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Blue Monday - Blue Betta

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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.

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Today I have a picture of a blue Siamese Fighting Fish (betta splendens). Bettas must be kept separated from other fish because they will attack. If you hold a mirror up to the glass, they will display (spread their fins so that they look big and bad.) 

We had one, and our granddaughter,  Jenna, named him Jewels. I think he looked quite jewel-like. You may have seen these fish with a plant growing in the vase, but experts say that's cruel. We would never treat our pet this way. People generally overfeed fish. We fed Jewels only three pellets a day and changed his water regularly, using only bottled water.

Jewels came to us after our church finished using him for display for a series on fishing. There were nine betas in separate bowls on the stage. Jewels was front and center because he was the most beautiful. 

The life span of bettas is two to three years, but our guy lived almost four years. I like to think that was because of his good treatment. I kept him in a three-foot clear vase with blue stones in the bottom. It made a pretty decorative item. 

Blue Monday Participants

1. m @ tales from an oc cottage 2. Kathy b 3. Susan @ A Southern Daydreamer 4. ellen b 5. Sandi 6. ValerieKC 7. Fifi Flowers 8. Gemma 9. Barb~Bella Vista 10. Candy 11. Diane - Four Paws and Co 12. JD 13. Marjorie.mollys country memories 14. Katherine 15. Charlotte 16. pam 17. Ivory Spring 18. Silly Sophie 19. Patsy 20. LaVoice 21. Libby Twirl&Taste 22. Chandy 23. Stephanie~Angelic Accents 24. Kathy - Mimi\'s Garden

25. Robyn 26. Iris 27. Barbara Jean 28. Linda 29. Anne Fannie 30. Lana G! 31. Jensmere 32. Sharing with Sherri 33. Alfazema 34. NicoleB Hungary 35. Susan@thoughtsfromovertherrainbow 36. Joyce 37. BARBARA,THE PURPLE GOAT LADY 38. Tam @ The Gypsy\'s Corner 39. Baba 40. Beverly 41. Jeanne 42. Becky K. 43. Elizabeth 44. Christine (xinex) 45. Yira @ earlymorningpeace 46. charli and me 47. Mojo, NC, USA 48. Knitty

49. Black eyed susans kitchen (white wicker) 50. Becky 51. bj 52. KayC. 53. Linda\'s Blue Gate 54. Joyce 55. Carrie - Oak Rise Cottage 56. Shirls Rose Cottage 57. Carrie @ Being Domestic 58. Cindy 59. Clif 60. Jaimie @ Season of Singing 61. The Muse 62. Amanda Guthrie ( Calif, USA) 63. Gie 64. Ashley ~ 65. Mozi Esme 66. Terry 67. Cass at That Old House 68. Mamapippa - Belgium 69. Ruby 70. RobinfromCA 71. The Pagan Sphinx - Massachusetts 72. Cindy _ FL

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Dusty

If ever you need a lesson in humility, think of how you'll end up.


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

Pink Saturday - How Sweet It Is

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.

Remember Jackie Gleason and The Honeymooners? He made the phrase, "How Sweet It Is" famous. However, today I'm thinking about my sweetner, Sweet n Low.



Do you sweeten your coffee? With what?

See you for Blue Monday

Blog Party!

Joy at Cupid's Charm is hosting a Blogging party, and it's today. Click here to find out if it's a good idea for you to participate.

My son son and two blogging friends Mindy and Heather turned me on to blogging. I began June 13, 2008, and I've posted every day but one since. In the beginning, I posted a couple of times on a single day!  Obviously, I love meeting people from all over the world and finding out new things.

Mission Statement
At one point, I was challenged to write a mission statement. Here's my final product:

To share with my family and friends and friends-to-be the essence of me: the joy of living, the happiness of family, the fun of having a relationship with the God of the universe in the hope that some may choose to follow Him.

Comments
A big part of blogging is commenting. Cathy from Melodies and Hymnsongs recently gave me this loyal commenter award. I am truly thrilled with this award. I work hard to comment on all of my blogroll every day, as well as to everyone who leaves a comment on my blog. It's really nice to be appreciated for my efforts.

I've read posts where people ask how to get more comments. I've found that to get a comment, leave a comment. It's just like that old saying: The best way to have a friend is to be a friend. 

Most bloggers are polite, and they know that it's just good manners to respond when someone has taken the time to leave a comment for them. There's no big mystery to it.

Blogger Love
Terry at Lady Liberty Patriot gave me this neat Makes My Heart Smile Award award.


She said, "This little lady bug's smiles must be spread near and far they are too precious for just one garden. Blessings and hugs ya'll."

I'm supposed to share, so if you would like some Bloggie Love, please leave a comment and take this award for your blog with my blessings.

I have a book blog where I almost always have a book giveaway going on. Check my sidebars and click on over there if you're interested.