FRIDAY THIS AND THAT- FRIDAY THE 13TH----OH NO~ NOT AGAIN!!!!

  Are you scared of

PARASKAVEDEKATRIAPHOBIA?

Are you scared that you 

MIGHT HAVE A DISEASE

with such a long, weird name?

Maybe you have it and don't even know it.

I do!

I have it to some extent!

I might have a touch of

PARASKAVEDEKATRIAPHOBIA!

I do NOT like Friday the 13th!

No, indeedy!

Are you superstitious?

Are there certain things you avoid doing?

Do you spill salt and throw some over

your left shoulder to avoid bad luck?

Do you avoid walking

UNDER A LADDER?

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Does a rocking chair rocking with no one in it

means there will be a death in the family?

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Do you believe bad luck and deaths

comes in threes?

Do you think it will bring you 

bad luck if a black cat crosses your path?

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Nope! Me either.

HOWEVER-

I DO NOT LIKE THE NUMBER 13!

I won't buy a house 

(and we have had 16 of them)

with a THIRTEEN in the address.

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I won't buy a house that has

THIRTEEN STEPS.

Nope!  No. I . Won't.

Did you know that when they hang people

there are 

THIRTEEN STEPS

leading up to the gallows?

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Do you think those being hung

count them?

Is their last thought-

WOW!  They were RIGHT

13 IS an UNLUCKY NUMBER!

(yes-I know I am wicked-thanks for the reminder)

Did you know:

Most hotels don't have a 13th floor?

There are many bible references to 13?

There were 13 people at the Last Supper-

There is a 40%+  decline in houses that 

close on Friday the 13th.

Places offer discounts to couples that will

book their wedding on a Friday the 13th.

And-perhaps the most important thing of all?

It takes 13 Witches to form a Coven?

Well, I won't be joining the other

TWELVE OF YOU TODAY.

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This old witch will be staying home,

sucking down coffee

and watching old movies today

cuz ya just never know what 

danger lurks outside on

FRIDAY THE 13TH!

HAPPY VETERANS DAY-GOD BLESS THEM AND OUR COUNTRY

 

I am ashamed to say

that I don't

always think about what the cost

is for my freedom.

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I don't always think about

the person that laid

down their life so that

I can enjoy the freedoms

this country allows.

I don't always think about

the day-to-day struggles that

some of our veterans must deal with...

the physical, emotional, spiritual end

of it.

I do think about my Father

a medic in WWI (yes-WWI)-

A war he never, ever talked about.

His gas mask hidden in our attic.

He was a young man in the service

and an old man when I was born (53).

I do think about my Uncle Samuel,

that fought in the Korean War~

but I don't ever remember him

mentioning it.

I do think about my foster brother, Eugene,

that was part of the Vietnam war years...

the war that wasn't a war,

or so they say.

I do think about my nephew, Scott,

that suffered permanent damage

when he was fired on as

he guarded one of

Sadam's palaces.

He paid the ultimate price

and passed away after suffering

for years.

And, I do think about a man

that had a blog..

A man that I met in my blog travels...

That was a man that gave it all

for his country...

and became but a shadow

of his former self, on the outside..

Inside- he was a fighter of the

greatest magnitude.

I still have a soft spot for 

Kurt The Krippled Warrior.

He lived a hard life but asks

for no pity or sympathy.

We became friends

through blogging and exchanged

Christmas cards.

Sadly, his wife informed me through

a Christmas card

that he had passed away.

She is left to carry on alone now. 

I also think about my 

old classmate, Tom,

that was a chief petty officer

in the Navy.

I haven't seen him in years but

I remember his infectious laugh.

I am sure he kept his

Navy friends laughing

with his wit and humor.

The only picture I could find of him

(along with his lovely wife)

Today, I raise a salute 

to EVERY man or woman

that fights (or has fought) for all of us.

I don't talk politics on my blog but

I hope we can find some peace

in this beautiful country 

we call home.

A home that our vets are

willing to fight for

when called upon to do so.

