You Can Call Me Jane

Six and holding . . .

2012-02-14T09:57:00.000-05:00

... more today than yesterday, less today than tomorrow

R I P buddy

2012-01-04T21:04:00.001-05:00

last free man in america . . . .

THE FINEST . . . .

2011-11-24T07:07:00.001-05:00

You Go Girls

2011-10-29T14:31:00.001-04:00

300 years . . . that's a long time

shattered

2011-10-14T14:37:00.000-04:00

our condo garage neighbor

BFF's

2011-10-11T11:58:00.003-04:00

open season

2011-09-02T08:43:00.002-04:00

A Friend of mine . . . Mr. Commons

friendship

2011-08-13T20:10:00.009-04:00

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. ~Lois Wyse~

fun with fam

2011-08-07T20:54:00.000-04:00

go hotrods

5th avenue . . . anywhere, usa

2011-08-05T20:56:00.000-04:00

Andy rules

2011-08-04T20:52:00.000-04:00

Vintage

2011-08-01T20:15:00.001-04:00

love

2011-07-25T19:01:00.001-04:00

placed this tiger lily just outside my window . . . I never see one without thinking of walesie

love to jen and carc

2011-07-23T12:01:00.003-04:00

Sylvan Sunset

Ronnie ... 26 years ago

2011-07-13T07:07:00.005-04:00

July 13, 1985

In this sentence - which word is scarier: malignant or Bush?

"Reagan has a malignant polyp removed from his colon; Vice President Bush serves as acting President for eight hours."

Monnasella yella

2011-07-11T11:12:00.005-04:00

I heart Ralph

four

2011-07-04T11:39:00.003-04:00

'You're the emblem of The land I love. The home of the free and the brave.'

4th moon

2011-07-04T11:38:00.002-04:00

Crescent Moon

shot from the front porch just as all the fireworks began. I saw this same shot from all over the united states . . . california and ohio and boston .....

are you kidding me?

2011-06-30T21:16:00.004-04:00

Z zzzzzzzzz ..... in the grand lobby

on the terrace

Magical Mystery Tour

2011-06-17T12:33:00.000-04:00

thanks so much to the P clan . . . .

for my girl . . .

2011-06-12T01:37:00.000-04:00

by SDBPA

seriously . . . . 50 years ago?

2011-06-03T20:06:00.004-04:00

hey betty jo. virginia and patsy. judy. mary ruth and bobby. janice. earl. lloyd and edith. jerry. steve and stant. delores. taterdigger. martha. bruce and maxine. jonny and david. charles. love to butch. my second grade teacher that passed me on to the third grade after only two weeks in the second! what? mr. franklin. mr. langford and miss bertha. mrs. davis. mrs. garrett. mrs. carlock.

***********

special love to HTA ... graduating from 8th grade today ... fifty years after his grandmother

happy awesome birthday . . .

2011-06-03T19:23:00.000-04:00

by KEP

Memorial Day . . . . . .

2011-05-30T13:20:00.000-04:00

Get Out!

2011-02-28T20:47:00.000-05:00

Wow, wow and wow . . . . .

2011-02-15T11:22:00.002-05:00

Have you ever ?? I heart Pioneer Woman . . . .

Aahhhhhaaaw . . . .

2011-02-12T20:15:00.002-05:00

someone turned around in the drive and left two hearts . . for little ole me?

eat, love, pray

2011-02-12T20:07:00.003-05:00

not necessarily in that order . . . .

happy birthday !

2011-02-08T20:36:00.000-05:00

no . . . wait . . .

still pluggin' along . . . sorta

2011-01-30T07:07:00.000-05:00

two years today I have been writing these notes to myself . . . .

81 candles . . . .

2011-01-27T20:22:00.000-05:00

from cars to cameras - red is still her favorite color

I swear . . . .

2011-01-03T08:59:00.000-05:00

if I have to cut anymore firewood . . . . .

more?

2011-01-02T09:07:00.000-05:00

It's a new day . . . .

2011-01-01T09:04:00.002-05:00

And now let us welcome the New Year ....... Full of things that have never been

warm wishes

2010-12-25T20:49:00.000-05:00

no school . . . again

2010-12-18T09:09:00.000-05:00

shopping in phoenix

2010-12-12T20:43:00.000-05:00

do not touch ...

