Make Some Noise And Put Our People Back To Work

September 18, 2013

Good morning.  It's only six a.m. so it's not daylight yet.  Gosh I surely do miss those early sunrises and late sunsets.  This morning I picked up the newspaper only to get rather disillusioned again about our lawmakers and big business.

There is an article that says "Time to revoke visa program that's hurting American job seekers."  Naturally this  heading perked my interest.  After reading the article, I am left with a disgusted feeling and more distrust in business and government.

Basically, the H1-B visa program allows employers to import 65,000 foreign nationals per year.  That's about 400,000 foreign nationals at any given time, who must stay here for six years and continue to work only for the company that hired them.  This drives out the American workers, and keeps the hourly wage way down. 

In order to preserve this horribly dishonest H1-B system, employers loudly and continuously proclaim that they can't find qualified American workers.  They say they are only importing the highly skilled workers, but that in fact is a big fat lie.  It's time, folks, to GIVE THESE JOBS BACK TO OUR PEOPLE!!

Folks, check it out and SPEAK UP!!  These are our children and husbands and other family members and friends who are out of work and struggling to get by daily.  It's way past time to do something about it and get our people back to work.

Today I have some pretty photos of clouds that I took a few days ago at work.  As you know, I enjoy photographing the clouds.  There is so much beauty up in the sky.  We just have to look up.  This was a beautiful sunny day.  However, you can see by the last photo that the large dark grey clouds were on there way in and hiding the blue sky and fluffy white clouds.

I gave the smelly lavender sleepy time spray to one of the dwarfs (who loved it!)  and got me a good nights' sleep without it.  And now that I have ranted a bit, I need to get busy and try to accomplish a few things around here.  Maybe dislocate a few dust bunnies.  That always makes me feel so macho and accomplished! 

Before I leave, I have a freebie for you.  I used one of my clover photos for the background and a robin that I photographed while I was at work.  The frame and the flying robin are from a kit that Kyra made.  The kit is "Nostalgic Memories" by Russian Dutch Heart Designs.

And here is your download link.  Enjoy.

http://www.mediafire.com/?yla03fy2akagcek

I can see daylight peeking through my window so it's time to rustle up some breakfast and get started on this new day.  Till tomorrow, Y'all be safe and have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

My Little Guy Is Soooooo Smart!

September 17, 2013

Good morning.  Brrrrr!  It's six o'clock and it's 43 degrees F.  I actually had to turn on the electric fireplace to keep myself and Pogo warm.  We do have warm blankets, but they don't help much when you have to get up during the night. 

Pogo is very smart though.  He makes a small mountain with his big blanket, and then crawls into it to keep toasty warm.  Here is a photo that I just took to show you how adorable my little guy is all snuggled up in his fuzzy blanket. 

 Well, I have to confess that I did not get to try the Lavender stinky stuff last night.  I got all comfy, curled up in a blanket in my lounge chair and settled in to watch some TV.  When I woke up, it was 2:30 in the morning.  So much for needing a sleep aid.  I think I'll give the Lavender stuff to one of the dwarfs.

Today will be an easy day.  I have a couple of calls to make, then I want to finish doing a few things around here.  If the sun comes out and warms us up a bit, maybe Pogo and I will go outside in the yard for a while.  The fresh air will be good for both of us.

Yesterday afternoon I did take my camera out to take a few photos of some of the roses.  There are still quite a few of the plants blooming in my garden.  Pretty soon though, it will be time to trim back the butterfly bushes.  They are getting quite big and most of their blossoms have gone by.  Here are a couple of the roses.

Well, daylight is breaking so I think I'll make a fresh cup of coffee and do a bit of blog reading and catch up on some emails.  Till tomorrow, Y'all be safe and have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Mandarin Orange Monday

September 16, 2013

Good morning.  I'm a little late posting but I had a few things to do this morning.  Dee Dee's car had to go in the shop so I picked her up.  We had a quick breakfast and a nice visit before I dropped her off at her work.  Then Pogo and I went shopping at Petco for some new Fall sweaters.  Gosh, this time there were so many nice looking things that it was hard to choose just a few. 

