I'm definately hooked!!!

For years I have heard about how good fresh herbs are in a dish. I've had cooking shows tell me I needed to grow my own.

Well, I got some about 5 years ago to grow. I watered and I watered and they died. Flat out turned yellow and died.

So I asked Andrew and Holly and Holly told me they didn't water their herbs until they started to look wilty in the pot.

I went to the store and got some more. I let them get wilty.

They DIED!!!

Two years later we get a new nursery in town---well not a new one they just relocated and expanded at the same time.

Lynn and Keith came and got us and we went to the Grand Opening of the shop. I got two kinds of basil, some parsley, some cilantro seeds and some rosemary.

They are just so happy in their pots. I did over water the parsley, but poured that water out and its growing again!

Everyday I go outside and take a leaf off both kinds of basil, a little parsley, couple of rosemary leaves and some cilantro.

That combination is good for the colon. If you know what I mean. Ahem!!

The Rosemary, Hot Basil, and parsley and to the left is the radishes.

 This is the sweet Basil.  It smells soooo good!

 On the porch in the terracotta pots is the Cilantro. I have never tasted cilantro straight off the stalk. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh. so good!!

 And this last is in honor of my mom. She's been gone now 62 years. But I still remember the red Geraniums on the stairs every year. And she loved iced coffee.

I now drink iced coffee and remember the fun things that we would do.

More about that later, Linda

Who is the THEY i hear about?

I have ALWAYS heard about the mysterious THEY......they don't like that-----they really would look down on your clothes----they?

It has taken me considerable time to realize that THEY are just a group of invisible beings that THINK they have the upper hand on unsuspecting people.

I used to really have a hangup about the THEYs in this world. My mom would tell me that they would rather have braids in my hair than leave it loose. Now I have really fine hair. I used to have a lot of hair. I used to have a tender scalp. Not so much anymore. But when I had a lot of hair and that tender scalp I really didn't like THEYs.

My mom must have been a saint, because I would scream whenever she came at me with a brush. I cried when she would make me lay on the counter top next to the sink so she could wash my hair. And braiding my hair-----OMG what it must have been like for her. I laugh now but then I was an absolute mess.

So THERE you go THEYs. I will NOT let you take over my life anymore.

I am me. I don't deliberately set out to hurt others. In fact I, mostly, just listen and let it go. I like my life and all the people in it.

I morn for some who are not happy and don't believe that HAPPY is a choice. I pray for those who are addicted. And I am happy myself.

They is not me. I am me.

There are four letter words and then there are FOUR letter words.

When I was a clown our alley went to Houston for a big conference. It was so much fun!! Even Jerry had a good time. Learned how to do more than a dog balloon. Learned how to spray water out of our mouths. I got more on me than on anyone else. YUCK!!!

We learned how to work at hospitals and children's parties. How to quiet down a weepy child and one other good thing that I had never thought about.

As a clown, parents want the kids to be accept the clowns presence. Making the crying child come closer or be held by the clown.

This is what I had never thought about. People are always making their kids hug the clown or Uncle Joe or Grandpa or the man from next door. Kids are really intuitive. They know who they want to hug and who they don't. If they don't want to hug -- that's OK. It's more than OK its the ONLY way. Next time you try to make your child hug someone think on this. If you make them do that they will learn that even though they have a not so good feeling about that person they have to hug them anyway they might just feel like they HAVE to do what a stranger says -- like help them find the puppy, or go for ice cream -- or -- you get the drift.

Now we go on to the four letter words. I can think of a few that would really describe one of those perverts. SORRY it just makes my blood boil.

Four letter words can be !!!! or @@@@ or #### or even !@#$

OR they can be love or pray or nice or bath or dogs or cats or any other happy thing.

Kids really need more HAPPY!!

More later, Linda

Here they come!!!

The trash men came today.

How did I know?? Well EAGLE ears starting jumping around and barking!!

My friends!!  They're here!!! Bark!! Bark!! Jump! Bark!!!

I love it when they come to see me!!!

Did you see them MOM??

More later, Linda

Thief!!!

Jerry was having ham for a snack. Along with some boost and peanut butter crackers.  

Sarah made it as long as she could. Then she took a big bite oh ham!!!! 

More later,Linda 

The little missus sleeps!!

We've had three Yorkies. Well, actually two. Sarah can't be full blooded and here's why. 

Sarah doesn't jump--she doesn't chase--she doesn't cuddle,she doesn't shake when it thunders and when lightening strikes, she does not do like other Yorkies. 

She's sweet tempered. She loves us 

And she loves the trash truck. 

She can hear the trash truck before it even comes over the hill. She barks and runs then. You betcha !!

It's so cute. She stands where she can cut her eyes at us and barks. If we don't let her out she does it again. Questions in her eyes. 

Don't you understand??  It's my guys here. Open the door and let me out!!!!!

Her favorite outdoor activity is chasing frogs and watching birds. 

But her most favorite thing to do is thus

I know this is why she's on RD food. Whatever RD means. It's supposed to be less fattening. And it might be if she would run or chase things or even jump into the car. 

She's a sweetie. But not like Mandy or Georgie. Maybe I should have called her Sarahie. 

Later,Linda 

Tech TROUBLE

I got an email from Donna today with some really good information for my business.

There is one problem---or two---it might be three--i don't know I just know that I can't figure it out.

Here's the problem.  I downloaded some things to print.  No it is NOT that. I do, after all, know how to print a copy.

The problem is that when I printed 2 different documents only HALF of the document printed. So I went to the print preview and found where I could make the print differing percentages of whats on the screen.  OK I got down to 50% and I couldn't even read it. BUT any bigger and it showed that only half of the document would print.

UGH!!!!!

FRIZZLE!!

FRAZZLE!!!

H-----E------L-------P

More later, Linda