2010-12-03T20:40:00.002-05:00

tucson christmas tree

pretty in pink cakes

2010-11-23T10:54:00.001-05:00

fourie

2010-10-06T10:52:00.000-04:00

what else is there ??

2010-09-12T08:53:00.001-04:00

for my daddy

2010-07-25T19:00:00.000-04:00

birthday girl

2010-06-12T07:07:00.004-04:00

Strawberry Shortcake Cake from the Pioneer Woman blog. I made this for my daughter with love for her birthday last year.

puppy

2010-05-30T08:50:00.000-04:00

happy mother's day

2010-05-09T08:58:00.000-04:00

taking a moment . . .

2010-04-19T10:18:00.003-04:00

meditation is good medicine

my little gardener

2010-04-19T10:12:00.002-04:00

from petunias . . . . to maple trees . . . . I have the best gardener . . . . .

Who says ?

2010-04-13T20:32:00.004-04:00

using our cookie cutters . . . .

To all my MacCrystens, McCrystins and Christians

2010-03-17T20:28:00.000-04:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day

No Cake - - just the facts

2010-03-12T08:47:00.000-05:00

luv, luv!

2010-02-14T17:12:00.001-05:00

luv . . .

2010-02-14T17:07:00.001-05:00

I Heart Martha

one year . . . .

2010-01-30T08:49:00.000-05:00

time flies . . . .

still dreamin' . . . since 1/30/2009

2010-01-30T07:07:00.006-05:00

You too? Let's dance.

happy birthday jo . . . .

2010-01-27T10:50:00.000-05:00

Life is . . . . .

2010-01-16T15:08:00.001-05:00

N O T

just a skiff . . .

2010-01-12T15:38:00.003-05:00

... but enough to close school for over a week now

challenge . . .

2010-01-01T15:53:00.008-05:00

Starts today . . . . . check it out ! January - The Blood of Flowers (Anita Amirrezvani) February - Girls in Trucks (Katie Crouch) March - Montana 1948 (Larry Watson) April - A Homemade Life (Molly Wizenberg) May - The Coal Tattoo (Silas House) June - Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri) July - The Reserve (Russell Banks) August - Drop City (T.C. Boyle) September - An Irishman's Tale (Patti Lacy) October - Bread Alone (Judith Ryan Hendricks) November - An Irish Country Doctor (Patrick Taylor) December - Sundays at Tiffany's (James Patterson)

new years tradition

2009-12-31T14:07:00.000-05:00

Dick Clark’s Corn Fritters

By: Dick Clark

4 Servings
Prep 10 min
Cook 15 min

Ingredients:

One 15-ounce can creamed corn
4 large eggs
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
2 tablespoons sugar
Salt and pepper
½ cup flour
Cooking spray
Unsalted butter, melted, for serving

Directions:

In a medium bowl, combine the creamed corn, eggs, frozen corn and sugar; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in the flour gradually, whisking constantly to avoid lumps, until just combined.
Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Drop tablespoonfuls of the corn mixture into the pan to form small pancakes. Cook until lightly browned on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Serve with the melted butter.

44? surely not . . . .

2009-12-31T07:07:00.001-05:00

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. ~Phyllis Diller~

2009-12-25T00:01:00.000-05:00

2010

getting cozy . . . .

2009-12-24T13:59:00.006-05:00

too much ?

2009-12-22T13:51:00.000-05:00

grandchildren make you freakin' crazy . . . . .

favorite from way back

2009-12-21T13:45:00.000-05:00

my talented mother and sister

2009-12-21T13:38:00.000-05:00

reading by the fire

2009-12-20T17:44:00.003-05:00

Finished !

