The first three photos are of some of our toys wearing hats
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| A hat I wore when I was a toddler |
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| Hats I wear when gardening |
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| Trim on one of the hats I wear |
An update.
Thanks Cee, for recognizing me as a featured blogger for this post!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Hats
The photos on this post are being linked up to the blog hop at Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Hats. I hope to see a link to your blog post of photos on this topic in the comments at Cee's site. It is possible to see the topics coming up for the next few weeks, so you can be thinking about what photos you might already have or ones that you want to take to link up to the next blog hop.
Share Your World 2015 Week #42
Cee's questions at the her blog hop, Share Your World 2015 Week #42 made me think about the past, the present, and perhaps supernatural powers to come. As usual we are given a bonus question too.
This week's questions/statements and my answers which I will link to the blog hop above.
1. Are you usually late, early or right on time? I do not like to be late, other than maybe by a minute or two. If I am traveling to a destination I haven't been to before, I leave early enough to allow for traffic delays, etc. It really depends on what the event is as to whether I really need to or want to be early.
2. If you were or are a writer, do you prefer writing short stories, poems or novels? I prefer writing poetry.
3. Where did you live at age ten? Is it the same place or town you live in now? I lived on a farm in Polk County, Oregon about 18 miles from where I live now. Although I don't live on a farm now, we do have a few acres. The city mailing address is not the same as it was when I was 10 years old.
4. Would you rather be able to fly or breathe under water? I'm assuming that this just means of my own accord, rather than with the assistance of some device. Based on that, I would rather be able to fly, because I have had the experience of flying in my dreams, and thought it was an amazing experience!
Bonus Question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week ahead? Again this week I'll link you to my newest post of Ten Things of Thankful I wrote this weekend. It lists things for which I was grateful last week. What I am looking forward to most this week is time to catch up on some things on my to-do-list. That doesn't sound too exciting, but life has a way of interjecting some unplanned things. So we will see where that leads me.
This week's questions/statements and my answers which I will link to the blog hop above.
1. Are you usually late, early or right on time? I do not like to be late, other than maybe by a minute or two. If I am traveling to a destination I haven't been to before, I leave early enough to allow for traffic delays, etc. It really depends on what the event is as to whether I really need to or want to be early.
2. If you were or are a writer, do you prefer writing short stories, poems or novels? I prefer writing poetry.
3. Where did you live at age ten? Is it the same place or town you live in now? I lived on a farm in Polk County, Oregon about 18 miles from where I live now. Although I don't live on a farm now, we do have a few acres. The city mailing address is not the same as it was when I was 10 years old.
4. Would you rather be able to fly or breathe under water? I'm assuming that this just means of my own accord, rather than with the assistance of some device. Based on that, I would rather be able to fly, because I have had the experience of flying in my dreams, and thought it was an amazing experience!
Bonus Question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week ahead? Again this week I'll link you to my newest post of Ten Things of Thankful I wrote this weekend. It lists things for which I was grateful last week. What I am looking forward to most this week is time to catch up on some things on my to-do-list. That doesn't sound too exciting, but life has a way of interjecting some unplanned things. So we will see where that leads me.
If you have a blog, consider joining in with the fun at Cee's Share Your World.
Photo Challenge (Extra)ordinary
One day when I was getting our car serviced, I saw these floating up above the cars in the show room. One is ordinary, but a cluster like this is (extra)ordinary! I'm linking my post to Photo Challenge (Extra)ordinary at The Daily Post.
Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry #Challlenge #67 Cheer&Call
The prompts from Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry #Challenge #67 Cheer&Call really triggered four haiku from me this week. I write the haiku here and then link them to Ronovan's blog hop.
Knowing you would call
I waited to hear your voice
and your words of cheer
The dinner time call
like clockwork it comes
to sell not to cheer
The crowd's cheer arose
at the call of he's out
the game is over
Loud call of the geese
every autumn is heard
hunter's whispered cheer
Be sure to stop by Ronovan's site and look at the comments to see links to posts by the others responding to this blog hop challenge. If you like to write haiku and have a blog, considered joining in with this weekly blog hop.
Cee's Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week 42
This past week I came upon a very odd sight as I was driving along a country road so I took a photo of it to share here. I am linking up to the blog hop at Cee's Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week 42.
Sometime recently there was some mowing of the wild blackberries and other brush alongside the road and in the process this abandoned teddy bear was left high and dry on a tree branch. The next rainy day, it isn't going to be so dry! I'm sure there must be a story about this teddy bear and how it came to be tossed by the road. It presents a very odd pre-Halloween picture as it came to a very sad demise!
Halloween Teddy Bear
Be sure to visit Cee's site and see the many photo blog hops she has. If you have a blog, you may want to take some photos to post on your blog and link up to some of Cee's blog hops.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Ten Things of Thankful
It's the end of another week, so that means it is time to reflect on the things for which I am thankful, write a post about them, and link up to the Ten Things of Thankful blog hop.
Here goes. . .
1. We had our piano tuned on Monday. We skipped last year, but decided to get back on schedule since I'm playing more than I did last year. I'm thankful that there are people who have the ears and skills to do this.
2. Early in the week my husband received the results of the biopsy on what appeared to be a little spot of skin cancer on his arm. It was cancer, but it was just on one layer, and she was pretty sure that she got it all. There will be a follow up in January, but she is pretty sure there is no need to worry. I'm thankful for timely reminders of when it is time to get those yearly exams.
3. Tuesday I met for lunch at a restaurant with a few friends from church. We go to a different restaurant each month. It is always fun to get together.