Well, I gave that Lavender sleepy spray a try last night.  I really did not need it because I was so tired that falling asleep was no problem.  However, the spray did stink up the air in the room for a little while.  Maybe that's how the stuff works.  You have to pull the blankets up over your head to escape the nasty smell, and while you're nice and warm under the covers you fall asleep. 

I should have known better though, because I don't like most scented things.  Plus, most of them just interfere with my ability to breath.  It's going to be cold again tonight, so maybe I'll give the stuff another try tonight.  The good part is that the smell goes away rather quickly.  So, if you don't fall asleep, at least you don't have stinky air all night.

Today, it's been raining lightly all morning, and the temperature is only 60 degrees.  I'm not complaining though because I'm thankful that we are not having flood rains. 

I have to take a break here because the nail salon just called to say that they have a cancellation and that I can come in now.  Be back soon.

***Yoo Hoo!  I'm back.  I really needed this appointment because I have been neglecting my fingernails for a while now, and that is just not good.  I may be short and dumpy, but as long as my nails look nice I think I look nice.  I know, it's all psychological but that's how it goes.  So now my wrinkly hands have pretty pink fingernails and I'm feeling a bit chipper again.

Today is Mandarin Orange Monday, and I have a pretty Rose of Sharon to share.  First is the original photo .  Then I played a while in Photoshop with the watercolor filter and came up with a very pleasing (to me) image.  Then I changed the color to orange for MOM, and it is still quite pleasing.

Now I think I want to get busy around here and just maybe I can get a couple of things accomplished while I still have this little burst of energy.   So, till tomorrow, Y'all be safe and have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

 

Studying The Clouds Can Be Very Interesting

September 15, 2013

Good morning.  My goodness, it's already the 15th of September.  This has been an awfully quick year so far for me.   I wouldn't mind because it means we are that much closer to next Spring, but it also means that one is a year older.  Now that part could slow down a bit.

I'm thinking that when one's birthday rolls around, (especially when one reaches a tender golden age)  that it might be a good time to send a card to all those family and friends that you love.  Include a letter that recaps your memorable moments throughout the year.  Some folks already do this with their Christmas cards.  Many years ago, I had a friend who sent these cards/letters but she has since passed on.  Hmmm, just food for thought.

For photos this morning, I have some that I took of the moon and the clouds on my way to work last night.   These were shot from my car - the moon through the side window, and the clouds through the windshield, whenever I had a chance to stop for a moment.  In the second and third photos, those are not far away hills that show up ahead, those are low lying dark grey clouds.

I find watching and photographing the clouds quite fascinating.   The Weather Channel had a program on a few days ago showing all the different shapes and types of clouds, and it was just awesome. 

I'm off tonight, so I'm hopefully going to be able to get a few things done around here before I croak.  I've already cleared a couple of large stacks of magazines and put in a load of laundry for Joe.  Earlier, Joe trimmed  my yellow rose tree, and then he mowed the grass on both sides of the house.

This morning on my way home from work, I stopped at Walgreen's and bought some of the new "Sleep Serenity" bedroom mist from Febreze.  I got the moonlit lavender and have high hopes that a few squirts of this when I get ready to sleep will send me right to dreamland.  If I wake up during the night, I'll just squirt some more of it and try to fall back to sleep. 

I have this beautiful champagne flute (a souvenir from Samuel Adams), and this morning I filled it with ginger ale.  Mmm, mmm.  Amazing how the soda tastes so much better when it is in a pretty glass.  It even makes one feel a bit glamorous.  (I told you it doesn't take much to make me happy!)

Now it's time to think about what's for lunch.  Every now and then Pogo walks over to the empty place where his food dish should be, and then he goes back to his little bed.  I think he's trying to give me a few gentle hints.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all be safe and have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Can A Fuzzy Caterpillar Forecast The Weather?

September 14, 2013

Good morning.  Gosh another week has gone by along with half of September.  Some folks are predicting a cold and snowy winter.  So, as along as time is whizzing by so quickly, maybe Winter will whiz by too and we can get right into Spring.  Or better yet, maybe the forecasters can be wrong and it will be a mild winter.

