A Blast from the Past

One of my fave doo- wops...takes me back to the good old days, when the world was safe, and  people loved and respected one another!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

       May The Year 2013 be the best one ever for all my Blogging friends!  Jer and I will start our New Year gazing at scenes like above.  We are snowbirds and are lucky enough to escape the cold,snowy,blustery, frigid S.Central Pa.!  You will be seeing lots of shots like this from the beautiful (warm) Island of St Simon's Ga!!! Now the hard part is getting out of our driveway to start our journey south!  Expecting snow tomorrow!   Will be back Blogging on Tuesday!  Stay tuned!!!

Merry Christmas to you n yours

Fridays Fences ~ # 63

                                      A very Festive Fence...It says Merry Christmas to all!
 Well Folks, it's time for a little break from FF.  With Christmas just days away and getting ready to turn into snow birds before the New Year, we have a ton of stuff to do!  So I am taking time to focus on what has to be done!  FF will return with a renewed enthusiasm on January 3, 2013. I want to wish you all a wonderful Holiday season filled with peace, Love and Joy!

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Barn Charm ~ # 102

                                                    Old and rustic....I like these kind of barns

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This is True...I totaly agree

What has happened at Sandy Hook Elementary...something has got to change in this Country!!!
I stopped watching the news...its so emotional and they repeat the same thing over n over n over! There is so much goodness in th world...why does the media focus on the evil!!!

TURN OFF THE NEWS.......

Morgan Freeman's brilliant take on what happened yesterday :

"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single *victim* of Columbine? Disturbed
people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem. You can help by turning off the news."

* Update  on this article...evidentley Morgan Freeman did not make this comment!! Ok..who ever made it...makes a lot of sense to me.  We do need to know what is going on in this world.. .the media has too much power n it does invade the innocent victims privacy. 

Where are you Christmas?

In

 In light of the horrific shootings that have occured in the past few days..I thought this song was appropriate. All we can do is ask Why....such senseless acts. May God give all the victims..Innocent little children and their families peace and guide them through this time of immense sorrow!  Seems the joy,love and peace of the Christmas season just can't seem to get here.  I know Christmas is in your heart...but with so much sadness in this country lately...it is hard to find the joy.   My heart breaks for all involved. Does anyone else wish we could have a "Happy News" channel.... all we hear on the news is all the bad stuff.

Fridays Fences ~ # 62

                                                             A fence looking through a fence...I like it!!!
* My hearfelt thanks to all of my blogging buddies for your sympathy and comments on my post about the death of my longtime friend.  It really did lift my spirits.  You guys are great!!!

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A Very Sad Day

Today my Dearest friend lost her battle with Cancer. Alice n I have been friends since 1962, we were in the same business class in high school . From the first time I met her we clicked and it was the start of a long friendship. We shared all our cares n woes and believe me we had lots of them.  What fun we had when we were together too!

Alice could make everyone in the room laugh, she had such quick and witty humor. No one had a kinder heart, she was so caring n such a good listener.  Her life was no bed of roses.. she endured the loss of her only son several years ago and two brothers during the same time. But through her faith she was able to deal with the sorrow. I have watched Alice become riddled with back pain which she thought was Arthritis, to the point where she could hardly make it up one step.  Just three short months ago she was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on her spine, which had spread to her lung n liver, she was in stage four.  My mind told me that she would not live much longer, but I hoped and prayed that with radiation n chemo it would go into remission and give her a little more time on this earth. God must have needed an extra angel and he called her home. When I went to see her for the last time on Saturday, she told me she was ready to go.  I am happy that she did not linger in pain too long, that is comforting. Life goes on and death is all part of the big picture. We all understand that, but we never want to let our loved ones go, it means we will never see them or talk with them ever again...it is the end!!! Over time we do adjust, but its a sad adjustment. Our happy memories kick in and help to get us through.  Alice will always have a special place in my heart and my memories of her will put a smile on my face.  Rest in Peace my Dear Friend!

 

Fridays Fences ~ # 61

                                  Vines growing on fences really adds charm...Don't you think????
                                                                 

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Winter Reflections

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Barn Charm ~ # 101

        This is another angle of a barn I posted last month ....I like the stone wall n the shuttered windows.
                                                               
                                                               
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Warmth

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Christmas Bokeh

Having fun with my camera.  I set my aperture at 2.8 and my ISO to 400. Just focus on something in front of the tree and waalaa...nice Bokeh