Fun Stuff

 Hi Friends, 

Here are some fun things I found online to share. Have you tried this new diet?

My birthday was a few days ago and here are birthday flowers from my sons in photo below. The white lilies are sensational and have a subtle scent.

 

 

 My adult sons sometimes surprise me with bouquets, "just because". One from each son.

The above bouquet was on my kitchen table last week. It is called Tropical Bouquet,The red tropical bloom, the orange colors and the mixed foliage are dramatic. 

Cute cat with a full belly sand sculpture.

Psalm 119:34 "Teach me O Lord the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end." Psalm 119:33 KJV Today at the group of Christian friends I organize once a month, this is the Psalm I read, We meet at a coffee shop and each picks a Scripture to share. I like the idea of "teach me", when I read the Bible I am open to learn.

Here is a photo of a Bedouin I took at a camel race in the desert near Jericho 60 years ago. I did not realize how foolish it was to travel with my friend Carol, in the desert to wild places on our own. The American Embassy discouraged us, but did not forbid us. It was exciting and great fun at the time. War broke out a few months later. 

Another cute pix. A Gucci Pooch.

Funnies, Abe Lincoln and His iPhone, Dragon Fan, Freedom of Speech

 

This week plumbers came on Monday to give me a bid to replace my 12 year old water heater, and they will come back on Tuesday to do the work. They will also check and clean the garden sump pump which is about  5 years old. My garden has a sump pump and French drains which work great to push rain water to the street gutter. They gave me a $200 senior discount so the sump pump servicing is sort of free. Next project is to replace one of my gas wall heaters which is 40 years old. For home repairs and improvements I usually get 3 bids. So far I got two, one is $1,000 more than the other. We will see what bid 3 will be.  

Above is my dragon fan, three feet across, and a dragon sculpture, on my living room wall. Also closeup of dragon sculpture befow.

 

Many countries are pushing against free speech for their citizens. Indeed some EU governments are pushing against free speech by citizens in OTHER countries. They are aiming to stop Americans from freedom of speech, even though it is legal and protected in America. The UK has arrested far more of its citizens for speech than Russia in the past 12 months. As famous minds have said, no one who wants to censor freedom of thought and speech has ever been on the right side of history.

And here is a funny about President Abraham Lincoln and his iPhone and photoshopped. 
 

Castles in Wales we visited, funnies

 

Today I found this small guide book from castles we visited in Wales years ago. We rented a brand new VW camper van with a pop up so you can stand up in it and traveled to visit many castles in Wales. Each one has a romantic and historic appeal. Caernarvon Castle is stunning. We also visited Beaumaris Castle, Harlech Castle and Conwy Castle. In England we enjoyed Berkeley Castle and Tintagel ruins, very dramatic.

We also rented a space for the van on a sheep farm in Wales, that was a beautiful location. We camped across the road from Stonehenge and saw the sun set and rise there. That was decades ago, it may be more controlled access now. Another don't miss place to visit.  

 

 

Funnies and asking for suggestions on bloggers to follow

Do you have any tips on bloggers to follow? I would like to follow a few more bloggers, new to blogging or long time bloggers. Please leave their "handles" in comments. It is nice to grow our blogging community. 

I read that the average age of bloggers is 65 or so. I am older than that! It would be fun to meet some young bloggers too. Also more bloggers outside the USA. Anyone know a blogger in Turkey? I attended college there and remember it fondly.

Here are some funnies:

 

 Below are my cute salt and pepper shakers I bought on a whim for our summer BBQs.

"The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well." Joe Ancis 1926-2001 This is a card. Have a smiley day friends.