Here's a photo of a fuzzy caterpillar that I saw at the park earlier this week.  He's not quite as thick as some that I seen in years past.  Does this mean a mild Winter?

Yesterday, Pogo and I managed to get through the day okay.  I'm so glad I had the crackers and the can of fruit in my work bag.  When I got home later in the afternoon, Joe and I went food shopping at Market Basket.  By the time we got back home and my groceries were put away, I had just enough strength left to make some supper for Pogo and me. 

After supper, I curled up in my lounge chair with a fuzzy blanket to watch a bit of TV.  I watched a couple episodes of "Cold Case" and blissfully fell asleep.   For once, the bladder behaved and went to sleep too.  Now if only I could do this every night!  Mmmmmmmmm.

I have a couple photos of cone flowers "gone by" that I thought were pretty interesting.  There's only a smidgen of pink and green left in their patch in the garden.

Now I'm off to start some laundry and maybe a few other little things.  Till tomorrow, Y'all have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Where Oh Where Has My Little Mind Gone?

September 13, 2013

Good morning.  Pogo and I are here at work.  It has been raining off and on throughout the night and into the morning.  Nothing very heavy so far, although I noticed a few tree branches down on some of the roads on the way to work.

This will have to be a rather short post.  Mrs is up and enjoying her breakfast, so I'll have to be getting busy here shortly.  I do want to post a really beautiful scrap page that Kyra made for me a few days back.  I've been waiting until she offers the kit that she used on her blog.  It's a really gorgeous kit with stunning sunset colors.  Be sure to visit her blog to see this fabulous freebie "Tramonto".

I also have a cute photo of a few of the cute ducks from our local park.  The two white ducks always travel with a pair of mallards.  (The boy mallard is somewhere close by)

I hope today turns out better than it started off.  This morning in my rush to get off to work on time, I forgot my cell phone, and had to turn around and head back home to get it.  I still managed to get to work on time.  So far, so good. 

However, when I went to unpack my work bag,  (at work)  I realized that I had left my lunch (and Pogo's) at home in the refrigerator.  The good part is that I did manage to put Pogo's breakfast and water bowl, along with a bag of crackers for me into my work bag.  And, there was already a small can of fruit in my bag.  So, I guess today I will feast on fruit and crackers. 

Now I'm off to tend to the Mrs.  Till tomorrow, Y'all be safe and have a fantabulous day.

Hugs, Edna B.

Is Severe Weather Becoming A Way Of LIfe?

September 12, 2013

Good afternoon.  Gosh, I've been watching the Weather Channel all morning about the awful flooding in Colorado.  My heart goes out to those folks.  They still have several days of rain coming before any water can begin to recede. 

The scenes I am watching on the TV screen are horrible.  Three people have already died.  Roads are caving in, with cars and trucks falling into deep waters.  So far, the people in the vehicles have all managed to get out safely.  Mandatory evacuations have begun in several areas, and their Governor has finally declared it a disaster so that government aid can be requested.

I just don't understand the severe weather that we are getting now.  It just keeps coming with no let up.  I think that whatever harm man has done to the outer atmosphere is something we cannot fix or undo.  It makes me very sad.  We may not have a beautiful earth to leave to our grandchildren.

At the moment, we are getting "severe thunderstorm" warnings for our area due to a storm coming up through Rhode Island.   We are expecting thunderstorms on and off through the night and tomorrow morning.   I have to work tomorrow, but at least I will have Pogo with me.  He doesn't mind the weather, but the loud thunder and lightning does scare him.

Enough gloom and doom.  I have some nice photos of the gulls at our local park.  They are really quite beautiful to watch.

Now I  think I'll try to accomplish a few things here.  Before you know it suppertime will be here.  Tonight my favorite TV program is on (Project Runway) and after that I'm hoping that the sandman will pay a visit so that I can sleep  through the night.  That would be nice.  So, till tomorrow, Y'all be safe and have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Edna B.