HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Jack-o-lantern smiling bright
Witches flying in the night
Ghost and goblins, cats and bats
Witches with their funny hats
A full moon can't be beat
As we go out to trick or treat.
~Author Unknown~

Wishing everyone a happy and
safe Halloween.

FORGIVE ME WHEN I WHINE

Forgive Me When I Whine

Today upon a bus , I saw
A lovely maid with golden hair;
I envied her --she seemed so gay --
And oh, I wished I were so fair.
And suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle;
She had one foot and wore a crutch,
But as she passed, a smile.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine;
I have two feet--the world is mine.

And when I stopped to buy some sweets,
The lad who served me had such charm.
He seemed to radiate good cheer,
His manner was so kind and warm.
I said,"It's nice to deal with you,
Such courtesy I seldom find."
He turned and said, "Oh thank you, sir!"
And then I saw that he was blind.
Oh God, forgive me when I whine,
I have two eyes---the world is mine.

Then when walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue.
He stood and watched the others play;
It seemed he knew not what to do.
I stopped a moment, then I said;
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
He looked ahead without a word,
And then I knew, he could not hear.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine;
I have to ears--the world is mine.

With feet to take me where I'd go,
With eyes to see the sunset's glow,
With ears to hear what I would know;
I'm blessed indeed, the world is mine.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.

~Author Unknown~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA

Wishing my daughter-in-law,
Lisa, a very happy birthday.
Have a great day. Love you.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"Do not save your loving speeches for your
friends till they are dead; Do not write them
on their tombstones, speak them rather now
instead."
~Anna Cummings~

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"If we ever forget that
we're one nation under
God, then we will be a
nation gone under."
~Ronald Reagan~

KINDNESS

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"Scatter seeds of kindness everywhere you

go; scatter bits of courtesy watch them grow

and grow. Gather buds of friendship; keep

them till full-blown; you will find more happiness

than you have ever known."

~Amy R. Raabe~

TRIP TO SELMA, ALABAMA

Today was another beautiful day here in Alabama.
My husband and I decided to take a drive down
south to Selma, Alabama. The drive was very
enjoyable the trees are starting to turn their
beautiful colors. Pictured below are some of the
sights we took in while in the old part of the town
of Selma.

An old Victorian house

Another Victorian house. I just love the gingerbread

trim on these houses.

This old Victorian house was one of the prettiest

we saw.

Spanish moss was hanging from a lot of the trees.

This hotel is located near the Alabama river. The

iron work as you can see is very pretty.

This is a fountain that is in front of the St. James

Hotel.

Sign describing the area around the river.

Original house where the bridge-tenders stayed.
Sign for the Bridge Tender's house.


Alabama river.

Sign telling about the first bridge built across

the Alabama river.

Famous bridge where events took place during

the civil rights era.

KINDLY DEEDS

It's the little things we do and say
that mean so much as we go our way.
A kindly deed can lift a load from
weary shoulders on the road.

~Willa Hoey~

GIFT OF A LOVING THOUGHT

If instead of a gem, or even a flower,
we should cast the gift of a loving
thought into the heart of a friend, that
would be giving as the angels give.

~George Macdonald

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM

I want to wish my
grandson, Adam, a
very happy birthday.
Fifteen years old. Have
a great day. Love you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN

I want to wish Brian,
my son-in-law, a very
happy birthday. Hope
your day is great. Love
you.

HAPPY 10-10-10

Here's wishing everyone
a great 10-10-10 day.

HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS

Here are just a few of my Halloween decorations.
The pumpkins on the left light up as does the
scarecrow on the right.

The big hairy spider is the center of this decoration.

My Halloween tree.

Archway decorations .

This pumpkin lights up and changes colors .

Sign on my front porch .

Pumpkin lights, pumpkin and black cat all light

up.

My storage house is always decorated every

holiday.

The spider and pumpkin light up.

Some of my decorations out in the court yard.
My garden tool shed is decorated

every holiday also.

This little picket fence and the decorations

are getting quite old. My husband

and I did them when we were in the

craft business.

These stake outs were some

we did also when we were in

the craft business.

I did not post all the pictures I

took of my decorations inside

and outside the house to many to

post.

HOPE

HOPE

"Of all the forces that make for a better
world, none is so powerful as hope.
With hope, one can think, one can
work, one can dream. If you have hope,
you have everything."

~Author Unknown~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEANN

Wishing my daughter,
Deann, a very happy
birthday. May your day
be filled with much love.
Love you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTOPHER

My grandson, Kristopher,
is celebrating his birthday
today. Hope your day is
great and wonderful. Love you.

WELCOME OCTOBER

"October is the month when the smallest breeze
gives us showers of autumn leaves. Bonfires and
pumpkins, leaves sailing down--October is red
and gold and brown."
~Can teach songs~

To me October is a month with crisp mornings,
leaves of red and gold, pumpkins of bright orange
made into jack-o-lanterns. Halloween with little
ghosts and goblins trick or treating from house to
house. A beautiful month to be hold.