Friday Show and Tell.......

It's Show and Tell over at Kelli's so hurry on over to see the list of bloggers participating.......



This was outside a garbage dumpster.........
A beautiful two story, hardwood doll house that someone evidently had begun to construct.....the extra siding, windows, some furniture, etc., were with it.......

I hope soon to show the completed doll house...........

The Newest Member of Our Clan.....Lucy...

Meet Lucy, the newest member of our clan.....Several months ago, Mindy's collie, Baxter, was hit by a car and later died.....she decided she didn't want another collie now......one look at Lucy made up her mind......Lucy was a Christmas gift from Mindy to Mindy.......a teacup Shitzu........less than 2 pounds...10 weeks old....This is Mindy and Lucy.......
At Mam and Pop's house for Christmas........
I don't like the pink bow in my hair....
She finally manages to get it out...no, I didn't....Mam can't see well.....
I came with fancy trappings......a pink and brown toile bed, my own blanket, a pink plush bunny........
Please, may I get out for awhile.......

You Make My Day Award from Mary.......Which Austen Character are you?

Thanks Mary for giving me this award....It may sound trite, but it does mean a great deal to me....to be thought of is always a warm feeling....Thank you......
Now I'd like to make your day.....

Amy, Picketfence Mom
Nora, Nora Lee's Nook
Dot, Strolling Through Georgia
Heidi, Celebrate the Seasons
Yolanda, Bliss
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I am watching the Jane Austen movies on PBS on Sunday night and saw this character quiz on someone's blog...can't remember which one....just click on the button on my side bar and see who you are.....then please leave me a comment as to which one you are.........

Gift from Marion and John and where, oh where, can their gift be?

This is a story about the received and the 'not received as of yet'.......

On the exact same day, December 14th, after having an early Christmas luncheon with cousins, we stopped by the village post office to mail Marion and John's Christmas gift to Wales...when we drove in our carport, next to the door was a package.....checking the address, I saw it was from Marion......I brought it in and placed it under the tree....of course, I wondered what delightful treasures it held but determined to wait until Christmas Day to find out.....

Finally the day arrived and so many individually, gaily wrapped gifts came into view....for Edward and me......an elegant, gem-colored accessory carrier, a little mirrored 'sweet dreams' plaque, Lavender soap, a little teapot caddy, an exquisite necklace, a beautiful flower notepad, a CD of Welsh singers (I'm listening to it now) and an elegant tassel...(Marion, how did you know I hang them everywhere... on furniture, lamps, knobs?) all with handmade tags and a beautiful Christmas card handcrafted by Marion.......

Edward had candies, a vivid blue bird ornament (at our house he'll hang year round) a pastoral scene journal, highland shortbread made from ingredients grown on HRH Prince Charles' farm.....delicious, each one......

Now, the rest of the story.......Marion and John have yet to receive their package......I feel so badly......I won't say what's in it..hopefully it will get there.....maybe it will be a Valentine's Day gift or Marion's birthday is in February........

If by chance, you see a rectangle package, wrapped in brown paper ,with red writing, embellished with green holly leaves and red berries, please leave me a comment. I'm hoping it didn't get on a slow boat to China by mistake.............





Post Script:

On Friday, January 25th, Marion and I were emailing back and forth and in the middle of one she was sending...the postman delivered a parcel to her home....THE LOST PACKAGE HAD FOUND ITS WAY TO ITS DESTINATION.....YAAAHHH......

Friday Show and Tell...... I am Blessed to Be Me Because........

Today is Friday and it's Show and Tell over at Kelli's...........

I apologize for the blurred pictures.......A few things I've recently found at a consignment shop and thrift store........................



A large pewter bunny tray....just can't have too many bunnies...
A pewter bunny pitcher.........
A long cone container with greenery....it originally had some orange orchids in it also that I removed........

A brass bird plaque....can you make the birds out?

Two sets of mercury glass candle holders....don't call for an eye appointment, it's the picture......
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Cathy over at Melodies and Hymnsongs asked me to participate in this exercise and I appreciate her thinking of me....well, here goes....

