Violets... And a change... :-)

Our grand son cut our lawns, yesterday.  But these didn't get cut.  Because they are along a rock edging.  :-)  So glad, because,  I hate to lose my violets. 

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We don't drink much.  We love our glass of wine, in the evening.  And our Manhattans on Saturday night.

But!  After he was in hospital, with pancreatic attack, that has to change.  There are 2 causes of pancreatic trouble .  Gall Bladder, and his has been out, for years.  And consumption of alcohol.

So.... No more drinking at all.  If he had to stop, I have stopped too.

And that is why you see the jolly bottle of Sparkling Cider above!  -grin-  Not gonna' be like wine or a Manhattan.  But it will have to do.  :-)))))  Health is more important. 

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Viewing fun......

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I don't have a lot to say....   

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But I have cute illustrations, to show...  :-)

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Hope you are having a lovely weekend!

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As for me, I am off with the faeries...  :-)

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So, do you fear.........???? ,-)

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It is unclear why Friday the 13th is feared.

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But many people do fear it.

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 There is even a name, for the fear....

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Friggatriskaidekaphobia...

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But there is very little evidence to show that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.

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So, do you fear Friday the 13th????

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Living in a dream...Living in reality....

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Living in a dream...

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Living in reality....

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Who wouldn't want to live in that cottage, near the woods, above.....?   And wake and wander through a misty morning field...?

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But I think that most of us, wake to morning coffee, some form of the news (even if it is reading blogs on the Net), and perhaps eating an unhealthy breakfast.  NO!  Not everyone!  I really make my self eat properly, these days!  :-))))
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Wanna' see someone who does live in a magical stone cottage, near trees?  And who loves to wander, in the mist?  And who dresses, as in another time?  Do you?  :-)  Of course you do!!!!!  :-))))
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Just follow "these bread crumbs" and they will take you to a magical blog...
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And "follow these bread crumbs" and they will take you to her  Instagram...

And these breadcrumbs will take you to pictures of her magical stone cottage, near the woods.

Lovely photos of her cat.....
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And photos of her beloved large bunny, "Oliver Winterbottom"...  Who sadly recently died.  But last weekend she got 2 more rescued big bunnies, to love.
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I hope you have enjoyed this peek, into a unique lifestyle.  :-) 
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And now I must admit, that this nasty cold, has this "olden gal" tired out.   So I will take a nap.
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I hope to soon be able to visit and comment in your blogs, again!  :-)))))
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Husband home from hospital...!!!!!!

Husband is happily home from hospital.  Hooray!!!!

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No I don't have a cute mask, like she has.  But I do have a regular surgical mask. 

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Because I have a rottttttten cold.  

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Yes, I have been tested and am on antibiotics.  A few years ago, I thought I was going to die, with bad bronchitis.  I don't mess around with bronchitis.  

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Also have raw, raw, raw throat, and sneezing...

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So a mask is worn!!!  

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He just got out of hospital.  Don't want him to come down with it. 

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I'm not really in Blog Land again, yet.  But wanted to share the good news, that he is fine and home!!!

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Busy... Busy... Busy.....

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A family member is in hospital.  So I have been very busy.  Hope to be back to reading your blogs, soon. 

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Happy May...!!!

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May first...  Time to honor Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, fertility and spring.   

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"She was a minor Roman goddess who typified the season of Spring and generally represented as a beautiful maiden, garlanded with flowers."

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"Her name is derived from the Latin word 'floris' meaning flower."

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"The goddess Flora was celebrated in the six day Floralia festival, which climaxed with gladiatorial games. The Greek counterpart of this ancient Roman goddess was Chloris."~~source

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Spring... And Miss Fisher....

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"Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer."

~Geoffrey B. Charlesworth

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"Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries."  A fun romp, about a wealthy and glamorous private detective, in 1920's Melbourne.   These tales of "Pry-nee" are a romp, and the costumes are delicious. 

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Blogging muse..... Flown away.... Again.....

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My blogging muse seems to have flown away, again.............

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I seem to only have pretty pictures, to put in my blog entries....

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I don't like to have bloggers simply "go missing" in blog land.  If they are busy, or away, or have simply lost their blogging muse...  I like them to tell me.  :-)

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And so, I say this here.  So no one will worry about me.  So you will know that I'm just lacking my blog writing muse.  -sigh-   Often, when I say she is missing, she comes back again.  Perhaps this will happen, this time.  :-)

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Blog Rating...????????

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Blog Rating...  Have you heard of this?  I just saw it, in this blog.  She was complaining about such blog ratings.  And I certainly agree with her. 

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Do Blog Lists, now show blogs-you-follow, by ranking???

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I didn't know that.

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Happy Pink Full Moon...

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Happy Pink Full Moon...

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"Full Moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States."

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"– Full Pink Moon – April This name came from the herb moss pink, or wild ground phlox, which is one of the earliest widespread flowers of the spring. Other names for this month’s celestial body include the Full Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon, and among coastal tribes the Full Fish Moon, because this was the time that the shad swam upstream to spawn."

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Another sign of Spring.......... :-(

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Sigh...  

Another sign of Spring....  

Ants......  

Having to spray and put ant buttons out....   

Sigh.....

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LOVELY weekend.......

Father and son, chatting over the back fence, on a lovely Saturday morning...
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Our grandson, the "squirrel whisperer"...  :-)   This baby squirrel became attached to him.  Crawling up to his shoulders and sitting there, watching the world go by.  When he put the baby squirrel down, it would follow him...

Later, the baby squirrel went to Animal Rescue. 

They already are trying to keep a nest of surviving baby rabbits safe.  Until it's silly mother, takes them away.  -sigh-

All this, with their own dog!!!!
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I grabbed an iron rake, and dug/pulled up the matted dirt and weed roots, which were covering some of the bricks, on our old back patio!  You can see the process, in the above photo.
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And here are results!  I have more to dig/pull up.  And need to sweep or hose the dirt away.  But this is an accomplishment!  Bringing our old patio bricks and rocks back out, into the sun!  :-)
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Air War Games going on, again this morning.  Good thing!!!!  With all the provocation, we are getting, from our enemies!!!

Now, if only we had a Commander In Chief, who had the guts, to act like a man.  Instead of to just wander around, with his nose in the air, and his head, in the clouds.

Grrrrrr.... 

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