Monday, May 31, 2010

Blue Monday - Memorial Day

It's Blue Monday! I'm so glad you came.

Please place the blue bird logo at the top of your post so that others easily find your Blue Monday post. Remember to place the link for Blue Monday in a prominent place; much as I hate to, I will DELETE those who do not follow this simple rule.

To participate: just click here for BLUE MONDAY INSTRUCTIONS or check out the instructions in my sidebar.

If you visit other Blue participants, you'll discover that they will return the favor.
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Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. We have blue as one of the colors of America's flag.




Memorial Day Trivia:

* Memorial Day is a day of remembrance of those who have died serving our country.
* General John Alexander Logan ordered the Memorial Day holiday to be observed by decorating the war dead.
* On Memorial Day, the flag should be at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff.
* Red Poppies are recognized as the Memorial Day flower.
* “Taps” is often played at ceremonies on Memorial Day.
* Memorial Day was first called “Decoration Day” because of the practice of decorating soldier’s graves with flowers.
* New York was the 1st state to officially recognize Memorial Day.
* Flowers and flags are the two most popular items people use to remember soldiers.
*After World War I the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war.
* Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in 1971. This began the three-day weekend celebrations.



Happy Blue Monday!


Blue Monday Participants
1. Kathy @ Delightsome Life
2. Rajesh, India
3. Manang Kim~USA
4. mizhelle
5. I smell fish and ice cream
6. Dena E~~~Dream Doolders
7. Riet, Holland
8. Lani-Trucks
9. ellen b -
10. Lana G!
11. Teena @ Rosy Colour
12. Shirleys World
13. Candy@The Little Round Table
14. LaVoice
15. Sarah@BloggingWhileWaiting
16. Mary@OnePerfectBite
17. peggy gatto
18. bj @Sweet Nothings
19. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove
20. Eden, Australia
21. Joysweb
22. Rinkly Rimes
23. Sam@Mom.Undecided.
24. Shannara
25. Benikos,Samos,Greece
26. Benikos, Greece
27. Joyful in Vancouver Canada
28. Jan, Australia
29. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita
30. tatess-Blog and Me
31. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN
32. Irene, Norway
33. Wira Santosa
34. Becky@Random Musings of a Deco Lady
35. Blessing Reflections
36. shirl
37. Debbie-Dabble
38. Reach Beyond Limits
39. Annelie E, Sweden
40. Jeanne,backyard neighbor
41. The Tablescaper
42. cindy
43. LUNA
44. Beverly@How Sweet The Sound
45. Hyanne- It's Not Just A Blog
46. tin and sparkle
47. Vernz, Philippines
48. Belle
49. Christi at A SOUTHERN LIFE
50. DeniseMarie
51. My Painting Room
52. Terry
53. Kathryn
54. Lynn Lovelies
55. Happy Memorial Day!
56. Pie
57. Small Reflections
58. Tinas Photoblog, Sweden
59. Charlotta, Sweden
60. annies home -
61. HoodPhoto (OR-USA)
62. Chie Wilks
63. Shy@Milestones
64. Homemaking In High Heels
65. hip chick

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Blue Monday - DWTS

It's Blue Monday! I'm so glad you came.

Please place the blue bird logo at the top of your post so that others easily find your Blue Monday post. Remember to place the link for Blue Monday; much as I hate to, I will DELETE those who do not follow this simple rule.

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Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) is one of my favorite television programs. I "watch" it every Monday night by telephone with my friend, Belle Jo, who lives in Mississippi. We chat during the commercials!

Tonight is the final episode of DWTS, and it will be something worth watching! The remaining three couples are so talented that anyone of them could win the coveted, giant trophy ball. I have noticed that my favorite color blue shows up in their costumes. For today's Blue Monday, I'm presenting some pretty blue costumes, worn by the three finalists.

Here's Derek Hough and Nicole Scherzinger during week 3. Look at those high leaps! They are the favorites to win. Nicole was a dancer before DWTS, so she has an edge.




One of the judges, Bruno Tonioli, said that Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were a "symphony in blue." Erin has steadily improved each week.



Anna Trebunskaya and Evan Lysacek show beautiful extensions with their long arms and legs. Isn't her blue gown just lovely? Evan already knows a good bit about the art of movement as he won a gold medal for ice skating.