4. Due to the warm fall dry fall we have been having, the box elder beetles are keeping me busy. Thanks to the old shop vac we have, I'm able to vacuum a lot of them from the large windows on the south side of the house where they love to accumulate in horrendous masses. Once the weather gets cool enough, they will go into hibernation and I'll be able to actually wash the windows! I'm thankful for a shop vac, truly a tool for all occasions.
5. I don't know if it was because of reaching up high with the vacuum hose several days in a row, or something else, but I managed to tax my back a bit this week, bringing on the Chronic Myofascial Pain I'd suffered from in my back for years until a medication was discovered that gave me relief. I've been taking the medication daily for a number of years without having the pain reappear. Anyway, when this little episode happened this week, I was praying it wouldn't last long. After about 24 hours of taking Tylenol and resting, the pain went away. This is a huge YEAH and a huge THANKFUL.
6. We've enjoyed eating fresh chard growing in our little planter box my husband built a couple of months ago. We love fresh chard, although I noticed we are sharing it with the little yellow lady beetles. We are thankful though that they left us with more than they take. And speaking of yummy food, I bought these very fresh eggs from a friend who lives year us.
7. I'm thankful that there are inspiring movies to see. My husband and I had another movie date. He chose the movie and didn't tell me what we were seeing until we got to the movie. We saw He Named Me Malala and then had dinner at a restaurant afterwards. It was a very nice evening out together.
8. Going along with #7, I'm thankful for the young people in the world who are doing wonderful, inspiring and courageous acts and are leading by not only being an example to their peers, but to the adults and those who should be their leaders.
9. Today I attended a family history fair and found it very helpful. I learned about a great free online tool called Tree Connect available at recordseek.com. For those who have a family tree at more than one site, i.e. familysearch.org and ancestry.com this tool makes it possible to very easily attach the sources from one tree to the other and vice versa. I haven't had a chance to work with this yet, but I'm really excited about trying it out.
10. I lastly I'm thankful for our family and their love for each other. I'm also thankful for this Ten Things of Thankful blog family, that even though we each have very different lives from one another, we are each trying to remember to recognize the many things for which we are grateful.
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| I'm thankful to be seeing these beautiful fall leaves. These are in Mt. Angel. |
Here goes. . .
1. We had our piano tuned on Monday. We skipped last year, but decided to get back on schedule since I'm playing more than I did last year. I'm thankful that there are people who have the ears and skills to do this.
2. Early in the week my husband received the results of the biopsy on what appeared to be a little spot of skin cancer on his arm. It was cancer, but it was just on one layer, and she was pretty sure that she got it all. There will be a follow up in January, but she is pretty sure there is no need to worry. I'm thankful for timely reminders of when it is time to get those yearly exams.
3. Tuesday I met for lunch at a restaurant with a few friends from church. We go to a different restaurant each month. It is always fun to get together.
4. Due to the warm fall dry fall we have been having, the box elder beetles are keeping me busy. Thanks to the old shop vac we have, I'm able to vacuum a lot of them from the large windows on the south side of the house where they love to accumulate in horrendous masses. Once the weather gets cool enough, they will go into hibernation and I'll be able to actually wash the windows! I'm thankful for a shop vac, truly a tool for all occasions.
5. I don't know if it was because of reaching up high with the vacuum hose several days in a row, or something else, but I managed to tax my back a bit this week, bringing on the Chronic Myofascial Pain I'd suffered from in my back for years until a medication was discovered that gave me relief. I've been taking the medication daily for a number of years without having the pain reappear. Anyway, when this little episode happened this week, I was praying it wouldn't last long. After about 24 hours of taking Tylenol and resting, the pain went away. This is a huge YEAH and a huge THANKFUL.
6. We've enjoyed eating fresh chard growing in our little planter box my husband built a couple of months ago. We love fresh chard, although I noticed we are sharing it with the little yellow lady beetles. We are thankful though that they left us with more than they take. And speaking of yummy food, I bought these very fresh eggs from a friend who lives year us.
7. I'm thankful that there are inspiring movies to see. My husband and I had another movie date. He chose the movie and didn't tell me what we were seeing until we got to the movie. We saw He Named Me Malala and then had dinner at a restaurant afterwards. It was a very nice evening out together.
8. Going along with #7, I'm thankful for the young people in the world who are doing wonderful, inspiring and courageous acts and are leading by not only being an example to their peers, but to the adults and those who should be their leaders.
9. Today I attended a family history fair and found it very helpful. I learned about a great free online tool called Tree Connect available at recordseek.com. For those who have a family tree at more than one site, i.e. familysearch.org and ancestry.com this tool makes it possible to very easily attach the sources from one tree to the other and vice versa. I haven't had a chance to work with this yet, but I'm really excited about trying it out.
10. I lastly I'm thankful for our family and their love for each other. I'm also thankful for this Ten Things of Thankful blog family, that even though we each have very different lives from one another, we are each trying to remember to recognize the many things for which we are grateful.
TJ's Household Haiku Challenge - Eggs or Egg Separator
My post for this blog hop at TJ's Household Haiku Challenge - Eggs or Egg Separator will use the latter prompt. I clearly remember the egg separator that my Mom used. I thought so many of the kitchen utensils were so interesting, and the egg separator was one of them. Now the old metal wired ones have been replaced by plastic ones.
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| Some of the fresh eggs I bought from a friend recently. |
The eggs will divide
through the separator wires
yolk releases whites
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