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{ August 11, 2008 @ 10:01 am } · { gift, Home, MON. MOMENT, PHOTO PHUN, Photography }
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Both images of Irene and Clint below, can be enlarged.
Angela, over at The Lurchers is our host this week.

Fun Monday Assignment for 11th August

    Show me your favorite photograph and tell me why it’s your favorite. It can be one you’ve taken yourself or one someone else has taken, a snapshot or a more professional image. Is there a story behind it? Do you love it for the memories it gives or just because it’s pleasing to the eye?

    Show me and tell me!

I have several favorites, but two came to mind right away. One is a professional photograph. A portrait of my daughter, Irene. When she was just a mere babe. It’s so special ’cause she looked so regal sitting there on the photographer’s bench. And I was so proud of her, being all mine, y’know? It was her birthday. The outfit, green is one of my favorite colors and with her Irish red-colored hair, I figured this was a perfect outfit for our ‘Colleen’ -our Irish Lass- and I labored over it, sewing it myself for the special day. I do remember, way back then, you had to wait for ‘proofs’ of the photo shoot. Wait for weeks. Well, maybe a week at the most, but it seemed like that week was long, extra long. When all I wanted was to be able to choose the best of the best shots. And once I saw them, it took me OVER a week to make up my mind which one I wanted blown up for a portrait. This, of course, is the one I chose…..

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Then, the other photo I thought of first off when I read the assignment is one I took. It was our grandson’s first birthday. At the age of five months he had open heart surgery, and on his 1st birthday [which surgeon and physicians and pediatricians alike said he'd never see---], he had need of oxygen still – hence the oxygen tube, we were all aglow with the fact we could actually be with him, away from the hospital setting and he’d be at our side! Grandpa Bud [hubby] was holding him ever so gently, on his lap, like he’d break….and Grandpa’s pride along with his tears that day ’cause our Clint survived to his first birthday just melted my heart……

Next week’s hostess?

~…end Fun Monday
scroll below my weekend of receiving gifts in the mail 4 comment link The following is LONG, but it means a great deal to me
Don’t wanna read it? Then-click HERE 4 COMMENT LINK

“You’ve Got Mail”
Those words have a certain ring to it, don’t they?
When I got back home from the grocery store Saturday morning, Bud met me at the door to help unload the sacks from the car. As he walked past the car, I was hanging my car keys up on the handy dandy key holder at the back door on the kitchen wall, he said: “You got a package today just now. And your Jury Duty check arrived. Then, you got an envelope from Germany.” Whoa!!! Taken aback here!! I rushed to get the groceries in and unpack them and get them put away. So I could have my full attention on the good stuff! [Times TWO...not one online friend, but two!! And then, a bit of joke with a county check arriving...]

This was the package. All the way from up North, in Canada! An online buddy [she's become more than that to me...we have connected through snail mail also!] Mary had a post on her blog and she had us guess her secret. She mentioned something that she did for herself. And anyone who commented in her comments would be in the drawing for a personalized gift. Ho boy…gifts!! I do love gifts. And Mary makes hers so personal for the recipient, it is amazing. She’s the sweetest ever.

I open the package “Open – open!” and find this well wrapped something inside the bubble wrap. And the Canadian tape is so tough, trust me…I had to get scissors. I slowly trim away the tape, making sure I’m not cutting into anything, you know…just in case. I heard a ‘tinkling’ and the excitement grew…the inner child came through. It was like Christmas morn. But, did I mention the tape? Okay…so I got part of it cut enough to get it started being unwrapped…

…and as I pulled the bubble wrap away from the object I could see red! A very familiar red…and a well known shape too I might add. She had emailed me to let me know the package was on it’s way to me last week and when to expect it. She also told me it was something that she knows I like a lot. I can now see that she’s right. But still the elation and getting it out of the wrap was priority number one. Did I mention excitement? By that time Bud was standing over me with just as much curiosity as I had, and said: “Mary knows you pretty well, doesn’t she?” And he smiled…grabbing the camera —

Finally, I removed Mary’s gift from the wrapping and was just left speechless. What a prize. Both with the gift and with Mary’s friendship. This just so made me happy. And it’s beautiful. Atop the ceramic bell is perched a beautiful red cardinal. Cardinals I collect, and this special one is just awesome…and the beautiful sound emitted from the bell’s clapper reminds me of a faint breeze and a chime from a distant bell tower. The bell itself has a gorgeous embossing…of leaves, holly leaves. It’s beautiful.

