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{ July 4, 2008 @ 4:00 pm } · { 4th, CHRISTMAS, cup collection, HALLOWEEN, Holidays, Home }
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I don’t think there is a show n tell at Kelli’s today being that it’s a holiday for USA. Altho, I cleaned out a cupboard yesterday and while I had everything off the top shelf, I thought to myself “Why not take a picture of this stuff?” LOL

So, I share.

It’s America’s Independence Day today. And you can sure tell the gasoline prices still continue to skyrocket in cost. Why, just yesterday, the middle of the week mind you –Thursday, and midday even, the traffic on the main thoroughfare was bumper to bumper. I was silently asking myself “Doesn’t ANYone stay home any more?” As I took an off ramp to get off and get me something to eat for lunch, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Of course the light at the first intersection was red, but ohhhhhhh, the traffic! They were lined up behind the light from here to tarnation!!! It took me three light changes just to get to the intersection!! “Of course” I say —”no one can afford to go on vacation anymore, so they’ve all taken the week off and they’re staying at home”!! That explained it all.

And guess what? While I type this, it’s raining!!! We need rain. It will probably put a damper on the celebrating and may even cancel the city’s big fireworks display tonight, but we need the moisture. You won’t hear me complaining!!! I can just HEAR our grass and plants outside sucking up the drops. And as some have perhaps noticed, I have had the Hurricane Watch button on my sidebar. I check this out daily — and tho the first Atlantic Storm was Arthur, and piddled out before it became dangerous, we have another one, Bertha, out there just off the coast of Africa building up steam. According to the watch, it has a good potential of becoming a hurricane. Yet, the predicted path looks, right now, to head in the North and Northwest direction —heading for the eastern seaboard of the USA. Let’s just hope it also peters out!!

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Just one photo today! But it’s filled with the pleasures of warmth!

My Holiday Coffee Cup Collection. And oddly enough, I don’t drink coffee!!! So, I’ve used them for hot chocolate, hot teas…and even once in a while a cup of juice.

Left to right –starting in the back row —
My Musical Christmas cup [when tipped to your mouth, it plays music. Jingle Bells], hidden behind Dracula is my imported china Santa face cup, then the high cup is another Santa carrying his bag of goodies, next is Santa on the housetop, Santa in a wreath, Santa [with him perched on the cup's handle], a cup with a ‘string’ of Santas around the entire cup. [Next row left to right] – My Frankenstein cup, then Dracula [it's huge! This is my favorite for hot chocolate!], next is a lidded witch cup with her broom as a handle –for my witch’s brew [tea], a Halloween scene is next with a ghostly handle, another imported china cup with Dracula’s blood dripping down the rim, and then another witch mug. [Next row left to right] – my Easter cup…a bunny handle, my mother’s day cup “Mother” [from Irene], 4th of July cup [the off white...with gold trim and fireworks in gold, red and blue], St. Patrick’s Leprechaun, and one with different sized hearts for Valentine’s Day. [Front row] Two for St. Patrick’s Day –shamrocks and last is another Valentine’s Day cup of hearts.

{ July 4, 2008 @ 4:00 pm } · { 4th, CHRISTMAS, cup collection, HALLOWEEN, Holidays, Home }
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I don’t think there is a show n tell at Kelli’s today being that it’s a holiday for USA. Altho, I cleaned out a cupboard yesterday and while I had everything off the top shelf, I thought to myself “Why not take a picture of this stuff?” LOL

So, I share.

It’s America’s Independence Day today. And you can sure tell the gasoline prices still continue to skyrocket in cost. Why, just yesterday, the middle of the week mind you –Thursday, and midday even, the traffic on the main thoroughfare was bumper to bumper. I was silently asking myself “Doesn’t ANYone stay home any more?” As I took an off ramp to get off and get me something to eat for lunch, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Of course the light at the first intersection was red, but ohhhhhhh, the traffic! They were lined up behind the light from here to tarnation!!! It took me three light changes just to get to the intersection!! “Of course” I say —”no one can afford to go on vacation anymore, so they’ve all taken the week off and they’re staying at home”!! That explained it all.

And guess what? While I type this, it’s raining!!! We need rain. It will probably put a damper on the celebrating and may even cancel the city’s big fireworks display tonight, but we need the moisture. You won’t hear me complaining!!! I can just HEAR our grass and plants outside sucking up the drops. And as some have perhaps noticed, I have had the Hurricane Watch button on my sidebar. I check this out daily — and tho the first Atlantic Storm was Arthur, and piddled out before it became dangerous, we have another one, Bertha, out there just off the coast of Africa building up steam. According to the watch, it has a good potential of becoming a hurricane. Yet, the predicted path looks, right now, to head in the North and Northwest direction —heading for the eastern seaboard of the USA. Let’s just hope it also peters out!!

- – -

Just one photo today! But it’s filled with the pleasures of warmth!

My Holiday Coffee Cup Collection. And oddly enough, I don’t drink coffee!!! So, I’ve used them for hot chocolate, hot teas…and even once in a while a cup of juice.

