wordless wednesday

took this on my stroll today
out at the national cemetery
ft gibson ok.  This is my grandfather
whom I miss everyday, I just wish
I would have been older when he always
told about the war times

RIP Grandad!!
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

I SURVIVED

Yay!!! I survived the a-z challenge

getting behind, getting discouraged, getting behind,
getting caught up lol...the last 26 days have been fun for me
and learning new words to boot was even more of a challenge
for me

A-Z blogging challenge Z

yayyy I made it all the way through!!!  all though
it was rough at first, little did I know the life
lessons that would be thrown at me, right after
the challenge began.

I struggled, got behind, struggled some more,
but all in all finally got caught up
and now I am going to miss the daily challenge.

I have had so much fun.  Thank you for allowing
me to participate


Last but not least,  Z is for ZZZZ yes I believe!!!
we all need those z's

on a serious note and for today's letter Z
I have chosen Zamarra.......which is none other than
a sheepskin coat     you can read more here >>>zamarra


how cool is this? being from spain and getting to wear
this being a spanish shepherd.  It states, that it begin
in the middle ages...but what are the middle ages?
we think of the middle ages of 50s .

Thank you for allowing me to be apart of this
very cool blog
awaiting for the next challenge

A-Z challange Y

Y is for Yabba

large jamacian earthern ware or wooden vessel



how cool is this?  I think it would be really cool living
in this era.  We do not it is like to use our hands like this

Happy a-z blogging we are almost done

a-z challenge X

X is for xanthippe
ill-tempered woman

read more here Xanthippe



from what I remember reading about sacrotes he was not
a very nice person, so maybe this is the reason
Xanthippe was so angry with him?

Would you have liked to have lived back in the
days of Plato, Sacrotes,?

A-Z Challenge W

W is for wadmal   thick coarse wool usually undyed


how would you like to have to weave this wool?  back in
the time that this was popular, everything was done by hand

you can read more here Wadmal

Happy a-z blogging

FOLLOW FRIDAY FOUR FILL IN FUN BLOG HOP – WEEK 160

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hilary will list four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her  .

If she uses them, she will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Beth Ann from It’s just life She came up with the last statement! Hilary REALLY NEED STATEMENTS!

The statements:be

1.  I _____ except when________
2.   I can’t__________ when I ________
3. I used to ____________ but now____________
4. I If I could I would do ________ all day

My Answers:

1.  I love gardening  except when it is hot and muggy
2.  I can’t sleepwhen I eat to late
3.  I used to drive fast but now I drive slower
4.  I If I could I would do research  all day

This is a Blog Hop!

A-Z challenge V

V is for
vaccary

vaccary: dairy or cow pasture





I think it would be so awesome working
a dairy farm.

Thankful Thursday

here we are on Thankful Thursday
no better place to be.

thankful for all my blessings

the much needed rain

new followers

mom is improving daily
(may get to go home Tuesday)

phone calls just to ck on mom

neighbors making sure dad is ok

family making Easter special for mom in the rehab facility


What are you thankful for today?

a-z blogging challenge U

U is for Uakari
short-tailed, long-haired monkey

read more here



now, aren't these critters unusual?  would love to
have him as a pet :)


phrontistery  is where I am getting my unusual letters ck it
out.

happy a-z blogging ....only 5 more days to go

april 15-24 photo challenge

 april 15 numbers
tax day

april 16 bottles

april 17 rocks

april 18 good friday

 april 19
sunrise dawn

april 20 Easter 420

 april 21 silhoutte

 april 22 earth day

april 23 waterfalls

april 24 vegetables

wordless wednesday

A-Z Blogging Challenge T

T is for  tablier
apron; part of dress resembling an apron

 

how fun would have been to live in the days like this again?

I remember wearing apron dresses all the time when I was 

just a little tot,  seems so long ago.  Life was so simple

then, didn't have a care in the world, only wondering

when mom was going to get finished with my new dress

she was making,  Clothes were all home made.

Happy a-z blogging

A-Z photo challenge S

S is for Sabaton
foot-covering as part of suit of armour




do you think of Knights in shining armor when you see this?
is it heavy?
did it do its job of protecting your feet?

We wouldn't have a clue how to even begin to put the
suit of armour on today.  

Do you like mid evil time period?

A-Z blogging challenge R

R is for Rabble

rabble is a long  device with a hook on the end

 used stirring molten iron into a furnace

talk about a HOT JOB, 

I bet those rods get hot, after all

cast-iron gets really hot.   

Would you be a fan of doing this job?  

or would you pass?  I am thinking

passing sounds great on this job.

I am so glad I didn't have to live in that era

however, I bet there is lot of history.

A-Z Blogging Challenge Q

Q is for Quadriga
a two-wheeled chariot
drawn by four horses harnessed abreast



how cool would it have been to live in the days of chariots?
I am thinking how awesome!!! but then again, I being
a simple minded country girl, would love
going back to horse and buggy days :)
I am thinking that if we started going back to the
simpler days...we wouldn't have to worry with
high gas prices, we only would have to care, feed and
give our horses shelter food and water.

Happy A-z Blogging

A-Z blogging challenge P

P is for plunder

verb (used with object)

1.

to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, 

brigandage, etc.: to plunder atown.

2.

to rob, despoil, or fleece: to plunder the public treasury.

3.

to take wrongfully, as by pillage, robbery, or fraud:

 to plunder a piece of property.

verb (used without object)

4.

to take plunder; pillage.

noun

5.

plundering, pillage, or spoliation.

6.

that which is taken in plundering; loot.

7.

anything taken by robbery, theft, or fraud.

Plundering was used a lot during war time, taking prisoners by force,

also people plunder after major storms, 

neither is right, plundering needs to be stopped,

but how you ask?    We can't have people standing guard

24/7 or can we?  Back in the greece war Gods, and Jesus' time

there was 24 hr guards, maybe we need to

go back to times like that of the greece, romans, and when Jesus

came to Earth.  Our president, the queen, all have 24/7 body guards

as well.   

A-Z blogging challenge O

O is for Orange

or·ange

  [awr-inj, or-]  Show IPA

noun

1.

a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.

2.

any white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus,
  bearing

 this fruit, as C. aurantium(bitter orange, Seville orange, 

or sour orange)  and C. sinensis (sweet orange)  cultivated
 inwarm countries.

3.

any of several other citrus trees, as the trifoliate orange.

4.

any of several trees or fruits resembling an orange.

5.

a color between yellow and red in the spectrum, an effect of light

 with a wavelength between 590 and 610 nm; reddish yellow.

Oranges come in many shapes and sizes and now we even

have blood oranges I hear they are super 

great.

Oranges provide us with Vitamin C which one can not do without

it is good for your immune system, you squeeze them

and get yummy orange juice, I add them to my sweet tea

to have a whole new taste.  

Dad when he smoked a pipe years ago used to put 

orange peels in his tobacco pouch to keep it fresh.

I use orange scented fa breeze when I can find it.

they make a wonderful potpourri 

Orange trees are native to CA and the blooms smell amazing.

Happy A-Z blogging