Did anyone know that February is National Bird Feeding Month? I sure didn’t. Birds are lovely creatures. Some sing sweet little tunes; some mimic words or phrases; some are little; some are big; some have long beaks; some have short beaks; some have long legs; some have short legs… you see where I’m going with this? For example, we have this beautiful cardinal that visits our house and flaps itself silly against the mirrors of our vehicles parked in the driveway. I have blogged about this beautiful, yet annoying, cardinal before (you can find that post in my archives), and […]
Reflecting on Lent
“Throw me some beads, mister!” The last day of gluttony, debauchery, wild celebrations, and a last hoo-rah for anyone and everyone preparing for the upcoming Lent season is today – “Fat Tuesday”, for tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. As anyone knows who participates in Lent, Ash Wednesday starts the fasting and religious obligations associated with the season of Lent. This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, Feb. 13th, and go until Saturday, March 30th, with Easter Sunday on March 31st. Being from West Texas, I don’t ever recall being familiar with Mardi Gras or “Carnaval”… that is, until I moved to Biloxi, Miss., and was given […]
I Admit It… I Love Working!
My husband has jokingly said (of me) that I “will be the only person in the world to work through her own bereavement leave and work three days past my funeral.” He’s probably going to be correct, because – and I’ll freely admit this – I love working! Right now I’m working as a Medical Assistant for a General Surgeon… no names will be given because (1) I don’t want to be asked for any medical advice (as I’m NOT a doctor nor am I an RN/LPN), and because (2) I don’t want any stalkers (joking… ok, maybe only halfway […]
My Week in Pins – Elephants
I know what you’re saying… elephants? Yes. They are strong, beautiful creatures. Have you seen Water for Elephants, starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson? If you haven’t, it is really a beautiful movie. But that’s not my point. Robert Pattinson cares for the elephant in a traveling circus and Reese trains and has an act featuring that strong, beautiful elephant. Anyway, here are the elephants… (Note: All pins are from Pinterest, and the original source has been cited.) When I saw this photo for the first time, I will admit it made me a little sad. Surely they can make an […]
My Favorite Things: A “Smashing” Idea!
One of my favorite things is reading and re-reading magazines and then pulling pages of interest out of the magazine to re-read a third time. But all those loose magazine pages can get lost or torn, so I decided I need a way to smash all of those pages together! Remember the “Slam Book” in Mean Girls? It’s the book that the “mean girls” plastered photos in, and wrote mean and cruel things about their peers and the teachers. Well, my “smashing” idea is not so much of a “slam book” but a “smash book”. It is a smash of all […]