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October 01, 2007
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| RIP II, The Twilight Series |
| For Carl's RIP II challenge, from Peril the Second, I give you: The Twilight Series (3 BIG books) by Stephanie Meyer. Once I started reading the first book; Twilight, I realized I had to get the other two immediately; New Moon and Eclipse). Because these books just reach out and GRAB you, I wanted to fly through them, but I took my time, finishing in about a week. Yes, I know these books are BIG! The day I finished, the author was at a book signing at our local Barnes and Noble; I didn't stop by cause I felt ... like a fan girl, a stalker, and I'm MUCH too old for that ;-) Anyway, I really, REALLY enjoyed all three books. Bella and Edward are the central characters; Bella is a human and Edward a vampire, who is, of course, HOT!!! Jacob becomes a central character rather quickly; Jacob is Bella's friend from childhood, who becomes a werewolf. What a fun read! This is what a young adult story should be like. Bella and Edward are VERY attracted to each other, in all senses of the word; I love when Edward says how GOOD she smells (he means her blood). Edward, because he's more than 100 years old, altho he became a vampire at 17, want to marry Bella...and wants to wait until they're married before they get together. Sweet! So old fashioned, so refreshing, such a change from 11 year olds wearing mini skirts and tight tops. I'd like to thank Carl for recommending this series in his first post about RIP II! It's always a pleasure to find a new author you enjoy! |
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October 03, 2007
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| What Is It Wednesday #78 |
| Here's last Wednesday's picture: And this is what it was cropped from: Almost everyone, from Lisa: "O-R-E-O! I'll have a glass of milk too please. :)" to Nicola: "I think it's the top of a chocolate sandwich type cooke too!" got it correct! Some of you thought waffle or pizzelle maker, some of you thought manhole cover (oh my god...MANhole...hahahahah!!!) and DebR...well, here's what she thought: "It's an attempt at a crop circle, only it was created in a muddy field with no actual crops growing there (so they had to build up the mud into ridges instead of cutting down hay) and it was created by a very girly bunch of aliens, which is why it's so flowery. (Sheesh, it's SO obvious!)" Now THAT'S imagination! As always, thanks for playing! By the way, all photos used in What Is It Wednesday are marked as "private" in my flickr account...that's so no one can view the picture at a bigger size to get a better look! |
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| The Great Mofo Delurk 2007 |
| ***SCROLL DOWN FOR WHAT IS IT WEDNESDAY!!!***
I've been noticing a decrease in comments, too and then I read about this over on zoot's blog today (right after I berated a friend for rarely commenting on my blog [not you, K]). Deep down, though, I thought ... oh mah god, it was either a) me or b) my blog was screwed up. My blog designer has been overworked and whatnot lately so I didn't want to ask her to take a look to see if something was wrong and was resigned to my fate. What a maroon! So all you lurkers; come out, come out, wherever you are, stop hiding behind your bloglines and google readers and SAY something, will ya! Comments make everyone smile :-) And if you need something besides my horrid writing to generate a comment ... pick a picture! Which one do you like better...and why? or I'm posting this early, because you know, tomorrow is What Is It Wednesday! |
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October 04, 2007
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| Thursday Thirteen, IHO October |
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October 05, 2007
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| Friday Fill-In #40 |
| If you play, please link back to me and leave me a comment letting me know you played, so I can come visit! Questions this week are courtesy of Amy; thanks Amy!!! 1. If I were a tree I would be_____ because_____ 1. If I were a tree I would be a chestnut tree because of the chesnuts, duh!~ |
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| favorited on flickr |
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Julie's been doing this for awhile, then I saw After viewing the pictures I have favorited on Flickr, I realized I need to go browse a bit. Most of my favorites are of Japan, but there's tons of shots I like that friends have taken that I haven't favorited. I need to change that! I'll do another post on this, and soon! |
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October 06, 2007
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| Saturday Photo Hunt: Curvy | ||
I missed last Saturday (was off having fun on a beach in St. John), but I'm back this week! |
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| Buy A Friend A Book! (Although technically, this should be called "I'm giving away a book!!!" |
| ***Saturday Photo Hunt is below :-) *** I first heard about BAFAB over at tanabata; she's giving away a book! Then I read about it at Bibliotica... Since I'm a book lover and I love to share, I"m going to give away a book too! The book I'm giving is by one of my favorite authors, Nevada Barr; it's her latest, Hard Truth. If you're interested please leave a comment on this post (since I'm late getting the post up) no later than Sunday evening, 7PM; I'll draw a name at that time. |
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October 07, 2007
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| Candlelight |
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| Unconscious Mutterings, #244 |
| f you'd like to play, click here! I say ... and you think ... ?
