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I don’t have a clue
what this plant is called, but it
captures attention
what this plant is called, but it
captures attention
reminding me of
things I’ve taken for granted …
Daily Miracles
things I’ve taken for granted …
Daily Miracles
when I slow my pace
enough to observe our world
clarity evolves
enough to observe our world
clarity evolves
relearning to trust
intuition from within
guides us on our path
intuition from within
guides us on our path
with intention I
move ahead with purpose and
grow my gifts to share
move ahead with purpose and
grow my gifts to share
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others participating in Pink Saturday, Today’s Flowers,
Finding Beauty and Just for the JOY of it!
others participating in Pink Saturday, Today’s Flowers,
Finding Beauty and Just for the JOY of it!
Thought for Today
“Miracles happen every day and people need to know this … they can look for miracles in their lives. The Good New is — there’s still good news.” Mary Ellen
Click for comments at the TOP of the post under the title, rather than at the bottom ;–)
One gladiola
survived ‘doggie play’ and PINK
loveliness emerged
survived ‘doggie play’ and PINK
loveliness emerged
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others participating in Pink Saturday, Today’s Flowers,
Macro Monday and Mosaic Monday
others participating in Pink Saturday, Today’s Flowers,
Macro Monday and Mosaic Monday
If time permits … you might enjoy this brief inspirational video clip from Simple Truths entitled ‘The Push‘ … I watch it occasionally, just because … and it ALWAYS touches my spirit with its simple but powerful reminder 😉
Thought for Today
“We can never discover new continents until we have the courage to lose sight of all coasts.” Andre Gide
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13 new sky views
unique cloud formations each
day … fascinating
experimenting
with filters for kewl effects …
‘cuz I’m curious ;–)
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Thursday Thirteen, Sky Watch and Haiku Friday
Morning Musings …
Daily musings from
my penciled musings in my
hand-written journal
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and for other ‘morning musings’ at Sacred Ruminations
Click for other ‘musings’ at Small Reflections
and if you’d like to listen to the Simple Truths video clip
Thought for Today
“The person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”
Albert Einstein
Mellow Yellow Monday #13 
Parked out front Sunday
this bug brings back memories
of the seventies
when I bought my first
1970 yellow
‘bug’ with a sunroof
and drove it for years
happily maneuvering
highways in So Cal.
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My Today’s Flowers is in the next post.
Thought for Today
” The past is never dead, it is not even past.” William Faulkner
Methinks I am most
delighted to discover
composing outside
of WordPress in the
Windows Mail program allows
formatting to change
as I want it to
without editing in ‘code’
as I’ve done ’til now!
I know that it’s not
Friday … but somehow my mind
is in Haiku mode
even though it is
Saturday. I want to say
thank you Geraldine
for suggesting I
experiment with Outlook
Express … My laptop
runs Vista and does
not have it available,
but Windows Mail works
as I hoped it would.
Possibly I’ll try it out
with Blogger as well.
Just like Sandy of
Momisodes assisted me
with video clips
and Dona of Clutch
wing’s nest suggested
a ‘fix’ for troubles
I had early on getting
‘comments’ to appear
correctly … each one
of these ‘virtual’ friends helped
me solve challenges.
So I offer them
this award for ‘standing out’ …
with much gratitude
and give it as well
to those who have commented
during December.
For others who leave
comments on any of my
posts, you’re most welcome
to snag & enjoy
any of the awards in
my sidebar below
passing them to you
bloggy friends in whatever
way you choose to share.
Thought for Today
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” Oscar Wilde
I can't help but wonder about 'stats' below
found in my Dashboard this morning. To know
so many visit without commenting
generates questions within. Everything
equal ... when I visit others, I leave
feedback of relevance ... thus can't conceive
why (or how) so many bloggers who must
value 'comments' on their own blogs can just
drop by without taking a moment to
type a brief comment. To everyone who
DOES take the time to respond, 'Hip Hooray!'
I feel most grateful for you MAKE MY DAY ;--)
If you’ve left me comments during December …
this award is for YOU to enjoy and share with others as you choose.