1. I'm blessed to be me because I'm a child of the King and Jesus loved me enough to die in my place...and blesses me with faith to know He will never leave me nor forsake me......

2. I'm blessed to be me because I live in a wonderful country...in the country.......

3. I'm blessed to be me because I've never know hunger (other than when I chose to skip a meal) and I've always had a roof over my head and clothes to wear.....

4. I'm blessed to me because I freely chose to marry my husband.......

5. I'm blessed to be me beause I have two loving daughters, two sons by love and eight fantastic grandchildren....a loving family who are close to each other...not in distance but in love and concern for each other....

6. I'm blessed to be me because I have a loving church family who would come to my aid in whatever way I need.....

7. I am blessed to be me because I have access to so many advantages to further learning such as libraries, internet, elderly wisdom......

8. I am blessed to be me because I have a friend since 1st grade who would do whatever I'm in need of without question......

9. I am blessed to be me because I live where the stars and moon shine brightly in the sky without hindrance of bright city lights.....and I'm surrounded by God's creation......


10. I am blessed to be me because I've met so many like minded ladies through blogging...the majority of which I'll never meet face to face, though we've met heart to heart....some I do expect to meet and see face to face.....

11. I am blessed to be me because in case of illness I can see doctors and receive needed medical attention......

12. I am blessed to be me because I have a love of gardening, fixing my home, sewing, etc.....

13. I am blessed to be me because I have six active, healthy grandchildren who live next door and I can hear them talking, laughing and playing in the yard next door......sweet music to my ears....and two that I can see in about three hours.....

14. I am blessed to be me because I have a piano and a few years ago a sweet friend gave me a full size digital piano-organ that brings me untold hours of pleasure.......

15. I am blessed to be me because my husband and I are seemingly in good health and able to minister to our congregation of sweet, loving brothers and sisters in Christ........

I choose Sue of Life at Home who I've met recently and I'm so impressed with her sweet testimony of God's goodness and faithfulness as her son is on a journey of a very serious health problem......

2. I choose Jillian of Jillian's Pages....another new friend who is bringing insight of her wisdom through her blog..........

2. I choose Katherine of Yellow Rose Arbor who I enjoy reading daily as she spreads cheer and is always upbeat......

I choose you, too, so let me know why you are blessed to be you.......

Living what we profess.........

Some emails are so worthy of passing on and I think this one of those..........

>> His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with
>> holes in it, jeans, and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for
>> his entire four years of college.
>>
>> He is brilliant. Kind of profound and very, very bright. He
>> became a Christian while attending college.
>>
>> Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, very
>> conservative church. They want to develop a ministry to the students but
>> are not sure how to go about it.
>>
>> One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes,
>> jeans, his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and
>> so Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat.
>>
>> The church is completely packed and he can't find a seat. By
>> now, people are really looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says
>> anything.
>>
>> Bill gets closer and closer and closer to the pulpit, and
>> when he realizes there are no seats, he just squats down right on the
>> carpet.
>>
>> By now the people are really uptight, and the te nsion in the
>> air is thick.
>>
>> About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the
>> back of the church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill.
>>
>> Now the deacon is in his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a
>> three-piece suit. A godly man, very elegant, very dignified, very
>> courtly. He walks with a cane and, as he starts walking toward this boy,
>> everyone is saying to themselves that you can't blame him for what he's
>> going to do.
>>
>> How can you expect a man of his age and of his background to
>> understand some college kid on the floor?
>>
>> It takes a long time for the man to reach the boy.
>>
>> The church is utterly silent except for the clicking of the
>> man's cane. All eyes are focused on him. You can't even hear anyone
>> breathing.
>> Th e minister can't even preach the sermon until the deacon does what he
>> has to do.
>>
>> And now they see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor.
>> With great difficulty, he lowers himself and sits down next to Bill and
>> worships
>> with him so he won't be alone.
>>
>> Everyone chokes up with emotion. When the minister gains
>> control, he says "What I'm about to preach, you will never remember.
>> What you have just seen, you will never forget."
>>
>> "Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some
>> people will ever read!"
>>
>> I asked the Lord to bless you
>> as I prayed for you today.
>> To guide you and protect you
>> as you go along your way....
>> His love is always with you,
>> His promises are true,
>> And when we give Him all our cares,
>& gt; You know He will see us through.