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| Book Giveaway |
| Faith is the winner! Because this was fun for me...I didn't stop at pulling Faith's name out of the sake cup! Second place goes to...SilverWillow! Third place goes to Vader's Mom! I have a HUGE container of books that were going to be put up for sale on half DOT com, but ... I'll let both of you choose one of those books. I'll list the titles (hahahah I kept writing "tittles") tomorrow, so check back. Seriously, this was so much fun, I think I'll do it again! |
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October 08, 2007
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| The Book List |
| So...most of them belonged to Mom, some to Dad, one to me! Anyone other than SilverWillow and Vader's Mom, I take paypal ;-) Richard Paul Evans - The Christmas Box Jan Karon - In This Mountain Dr. Phil -Self Matters Benedict & Nancy Freedman - The Search For Joyful Clive Cussler - Treasure of Khan Chicken Soup for the Soul - Christmas Treasures My Sergei - Ekaterina Gordeeva |
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| Manic Monday |
| If you'd like to play, Lisa hosts Manic Monday! Here we go: Which month of the year do you think best describes your personality? Hmmm...I'm going with October. Sometimes hot, sometimes cold but never boring...that's me! If you could have had the starring role in an existing movie, which movie would you pick? Um...I'd have Keira Knightly's role in the Pirates movies, please! Getting to kiss Johnny AND Orlando...sigh... Are you attracted to people whose personalities are very similar to your personaltiy or very different? Very, VERY different...I guess it's that old adage, opposites attract. Not just in love, but in friendship as well. |
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October 10, 2007
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| What Is It Wednesday # |
| Here's last Wednesday's picture: And this is what it was cropped from: This belonged to my grandmother, I think (Mel? MB?) and it's from Fujian, China. Michelle (aka birthday girl--Happy Birthday!!!): "It is a small wooden tree next to a small wooden japanese style piece of architecture a house or a resting place." was the first to get it right! Wil was close: "A highly stylized Japanese garden woodcut within an oval frame...." quickly followed by Mel: "It's a Japanese wood carving scene." and then DebR: "Oh, I bet this is one of those little Japanese scenes carved from Balsa wood and put into a little glass box. " As always, thanks for playing! By the way, all photos used in What Is It Wednesday are marked as "private" in my flickr account...that's so no one can view the picture at a bigger size to get a better look! |
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October 11, 2007
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| Thursday Thirteen: 13 Pictures Taken In October |
Created with fd's Flickr Toys. The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It's easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants |
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| RIP II, Second Book; Strangers |
| Second Book of Four, from Peril the First: Strangers by Taichi Yamada This book was intriguing to me, in more ways than one. Yes, it's a supernatural ghost story, which I love...AND it was set in Japan, one of my favorite places. Can one fall in love with a country? Sure! But that's not the subject at hand, is it. I think what we can learn from this book is to go ahead and make an effort to care more, to help not just strangers, but friends and neighbors (and not just help, but LISTEN to). If only he had done so, none of what followed would've happened. An especially nice touch was that he couldn't see what was happening to himself. We never really do, you know? Great book, give it a read! |
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| Thursday Photo Day: Something New |
