/blog/GoodCarMa/?pid=f7780 [COLOR darkred]Serving up sweet dreams, delicious thoughts, rich ideas and hot and hearty reactions to life.[/COLOR] /blog/1097/post_146269.html?pid=f7780&m= 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.[image]The silly cat is trying to swat the cursor.Smoke hangs lo Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:24:58 -0800 /blog/1097/post_146269.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144939.html?pid=f7780&m= TAKE TIME FOR YOUR SPIRITJust 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, b Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:04:37 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144939.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144822.html?pid=f7780&m= 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 eith Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:59:31 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144822.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144731.html?pid=f7780&m= 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 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:35:03 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144731.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144677.html?pid=f7780&m= 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 ha Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:58:15 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144677.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144570.html?pid=f7780&m= 12-4-11TAKE TIME TO BE CREATIVEMake something every day. Make a song, make a move, make a friend, make a difference.Pat ColleloA couple of weeks ago my boss and I were chatting and I made some commen Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:28:09 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144570.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144437.html?pid=f7780&m= 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 bi Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:54:00 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144437.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144436.html?pid=f7780&m= 12-1-11The minute you begin to do what you really want to do, it’s really a different kind of life. R. Buckminster FullerBack in the day when I was pretty much an internet virgin, I chatted with a f Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:50:41 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144436.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144396.html?pid=f7780&m= Noel is my neighbor. She’s young… mid to late 20’s and the single mother of 2 little guys… and a puppy. She’s very sweet… friendly… a vivacious young woman. We’ve only had a couple Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:49:02 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144396.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144353.html?pid=f7780&m= I haven't had time to really come up with a cohesive topic that I want to write about today, but if I'm going to even come close to that daily writing of a blog I've got to keep plodding along. Yeste Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:12:59 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144353.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144266.html?pid=f7780&m= TAKE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE or LOOK IN THE MIRROR?There are many wonderful things that will never be doneif you do not do them.Charles D GillMaking a difference at this time of year can mean anythi Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:04:27 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144266.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144214.html?pid=f7780&m= It’s Foto Friday and I’m in a quandary for the letter is “Q.” What to do? What to do? Do I do something quick or run by OWU and take a snap of the quad? Wait! I have a quarter in my purse Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:27:58 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144214.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144190.html?pid=f7780&m= I closed the store last night, then went by a friend's and visited a bit before posting last night's blog. I stayed up entirely TOO LATE! That made getting up at 7:30 this morning a little more chal Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:53:33 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144190.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144162.html?pid=f7780&m= 11-23-11TAKE TIME TO BE YOURSELFEmbrace your uniqueness. Time is much too short to be living someone else’s life.UnknownThis makes me think of several other poems and songs about the topic of each Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:07:22 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144162.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144104.html?pid=f7780&m= 11-22-11 BLOGTAKE TIME TO REFLECTWhatever you do in this life, take time to sit quietly and let the world tell you what it needs from you.Take a moment to honestly understand what your gifts are – y Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:51:12 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144104.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144103.html?pid=f7780&m= For 11-21-2011As we prepare to enter the hubbub of the holiday season, we should also take some time to think about the important things of life. I recently purchased a little book of quotes on just Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:48:30 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144103.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_144026.html?pid=f7780&m= In honor of Kansas’s 150th birthday I’m posting a photo taken on the state’s 100th birthday. Let me introduce you to my Kindergarten class. Weren’t we cute? Believe it or not, I still can n Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:02:31 -0800 /blog/1097/post_144026.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_143978.html?pid=f7780&m= Here are some members of my Walnut Valley Festival “family.” We got together on November 12th for the Worker Appreciation Dinner. Approximately 250 attended this year.In the top left photo are t Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:41:51 -0800 /blog/1097/post_143978.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_143977.html?pid=f7780&m= On Veteran’s Day I posted a photo of EC Cook’s tombstone. I thought it might interest a few to see it from a different point of view to see the actual scale of the marker. [image]Center top: Th Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:36:14 -0800 /blog/1097/post_143977.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1097/post_143928.html?pid=f7780&m= The landscape out my “back window” is pretty boring. There’s not much chlorophyll left in the grass and most of the leaves have dropped off the not-too-beautifully-manicured bush just off my ap Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:03:56 -0800 /blog/1097/post_143928.html?pid=f7780&m=