I BELIEVE IN FARIES AND LITTLE PEOPLE-HERE IS PROOF THEY EXIST

 I grew up believing in

LEPRACHAUNS

and

LITTLE PEOPLE

YES. I. DID.

As I grew older I realized

I may have been hoodwinked

by one of my father's stories.

BUT THEN~

I found this on our property.

First I saw this tree.

I took it as a sign that the branch

that was crosswise was pointing

to another tree.

And it was!

Look what I found at the base of

the tree it was pointing at.

Is that cool, or what?

I told you it was cool!!!

You KNOW it is a FAIRY HOUSE, right?

I fell into a prone position to take a photo

of what was INSIDE this tree.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!

HONEST!  You won't BELIEVE IT!!!!

Let's look through that hole!

Ready?

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 Are you a believer now?

Huh?  Are you?

Is that the cutest little fairy house

you've ever seen?

Didn't I get a great shot

of the inside of that tree?

What do you mean 

YOU DON"T BELIEVE ME????

Well, as SweetCheeks would have said....

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTT!

Now she would just roll her eyes

and say....NANA!!!!!!

Our little SweetCheeks

has grown up~

SEPTEMBER THOUGHTS & MEMORIES- Y'all Got Apples?

 

This time of year always

makes me a bit nostalgic.

It makes me long for my youth

on the farmlands in Pennsylvania.

I remember those I loved

that lived there with me

and the cool ,crisp mornings

I spent in the woods with my father.

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There are songs that I find

particularly haunting.

Neil Diamond's

September Morn

is one of them.

I am not putting the music

on here because I know

most people find background

songs annoying...

but if you get a chance 

listen to the song when you can.

September brings out my

"rustic side".

I love picking 

the perfect apple!

 and baking

the perfect apple pie

 and making

home made applesauce.

Needs a sprinkle of cinnamon,

doesn't it?

All those things make me

a  little nostalgic but 

what hits even deeper?

We moved from 

what was supposed to be our

"forever home".

We have downsized and 

gotten rid of tons of stuff.

And I still have more stuff

to dispose of--sigh.

Living in a condo means

we live differently than we did

once upon a time. 

Plus, hubby's health issues keep us

anchored to our living space.

Life is full of changes, 

isn't it?

Thanks be that I am one that

ROLLS with the PUNCHES

although I will 

say that sometimes I feel like

PUNCHING SOMEONETHING.

Can't you just hear your grandma saying,

"That's not ladylike" (or nice)...

If you promise to be very good,

and not give 

mean old Uncle Arthur 

Ex-Lax in a Hershey's bar wrapper,

I will be back in a bit with

some Fall pictures of the 

area I live in now.

Yeah- Yeah- I promise!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ME!

 

She wore flowers in her hair-

Yes she did!

49 years of marriage started here-

on the riverbank in Alva, Florida.

Whoop-de-doo

When did I get wrinkles and
when did his hair disappear?
~sigh~

The bride wore a Gunne Sax gown

and the groom wore a

BLUE LEISURE SUIT!

lol

Then, we had to re-marry 

a few years later

IN A CHURCH

just to make everyone happy!

And where are those pictures?

Yeah- I am wondering that, too! 

Hope you all have a wonderful day.

I am planning on doing the same!

SECRETS FROM THE PAST~INCLUDING A SPECIAL SECRET

 Some of you will be too young to relate to this post.

Some things bring my mind right back 
to a certain

MOMENT IN TIME.

A while ago I spotted something in the store

that made me stop and stare.

It was THIS!
PRELL!

My mother washed my hair 
with this for years.

I had to have some for old times sake!

It is probably like using 
dishwashing liquid

 on your hair

but I sure do love the smell 

and the memories that accompany it.

When I got to be a teenager 
I declared my independence!

Yes! I! Did!

I bought this instead.

Yes'm - I was a Breck girl.

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Yes- I washed my hair with BRECK

but prior to that I brushed my teeth with

IPANA.

It came in one of those 

horrible old metallic tubes

that rusted and hardened like

 gun metal as you emptied it.

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THAT  was my mother's choice 

and when I was a teenager

I chose

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Don't forget your white gloves, ladies.

Let's hope your teeth are that white 

from using Crest!

After brushing my teeth 

I would get dressed for the day.

My mother's choice for me
was something like this

only mine would have been 
about 8" from the floor...don't ask.

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Let's just say I scandalized 
everyone in sight

the day I showed up in this:

Yes-That is really me! 

I was definitely a thorn 
in my mother's side.

Seriously.

The one thing she 

COULD NOT BELIEVE?

That I threw 

THESE AWAY

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You used THOSE with one of these beauties

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Those were the most miserable

things ever- I am sure they were

invented by some man!

As soon as I saw the ad 

I rushed out and bought these.

imageWHY did I buy these?Well, I bought those because theADVERTISEMENT SAID:

I could swim, play games

and, best of all,

I could 

GO FLY A KITE

which is exactly what my mother

often told me to do!

How about you?

Any Girls Only Stories you want to share?

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Mums (deodorant)  the word here.

After all, 

YOU KNOW

I can keep a 

C'mon- Tell All

ps.  come back soon-

I might be up to 'sumthin'....