And of course, I made a side trip to the master bedroom…this room is where I have all my cardinals. [Except for the holiday season. I bring them all out for decorating for Christmas] I placed the beautiful cardinal bell by my grandmother’s antique clock. And there it will sit. Daily, as I spend time in the room, I will think of my friend Mary!! Thank you so much dear lady. It’s a treasure. One that will remain forever in my heart and I hold much appreciation for your thoughtfulness and generosity!!

~ ~ ~ Thank You Mary! ~ ~ ~

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But wait…don’t leave yet! There’s more excitement for me here! Anita. She is my ultimate hero! She gardens. And boy howdy…let me reiterate, she gardens. And how!! Her blog is filled with more beauty than you can imagine. Her photos of all the stunning and the wonderful work she does is like perusing a Home and Garden Show! Each and every time I go to visit with her, I’m just literally blown away with all the splendor. And all the stupendous showing of her crafts…not to mention the symmetry of flower and plant placement! It’s a show case, I tell you – plain and simple. [She sews too, and believe me, her skills with the needle will floor you too!] –It’s all pure radiance.

A few Fridays ago, on her Show N Tell blog, she had once again, some stupendous photographs of her gardening. This particular week, she had sweet peas. Some like I’ve never seen before. And pink poppies! Bud loves sweet peas. We used to have them vining along our fences in Colorado…but none so fine as Anita’s. Well, she also was gracious enough to have a drawing for seeds from that strain of pea. And you guessed, Anita pulled out my name! And along with this, she sent other seeds to me as a bonus!!

I am just so thrilled beyond words Anita!! Inside the envelope were three packets of seeds. The sweet peas that were up for drawing names, and she added some of the pink poppy seeds. And then, to my ultimate surprise she also added a packet of blue Lupine seeds. [I have to add that that is one of my father's favorite flowers] Now, I am very anxious to start planting. I can’t wait. I must prepare a space for my ‘German’ seedling garden…of which when they become beauties like Anita’s, I will always think of how they came across the ocean, heading to Texas, just for me!!

Along with the seed packets, she sent along a sweet note of encouragement and good luck!! It states “Dear Anni – Good luck with the German seeds from my garden.” Once again, I am a happy gardener!
~ ~ ~Thank You Anita! ~ ~ ~

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One more, then I’ll let you go. This is just a riot! Two days total…one morning – Monday and then called back on Tuesday morning…and from the county, what do I receive? This —

That’s what I call a ripoff! Approximately 10 hours total of my time. Two and a half days of sitting on my duff, waiting, doing nothing worth while. Not to mention burning about three or four gallons of gas [worth about $13 or so] driving back and forth to the courthouse. Buying my own lunch one day for about $7 at the cafeteria there [which I think we should get a voucher as jurors - but what do I know?] This is ONE reason I don’t want jury duty. Just one of the many. You’ll have to embiggen the image to see what we received for our services. rofl Civic duty or not….it’s a waste of my time in my opinion. And if, god forbid, I needed my peers on the jury, I wouldn’t want someone like me that would NOT want to be there.

So this all sums it up for my weekend gifts.
I appreciate very much so the top two.
But, the last one…why bother? Did I mention I don’t like jury duty? If I want to be ‘involved’ in an enticing courtroom drama, and make nothing for my time and effort, I’d much rather turn on the news from my own living room chair, or even consider watching Judge Judy, or cable’s Court TV.

{ June 28, 2008 @ 10:01 am } · { Home, PHOTO PHUN, Rose, YARD }
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About | Theme: ““BRIGHT” | Roll
Next week “POINTED“

This is a new species of climbing rose [at least new to me; I've never seen this color until early this year]. For about a dozen years or more now, there has been a deep, velvety, bright, red and wonderful climbing rose called Don Juan. I fell in love with the hybrid about ten years ago when I spied it in someone’s yard and asked what it was – so I could find me a plant at the nursery. The blossom really doesn’t look like the typical climbing rose with numerous petals, but resembles more the tea rose when it blooms.

