tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141678532012-02-03T06:45:10.092-05:00A few words, photos, random thoughts shared with my family and friends. If anything you see here makes you laugh or touches you in some way, please leave a comment or send me an email so I know you are out there.Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-32750533799338617242011-08-01T08:25:00.001-04:002011-08-01T09:13:55.658-04:00

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit to you all! Today is the first of the month which, as many of you already know, means that if the first thing you say that day is Rabbit Rabbit (or as some say 3 Rabbits, or as the British say, White Rabbit), well then you shall have good luck all month. You could say rabbits run in the family because I've been trying to remember to do this on the first of every month since

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You know, there really is something to this Feel Good Friday idea. There are certain things in this world, simple things, little laws of nature that I find helpful from time to time. For example, I have heard that it's impossible to feel two different pains at the same time. I think that's true. It's not possible to feel a sore knuckle if you've got a splinter in your finger. So, we should be

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Here is your rabbit reminder for July 1. It is a short one because I am taking just a quick break from all the chaos here right now. I can't really concentrate on the blog, but I didn't want to run the risk of so many of you not remembering your rabbits! I am distracted because as many of  you know, I am in the process of packing up our home in Tennessee as we prepare to  move to Naples, FL.

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I missed last week's Feel Good Friday so I thought I would combine the last two weeks in which so much happened that made me feel good!       Yippee! The house sold! We were so relieved that our home sold, since we have purchased one in Naples. We decided to stick to the plan of getting me to the Cape, in spite of having to pack up the house. We didn't have an exact closing

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The first thing that makes me feel good this Friday is that it's my Dad's birthday! Happy Birthday Dad! Hope to see you soon! I reminded folks to say their rabbits and guess what? I actually remembered to say them myself this month. The next thing that made me feel good was that we used Groupons today to go on a Chattanooga Riverboat sightseeing and luncheon cruise with our good friends and

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Lily went to the beach on Cape Cod over Memorial Day Weekend. I wasn't there, but her mom sent me a photo. She is the sweetest little thing and it will only be a week before I will get to see her again. But looking at her photo, I think it is interesting to note that as I am fixin' to turn 60, she and I have the same figure. I guess it's the way of things, nature and all. We go back to the way

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So, my niece the J-ster, which is the way she refers to herself and all the characters in her blog, is hosting Feel Good Friday postings, so I thought I would try it, too. The idea is to write about everything that happened during the week that makes you feel good. That's pretty simple, I think. So, let's see for this week: Monday, we had our granddaughter Arabella overnight for a visit. It's

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I love Princess Kate's Fascinators! Don't you? Hers always are so tasteful and really so flattering. Some of the Fascinator's at the Royal Wedding on Friday were wild! I like the idea of them. They are really just hair bands with "things" stuck on them, so I think they must be fairly comfortable to wear. But Princess Beatrice's Fascinator, Andrew and Fergie's daughter, was so strange we

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I  have been feeling so bad for my family and friends up in New England with all the snow they have had this winter. My son had to get someone to clear the snow off his roof because ice dams were starting to form. My sister has a very steep driveway, impossible to shovel and their snowblower broke. Poor Steve! I know it's been just terrible and I hear another storm is on its way! My brother's

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As pretty much all of you know, I moved here to Ooltewah, TN 4 years ago from Massachusetts, delighted by the warm weather and lack of snowfall. We have a few little inch or two storms from time to time and I have stayed inside and laughed at everyone going berserk because there was snow! And I mean beserk. Even when there's a flurry. They close the schools almost immediately and if there is

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It's about 7:00 in the morning. Ed left for work about a half hour ago, wishing me luck with the full day of preparations I have ahead of me for our Christmas visitors arriving tonight. Ed's younger son Joe and girlfriend Caitlin are coming to spend a few days. They live way down in Wilmington, NC and are coming in time for the Pats game at 7:00 tonight. They'll stay a few days, help Ed 

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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? I don't know what is going on, but something happened to the month of November this year.  I have no idea where it went. It was as though I was knocked unconscious for 30 days. I remember changing the month on the calendar because orange isn't my favorite color, but I really liked this picture in spite of the color. But that's the last thing I remember with any