2009-12-20T13:33:00.001-05:00

marthaish projects

2009-12-15T13:10:00.005-05:00

My sister and I are doing a few projects before the holidays. I have listed four, and so did she, on our shootin sisters site . . .

but, oh, Laura is really trying to make me look bad, take a look at Wren Handmade

annual tonk

2009-12-05T17:31:00.000-05:00

around the first of each december my son and his family host a "cousin christmas." Us old people get to go too. this year was fun and wild as usual . . . .

more snow

2009-12-05T07:07:00.000-05:00

my beautiful niece has a beautiful daughter that started building our first snowman . . . of course, with the help of her big brothers . . .

first snow

2009-12-05T07:00:00.000-05:00

we had one of those 24 hour snows early saturday morning and it was gone the next morning. it always snows on my leftover pumpkins . . . .

holiday craft

2009-11-26T17:37:00.000-05:00

Gooble, gooble . . .

2009-11-26T09:29:00.001-05:00

Why are Thanksgiving and Christmas so close together?

sdb

2009-11-23T07:07:00.005-05:00

The most important gift anyone can give a girl is a belief in her own power as an individual, her value without reference to gender, her respect as a person with potential. Emilie Buchwald Amen !

The Finest

2009-11-22T07:07:00.002-05:00

Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints in our hearts and we are never the same.

big sis

2009-11-17T07:07:00.001-05:00

New Day

2009-11-01T02:00:00.001-05:00

Exploring

2009-10-22T14:08:00.005-04:00

These are giant puffball mushrooms. They grow in our woods from late summer to early fall. A single puffball can produce nine trillion spores! My granddaughter was thrilled with her find.

ace is the place

2009-10-21T07:07:00.001-04:00

"Visit your Aunt, but not every day; and, call at your Brother's, but not every night." ~ Benjamin Franklin ~

Fall is falling . . . .

2009-10-10T09:36:00.008-04:00

True Story . . . .

2009-10-10T09:28:00.005-04:00

"I just found out I have H1N1. My tibia is fractured. And, we are under a tornado watch. Some fall break."

P E A C E . . . . .

2009-10-10T09:22:00.004-04:00

C H A N G E

"I want it to be said that the Bush administration was a results-oriented administration, because I believe the results of focusing our attention and energy on teaching children to read and achieving an education system that's responsive to the child and to the parents, as opposed to mired in a system that refuses to change will make America what we want it to be -- a more literate country and a hopefuller country." George W. Bush January 11, 2001 Washington, D.C

p l e a s e . . . .

The Montana Show

2009-10-08T15:27:00.018-04:00

Ted and Martha. My favorite two people. Yes, I know. These are terrible pictures of Ted. It is the best my little camera and I could do. Should I just sit there and not try? What if you looked down seven seats and there was Ted? Anyway, I just watched the Martha Stewart Living show today with Martha visiting Ted in Montana. The best Martha I have ever seen. More info on Martha's blog. ** TT owns approximately two million acres of personal and ranch land. His lands are managed and worked to partner economic viability with ecological sustainability. Turner ranches support many progressive environmental projects including water resource management, reforestation and the reintroduction of native species to the land. They manage over 50,000 head of bison across the various Turner ranches. ** The UN Foundation promotes "a more peaceful, prosperous and just world". The United Nations priority areas include the Environment, Women and Population, Children's Health, Security, Human Rights and Peace. The United Nations Foundation, Inc. (the "UN Foundation") was created in 1998 in response to Ted Turner's historic gift of $1 billion in support of United Nations causes. Wow.

Buddy Turns Free

2009-10-06T06:07:00.003-04:00

I can't boil water . . .

2009-10-05T16:04:00.016-04:00

We went to the Incredible Food Show Saturday. And, the incredible Bobby Flay was there. He was signing his cookbooks. I don't know what I will do with mine but it's pretty. There were around 100 Kentucky Proud growers and producers including a beautiful representation from the local farmers market. And, lots of vegetables, cheese, bread, sauce, salsa, relish, garlic, honey, wine, tea, jam cake, fondue, yum and yummier. . . . . . . . a couple of local gals in line for a sample of home brew more Bobby . . .

Breathe life for lung cancer

2009-10-02T09:23:00.005-04:00

Beauty News: Breathe life with OPI

Your nails will not only look chic, but you will be supporting the fight against the number one killer of women in the U.S., according to the LCFA. see We Live In The Country . . . .

National color of Ireland

2009-09-27T12:32:00.005-04:00

Sitting out on the deck today I realize that fall is just around the corner. I have had these hostas in a pot for years and they come back and look great every year. The ferns are in a sheltered part of the ground. But in a few weeks they will be turning brown and going to sleep.