| The Photo Thursday at Create a Connection hostess this month, Amber says: "...a good theme for this week's photo day to post a picture of something new to you. A new food you had never tried before, a new pair of shoes you love, a new friend you just met, anything that is new to you." Here's what's new to me; they just arrived a few days ago, and I'm SO in love with them! Here's a shot of them meeting Captain Jack Sparrow, who seems to have lost an arm: Here, they meet Screaming Mimi! And here, they're settling in nicely together: If you'd like some poppets of your own check out their creator's blog for details! |
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October 12, 2007
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| Friday Fill-In #41 |
| If you play, please link back to me and leave me a comment letting me know you played, so I can come visit! Before we get to the Fill-In part, I want to tell you two things: 1) My friend Sue is giving away a book on her blog; and if you don't like the book she's giving, she'll BUY you one! What are you waiting for? Get over there!!! 2) Next week, the Friday FIll In will have it's very own site! Details will be forthcoming; it was designed by the groovy Heather over at Goofy Girl Designs and will feature one of my photos as the header! It's really pretty...squeeeeee!!! I can't wait for you all to see it :-) Ok, now back to business! 1. Once upon a time ______________. 1. Once upon a time there was a little poppet. It came into the life of a woman and she fell in love with it. Squeeeee!!! |
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October 14, 2007
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| Prompt #4: Seven Things I Associate with October |
| Cafe Writing: Scribbles on a Digital Napkin I'm picking "Option Four: Seven Things" off the Cafe menu; it looks quite delicious! In improvisation, one of our exercises is a game called "Seven Things," in which we go around in a circle giving each other the challenge, "Give me seven things that...". We are not going to go around in a circle here, but if you're drawn to lists, this prompt is for you. Give me seven things you associate with October. You don't have to explain them, but it's more fun for readers if you do. As I enjoy making lists, particularly about things I love, and given that seven is considered a magical number, this prompt is perfect for me :-) I've sprinkled my digital napkin with a bit of BPAL's "October" for inspiration and here we go! 2. Foliage: There is nothing more spectacular to me than reds, oranges and yellows of beautifully colored autumn trees. Talk about going out in a blaze of glory! 3. Crisp weather: Finally! Sweaters, comfy socks, jeans...and that smell, OH that smell in the air. Cool, clean, brisk...I love it! 4. Full Moon: In October, it's called the Hunters Moon and this year will be on the 26th. This moon is in Taurus, which makes it a good time to let go of pain we've experienced due to death, to honor those who have passed, and to become more aware of the spirituality of death itself. 5. Apples: The fruit of Autumn! When the weather starts turning cool, I think of pies and crisps and tarts, all filled with apples and cinnamon and a touch of maple. Yum! 6. Corn stalks: In almost every cornfield, you'll notice one stalk left behind. I don't know why...but it makes for a wicked good picture! 7. Stormy skies: Clouds scudding by, the tiniest of raindrops falling, possibly a bit of snow at the end of the month...but NOT on Halloween, please! If you'd like to see pictures that go along with the entries, go to the extended entry :-)
A friend of mine who is blogless did Option Five: Pick Three - I shall not sleep lest I DREAM for in DREAMING in sleep so SHALLOW shall the SPIRITS enter in and torture my soul. |
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October 15, 2007
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| Unconscious Mutterings, Week 245 |
| If you'd like to play, click here! I say ... and you think ... ?
