" style="color: #333333; text-decoration-line: none;"> Power-Filled Quotes for a Powerful Woman</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-57970833919692133982022-01-21T20:49:00.001-06:002022-01-21T20:49:54.044-06:00Brrr, It's Cold Outside<div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's Friday night and half the country is freezing! Our temps have been up and down and crazy, but I think our coldest was this morning. The weather icon on my cell phone said </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">⁰</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fahrenheit</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;"> !!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Just one little tidbit of news.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My presentation for last Tuesday, the 18th, at the library was canceled due to Covid! It's a fairly small library and too many of the employees were out sick. They hope to be able to reschedule.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I hope to write another blog post soon. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bye for now. Stay warm if it's cold where you are. Stay cool if it's hot where you are. And stay safe and well!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">“Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people's legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world.” – <em style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: 0px;">Sarah Addison Allen, "The Sugar Queen"</em></span></p></div></blockquote><p> </p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #323232; font-family: Charter, Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 0px; outline: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 17px;"> </span></p></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-63629126227017088972022-01-10T21:43:00.000-06:002022-01-10T21:43:12.490-06:00 * IT'S JANUARY 10, 2022 & STILL NO SNOW! *<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1)</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Have I mentioned I have double vision again like I did a few years ago? And did I actually tell y'all then that I had double vision??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It started for no reason (just as before), but this is different because sometimes I can see if holding my head a certain way. Last time that wasn't the case.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I got to the point recently where I didn't feel safe driving, and my neck hurt from bending it a certain way. It's a good thing I only work two days a week now, because Ron drives me to work, and picks me up to come home. (it's about <u>45 miles each </u>way.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I will have surgery (like last time) to correct the problem and I wish it was right away, but I still have an appointment for another consultation on January 24, with the surgeon. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2) </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had been scheduled to speak at our local library since before I developed the double vision...and it's next week - January 18th! I explained to the woman in charge about it and she is going to help in any way she can. I can read okay if I look straight ahead, and I intend to look at the people most of the time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was asked to speak because of the recent Chicken Soup for the Soul book I have a story in. The attendees will be seated at tables, and the woman in charge is bringing a crockpot of chicken soup. What a fabulous idea! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm also going to have a raffle for copies of the book, and also my memoir. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm looking forward to a (I hope) fun evening. I've never been nervous to speak to people before, so I hope this goes smoothly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuyidOXeMsvZc3XmksHOccob5yoXXmmJamu6K6ISzzqJALGXdtdPZfAP7hKkheKu0P-s28-0uea5nqZMHg0-gm5ooyt_q3n7dV_oqkrKg-8t2MW_qZD7GmIqI6vLIG7kRZ05umrDdcD4b/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="323" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyuyidOXeMsvZc3XmksHOccob5yoXXmmJamu6K6ISzzqJALGXdtdPZfAP7hKkheKu0P-s28-0uea5nqZMHg0-gm5ooyt_q3n7dV_oqkrKg-8t2MW_qZD7GmIqI6vLIG7kRZ05umrDdcD4b/" width="155" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #393939; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">"Yelling really loud can sometimes ease
tension…and sometimes it makes everyone else in the library jump out of their
skin." – Maxine</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>Gotta love that Maxine!</i></span></p><br /><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-33965936421157498492021-12-05T19:54:00.000-06:002021-12-05T19:54:13.992-06:00* OKAY, IT'S DECEMBER AND I CHANGED MY BACKGROUND! * <p><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">I'm beginning to feel Christmasy, and I hope I continue to do so. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Soon, I'm going to make cut-out Christmas cookies, which I haven't done since around 2013. I'll post photos when I do. Probably next weekend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">We've had such warm temperatures, it doesn't feel like December, so baking cookies should keep me feeling Christmasy!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">I hope everyone is well. We've been doing pretty good. </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Bye for now! </span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir1B3L-Mooke0eqXPFvbUbxRF3Cxg1uAEuurLKp-t-8DjQM2uOf0Cz0-7CFmjWtymvj8klqSKW__tgy-3RDcYb_UlX2h4H4BWcig-g-XAabJJIdNDZTEmfdKmJo49HTeD2cQTRte3ieozPz6-Dc4g-I2NG0h_8euxjYTJZQfWUqbjHyWH7FjDDKwaLhA=s828" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir1B3L-Mooke0eqXPFvbUbxRF3Cxg1uAEuurLKp-t-8DjQM2uOf0Cz0-7CFmjWtymvj8klqSKW__tgy-3RDcYb_UlX2h4H4BWcig-g-XAabJJIdNDZTEmfdKmJo49HTeD2cQTRte3ieozPz6-Dc4g-I2NG0h_8euxjYTJZQfWUqbjHyWH7FjDDKwaLhA=s320" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">May the blessings of Christmas fill your life today </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">and through the coming years.