Middle aged musings from farm & hearth
..have you read some of the entries in My Other Self Challenge? I am LOVING what you guys have come up with!! Great pictures, awesome lives, oh to dream the dreams… I notice we all love the water and the possibility of living on or near it….
Click on links below for others who have revealed Their Other Self
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I’m not a “royal watcher” by any means, but you can’t help notice what’s happening on the other side of the pond, it’s all over the news… constantly. Like many others, I ‘ve certainly grown weary of the constant media barrage regarding the upcoming royal wedding. There’s an awful lot of serious things happening around the world right now, this is just a wedding after all. Throw in all the catty gossip and overly publicized scandals to the Royal Family over the years, and it casts a tacky shadow. Some say the monarchy is outdated.
So now I’ll admit to you that I happen to like most of the royals and there’s something to be said for upholding centuries old traditions, maintaining rituals, dignity and grace in the face of all that crap. It’s easy to forget that they are also very real people trying to live and thrive in a surreal world. The expectations are almost impossible.
I love William and Kate as a couple – looks to me like a genuine happiness when they are in each others company and I feel a weird sense of resurrection and renewal for the royal family. I do believe these two are going to bring a lot of good to the world.
SO….this announcement is for any local or not-so-far-away folks who might read my blog…. If you are interested in adopting a dog or puppy, please come visit Parmelee Farm and the dogs available for adoption on the 27th and 28th…
OR if you have any interest in volunteering in the million different roles that are available on that weekend, please send me an e-mail at karenthisoldhouse@hotmail.com
(Liz J., Beth Y., Carol F., Lynn R, Helene F, ……you know I’m talking to YOU)
Words from their website….
“DOG DAYS is a non-profit, mobile “pop up” shelter dog adoption event in Connecticut. Our event philosophy is based on the premise “it takes a village to rescue a dog” and we rely on the community volunteers, merchants and civic organizations from the town that “hosts” our event, to take part in the adoption weekend.
Each event will have 80 dogs for adoption, 40 large breed dogs and 40 small breeds and puppies. They will all have been seen by a vet, current on all shots and spayed or neutered. Rescues from around the state of Connecticut are invited and beyond if we can’t find enough dogs to fill the event. Training demonstrations as well as grooming information, diet, veterinary care and more are at every event to help a new adopter take care of their new best friend. “
I go to the water when my soul needs resurrection….and my rock garden needs more seawashed rocks. .. brought to you by my iphone, which is pretty amazing.
So I have been sick for the past two days-
– coughing.and.sneezing.and.achy muscles.sorethroat.sleepless.and.generally.miserable and last night I had to leave a meeting because the wave of coughs and sneezing were about to drown everyone in the room so I did the only thing acceptable and left almost rudely right in the middle of someone’s speech. Not cool. Tonight my son is making his confirmation and I don’t think I can shut it long enough to sit through the ceremony. Not cool at all.
But you know… I’m not really complaining, because it’s just a stupid cold and there are worse things in life, don’t we all know it.
So, in light of the fact that I might be up for the third night in a row at 3am reading your blogs… I’m putting something fun in this post that will help you to help entertain ME when you’re sleeping and I’m probably not. ( I’m not complaining tho, really! )
I saw this idea on another blog and although his was more challenging (he’s got a macro lens, I don’t yet)… here’s my version. See if you can guess correctly what all of the items below are…
and PS>>>> do not click on the pictures to make them bigger… a reader informed me that I (stupidly!) titled the pictures by what they were and you will see that if you click. SO.. no cheating.
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Next day : Birdseed, waterbottle, candle wick, hose, qtips, shell, toilet paper. Next time I won’t title the pic 😉
I love your comments, and sometimes I’d love to reply or thank you for your kind words or, in particular, answer a question. Someone wants to know where I found my garden mouse tealight holders on the mantle… I got them at a hardware store, but they are also available online here…
http://www.kitchenkaboodle.com/product_detail2.php?sku=470269%21890&multi=0
I would have answered directly, but when I tried, I got the no-reply comment blogger response from blogger. SO.. for all of you who occasionally comment and don’t mind a back-and-forth banter, please un-hide your e-mail address so we can chat or I can thank you or answer your questions, etc.
Here’s how you do that…
You can set up your profile to allow people to click “reply” and respond via email back to you. If you’d like to change your settings, then here’s how to do it:
1. Go to your Blogger Dashboard and click on Edit Profile.
2. When the window pops up, make sure and click the box “show my email address.”
3. Enter your email address.
4. Then make sure to click SAVE PROFILE at the bottom of the page.