Do you watch DWTS? Who do you think will win?

Happy Blue Monday!


Blue Monday Participants
1. Kathy
2. Candy @ The Little Round Table
3. Dena E. Dream Doodlers
4. LaVoice
5. ellen b -
6. Riet, Holland
7. Shirleys World
8. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove
9. Jan, Australia
10. Rajesh, India
11. Mary@OnePerfectBite
12. Rinkly Rimes Australia
13. Loui
14. Christine
15. Becky
16. Shannara
17. Lani
18. Milla
19. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner
20. Eden, Australia
21. The Recycling Loop
22. mizhelle
23. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN
24. Treasures from the Heart
25. Anne Fannie
26. Joyful in Vancouver Canada
27. Carpe Diem Sweden
28. Sarah@BloggingWhileWaiting
29. Christina @ The Corsames
30. The Tablescaper
31. DANIELA
32. My First Gumball
33. Eileen, Md
34. Anni, Sweden
35. Belle @ Live! Love! Laugh!
36. hip chick
37. Happier Than a Pig in Mud
38. Beverly@How Sweet The Sound
39. Jeanne,backyard neighbor
40. margene
41. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home
42. Auntie E
43. Christi at A SOUTHERN LIFE
44. gengen
45. SWA - Headed to Blue Waters of PCB
46. Kathryn
47. Reach Beyond Limits
48. Manang Kim~USA
49. Dimple
50. shelle @ dancing matilda
51. Teena @ Rosy Colour
52. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home
53. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage
54. Barb~Bella Vista
55. Cindy-Giveaway!
56. Helen
57. Nancy's Daily Dish
58. SWEET NOTHINGS
59. Shelia @ Note Songs -Not One Rooster
60. Opposites Attract
61. Fiesta Apron & Margritas
62. Kat @ Mom's Place
63. BeNikos,Samos,Greece
64. DB , Ranch Dressing
65. Briarside Lane
66. Flowershopgurl
67. BeNikos,Berlin, Germany
68. Hyanne - It's Not Just a Blog!
69. Susie Q
70. Mapeh Homepage
71. Shy@Milestones
72. Grace-Life is Beautiful, USA
73. My Journey to life
74. Heidi - HEART AND HOME
75. Maritz Entry # 3
76. Personalized Umbrella Giveaway
77. DeniseMarie
78. Hannah - zukan
79. hapzydeco
80. ...Molly's Country Memories
81. Kayce's Life and Journey
82. DE-Whiteserenade
83. Irene Photography, Norway
84. Joy- Books and Life
85. Pie
86. annies home -
87. Fifi Flowers
88. peggy gatto
89. Joysweb
90. Charlotta-Sweden
91. veredit

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Monday, May 17, 2010

Blue Monday - Pizza Man Figurine

Hello. I'm glad you joined us for Blue Monday!

To participate: just click here for BLUE MONDAY INSTRUCTIONS.

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My favorite color is Blue. It's also my husband's favorite color. In fact, it's the world's favorite color! True. More people choose Blue than any other color as their favorite.

Bloggers are often surprised to realize that my house is not chock full of beautiful Blues. Oh yes, I have some Blue, but it doesn't dominate my home. Today, I'm sharing a part of my kitchen. You can see from this picture that I collect apples, but they're not certainly not Blue!



I have an amazingly talented granddaughter, Ara, who made this pizza man figurine from salt dough when she was about eleven years old. I was delighted that it made the two moves--first from South Florida to the rental and then to our new home--and stayed in one piece. It's quite fragile, so I've placed it inside a cloche, and it sits beside my stove.



Did you notice the Blue pants? Here's a close-up.




Happy Blue Monday!