At Fox Nursery here in town this Spring, I always check out the potted roses early, before the influx of buyers raid the yard in the back of the establishment and then if I’m too late, the newer kinds are all grabbed up and there is ‘slim pickens’ for variety. I found this one. It too is Don Juan, but in this case it’s Don Juan Pink. Also, a climbing rose. And the coloration is fabulous. This photo actually does not do it justice. It’s such a vibrant ‘hot pink’…ever so bright!!

It’s planted just off the patio with the support of the upright beam and just opposite of a yellow trumpet plant. It’s blooming but barely climbing yet. In a couple of years it will hopefully be full and up to the patio roof!

~end Photo Hunt
[scroll to after my 'fruity' post for comment link]

Let’s take this as what it is, a confession time for me. Yes, I’m pushing 60 and I must admit, I have never, ever, had a mango! The other day, at the grocery store where we go almost daily to get the ‘freshest’ veggies for dinner, I wanted a couple of bananas to snack on. And, ewwwwwwwwwwwww, the bananas were so ripe, the veggie and fruit bin area reeked of the sweet, over ripe smell. I like my bananas with just a hint of green still on the stem, and a firm fruit. So, I didn’t pick any up. I have apples and oranges year ’round in the house, but I wanted something different. The store’s mangoes were 3 for a $1. Hey, what a deal! I’ve always wanted to try one, never had the option like the one that was facing me straight on. So, I picked out three. And another confession, I had no idea what to ‘look for’ in picking the right ones! LOL. I get ‘em home, cut one up in cubes after taking off the skin/rind, put the cubes of fruit on a saucer and go into the dining room with the Sports section of the newspaper [ya, I read about baseball daily], and pierce a chunk of mango. Not bad. Kinda tart, and bitter at the same time. Fruity and tangy. But there is a distinct taste that wouldn’t come to me. So I scoop another piece and put it in my mouth and twirled it around trying to come up with the taste that is eluding my taste buds. Chew it…swallow. The after taste of the 2nd piece made me realize just what the flavor is! A mango tastes like a nectarine, plum mix with a little hint of Windex!!

I confess, I’ve only had the one so far, and I will eat the other two. Hey, what the heck —it may just come as an acquired taste of cleanser, and someday I may grow to like it a lot.

{ March 14, 2008 @ 2:54 pm } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
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This little grandmother was surprised by her 7 year old grandson one morning. He had made her coffee. She drank what was the worst cup of coffee in her life. When she got to the bottom, there were three of those little green army men, and she asked him why they were there. Her grandson replied, “On television, they say, ‘The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup!’”

[also in this post is Friday Fixin's & Phriday Photo Phun]

Note: Kelli will be taking a Show N Tell break next week for the Easter Holiday…see you the week after! So, while I’m here, with my show n tell, for those who only drop by on Friday’s…I’d like to wish you the best of Easter’s to those who celebrate.

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This week, for Show N Tell, I am sharing three items at my home.

1] I’ve blogged about this a long time ago, but I thought I’d share this again. This wooden figure represents the Native American Sun Worshiper. In coyote form as the Natives loved to live in harmony with the animals as ‘brothers’. My hubby carved this from a section of cottonwood driftwood that he found in a riverbed. After he carved it, I painted it and ‘dressed’ him in deerskin shirt and pantaloons which I stitched by hand, then, fringed his ‘costume’. Our little figurine stands about 10-12 inches tall. He’s now on on fireplace mantel facing the Eastern Sunrise. [the pipe bowl is carved also by hubby from a red brick -clay] I’m now thinking to myself: “Anni? What OTHER kind of sunrise is there besides eastern? What a nit-wit.” That’s me alright, a goofy blond who comes up with her blogging style and tends to be so redundant it makes me laugh. LOL

