/blog/earthytaurus3/?pid=f7780 [B][/B][SIZE 3][/SIZE][COLOR blue][/COLOR] /blog/1320/post_146869.html?pid=f7780&m= but now it's almost an embarrassment to ask! I was cooking up a storm on Sunday, running around in my sweats, hair a mess and just generally lookin' like a rag. Never mind! I'm holed up for the day. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:15 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146869.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146834.html?pid=f7780&m= I apologize for the length of this article, but only to those who are diagnosed with ADD and won't stay focused long enough to read it to it's completion. For those who can read and comprehend with s Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:05:15 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146834.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146721.html?pid=f7780&m= This was a gift to me - actually TWO gifts to me - from people who knew I love 'the old, restored and reusable in new form' ....A dear friend of mine who has since died of cancer rewarded me with this Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:39:40 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146721.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146688.html?pid=f7780&m= I have a brother-in-law who is a master at crafting wood and especially creative in restoring something old into something new and wonderful. He never ceases to amaze me. This guy was career Air Fo Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:52:59 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146688.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146638.html?pid=f7780&m= This is not the kind of guy who brings me flowers ... other than those planted in the ground that return again in spring. Nope. He's not a flower child, even growing up in that era. He's more likely Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:24:34 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146638.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146598.html?pid=f7780&m= Here. Try a plate of MsEducator's shepherd's pie. I made enough for all, so dig in. Wait! Wait, wait!! Let me light a candle. I like candlelight when peeps dine at my table. [image] Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:06:34 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146598.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146563.html?pid=f7780&m= Noteasy posted a blog piece this morning about a dream that prompted this recall of my own. I awoke this morning dreaming that my bf was on my kitchen counter-top stomping on tiny little ants that we Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:20:48 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146563.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146475.html?pid=f7780&m= In another few days, I'll have a semblance of order around here again after my flooding ordeal. It will be two weeks tomorrow.Jim got the paintable wainscoting back on this afternoon, and it's been Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:37:35 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146475.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146431.html?pid=f7780&m= This is the best of about a dozen lousy pics I snapped in attempting to get a clear and distinct shot. These charms represent a 'collection' that is reminiscent of my travels:[image] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:03:11 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146431.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146369.html?pid=f7780&m= Weds, Feb. 1, 2011 - Common Dreams:'Gasland' Film Director Arrested at US Capitol Hearing -Republicans Bar Filming of Fracking HearingSTATEMENT ISSUED BY JOSH FOX FEBRUARY 1, 2012 I was arrested today Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:32:08 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146369.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146305.html?pid=f7780&m= My last three posts have been concerned with the dilemma I've faced for the past week due to a frozen & busted water pipe in a neighboring condo unit which sits vacant ... a busted pipe that spewed wa Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:51:21 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146305.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146173.html?pid=f7780&m= High STRESS! My saviors were here on Monday to salvage me from further saturation the morning after the worst snowstorm of the season. These are the Water Works guys shutting down the main valve. NO Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:56:28 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146173.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146133.html?pid=f7780&m= Tomorrow will be the day - installation of a new furnace to replace the one totaled in my recent flooding. Meanwhile, I've been living with space heaters since Monday. Inch by inch. Thank goodness Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:50:44 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146133.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146097.html?pid=f7780&m= Monday morning, my Jim rose early. He always rises earlier than I do and let's me sleep. Not to disturb me, he made coffee and used the lower bathroom. An hour or so later, I descended the stairs Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:53:33 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146097.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_146022.html?pid=f7780&m= I want to share some prayers with you that you may, on occasion, wish to borrow. I am happy to oblige. LOL ( Tongue in cheek ... no offense intended ... promise. )I've posted this one before, but Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:43:23 -0800 /blog/1320/post_146022.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_145975.html?pid=f7780&m= The last time I visited my doctor for a once over (just last week), he asked if I'd registered Power of Attorney. It kinda knocked my socks off, but I guess he's insinuating I 'ain't' getting any you Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:16:15 -0800 /blog/1320/post_145975.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_145957.html?pid=f7780&m= I struggled with this. I didn't think I'd make it. I was assigned to do a self portrait as a student of art some years back; I couldn't do it then, and I can't do it adequately now. However, here's Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:18:06 -0800 /blog/1320/post_145957.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_145907.html?pid=f7780&m= in a Wisconsin Public Radio interview last night .... Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker, stated he has no doubt there are sufficient numbers of signatures on the petitions filed with the Government Ac Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:50:05 -0800 /blog/1320/post_145907.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_145773.html?pid=f7780&m= Meet Judge J. Mac Davis December 29, 2011Cory LeibmannAs we all know, Scott Walker's campaign filed a frivolous lawsuit against the Government Accountability Board because they opted to actually follo Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:39:24 -0800 /blog/1320/post_145773.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/1320/post_145734.html?pid=f7780&m= I wonder if she remembers this .........Way back when the chat rooms became war zones, and for want of an alternative venue, I discovered blogs. WOW, I thought .... how cool is this? For the longest Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:33:22 -0800 /blog/1320/post_145734.html?pid=f7780&m=