Blue Monday Participants
1. Mary@OnePerfectBite
2. Candy@The Little Round Table
3. Jenn - Peek 'a Blue
4. Fifi Flowers
5. Loui
6. Ann-Tin & Sparkle
7. Farmor, Sweden
8. Vivapinay, Philippines
9. Shannara
10. ellen b -
11. ...Molly's Country Memories
12. Rajesh, India
13. Deborah
14. Lani=Blue
15. peggy gatto
16. mizhelle
17. Bogie's Wonderland
18. Dena E.@Dream Doodlers
19. Becky @ random musings of a deco lady
20. MOSAIC BIRD BATH-a little bit of everything
21. Sheila@QuintessentialMagpie
22. Sara Chapman, Seattle USA
23. Christine (xinex)
24. LaVoice
25. gengen
26. Homemaking In High Heels
27. carolynUSA
28. Rinkly Rimes Australia
29. Hedwig - Sweden
30. Riet, Holland
31. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner
32. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita
33. Carpe Diem Sweden
34. Anni, Sweden
35. Anne Fannie
36. Cindy @ Applestone Cottage
37. Eden, Australia
38. Jan, Australia
39. Irene Photography
40. LUNA
41. Dave Q, UK
42. Eileen, MD
43. hip chick
44. CailinMarie
45. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN
46. Reach Beyond Limits
47. cindy
48. Debbie-Dabble
49. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen
50. RockCandy
51. The Tablescaper
52. My Painting Room
53. Linderhof
54. A Vintage Cottage Home
55. Jeanne,backyard neighbor
56. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home
57. hapzydeco
58. Becky K
59. Writing Abode
60. ilovepink
61. Shelia @ Note Songs - Little Bitties
62. Blue Mosaic
63. Shirleys World
64. salmagundi
65. Baba's Special Babies
66. Kathryn
67. DE~whiteserenade
68. Zsoka Racz
69. Sherrie@A Conversation at Goodwill
70. tatess-Blog and Me
71. Him, Me, and our Three
72. Barbara Jean
73. Pie
74. DB at the Ranch
75. Dhemz, CA. USA
76. Briarside Lane
77. foto CHIP - Birgitta
78. J&J Milestones
79. Joy- Books and Life
80. Joyful in Vancouver Canada
81. Kvasthilda, Sweden
82. annies home
83. Stephanie@Angelic Accents
84. Teresa C.

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Blue Monday - Blue Book

It's Blue Monday! I'm so glad you decided to join in the fun.

To participate: just click here for BLUE MONDAY INSTRUCTIONS or check out the instructions in my sidebar.

Please remember to visit other Blue Monday participants by clicking on their links; leave a comment, and they will return the favor. In addition, please remember to leave a comment for me.
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Kelley's Blue Book is famous as a source for finding out the value of used cars. It's often used when pricing cars to sell or to buy. I watch Judge Judy on television, and I have seen her refer to it several times.

It's a beautiful royal blue color.






Have you ever used Kelley's Blue Book?
I'm providing the link so that you can go online here and find out the value of your car. It's a handy link to keep for future reference.


Happy Blue Monday!

Blue Monday Participants
1. Jill, Northern CA, USA
2. Ann@The Tattered Tassel
3. Karen@Elsie Eleanor Designs
4. Candy@The Little Round Table
5. Ceekay
6. lightbluelife,taiwan
7. color inspiration
8. Jenn-Crackled Teapot
9. Christine
10. tatess-Blog and Me
11. LaVoice
12. Rajesh, India
13. Mary@OnePerfectBite
14. ...Molly's Country Memories
15. mizhelle
16. Dena E.
17. Eden, Australia
18. Shannara
19. Riet, Holland
20. Ivory Spring
21. Milla
22. Rinkly Rimes
23. Barbara Jean
24. Mar, Spain
25. Roger's Gardens
26. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita
27. sylvia extra from villa extra
28. Carpe Diem Sweden
29. Hagemor Norway
30. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN
31. Komali Nunna-Strawberry-green salad with ginger-cumin dressing
32. Loui
33. Anne-Marie with a dash
34. Gena @ thinking aloud
35. LUNA
36. Inspired Living Spaces
37. Siromade Australia
38. DANIELA
39. Happier Than a Pig in Mud
40. Mary @ Home is Where the Boat is
41. hip chick
42. AnnA, Sweden
43. Jeanne,backyard neighbor
44. Beverly@How Sweet The Sound
45. Becky K
46. Pining for Colorado
47. cindy
48. The Tablescaper
49. Jan, Australia
50. Reach Beyond Limits
51. Robin@DecoratingTennisGirl
52. Beeutiful by Design
53. gengen
54. They Smell Like Heaven
55. Hagemor Fotosafari
56. Helen
57. Ann@Tin and sparkle
58. Erica-Blue and White Collection.
59. Debbie-Dabble -FIRST GIVEAWAY!!
60. DenieMarie
61. Debra Kaye
62. Indigo Bunting
63. Nashville Strong
64. Sherry@MyHomeSanctuary
65. hapzydeco
66. Picking Narcissus | SS
67. Briarside Lane
68. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen
69. SailingSimply
70. Joyful in Vancouver Canada
71. Race@Wahm's Cozy Corner
72. Tea Duchess
73. Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch
74. Pie
75. DE~whiteserenade
76. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home
77. Fifi Flowers
78. annies home -
79. Lorie @ The Shewbridges of Celebration, FL
80. Gunsside, Norway
81. Shy@Milestones
82. Teresa C.
83. Christina @ The Corsames