2] As I grew up, I was surrounded by two parents who loved to work the land. Actually, just a garden of immense size [they had five kids and their garden was measured in acres! to share the 'crops' each season with us all] My dad, with a bad habit of chewing tobacco, was forced to do it OUTDOORS. My mom didn’t want anything to do with the slimy mess that the ‘spitting’ brought forth, so he was sent outside. Now, in all family lore, we all, all of us kids, swore up and down that his tobacco was the ‘instigator’ of having tomatoes come from the garden the size of saucers, and cucumbers growing a foot or longer in size. His talents with gardening surpassed anything I’ve ever seen before. He’d plant a cherry tree with just a twig and in two years the tree was so abundant with the fruit, producing quarts and quarts of canned cherries. But that is not the point. Well, kinda. We lived in Northern Colorado, and once took a two week vacation to Hawai’i. There, my dad became fascinated with pineapples and how they were harvested. Okay…so, the following Spring, he bought three fresh pineapples from the grocer and saved the ‘head’ of the fruit…planting them…and by golly, they took root! In Colorado!! And yes, they did eventually produce fruit, but since the growing season is so short in the wintry Rocky Mountains, the fruit was edible, but not large like when you’d get them from our tropical state, Hawai’i. That in itself is amazing. I soon became interested in the ‘background’ of the plant itself. I read more and more about them, and found out that there were plants…houseplants, of the same family as pineapples. Called Bromeliads. And I have three growing right now…and they’re getting ready to bloom [technically it's part of the stalk and scientifically known as "scape" instead of blossom/flower]!! The taller one in the background to the left is a bright red-orange, the one in front is yellow with orange centers. The one in the background, right side…the smallest one, is actually an ‘air plant’ of the same plant family but needs to be watered differently than the other two. It’s blossom, when fully opened, is a hot pink, fuschia, with purple tips!

3] And lastly, just this past week, before College lets out for Spring Break and we here in Corpus are inundated with swarms of beach parties and young mobs all over our beaches, hubby and I went to walk along the shores and enjoy the quiet solitude of the morning air and the surf, sand and seagulls. When we hop back in the car to head back to town, we try and stop by a novelty shop on the island to see what’s new. Of course, with my wind chime fetish and my love for purple, I found this shell chime…all decked out in dyed purple. It’s too fragile to hang outdoors, so I brought it home and added it to my growing chime collection hanging from the ceiling with the ones that are more or less fragile glass and are just too easily broken if left to hang outdoors with the heavy winds we get at times. [which reminds me of the one my hubby made me...a huge one; made of copper piping, sounding like church bells ringing when the wind is just right. I'll have to show that some day soon.]

*all photos can be enlarged
~…end Show N Tell
[scroll below my Friday Fixin's & Phriday Photo Phun to comment]


[can be enlarged]

Crossing the Great Divide

{ March 14, 2008 @ 2:54 pm } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
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This little grandmother was surprised by her 7 year old grandson one morning. He had made her coffee. She drank what was the worst cup of coffee in her life. When she got to the bottom, there were three of those little green army men, and she asked him why they were there. Her grandson replied, “On television, they say, ‘The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup!’”

[also in this post is Friday Fixin's & Phriday Photo Phun]

Note: Kelli will be taking a Show N Tell break next week for the Easter Holiday…see you the week after! So, while I’m here, with my show n tell, for those who only drop by on Friday’s…I’d like to wish you the best of Easter’s to those who celebrate.

- – -

This week, for Show N Tell, I am sharing three items at my home.

1] I’ve blogged about this a long time ago, but I thought I’d share this again. This wooden figure represents the Native American Sun Worshiper. In coyote form as the Natives loved to live in harmony with the animals as ‘brothers’. My hubby carved this from a section of cottonwood driftwood that he found in a riverbed. After he carved it, I painted it and ‘dressed’ him in deerskin shirt and pantaloons which I stitched by hand, then, fringed his ‘costume’. Our little figurine stands about 10-12 inches tall. He’s now on on fireplace mantel facing the Eastern Sunrise. [the pipe bowl is carved also by hubby from a red brick -clay] I’m now thinking to myself: “Anni? What OTHER kind of sunrise is there besides eastern? What a nit-wit.” That’s me alright, a goofy blond who comes up with her blogging style and tends to be so redundant it makes me laugh. LOL