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: #f1ede9; color: #666666;" /></span><br /><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-62565029362298173792021-11-23T20:11:00.001-06:002021-11-23T20:11:56.893-06:00* WHAT? NOW IT'S ALMOST THANKSGIVING!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I apologize for not posting anything since October 5th! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All I can offer for a reason is just being too busy.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below are just a few of my favorite Thanksgiving Day images. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSS6ZxRRDtWAqu3xWo6VN3ke_pOv-CBq0iQiJzMfWU0q_z4J78iRx3eo0GnSdnTLDB5TEffS5_zhOpkTwGjdxibBAKTuSJFXykrNkJ4n60OyEW1vbHBqsZu17sXa1DuBd498CqcWt0W4S/s960/ME+Thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSS6ZxRRDtWAqu3xWo6VN3ke_pOv-CBq0iQiJzMfWU0q_z4J78iRx3eo0GnSdnTLDB5TEffS5_zhOpkTwGjdxibBAKTuSJFXykrNkJ4n60OyEW1vbHBqsZu17sXa1DuBd498CqcWt0W4S/s320/ME+Thanksgiving.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Drawn by Mary Engelbreit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A wonderful local artist who is known world-wide.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~~</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgUbIG4CsDOuK1zrR9fQxE_dHd6QxB1Ejq2qd48IiJdkfy_VC89QXhEopN_NxEEAI2DjmvEUF0Gs9-uySjkjuLOU3CgaJ1ObDBrHDmmZ_gvYRSUFKHgN0HbKGNJqxf0XlcwrunITtezk0/s320/aunt-bee-bargain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="320" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgUbIG4CsDOuK1zrR9fQxE_dHd6QxB1Ejq2qd48IiJdkfy_VC89QXhEopN_NxEEAI2DjmvEUF0Gs9-uySjkjuLOU3CgaJ1ObDBrHDmmZ_gvYRSUFKHgN0HbKGNJqxf0XlcwrunITtezk0/s0/aunt-bee-bargain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of you might remember my Nostalgic Sunday posts. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm adding this to my Thanksgiving post because I love </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">everything about Mayberry, and I'm picturing them </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">having turkey dinner here!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~~</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Iyi3O9P3QbsGIZEg5pr50bc68pkhxGWVzbAeuITUghbHPBKFjPssl66pOWxmXDu08zAU0IzXtEPNX-ZDmzKWDXZEVwpI3V7OcwGGYx3TFvjQoleSgcxBSNQhuwSk_YFnHT5WK4QEWMNH/s2048/HPIM3317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2048" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Iyi3O9P3QbsGIZEg5pr50bc68pkhxGWVzbAeuITUghbHPBKFjPssl66pOWxmXDu08zAU0IzXtEPNX-ZDmzKWDXZEVwpI3V7OcwGGYx3TFvjQoleSgcxBSNQhuwSk_YFnHT5WK4QEWMNH/s320/HPIM3317.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite plate of my Four Freedoms collection. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">No words needed!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(I'm thankful for my friends.)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-33852853890117063032021-10-05T20:43:00.005-05:002021-10-05T20:45:21.270-05:00 WHAT? IT'S OCTOBER ALREADY? IT'S AUTUMN...MY FAVORITE SEASON? <p style="text-align: center;"> Hey everyone! I honestly can't believe the last time I posted anything here was <b><i>July! </i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">I'm fine. My family is fine. Work is fine. Green Kitty is fine. </p><p style="text-align: center;">My excuse for not posting is the usual...been working a lot and tired (therefore sleeping!) a lot. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I must share some of my favorite fall pictures and quotes below. </p><p style="text-align: center;">These pictures are all pretty old and you've probably seen them before, but aren't they pretty?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCKPqIIllrqdCouEF5SToU2_3SHYQLHKm4sDLvWSFJDG8gLPXxBNPsvFb4zPjR9Rm8lj1lTJZtGVPZWiVG0LtHHCYiXVMF1TpfCWW4K-u4E8oGeNxsg9vxaML0sOgcYcrGbTNZIpWFgMe/s2048/HPIM0978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCKPqIIllrqdCouEF5SToU2_3SHYQLHKm4sDLvWSFJDG8gLPXxBNPsvFb4zPjR9Rm8lj1lTJZtGVPZWiVG0LtHHCYiXVMF1TpfCWW4K-u4E8oGeNxsg9vxaML0sOgcYcrGbTNZIpWFgMe/s320/HPIM0978.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP_-xhYNp99fQcmwNtAY7aFoI_-sc51A8bDlOSpJl1Y9gmtZ_ItzZ-aamw56mHMkYZ6jXqevXBpCAMq4A7VEJ1q2GKCMiGmKWwZim2bNuD0R5POtA5SWJg1WH6kos5Dis9mf2m-vBV-Dp/s320/coffee+mug.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="320" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyP_-xhYNp99fQcmwNtAY7aFoI_-sc51A8bDlOSpJl1Y9gmtZ_ItzZ-aamw56mHMkYZ6jXqevXBpCAMq4A7VEJ1q2GKCMiGmKWwZim2bNuD0R5POtA5SWJg1WH6kos5Dis9mf2m-vBV-Dp/s0/coffee+mug.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctLnU6q6qabd6WK2dWjrvin8O9V9QJu9mvjzJHZu5tjI6zAFO5NjqhEfFstvWSxmoFI0tUPb-JQUipflIW_nL8UKSqYPqwK7hh_Hhyphenhyphenn3gLnOK7lgVFVLpU5U4Cq-fAhFKDcnLnGtCO1R0/s2048/HPIM2289+autumn+bowl.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2048" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctLnU6q6qabd6WK2dWjrvin8O9V9QJu9mvjzJHZu5tjI6zAFO5NjqhEfFstvWSxmoFI0tUPb-JQUipflIW_nL8UKSqYPqwK7hh_Hhyphenhyphenn3gLnOK7lgVFVLpU5U4Cq-fAhFKDcnLnGtCO1R0/s320/HPIM2289+autumn+bowl.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUj_tMFnCE-DRLNlVUjvzfAxGdDkYrKOCJeiFGlwt6tecUUSCkdvd_Y2g2jnYZSSsMLIw5HuFCLJeE0jwyGn8bSRm4blKVj21F-P61kGXwbQdMLwnWHEJHEest3dAUJWGZXfgTdPGv22_/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUj_tMFnCE-DRLNlVUjvzfAxGdDkYrKOCJeiFGlwt6tecUUSCkdvd_Y2g2jnYZSSsMLIw5HuFCLJeE0jwyGn8bSRm4blKVj21F-P61kGXwbQdMLwnWHEJHEest3dAUJWGZXfgTdPGv22_/" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA72VgYMr2ylDWMO9AGx55Fg-JE9_mKZtzm6NIEJ3_9wUyB0UjX1XSIo6-LIEx6lqroAc7Tk7T8LyyPOmjcEO7Fy9yEhlzKE_eOGmjoaXnpmf-L6inJ66EOjF81L73yBKkiE4_U9SoSX6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA72VgYMr2ylDWMO9AGx55Fg-JE9_mKZtzm6NIEJ3_9wUyB0UjX1XSIo6-LIEx6lqroAc7Tk7T8LyyPOmjcEO7Fy9yEhlzKE_eOGmjoaXnpmf-L6inJ66EOjF81L73yBKkiE4_U9SoSX6/w213-h320/image.png" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONKl1otxIG2yiR27woBVpBjhk7KlWKFROztOEuFGpTSzRPSk7sftORBLhM3l8v40xjn792BXjpnCfZ-nCWp7r1kKwngtKv0yrj3JU9t6-hVcsAJ88VHHrtoxIsOYxsXIuofos9moLuyan/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONKl1otxIG2yiR27woBVpBjhk7KlWKFROztOEuFGpTSzRPSk7sftORBLhM3l8v40xjn792BXjpnCfZ-nCWp7r1kKwngtKv0yrj3JU9t6-hVcsAJ88VHHrtoxIsOYxsXIuofos9moLuyan/" width="160" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Well, this is all for now. I hope all of you are safe, healthy, happy, and enjoying where you are in life!