Author: LDSVenus

Memorial Day – 2014

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In Memory of our Fallen Heroes

In Memory of our Fallen Heroes

I give a special reverence to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, their lives, for what they loved, a free and safe country for their families.    May we honor them in all we do and may we always keep this country free and safe in their honor.  I also want to thank all those who are now serving or have served, in any of the branches of the Armed Services, for your love of freedom and for being willing to serve us and your country without regard for your own lives, you’re all heroes to me. May we always remember that Freedom has a price and all those that have paid that price.

Spring! & Spinning at the Park

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Blueberry Bush

Blueberry Bush

 

I have been going to put a little garden on my patio for several years now.  Last year I finally broke down and bought 2 large pots and 3 small rectangular potting boxes (you can see part of them in the picture on the left)  and didn’t get the soil for planting, lol.  This year I bought the soil and mulch and started, inside, two squash plants (a zucchini and a yellow squash).  They are officially growing and planted out in the pots.  For Mother’s Day I received a potted blueberry bush – which I had wanted for a couple of years but it wasn’t in my budget, it is shown in the picture at the left.  I have planted spinach in the rectangular boxes and am very excited about having some fresh veggies this summer ;).

I forgot to take my camera out today when I went to the park to spin but you can see the park here from another year.  I try to get out to the park once or twice in the spring to spin.   After being cooped up inside most of the winter, it was wonderful spinning in the shade of the lovely large trees and  was beautiful and with all the green grass and the leaves on the trees, and the temperature was absolutely perfect, such a wonderful peaceful thing to do. 🙂

I Didn’t Really Forget

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He is Risen!

He is Risen!

I didn’t forget about Easter, had a wonderful Easter Sabbath Day.  I just didn’t get to my blog, lots of things going on this year.  I had asked the Lord to let me serve more this year, and he is!!!  I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!!

Is it Spring Yet?

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Installing Spring

We got a tease of spring, but it’s cold today again in the 30’s.  Spring in the midwest is off and on again and I saw this and this is exactly how I felt!!!!  Tho’ Hawaii is what comes to mind instead of FL, FL has alligators, snakes and sharks, Hawaii doesn’t have any alligators or snakes, only sharks lol.  Hope you laugh as much as I did.

Happy Valentines Day :)

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wing chimes

Wind Chimes

Sock Critters

Sock Critters

My sister is a very talented lady :).  She has designed these “critters”.  They are sock dolls of a sort.  They are really so cute!!!  The picture on the right are some Wind Chimes (well they dont really have any chimes on them, just wasn’t sure what else to call them).  You can click on the picture to enlarge the view and I have another picture below to show them up close.  They are very pretty :).  How lucky am I to be related to her? 🙂  Especially when she gives me stuff 🙂   You can view her site here to see the things she makes and the tutorials she puts up on how to make them :).  Look under share it for her blog on what she made and the drop down under create it for the tutorials :).

Wind Chimes 2

Wind Chimes 2

Well the ground hog saw his shadow this month and made me very sad. 😦  We have had a very cold and very snowy winter, just like that danged Farmer’s Almanac said we would.  I think I’m gonna work on outlawing that thing, unless of course it comes up with a better prediction for this coming winter :).  I see that wordpress has updated some stuff and I can’t find spell check, sigh, so I hope everything is spelled ok, if not I’m gonna blame WordPress :P.

Meet Boo

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 My parakeet passed away this week.  He was 13 years old and I had had him for about 3 years.  He wasn’t really friendly but did seem to enjoy my company and I enjoyed his wonderful little songs. My son and his spouse decided that I needed another little friend. So they showed up last night with Boo (Cockatiel) and cage and toys and food in hand. He’s about a year old.  He’s not real friendly yet, but he should accept me and will be nice company.  He’s very pretty, he’s a yellow with a modled grey on his back and wings.  Thank you Tim and Ev.