2] As I grew up, I was surrounded by two parents who loved to work the land. Actually, just a garden of immense size [they had five kids and their garden was measured in acres! to share the 'crops' each season with us all] My dad, with a bad habit of chewing tobacco, was forced to do it OUTDOORS. My mom didn’t want anything to do with the slimy mess that the ‘spitting’ brought forth, so he was sent outside. Now, in all family lore, we all, all of us kids, swore up and down that his tobacco was the ‘instigator’ of having tomatoes come from the garden the size of saucers, and cucumbers growing a foot or longer in size. His talents with gardening surpassed anything I’ve ever seen before. He’d plant a cherry tree with just a twig and in two years the tree was so abundant with the fruit, producing quarts and quarts of canned cherries. But that is not the point. Well, kinda. We lived in Northern Colorado, and once took a two week vacation to Hawai’i. There, my dad became fascinated with pineapples and how they were harvested. Okay…so, the following Spring, he bought three fresh pineapples from the grocer and saved the ‘head’ of the fruit…planting them…and by golly, they took root! In Colorado!! And yes, they did eventually produce fruit, but since the growing season is so short in the wintry Rocky Mountains, the fruit was edible, but not large like when you’d get them from our tropical state, Hawai’i. That in itself is amazing. I soon became interested in the ‘background’ of the plant itself. I read more and more about them, and found out that there were plants…houseplants, of the same family as pineapples. Called Bromeliads. And I have three growing right now…and they’re getting ready to bloom [technically it's part of the stalk and scientifically known as "scape" instead of blossom/flower]!! The taller one in the background to the left is a bright red-orange, the one in front is yellow with orange centers. The one in the background, right side…the smallest one, is actually an ‘air plant’ of the same plant family but needs to be watered differently than the other two. It’s blossom, when fully opened, is a hot pink, fuschia, with purple tips!

3] And lastly, just this past week, before College lets out for Spring Break and we here in Corpus are inundated with swarms of beach parties and young mobs all over our beaches, hubby and I went to walk along the shores and enjoy the quiet solitude of the morning air and the surf, sand and seagulls. When we hop back in the car to head back to town, we try and stop by a novelty shop on the island to see what’s new. Of course, with my wind chime fetish and my love for purple, I found this shell chime…all decked out in dyed purple. It’s too fragile to hang outdoors, so I brought it home and added it to my growing chime collection hanging from the ceiling with the ones that are more or less fragile glass and are just too easily broken if left to hang outdoors with the heavy winds we get at times. [which reminds me of the one my hubby made me...a huge one; made of copper piping, sounding like church bells ringing when the wind is just right. I'll have to show that some day soon.]

*all photos can be enlarged
~…end Show N Tell
[scroll below my Friday Fixin's & Phriday Photo Phun to comment]


[can be enlarged]

Crossing the Great Divide

{ March 7, 2008 @ 11:52 am } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
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Note to all who visited on Thursday: I didn’t get to visit many who left me comments. We had a hellacious storm move in and the computer was shut down and unplugged. I hope to get back to you all soon…please forgive me.

Show and Tell

[also on this blog entry, I've shared my "Friday Fixin's" weekly hint, and my "Phriday Phavorite Photo Phun" The comments link is below my awards]

- – - -

I kinda have an eclectic theme going for Show N Tell this week. St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, and a special cookbook I bought in the museum/old ranch hand house while touring the world famous King Ranch here in Texas; just about an hour’s drive from our home. The top photo is a small crystal St. Patrick’s Day angel. I have it hanging from my car’s windshield mirror. It’s so pretty. And it was only $1.77 at Hobby Lobby the other day when they had their St. Patrick’s Day items 1/2 off! Then, the next two photos below my angel are of a small egg-shaped basket I also found at Hobby Lobby. I filled it with Easter grass that I had left over from making my plastic bowl Easter Egg, and then placed a small custard cup inside, hidden, and filled with fruit flavored jelly beans [grape, strawberry, orange citrus, green apple, and blueberry]. And the last two photos are of the King Ranch Cookbook I have in my possession. The cattle brand that you see on the cover is famous world-wide also…it’s dubbed the “Running ‘W’” I have only tried a very few recipes from here. It’s just the idea of having such a cookbook that has a history all in its own right…from the historical King Ranch The two pages shown are on the left, a recipe for Red Snapper –credit goes to “The King Ranch Main House” and on the right is a history of the Nilgai, an asian antelope that was introduced to the ranch in 1940. According to the page, it does not have a taste of wild venison as expected, but a flavor of beef but lacks the fatty marbling that beef has. All the recipes are from either the descendants of the King family, the vaqueros, the Kineños culture, neighboring counties and large ranch families throughout Texas’s history. The following page, if I continued on, shows a recipe for ….