<br /><br /></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-56246291791773760452021-07-18T10:15:00.005-05:002021-07-18T10:19:35.385-05:00* GREEN KITTY EXPLANATION *<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; white-space: pre-wrap;">O</span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">kay...here is the explanation about Green Kitty's name! (At that time, various stray cats were coming to our front porch to eat food we put out for them, and some of them liked it so much they hung around a lot.) The other cats/kitties that visited much be feral cats because they've never let us get very close to them. We have a new little family that we're trying to get close and pet them, because they are adorable and we'd love for them to be adopted.) </span></p><p>Ron and I gave all the stray kitties various names so we'd know who was who! The guy below is Green Kitty. Then there was White Socks because he was mostly all black except for white on all four legs, that looked like socks. </p><p>Also, grey striped kitty.</p><p>Black and White kitty.</p><p>Etc.</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; white-space: pre-wrap;">A</span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">nother visitor! We call this guy Green Kitty, because of his tiny green collar with a tiny bell. We found out he had an owner who moved away...and just left him! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj122_Z7K7oR35xEZuENnOUHIBJz8-Wc9uCLubuzYCvJ2tO9JSVx3K6tZecPJOpzf6GzY4n0f7omBlMNV0jDkNniuCjdD40TSLvg5GwTDlYqbs84sdw6DtHFCOWeMdBKToMN3mCG-QBaVLV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="526" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj122_Z7K7oR35xEZuENnOUHIBJz8-Wc9uCLubuzYCvJ2tO9JSVx3K6tZecPJOpzf6GzY4n0f7omBlMNV0jDkNniuCjdD40TSLvg5GwTDlYqbs84sdw6DtHFCOWeMdBKToMN3mCG-QBaVLV/" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This was taken in April. We took him in soon after that. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">He is so much fun! Ron and I are amazed we have a kitten in our house</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh, and we bought him a new green collar !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">P.S. So, this is why I mentioned to Stephen T. that he would never guess about the name! :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-24598399236710158132021-07-12T19:26:00.000-05:002021-07-12T19:26:04.648-05:00More Fun at Barnes & Noble<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't think I've written about "Green Kitty" on my blog. I've been spending too much time on Facebook again. I swear, I need to set a timer and when it goes off...so does Facebook!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There's so much news to share about this beautiful black kitty. I'm sure everyone is already thinking...<i>Why is his name Green Kitty when he is obviously not green! </i>May I just say for now, that it's kind of a long story, but I need to get back to my actual writing I'm doing! Yes, working on memoir sequel and stories for submissions to various places!!</span></p><p>I just had to buy this coffee mug at B&N because....well LOOK! Our kitty is this one's twin!</p><p>More to come soon, but I really have to do other stuff right now! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zvF3omVAYV6tVD7gzxEtbS0dL_P8pC334lOS1kzajoHJjLIZo79Tkoel1tcMBaJT6eUMGhWiSigLEipK8OUekP1QIj1IHCvnSLf2q67xsvz6aljqOCaO1j-5sOupNEf8eYWevEZsEn0d/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="600" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zvF3omVAYV6tVD7gzxEtbS0dL_P8pC334lOS1kzajoHJjLIZo79Tkoel1tcMBaJT6eUMGhWiSigLEipK8OUekP1QIj1IHCvnSLf2q67xsvz6aljqOCaO1j-5sOupNEf8eYWevEZsEn0d/" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK-DktJ74SGZPFTe42VH61lovfWuu9gZrZouwVPtq9_B8Js-KMcBPCXAx7R-zzT4n9AxZk1t9Oft9rnuPcp04DPU_nY9XqGM0TM3dbSOorMZmnxl3q4rjIFAPHqLP7TW9JbhiRXQu0Kc4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="585" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK-DktJ74SGZPFTe42VH61lovfWuu9gZrZouwVPtq9_B8Js-KMcBPCXAx7R-zzT4n9AxZk1t9Oft9rnuPcp04DPU_nY9XqGM0TM3dbSOorMZmnxl3q4rjIFAPHqLP7TW9JbhiRXQu0Kc4/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-71355865587863910302021-07-11T15:50:00.001-05:002021-07-11T15:50:32.703-05:00Chicken Soup for the Soul - At Barnes & Noble<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I stopped by the Barnes & Noble in St Peters, Missouri on the way home from work Thursday. My friend, Jo still works there part-time. That's where we met a "few" years ago. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78IpWhIAXfNnQD2cEOnfr30LklfeHrUIFh1UChCFNPtr2VcuEnDZMsQiuw-hgNlni2TFh_eG_m6D4vgNtNNHCxJOCLmTbijIyN3ZZh8fDzoICKH7kXZzIh_4eV_A_favAHVheu-SDvZkY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="505" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78IpWhIAXfNnQD2cEOnfr30LklfeHrUIFh1UChCFNPtr2VcuEnDZMsQiuw-hgNlni2TFh_eG_m6D4vgNtNNHCxJOCLmTbijIyN3ZZh8fDzoICKH7kXZzIh_4eV_A_favAHVheu-SDvZkY/" width="168" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>I worked during November and December and spent more than I earned! (I really don't remember what year that was. I think Mark was in high school!)</span><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-57346550350808911642021-05-13T12:06:00.000-05:002021-05-13T12:06:11.297-05:00* The Books are Here. The Books are Here! *<p><span style="font-size: large;">My Chicken Soup for the Soul books arrived yesterday! Ron took some pics of me, and most of them weren't too awful. (I usually hate the way I look in pictures!)</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTWhcsRethT90Ri0lw_Iu6F0LsxrK2PNY0lMgV_ms6l36qtqXjo_XxTtGxHvx6_5RvPOie84iIlL2zIP-XjpRnE3NR8GgdHphftCSMtocqHxfpfbOX_p7VEaJnUFD7uOvlFRUxkcssc-R/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="417" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTWhcsRethT90Ri0lw_Iu6F0LsxrK2PNY0lMgV_ms6l36qtqXjo_XxTtGxHvx6_5RvPOie84iIlL2zIP-XjpRnE3NR8GgdHphftCSMtocqHxfpfbOX_p7VEaJnUFD7uOvlFRUxkcssc-R/w279-h400/image.png" width="279" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This particular book would be a perfect gift for just about anyone. A belated Mother's Day gift, a birthday, graduation, a gift to yourself, etc. It's available online and in book stores. