Saying goodbye......

Saying goodbye
With last words of wry humor

Hidden meanings while joking

Knowing in our hearts
We were saying Goodbye.


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My Mother died far too soon.
The last time we saw each other
I knew- and I think my mother knew
we'd never see each other again.
In a strange way we joked lightly.
I still wonder if we shouldn't have done it differently.
Thanks to Poetry Jam for this compelling image.
If you would like to read other
 takes on Goodbye go here:
http://poetryjaam.blogspot.com/2013/05/goodbye.html

It's Feline Friday!!! May 31, 2013

While visiting our friends Tom and Steve 

in Lake Oswego I had to take photos of

their two cats Oscar and Lisa. 

They each have distinct personalities..... 

Oscar is so relaxed and laid back....

While Lisa has some issues with

strangers in the house....

Oscar just doesn't understand Lisa...

And Lisa doesn't understand Oscar,

but she's trying to relax!!!

Poor Lisa- it's hard being only 12" tall.

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Thanks and a tip of the tail to 
Burnt Food Dude for this fun meme!
http://burntfooddude.us/?p=4007

Click on the link below to see more Feline Fridays



Eric Alders Tuesday Photo Prompt 5-28-2013 At the Car Wash

Eric Alder's Wash Me 2013

Grubby car

Went through hot water and suds

Presto.......clean!!!!

Kathe W. Car Wash March 2013

Usually we hang out our wash on Mondays.

This week it's on a Tuesday. And now it's Thursday....

Just a little tardy here!

For more of Eric Alders Photos or to take

a look at what others have created with Eric's image go here:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

Facepuke Problems

Fellow bloggers- Has anyone else had a problem like what is described below? I suspect I have had my facebook hacked, but when I have written them I get NO reply except the one below. Would any of you send Facebook your pesonal Goverment ID such as a drivers license?

 

 

Good Morning .

 I have a huge problem with my facebook account. I do not have a mobile phone with texting capabilities.

When traveling out of town two days ago I used my lap top and tried to access my facebook. For some reason Facebook decided I had to submit a mobile number to Facebook so as to get a confirmation code to put in to prove who I am. I am not able to do that as my cell phone does not have texting capabilities. Facebook thinks I should follow the instructions below to be able to access my facebook account. This is a horrible idea as this is how identities are stolen. I am assuming that this email below is spam and a scam and that somehow my facebook account was hacked. Please advise me as to what I can do- or should I just forget it and not use facebook anymore?

Thanks.  

 

Hi,
Unfortunately, we can’t assist you until you reply and attach identification that verifies the name submitted in your request.
Please attach a copy of one government-issued ID (ex: driver's license or passport) or two documents from a respected institution or business. Together these documents must show your full name, photo, and date of birth.
Some examples of acceptable documents include:
- School or work ID
- Utility bill
- Marriage license
- Legal name change paperwork
- Credit card (with the number blacked out)
- Birth certificate
If possible, save this file as a JPEG and cover up any personal information that we don't need to verify your identity (ex: address, license number). We also recommend sending your attachments over a secure connection. Find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/help/183256078471165/?ref=cr
Note that we won't be able to assist you until we receive the proper documents.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team

 