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Morning Folks and Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit! Ed and I returned home last night from 8 days of visiting relatives and friends in Florida. It was a whirlwind trip but we were able to see Ed's brother Bob and his wife Susan, in The Villages, Ed's sister Kathy and her husband George in Kissimmee, our friend Ruth in Sarasota and my Dad and Inez in Naples. Ed got in 3 rounds of golf, I did some shopping

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This past weekend I attended a Family History Expo in Atlanta. As some of you know, I have a mild addiction to genealogy, thanks to my good friend Rick who got me hooked about 15 years ago. Actually, I can be pretty obsessive about it. So, when I found out there was a conference just a few hours from here and that the registration was pretty inexpensive, I just HAD to go. It was every bit as

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Morning Folks! I have been silent for a long while and I do apologize. No excuse, inspiration and opportunity never seemed to line up properly. I recently finished up a fabulous writing class at UTC (University of Tenn, Chatt). It was a class on Proprioceptive Writing, something I'd never heard of before I read about it in the course brochure. Perhaps some of you have heard of it. I know my

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It is a gorgeous day here on Cape Cod this morning, the first day of our Independence Day weekeind. The sun is shining, it's in the 60s and headed up to the 80s. Really a perfect summer day on the Cape and I am feeling blessed to be here, for sure. On Wednesday, Ed's sister Kathy and I went to see the US Marine Battle Color Ceremony which was dedicated to the men and women from Cape Cod who

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A couple of mornings ago, I was impatiently waiting for the oven to preheat. I had a cast iron skillet with butter in it on the middle rack, getting hot enough to melt the butter and make the cornbread batter I had waiting, sizzle when I poured it in. That's key to getting that crispy, golden brown part on the outside. Mmmm. Anyway, I am a person who is deeply committed to multi-tasking because

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So, it is the first of June, Memorial Day weekend 2010 is history. I said my rabbits about midnight last night, but am not sure if I spoke to the cat before I said them. We'll see how June turns out. It's always a crap shoot anyway. But, it can't hurt to rub Buddha's belly once in a while. (Bill has a friend named Buddha, but I don't mean him.) So, what's on my mind these days? Random things. We

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It's my baby's birthday today. Bill is 33 years old. Hard to believe that's possible considering I am only 40. Be that as it may, Happy Birthday Billy! This is one of my favorite pictures of him. He was always very inquisitive. I think he might have gotten that from me considering the amount of time I spend Googling. And here Bill was examining some sort of bug or salamandar or something. His

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On Friday a group of six of our friends from Memorial Congregational Church in Sudbury stopped at our home on their way to Biloxi where they are helping this week with the continuing rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. Hal and Betsy Cutler, their daughter Kathy and her 3children, Olivia, Tyler and Ryan arrived in their van after a 20+ hour ride. They only had time for a quick overnight with us

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I was looking at some poetry on line this morning, something I enjoy, especially on a cloudy Sunday morning with some nice music playing in the background. I happened upon a website for a Cape Cod poet named Barry Hellman. You can find more of his poetry by clicking Here For Barry Hellman's web site. He is located in Eastham, but also has ties with the Cultural Center right in South Yarmouth. I

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Here is another Meme I thought I would try. It's pretty simple and kind of fun and is a good idea for those Saturdays when the time and inspiration for a new blog just don't come at the same time. Every Saturday they post a theme and the object is to post a photo that reflects that theme. Last week the theme was "Spiral" and someone posted a snail. This week the theme is "Three". Next week's

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Today I am trying something a little different. I am linking my blog with lots of other Bloggers' posts. There are many of these "memes" out there, like Tuesday Tips and Thankful Thursday. Those are pretty self-explanatory, but then there is Sleeping with Bread, which I must look into one day. Or, Garden Blogger's Bloom and Letters That I'll Never Send, which sounds interesting. In fact there are

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Maggie gets a Full Set- For any of you unfamiliar with nail salons, the term "Full Set" refers to putting brand new acrylic tips on all 10 fingernails, which are fastened with super glue-type adhesive and then more or less overlayed with a mixture of some liquid chemical and powdered acrylic, carefully and skillfully constructing each nail...well, if you haven 't ever had them applied, just

