What Size Will You Need?

The PC people will be unhappy with this one!


Spiritual Sundays are hosted by Ginger and Charlotte. To visit other participants, click here.

Pink Saturday - Rose's Pink Ceramic Shoe

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound hosts Pink Saturday. Pause at her Place to see Plenty of other Pretty Pink items that Precious Pink Participating People are Presenting for your Pleasure.

It's Beverly's Pinkaversary. She's been Pink one year.

Our long-time friends, Bob and Rose had us to dinner the other night, and I snapped up these pictures of Rose's special screened-in back porch. It's a fantasy land of pastel colors and whimsy. Here's one small table with several Pinks. Notice the picture frame, the ceramic shoe, and the teapot full of flowers. She's even got Pinks in her fabrics. I'll share more on other days.

Look What BJ Did

Kelli from Kelli's House hosts Show and Tell Friday. If you have something special to share, this is the place to show it. It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, or a treasured collection. Go to her place to join in the fun!

BJ from Sweet Nothings sent me a package. I hope that you all regularly visit BJ. She's one of the happiest ladies in Blogland. She loves her family and her red, black, and white kitchen. Zip by today and tell her that Sally sent you. 

Inside the package was this darling card, two packages of cookies, and some tea.

The card reads, "The next time you feel a smile coming on for no particular reason at all... maybe that's me, remembering you. 

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Philippians 1:3"


The package came on my birthday, and I assumed that it was from my daughter. BJ did not know that it was my birthday; no one did. I am at the age where I'd as soon forget that day is coming.

I didn't even look at the return address. I just ripped it open!

I confess that in my excitement, I opened the ginger lemon cookies and gobbled one right down. Johnny sampled one too before I realized that this was not a birthday gift. I resealed the cookie box to take a picture. Yummy, are they delicious. 


The tea is special. It's Lipton Raspberry Lime REVITALIZE tea mix to go. BJ wrote that she sent it because she knew that I was "going to get tired" when I moved. Isn't that the most thoughtful thing? 

Here's the best part of this special package of goodies. The most darling set of bookends. You know that I love to read and have my book blog where I review and give away books.


Children tugging on a rope. The details are amazing. Look at that hat turned sideways! 


The counter is dark, so I placed the white dishcloth there so that you could see the action.







Now you see this darling set of bookends doing the job it was designed to do.
Thank you BJ. You are a thoughtful friend. I cherish these book ends and will think of you each time I look at them.  Meanwhile, Johnny and I will enjoy the snacking and try not to smack our lips.

Check out my book giveaways on my sidebar.

Philosophy Test

An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist."

Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute.

Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all. His answer consisted of two words: "What chair?"

Outdoor Wednesday - Peace Lily

Susan is the gracious hostess for Outdoor Wednesday. Participants post pictures of anything that they might find outdoors. If you'd like to join in, click here for instructions.

Even though I keep this plant inside the house, you can see a bit of our outdoors. When my mother died, ten years ago, my good friend sent me this Peace Lily plant. It had several blooms at the time. I've kept it in this spot since then. It blooms nearly all year 'round, usually with three blooms at a time.



Now that we're leaving and temporarily going into an apartment rental, we'll have no room for plants, and I'm not even sure it'd make the trip. Therefore, I gave this plant back to my friend in the hope that she'll have years of pleasure with it. 

Did Ya Know That?

This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers. Answers are found below so you won't be frustrated all day!

1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.

2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?

3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?

4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?

5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?

6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters 'dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.

7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?

8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.

9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.'


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Answers To Quiz:
1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: Boxing

2. North American landmark constantly moving backward. Niagara Falls
- The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.

3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.

4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.

5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle. The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.

6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle.

7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.

8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce

9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S':
Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts..

Blue Monday - The Magic

It's Blue Monday! To participate:

1. Post about something blue on your blog. It can be pretty, ugly, funny, old, or new as long as it's blue. Leave a link to this blog on your post.

2. Place the Blue Monday button on the top of your post so that people can easily spot it. Place another Blue Monday button on the sidebar of your blog.

3. Mr. Linky will be up after midnight. Return here and link in with Mr. Linky by leaving your name and the Permalink to your post. To create a Permalink, click on your Blue Monday post title and copy all the stuff in the http window. It is a longer address so that people can find your post even later in the week--whenever they get a chance to visit.

4. Leave me a comment. I promise that I will visit you and leave you a commet. Visit other Blue participants by clicking on their links. Make someone's day; leave a comment.

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Basketball playoffs are in progress, and the Orlando Magic are surprising many with their sharp playing skills. I'm not a big fan, but I sure like their blue uniforms!


 


Of course it's Red, White, and Blue day today. Remember those who have sacrificed for our freedom.



Have a great Blue Monday. Look at my sidebar; there's a new book I'm giving away.

Blue Monday Participants

1. Heidi Pocketbook 2. Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer 3. Lana G! 4. Kady@Life on the Edge 5. Elizabeth 6. Claudie @ Bubblin' Over 7. Sheila 8. bj 9. Marjorie.mollys country memories 10. Mary @ One Perfect Bite 11. Anne Fannie 12. Linnea 13. Tink *~*~* 14. Robyn 15. Serenata in England 16. NatureFootstep SWE

17. Gemma 18. Mozi Esme 19. Barbara, The Purple Goat Lady 20. Shirls Rose Cottage 21. Gie 22. hip chick 23. Ginger 24. Marie(happy postcards:) 25. Sandi 26. Beverly 27. Christi at A Southern Life 28. Jeanne 29. Marty Mason 30. Angie @ Annies Home 31. The Explorer, Philippines 32. Carrie @ Being Domestic

33. Becky K. - Give-a-Way! 34. Becky 35. Terry 36. Tee 37. Iris 38. Mary @Boogieboard Cottage 39. Ivory Spring 40. Maria's Space 41. KayC. 42. Sylvia 43. Carrie - Oak Rise Cottage 44. Vicki ~ FL 45. Libby 46. Fifi Flowers

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Sharper Than A Two-Edged Sword

Ah, but the guard hasn't read it yet.

Spiritual Sundays are hosted by Ginger and Charlotte. To visit other participants, click here.

Many are asking how I'm managing the packing/moving. Johnny and I are doing it the same way an ant eats a sugar cube: bit by bit. We've done a bunch, and we have a mountain more to go.

Take a look at my newest book giveaway and sign up if you'd like a copy.

Pink Saturday - Chuckle

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound hosts Pink Saturday. Pause at her Place to see Plenty of other Pretty Pink items that Precious Pink Participating People are Presenting for your Pleasure.



With the Big move going on, I hope you don't mind a simple joke for today. I'm afraid I have to put my foot down when it comes to producing a longer post.

Check out the new book giveaway on my sidebar.
Happy Pink Saturday!

See you Blue Monday!

Neutralizing

Kelli from Kelli's House hosts Show and Tell Friday. If you have something special to share, this is the place to show it. It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, or a treasured collection. Go to her place to join in the fun!

I follow HGTV, and they say that in order to sell a home, you must neutralize it. That is, remove all knickknacks, personal items, and pictures of family members. Here's my before with my seven grandchildren's pictures:



And here's how I neutralized that wall:



I found this metal thingy at Home Goods for $14.99. I like it enough that I plan to use it in our future home.

This idea of framing would work on any wall to "enlarge" the wall hanging.