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Next week, someone from my local newspaper is going to interview me for an article next month. I'm still waiting to hear from a few other people, too. </span></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-63971852525637023992021-04-22T05:21:00.000-05:002021-04-22T05:21:32.675-05:00* IF IT'S THURSDAY, MY WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE ! *<p> Hello All ~</p><p>I'm still working 4 days a week & driving that long commute, but I really do love my job, so it's worth it. </p><p>Just stopping in to say Hello and I miss writing blog posts, reading blog posts, and staying up past 8:00 at night! Ha ha!</p><p>I AM writing again though, too, which feels so good! </p><p>Sending y'all hugs and hope everyone is well. </p><p><br /></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-82798615912707325202021-03-13T18:37:00.012-06:002021-03-19T13:31:49.273-05:00* Something New & Exiting From Chicken Soup for The Soul *<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chicken Soup for the Soul is publishing a special book "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Read, Laugh, Repeat" on May 4th as a fundraiser for nonprofits that provide love and laughter to patients in hospitals and hospice, from the very young to the very old. </span></span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My story, “A Bittersweet Victory” was chosen to go in the book!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(They have chosen various humorous stories, by various writers that have already been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul books. My story was included in "The Dog Really Did That?" from 2017)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It will be featured at Walmart (in the US and Canada), Target, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and many other booksellers. <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🙂" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="animation-name: none; border: 0px; transition-property: none;" width="16" /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="animation-name: none; display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; transition-property: none; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">* I will share more information as I get it! *</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="animation-name: none; background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; color: #050505; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And oh my gosh, the cover definitely made me laugh! I love it!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; color: #050505; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; color: #050505; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.chickensoup.com/files/book_cover_art/cover_art_236119.jpg</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: verdana;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwv2QHVH3i7Efu5-pzJWh_yNjSskXAR87pVEz48Br6tdKB5HXxM7_6HHTp8Oz6zzpww3HvUTF8fLUu8wSmxpWAo-DIuwyOfQIs1d5xRGc9VVY_r250j76uNETyAVMqVdYnbmCZLTd7WjY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwv2QHVH3i7Efu5-pzJWh_yNjSskXAR87pVEz48Br6tdKB5HXxM7_6HHTp8Oz6zzpww3HvUTF8fLUu8wSmxpWAo-DIuwyOfQIs1d5xRGc9VVY_r250j76uNETyAVMqVdYnbmCZLTd7WjY/w207-h320/image.png" width="207" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; color: #050505; text-align: center; transition-property: none; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am so proud to be part of this special publication!</span></div></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-54867316373713462592021-02-28T11:45:00.007-06:002021-02-28T13:00:08.206-06:00 * NOSTALGIC SUNDAY *<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;">It's Time for Another Nostalgic Sunday.</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn7KYy2qXqgaAwLpdtTHNKmiw8k_QDGFMPeT0ssZkqoISoHt-XoILH_bWT29PjjN-zpu_bJaDEm-_fVHir0sKVze6d7jicNkpwZ8_mlujNWiu35nheEOszk6jO49jFnp9HinJXepIDipu/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="320" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn7KYy2qXqgaAwLpdtTHNKmiw8k_QDGFMPeT0ssZkqoISoHt-XoILH_bWT29PjjN-zpu_bJaDEm-_fVHir0sKVze6d7jicNkpwZ8_mlujNWiu35nheEOszk6jO49jFnp9HinJXepIDipu/" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you're like me, you're probably hoping life will get back to </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>normal</i> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">sometime soon.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(And as Forrest Gump would say, "That's all I have to say about that.")</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today I'm going to post just a couple of my favorite quotes. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love all kinds, especially depending on what mood I'm in. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some make me pause and ponder. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some make me smile within my soul. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some move me to tears, while others make me laugh. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Back on its golden hinges, the gate of memory swings. And my heart goes into the garden and walks with the olden things." -- Ella Wheeler Wilcox</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: rgb(250, 250, 250); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">"All those who
believe in psychokinesis - raise my hand." -- Steven Wright</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: #ffffe5; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">“Each of us is a book waiting to be written, and that book, if written, results in a person explained.” -- Thomas M. Cirignano</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt;">"The shortest distance between two points is a