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I was looking at the old home movies that Dad had put on a DVD the other day.  I can 'sort of'' capture stills from it when I play it, but unfortunately, they don't come out too clear. But I get such a kick out of them I thought it would be fun to share. I have already put some of these on facebook, so if you are also on facebook, you may have seen them. I like to use the old ones for my profile

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It's February. Did you remember to say your rabbits this morning? If you haven't said anything yet, say them now before you say anything else! January is always a month of contrasting transitions. The hectic stress of the holidays ends, but so do the family gatherings and gift giving, the music and the pie. The old year's over and any of its regrets can be left behind with resolutions to change

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Morning Folks. As some of you know, Ed had surgery on his left shoulder on Thursday. And thanks for all the good wishes you sent. His Orthopod said that his shoulder was a "mess" but that he was able to repair it. So, it's good news that it has been repaired, although he is hurting right now. And he has about 6 weeks in a sling and 6 months before he'll have things back to nearly normal. PT

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Morning Folks. It's Epiphany, January 6. I deliberately left the candles in the windows, a few poinsettias here and there and the tree still remains until tomorrow, when hopefully, I will get to work returning the rest of the decorations to their bins in the basement. Ed and I put away everything else yesterday.  It took us about 3 hours working non-stop. I am so glad he was there to

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Morning Folks. Two more days until 2009 is history. And it was quite a year for most of us. I have had numerous requests to post my blog more frequently in the new year, and I will make a serious effort to do so. Today's blog, probably the last one in the decade, features the annual Eaton Santa Count, a tradition these last 3  years, during which the grandkids, and the odd adult, count the

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TRICK OR TREAT I never know how much to buy for Halloween each year. Running out of candy has been my biggest fear. Who knows how many goblins will be coming to the door There could be ten or seventeen, or a hundred sixty four. So I choose it carefully, the kind I always love- M & Ms and Hershey’s Bars or anything by Dove- Hoping that there’d be some left for us to munch upon,

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Most of you know that I attended my 40th high school class reunion a couple of weeks ago. It took a full year of planning, as usual, and was a lot of work but well worth it. Although I live 1,000 miles away, now, I still was able to help out via Internet and telephone. And I was able to attend one meeting up in MA last June. Having worked on every one of them in the past, this one, for me, was

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Here I am on my way to my 40th high school reunion and just when I thought I had seen it all, lo and behold, Wifi on the plane! So, I thought it would be funny to do a blog from up here. I have my webcam, too, so I could conceivablye Skype someone from right here, but I don't have any head phones and it would be hard to hear. Anyway, here I am at seat 25A. It's an aisle seat and an exit row so

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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Did y'all say your rabbits this morning? I know most of you have gotten so good at remembering, you probably don't even need me to remind you anymore. I have to say, I am always tickled when people tell me, without even being asked, that they remembered their rabbits. And you know it makes me happy to think y'all will have good luck for the whole new month. Lucky us! -------

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I know this probably occurred to everyone before, and probably to me as well, but given my memory lately, I can't remember if it did. Where was I? Oh yeah. I was thinking today that I am, for the first time, older than the President of the United States. Thanks to Reagan, that didn't happen to my Dad until he was over 65 when Clinton took office. In fact, if John McCain had won, it wouldn't have

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September already? Well, it is a wonderful month. It brought me my grandmother, my sister and my niece and my granddaughter and my uncle, so, I kind of like it! And, now, cooler weather will begin, fall flowers, like asters and mums will begin to appear everywhere and before we know it, September, too, will be a memory. Although it will be gone as soon as August was, let's enjoy it while it's

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Four proud parents. We had dinner last night with Rose-Marie and Bill, Kim's folks. They have a house on the Cape so we went to dinner and got to know each other better, in a more private setting than we had at the various wedding venues. They are lots of fun to be with and we are looking forward to seeing a lot more of them now that we are all family.Some photos from Rose-Marie's cousin Rose

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Some more wedding pictures. Some from Kim's family who shared them with me, some we took and some from friends. Thanks everyone for sharing. Kim and Bill's first dance. Background: Me, Ed and Doug. Debbie Keeney took this shot. Got us all in there. Good job, Deb!Groom and his mom.The Best Man's ToastArtful pose on floor. The two Moms cutting a rug. I love Kim's momThe stair photos are my