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| Manic Monday |
| f you'd like to play, Lisa hosts Manic Monday! Here we go: If you could have a romance with any fictional character, who would it be? Easy one, Captain Jack Sparrow! Course, I'd like to follow him up with Professor Snape, cause I'm a slut ;-) If you could be invisible for one hour, where would you go and what would you do? I pretty much an invisible now... If you could ask God any single question, what would it be? What is my purpose in life? |
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| The weekend |
| Did you miss me this weekend? Friday, I went to my first ever book club meeting; great snacks and conversation (the things you learn when listening to a bunch of social workers!) and I got a TON of stuff from Megan to review for AGMS...not a hard assignment as most of it is either scented lotions or oils and candy. Poor me, eh? Saturday, I gave Wolf a nice long guilt-induced walk and then headed up to Vermont to visit my friend Maureen. She had a golf tournament to attend, so I let myself in the house and hung with Rumor (her dog), Emma (her brother's dog) and the cats, Chloe and Wheels. Great fun was had by all! Mo, her brother & SIL were starving when they got back so we went off for dinner, a delicious Italian place (I had leftover spaghetti for a late night dinner AND lunch the next day LOL). Mo took me to downtown Burlington later that night where we strolled and took pictures. We capped the night off with POTC 2. Ahhhh, life is good. Sunday, I awoke to the smell of coffee and maple sausage...heavenly! We had a quick breakfast and went to meet a friend of hers for a hike in the woods. We kind of got lost while hiking and it turned into a 4 hour trek, some of it up BIG hills (this IS Vermont, after all). Thanks to my GPS navigator, we found our way out. We dropped Rumor off at home and headed to the Magic Hat Brewery, where I got an awesome pint glass and a 12 pack of Halloween beer :-) Then we had a brunch of boxty (and Guinness for me) at an Irish bar called Ri Ra. Came home, packed and headed home...where I collapsed in bed soon after I arrived, after picking a tick off Wolf (never on Max...I think Wolf has sweet blood). I'm still tired! How was your eekend? |
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October 17, 2007
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| What Is It Wednesday's New Home! |
| Looking for this week's What Is It Wednesday? It has a new home, click here! |
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| Quick! |
| If you guys can ask me 13 questions, I'll post 13 answers as my Thursday Thirteen! |
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October 18, 2007
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| Thursday Thirteen: 13 Answers to 13 Questions! |
![]() 1. Heather had a few: "What do you do to entertain your inner child?" Er...anything and everything that I think will amuse it! 2. Next she asks: "What veggie are you most like?" What veggie am I like? Hmmm...broccoli, I think, especially with the perm; bushy headed with a strong stalk! 3. Followed by: "What new show are you into, if any? Pushing Daisies, I LOVE! Also Reaper and Journeyman. You all? What's your favorite new show? 4. My cousin asks: What's your favorite memory of Surf Drive Beach? Finally, FINALLY being allowed to swim out to the raft! And eating frozen milky way bars, of course :-) Just being out in the sun and in the ocean. Great question, cuz! 5. She also asks: "What's your favorite barbecue item? For you southerners, barbeque up here in yankee land doesn't mean meat smoked for days...it means hot dogs and hamburgers, grilled corn, eggplant, potato salad, cold beers or lemonade. I'd have to say my new favorite is grilled eggplant, but it has to be crispy! 6. Monique asks: "what first attracts you to a person?" I can't lie...the size of their...smile!!! I love a good smile. Attractiveness is part of it, but by no means all. More important is their sense of self-confidence, which is funny, as I seem to lack that in huge quantities. 7. She also asks: "what movie could you watch over and over again and never tire of?" She's totally being facetious here, cause I'm pretty sure she knows the answer: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (the first in the trilogy) will capture my attention until the day I die! Any of the POTC movies'll do the trick, too! 8. Followed by: "cabin in the woods or oceanside mansion?" Cabin in the woods, strangely enough. Mansions are just too much work! 9. Julie wants to know "Who was your first dog?" That would be Cocoa, when I was a kid. She was a sweetie, and looked very much like Max. 10. Then she wants to know "What's your favourite photograph that you've taken so far?" I think it's this one: ![]() 11. Followed by "What was your worst date ever?" That would have to be the dude with the pen!s so small it might as well have been an innie. 12. Lisa asks: "Did you have fun tonight?" Yes!!! Lisa and I went to Blue Heron Tattoo in Derry; Lisa got her first ever tattoo, and I got my latest one outlined...and finally came up with a design to redo one on my leg. Woohoo! ![]() 13. Finally, another from Heather: "What things draw your eye when you've got a camera in your hand?" Same answer as #1; anything and everything! Discarded bits of paper, raindrops, the iris of someone's eye...it depends on my mood at the time! The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It's easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants |
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October 19, 2007
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| Friday Fill-In #42 |
Looking for this week's Friday Fill-In ? It has a new home, click here! 1. October is my favorite month. |
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October 20, 2007
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| SPH 80: Practical | ||
Here are three definitions of the word practical: 4. adapted or designed for actual use; useful I can't think of a picture that suits these definitions more than this one: Also, this one is very practical...for this month! |
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October 21, 2007
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| Unconscious Mutterings, Week 246 |
| If you'd like to play, click here! I say ... and you think ... ?