straight line, but the long and winding road has the better soundtrack." -- Robert Brault</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #292929; font-family: charter, Georgia, Cambria, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 21px; letter-spacing: -0.003em;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">"</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #292929; letter-spacing: -0.003em;">We don’t see things as <i>they</i> are, we see them as <i>we</i> are." -- Anais Nin</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you enjoyed them, and I'll see you next week!</span></p></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-73037312893038971352021-02-02T00:00:00.002-06:002021-02-02T00:00:07.002-06:00* I'M ALIVE AND WELL - HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY *<p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;">I can't believe it's February 2021 and in a few hours, it will be Groundhog Day! I've posted before about the movie, with Bill Murray and <span style="background-color: white;">Andie MacDowell.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">I just love this movie for so many reasons. Bill Murray's character is such a jerk in the first half or so of the movie, and then a transformation comes over him...because of what/who? Have you seen the movie? I've seen it a zillion times and it never gets old. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: times;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><u>HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!</u></span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">"Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> 'cause it's cold out there today."</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgIHtRAcPsuB63ftDvOZVHNYoN6BVfIMhO-hGD1wxUuEMK6M4iwoPwGYz9WsVVpGGXyyBcqCFxvQRjNUqszUdKXKtHGFQN1c2AhheVVQw9zieuCnKsO9gz_Mafj-6ijkGKAK49ukz-VE/s1600/imagesCAO1EG8O.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgIHtRAcPsuB63ftDvOZVHNYoN6BVfIMhO-hGD1wxUuEMK6M4iwoPwGYz9WsVVpGGXyyBcqCFxvQRjNUqszUdKXKtHGFQN1c2AhheVVQw9zieuCnKsO9gz_Mafj-6ijkGKAK49ukz-VE/s1600/imagesCAO1EG8O.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">"Hey now, don't you tell me you don't remember me 'cause</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> I sure as heckfire remember you."</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKVqEQ-sGCaswOvOoUzqjb3eTZNoLd_HVomqW53ANpxHHH4Uan1Naot17NJ6Oa9vK8f245J3lbBwXak-JXQj0kC_c1E3EqvG6hzORhFrBldIoRmi9UWPprFNI5VNokl2uBrEf0iyxq7A/s1600/RGX6DCAH1K22MCAIAJCWMCAS7KUFDCAF0QM0JCAS51BFSCAP39L3ACAEXFG01CA5NVS6DCAJ0R8WHCAEWM5UWCA5ERFSPCAY7CCFXCA5C9OTLCAA116DFCARVWX7YCAWZC5GYCA37RN3JCAHNMU3ACAWP1MAQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKVqEQ-sGCaswOvOoUzqjb3eTZNoLd_HVomqW53ANpxHHH4Uan1Naot17NJ6Oa9vK8f245J3lbBwXak-JXQj0kC_c1E3EqvG6hzORhFrBldIoRmi9UWPprFNI5VNokl2uBrEf0iyxq7A/s1600/RGX6DCAH1K22MCAIAJCWMCAS7KUFDCAF0QM0JCAS51BFSCAP39L3ACAEXFG01CA5NVS6DCAJ0R8WHCAEWM5UWCA5ERFSPCAY7CCFXCA5C9OTLCAA116DFCARVWX7YCAWZC5GYCA37RN3JCAHNMU3ACAWP1MAQ.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #20124d;">"NEEDLE-NOSE NED?...NED RYERSON?" ..... "BING!</span>"</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1oRlYZewU7Ni2GXrvAsqU0lZGNgCAPUeFGtp-D9emuZ_l6vjq7n7jXGRFKuUHLYrDXVmmnyWS6WsPznT8tv3KVVl-YEs5zG6_BHL7t1zthlIItyHKj98KpnI4ForOfVz57ibkD6h9oI/s1600/MV5BMjA2NjY1MDU4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDExMTkxNA%2540%2540__V1__CR339%252C0%252C1370%252C1370_SS99_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1oRlYZewU7Ni2GXrvAsqU0lZGNgCAPUeFGtp-D9emuZ_l6vjq7n7jXGRFKuUHLYrDXVmmnyWS6WsPznT8tv3KVVl-YEs5zG6_BHL7t1zthlIItyHKj98KpnI4ForOfVz57ibkD6h9oI/s1600/MV5BMjA2NjY1MDU4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDExMTkxNA%2540%2540__V1__CR339%252C0%252C1370%252C1370_SS99_.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: medium;">"IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL! ..... LET'S LIVE HERE!"</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA12la9yzw1ZOO8CXKy38g5OAQUvEyON5YWG5h-cBTC_CDWVi5sAyPbh4x7BayMZOyTtBwfcri_M09k7oS5G1xXUU7Zud0onZQKDg09qMLcDi1fQ4HFDwyT1M-O7fG54N2L6SCfQ6g33I/s1600/groundhog-day.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA12la9yzw1ZOO8CXKy38g5OAQUvEyON5YWG5h-cBTC_CDWVi5sAyPbh4x7BayMZOyTtBwfcri_M09k7oS5G1xXUU7Zud0onZQKDg09qMLcDi1fQ4HFDwyT1M-O7fG54N2L6SCfQ6g33I/s320/groundhog-day.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;">(photos courtesy imdb.com and archive.dailypicture.net)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">"Love is the answer. Shine on us all. Set us free. Love is the answer." </span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">-- EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">(P.S. I know this song is not used in the movie, </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">but I love the music and lyrics, and it's perfect for the ending. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-color: initial; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-style: none; border-top: medium none; border-width: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Bill Murray's character is finally set free....when he realized love was the answer.)</span></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-81082873476580283012020-11-05T08:29:00.004-06:002020-11-05T20:32:06.413-06:00 * THE STOOGES?? *<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have you ever seen such craziness?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVzy0pCDeRdZVZQaPbBe7Sk7VjAzRdu4UsZtOdZiIDrDrcPwnGzIwzGDiqEyCuWusA6-B6MMDxYnS8OTHjTNsHBM_-0enZDvcUJ6Zhx4yqLaQbEgMQTM5mV9UJHYkO3qC0rSzw8nVQFe7/s1337/8x10+Print+The+Three+Stooges+%2523ST399++_+eBay.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVzy0pCDeRdZVZQaPbBe7Sk7VjAzRdu4UsZtOdZiIDrDrcPwnGzIwzGDiqEyCuWusA6-B6MMDxYnS8OTHjTNsHBM_-0enZDvcUJ6Zhx4yqLaQbEgMQTM5mV9UJHYkO3qC0rSzw8nVQFe7/s320/8x10+Print+The+Three+Stooges+%2523ST399++_+eBay.jpg" width="320" /></a></p></blockquote><p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am staying completely off of Facebook for about a week (or more) because no matter how this election turns out, I know there will be so much anger and hatred being posted, and I don't want to read any of it. Lots of people say, "Just keep scrolling. You don't have to read anything that you don't want to see." Sometimes that's easier said than done. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm really disappointed in my country. I hope and pray that whoever "wins" will be the best president for us and that all the rioting stops! </span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWLhXs5uEDFKl4IqyOTCPhaC7rMOgTFRPkjzljnFfTNFojwPjHw2yMZ3m7MwL-90sLOcxtCE3FAfRQ5B_IoqOEoTyIF-xnezogAeJVyo3k9HqR5rtyc-SqHOGpSFr23GX-w0m__1Kizqc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="327" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWLhXs5uEDFKl4IqyOTCPhaC7rMOgTFRPkjzljnFfTNFojwPjHw2yMZ3m7MwL-90sLOcxtCE3FAfRQ5B_IoqOEoTyIF-xnezogAeJVyo3k9HqR5rtyc-SqHOGpSFr23GX-w0m__1Kizqc/w400-h189/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-25208203973873008332020-10-21T14:51:00.003-05:002020-10-21T15:04:38.177-05:00** WHERE HAVE I BEEN? **<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> I can't believe it's been almost a month since I posted anything. Did I mention I'm working more days at my job? I always worked just 2 days per week, Tuesdays & Fridays. The past 6 weeks or so, I've been working 3 or 4 days per week. I like the extra money, and I love my job and all the people...but the drive back and forth is a bit tiring. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm not complaining, just explaining! LOL So, between my free time, and my "tired" time, I haven't even thought about blogging (posting my own or reading any of yours!) Nor I have thought about replying to emails, etc. My apologies! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I sincerely hope all of you are safe and healthy. Let's hope and pray that 2021 will be a fabulous year!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Bye for now.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-73722111862019384722020-09-28T22:09:00.002-05:002020-09-30T22:42:22.201-05:00* It's Monday! *<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hey everyone! I've been busy with different activities and just haven't been able to finish a blog post. I started writing one for "I Wonder" and couldn't get to the end of it. I think that was this past Thursday. Then I remembered my "Nostalgic Sunday" posts and thought that would be fun to do yesterday. Well, as you can see, it's Monday evening...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Some of my recent "activities</u>" </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1)</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been doing a lot around the house. Ron and I are slowly getting our remodeling done. I don't remember if I mentioned about our purchase of a double-wide mobile home, in a senior community (55+ years old). We bought it 2 years ago and began taking it apart and putting in new. We moved in about a year ago and the work continues. We got it at a really good price and knew we could fix it up to make it our own. I told Ron that if I hadn't watched that TV show, "Flip or Flop", I would never have believed we could make it beautiful! </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe I can post some "before and after" photos later as we keep working on it.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">2) </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm also very happy to announce I've been writing!! I'm working on my sequel in the fact that I've found a bunch of notes and have been trying to get them in some kind of order. I'm also working on a story for a Chicken Soup book, and plan to write something for another one that's not due for quite a while. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3) This evening I cut up carrots, potatoes and onions and put them all in the refrigerator in storage bags. Tomorrow morning before I leave for work at 6:00 am, I'll dump them all into my crockpot which is ready to be plugged in...and of course, I have a round roast to put in with the veggies. Mmm, that sounds so yummy to me. It's the kind of food I crave in the cooler/colder weather. How about you? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8UMtdYH5wHawBiCaNq5OSUNQZkb6Gnl7x8fsy3YGGpbWtR5g3cXfoI0bPpzEEK1vSMwYs_E-_6JBceq5cnPA9h7DEoBu72rLzZGpNl18n5_Z0haS94cM93307XDyjf0XX_4TObiv5-Rp/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8UMtdYH5wHawBiCaNq5OSUNQZkb6Gnl7x8fsy3YGGpbWtR5g3cXfoI0bPpzEEK1vSMwYs_E-_6JBceq5cnPA9h7DEoBu72rLzZGpNl18n5_Z0haS94cM93307XDyjf0XX_4TObiv5-Rp/" width="319" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><b>"A few days ago, I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air." -- Eric Sloane</b></i></span></span></p><p></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-76610012239537535082020-09-15T23:47:00.004-05:002020-09-15T23:47:54.979-05:00* A Leap of Faith, Again *<p> I went through some of my older blog posts yesterday, searching for just the right information to share...once again. When I came upon this one, I decided to post it again. (It was an "I Wonder" post on March 9, 2012.) It was very meaningful to me then, as were all the wonderful comments I received, and it's very meaningful to me now as well, for very different and new reasons. </p><br /><br /><div align="left" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, "times new roman", helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;">Lately I've been thinking and wondering about Leaps of Faith. Don't you just love that phrase? Such thoughts and images come to my mind. But there is a group of images that is unsurpassed...</div><div align="left" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, "times new roman", helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: arial, "times new roman", helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yJXorMbUbPzbj8V7GpMPB2jGYyPn1iMi3A1y4nXaR3lZzXU6JiJ_grycKDoYd-Pvogka2KD3Zs-AvCrho-WmCZ_njsZv6Cv7UWt1QRkTK4jyZ9AFeWKbKcKzw0BR6X_jA7EpAMf6rr6w/s1600/Indiana-Jones-Start.gif" style="color: #2e6fc3; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yJXorMbUbPzbj8V7GpMPB2jGYyPn1iMi3A1y4nXaR3lZzXU6JiJ_grycKDoYd-Pvogka2KD3Zs-AvCrho-WmCZ_njsZv6Cv7UWt1QRkTK4jyZ9AFeWKbKcKzw0BR6X_jA7EpAMf6rr6w/s320/Indiana-Jones-Start.gif" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); 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font-family: arial, "times new roman", helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(all images courtesy Google)</span></div><div align="center" style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, "times new roman", helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;">I'll never forget the first time I watched Indiana Jones in The Lost Crusade take that <span style="font-size: medium;">"</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Leap of Faith</span>.<span style="font-size: medium;">"</span> I held my breath, and then when I saw the "bridge" he walked across, my stomach got weak and I almost passed out because of my fear of heights! And no matter how many times I watch that scene, it effects me the same way -- -- emotionally and physically. My heart palpitates, I don't breath, my stomach does flips, and then BOOM...Indy accomplished the impossible. He believed. He HAD TO believe...and I cheer, usually out loud!