“Savory Nilgai Stroganov“!!! from the Santa Gertrudis Ranch also in Texas

[I lost all my King Ranch Tour Photos I had --well, they're 'kinda' lost --they're on the old computer still on the hard drive].





~…end Show N Tell
[scroll below awards for comment link]


For Windows Vista Users
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This phavorite photo is taken 1 day after Hurricane Emily passed south of us into the Mexican shores near Monterey, Mexico. Look closely, there is a lone seagull near the right bottom. I love the darkened sky and the sparkle and almost iridescent glow, almost serenity after the storm. On a ‘normal’ day the beach sign on the post is a lot more visible…the sands and the tide were up way higher than on any other given day. Hurricane Emily…category 5 – summer of 2005


Betty surprised me with this gorgeous stamp of approval for my blog!! Isn’t it pretty?! I love it. It’s people like you Betty, that keep me blogging. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The next awards were given to me by two blogging friends. Karen and Mary. Thanks you two. I luvya both lots and lots. And it IS friendship that keeps us blogging. And the recognition is truly appreciated from my side of the computer. I love ‘em.


{ March 7, 2008 @ 11:52 am } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
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Note to all who visited on Thursday: I didn’t get to visit many who left me comments. We had a hellacious storm move in and the computer was shut down and unplugged. I hope to get back to you all soon…please forgive me.

Show and Tell

[also on this blog entry, I've shared my "Friday Fixin's" weekly hint, and my "Phriday Phavorite Photo Phun" The comments link is below my awards]

- – - -

I kinda have an eclectic theme going for Show N Tell this week. St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, and a special cookbook I bought in the museum/old ranch hand house while touring the world famous King Ranch here in Texas; just about an hour’s drive from our home. The top photo is a small crystal St. Patrick’s Day angel. I have it hanging from my car’s windshield mirror. It’s so pretty. And it was only $1.77 at Hobby Lobby the other day when they had their St. Patrick’s Day items 1/2 off! Then, the next two photos below my angel are of a small egg-shaped basket I also found at Hobby Lobby. I filled it with Easter grass that I had left over from making my plastic bowl Easter Egg, and then placed a small custard cup inside, hidden, and filled with fruit flavored jelly beans [grape, strawberry, orange citrus, green apple, and blueberry]. And the last two photos are of the King Ranch Cookbook I have in my possession. The cattle brand that you see on the cover is famous world-wide also…it’s dubbed the “Running ‘W’” I have only tried a very few recipes from here. It’s just the idea of having such a cookbook that has a history all in its own right…from the historical King Ranch The two pages shown are on the left, a recipe for Red Snapper –credit goes to “The King Ranch Main House” and on the right is a history of the Nilgai, an asian antelope that was introduced to the ranch in 1940. According to the page, it does not have a taste of wild venison as expected, but a flavor of beef but lacks the fatty marbling that beef has. All the recipes are from either the descendants of the King family, the vaqueros, the Kineños culture, neighboring counties and large ranch families throughout Texas’s history. The following page, if I continued on, shows a recipe for ….

“Savory Nilgai Stroganov“!!! from the Santa Gertrudis Ranch also in Texas

[I lost all my King Ranch Tour Photos I had --well, they're 'kinda' lost --they're on the old computer still on the hard drive].





~…end Show N Tell
[scroll below awards for comment link]


For Windows Vista Users
[can be enlarged]

This phavorite photo is taken 1 day after Hurricane Emily passed south of us into the Mexican shores near Monterey, Mexico. Look closely, there is a lone seagull near the right bottom. I love the darkened sky and the sparkle and almost iridescent glow, almost serenity after the storm. On a ‘normal’ day the beach sign on the post is a lot more visible…the sands and the tide were up way higher than on any other given day. Hurricane Emily…category 5 – summer of 2005


Betty surprised me with this gorgeous stamp of approval for my blog!! Isn’t it pretty?! I love it. It’s people like you Betty, that keep me blogging. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

The next awards were given to me by two blogging friends. Karen and Mary. Thanks you two. I luvya both lots and lots. And it IS friendship that keeps us blogging. And the recognition is truly appreciated from my side of the computer. I love ‘em.