 

 

Polypay Ewe roving almost full single spool

 

I have been spinning, and knitting (2 comfort shawls for some sweet ladies in my ward that lost a husband and mother) so I have been keeping busy.  You can see how the roving to yarn is coming along 🙂 

We have been cold and snowy, though that is what the Farmer’s Almanac predicted, I was hoping it was wrong :P.   Is it spring yet? 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas 2013

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Merry Christmas

“Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the  mouth of my holy prophets” 3 Nephi 1:13

May you all have a blessed and wonderful Christmas, and may the peace of this season be with you through out the New Year.

Happy Thanksgiving Day

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Waldorf Salad

 

 This was what I made for the Thanksgiving dinner I attended today.  Good stuff 🙂 

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving day some good food, family, friends and football games :).  Oh yeah the Cowboys won today :).

Snow is here 2013

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November 11th – First Snow

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  Well, we had our first snow, was only ground cover and didn’t stick to the streets as you can see in the picture on the left, on November 11th.  We had a similar ground cover snow the next week.  I woke up this morning to some real snow, not alot of snow (about 1/2 to 1 inch) but it did cover the ground and the street.  The city has it’s snow plows out and the stores are plowing parking lots.   Ok the first few snows are all right, pretty, etc, etc, etc.  HOWEVER, it’s cold and the snow doesn’t stay a pretty pristine white.  It gets grey and dirty and that is what the winter will look like alot as the winter drags on. sigh.  Is it Spring yet?

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Newer Car!!!

Yep, I got a newer car (9 years younger than my little red putt putt).  A friend of mine (the one I walk with on Monday and Thursday evenings) and her husband got new cars and had this one sitting arournd.  They told me they would like to give it to me, but I’m stubborn and proud and told them I would take it if they would let me pay something for it.  Wasn’t much that I had to give them but it was something and now I have a newer car that I don’t have to worry about needing fixed all the time. 🙂  It has the key device  that you can unlock it from a distance and it has power windows and a radio that works :), I feel like I’ve moved up in the world, lol.  It drives smoothly and I have to say the color is one of my favorites :).  What a blessing my friend is. 

I’ve been teaching in Primary for about 4 1/2 years in my ward.  I got a new calling on Sunday, Compassonate Service Co-ordinator.  I’ve served in many positions in my church but have never filled this calling before.  I know a little about what to do, not alot, I know it’s not one that most people covet :P, but I like people and I like helping, so I’m hoping I will be more of a blessing to others in this calling than a burden as I learn.

Veterans Day

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Veteran's Day

For our Veterans

Afganistan isn’t on this old picture, but please note that those veterans are certainly included!  I would like to take a moment to thank all those veterans who fought in the various wars and “police actions” for our freedom.   Thank you for your service, and thank you to your families for allowing you to do that.

*Rant warning, if you might be offended, please do not read*

Patriotism seems to be dwindling among people in this country and I find it very sad that the pledge of allegiance isn’t said in many schools and some people don’t pay any respect to the flag when the pledge is said – what happened to respect?  Why are our local governments opposed to showing patriotism (because it might offend someone?)?  And many do not even know the national anthem.  We should be proud of our Country, it allows us freedom to choose, freedom of religon, freedom to speak our minds and many other things.  It does not guarentee us the previlege to be rich, only the freedom to pursue that, if that is what we want.  It does not guarentee that we will not be offended – only that we have the right to voice our opinion.   We are not all the same, some are smarter, some are braver, some are more sensitive, some are more pragmatic , some are more creative, but we all have something to contribute to making this country great.  It would be very boring indeed if we were all the same, please note I’m not talking diversity in the way our goverment does, because we need to pull together instead of all the divisive attitudes we have today, if we don’t we will continue to be country in conflict and there is a scripture that says “….Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth” St Luke 11:17.  There is much truth in that, even if you are not religious.  If you don’t like this country, I urge you to find one that suits you so you can be happy, please DO NOT change mine, I like it the way it is.