</span></span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, 'times New Roman', helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;">Anyone trying to achieve something of importance in their life has</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, 'times New Roman', helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;"> opportunities to take that "leap of faith," but how many of us actually do it?? Looking back, I know I've made a few of them, but they were more like "small steps of faith." (Every step in the right direction counts, though, right?)</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, 'times New Roman', helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;"> </span><br /><br style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, "times new roman", helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, 'times New Roman', helvetica; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3833px;">I'm working on the sequel to my memoir now, and will most likely need a few "leaps" along the way! 😀</span><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22.3833px;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"> </span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">“Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.”</span> <span face="Verdana, sans-serif">-Margaret Shepherd</span></span></span></span></span></div></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-10931447908770658592020-09-05T16:56:00.001-05:002020-09-05T16:56:09.088-05:00* SAD NEWS ABOUT CHARLIE *<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;">Ron and I had to say goodbye to our beloved Charlie Thursday evening.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;">We knew it was coming sometime soon, but he went downhill quickly...He hadn't eaten in almost 2 days, but drank water pretty much like normal, went outside always for potty, and was getting up and down the steps okay. But Thursday he began to really look confused and wasn't walking good and the last time he drank any water, he immediately threw it up...just the water.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;">(He had blood tests about 3 weeks ago and had very serious problems that no one was aware of. He had liver problems, thyroid problems, diabetes and a heart murmur! And he never seemed sick or uncomfortable before then.)</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px;">We had an appointment for this morning, so we could see our usual vet, but we didn't want Charlie to have to wait that long, so the clinic fit us in and they were all so kind, just like always.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I told Ron I can't go through this again and don't want another fur baby, and I truly believe it this time.</span></p><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUspCOZopMg85JpFV56J6kwK5HAKT_30j4IRd0sVQhGsw7kvRBx7Wlkyrovb4bKRzVElpQmc16_nYJa1XoKo0scwcQZBbbwhBxMxpKPLpfbBCke_Zg9qjjaQpbB5j3s8DSb8Irj7NBlhB/s2048/IMG_20200215_160158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUspCOZopMg85JpFV56J6kwK5HAKT_30j4IRd0sVQhGsw7kvRBx7Wlkyrovb4bKRzVElpQmc16_nYJa1XoKo0scwcQZBbbwhBxMxpKPLpfbBCke_Zg9qjjaQpbB5j3s8DSb8Irj7NBlhB/s320/IMG_20200215_160158.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;">This was Charlie on his 12th birthday, this past February. </span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg6IE6OVyPscZbwMemioijKPxcVMF9wZwmzs4SKctmzvw87u5-5wqlsnIlsjbs_Iny8YQ5snYoYnxZfTfYxbfhJCEffiCSIrDNP-7y81hgGgntHn-_PbXgsgJCiHAESVcIKup9ZkzsO1j/s960/Resized_20200104_103127+%25283%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxg6IE6OVyPscZbwMemioijKPxcVMF9wZwmzs4SKctmzvw87u5-5wqlsnIlsjbs_Iny8YQ5snYoYnxZfTfYxbfhJCEffiCSIrDNP-7y81hgGgntHn-_PbXgsgJCiHAESVcIKup9ZkzsO1j/s320/Resized_20200104_103127+%25283%2529.jpeg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;">I love this picture! This was earlier this year. Ron was walking with Charlie, and all of a sudden this stray cat decided he not only wanted to follow them home, he wanted to walk right next to Charlie and look at him as his new best friend! (Have you ever seen something like that?!) I think it's so adorable. Our next door neighbor already had a couple of cats, and she happily adopted this little guy, who she named Lucky!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;">Below are just a few of my favorite Charlie photos. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan_VgBXhC-SCmrRygKBxXq6nySOT1fd-O5ApCC6uKfPG130gW4LzpVbccCmKsTuc_mtTpeJARBki91OXS73rPlMLD8T54GjSpNWEBGkuUtOF8CcJh7N0brlvnUQrviJeyI57c4-Ite9tn/s1799/IMG_20190914_170931+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1579" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjan_VgBXhC-SCmrRygKBxXq6nySOT1fd-O5ApCC6uKfPG130gW4LzpVbccCmKsTuc_mtTpeJARBki91OXS73rPlMLD8T54GjSpNWEBGkuUtOF8CcJh7N0brlvnUQrviJeyI57c4-Ite9tn/s320/IMG_20190914_170931+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn74KfSai1qQIkCahKHMFVlCuUR4J18IlZkBpu3tH1YyuQI-x51iRa_wTsliqlBUTY95KxwADtMP99l4pH2_DYiIzpRiV9L5HBq8qmjHpRxPn2kJGIrlfh2laohTz27ArZ6j3610UZvFF/s2048/IMG_20191024_140612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1952" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn74KfSai1qQIkCahKHMFVlCuUR4J18IlZkBpu3tH1YyuQI-x51iRa_wTsliqlBUTY95KxwADtMP99l4pH2_DYiIzpRiV9L5HBq8qmjHpRxPn2kJGIrlfh2laohTz27ArZ6j3610UZvFF/s320/IMG_20191024_140612.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNZ3yMKQPy72eIbSB2In_cKC45jXOp64kksgqexbfSlRc0aYrmSsp94zzJzJVP1kMbkYR81HEx5HQitalVMtngdbjSh4aiLRQK55QWq6JmsCFdrZ2CpQ44XAhJzQFU9KhwBftlB8lOp_F/s2048/IMG_20191024_141358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNZ3yMKQPy72eIbSB2In_cKC45jXOp64kksgqexbfSlRc0aYrmSsp94zzJzJVP1kMbkYR81HEx5HQitalVMtngdbjSh4aiLRQK55QWq6JmsCFdrZ2CpQ44XAhJzQFU9KhwBftlB8lOp_F/s320/IMG_20191024_141358.