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Here are the first photos, hot off the press, courtesy sister-in-law Kathy.Kim's Dad, Bill Sylva looks proud as can be. She is absolutely glowing. (Click on it to get a close look at that gown.)Her gown was absolutely gorgeous. And her veil was so pretty, with sparkles and pearls. (click for closeup). She was the most beautiful bride and he the most handsome of grooms. Those comment are

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Well, Bill and Kim are married! I have a daughter-in-law now, or more like a daughter, really. She is a wonderful addition to our family. I haven't got any pictures yet because it has been a whirlwind of events from start to finish and we are 14 minutes from a big family breakfast, with the Sylva family. But, here is a link to the video that I made for the kids. I hope you enjoy it. I apologize

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Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit! And welcome August, month of my birth and of so many other fellow Leos who I know and love.I owe you all so many blogs. I truly thought there would be an abundance of postings this summer, but I find the Cape to be as distracting as it is inspiring.I sit out under the awning of our trailer, listening to the trees dripping from last night's downpours, little isolated taps

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I got several comments about yesterday's blog on Iz. One came from my cousin John who, along with his wife Shelley, had discovered Izzie's music a few years ago. He found a back story about the artist that I thought you'd be interested in reading. Thanks for sharing it, John.My cousin John wrote: "Here is a back story I discovered on the recording which makes the story, the man and the recording

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Having heard about as much as I can stand about Michael Jackson lately, not that I don't think that he was a talented and important musical figure, because I do think he was that,but because I am pretty much done with him for now, I thought I'd write about another musician that I only learned of in the past few years...someone who to most of you his name will be new and probably hard to

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Sunday night Kathy, (Ed's sister) and I went to a concert at the local cultural center. I hadn't ever heard of any of the three musicians we were going to hear but I was glad we went. The three people were Aoife (Effie) Clancy who is one of the Divas of Irish and contempory folk music and has performed as soloist with the Boston Symphony, the Pops and made several CDs.With her was Chuck Colley

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In doing genealogy research one acquires a passion for the search and real excitement with the forks in the road that come unexpectedly. Often small historical tidbits catch my eye and off I go down a path I never expected to find. It can be just a little interesting information that surfaces when I look at the history of a town someone lived in, or an address from a census that sparks some

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I was telling my friend Melinda the other day that I can't seem to write about "nothing" like I used to. I mean there are blogs I did about lemons, for gosh sakes, you'd think I could come up with something. But, Ed encouraged me to do one today and so to combat the gloom of 3 weeks of rain on Cape Cod I decided it was time.So, the subject today is Crows.Ed's mother was a Crowell and I have been

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Morning Folks and Rabbit Rabbit Rabbits to you, this fine June 1. As most of you know, I have been on the Cape a couple of weeks. The weather has been less than perfect, but I have been a busy gal and have had a blast these past 2 weeks. First, my friends Malaryn and Denys hosted a visit with my Peeps at their home on the Vineyard. It was cold, but the company was warm. RickKitty, Denny and

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I guess I am about at the end of the procrastination period before I pack for my 3 month stay on the Cape. I guess that's because we are leaving the day after tomorrow. So, after I post this (another excuse to procrastinate), I will be rummaging through clothes, making lists, doing laundry, ironing and organizing my "stuff".Ed will be driving up there with me and then flying back home next week.

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Monday, Ed and I met my bro-in-law Steve and niece Steff down at Agnes Scott College, where they were for just a day to clear out her dorm room for the summer. We got a tour of the school, which is lovely, and helped move out a few last things, enjoyed a quick lunch and a DQ ice cream and they headed home to CT and we headed back to Chattanooga.That visit brought me back to my college days and

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What have you Googled lately?I find that I can't have a conversation these days without saying "I think I will Google that!" It is really an addiction of sorts. I know it irritates some people, but I have always had a natural curiosity about things in general. I think it stems from dinner conversations when my inquiries were always answered by my Dad saying "Look it up." It often resulted in me

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RABBIT RABBIT RABBIT-Morning Folks! It's been a long time since I have posted anything here. I have missed y'all!I have been busy dabbling in genealogical research, taking ballroom dance lessons, playing a little golf, doing a little class reunion business and just keeping up with Ed. I spent 5 days in FL earlier in the month, visiting my friend Ruth in Sarasota and spent one day with Dad and