Something I read: Nature of Green - Green is a restful color with some of the same calming attributes of blue. Like blue, time moves faster in a green room.

B F F's

2009-09-25T14:01:00.002-04:00

God made us cousins, because he knew our moms couldn’t handle us as sisters. Anonymous

Chihuly

2009-09-23T12:47:00.010-04:00

I have always loved the work of Dale Chihuly, an American artist from Washington. A student of interior design and architecture in the early 1960s, by 1965 he had become captivated by the process of glassblowing. He enrolled in the University of Wisconsin's hot glass program and now he shows all over the world. I first saw glimpses of him in Arizona and recently shot these sculptures at the Naples Museum of Art in Florida. . . just before they took my camera away from me ... damn it See the Chihuly exhibit now at Cheekwood in Nashville

Mehmet and Me

2009-09-14T08:17:00.011-04:00

The Dr. Oz Show starts today !

What are the two most important things people should do to keep themselves young?

Walk. You should be able to walk a quarter mile in five minutes. Second most important is building a community -- avoiding isolation. Because if your heart doesn't have a reason to keep beating, it won't.

Farmers Market

2009-08-14T18:58:00.002-04:00

L.O.V.E.

Mark, who knew?

2009-07-02T16:07:00.000-04:00

Daily Photo Tip

By MarkRaymondMason.com Fine Art Photography

Before buying a camera that includes a digital zoom, be sure you know what its optical zoom capabilities are. Since a digital zoom is only a cropping tool, the optical zoom is the only truly useful zoom feature. (Jul 2, 2009)

The Real Thing

2009-06-21T14:09:00.005-04:00

Happy Fathers Day

Geminis

2009-06-11T19:01:00.006-04:00

Gemini May 21 - June 21Gemini is the third Sign of the Zodiac, and those born under this Sign will be quick to tell you all about it. That's because they love to talk! It's not just idle chatter with these folks, either. The driving force behind a Gemini's conversation is their mind. The Gemini-born are intellectually inclined, forever probing people and places in search of information. The more information a Gemini collects, the better. Sharing that information later on with those they love is also a lot of fun, for Geminis are supremely interested in developing their relationships. Dalliances with these folks are always enjoyable, since Geminis are bright, quick-witted and the proverbial life of the party. Even though their intellectual minds can rationalize forever and a day, Geminis also have a surplus of imagination waiting to be tapped. Can a Gemini be boring? Never!

Baby Puppy

2009-05-30T11:57:00.001-04:00

Biggie

2009-05-26T21:38:00.006-04:00

Memorial Daze

2009-05-25T17:37:00.006-04:00

This Oak was planted around the same time my Great Great Great Grandfather was buried here in 1892. My niece is standing between my Great Great Great Grandfather and his son, my Great Great Grandfather. The little Oak has grown . . . and, is now pushing up on the tent like stone. My Grandfather and Grandmother are also here along with most of their families. My Grandmother's birthday was the 22nd - happy 128th birthday Mammie. . . . . time flies.

Somewhere

2009-05-11T10:24:00.007-04:00

Daily Photo Tip

By MarkRaymondMason.com Fine Art Photography

On a very wet day or after a rainstorm, try photographing rainbows. Rainbows appear most strongly directly opposite the sun, when the sun is low to the horizon. (May 11, 2009)

Thanks again, Mark. These were taken last month one evening as my Mother and I left a restaurant around 6 pm after a long and steady rain - the sun just behind us. Can you see that it is a double rainbow? As hard as I tried, there was no way I could get a shot without one million wires and utility poles and lights and whatever . . . . play like they aren't there. It was beautiful.

April 19, 1947

2009-04-19T13:58:00.005-04:00

Today would have been Wales and Jo's 62nd wedding anniversary. Cheers!

2009-04-11T15:41:00.011-04:00

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, spanning Florida's Tampa Bay, is 29,040 feet or 5.5 miles long. It is part of I-275. My Mother and Sister and I were recently going from Naples to St. Pete to visit my Aunt Jenny. I snapped this Shadow Shot as we crossed. I did not take the other two shots below but thought they would give you a better idea of how it looks. Absolutely beautiful.