TEA AND FRIENDSHIP TUESDAY

You can make more friends
in two months by becoming
interested in other people
than you can in two years by
trying to get other people
interested in you.
~Dale Carnegie~

Wishing all a great Tea and
Friendship Tuesday.

HALLOWEEN BLOG PARTY

I am happy to join in
the fun of Halloween
Blog Party hosted by
fiberdoodles. Pictured
below are just few of my
Halloween decorations.

My opening into a small room off my dining
area is decorated with a bat that has purple
tinsel and a very ugly spider. The garland
around the opening is black with pumpkins.


This spider is sitting on my t.v. watching
everything going on in our great room.

The pumpkin on the left is a fiber-optic one

that when turned on lights up and turns different

colors.

This is one of two Halloween trees I have. I have

my whole house decorated as well as the outside.

I may be posting more pictures as this Halloween

blog party continues. Click on pictures to enlarge

for better viewing.

TEA AND FRIENDSHIP TUESDAY

On this Tea and Friendship
Tuesday I would like to share
a poem I found in the magazine
Reminisce. I hope you enjoy it.

Drinking From My Saucer

I've never made a fortune
and it's probably too late now.
But I don't worry about that much.
I'm happy anyhow.
And as I go along life's way,
I'm reaping better than I sowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

I don't have a lot of riches,
and sometimes the going's rough.
But I've got loved ones around me,
And that makes me rich enough.
I thank God for his blessings,
And the mercies he's bestowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'cause my cup has overflowed.

I remember times when things went wrong,
My faith wore somewhat thin.
But all at once the dark clouds broke,
And the sun peeped through again.
So God, help me not gripe
About the tough rows that I've hoed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

If God gives me strength and courage
When the way grows steep and rough,
I'll not ask for other blessings,
I'm already blessed enough.
And may I never be too busy
To help others bear their loads.
Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.
~John Paul Moore~

Wishing you all a blessed Tea and
Friendship Tuesday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADAM

Wishing my grandson,
Adam, a very happy
fourteenth birthday. Hope
your day is full of fun.
Love you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN

Wishing my son-in-law,
Brian, a very happy
birthday. May God grant
you many more. Have a
great day. Love you.

VISIT TO HELEN KELLER'S BIRTHPLACE

Helen Keller's photo located in the hall of the
main house. She was a beautiful and talented
lady even though being both blind and deaf she
accomplished much in her life.

This is a photo of the main house. It had four

rooms downstairs and two upstairs. It is

furnished in lovely antiques and holds many of

Helen's personal memorabilia.

In back of the main house is this structure. It

is the kitchen on the left. On the right is where

the cook's bedroom was located.

Plaque explaining about the water pump

where Anne Sullivan, Helen's teacher, had her

first break through teaching Helen sign language.

Water pump where Helen, after many tries by

Anne Sullivan, Helen's teacher, finally got the

sign for WATER. After that she was a fast learner.

This is the two room cottage where Helen and

Anne lived by themselves so as not to have any

interference from Helen's family. Our tour guide

told us they drove Helen around for two hours

so she would not know she was living next to her

family.

US Postal stamp with Helen Keller and Anne

Sullivan's picture.

Lovely part of the garden with Helen's bust in

the middle surrounded by ponds.

This is a large tree with ivy climbing up it that

is in front of the cottage that Helen and Anne

lived.

Another very large tree. The plaque was

old and I could not read it so I do not know

what kind of tree it is.

This is a plaque for the tree picture below.

The Moon Tree.

We had a very nice and enjoyable day. We truly

learned a lot about Helen's life as a child. What

she went through to learn sign language. Her

going on to attend college, with Anne Sullivan by

her side. She did learn to speak and gave many

speeches to help the deaf and blind. Her birthplace

is located in Tuscumbia, Alabama. It is truly a

lovely place to visit. The grounds are beautiful

well kept up, as is the main house and the cottage.

Helen Keller a beautiful talented lady who did not

let her handicap get her down.

TEA AND FRIENDSHIP TUESDAYS

If a man does not make
new acquaintances as
he advances through life,
he will soon find himself
alone. A man should keep
his friendships in constant
repair.
~Samuel Johnson~

AUTUMN

"Winter is an etching, spring a
watercolor, summer an oil
painting and autumn a mosaic
of them all"
~Stanley Horowitz~


An Autumn Day

Pumpkins in the cornfields, gold
among the brown, leaves of rust
and scarlet trembling slowly down;
birds that travel southward, lovely
time to play; nothing is as pleasant
as an autumn day!
~Carmen Lagos Signes~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEANN

Happy Birthday to my daughter,
Deann. I want to thank you for
your help on my blog. Hope you
have a great day. May the good
lord grant you many more
birthdays. Love you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTOPHER

Happy Birthday to my
grandson, Kristopher.
Hope your day is a good
one. Love you

OCTOBER

October gave a party; the leaves by
hundreds came. The chestnuts, oaks,
and maples, and leaves of every name.
The sunshine spread a carpet, and
everything was grand, Miss Weather
led the dancing, Professor Wind the band
~George Cooper~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPH

Wishing my grandson,
Joseph, a very Happy
Birthday. Eleven years
old. Hope your day is filled
with lots of fun and
surprises. Love you.

TEA AND FRIENDSHIP TUESDAY

In the hour of misery the
eye turns to friendship.
In the hour of gladness,
what is our want? it is
friendship.
~Walter S. Landor~

Wishing everyone a great
Tea and Friendship Tuesday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON

Happy Birthday Kenneth.
Hope you have a wonderful
day. Love you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANT AND DRAKE

Two of my grandsons
are celebrating their
birthdays today. Grant,
who is no longer a teenager,
is celebrating his 20th
birthday. Drake is celebrating
his 7th birthday. Wishing
you both a wonderful day.
Love you.