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Morning Folks.Some of you know that I have been "sort of" trying to play golf off and on for the year or so. I consider myself a pre-golfer. You know, like in pre-schooler? I go to the course, but it isn't "real" golf, the way I play. Like a pre-schooler, I spend some time in the sand and I cry a lot when things don't go my way. I can't say that I play well with others yet, but I do try. We play

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Our guests, St. George and Melonhead.Morning Folks! We had the pleasure of welcoming our friends George and Melinda to our home this week. We affectionately refer to George as Saint George, because of his role as Treasurer in our church. I affectionately refer to Melinda as Melonhead because...well, just because. We only had them for 3 days and it wasn't long enough. But we had a wonderful visit

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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit. February is here. Are we ready for it? February. The only time we actually yearn for March winds in the face of that month's deep freeze. I may not be in the snow belt anymore, but I have experienced my share of Februaries with frozen ground and pond and bleak frigid days that chill anything and anyone that is forced to venture out into them. It is a month that has some fun

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We had a great Christmas that stretched from two days before Christmas to just couple of hours ago. And though it was wonderful, I am glad it's winding down because I am exhausted. But as Joey reminded me, there are only 362 days before the next one. Yikes! Here are some highlights: Ed's younger son Joey arrived from Wilmington, NC on Tuesday night. It was great to see him for the first time

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I want to know, did you all rememberTo say your rabbits, this first of December?Say rabbit three times, or at least say a couple,First thing in the morning when you wake up, you'llHave great, good luck all the month throughI hope you remembered, really I do!-Suz Eaton"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has

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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit-I remembered. Did you?Well it's almost over. Thank Heaven! The past two plus years of endless campaign speeches, sorting out truths from untruths, angry exchanges and passive aggressive smirks, scandals, haircuts, wardrobes, slanted newsmen and old Weathermen...AAAARGH! So, for a little relief from the political pundits who just can't seem to be objective no matter how hard

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Morning Folks.Last week was not the best week for us. As many of you know already, Ed ended up in the hospital for 5 days with a nasty staph infection in his elbow after tripping in the parking lot and landing on his elbow. We went to the ER last Sunday night, 4 days after he fell, his arm swollen to twice its size and very sore. They admitted him right away and started massive doses of IV

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I hope you are riding out the Wall Street roller coaster okay. I am really stressed by it, while Ed seems to be taking it in stride. Because of all of this I am watching more news on TV than I ever have so I have come to the conclusion that the TV Newscasters are the cause of my stress. My natural tendency is to bury my head in the sand about things over which I have no control, but Dianne Sawyer

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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit, y'all. I goofed and forgot. How about you? If you forgot, also, you don't have to worry about a month of less than wonderful luck. To fix it, just say Tibbar, Tibbar, Tibbar and jump backwards 3 times. Then do your rabbits and your October will be lucky.Recent RevelationsDo you remember Perry Como? For those of you of my generation and younger, he was a cute (for an old guy)

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When I started this blog in 2005 I had intended it to be a place for me to share an inspirational quote, thought, or poem and maybe add a picture or piece of artwork that I found on the web. I was so excited to discover how to use the Web and find quotes and even insert photos and share them with you all that I just went crazy! Then to get your feedback was really wonderful. It is so nice to

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Morning Folks. It's been a while since my last post. I believe it was August 6 and here we are into the first week of September already. Since then, I continued to spend the month of August on the Cape where I was able to visit with most of my family and friends in the area. There were a lot of you to fit in and I regret that I didn't get to see everyone, but maybe next time I will be lucky

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No thoughts in my head today, except "when should I head to the beach?"The air is cooler than yesterday. Nice, yet I cherish the sunAnd that warmth on the palm of my hand when I touch my hairAfter sitting a whileStaring out at the sea.Shall I bring a book or just me?The decision is made and I choose to go now and so I head to the beach.The air is cooler on the path through scrub pine. Sand under

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Morning Folks! My sister-in-law, Kathy, who lives down on the Cape and owns and operates the trailer park where we have our trailer sent me a blurb about a local author who was scheduled to speak at the library here in South Yarmouth. Kathy is a member of the cultural council here and they were sponsoring this talk.Kathy and me at Daffodil Days in Nantucket a few years ago.Neither of us had ever