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Photo Hunt – Breakfast Collage 36 views (13 comments)
How to Remain Young and a Thank You 31 views (8 comments)
Morning Musings and Me Me Me … meme 31 views (10 comments)
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You approach the holidays with harmony and thoughtfulness. You realize the holidays can be a hard time for some people, and you’re there to lend your support. Not only do you enjoy giving during the holidays, you enjoy receiving greetings, love, and gifts. You graciously appreciate every holiday gesture made in your honor. Of all the types, you are the most likely to give a gift that’s meaningful for you and the recipient. You’re also the most likely to hand deliver as many of your gifts as possible. |
Thought for Today
"If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it." Toni Morrison
1. Sunrise-Sunset, Blog Your Blessings, & Sacred Life Sunday are at Sacred Ruminations along with Monday Motivator
2. Two awards are up for grabs (to enjoy & share with others) along a variety of Christmas music & fun activities are at Small Reflections (see sidebar links). I hope you can drop by when time permits.
3. The Lemonade Award is up for grabs on this blog along with other awards in my sidebar to snag, enjoy & share with others in the spirit of the holiday season.
4. Hootin’ Anni’s Christmas give away starts today! Be sure to drop by … check out her 2008 Holiday Tour, Faces of Christmas and be sure to leave her comments.
5. I’m delighted to share that it’s raining (finally) in Southern California … gently & steadily here at the beach … with snow falling at the 3000 feet level.
I remember taking this quiz once before and sharing my results at Small Reflections (as part of a Whimsical Wednesday post), but when I saw it at Greyscale Territory on Friday and answered the questions again ... my results were different so I'm sharing here and will link the two posts for comparison.
What Tarot Card are You?
You are The Sun
Happiness, Content, Joy.
The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.
Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.
The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon’s Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.
What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.
Thought for Today- "Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures." H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Life's Little Instruction Book
HAIKU
Southern California skies
at the beach change frequently.
I’ve collaged photos
snapped at various
times on diff’rent days this past
week from my front yard.
Earlier this week
temperature highs were in
the low 80s, but
with an Arctic storm
heading toward the So Cal coast
highs the next few days
predicted for the
mid-50s with rain over
the next five days … and
SNOW at 3000
feet … lowest in many years!
Currently it’s dry.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Click for others participating
in Sky Watch & Haiku Friday this week.
See also Haiku Friday #97 – Snow in the Blogosphere
at Sacred Ruminations.
Thought for Today –“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire.” Edith Sitwell
Slice of Life ‘Memories of Dad‘ is in the next post.
A number of bloggy friends have asked what I think of WordPress thus far. After experimenting for about 3 weeks here at WordPress, there are features I really like and only a few frustrations … the biggest being the inability to adjust the type & size of the font easily.
I suppose I wouldn’t feel annoyed if I hadn’t become accustomed to changing the font frequently on my Blogger sites … but I can’t help but wonder why this feature isn’t readily available with a button & drop down menu, and methinks I’ll ask the question of customer support soon.
I suspect others must have inquired and there’s probably a reason, and I do know enough about HTML coding to change the size & type of the font that way … doing it that way just takes longer.
In the scheme of things it’s a minor inconvenience … but it’s one that bugs me all the same. I do like the changes to the Dashboard here. The previous one was confusing, irritatingly difficult to navigate and annoyingly S L O W!
A Bit of Info About the
Happily Retired Gal Herself
Linda at Saoirse Daily2 tagged Betty of Betty’s This and That for the following meme and Betty tagged Brenda, Sammy and Baba and anyone else who wants to do this meme. It was fun.
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Five names you go by:
storyteller, happily retired, happily retired gal, Virginia, Aunt Ginny -
Three things you are wearing right now:
t-shirt, sweats, reading glasses -
Two things you want very badly at the moment:
more coffee with half & half and a personal assistant -
Three people who will probably fill this out or maybe will or maybe won’t:
Yertle, Sandee, & Karen ... possibly Kitten or Ivanhoe -
Two things you did last night:
spent time visiting blogs and responding to email -
Two things you ate today:
half a banana & cereal -
Two people you last talked to on the phone:
my sister and my friend, Carol -
Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
attend my PSE6 class and walk Molly -
Two longest car rides:
I drove around the USA with my sister in 1967 for 13 weeks ... and by myself to Taos, NM & back to Southern California in the summer of 2007. -
Two of your favorite beverages:
coffee & bottled water ... (I love Pepsi too, but don't drink it much any more)
I answered the questions on December 3rd but have already posted on all 3 blogs & have created 3 posts for Thursday already ... so I figure I'd keep it in my drafts folder for a day when the muse abandons me ... or maybe I'll just schedule it for Morning Musings on December 8th because then my answer to #8 will be accurate. Yup ... that's the ticket!
I'm not going to tag anyone, but I invite all who wish to participate to play along ... and if you do, please leave a comment and/or link so I can visit ;--)
Thought for Today – “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.” Judy Garland
Happily Retired Gal 
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