Thursday, July 24, 2008

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY ~ SONG TITLES

 
 
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PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY

 (Link to Picture Perfect)

Our host this week is Heather

and the word:

SONG TITLES

 

 

 

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"Though we gotta say good-bye,
For the summer...
Darling, I promise you this,
I'll send you all my love,
Everyday in a letter,
Sealed with a kiss."

 

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Taken today (July 24, 2008) with my Kodak easyshare Z740 Digital Camera

Thursday, July 17, 2008

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY ~ ZEST

 
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PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY

 

 

OUR HOST THIS WEEK IS CHERIE

and the word is: ZEST

 

 

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THE SPICY, TART, TANGINESS OF LEMON ZEST

WAKES UP EVERY TASTE BUD WITH ENTHUSIASM

 

 

TAKEN JULY 17, 2008

WITH MY KODAK Z740 DIGITAL CAMERA

                               

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Family Love . . .

 
Sister Sledge ~ We are Family

 

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4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,

it keeps no record of wrongs.

6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

 

    8 Love never fails.

~ 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

 

Family love....
Family being those we are biologically related to
and those we are related to by heart and choice...
 
 
 
It starts the minute we are born (maybe before we are born) 
the love which would be so difficult to live without.
(I know it does not happen for everyone ~ that truly breaks my
 heart ~ but for many of us the love is there.  I know in my family
it happened. Seems to be passed down from generation to
 generation).   Of course, not all is always sunshine and roses...
  at a very early age there is the, "Mama, she took my toy" and
 the "Mama, he hit me" but the love is there just the same. It was
 there when we were saying our prayers together at night.
It was and is there now with the hugs that comfort you when you
 cry or when you hurt. The love is there watching each other
 complete a goal we have started.... the pride and love that is
 shown ... the encouragement that is given to get us to
the goal!!!  All things that make this a wonderful life.
 
When something wonderful happens in your life .....  
the first people you want to share it with are those you love ~
 your family and your family of friends! When things are not going
 so well as they sometimes will do ~ who is there for you ~ who
 can you depend on for love and support....  
yes, that family and family of friends.
 
My mother tucked me in at night, she fixed the scraped places 
on my knees and calmed away my fears ~ she also spanked me
 when I needed it!  And now, many years later, who is still picking
me up when I fall or calming away my fears?............. yes, Mama.
  She has a big network now (bet she is glad ~ took a lot of work
 off her).  That network is made up of sisters, my children,
other family, my family of friends, my co-worker friends, 
those  people that seem to touch my life
so often and in so many ways. 
 
 
I use to tell my children that no matter what happened to them
 out in the world when they walked through the door at home ~
 those people inside loved them no matter what!  They might not
 always like how they act or react to something but they love
 them no matter what...  The same is still true today.  They know
 they are loved unconditionally. They know they can call anytime
 of the day or night.   Even though I work at night I don't turn my
 phone off in the day time to sleep just in case they need me. 
They are there for me too. Family does that. 
 
 
The love, the caring, the encouragement and belief in you.....
 
Why would you ever need any more than that?

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WISHING MY MULTIPLY FAMILY  A

 WONDERFUL WEEK ~

 TIME SPENT WITH THOSE YOU LOVE ~

 BY PHONE, BY CAR, BY TRAIN OR PLANE,

 IN HEART, IN PERSON ~ JUST DO IT

START WITH A HUG... 

AND SEE IF IT ISN'T A GREAT WEEK!!!

 

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - Share








SHARE

If all that I owned was a rainbow,
I'd share that rainbow with you.
If all that I owned was a moonbeam
I'd share that moonbean with you.
If all I pocessed was a rose bud,
I'd share each petal with you.
If all I pocessed was a dew drop,
I'd share that dew drop with you.
I offer no fame or fortune!
We can't all be millionaires,
but little things are big things,
when you share them with someone who cares ~
So if all that was mine was this moment,
I'd share this moment with you.
And if all that I had was one heart beat
I'd share........ that heart beat with.......... You!!!!



Classic New York doo wop - 1956

Friday, July 11, 2008

Picnic at Piedmont Park with Frannie & Russ. . .

 
 

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Wednesday, we drove to Atlanta, Georgia to meet  for a picnic at Piedmont Park.....  