Lest We Forget

Let Freedom Ring

Large or small

Our flag stands for all of us

We are so fortunate to live here

In a country that has freedoms

That others still seek

~~~~~~~~~ 
Today my oldest son and I put flowers 
on his grandparents grave..... I had not
been there before and I found it amazing
that his Grandmother's grave just says
"His Wife" .... Really?
How about "Beloved wife, mother and blessed friend"? 

Thanks Mary for helping me raise my wonderful two sons.

Awww Mondays May 27 2013

"Aww Mom....let's play!"

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Thanks to Sandee for this Monday Meme

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Magpie Tales #170 Coiffures

Ponytail by Last Exit 

Coiffures
Ponytail

Pigtail

Hair swinging down

Beehive

French twist

Topped with a crown

Curly top

 Afro
Let the sunshine in.........
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Thanks to Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales
who provides us with a weekly image.
To read more go here:
http://www.magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/05/mag-170.html

Six Word Saturday and Shadow Shot Sunday 5-25-2013

My green babies need warm weather.....

Some vegetables are already planted in my garden,

however a few days ago we had a cold snap. From

40F at night to 30F meant plants had to be covered

or risk getting frozen......so these starts are waiting

for a few days before joining the rest of the gang

in the garden. I have hot peppers, eggplants, tomatoes,

zucchini and butternut squash waiting for a few more days...

In the garden there are already kale, beans,garlic,onions,

basil (very covered up!), potatoes, lots of herbs and spinach.

YUM! 

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For more Six Word Saturdays go here:

http://www.showmyface.com 

and for Shadow Shot Sundays go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com  

Enjoy your weekend!

Feline Friday 5-24-2013

"Excuse me....I am terribly busy!"

Cats just love to have fun!!

Give them a piece of string, a crumpled ball

of newspaper or some crinkly wrapping paper

and they are entertained!

For more scintillating Feline Friday photos

check out the link below! Happy Weekend to all !!!
And many thanks to Steve of Burnt Food Dude
http://burntfooddude.us/ for creating this meme!

Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt Cold Hard Cash 5-20-2013

Floating Quarter by Eric Alder 

Money can be floated

Funds can be frozen

Value can be bloated

It's all how one has chosen

To                            

save                

 or

               spend

                             or

                                           fritter

                                                                   away.....

Broken Ice by Kathe Worsley

January 2012

Eric Alder posts one  of his fine photos every Monday

for our creative beings. Thanks Eric!

Go here to read more:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2013/05/monday-morning-photo-prompt-52013.html

Awww Monday! 5-20-2013

Last week we spent some time at a friends farm....

Pigs have cute personalities.....even if a bit stinky.....

Let me in!!!

Barnyard babies........

Wilbur???????

For other Awww Monday photos go here:

http://www.awwwmonday.com/2013/05/awww-mondays-181.html

Have a great week!!



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Magpie #169 Too Damn Hot!

Lighthouse Dandelions by Jamie Wyeth 

Blindingly hot

Yellow sun scorches the earth

and insects hide

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Once again Tess Kincaid challenges us

with a stellar image!

To see what others came up with go here:

http://www.magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/05/mag-169.html

Six Word Saturday and Shadow Shot Sunday

Life is a bowl of cherries!

Some people look at life as a bowl of cherries

 and others only see the pits.
I choose to enjoy the cherries and spit out the pits!

Have a wonderful day!

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For more Six Word Saturdays go here:

http://www.showmyface.com/2013/05/six-word-saturday_18.html

For more Shadow Shot Sundays go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/2013/05/shadow-tangles-at-seawinds.html

Feline Friday....Lucy is actually asleep!

See.....she can be a content cat!!!

For those of you that saw Awww Monday's post- I thought you would

enjoy seeing Lucy in a better light- so to speak.

However she's still up on the furniture!
Here's where she was last Monday!
http://katheworsley.blogspot.com/2013/05/awww-mondays-may-13-2013.html

Happy Feline Friday Everyone!!!

Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt 5-14-2013

Photo by Eric Alder

There once was a dryer vent quite useful

It was Halloween and it was crucial

Not used for a wash room

 Instead an important costume

But afterwards  it was wrecked something awful

Erci Alder posts a photo for us to ponder and write about.

This weeks photo had me stymied for quite a bit!

For more fine photos and to read what others have 

come up with go here:  

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com/2013/05/monday-morning-photo-prompt-51313.html

Awww Mondays May 13, 2013

I said "No more pills please!"



"Fine- give it to me....."

You might recall last my last Feline Friday

post with the cartoon of a woman trying to

give medecine to a cat....well this is Lucy

who really doesn't like getting a pill.

Have a happy day everyone!

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Magpie #168 Love's Vision

photo by Togan Gokbakar 

We've been together for so many years

Living with laughter and a few tears

I don't see the sagging nor any wrinkles

Loving your eyes that have a twinkle

Looking at you I can only see 

That gentle man who is everything to me

~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks to Tess Kincaid for always providing

a provacative poke to our imaginations.

To read what others have seen in this photo go here:

http://www.magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/05/mag-168.html

My Garden Has A Dino Mascot!

You might recall this little dinosaur

that Russell discovered while removing the old deck.

He was our "Remodeling Mascot" but now that

the remodeling is complete-he has been promoted 

to "The Veggie Garden Mascot!" 

As seen below...



He's quite comfortably esconced in his new home

underneath the Spearmint plant.

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For more Six Word Saturdays go here:

http://www.showmyface.com/2013/05/six-word-saturday_11.html

and for more Shadow shot Sundays go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/2013/05/limitless.html

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Feline Friday

This is me trying to give Lucy

her allergy pill!
Yes yes Lucy does have allergies!

For more Feline Fridays go here:

There is always something to do!

What began as this in December.....

  

Timber!!

Is now firewood for the winter!

Our great friends who just live up

the road brought their log splitter

up yesterday and between Russell, Bill and

Ewana short work was made

of that huge tree!

We ended up with about 4 cords of wood.

We shared half with Bill and Ewana.

Thanks to them the job was made so easy!

Nothing  better than neighbors helping neighbors!



Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt.. 5-8-2013 ( two days late...)

Autocar Grill by Eric Alder

There once was a guy named Henry

Who had marvelous ideas generally

He was horribly bored

Manufactured the Ford

With factories using the line of assembly   

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Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Although Ford did not invent the automobile, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle class Americans could afford to buy. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism": mass production of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put dealerships throughout most of North America and in major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation but arranged for his family to control the company permanently.

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To see more of Eric Alder's fine photos or to read other

takes on this weeks photo go here:

http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

Wildlife Weekend and Aww Mondays

The weather on Sunday was a bit dramatic with

the huge clouds in the sky......

I spent some time just sitting on the deck watching

the world go by.

As I was going outside I spotted Mr Tom Turkey

 outside the dining room window having a

morning snack under the bird feeder....

Of course the robins are always on the lawn 

looking for a nice tasty worm to eat.  

Wow what a surprise ! The local Jackrabbit hopped

by and didn't realize how close I was.

When he did spot me he hopped away a bit....

look how much longer his back legs are.

All the better to run away.....

He ( or she...not sure ) stopped- looked at me one more time

and speedily hopped away.....it's amazing how

the animals here really do blend in when not moving.

Awwww he's pretty darn cute!

