HRH

His Royal Highness?........Hmmm!

How about

Hubby Riding Harley!

'O Billy Boy,
The pipes, the pipes are callllliiinnngggg.....

From glen to glen, and down the mountainside....'

*****

Hey, if Bill can pick up

his birthday present
2 days early (see picture above),
then I can say
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY'
one day early,
right?

XOXOXOXO
Susan

TIP FOR TUESDAY

Here's a neat Good Housekeeping tip
(compliments of Maxine)......

Always keep several get well cards

on the mantle...

so if unexpected guests arrive,

they will think you've been sick

and unable to clean!

*****

Be back soon....

I'm on my way to the dollar store.

*****

GARDENING

FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING:

PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS...
1. Peas of mind
2. Peas of heart
3. Peas of soul

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH...
1. Squash gossip
2. Squash indifference
3. Squash grumbling
4. Squash selfishness

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE...
1. Lettuce be faithful
2. Lettuce be kind
3. Lettuce be patient
4. Lettuce really love one another

NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS...
1. Turnip for worship
2. Turnip for service
3. Turnip to help one another

OUR GARDEN MUST HAVE THYME...
1. Thyme for God
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for others

WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND
CULTIVATE WITH LOVE.
Author unknown

How does your garden grow?

OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

In the image below, a white equilateral triangle is perceived,

but in fact none is drawn.

On the grid below, do you see grey areas

between the squares?

Look directly at an intersection and they disappear.

Is this book open or closed?
Now, take your time and look at the one below.

It's amazing!

Follow the following instructions:
1. Relax and concentrate on the four small dots in the

middle of the picture in about 30 – 40 secs.
2. Then take a look at any smooth single coloured surface

(probably a wall) near you.
3. You will see a circle of light developing.

Start blinking your eyes a couple of times and

you will see an image emerging!!!
WHAT DO YOU SEE??? MOREOVER, WHO DO YOU SEE???

SCRIPTURE for SUNDAY

CHIPMUNK PREVIEW

I have several chipmunks that come into our back porch & climb up onto my feet to get peanuts.

Meet 'Smoky', one of my favorites.

(He got his name because his 'home' is out in the

back yard under our barrel smoker)

Oops! All out of peanuts!

I'll post more pictures soon.

Have a fabulous Friday!!

ONE YEAR BLOG-A-VERSARY!

Today's my ONE YEAR BLOG-A-VERSARY!

Come on over and help me celebrate!

(That's lemonade on the table, but

I don't know what the waiter in the

background is serving.)

S: )

MEMORIAL DAY

FUNNY FRIDAY...OOPS!

Planning on having some remodeling done?
You may want to think twice before hiring these carpenters........

SO TRUE!!

What a profound short little paragraph!

"Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. And what one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they don't have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

--Quoted by Dr. Adrian Rogers in 1984
(1931-2005)

SCRIPTURE FOR SUNDAY

Have a beautiful, wonderful Sunday!

THE 5-MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR ONE

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well...
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts. The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT ! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).
And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world?

Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

GOOD ADVICE

Not everyone can whistle,

..............but everyone can SMILE!

YOU CAN SMILE (When You Can't Say a Word)

--A. H. Ackley

There are many troubles that will burst like bubbles,
there are many shadows that will disappear;
When you learn to meet them, with a smile to greet them,
for a smile is better than a frown or tear.

Tho' the world forsake you, joy will overtake you,
Hope will soon awake you, if you smile today;
Don't parade your sorrow, wait until tomorrow,
For your joy and hope will drive the clouds away.

When the clouds are raining, don't begin complaining,
what the earth is gaining should not make you sad;
Do not be a fretter, smiling is much better,
and a smile will help to make the whole world glad.

Chorus:
You can smile when you can't say a word,
You can smile when you cannot be heard;
You can smile when it's cloudy or fair,
You can smile anytime, anywhere.

*****

I hope you find something to smile about today! S: )

HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY!

My husband and I are so blessed that both of our mothers are living. Both turn 91 this year. They both love the Lord, and guess what!.... they are both named 'Edith'. Two very different, but amazing women!

Richer Than Gold

You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
richer than I, you never can be --
I had a mother who read to me.

--Strickland Gillian (1869-1954)

*****

Happy Mothers' Day to mothers everywhere,

but especially to our two very special mothers!

***

SPRING BLOSSOMS

Here are a few pictures from our yard:
We've had rain all week, so the flowers are a little 'beat down' from the rain. The first is one bush of numerous azaleas currently in bloom. I only snapped this one, but we also have white, light pink, and lavender.


I had not heard of wild azaleas until we moved here to North Carolina. We did not plant them; some were here when we bought the property. Now, they are scattered throughout our yard. They aren't bushes, but trees, and are loaded with rich apricot-colored blossoms.

This is a lavender hybrid rhododendron. Each flower cluster looks like a bouquet of azaleas. We also have many bushes of wild rhododendrons growing all along the sides of our creek, but these won't be in bloom until next month.

Closeup of rosy-pink hybrid rhododendron:

Now, if I can just get the chipmunks to co-operate, I'll post some pictures of the cute little munchkins in the next few days.

WHAT DID WE DO BEFORE COMPUTERS?

LIFE BEFORE THE COMPUTER

*Memory was something that you lost with age

*An application was for employment

*A program was a TV show

*A cursor used profanity

*A keyboard was a piano

*A web was a spider's home

*A virus was the flu

*A CD was a bank account

*A hard drive was a long trip on the road

*A mouse pad was where a mouse lived

*And if you had a 3 1/2" floppy

.....you just hoped nobody found out

*****

HAPPY 25th, LISA & JEFF!

LISA & JEFF !!

WHERE GOD AIN'T

Where God Ain't
--Unknown Author

He was just a little boy
on a week's first day.
Wandering home from Sunday School
and dawdling on the way.

He scuffed his shoes into the grass;
He found a caterpillar.
He found a fluffy milkweed pod
And blew out all the 'filler.'

A bird's nest in a tree overhead
So wisely placed up high,
Was just another wonder
That caught his eager eye.

A neighbor watched his zig-zag course
And hailed him from the lawn;
Asked him where he'd been that day
And what was going on.

'I've been to Bible School,' he said,
And turned a piece of sod.
He picked up a wiggly worm, replying,
'I've learned alot about God.'

'A very fine way,' the neighbor said,
'For a boy to spend his time.
If you'll tell me where God is,
I'll give you a brand new dime!'

Quick as a flash the answer came!
Nor were his accents faint.
'I'll give you a dollar, Mister.....
If you tell me where God ain't!'

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?
If I go up to the heavens,
you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths,
you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there Your hand will guide me,
Your right hand will hold me fast.
--Psalm 139:6-10

"45"

Today is our 45th Anniversary!

This card's for you, Bill!

***

God has blessed our years together

more than we ever could have imagined!

Thank you Lord, for bringing us together;

for being our Savior, Counsellor, Guide,

for the blessings of children and grandchildren,

and for all of the joys

You've brought our way,

and thank you Bill, for being such a

wonderful husband and putting

up with me for all these years!