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Love come softly, brush against my heart
Yearning for its closeness, not ever to depart
In God’s Infinite Wisdom, I place my life,
And trust for tomorrow, what be, what might
Whatever path this love may go
It carries with it the willingness,
to let it go
And hope that one day, it will again, brush against my heart ....
To stay forever.
Karen A. 05/30/06 
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IF THIS IS NOT YOU, HANG UP IMMEDIATELY
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Apr 8, 2011 10:58 am
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Do you ever get a call that says something like the following " Hello, this call is for Petunia Magillacuttie (not you). If you are not Patunia Magillacuttie, please hang up now and do not listen any further. If you choose to listen to this message, you are agreeing that you are indeed Patunia Magillacuttie .... blah blah blah, and so on."
I did get this call, but it was left as a message. When I decided to continue listening (its in my genes to be a little curious) The call actually ended before the message was completed, so they must have a detector that lets them know if the call goes into voice mail. Anyway, who do they think I am? It's my phone, whether I'm Patunia Magillacuttie or not is of no consequence. If I want to listen to the rest of the message, I will.
It's pure laziness on the caller to use a recorded message in the first place, and certainly I think, a breach of confidentiality to handle it that way. There is no guarantee that the receiver of the call (if not the person they are calling) will be honest enough to hang up the phone. That is, if they are curious (snoopy) like I am.
Just my thoughts for today. 
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WOW ~ SPRING BRING IT ON!
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Mar 31, 2011 2:13 pm
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It is such a beautiful day today. The temp right now says 81 degrees. My gosh, from one extreme to another, but I won't complain. I've got my front door open and the fresh air circulating throughout my little place. I've kinda got the spring cleaning bug ... only so far as its in my brain, but not in my body. LOL
My wind chimes are chiming .... love that sound
There are birds singing ... love that sound too.
Another thing I like about this area is that there are a lot of squirrels. They are such cute little critters to watch.
I have some cleaning up to do on my front patio .... winter grime. Maybe I'll get to that tomorrow.
I am such a procrastinator! I mean really I am. Its so much easier to think about doing things then it actually is doing them! LOL
This blog isn't meant to convey any real thought or subject ... just random stuff.
Gotta go check on the last load of laundry. I'm glad that's out of the way.
Have a great day!
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TWINKLES ARE GOOD
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Mar 24, 2011 12:31 pm
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I think there needs to be a good dose of twinkle spread around here.
Thanks to all of you who write blogs that make my wrinkles twinkle! 
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MY TRIBUTE TO GREEN
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Mar 18, 2011 12:53 am
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I haven't posted a photo for quite some time, so thought it was time I contributed.
Just being silly .... this is my famous eye trick. (my eye's are green)
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A LOVE STORY
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Feb 14, 2011 10:20 am
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I'm sitting here sniffling, and sneezing and using up tissue like there's no tomorrow. Spring has sprung, and unfortunately I suffer with allergies. Because of that, I am not very clear headed, and not much able to write something about my favorite love story. So, I will fall back on something I have posted before, but hopefully long enough ago that people either forgot, or haven't been around long enough to have read it. My Dad has been gone for 12 years now. It still seems like yesterday sometimes when I think of him. I submit this, in his honor, and as one of my favorite love stories. Happy Valentine's everybody.
ANOTHER WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU
(written in 2006)
My Dad passed away eight years ago this month. I wrote the following on the anniversary of what would have been his 78th birthday.
He was a strong, solid rock in my life. There was never a time I didn’t feel safe and secure with him. Although he treated me no different than he did my two brothers, being his only daughter, I know I had a special place in his heart.
My Dad was a woodsman, deep in the core of his very being I think, and I feel it is from him that I get my appreciation and love for the beauty and grandeur of trees. It was his livelihood, falling trees, up until his health no longer allowed him to. In his later years he took on carpentry work as a main source of income. However, he continued to work in the woods when the need arose, whether it was to get wood to stoke his own home fires, or supply the winter fuel for a list of people who had depended on him for years to deliver good wood at a fair price. He was skilled with being able to fall or top a tree to the exact precise place it needed to fall, amidst the worried look of a home owner who just knew he would miscalculate and the tree would go down on their house instead.
My Dad was a fair man. He wouldn’t expect anything less or more than what he would demand or expect of himself.