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Mirror, Mirror, in My Hand

Shelia from Note Songs is having her first-ever Daring Darling Bathroom Beauty Snapping Divas Party! This new grandmother has once again thrown down the gauntlet!

It all began on August 3, 2008, when I became a Charter Member of the BBSers by publishing my snap here. Before that long-ago date, I had never THOUGHT about taking a picture of myself while looking into a mirror. Shelia dared Blogland to snap, snap away whenever we go into restaurant restrooms! I had no choice but to enter several restaurants and snap, snap away. (Did I mention that I was DARED?)

So here I am--stepping up to this new challenge; Shelia said that now we can use any mirror. So this time I've snapped a close-up. To show how brave I am, this was taken without any make-up!





Hey, at my age, you don't want to see anymore than this without extensive make-up.


See you on Blue Monday!


Monday, May 3, 2010

Blue Monday - Pencils

It's Blue Monday! Come join the fun.

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If you visit other Blue participants, they will return the favor.
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This was sent to me in an email, and I simply had to share with you. Can you believe it? These are just pencils!






Don't you agree that the blue sets it off?


Blue Monday Participants
1. Jill, Northern CA, USA
2. Debbiedoos
3. Tracy F. @ Honeysuckle and Hissy Fits
4. ellen b -
5. Jenn Raley - Grandma & Little Stinkers
6. Candy@The Little Round Table
7. Ann@The Tattered Tassel
8. Dena E.
9. mizhelle
10. LaVoice
11. ilovepink
12. Eden, Australia
13. AnnA, Sweden
14. Rinkly Rimes Australia
15. DB @ the ranch
16. carolynUSA
17. Briarside Lane
18. Riet, Holland
19. New Beach Sign And A Giveaway!
20. Vernz, Philippines
21. Mary@One Perfect Bite
22. Diann @ The Thrifty Groove
23. Baba's Special babies
24. Hedwig - SE
25. Christine (xinex)
26. Yoli ~ Apron Senorita
27. MIN FOTODAGBOK SWEDEN
28. Anne Fannie
29. Rajesh, India
30. Lacy @ The Inspired Nest
31. Irene Photography, Norway
32. Milla
33. Siromade Australia
34. hip chick
35. LUNA
36. Cacai M.
37. Debbie-Dabble
38. Liz - BLAST OF VINTAGE BLUE
39. Black Eyed Susans Kitchen
40. Jeanne,backyard neighbor
41. Shannara
42. Shelia @ Notesongs - New Chairs!
43. Reach Beyond Limits
44. DANIELA
45. sylvia extra from villa extra
46. Daddy Gets to Play!
47. Kathryn
48. RockCandy
49. cindy
50. Erica
51. Auntie E's Garden
52. Becky K
53. Homemaking In High Heels
54. Kim @ SavvySouthernStyle
55. Laura@White Spray Paint
56. Kathy (KBeau)
57. Susan (Between Naps on the Porch)
58. Manang Kim,USA
59. Ms. Sharlotte's
60. Coralie @ A Vintage Cottage Home
61. m @ tales from an oc cottage
62. hapzydeco
63. My Outdoor Sanctuary
64. Ann @ Tin and Sparkle
65. charmine
66. Joy- Books and Life
67. Transferware GIVEAWAY
68. Mary @ Vintage Comfort
69. Maria's Space
70. Singing the Blues
71. Pie
72. Loui
73. Myrna @ My Enchanted Home
74. THE STYLISH HOUSE
75. ...Molly's Country Memories
76. Joyful in Vancouver Canada

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