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Here I am on Old Cape Cod and it is the first of August already. And let me tell you, on the Cape there are Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits! I don't know where they all came from and I don't remember there being so many of them. But they are in every yard every day. I don't think I would ever forget to say my rabbits around here. I bet when people see my Tennessee license plates they just think I am a

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I have been on the Cape for the past couple of weeks. Ed is in TN, but he'll be back in a few weeks to spend some time here.Before Ed headed back to TN, we spent a long weekend in Bangor, Maine to attend the wedding of my cousin Dianne's son Greg and then to celebrate the 60th wedding anniversary of my Uncle Lee and Aunt Kath. Uncle Lee is my mother's brother and Aunt Kath is also a Sudbury girl.

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Because July is Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month, I thought you would like to read some interesting facts about rabbits. You might learn something new.Rabbits are not rodents, they are lagomorphs. There are two families in the order of Lagomorphs: 1. Hares and Rabbits and 2. Pikas. I am Pika. Hear me Roar.A male rabbit is a buck. A female rabbit is a doe. A baby rabbit is a kit.When the doe gives

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Well, I am not usually so impressed by a movie that I would write a review, but yesterday Ed and I saw one called Young at Heart. It is a documentary that I heard about on Sunday Morning CBS a few weeks ago. When I saw it was showing at the Bijou in downtown Chattanooga, I told Ed we HAD to go see it and away we went. I was not disappointed, in fact I was blown away. We were two of 8 people in

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Morning Folks!What an absolutely gorgeous Sunday morning here in Ooltewah. I hope you are enjoying your day as much as I am mine. (remember to click on the pictures to enlarge them.)The back deck on our house has this magical pull, for some reason, for both humans and hummingbirds alike. The view in one direction is just of houses and backyards, some power lines and a school.But, we are up high

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Did you say them, people? Did you say your rabbits? Or your Lapin Blancs as my cousin Heather says. I am writing this blog on Saturday evening for publication tomorrow so if you are reading it on the 31st, this will be a reminder.I haven't posted a blog in a while, in fact not since Mother's Day. I had a lovely Mother's Day thanks to my sons. I spoke to all 4 of them and got a call from the

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I received the following from my friend Cheryl who lives out in Oregon. Thanks, Cheryl. I liked it so much that I thought I would post it here. I added the pictures from my own collection. Better get a hankie!"Mothers (or mothers soon to be) If you send this to just one person, it should make it all the way around the world by Mother's Day. (or if you don't, that's okay tooThis is for the mothers

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Did you catch Good Morning America today? They were talking about Rabbit, Rabbit. They only say it twice, still, to get a mention on a national news show sort of validates our rabbits, don't you think?I hope you remembered yours. I got a message from my former sister-in-law, Carol, who informed me that she remembered hers. It's nice to know that she will likely have great luck all month!And Happy

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This morning it's just me and our littlest grandchild Indigo Grace. Up at 7:30 for eggs, toast and Mickey's Clubhouse on TV. That went pretty well. A planned trip to the playground was unfortunately postponed due to the weather and Grandma had to find something to occupy a 2 1/2 year old. That isn't always easy. She quickly tires of the Lego and puzzles we bought. But, Grandma found a fairly

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Allow me to brag, just a little. I think I told you that I had joined this online community through AARP. There are a couple of groups that I joined, both poetry groups. Anyway, when you set up your profile, you can add journals and put anything you want in there. So, I posted a couple of my poems. I received lots of comments, but recently found out that one of my poems is on the front page of

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I received some great responses from the poem I posted yesterday so I decided to post another one. Perhaps I should have waited to post this until Mother's Day, despite the title. You'll understand why I say that when you read it. My parents weren't at all like the ones Edgar writes about, but I do know some folks whose parents were exactly that way. And, could there be some folks out there who

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I recently joined an on-line community of poetry readers and writers and am having great fun with it. There are a lot of good pieces posted, some not so good. Lots of free verse and Haiku, and all that. But, today someone posted this poem and commented on how it was something they had learned as a child. I had heard it before too, so many of you will recognize it. But, I think it's great and it

