A Little Maxine Humor

Have a great weekend my friends


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Digital Conversion

With all the hype about digital conversion, can you imagine how confused some of our older folks must be. Take a look and see for yourself. I received this from my girlfriend and I just had to share with you. It's soooooo funny.

Wordless Wednesday

There's a fish Got it

White caps

Today is Fat Tuesday

What is Fat Tuesday?

Fat Tuesday is Mardi Gras, the festival New Orleans, Louisiana, is famous for. "Gras" is French for fat and "Mardi" is French for Tuesday.
The annual festivities start on January 6, the Twelfth Night Feast of the Epiphany, when the three kings are supposed to have visited the Christ Child, and build to a climax on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, which always occurs on the day before Ash Wednesday. The parties and parades will continue until Lent begins at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday.
Mardi Gras is a legal holiday in New Orleans. It is scheduled to occur 46 days before Easter. Since the actual date Easter occurs on changes yearly, Mardi Gras can happen on any Tuesday between February 3 and March 9.
For two centuries it has been an annual event in New Orleans, except during the two World Wars. And thats the facts!

Show us your Kitchen Counter?

Ari 1965 is out hostess this week and here is what she wants us to do...

It's time for show and tell. What does your kitchen counter look like right now? (And no fair cleaning just for the picture!) Do you have any favorite or unusual items on your counter?

Everything I need is right here on my kitchen counter. My favorite, has to be my coffee pot, its old but we love it because its a thermal carafe, it keeps the coffee warm without cooking it and making it so strong. In this photo, I love my little Yankee candle wax melt decoration. It was a house warming gift from my girlfriend. We are a bit of a neat nick, so our counter top looks like this all the time!

Now go over to Beyond my slab and see what the others say.

Straight out of the Camera Sunday

I found this fun meme to do and here is the information .... murrieta365 ....go on over and sign up. All you have to do is post a photo, that is straight out of your camera..no touch ups.

I love this photo of a Hibiscus

Goodbye York Peppermint Pattie

Well another good thing is going away! That's right, the York peppermint Pattie is going to Mexico. The Hershey company of York Pa. made the announcement today. Another piece of America gone down the tubes. What is next?

click to see commercial

Good Bye Old Man Winter

Just two weeks ago it was in the low twenties here, everything was frozen . Now we are in full blown spring (sneezing, running nose, itchy eyes and all). The live Oaks and Georgia pines are driving me crazy! I am happy to be rid of the cold temperatures, but not looking forward to dealing with my seasonal allergies. AAAAAchoo--excuse me, have to go get a tissue. Have a great day my friends. Do any of you have allergies???

These Live Oaks are making me sneeze just looking at them!

Wordless Wednesday

Welcome

Show us your Feet

Our Hostess from Brussels/ Belgium Gattina has stepped up to the task for FM this week, here is here assignment.

Please show us what you wear on your feet inside your home ! Do you wear slippers, flip flops, shoes or nothing ? just take a picture and show us your feet !

Well here we go, I wear slippers during my time in the house. One of my little quirks is, I can not stand to go bare foot on bare floors or outdoors. Blame it on my dear sweet Mother, she never allowed me or my siblings to go barefoot, we always had to wear shoes outside and slippers inside. So to this day, I can not stand my feet getting dirty. I fess up, I have boring feet! The photo below is the standard type of slipper I like to wear, ugly but they keep my feet warm and clean.

Now go and see what everyone else wears on their feet. click here!

And The Winner Is ----

The big winner of my give away/pay it forward is ------The charming watching them blossom Congratulations, I think you will really love "The Shack" it is a good read. I only had one other entry and that was Patiently waiting I would like to thank you for participating.

Give away/Pay it forward

I am so excited to have my first ever give a way/pay it forward. Just last week I was the winner of a give a way (the book, "Three cups of Tea") from watching them blossom . Last month I was the winner of "Simply Smooches" blogging postcards from ipost. So I would like someone else to experience the same joy that I felt, having been on the winning end. Here is the prize, pictured below, along with the rules. First of all, you have to be willing to give me your snail mail address if you are the winner. If you are the lucky one, after reading, sign your name inside of the book cover, add your blog address and a short sentence about the book. The third step is -- Repeat the above instructions. Pay it forward to another one of our blogging friends out there. Leave your name and url in my comments, the winner will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 7pm. Good luck to you all.

Wordless Wednesday

Pelican floatingFlock of pelicans soaking up the rays

Where you Live

The dust will wait is our gracious hostess this week and here is what she said--The subject: Show me in pictures or tell me in words what defines the place where you live. I want to leave the interpretation open to include any possibility.

Since we are lucky enough to spend the winters in the south, we go to Brunswick Georgia. The official name for the area is "Brunswick Golden Isles" this incorporates, the town of Brunswick, Jekyll island and St Simons island. I mostly did photos and a short explanation.

Brunswick is a mix of industry, college and tourism.

The sydney lanier Bridge

The poet of The Marshes of Glynn

The first pot where the famed Brunswick stew was made

Jekyll Island is all tourism

Beautiful Old oak trees thoughout the island

white sandy beaches to lounge on

St Simons Island is also tourism

This is one of tree spirits you see carved in the trees

They boast beautiful oak trees also

That about shows where we live in the winter , it is a very nice area and we enjoy our stay here.

Now go see where the rest of the FMers live click here

Attention all my bloggy friends --- I am having my very first give away/pay it forward. Come visit me on thursday for all the details, hope to see you then.

Eight is Too Much

I just wanted to comment a little on the latest news. Its about the octuplets that were born in California last week. Is is just me or do you agree that this women is 'NUTS'! From what I understand she has a degree in early childhood development and is pursuing a Masters in child psychology. To bring 8 babies into this world by invitro is irresponsible and unfair to the innocent new Born's and also to her other six children, all under the age of six or seven. How does this woman intend to care for all of these kids???? Poor judgement on her part, has created a huge price tag in hospital bills and long term care of these babies. Guess who will wind up paying ----- your right -- the state of California. This has taken Invitro fertilization too far over the line. Something needs to be done NOW!!! I really don't think that God intended for women to give birth to a litter!!!!!! My heart goes out to these innocent little babies, they most likely will be facing a lot of health problems in the future. What are your thoughts on this???

Wordless Wednesday

The Boogie Man

Six more Weeks of Winter

Well yesterday was "Groundhogs Day" and legend has it, if our friend Mr Groundhog comes out of his home and See's his shadow, he goes back in and we will have six more weeks of winter. Now let me see ... if you look at the calendar, isn't that right around the first day of spring??? Hmmmmmm , all these years I believed that old over grown rodent!

Book Monday

Our hostess for this week is the great aoj the lurchers. Here is the assignment......

OK, I know that pretty much all of you out there are bookworms.So for Fun Monday on 2nd February, firstly tell me what book you are reading now. What's it about? Are you enjoying it and why? If not, why not?And secondly, if you were to be stranded on a desert island, what one book would you take with you.

The book that I am reading right now is "The Shack" by William P Young. This is a fictional story about the loss of a young daughter. This book wrestles with the timeless question; where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain? It will definitely give you a new outlook in the way we view God the father, the son and the holy ghost. It is a must read for everybody.

My next book to read is listed below.

John Atkinson is the author of TIMEKEEPER, a magnificent book about a young boy who fights to overcome illiteracy. For more on this book click here.

Now to answer the question, What book would I take with me if I were stranded on a desert island? Take a look, see for yourself.For more FM go on over here and see what others are reading.