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| Blingo still works! |
| Now, if I could just remember what I was going to search for!!! |
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October 22, 2007
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| Happy Birthday, Larry!!! |
| Today my brother is 3 years younger than me, again...and always lol! Happy Birthday lil bro! |
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| Halloween Tableau, Week Three |
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October 23, 2007
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| ahhhhh, Wednesday! |
| The work week's more than half over, yahoo!!! Right now, I'm laying in bed, listening to the wind blow through the leaves on the trees and into my open window and thinking it's good to be alive. I love this weather...not too hot, not too cold. Wolf likes it too, but not so much the breeze. It ruffles the fur near his butt and that freaks him out. Yeah, he's weird :-) Just a reminder...What Is It Wednesday has a new home; this week's entry is up and ready for your guesses (I post early for my friend from Australia, Julie). |
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October 24, 2007
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| Led Zeppelin Concert Sweepstakes |
| Just to let you know...all good wishes welcome...I AM winning this!!! Each winner (there will be three!) will receive a trip package to see Led Zeppelin in concert on November 26, 2007 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Each trip package includes 2 round trip tickets to London, 2 tickets to the concert, hotel for three nights, meals...and best of all: ~ Two (2) tickets to a private dress rehearsal on November 25, 2007 [OMGOMGOMG!!!] Breathe, breathe... |
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October 25, 2007
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| Thursday Thirteen #91: 13 Things To Remember on Halloween |
![]() 1. When it appears that you have killed the monster, never check to see if it's really dead. The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It's easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted! View More Thursday Thirteen Participants |
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| WiLd Me! |
| Stolen from DebR
Lion's Mane Jelly: Imagine having no eyes or brain, but still having one of the most sophisticated weapons on earth! Lion's Mane Jellies have tentacles over 100 feet long, each one packed with tiny harpoons that inject prey with deadly toxins! I'm so scary! Rodrigues Bat wings: Your wings are very different from bird wings, which are made like human arm bones. Bat wings are more like really long fingers...creepy long fingers! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last night, Wolf was up in his window seat (the window was open; screen firmly in place) and I was reading in bed. We heard a noise outside, like something crashing through the underbrush in the back yard. We both looked at each other, then out the window. I turned off the light, the better to see into the back yard and but we saw nor heard anything else. What do you think it was? |
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| Howling at the moon |
| Krista texted me on the way home and said: "huge moon". I knew she wasn't talking about my @$$, so I grabbed my camera, drove to the cemetery, and got this shot...well, the moon one, anyway. The one of Wolf I took a couple nights ago! Don't forget ... the Friday Fill-In is over here now! |
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October 26, 2007
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| Friday Fill_In #43 |
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Don't forget ... the Friday Fill-Ins are over here now! 1. The last good thing that came in the mail was a Halloween card from Lisa (thanks, Lisa, and yes, the new tat is still a bit itchy!). 2. This week I'm grateful for the amazingly good review I got at work and the pretty damn good raise (especially compared to previous years). 3. Trio of Foie Gras (an appetizer at Todd English's Tuscany) is the most delicious thing ever.* 4. The Dalai Lama inspires me. 5. I'm most happy when I go hiking in the woods with the dogs. 6. And all the roads we have to walk along are never straight and narrow. 7. As for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include dinner and a movie and Sunday, I want to see Halloween Pace Event at Great Brook (horses & riders in costume)! *it features ash brushed goat cheese, prosciutto, fig and plum jam, frisse and tangerine honey. O.M.G., SO good! |
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October 27, 2007
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| SPH 81: Pink | ||
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October 28, 2007
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| The path is illuminated |
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