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IF YOU SEE THIS MAN TODAY, WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 6 Months2 years old 3 years old29 Years Old...Boy how time flies! HAPPY 32 BIRTHDAY DOUG!Love, Mom

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DO YOU LIKE PUZZLES AND BRAINTEASERS? ARE YOU SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR?ARE YOU GOOD WITH LETTERS AND WORD PUZZLES?COULD YOU BE A GENIUS?WAIT, WAIT...DON'T TELL ME...I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE...Some of you may have already taken this little Mensa test and maybe you tore your hair out trying to get the answers or maybe it was easy for you. Ed just handed it to me this morning and I hadn't

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Some thoughts about the Easter season...Easter brings back lots of memories for me. As a little girl, yes, there were the occasional Easter Egg hunts, the cleverly hidden baskets on Easter morning, sunrise service, early Easter breakfasts and Lilies and Tulips in abundance. And of course who wouldn't remember the various Easter outfits from back in the day when white gloves were mandatory. There

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Tonight before we go to bed, we turn our clocks ahead. This is the time we lose that hour of sleep. Thank goodness for the news or I might have gotten to church after it was over tomorrow.Speaking of news, have you noticed the names of news anchors, reporters, etc. are really different than they once were? For example, Boston names that come to mind from the present and the past are good strong

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Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit y'all!It's March 1. The 61st day of the year, because it is a Leap Year. Usually it is the 60th day of the year. There are 305 days left in the year 2008. Ron Howard is 54 today. Can you believe Opie is 54 years old? And on this date in 1692 the scene was set for the Salem Witch Trials the first of the interrogations began. And in 1445 Botticelli was born. and the Hoover Dam

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How was your Valentine's Day?Ed and I had a nice Valentine's Day. He was very generous and practical and romantic, just the way I like him to be. He gave me lovely pink roses and a new gas grill, which I had asked for. No chocolates as I gave chocolate up for Lent. (What was I thinking?)I gave Ed a new pair of shoes that he wanted and bought us some nice filet mignon kabobs, already assembled,

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A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. Rupert BrookeYou have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip. Jonathan CarrollLove is a friendship set to music.Joseph CampbellLisa LorenzLoving is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same

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It's Oscar time!Not that Oscar...This one.Some films missed the December 31st deadline this year and will have to wait until next year to be included in the nominations. Others, usually independent films just never get the hype that the big blockbuster commercial films get. Documentaries, especially, seem to be ignored and if mentioned, are difficult to find at theaters. And that's a shame

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Morning Folks. My Aunt Marianne sent me a cute little story, which I will paraphrase here to share with you.A young woman was going through some very difficult times in her life. Desperate and tired of the battle, she went to her mother. Her mother took 3 pots from her cupboard and filled them with water. In one she placed some carrots. In the second one she placed an egg. And in the third one,

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"Tornadic activity in the area...seek cover if you are in a mobile home. Find the lowest spot in an interior room, away from windows if you are in a home or building. Lie face down in a ditch if you are outside."That's what I woke up to this morning, turning on the TV at 6 AM to check out the Super Tuesday results.'Tornadic acitivity' is not exactly a common phrase in Massachusetts where I spent

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Morning Folks! RabbitRabbitRabbit! Hah! I remembered this month. Did you? Speaking of rodents, tomorrow is Groundhog Day. Always a day of hope for folks in the Northeast, at least. Six weeks more of winter if he sees his shadow, and spring is right around the corner if he doesn't.Punxsutawney Phil, we all know, is the official Groundhog. They say he has had 100% accuracy and there is only one P.