>> God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
>>
>> You shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You
>> need to be able to throw something back.

Shelf with Pewter.....................

It has been a few weeks since I've participated in Kelli's Show and Tell......................



I really like the new Show and Tell logo................






This is a shelf in my kitchen with part of my pewter.....the shelf was in its first life a deck for a hutch.....at our house things don't necessarily remain what they began as...........my husband sawed off a portion of the bottom......I also like teapots, roosters and blue and white dishes..........do you see beyond what something is to what it can be?
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Teresa,
Welcome to my blog....thank you for visiting and commenting...please come again.....Betty
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Rescue of the Whale.......

This is an email that I received recently.............

The Whale
If you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle,

you would have read about a female humpback whale

who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps

and lines.

She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused

her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of

line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line

tugging in her mouth.

A fisherman spotted her just east of the FarraloneIslands

(outside the Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help.

Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was

so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her.

One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.

They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her.

When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles.

She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them,

pushed gently around-she thanked them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.

The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was

following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.

May you, and all those you love,

be so blessed and fortunate ...

to be surrounded by people

who will help you get untangled

from the things that are binding you.

And, may you always know the joy

of giving and receiving gratitude.

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A Gift From the Side of the Road......Annie

This was written a few weeks ago but just tonight I decided to post it.....

About a month ago, my husband was going to our little village when a little blonde furball ran out in front of him.....another vehicle dodged it. My husband went back and picked it up...a little female. She was wet, hungry and scared. We had not had a dog since Bandit, our 11 year old Shitzu, passed away some 12 years ago.

We decided on the name Annie, since she was an orphan....that seemed appropriate. She was carried to the vet......she had a myriad of health problems.....he mentioned putting her to sleep but my husband wasn't ready to do that. We, and especially Edward, are going to great lengths to nurse Annie into good health.....she is happy......and she brings lots of joy to us and to our six grandchildren next door..........

Annie had some good days and many that were not so good.....she seemed to be happy.....sadly when we had had her about a month she began going backward in health again. She passed away and was buried in our pet cemetery. Although we had Annie just a short while, she will live in our memories forever.....farewell sweet Annie........





Sweet little Annie girl............


My husband said Annie had 'teddy bear eyes'.......

Baby, it's cold outside.........

The last three nights we have had extremely cold temperatures...... My husband placed a water hose up in a tree.......

This morning we had lots of icicles........
We decorate Christmas trees with man-made icicles but they don't compare with these.......Is it cold at your house?

The weather forecast for the weekend is in the 70's...............I think that's why we have so many colds....hot one day, freezing the next.......what do you think?

Why did the chicken cross the road.......a little humor......

This is an email I thought you would enjoy........

Why did the chicken cross the road?

DR. PHIL :

The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on THIS side of the road before it goes after the problem on the OTHER SIDE of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his CURRENT problems before adding NEW problems.

OPRAH :

Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so badly. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

GEORGE W. BUSH :

We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

COLIN POWELL :

Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...

ANDERSON COOPER - CNN:

We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

JOHN KERRY :

Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.

NANCY GRACE :

That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN :

To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART :

No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

DR SEUSS :

Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY :

To die in the rain. Alone.

GRANDPA :

In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS :

Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart-warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.

JOHN LENNON :

Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.

ARISTOTLE :

It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

BILL GATES :

I have just released eChicken2007, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#@&&^(C% ........ reboot.

ALBERT EINSTEIN :

Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

BILL CLINTON :

I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE :

I invented the chicken!

COLONEL SANDERS :

Did I miss one?

DICK CHENEY :

Where's my gun?

AL SHARPTON :

Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.