NANA DIANA SUMMER UPDATE

 THANK YOU

to all of you that have

reached out to me!

I guess I owe everyone an update!

Hubby has been dealing with a lot of health issues.

Serious issues. Issues that keep him in bed

for days at a time.

He passes out when he stands,

sometimes he is so dizzy, even sitting,

that he doesn't want to get out of bed.

This is not vertigo-nothing like that.

His blood pressure plummets at a

moment's notice.

Sometimes his BP is 60s/30s.

It's crazy.

The dr's say none of it makes sense.

I don't remember the last time 

we did anything together except watch

shows on Prime or Netflix.

Mayo has accepted him as a patient

BUT

after talking to them last week, 

it could be six to nine months 

before they will be able to see him.

Meanwhile, they have changed his medications

several times with no improvment.

All of his tests are normal,

EEG/EKG/CT SCANS/BLOOD WORK/LIVER FUNCTION/HEART/LUNGS

All normal-No cancer SOOOOO--What is it?

Meanwhile,

I have been doing several things 

around our condo complex.

A friend and I started a women's group 

(WOW-Women of Webster).

We have a monthly luncheon, card games, 

a book club, etc.

We are opening an Etsy shop soon-

so stay tuned for that.

There is a nice clubhouse and 

a huge pool here so I am able to stay active

when I know Hubby is taken care of 

and won't get up while I am out.

It works for us----because it has to!

                               I walk daily with my best boy,

        SCRUFFY.  

We get at least 3 miles a day in unless it's raining.

He doesn't like to get his feet wet 

but thinks nothing of rolling in the mud. 

He keeps me happily entertained 

for hours on end..on end...on end.

He has no OFF button....

Thank God for a grandson that 

likes to play with him.

I need to get after my garden areas because 

they need to be divided and moved

but will probably wait until Fall now. 

They ARE lush and gorgeous though.

I did get most of my flowers in

around the front courtyard.

So, my friends, there you have it.

And, in case you are wondering, 

I still have my wicked sense of humor. 

I need it on those day when I wake up

to a mess like this!

A closet rod and shelf collapsed!

A good time to sort thru old clothes maybe?

Maybe overload on the pole?

Darn dog- I told him that was too much weight!

                              I will try to stay a bit more

connected.

Maybe I'll show you the cute

little number I am wearing for the

Fourth of July.....

Thanks for hanging in there

with me.

Love to all~

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY-BRING THEM HOME

 This is one of the most beautiful tributes

I have ever heard

for our servicemen/women

that so valiantly guard our safety.

~A parent's prayer for a son

(or relative)

that is away serving his country~

If you have a moment to listen to this

you will not be disappointed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnRf3TQcpk

God bless all those men and women

that protect my family, friends and loved ones.

Blessings- I hope you have a wonderful

MEMORIAL DAY~

MAYDAY! MAYDAY!! MAYDAY!!!

 

 Hooray- Hooray

It's Really Is May Here!

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I apologize for not being

as regular with posting

as I was in the past.

Hubby is not well and takes

a lot more time at this point.

However, On with the show......

I was born late in my father's life.

He was 53 when I was born-

his first child.

Born on a farm in

Pennsylvania with

uncles and aunts that

owned farms around,

or connected, to ours.

Because of my father's age,

that meant that I grew up 

with cousins

that were almost 

a full generation 

older than I was.

So, by the time I was six or so,

many of my older cousins 

were driving.

Some were already married

or engaged.

On the first of May,

my cousins down the lane

 would come,

along with my Aunt Bessie,

and pick me up.
She never drove a car 

in her life so her

daughters drove.

We would drive 

a few miles to 
a lightly wooded area

where we would pick

MAY FLOWERS.

Today,I know that 

they were simply 
SWEET VIOLETS
in pretty pastel colors.

Oh- How I loved MAY DAY

They spread before us 

in the woods on leggy stems.
We would pick big bunches 

to bring home
and we would plop them 

in jelly jar vases.

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Then, Aunt Bessie 

would give us each 
a slice of fresh baked bread
slathered with butter 
and homemade strawberry jam.

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I would go home 

full and happy,
with my hands clutched full 

of wildflowers.
I would be smiling 

when I entered the back door 

to our farmhouse, 

 the screen door slapping shut behind me.

My brother, Charlie, who is 
smiling down from Heaven,
had a special poem
JUST FOR ME.

It went like this:

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I thought I was ugly
Until I saw you.

Yes- Oh- the fond memories 
that take me back to childhood.
I would stick my tongue out 

at him and set my
MAY FLOWERS
on the counter
to celebrate the
MAY DAY.

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So-CELEBRATE TODAY
~ JUST CELEBRATE~
CELEBRATE TODAY IN MAY.
SHOUT IT
loud and clear
MAYDAY!  MAYDAY! MAYDAY!

Did you know that if you shout MAYDAY
three times in a row 

it is 
the international signal 

of distress?

Be careful-
Be.very.careful.

You know what THAT means, 

don't you?
You may get someone 

that looks like 
THIS coming to your rescue!

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Just never you mind Kris, 

Junk Chic Cottage,
you have your OWN fireman!

HAPPY DAY IN MAY!