{ February 29, 2008 @ 11:28 am } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
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Show and Tell

[also on this blog entry, I've shared my "Friday Fixin's "weekly hint, and my "Phriday Phavorite Photo Phun"]

- – - -


This is my antique commode and antique wash stand. The bars to the left and right of the commode are towel holders. There is a shelf on the underside. And above the commode is a mirrored unit with candle holders on each side for lighting in the olden days. I got this at an estate sale auction. I recall the whole unit was less than $10 cost to me. [this was long before antiques came into 'vogue', and becoming costly purchases.]

When I went to pick it up after bidding on it, and load it in the truck, I noticed inside the pitcher was an unwrapped bar of soap. After I got home with my ‘find’, I fell in love with the soap, actually, ’cause I had never seen anything like it. Shaped like a cameo. It’s darkened with age, and the fragrance has long gone. But I vowed never to use it. And *knock wood* it’s not been chipped or broken all these years.

~…end Show N Tell
[below my Phavorite Photo Phun entry - leave a comment if you wish]


[can be enlarged]

    Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece.
    ~Author Unknown

{ February 29, 2008 @ 11:28 am } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
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Show and Tell

[also on this blog entry, I've shared my "Friday Fixin's "weekly hint, and my "Phriday Phavorite Photo Phun"]

- – - -


This is my antique commode and antique wash stand. The bars to the left and right of the commode are towel holders. There is a shelf on the underside. And above the commode is a mirrored unit with candle holders on each side for lighting in the olden days. I got this at an estate sale auction. I recall the whole unit was less than $10 cost to me. [this was long before antiques came into 'vogue', and becoming costly purchases.]

When I went to pick it up after bidding on it, and load it in the truck, I noticed inside the pitcher was an unwrapped bar of soap. After I got home with my ‘find’, I fell in love with the soap, actually, ’cause I had never seen anything like it. Shaped like a cameo. It’s darkened with age, and the fragrance has long gone. But I vowed never to use it. And *knock wood* it’s not been chipped or broken all these years.

~…end Show N Tell
[below my Phavorite Photo Phun entry - leave a comment if you wish]


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    Sure God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece.
    ~Author Unknown

{ February 22, 2008 @ 2:58 pm } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
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Show and Tell

More holiday crafts…

I bought some artificial fern fronds and a couple of miniature resin leprechauns along with white carnations and a green foil spray–a foam “Saint Patrick’s Day” banner plus a grapevine wreath….

….designed it and came up with this finished project:

Then, since Easter is in March this year also, I wanted to try my hand at creating a ‘broken egg’. Of course, the use of imagination really comes in handy. I went to the Dollar Zone here in town and bought:

2 identical plastic mixing bowls with a scalloped edge [2 @ $1.00]
3 boxed yellow chicks [$1.00]
1 carton of sparkle dusted eggs [6 in a pkg. - #1.00]
4 pink spring like flower stems [4 @ $1.00]
1 package of curling ribbon in pastel colors [$1.00]
Green Easter Grass [$.50]
Total cost: $5.50 [plus tax]
Cuteness? Priceless ::snort::

I guess it looks like an egg. ::shrug:: It didn’t turn out like I had envisioned. But, it’s something for Easter. I wanted to try something a bit different other than a wreath, and I’m thinking I’ll do a wreath next year. LOL

Finished project…after wiring the two bowls at the back rim and gluing on the ribbon——-

show n tell images can be enlarged.

~end Show N Tell
[scroll down to end of Friday's post for commenting]

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This week, my phavorite photo is of a bird. A whippoorwill to be exact. I was so elated to find this perched in a pine tree years ago on one of our mountain hikes in Colorado. Whippoorwills are mainly a nocturnal bird, and to see one in the daylight was fantastic. Luckily, Bud had his camera with him in his backpack this time. The muted plumage is a very good camouflage in the wild.

