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I'm making my field of vision smaller.   Keeping my eyes on what I can see around me. Beyond my field of vision, I have no ability to influence anything.  

But beyond my field of vision, there are so, so, so many things, I can become embroiled in.  And become worried about.  And become upset about.   And have my head almost "explode," over.

And thus, hurt my own health.

And at this time of life, I simply can't afford to hurt my own health.  Can't...  

So I am turning Comments off again...  Then I don't have to "worry" about offending anyone, by not coming here, and vetting comments and publishing them.  And by not visiting others.

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A "Mad Tea Party"...!!!!!!!

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Since I am again trying to accumulate more Gold Stars.  (See here...)  Which means I have to avoid news-news-news-news-news.  And (yesterday) it was broiling hot outside.  Can't even have windows/doors open.  Let alone stick my head out the door. 

So I was hopping around Blog Land.  Going from one blog to another and on and on...  I came across a lovely blog, which I had forgotten about.   One with lovely photos and it's just very, very pretty all-round.  A magical place!   And you know I love, love, love magical.
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"A Fanciful Twist"

I found her again, because she is having another "Mad Tea Party" and her button (above) for this,  was on another blog's sidebar.  And it is today!  I will certainly want to be attending!!!! 

We don't have to participate, to attend you know.  I'm just not that "magically-able" to think up such pretty things, for such a post.  But I'm sure that others, will do their blog entries up, in a lovely and enchanting way.

Hope to see you there!!!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

Today is my husband's 83rd Birthday!!!!

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Have the fire extinguisher handy! 

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It is also Opening Day at the Track.

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And he has gone to work, for a couple of hours, in the family drug store.   He doesn't have to.   He wants to.  It gets him down in the center of town, on the Big Opening Day.

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Where he has been, for the last 58 years...

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I award myself, a GOLD STAR!!!! :-)))

Autumn advertising...  Already....   Oh I suppose stores are full of back-to-school stuff.  But I don't go into stores, except when I need something.  So I haven't seen it.  But here came the on-line Victorian Trading Co. mail.  And silly me, it caught me off guard. 

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Then again, why am I surprised at Autumn selling?  The Black Eyed Susans are beginning to bloom.  And they are a late Summer into Fall flower.

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Getting a "lot of mileage" out of these lovely Tuberous Begonias in the big pot, on the front step...  :-)   We always put these flowers, in this pot, and they always thrive.  This is facing North, and does not get hardly any direct sunlight.  It stays quite moist.  They just love it!

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There!!!  I award myself a Gold Star.

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So here goes, again.....

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Tammy J. commented;  "...so I think your pretty posts are very very important." So here goes, again.....

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Tonight is the Full Thunder Moon.  So obviously, the Native American Indians who lived where I live, experienced many thunder storms, at this time of year. 

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And here are some pretty Faerie illustrations, which she feels are important too.  :-)

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Important to keep to our usual ways, and to show beauty.  And not let all the hate, constantly drag us down.

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So here are the pretty flowers photos....   I'll tell you, my heart is not fully in this....   Showing beauty thing....

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I am still furious...   Yesterday...  "A 17 year old Afghan asylum seeker who police say carried out an ax attack on a German commuter train pledged loyalty to the Islamic State before slashing at least 5 people, according to a video released Tuesday by the Islamic State."

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And Obama and Hillary, keep bringing them into our country!!!!!   HOW  DO  I  JUST  POST  PRETTY????

 

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Don't know who, to listen to, anymore.........???

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Why didn't that cop's life, matter????

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Don't know who to listen to anymore?

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Listen to this man.
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David Clarke, Sheriff of Milwaukee County
David Clarke is the sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He began his career in law enforcement with the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD). In 1992, he was promoted to lieutenant of detectives, and in 1996, he earned a promotion to captain of police and became part of the department’s command staff. As captain, Clarke was responsible for the department’s First Division, and in 1999, he became commanding officer of the MPD’s Intelligence Division.

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He will speak at tonight's Republican Convention.

He speaks the hard truth.

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Well, that didn't last long... My try at just "pretty posting"....

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..POLICE HUNT 2 SUSPECTS..

..AFTER 3 OFFICERS KILLED,..

..3 HURT..

..IN BATON ROUGE AMUSH..

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Well, that didn't last long...  

My try at just "pretty posting"....

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Awoke early..........

Awoke very early...

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Made my decaf...

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Went outside, with it...

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Walked around, a little bit...

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Took some pictures...

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Love photos of rain drops.....

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If you would like to do something, besides .....

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If you would like to do something,

besides wringing your hands, 

and hoping for Divine intervention...

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Read here.....

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I have been reading
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And learn...
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 Many answers...
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To "why"?  And to "What to do?"
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"...stunning natural scenery of ..."

"The stunning natural scenery of Portland, Oregon, inspires a sense of great majesty."

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To see/read more, go here....

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Comments Off, for the time being...... :-)

July is already busy.  And I am not here, as much as previously.  So for now, I'm turning off comments.  Then I won't feel bad, about letting comments go unpublished, etc.  But I can still pop in and post, from time to time!!! 

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I still "feel guilty", when I don't read/comment on the blogs of others, too.  So this plan, will eliminate that, as well.  :-) 
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On the 4th of July....

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Celebrate Patriotism

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Be safe out there....

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Summer... Beauty....

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"Summer has filled her veins with light

and her heart is washed with noon."

~C. Day Lewis

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(Yes, just prettiness...  But no one wants much else, anyway...  I guess.......)

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Just can't stop smiling.........

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JUST  CAN'T  STOP  SMILING....

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Beauty... But deadly beauty.... -sigh-

Isn't that pretty?  Tiny purple and yellow flowers...

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I think it is so pretty.  And it seems as if it likes me.  That white you see, is the house siding, under the den windows.  The den, where I have my computer desk.  :-)

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See?  Doesn't that seem as if it is trying to come to me?  ,-)))))))))

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But the thing is......  It is Deadly Nightshade.  Poisonous. 

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 Lyte urges growers 'to be carefull to see to it and to close it in, that no body enter into the place where it groweth, that wilbe enticed with the beautie of the fruite to eate thereof.' (source)

My husband has pulled and dug it out.  But it returns.  It returns. 

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Best to take Lyte's advice (whomever he may have been) and go after it, again. 

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No matter how pretty,  -sigh-  It has no place in polite society.  Or in one's back yard.

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Rainy and recovery....

Our hearth room....  Drapes pulled and little string of faerie lights on.  While our grand daughter recovers from having her 4 wisdom teeth out, on Monday.

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She has been laying low and taking her meds, with soft food and has been quite good.  But today "could be" the worst day.  She is in "her little nest" on the couch.  It's rainy and cool, so I straightened out her pillows.  Made 2 blankets "neat" and put them on her, and around her.  And quiet prevails.  :-)

At noon time, "Thor" (Noah Syndergaard) is supposed to be pitching for the Mets.  We can have that on the tv, with sound off, if she wishes.  And she can sleep right through it too, if she wishes.  I don't mind sound off.  With my hearing loss, I read the captions, rather than listen, anyway.  ,-)

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So, with not much going on here, and rainy weather, not good for photos....  I'll post some lovely pictures from "Victoria" magazine.

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Mmmmmmm, aren't they lovvvvvvvvvvely...............????????

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"No occupation is so delightful to me

as the culture of the earth, and no culture

comparable to that of the garden."

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