/blog/Earthlover480/?pid=f7780 Our beautiful moon was up to something last night. After dinner, I went out on my patio with a nice glass of Merlot, thinking about nothing more than sitting in my swing, closing my eyes, and enjoying the evening aromas and sounds. What I didn't expect was a symphony of dogs howling. I couldn't believe it when my little Hurrican joined in; I've [B]never[/B] heard him howl! It seemed to go on for about 2 minutes and then stopped suddenly. It was so quiet - I couldn't even hear the crickets. Last night was ALMOST a full moon - so that's my only explanation. I know the moon can make me howl sometimes, too. But I only had one glass of wine last night![COLOR burlywood][/COLOR] /blog/3488/post_119273.html?pid=f7780&m= Nope, not the game. Although music was my minor in college, and I played clarinet and trombone (first chair)between 7th grade and through college, I never wanted to play in an orchestra. Or Jazz band Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:16:03 -0800 /blog/3488/post_119273.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_118564.html?pid=f7780&m= You know ThatBillGuy came all the way down to Phoenix from northern Colorado so he could be here to support MsEll during her cardio surgery early this week. He's already written a blog about MsEll su Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:54:03 -0800 /blog/3488/post_118564.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_117808.html?pid=f7780&m= I've been back to SFF only occasionally to take a peek to see who's still here. I hadn't realized I hadn't posted a blog here since last JUNE!!! OMG!! I hope all my old friends are still doing well Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:48:07 -0800 /blog/3488/post_117808.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_106208.html?pid=f7780&m= Red's poll about aging got me thinking about my "bucket list". A friend of mine at work is retiring soon and he is afraid he won't know what to do when he's retired. I'm just amazed at that attitude Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:04:34 -0800 /blog/3488/post_106208.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_105406.html?pid=f7780&m= Yesterday. I've never had a man do this to me before. He left me wanting it to never end. I want him to do it all over again. He was both gentle and rough, at the appropriate times. He wouldn't l Sun, 31 May 2009 08:55:05 -0800 /blog/3488/post_105406.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_100819.html?pid=f7780&m= Some might call me naive but I truly believe I'm a winner. Why, every time I log on to certain sites, I get a message telling me I'm the 100,000th person to sign in and I just won a laptop or a vacat Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:19:03 -0800 /blog/3488/post_100819.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_100186.html?pid=f7780&m= Today was one of those days when, BAM!! Love just slaps you silly. Nah, not that kind. But I babysat today for my grandkids, and my second daughter came home from Oceanside today with her fiance. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:01:43 -0800 /blog/3488/post_100186.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_99926.html?pid=f7780&m= Do you know??? You know, the smiling faces on the log-in page. Does anyone know them? Were they some of the original SFF members??? Inquiring minds want to know!! I am interested in one of them (l Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:24:54 -0800 /blog/3488/post_99926.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_99686.html?pid=f7780&m= Where do they all go??? Back in December, I remember quite clearly buying three pairs of black trouser socks to wear with my work pant suits. I already had three pair, so this would be just about ri Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:10:25 -0800 /blog/3488/post_99686.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_98751.html?pid=f7780&m= My grandson is twanging on his new guitar (he's 6) and my 4-yr old granddaughter is accompanying him on the keyboards. They've been making "music" for about 30 minutes and, despite all the noise, I c Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:34:58 -0800 /blog/3488/post_98751.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_98009.html?pid=f7780&m= Yesterday, out of the clear blue sky (and it was blue; I live in Phoenix), I started singing "Dang Me", or at least, what little I remembered of it, and I pretty much butchered all the high notes. Oh Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:14:12 -0800 /blog/3488/post_98009.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_96456.html?pid=f7780&m= We spent all afternoon decorating the tree, the bushes and cactus outside, and the rest of the house. My grandkids were so excited, and piled ornament after ornament on the same branch. We listened Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:32:04 -0800 /blog/3488/post_96456.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_96153.html?pid=f7780&m= Let me try again and see if the pics I tried to post on my blog the other day from Monument Valley will show up here. If you've never been here, you may remember some of the landscape from westerns o Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:18:26 -0800 /blog/3488/post_96153.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_96113.html?pid=f7780&m= Hello everyone! Don't know why I've not felt much like blogging...but now, I do. Perhaps it was the peaceful serenity and beauty I experienced this weekend Thanksgiving weekend at Monument Valley on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:55:11 -0800 /blog/3488/post_96113.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_92928.html?pid=f7780&m= She's only 18, but of course, she already knows it all. She graduated from high school 5 months ago, so I guess all that knowledge and wisdom have prepared her to get married. My daughter is getting Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:03:52 -0800 /blog/3488/post_92928.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_92843.html?pid=f7780&m= It's been a little over a week since the police officer who assisted at my car accident said those words. "You are really lucky; not a scratch on you! Most folks involved in an accident with a semi a Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:13:44 -0800 /blog/3488/post_92843.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_92783.html?pid=f7780&m= Well, he's kind, warm, friendly, attentive, and has a corny sense of humor like me. Heaven help our friends who are around us when we both joke around! I met him on another web site. He contacted Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:59:45 -0800 /blog/3488/post_92783.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_92648.html?pid=f7780&m= I have many friends off SFF. Unfortunately, most of them live quite a distance from me. Most of my friends from work live wayyyyyyyyy on the other side of town; about 55 miles one-way (Phoenix is a l Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:34:39 -0800 /blog/3488/post_92648.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_87941.html?pid=f7780&m= Some mornings, you just wake up wanting to write. Perhaps the instinct is prompted by strange dreams, or by the morning news. It doesn't matter to me, because it's been a while since I felt the urge Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:54:12 -0800 /blog/3488/post_87941.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/3488/post_86240.html?pid=f7780&m= Well, all I can say is what a blast it was. The first order of business is, thanks to the hosts, Lodgemanager and Smiles, who organized a great time. There were not as many people as I thought there Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:32:40 -0800 /blog/3488/post_86240.html?pid=f7780&m=