 

 

Frannie and Russ drove from South Carolina and I from Alabama.  Meeting strangers ~ not at all!  Had I not already felt like they were friends I would have the minute we got out of our cars and hugged.  It wasn't like meeting someone for the first time at all!!!

 

 

It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows Frannie that they were both just the most wonderful people to be around.  We meant at Willy's and went right next door to the park for a picnic.  Yes, Frannie cooked.  Well, if you envied me for getting to meet them ~ I know you envy me now!!!!   No wonder ~ Take a look:

 

Chicken Salad to die for!

 

Strawberries, Watermelon, and Grapes

 

Several cheese spreads and a variety of crackers

 

Even had California Ry Krisp (Thank you, JohnOh)

 

And the now famous Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies!!!

 

We soon had an audience!!!  I mean even before Frannie had the spread laid out!!! We had to be the most popular people in the park (and it was a big park!)

 

They came down trees. . .

 

They were sneaking through the grass. . .

 

They brought friends. . .

 

And relations. . .

 

And more friends. . . 

(Frannie took more pictures than I did so be sure and check out her picture page!!!)

 

We found out they were after one thing ~ Frannie's Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies!  (And on my third helping of the chicken salad I was glad it wasn't the chicken salad!!!)  But they were smart little rascals ~ they tried to throw us off guard by munching up grapes and strawberries and crackers!!!!

 

one of many grape eaters!

 

And the crackers were very popular until. . .

The first attempt for the cookies was just 12 -18 inches away from me (at one point one fellow even got brave enough to came up and touch the hand I was using to prop myself up ~ he wanted to see if it had food in it!)  At first he was a little greedy and tried to pull the whole tupperware bowl of cookies with him!  He probably could have done it!  He was moving it!!!  But. . . as I reached for my camera he was thinking I was up to no good and he ran!!!  We knew he would be back....   And just to make sure I got my picture ~ Frannie baited him ~ she loosened the lid on the cookies so they could smell them!!!!! Well from my PP post you know what happened next. 

 

As he started to drag the bowl ~ the cover came off because of it being loosened!!!

 

He inched toward the treats. . .

 

He grabbed and took a quick bite ~ He couldn't wait!

 

before he ran off with it.... (but than he just had to stop and have another bite!!!)

 

I looked around and more of his buddies were chomping away!

 

Everywhere I looked  there was a squirrel with a chocolate chip cookie!

 

 

Everywhere. . .     I didn't know what was going on. . .

 

Frannie was feeling sorry for the guys that didn't have one and was giving out pieces of Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies!!!!

 

There were at least 8 squirrels all around us eating Cookies ~ They were happy picnickers!

 

The chocolate chip chocolate cookies were in honor of JohnOh!  When I saw this happening I shouted out "STOP" ~ Those are John's Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cookies!!!!

We laughed and talked about so much ~ so many friends we wished were there!!!  And made a verbal list of all those people we want to get together with in person!  We kept our eyes out all day long for Picture Perfect "P"  ~ I Spy Something with my little eye things. . .

 

So Maybe this picture of the "potty" won't surprise you too much!!!

 

 

We talked for hours ~ to each other ~ to people passing by with dogs. . .

 

It was just the most comfortable ~ laid back afternoon. . .

 

5 hours and I could have visited for hours more!

These people were so wonderful to be around!

 

We started to walk around the lake. . .

 

Even as we walked the conversation & the people we ran into were a pleasure!

 

As the sun was setting  and it was time to leave we talked about our next adventure!!!

A fishing trip!!!!!

 

As we walked back toward the car ~ Frannie and Russ were talking ~ I spied this spot.

Daydreaming for a moment I knew just who I wanted to share a quiet moment with here!

 

A wonderful day ~ not an end ~ a beginning! Goodbyes only till we pack our fishing gear!

 

 

*All pictures enlarge by clicking on them  

 so you can see the chocolate chip chocolate cookies better!!!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY ~ I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE . . .

 
 
Billy Jones ~ I Spy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PICTURE PERFECT
~
I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE
~
SOMETHING BEGINNING
WITH THE LETTER P

 

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Picnic Pilferer

(Picnic in Piedmont Park)
 
 
 
 
*the noun pilferer:  a thief who steals without using violence
*Picture taken with my Kodak Z740 Digital Zoom Camera on July 9, 2008
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