PEEKING IN...

Mom's SUNFLOWERS ~ Mother's Day 2011

BLOGGER'S BACK!!!

Were you worried about the retrieval of YOUR posts? I hadn't really thought about it... UNTIL... I noticed several backdated (doesn't everyone do that sometimes?) posts were missing!!

I had posted from Panera's (free internet), Monday & Tuesday, and only one appeared ~ with Wednesday's date! (but on Friday) and the other never appeared? 

Well - I think I'm more attached to my blog than I had thought. Actually, it IS a sort of DIARY (hence, the backdating of some posts) to remind me of the RAMBLINGS of my life, as well as pics I used. Often my posts have nothing to do with daily life happenings... but a chance to preserve a PHOTO by posting it with a QUOTE!

So - I'm pondering getting a "domain" - I hope that's what you call it? I guess, I better read up before I go messing with my blog. AND - I do know that would require a skilled webmaster to assist me. Ummm... maybe I'll just "tuff it out" with BLOGGER?? 

What would / are you doing if you use BLOGGER? Just asking???

SUNFLOWERS = CHEERY THOUGHTS TO START THE NEW WEEK!!!

"Keep your face to the sunshine and 

you cannot see the shadow. 

It's what sunflowers do."

~ Helen Keller, first American woman
to earn a BA in spite of being deaf-blind

OMO-DAY!!!

HAVE YOU EVER SAID THIS?

A mother is a person who seeing there are only

four pieces of pie for five people, 

promptly announces she never did care for pie.

  ~ Tenneva Jordan

OMO = MOM

SLE & ACE call me OMO!!

When SLE was in college, I was responding to an email & I accidentally signed "OMO" instead of MOM.

I've been called OMO since that day... 

Hope you all had a fabulous MOTHER'S DAY!!

GYPSY-LIKE???

pics taken 5.6.11

WEEKWORD = GYPSY (GYPSIES)

Check in with CARMEN @ TAILS OF A BIOMOUSE!!! 

to see who's posting this week... if this week's participants are like me, they may have "racked their brain" all week figuring out their interpretation of GYPSY. 

When I see the word, GYPSY, the following words come to mind...

:: nomadic people ::

:: traveling caravans ::

:: colorful clothing ::

:: bangles, beads, glittery jewelry ::

:: entertainers, musicians, fortune tellers ::

:: laborers, farmworkers, tradesmen ::

Notice I listed the following: colorful clothing, bangles, fortune tellers?

GREEN, GAUZY SCARF (colorful clothing); BRASS, PURPLE & TURQUOISE (bangles, beads & glitter); TAROT CARDS (fortune teller)

AH-HA!!! this creates a GYPSY feeling... I think I dressed as a GYPSY for Halloween when I was 6-7 years old! I wonder if my Mom still has the picture?

WAITE TAROT CARD

LOVE THE BRILLIANT COLORS!!!

JPE has studied Tarot for 30+ years, so it's natural that I would be "curious" about this experiential, interpretive practice for uncovering answers to your questions.

Due to my creative nature, I'm particularly drawn to the colors & pictures on the cards - actually, I have two decks, Waite & Morgan Greer... 

WAITE (left) & MORGAN GREER (right)

...both cards are the ACE of CUPS... similar, yet different. CUPS = emotions/feelings; ACES = start of something new! for me, this card is a "happy" card...

During our travels through Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary & Slovakia, we saw GYPSIES in the marketplaces & in the town squares. I thought of them as being family-oriented! but because they are nomadic, the children often don't attend school, so the schools tend to have a negative attitude toward GYPSY children (much like children of migrant farmers in California). But, I still admire them for their perseverance in keeping their culture & families alive, in what may feel like a disapproving environment.

Thanks CARMEN @ TAILS OF A BIOMOUSE for suggesting I take a journey through my travelogues to conjure up an image of GYPSY for this WEEKWORD!

Are you as curious about other interpretations? don't hesitate to check in with my vagabond, night traveling blogger, CARMEN for more about GYPSIES...

AND, I'm calling my mom to see if the Halloween pic of me, dressed as a GYPSY, is still in the photo box.

MEMORY MAKING...

Sea-Bass @ Mom's 4.30.11

"How we spend our days is,

of course,

how we spend our lives."

~ Annie Dillard, author, 

Pulitzer Prize - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

How did you spend your day?

mine was spent in front of a computer...

but... I enjoyed my drive to work!

didn't stop to smell the flowers!!

BUT,

perched on some fence posts,

I saw three birds,

with their wings spread wide,

sunning themselves in the dewy morning...

I can't believe I left my camera at home!!

urrghhh!

WHAT MEMORY WILL YOU HAVE FROM TODAY?

WEEKWORD = GYPSY

Prague, Czech Republic

WEEKWORD = G-Y-P-S-Y 

Stop by CARMEN'S BLOG & let her know you'll be posting a WEEKWORD entry to your blog. 

This sweet organ grinder stood, played & entertained sightseers on the Charles Bridge in Prague.

I wonder...

:: Did he ever have a "real monkey" ::

:: How many years has he been entertaining ::

:: Is he following in the footsteps of his family profession ::

:: Is he a gypsy or performer ::

What do you think?

Don't forget ~ Stop by CARMEN'S BLOG...

CELEBRATED... 80 + 7 + 4 YEARS!!

Heart-shaped Cookies + Lemon Bars + Chocolate-dipped Strawberries

Fruit & Cheese Platter

Tuna Puffs + Asparagus Flatbreads + Cheese Quiches

Scones & Clotted Cream + Jam + Ice Tea

 YUMMY...

THESE WERE A FEW OF OUR
"FAVORITE THINGS"

My sister-in-law treated 

the "GIRLS" 
to a

TEA PARTY

(Saturday, April 30th)

to celebrate

:: Mom's 80th Bday ::

:: Kaitlyn Rose's 7th Bday ::

:: Ada Camille's 4th Bday ::

flowers, dressed-up girls & party favors
(bracelets, scented candles & salt water taffy)

party favor "bracelets"

SLE (from Washington DC) & ACE (from Sunnyvale) flew in 

with their GUYS for the celebration...

the Tea Party GIRLS met up with

ALL the GUYS 

(following the Little League games)

for games, more giggles, & Italian food....

after a full-day of celebrating

we managed to gather the 

two dozen family members

for a group photo!!!

of course, it's censored!!!

due to the

sticky hands, tearful children, raunchy jokes & shiny faces!!!

it was a

MEMORABLE Celebration!!

ITCHING = Mom's recent skin condition

ACE captured our sentiments!!