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Early in the month I drove out to OK with Ed who had a 4 week class in Norman. After spending a few days out west, I flew back to TN alone, repacked my suitcase, losing the long johns and packing the capris before heading off for a whirlwind trip to FL.First I spent a few days with sister-in-law Kathy in Kissimee. We went to a few shops, visited with her friends John and Lee, and went to Cyprus

Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-30291365550855238052008-01-02T10:05:00.000-05:002008-01-02T11:40:12.250-05:00

Wow! 2008.It will take some getting used to, I think. I remembered my Rabbits right after midnight on New Year's Eve. So I think I will have a fabulous month, if not a fabulous year. A couple of people actually asked me if I had remembered my rabbits. I guess that means you are ready to solo and don't need me to remind you anymore.Right?Yesterday we took all of our decorations down. The house

Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-77113548505969927722007-12-20T16:32:00.000-05:002007-12-21T08:20:03.787-05:00

I have been busy with Christmas prep, as I am sure you all have been, too. I did manage to decorate a little and that's been fun. Last year we started a tradition with our grandkids where I put up a zillion Santas and they have to go around the house and count them. Thanks to Cindy and Steve, who have given me many Santas over the years, we have lots of them. So that's always fun.We went to see

Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-74724303720788432142007-12-02T13:27:00.000-05:002007-12-24T20:38:32.510-05:00

Today's blog is in two parts. I wrote this first part for my grandchildren. It is just an account of exactly how it went this morning at Grandma's house. But it also serves as a back story to Part II, which is really the message I wrote for you blog buddies. It's a little long, but I hope you will read all of it because there really is a point to it.Part I. Breakfasting with Princesses“I want the

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Morning Folks! Remember Saturday AM to say your rabbits. I hope I remember this month. I haven't been too good at remembering the last couple of months.Now that we have dealt with the rabbits, let's talk about ducks! Ed and I spent the night after Thanksgiving in Memphis,, home of Elvis and Graceland, at the Peabody Hotel, the grand hotel of the south. This was a wedding gift from my pals back in

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I just want to take the moment to wish you all A HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope this year you will get to see or at least talk to all the people you love. I will really miss my boys, but as our kids call Ed's sons, their brother's from another mother John and Joe are coming, and maybe Nephew Danny and of course the grandkids. So there will be plenty of loved ones gathered around our table. Ed is

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(Reminder: clicking on some images will enlarge them. After looking at the larger image, use your back arrow key to return to the blog.)Everybody’s going green these days. And Ed and I found ourselves going a little green without even knowing it. Ed wanted cloth napkins to bring with his lunch everday. He thought it would add a little something to his lunchbreak.So, we bought a few inexpensive

Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-57129718423590926992007-10-07T09:55:00.000-04:002007-10-07T12:57:30.234-04:00

I am copying an e-mail that Dad sent to me today. Since this is a "math" thing, I thought about sending this just to Rick, my most mathematical friend. (He edits math text books for a publisher, and actually enjoys it.) Although there are plenty of people I know who never understood why I liked accounting, either.But I think even the most devout discalculate mathephobians will enjoy his e-mail.

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Today on a Sunday morning news show they had a story about the little town of Hendersonville, NC pledging to raise the money to send all their WWII veterans to the WWII memorial in Washington DC. An organization called Honor Flights helped get them all there on various flights. http://www.honorflights.org/. They said in the news story that many communities throughout the nation have followed

Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-51104142034665339642007-09-14T07:31:00.000-04:002007-09-14T10:04:13.710-04:00

Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister. ~Katherine MansfieldIf sisters were free to express how they really feel, parents would hear this: "Give me all the attention and all the toys and send Rebecca to live with Grandma." ~Linda SunshineHow do people make it through life without a sister? ~Sara

Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-41902760820164169402007-09-13T08:02:00.000-04:002007-09-13T09:50:33.493-04:00

For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowWith birthdays and other events of the summer, I have been thinking a lot about aging, my own mortality and the cycle of life in general. I liked this poem and thought it brought some things into perspective for

Suzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04240305610211674926noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14167853.post-21101183041793068192007-09-12T08:21:00.000-04:002007-09-12T12:45:36.232-04:00

I looked back and couldn't believe my last posting was July 18. Lots of time has ticked by since then. My mother got very sick around that time and we drove to Florida to see her. Although we didn't spend a long time there, I am glad that we went. As most of you know, she passed away less than a month later while we were on the Cape.So we spent some time in Sudbury where we had a small private

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Morning one and all. Just sitting here on my deck looking out at my backyard. Here is a live picture of the view I have. Yesterday I saw a hummingbird perched on a branch. I have never seen that before. I have seen them in the past but in flight hovering around the honeysuckle or the hanging fuschia on my porch. He was only a silhouette so I couldn't see what type he was. But I will be watching

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