God Bless Our Veterans

and those that are serving

our country today.

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Without them- we have no hope.

FRIDAY THIS N THAT--A FAIRY HOUSE IN A TREE

 As most of you know,

when hubby started, and then continued,

to have health issues,

we sold our beautiful home on the bay

to our oldest son.

We are blessed to have moved into a 

condo community doesn't feel like

we live in town (although we do).

We have 
A LOT OF TREES.

Now, those of you that have 

followed me for years,

you know that I believe in 

leprachauns and "the little people", right?

For those of you that are

NON BELIEVERS

I have PROOF!

Ready?

Look what I found at the base of

a tree.

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.

If you believe I fell into a prone position

well then I KNOW you are gullible.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!

HONEST!  You won't BELIEVE IT!!!!

Let's look through that hole!

Ready?

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 Is that the cutest little fairy house

you've ever seen?

Are you a believer now?

ARE YOU? 

Didn't I get a great shot

of the inside of that tree?

What do you mean 

YOU DON"T BELIEVE ME????

Oh- You know how we Irish are-

full of blarney~

but ever so clever so as to make you

almost believe.

Have a wonderful weekend.

I will be back next week with

an update on hubby's health

and the next challenge we

are facing.

FRIDAY THIS N THAT---HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM 2 WITCHES AND SATAN IN A DOG SUIT

 NOTHING ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT

HAPPY HALLOWEEN~

DAISY & SCRUFFY & COCO

SAY

STAY SAFE AND WATCH OUT FOR 

WITCHES AND GOBLINS~

FRIDAY THIS N THAT-FINAL OCTOBER IDEAS

 

I am one of those weird people

(..I hear those of you that KNOW me..)

Anyway, I am one of those weird people

that STILL keeps notebooks of ideas.

Yeah, yeah--I know all about

Pinterest and the internet but

there is something satisfying to me

about sitting down and looking through a

BOOK OF IDEAS.

I have one notebook for each season..

(well- Christmas has 3 or 4 binders)

These are all loose leaf 3 ring binders

filled with page protectors full

of inspirations and ideas.

Being as it IS Fall now..

I pulled my

PUMPKIN COLORED

notebook out.

Inside you will find things like this:

Yep- Here's the binder~

Yes! They are colored for each Season-

White For Snow/Winter.

Red For Christmas.

Pink for Little Girl Ideas.

Blue For Little Boy Ideas.

Yellow For Easter Ideas.

Green For Gardening/Outdoor Ideas.

And a slew of white ones with

typed cover inserts.

Well, you get the picture.

But for Fall

(and Halloween)

I dug out the Pumpkin Colored binder.

Here are a few of the images I have saved.

These are pictures of magazine pictures

so don't expect award winning 

photography on my part...ok...

no whining about it either.

I have always loved window boxes..

and I like the earthy simplicity

 of this one.

and a  white pumpkin surrounded by Fall gatherings...

A peek at a birdbath that is

Closed for the Season

(poor birds)

And the path of pumpkins

that leads you through an arbor..

And brings you home to this..

A place to spend an afternoon,

or an evening,

or a life time.

I have had these images for many years

and don't know WHERE they are from...

but Thank You to the people

that photographed these.

Now..

Please excuse me..

I am headed to Starbucks...

to get a latte.

Can you say..

Pumpkin Spice Latte?

Sigh-sadly, I don't do sugar but

if you do...

OH BOY! OH BOY! OH BOY!

Now wipe the drool off your chin

and get busy (did I SAY you were lazy)?!

                             Hmmm...would that be what they mean

                                  by the pot calling the kettle black?

You KNOW you need to get ready for 

this final week of October, right?!

I do, too...

(if you are already done I DON'T want to know about it-m'kay...like I don't feel bad enough already?!)

Have a wonderful weekend.

I am going to try to get a couple

more rides in the VW bug

with the top down.

Soon she will be stored for winter

and I might spend a couple of weeks

in mourning.

DRIVING MISS DAISY 

(for a pup cup)