Our city has had an influx of democratic appearances. Last week, if you recall my Saturday photo, we stood in line to see Hillary Clinton [former first lady] during her rally for the Democratic Party. Two days ago, Senator Edward Kennedy was here at the college, backing Obama with a definitive speech. TODAY!!—Senator Obama will be here taking on thousands of people at the A B Center Arena [I'm gonna be in line for this too, I belong to the Obama's 08 campaign group for reasons that I can get the information about him 'first hand' ---I knew he was going to arrive here long before the press did with rumors handed out through the Obama's headquarters' emails. And yesterday, I got the 'formal' invitation delivered to me]. Then, Saturday Bill Clinton will be here speaking on behalf of his wife, Hillary. Our Presidential Primary for the state of Texas is March 4th.

While our company is asleep still, I thought I’d get into my blog and submit my Friday’s entries. My niece and her friend, they own a business together in western Colorado, and they’re traveling to perhaps find a new location across the U.S. for their store [or try to find, I guess, from what they told us - it depends on quite a lot of things that just may keep them where they are because of tax, property, loans , etc.]. They’ve narrowed it down to three areas [Upper Midwest, Texas, or California]. They’ll be in San Antonio today working with some people with of what I know nothing. We’re opting to stay here in town and will be here when the two return late this evening.

Right now, I’m going to try and visit some blogger friends….yesterday, I didn’t find time to get back online at all. :o )

{ February 22, 2008 @ 2:58 pm } · { FRI FIXINS, PHOTO PHUN, Show-N-Tell }
{ Leave a Comment }

Show and Tell

More holiday crafts…

I bought some artificial fern fronds and a couple of miniature resin leprechauns along with white carnations and a green foil spray–a foam “Saint Patrick’s Day” banner plus a grapevine wreath….

….designed it and came up with this finished project:

Then, since Easter is in March this year also, I wanted to try my hand at creating a ‘broken egg’. Of course, the use of imagination really comes in handy. I went to the Dollar Zone here in town and bought:

2 identical plastic mixing bowls with a scalloped edge [2 @ $1.00]
3 boxed yellow chicks [$1.00]
1 carton of sparkle dusted eggs [6 in a pkg. - #1.00]
4 pink spring like flower stems [4 @ $1.00]
1 package of curling ribbon in pastel colors [$1.00]
Green Easter Grass [$.50]
Total cost: $5.50 [plus tax]
Cuteness? Priceless ::snort::

I guess it looks like an egg. ::shrug:: It didn’t turn out like I had envisioned. But, it’s something for Easter. I wanted to try something a bit different other than a wreath, and I’m thinking I’ll do a wreath next year. LOL

Finished project…after wiring the two bowls at the back rim and gluing on the ribbon——-

show n tell images can be enlarged.

~end Show N Tell
[scroll down to end of Friday's post for commenting]

- – -

This week, my phavorite photo is of a bird. A whippoorwill to be exact. I was so elated to find this perched in a pine tree years ago on one of our mountain hikes in Colorado. Whippoorwills are mainly a nocturnal bird, and to see one in the daylight was fantastic. Luckily, Bud had his camera with him in his backpack this time. The muted plumage is a very good camouflage in the wild.

Our city has had an influx of democratic appearances. Last week, if you recall my Saturday photo, we stood in line to see Hillary Clinton [former first lady] during her rally for the Democratic Party. Two days ago, Senator Edward Kennedy was here at the college, backing Obama with a definitive speech. TODAY!!—Senator Obama will be here taking on thousands of people at the A B Center Arena [I'm gonna be in line for this too, I belong to the Obama's 08 campaign group for reasons that I can get the information about him 'first hand' ---I knew he was going to arrive here long before the press did with rumors handed out through the Obama's headquarters' emails. And yesterday, I got the 'formal' invitation delivered to me]. Then, Saturday Bill Clinton will be here speaking on behalf of his wife, Hillary. Our Presidential Primary for the state of Texas is March 4th.

While our company is asleep still, I thought I’d get into my blog and submit my Friday’s entries. My niece and her friend, they own a business together in western Colorado, and they’re traveling to perhaps find a new location across the U.S. for their store [or try to find, I guess, from what they told us - it depends on quite a lot of things that just may keep them where they are because of tax, property, loans , etc.]. They’ve narrowed it down to three areas [Upper Midwest, Texas, or California]. They’ll be in San Antonio today working with some people with of what I know nothing. We’re opting to stay here in town and will be here when the two return late this evening.

Right now, I’m going to try and visit some blogger friends….yesterday, I didn’t find time to get back online at all. :o )

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