Left to right –starting in the back row —
My Musical Christmas cup [when tipped to your mouth, it plays music. Jingle Bells], hidden behind Dracula is my imported china Santa face cup, then the high cup is another Santa carrying his bag of goodies, next is Santa on the housetop, Santa in a wreath, Santa [with him perched on the cup's handle], a cup with a ‘string’ of Santas around the entire cup. [Next row left to right] – My Frankenstein cup, then Dracula [it's huge! This is my favorite for hot chocolate!], next is a lidded witch cup with her broom as a handle –for my witch’s brew [tea], a Halloween scene is next with a ghostly handle, another imported china cup with Dracula’s blood dripping down the rim, and then another witch mug. [Next row left to right] – my Easter cup…a bunny handle, my mother’s day cup “Mother” [from Irene], 4th of July cup [the off white...with gold trim and fireworks in gold, red and blue], St. Patrick’s Leprechaun, and one with different sized hearts for Valentine’s Day. [Front row] Two for St. Patrick’s Day –shamrocks and last is another Valentine’s Day cup of hearts.

{ July 3, 2008 @ 3:03 am } · { 4th, CATS, Home, PhonePhoto, Thursday }
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edition #65

America’s Independence History/Trivia

1] Betsy Ross [reportedly sewed the first U. S. Flag]* was an upholsterer.

2] Three men came to Ross’s home to ask her to sew the flag: George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross [her late husband's uncle]. *see link in #1

3] The first design, shown to Betsy by Geo. Washington, had a six pointed star. * see link in #1 [she reportedly suggested the five point star]

4] The Declaration of Independence was read aloud for the first time ever, in Independence Hall [after the finishing touches of the flag and it was unveiled]; in July 1776.

5] The famous poster of Uncle Sam pointing out and the words “I Want You!” was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916-1917.

6] There is no copyright for “Uncle Sam’s”* portrait.

7] Uncle Sam’s portrait first appeared — Originally published as the cover for the July 6, 1916, issue of Leslie’s Weekly. *see #6 link

8] The song God Bless the U S A was written by Lee Greenwood in 1983.

9] The American National Anthem was originally a poem.

10] The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the emblem of the United States.

11] E pluribus eunum – The United States motto – in Latin:

    e (or ‘ex’) is a preposition meaning “out of”
    pluribus = the greatest many
    unum = one

    “Out of many, one.”

12] New York City was the first ‘temporary’ capital of the USA [1789], then moved to Philadelphia [until 1800] then—permanently the District of Columbia.

13] First President to reside in the White House was John Adams. Referred to the “President’s House” until finally with the official order from T. Roosevelt in 1901 did it become “The White House“.

~…end Thursday Thirteen
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So, after I posted about the cell phone being ‘fried’ this past week, and going out and getting an upgrade since it was more costly to get the ‘old’ phone repaired than getting a new phone, I tried taking a picture to just play around with my new-fangled toy. I wanted to have the option of being able to upload them on to the computer and work with the photos I take with the phone through my paint shop program, without having to upload it, send it to myself through the phone # or e-mail and then save it, open it, work on it and re-save it then get a chance to post it on my blog if I want. What I wanted was to eliminate all those ‘extra steps’ in the process of saving them. I then went to Best Buy [Circut City didn't have what I wanted online and neither did my cell phone company when I was there last week, other than ordering them] and found what I wanted/needed there!! I get home, hook the phone up to the USB cable [for me, the process is much simpler and this blond can figure out how to use cable. LOL Ta-da!--------

Our sweet Tahoe [the 'Ho'], on the coffee table in the living room no less! Caughtcha, y’little booger!!! Isn’t she pretty tho?
But I actually told Bud that she gets the ‘grumpy look’ from being around HIM.

{ July 2, 2008 @ 3:00 pm } · { 4th, Flag, Home, W W. }
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{ June 27, 2008 @ 10:01 am } · { 4th, Crafts, Home, Show-N-Tell }
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Independence Day Decor at Hootin’ Anni’s

A couple of table top decorations this week. This one is my “Betsy Ross” statue. She’s made of resin and was 50% off at Hobby Lobby about a month ago. I have her surrounded by red sparkly shredded grass and some white carnations. Also, behind her are a couple of tea lights done in red/white/and blue. Sadly, I saw the same sized Uncle Sam there also, but the only one left was chipped, so I didn’t get him. And they’ve yet to have any others like him, so she stands alone.

This is my bone china American Eagle; perched on a small wooden pedestal. He also is on a table top. I, of course, needed some ‘red white and blue’ so I have him surrounded with white lace and blue marbles, along side him are my wooden ’1776 era’ candle holders with red candles. Behind him is a blue water bottle. “Dusted” with the red sparkly grass.

And the last photo is one of the two wooden candle holders. I’ve had these a long time. They’re old and more of a “Spanish or maybe Mediterranean” style but I thought the shape would suffice for an ‘antique look’ of the 1770′s era and Independence. Of course, on the 4th we will light the candles and have a candle lit dinner for celebrating.

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