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Follow Friday Four Fill in blog hop week 178

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Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hillary will list four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her   . If she uses them,she will add you as co-host to the hop! Hillary REALLY NEED STATEMENTS! This week’s co-host is Elizabeth from Silvers Book Reviews – she came up with ALL the statements The statements: Living in_____ makes me______ Wondering what will happen always makes me ___________ Looking back I would have ______ Listening to_____ makes me feel_____ My Answers: Living in  THE USA   makes me   proud and frustrated  Wondering what will happen always makes me   curious Looking back I would have  gone to nursing school like I always wanted to do Listening to  Gospel Music  makes me feel like a very small person happy weekend and be safe

Chats on the Farmhouse porch

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Aloha, greetings from our Island it has been quiet windy, rainy, with the  tropical storms coming in.  some much *needed* cooler weather now, on to the chat QUESTIONS Please tell me something you have done recently that was really fun. Do you worry about any issues regarding food/food quality/food production? Have you painted any of your walls with colors other than white, beige, or tan? What is your favorite way to have a hamburger? If you do not eat meat, what is your favorite sandwich? Please finish this sentence. If I could, I'd like to play_____________________. This could be a musical instrument, a part in a play- use your imagination:) My answers: 1.  made duck face selfies?  something fun, just going out to the lake hanging out with my camera and myself. 2.  I always ck the date on the milk and dairy products.  otherwise no so much.   3.  I have, painted my old bathroom (lemon meringue it was very pretty) 4.  grilled on a charcoal gri...

The Prettiest Leaf

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THE PRETTIEST LEAF If I were a leaf floating from the trees, I would be the prettiest leaf  ever seen.   I may be orange,  red, yellow, brown or green but no doubt I  would be the prettiest leaf seen.  I may be tattered or whole intact if I am  tattered  and torn I will still be there for you to adorn.   Will you wonder why I'm tattered or will you know it came  from falling from the sky so high?  Or will you just guess its  from all the walking feet?   I may be big small or in between,  but will always be the prettiest leaf you've ever seen.

photo a day 118 water fowl

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 these geese came over to me wanting food...then do you believe this? they had the nerve to HISS at me not a good way to get food from me LOL This blue herron *egret* is kind of out of focus as he was very far away and had the lens as far out as it would go hope everybody is having a great weekend..please be safe drive sober we don't want to be hearing about your death because of alcohol

photo a day 117 beautiful sunset and Thankful Thursday

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Fight the good fight for the true faith. Hold tightly to the eternal life to which God has called you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 NLT Here we are on Thankful Thursday no better place to be Life on the Island is very interesting much needed rain coming this weekend, but preparing for  major storms, as there is storms coming from both the east and  west and they seem to always "collide" over OK ;(  Dependable vehicle for travel in this brutal weather we are having been above 100 + for the last 7 days. Friends just checking in on you to see how you are doing tomato plant is "finally" producing 1 tomato but hey when it was planted it was 6" tall and now is almost 3 ft :) the tomato is orange-yellow  a couple more days and in the tummy it will go. . there is so much that we are all thankful for too many to list  PRAYER LIST dad...having echo on the 2nd (please pray his heart functionality has improved...they are talkin...

Thankful Thursday

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Today's  Bible Verse God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12 NLT we all have lots to be thankful for on a daily basis not only on Thur my great nephew was born on the 12th very healthy mom n baby are  doing very well. lots of August birthdays  mom n dad are doing better planning a family reunion for Sept hoping all the family can make it cooler temps the last week, but very hot now much needed rain we got last week a/c for these over 100 days $ to  pay bills prayer list pray for our troops, paramedics, police officers, emt, firemen/women they put their lives in danger every second of every day to help us that results are good on my echo gram and we can get surgery scheduled family traveling to reunion next month my cousin who for some unknown reason keeps having low blood pressure issues and having to get iron every couple weeks hope everybody ...

photo a day 116 surprise lily

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mom's beautiful surprise lily this one got broken off and thought a beautiful pic. they are also known as naked ladies as they are bare from the ground up to the pod of flowers they produce. Hope everybody is having a great week blessings

Chats on the front porch week 152

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hello from Gilligan n Maryann's island the weather has been pleasant for August, below normal temps which is very nice :)  But that tropical storm that came through here last week was a doozey!  and the next one is supposed to be another doozey being stranded on a tropical island you never know what to expect. Now, back to reality here in Okie land the temps have been wonderful and getting some much cooler needed temps. Love the piggies so cute Today's chat: Are you still enjoying (or not) summer, or are you geared for fall? What's the one room in your home that you'd like to make a big change to? Do you ever send "snail mail"? Do you dream? Often? Do you ave nightmares? Tell me something that makes you happy. Please.  My answers: ( gilligans  too ) 1.  I love summer as I do not like cold weather, but shhh Fall is one of  my favorite times of the year...love all the colors  2.  the bedroom, it needs to be bigger lol 3.  Sure I do, belonging t...

Follow Friday Four Fill In Blog Hop - week 176

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Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hilary will list four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her   . If she uses  them, She will add you as co-host to the hop! Hilary will REALLY NEED STATEMENTS! This week’s co-host is Elizabeth from Silver’s Book Reviews. She came up with all last two statements The statements: When do you______ Why is it that_____? During a______ I ________ Singing in the _______ is______ My Answers: When do you  do your house chores? Why is it that  people always need the feel to be in your business? During an argument I always end up crying Singing in the  rain  is S OMETHING I think would be fun This is a  Blog Hop !

photo a day 115

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I love taking pictures of butterflies and flowers so lovely when I catch them both in the same pic hope everybody is having a great weekend.

Nothing to Fear in the Hodgepodge

1. The best part of waking up is _______________________________. being able to thank God for another day. 2. Given a choice, which animal interaction would you most like to experience ( or for you non-adventure lovers...which would you dislike the least?) - swim with the dolphins  in one of several locations in the Florida Keys,  a lion encounter ten miles from Victoria Falls  (Africa), or a day at a remote base camp high in the Big Sur wilderness via the  Ventana Wildlife Society  helping track California Condors? swimming with the dolphins, I think that would be the ultimate gift of a lifetime, having lived on Padre Island and seeing them in their own habitat, was nothing but awesome 3. What is something you fear about old age? Something you look forward to? something I fear is getting worse arthritis than what I already have look forward to retiring back on the coast of TX 4. Hot sauce...are you a fan? If you answered yes, what's something you make/eat that ...

photo a day 114 and Wordless Wednesday

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another reason I love my dad's garden I can always find things taller than me :) :) this is a small sunflower compared to most but hey he is tall and handsome (hehe) happy Wednesday everybody and hope it has cooled off in your part of the country showers of blessings

photo a day 113

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found these beautiful flowers just waiting to be photographed. hope you all are having a great week so far