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~~~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And 2 beautiful quotes. </div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Pin by Groomingdale's Salon on Just For Fun | Animal quotes, Nature quotes, Animals" height="250" src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c8/73/b1/c873b1ebf4860714e33fec5b53974777.jpg" width="400" /></div></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px;"><br /></p><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="cool mark twain quote dog people mark twain quotes dog in 2020 | Dog quotes, Mark twain quotes, Animal quotes" height="640" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e5/57/ed/e557ed01a3c8ee8ba7b95f9a802f20fe.jpg" width="422" /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-size: 14px; margin: 6px 0px 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p></div>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-76360137817287063792020-08-14T10:03:00.000-05:002020-08-14T10:03:33.867-05:00* SHARING OLD POSTS *<p>While trying to decide what to write about in my "new" blog posts, and not being able to come up with much of anything, I had the <i><b>most scathingly brilliant idea</b></i><i style="font-weight: bold;">! </i> (Yes, Cathy C Hall! <a href="https://c-c-hall.com/">https://c-c-hall.com/</a> )</p><p>I'm going to re-post some from the past, at least for now or until I feel as if I can write something decent again. When I look back and read some posts from my early blogging years, 2009-2013, I feel as if I'm reading someone else's writing. I truly mean it! I think to myself, <i>Wow, that is some beautiful writing, </i>and then I remember that I'm the one who wrote it! </p><p>Oh, and you know what else was wonderful to read? All the comments, and some from people who aren't blogging anymore, which made me sad. Their blog either is totally gone, or they haven't posted in years. It makes me want to go back through emails and see if I have one for many of them, and see if we can catch up with each other that way. </p><p>And, maybe I'll have contests again where I give away a book, or bookmark, or fancy pens, etc.</p><p>Thanks to all who stop by to make sure I'm still alive and bouncing off the walls! 😄</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">~~~~~~</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And I'll end with a couple of favorites from Maxine:</span></p><p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1x9qCowjGjNYbCXfGKwF6VD3noR9lU92C9H9kVUqXLrks-B81D_-sybW3yi1vmUqyjlfYiZWLtlpPmW1loVJSYaixyIqKeKzwDFNsJ62FkKAiQFo9b-ELkLmi-U7znM0V6ltbfeHlV3U/s320/Maxine%2520in%2520club%2520chair.gif" /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Ever feel like you've had too much coffee? Me neither." </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Fashion magazines are society's way of saying 'If you don't feel inadequate already, read one of these!'</span></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-70828312634261056772020-08-11T18:44:00.001-05:002020-08-11T18:47:30.777-05:00* STILL NOT MUCH TO SAY, BUT ALL OKAY *<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Not much to say...just checking in. All is well in the Povich household, and I hope the same goes for all of you!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I do, though, have photos of beautiful flowers I purchased recently at a local grocery store, and at such inexpensive prices! </span></p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKfi913x9nvpP_a7DNX0e6_uUSSkxgTH05yBvaohgjQHPA43UOYxV4DWxxfl7M7hYwgRLLzyqF7Sgs8UGHLanbFWLa-6jgy0E33qfUyXW_Ggz0A_CsA5NYGn-jnuwUKJOkiuxWReJ0-Ae/s2048/20200729_212448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKfi913x9nvpP_a7DNX0e6_uUSSkxgTH05yBvaohgjQHPA43UOYxV4DWxxfl7M7hYwgRLLzyqF7Sgs8UGHLanbFWLa-6jgy0E33qfUyXW_Ggz0A_CsA5NYGn-jnuwUKJOkiuxWReJ0-Ae/s640/20200729_212448.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">These roses are really pink but they look kind </span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">of peach in some of the pictures. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6hGoDd-bP7TvRDO007kFqdpQMtQhAm_LIebm-22CCBNfQYOlOImHcC9UpAosHWcLcPBl1v0Zcp6G7bGuxxprl_cHIMNKAZpT-IXnwdu6-avw96yrmW6t7RIXz9Yhnwf0RjdK7m3D2sn3/s2048/20200729_212238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6hGoDd-bP7TvRDO007kFqdpQMtQhAm_LIebm-22CCBNfQYOlOImHcC9UpAosHWcLcPBl1v0Zcp6G7bGuxxprl_cHIMNKAZpT-IXnwdu6-avw96yrmW6t7RIXz9Yhnwf0RjdK7m3D2sn3/s640/20200729_212238.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There were 1 dozen, long stemmed pink roses in a plastic container for only FIVE DOLLARS!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJg9Re_1CyXtZlV91EVXqhyenW6DvJ99OvGdWOD49ItYFCTztU0wrkwQzbdtmj2X1TEK14_8f1O5l4lQ_WQCPWUcnfLXXsgmFU6Gc1dBin7Q9vmEuYo7Vdjhs6jZF5RAeYA1-PCngIzk0/s2048/20200729_212617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJg9Re_1CyXtZlV91EVXqhyenW6DvJ99OvGdWOD49ItYFCTztU0wrkwQzbdtmj2X1TEK14_8f1O5l4lQ_WQCPWUcnfLXXsgmFU6Gc1dBin7Q9vmEuYo7Vdjhs6jZF5RAeYA1-PCngIzk0/s640/20200729_212617.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I asked the cashier why these were so cheap, and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">she said because they were getting old and about to wilt...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GklqDlK6B_BRimrJ5u7_yt4UOeBokg9s4E8mHmwV-F2UauPvJ2lLAs6jDG9GyAIlS6IsKgsFe0XU_ksRq3Za01R7M88REqqJIoZ6a74N_1q2CqOnLydft-DIBfwcUVbIvbiqKPQ6ZtcP/s960/Older+roses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GklqDlK6B_BRimrJ5u7_yt4UOeBokg9s4E8mHmwV-F2UauPvJ2lLAs6jDG9GyAIlS6IsKgsFe0XU_ksRq3Za01R7M88REqqJIoZ6a74N_1q2CqOnLydft-DIBfwcUVbIvbiqKPQ6ZtcP/s640/Older+roses.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">But, here are some of them as of yesterday. </span></p><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> And I originally bought them on July 29!</span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I'd say I got a great deal, wouldn't you?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I added a few lilies of some kind in this vase.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Since I had so many beautiful flowers,</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I kept some at home </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">and took some to work. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> I think it's time for another stop at the grocery store! 🌹</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding-left: 30px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">“The world is a rose, smell it, and pass it to your friends.”</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding-left: 60px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">– Persian Proverb</span></span></p><p><br /></p>BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.com2