My Dad was an honorable man. He treated others with respect and received respect in return. He lived his life as best he could, principled and with strong character.
My Dad was a quiet man, not much for light conversation, but always enjoyed a good serious discussion on things he felt deeply about.
My Dad was a spiritual man. He loved God, and he knew his life was safe in the promises that Jesus gave. Through many years of questioning and searching I know that he found the Peace that passes all understanding. Though people may have failed him, God never did.
My Dad was a loving man, although saying “I love you” was not a part of his vocabulary. I never heard him speak those exact words to me. Sometimes I feel sad that he wasn’t able to. I would have loved to hear them. We had a serious talk one time about it and he admitted to me that it was difficult for him. Not that he didn’t feel it, it just was hard for him to verbally express it. In spite of that, I never once had any doubt or felt insecure about his love. One of my most precious memories occurred during a very difficult time of his life, when he began a spiraling descent from the realities of this world at the mercy of Alzheimer’s disease. As always, when I would be saying my good-byes to him, I usually would end it with an “I love you”. Being uncomfortable with returning the endearment, he would usually hem and haw, hug me and say good-by. This one particular time I had been talking to him on the phone and as we were saying our good-byes, I once again said “I Love You.” In his usual way, he began to hem and haw and then to my surprise instead of just saying good-by, he said “visa versa”. I wrapped those two words around my heart and cherish the warmth and meaning of them to this very day.
My Dad would be celebrating his 78th birthday today, November 20th, if it were not for the debilitating disease called Alzheimer’s that took him from us in April of 1998.
So, here’s to you Pop. Happy Birthday. I Love You.
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SHARE YOUR FAVORITE LOVE STORY
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Feb 9, 2011 2:47 pm
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Hi there,
I was talking with Honeyb0404 earlier and she brought up the idea of blogging our favorite love story for Valentine's Day. Since she is busy, I told her I would come in and post a message.
So, let's all have fun with it. It can be your own love story, or a story about someone else. It doesn't even have to be about humans. If you have a favorite love story about some critters, that would be good too.
Post it on Valentine's Day.
I have had such a dry spell feeling uninspired and uncreative in writing blogs. Maybe I can break the "spell" with this assignment.
Till then,
Karen
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WHERE IS NANC7654
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Jan 15, 2011 12:15 am
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Does anyone have information on Nanc7654? I have been concerned, since she was so depressed, and her last blog didn't sound good at all. I know she doesn't blog often, but she was at least once a week, and its been almost two months.
Nanc ... if you are out there, and just not blogging anymore, but reading, I hope you will respond to my blog.
I know you are going through a very difficult time and I know others care, as I do.
Karen
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A COFFEE CHAT
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Oct 3, 2010 9:39 am
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Good morning! I have my cup of coffee and sitting here with eyelids still half closed. I've had a busy few days and now I'm feeling the effects of it and decided I'm staying in this morning and lounging.
When I moved last June, I set aside a WHOLE bunch of stuff to go in a garage sale once I got settled in my new place. I stacked the boxes in an area between my place and my aunts that was somewhat protected from elements and because of other happenings through the last four months, this weekend was the time we were finally able to set aside for the sale.
Thursday I got out and went through all the boxes and priced items. It was a hot day and I ended up only half done. Friday morning arrived and our first day of the sale. I got up at 6a.m. and finished pricing everything and getting it set out. That was a chore! It was another hot day, and some stuff still didn't get put out till our second day.
Unfortunately, the sale didn't even bring in enough to pay for the ad I put in the paper! My aunt, Mom and I combined all our stuff, and they were able to get rid of a few things, but people were just not coming out! We ended up loading everything up yesterday and taking it all to the Senior Center. We all three decided that this was our last attempt at a yard/garage sale and from now on, items would be given away to a charity organization and they can do all the work!
I wasn't looking to make lots of money anyway ... just wanted to get rid of the darn STUFF! Some of it had some sentimental value to it, but not so much that I wanted to keep it stored somewhere, only to be moved again the next time I move! There were a few things I ended up keeping back when we loaded it all up for the Senior Center.
One of them was a "never been used" cooler bag that will hold one wine bottle, and has two wine glasses. I'm hoping that it may come in use someday.
Have a blessed Sunday!
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