Monthly Archive: October 2005
Seedtime and Harvest
– While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. ~ Genesis 8:22 It’s really one of my favorite times of year. When I got to church today, I appreciated the image on the bulletin: I looked...
Sim City 4 Deluxe
Sim City 4 Deluxe It was my son Enric who got me started with Sim City. Our first experience with it was with an edition of Sim CIty that came pre-installed on our computer. (That was like 4 or 5 computers ago). We were going through the games one day...
It’s been a year…
Planning and Executing Your Getaway Do not leave unprepared. Study and execute every detail of your getaway. This is especially important if your partner is violent. Be sure to make a Safety Plan – how to get out of the house unnoticed and the indispensable minimum items that you should...
Believe none of what you hear…
…and half of what you see. Isn’t that the saying? No more. These days with graphic programs and video effects, we truly can no longer believe what our eyes tell us we’re seeing. This example of a Photo-shopped photo of Condoleezza Rice published in USA Today last week – it’s...
Old Photos: Nature with Wildflowers
“I think I like wildflowers best,” I explain. “They just grow wherever they want. No one has to plant them. And then their seeds blow in the wind and they find a new place to grow.” (Richelle)”~ Rebecca Donovan, What If
Just the begining of Sorrows?
Rodney of “The Journey” and SonshineFM has Tragedy Overload. I suppose we all groan anymore before we turn on our TVs to watch the news these days. I try to comment on Rodney’s blogs but there are times I just have no comment, usually could be a local event that...
Miquel’s Birthday (part 2)
My children seem to have been blessed with a mom who doesn’t just believe in a birthday “day’. It always somehow stretches into a “birthday month”. They don’t seem to be complaining. The first celebration Miquel had for turning 16 was basically just the family. Yesterday, we invited a few...
Special Man
I have a special man in my life… He was born 23 years ago today. Happy birthday, my son. Your mama is so very proud of everything you are. Enric with Ernie at Sesame Place Enric at Baltimore Harbor on the tall ship Juan Sebastian De Elcano Enric and his...
Old Photos: Nature, Mosses, and Fungi
Nature doth thus kindly heal every wound. By the mediation of a thousand little mosses and fungi, the most unsightly objects become radiant of beauty. There seem to be two sides of this world, presented us at different times, as we see things in growth or dissolution, in life or...
New Years Eve 1980
What were you doing New Year’s Eve 1980? Do you remember? I do. I will never forget it. Christmas before that New Years Eve, I had gone to church as usual, and Lorraine Johnson, a girl near my age, a little younger, came home from college for the holidays and...
Old Photos: Garden Plants and Flowers
God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. – Francis Bacon (1625) Essays ‘Of Gardens’
Miquel Turns 16
The weekend in pictures. Going to his favorite restaurant, Famous Daves Miquel opens presents after dinner. Went to Dairy Queen for ice cream. Sunday, Miquel requested his favorite dish of all, Fideus a la Casola Heather joined us, she liked the dinner! After dinner naptime. Ice cream cake! Showing off...
Storyteller
Been Ripping more CD’s. This time Rod Stewart, from the 4 CD set called Storyteller 1. Rod Stewart – (I Know) I’m Losing You (5:21) 2. Rod Stewart – Angel (4:06) 3. Rod Stewart – Baby Jane (4:45) 4. Rod Stewart – Can I Get a Witness (3:35) 5. Rod...
Xerraire Makeover?
Nah Just me trying on Laura’s wig that she will be wearing for a costume party! 🙂
Liquid Sculpture
Liquid Sculpture is the process of creating shapes by dropping and splashing water, or other liquids. These sculptures are then photographed, since they last only a few thousandths of a second. These images are really exciting the photographer in me! See this creative site HERE
We’ve been hit
You know how it is. All families try to avoid it. But eventually, and USUALLY with crazy temperature changes, it just happens, the very thing you tried to keep away from. You get hit with a BAD COLD and then you pass it on to your dearest loved ones. Last...