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In times like these...
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May 20, 2012 8:47 am
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This little gem was hidden in my hot Inbox this morning. I think it bears repeating...
"In times like these, it's good to remember that there have always been 'times like these.' You can get through this better and stronger, and more able to live life victoriously - if you will do some things that help you get through each day."
~Paul Harvey as quoted by L. Timberlake in First Thing Every Morning
What are some of the things that help you through each day... especially during difficult times?
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Foto Friday... U, V
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Mar 29, 2012 5:07 pm
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I know I'm early, but I'm not sure I'll be near a computer tomorrow or any time this weekend, so thought I'd go ahead and post this evening.
I thought it'd be fun to take various close up photos (aka macro photos) along with the photo of my vest and umbrella in front of a New York City street scene.
Have a great weekend!
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T is for... a late Foto Friday entry
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Feb 26, 2012 11:02 am
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I couldn't get to the computer Friday to post my photo collage, but I'm here now. 
T is for trains...
Toy trains...
Circus trains... yeah... yeah... it's a toy train, too.
Train depots...
Train related remnants from days gone by... decomposing railroad ties and a coal tower...
The toy train photos were taken at different model train shows. The depots were near where the train shows were being held. The ties and tower were taken in Bartlesville, OK.
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FotoFriday: S... oops! I'm really, really late. Sorry.
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Jan 29, 2012 10:24 am
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I don't get to the computer a lot these days, but I did have an entry for this week's Foto Friday. Sorry I'm so late getting it posted.
The silly cat is trying to swat the cursor.
Smoke hangs low to the ground as field stubble burns on the Kansas prairie.
And a photo I took after reading one of AneMac's trivia questions about things that bug men... stockings hanging in the bathroom to dry.
Sooo... there are three "S" pics for you... on Sunday.
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Taking Time
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Dec 14, 2011 9:04 am
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TAKE TIME FOR YOUR SPIRIT
Just put your ear down next to your soul and listen hard.
Anne Sexton
Oh, Anne… so simple… so deep and complex.
When I listen to my conscience, it usually steers me right, but sometimes that ole ego nudges me right or left. Most people around here would probably say it steers me solidly to the left. (Ha! Ha!) Ah… that may be true, but that doesn’t make it wrong. (Double ha ha.)
When I put my ear down next to my soul and listen hard, it’s a whole other ball game. I’m not just hearing right and wrong; I’m hearing direction. I might also hear correction, but I’m just as likely to hear affirmation. I always hear what’s good for growth and connection… inclusion in a greater good. I’m setting ego aside and allowing myself to be enveloped in love.
Is there a where? Is there a means of getting there? Yeah… I think there is, but I also think it can be various ways for people. Heck, I don’t have a set way. Some things work better than others… at some times. Some things work better every time… for me.
How do you take time for your spirit? What does that mean to you?
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Noel... Noel... an update
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Dec 10, 2011 5:59 pm
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Noel thanks you for your prayers, but asks for continued prayer support. The biopsy turned out negative for cancer, but she's not out of the woods yet. She has one of two things going on. It's either a fungus on her lungs or some other thing that I can't recall the medical name of. In a couple of weeks she'll be having exploratory surgery to determine which of the two it is. Both are treatable.
It'd be nice if they could just treat her without cracking open her chest, but that's not possible. If they treat her for the 2nd malady and that's not what it is, it'll just exacerbate the fungal problem.
In any case, she'll be in the hospital and out of commission for a week and she's not sure how long it will be before she can go back to work.
Speaking of lung issues... my boss's father has pulmonary fibrosis and is on a ventilator. This is not a good situation!!! She made an emergency trip to CA to be with him.
Pulmonary fibrosis is scar tissue the builds up on the lungs making it difficult to breathe. It sometimes even builds up around blood vessels making it difficult for blood and the oxygen it carries to flow. As I understand it, the blood cannot hold as much oxygen. The damaged tissue cannot be removed.
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Foto Friday... Pets
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Dec 8, 2011 7:35 pm
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My absolute favorite pet photo, I didn't take AND I've posted it here in the past.
The pics I took of one of our pets was kind of sad. My daughter wanted a photo of her dog before we took him to the vet's to be put down. Poor thing had severe hip displasia (sp?). Cortizone shots were no longer effective. The big black lab no longer could get up unassisted.
These photos are of many of the pets my friend Bob has had and/or still has since I moved to OK 3 years ago. I tell him he's going to be like those little old ladies you hear about that die with a house full of cats. He only has one cat at home, but there are a BUNCH that live in his warehouse. No problem with mice there! 
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RIP Col. Potter
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Dec 7, 2011 3:58 pm
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I was a M.A.S.H. fan. I still watch the reruns occasionally. I don't think there's a cast member I really didn't like... at least not unless you were supposed to dislike them. lol... Even Frank had an endearing scene or two.
Anyway... I just heard Harry Morgan died. I was saddened by the loss. I liked his roles as Col. Potter and as Joe Friday's sidekick in Dragnet. He was a good actor.
Rest in peace, Harry... rest in peace.
Do you have a favorite M.A.S.H. episode or a favorite memory of any Harry Morgan role?
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TAKE TIME TO BE CREATIVE
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Dec 4, 2011 5:28 pm
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TAKE TIME TO BE CREATIVE
Make something every day. Make a song, make a move,
make a friend, make a difference.
Pat Collelo
A couple of weeks ago my boss and I were chatting and I made some comment about making real, true croissants. You know, those lusciously delicate rolls that have light, fluffy pockets of air in them and deliciously flavored with real butter. The first time I made them was the Thanksgiving before my hubby died. The recipe made 48 dinner-sized (as opposed to those sandwich-sized) rolls. I don’t think a dozen of them made it to the table that day!
Sherry started talking about how much she liked breads and how sick she was of many of us talking about the scrumptious things we make but never bring to share.
Aha! An idea was born for this holiday season. Today and the next two Saturdays we have invited our Associates to bring their favorite holiday treats to share with one another. They can be homemade or not… donor’s choice. Today we asked them to bring their favorite holiday breads. Next Saturday it’s cookies and the 17th is candy.
Today is my day off, but since I was one of the instigators of this little event, I decided to make and take too.
I lost my favorite bread cookbook so emailed my sister-in-law for 3 of my favorite recipes from her copy of the book. I haven’t heard from her, so went cruising on the net to find those that were closest to what I remember the recipes to be. While checking out some croissant recipes I noticed a link to Cranberry Scones. Yum! So, off I went to the scone recipe. I haven’t made them before, so this sounded like the perfect excuse to try them.
Off to the grocery store I went to get unsalted butter and heavy cream for the scones… along with some more flour and yeast for the croissants and cookies yet to be baked.
The scones turned out beautifully, but might have been a wee bit better if I’d used fresh or frozen cranberries instead of the dried ones I had on hand. Oh, well, they still tasted good.
Tomorrow I’ll be working on some Christmas presents. The sewing machine is already out. The cutting table’s set up. I have my fabric… so I’m ready!
I think my New Year’s resolution (which I almost never make!) will be to follow Collelo’s advice and make something every day. It may be a “thing” or it might be to say something that makes someone’s day a little brighter.
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Foto Friday... R
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Dec 1, 2011 7:54 pm
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Today the letter is “R” so how could I NOT post photos of my favorite “R” people… my children Raymond and Rebecca. If there was the slightest doubt they should be my subject, there’s a bit of icing on that cake… and quite a few candles too. After all, today is my son’s birthday. He's 33.
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