~~~~~~~~~

Thanks to Sandee for Aww Mondays!

For more Awwww Mondays go here:

http://www.awwwmonday.com/2013/05/awww-mondays-179.html

Have a great week everyone!!

 

Magpie Tales #167

Young Woman Picking the Fruit of Knowledge,

1892 by Mary Cassatt


Tender Art
Romantic Impressionist
Delicate Art
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Tess Kincaid offers this lovely and timely image
by Mary Cassatt.
To read how others saw this image go here:
http://www.magpietales.blogspot.com/2013/05/mag-167.html

Our beautiful Spring is finally here!

Our nearby neighbors brought us this

lovely bouquet of tulips and lilacs to

remind us that Spring is truly here!

Have a great weekend!

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For more Six Word Saturdays go here:

http://www.showmyface.com/2013/05/six-word-saturday.html

and for some wonderful Sunday Shadow Shots go here:

http://shadowshotsunday2.blogspot.com/2013/05/art-of-street-shadows.html 

It's Feline Friday!!!

"HEY! Let me out!"

Lucy's first visit to the vet! 

Thanks to to BFDude for this meme!

Looking back on the A-Z Challenge

Old Apple tree in Etna California

May 2013

A little over a month ago I heard about

the 2013 A-Z Challenge. Since I had

in the past challenged myself to produce

year long blogs "A Snap a Day" and "A Word a Day"

http://kathewsnapaday.blogspot.com/2012/04/photo-119-2012.html

http://kathewordaday.blogspot.com/2012/04/word-113.html

I knew that the A-Z Challenge would be

not only be fun, but would give me the 

opportunity to  discover new blogs and 

bloggers that otherwise I never would have.

By and large it was a good experience and

I'll participate next year!  

The rules were simple and I was a bit surprised

that some folks could not follow them.

How hard is it to comment? 

The worst offenders were the ones that had

so many ads etc on their blogs that created

in a way a "traffic jam" on my lap top.

Some of that was due to my lap top being older

and our internet service up here in the

mountains can be iffy. 

 I learned to avoid those type of blogs. 

Looking forward to following the bloggers I

"met" during the A-Z Challange.

 Enjoy your day and have a great year!

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