Month: February 2019

A BOUQUET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/21/2019 • ( 16 )

BOUQUET – FOTD – O2/19/2019 I needed that bouquet. Sometimes, a bunch of flowers really helps. Not always, but sometimes. This was one of the times it helped. Of course, I took pictures. These aren’t flowers I can grow in… Read More ›

MORE SNOWY BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/21/2019 • ( 9 )

The red finches (House Finch) are back. I’ve heard them called both Red Finches and House Finches and be interested to know if both are accurate or red is just one of many colors for the House Finch. Regardless, they… Read More ›

INTREPID BY ROAD – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/20/2019 • ( 11 )

FOWC with Fandango — Intrepid Intrepid will always be the name of one of Horatio Hornblower’s ships. Somewhere in my 20s, I discovered Horatio Hornblower … and that’s how I learned that there was an actual use for trigonometry! If only… Read More ›

THE RESTORATION OF ANA McGUFFEY – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/20/2019 • ( 21 )

I collected dolls for years. Collecting is easy. Restoring is more of a challenge. Before I gave up collecting, I learned to restore my old dolls. Up front, let me say that I’m not crafty. I can’t sew, crochet, knit,… Read More ›

TEXTURE: CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/20/2019 • ( 17 )

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Texture

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/19/2019 • ( 21 )

RDP Tuesday: Garden I used to be a more enthusiastic gardener but my outdoor gardening days have become pretty limited. I manage to get into the garden once a year and clip everything back and pull out all the dead… Read More ›

Trump goes wah wah wah – REBLOG – The Shinbone Star

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/19/2019 • ( 7 )

Originally posted on THE SHINBONE STAR:
Just when I thought there was nothing new to shake my head at regarding our unstable president, along came last week’s Saturday Night Live on NBC-TV. Any comic material about Donald Trump seems to write…

IF THE SHOE PINCHES, YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP WALKING – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/19/2019 • ( 25 )

I just read another post on the power of positive thinking. I was glad to hear one more time how I can conquer pain and make my problems go away by believing they will. Are blessings reserved only for those… Read More ›

AND THE COLOR IS PINK! A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/19/2019 • ( 4 )

A Photo a Week Challenge: Pink I have a particular favorite color of pink for clothing and it’s the only color pink I wear that isn’t a nightgown or underwear. Hot pink. I use to wear black and put a hot… Read More ›

BUSY, SNOWY DAY AROUND THE BIRD FEEDER – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/18/2019 • ( 20 )

FOWC with Fandango — No lethargy here! Sunny days? The birds casually drop by for a peck at the seeds. Warm and sunny? They’ve got other things to do, excuse me, sorry. But today, it’s snowing and all of a… Read More ›

EARLY RISER – A NEW NOVEL BY JASPER FFORDE – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/18/2019 • ( 8 )

Early Riser A Novel – By Jasper Fforde In Audible. I have it in hardcover too. I’ve read it and listened to it. Narrated by Thomas Hunt Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins Jasper Fforde has written some of the… Read More ›

TOM’S CATARACT SURGERY – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 02/18/2019 • ( 17 )

Recently, Tom’s cataracts started to give him problems driving at night. He began seeing large halos around the headlights of the oncoming cars, which made driving a challenge. He went to the eye doctor who told Tom that his cataracts… Read More ›

BACK COMES THE CACTUS – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/18/2019 • ( 6 )

IT ISN’T CHRISTMAS, BUT THE CACTUS IS BACK! FOTD – 02/18/2019 I thought there might be another blooming of the Christmas cactus. Why? It just looks so incredibly healthy and it’s been putting up new shoots like crazy. I wasn’t… Read More ›

OPTIONAL SUNDAY – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/17/2019 • ( 34 )

FOWC with Fandango — Optional After getting up a dozen times this morning to try and convince Bonnie to stop barking — which only something crunchy will accomplish, it would seem — I began to wish I was deaf, too. Normally… Read More ›

UP UP AND AWAY: WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 02/17/2019 • ( 14 )

Weekly Photo Challenge: Up Many things are up for me. I am a very short person and I can’t even read the top shelves in my kitchen. And worse, I’m shrinking. Nonetheless, all my picture will be much upper than… Read More ›

IT’S THE THEATER

By Rich Paschall on 02/17/2019 • ( 16 )

A Hall of Fame Teacher There are a lot of dedicated teachers. Many find a good school and stay with it for decades. Most of us can recall a teacher like this. The fortunate ones will encounter several as they… Read More ›