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touch of SPUNK

Life without sPuNK is like cake without icing....a kiss without a hug....mashed potatoes without gravy!
SpUNk is like the spice you add to food, except you add it to how you live. i tend to like my food spicy and my days spunky! ;)

SO, my friends...get out there and add a little sPUNk to your weekend and see what happens!

(this was a little practice work on "Day 14...add a touch of color....Beyond Layers" homework, that i whipped up tonight just for fun..........RED is spunky, just sayin’)

Uploaded on Mar 9, 2012

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Spring Fantasy Fence Friday ~HFF~

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VERY Happy Fence Friday, everyone!
This is what i hope will be the view in my yard in a few short weeks! Took this last spring while i had the chance, because spring in NJ is a crap shoot at best, and there are far too many of them that result in the buds on my magnolia freezing to death before they can open...or as soon as they open we are hit with a hard frost, and they turn brown and mushy and litter the ground like so many dead soldiers. A very sad and depressing sight when it could have looked so beautiful with the pale pink flowers against a stunning blue spring sky.
Expecting showers today....which i hope will forget to come since i was cheated out of an outing yesterday....just me and my camera........stupid ER visit....missed my 65 degree bliss at Willowwood, to stalk the Witch Hazel and snowdrops.........

Have a blessed and beautiful FRIDAY!! It is finally here, with it’s best friend WEEKEND in tow.......ENJOY!

Please forgive the post and run....will catch up with you all later. Early doctor appt (non ER related....I AM FINE!) :)

Uploaded on Mar 9, 2012

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Quince Whisper

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Hope you can stand one more Whisper! i played with this recipe this morning for day 15 of my Kim class and i love the subtle calm of the cream....and the minimal colors of the quince twigs as they begin to get their leave and little scarlet flowers. I have brought in some snippings of quince, and forsythia to force into bloom....for as early as we are with spring weather, i am still desperate for some color!

i would write more but i had a rather strange day today (what’s new, right!?) but i ended up in the ER at about 2:15pm today....full update is on the previous whisper picture....but suffice it to say, all tests were fine....and they released me on the promise that i would follow up with my own doctor....tomorrow.....if i can. i already have an appt. with the dermatologist in the morning....so perhaps after work......

just had to squeeze this one in before Fence Friday!! Happy Faux Friday Nite, Y’all!

Uploaded on Mar 8, 2012

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Whisper

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I just love the word.....whisper. It has such a calming effect on my soul. Whispered words are soothing, like soft music and a massage, a lazy day on the chaise in the sun, and a smooth, silky breeze caressing your skin.
This afternoon i needed whispers....along with doses of silence.....another frenetic day at school. i am convinced that it is the full moon, especially after getting a call from my daughter in Virginia....apparently the old people at the nursing home where she is the head of Social Work were having shouting and arguing issues also! She is so calm when they get all crazy and unruly and begin yelling at her...even as she tries to talk to them and explain that she will help them with their problem, and they just keep freaking out at her! i am amazed, actually, because her patience with me is usually pretty scant on a good day and i am not nearly as belligerent as they are!!!

i have written a personal note to the Solar System, asking politely if at all possible to PLEASE suspend any further full moons until late june, after school gets out. Mainly because this has been the week from Hades there....and tomorrow, the head teacher of the SLLD class will be out again. She has prepped me to handle the lessons for the afternoon, since the sub may not understand what needs to be accomplished. i think by tomorrow at 3:05pm EST, i will be running to my car, babbling....just mentioning it in case you hear anything on the news about “crazy woman with glazed over eyes seen in parking lot of elementary school, twitching and drooling.” suffice it to say, i can not wait for Friday....even if i have a doctor appointment that day! (I am not a big fan of doctors or dentists....they are scary people that inflict pain with needles!)

May you all have a whisper soft faux friday! :D

Uploaded on Mar 7, 2012

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Happy (Magnolia) Bokeh Wednesday

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All i can say is i hope the full moon is tonight and HUMP DAY brings a quick downward slide to a crazy week, behavior-wise at school. When the eels are like they have been this week, it is sure there is a full moon approaching or an S word storm....and since the prediction is for the 60’s to near 70 over the next few days, i am betting it is the moon!

With warm weather creeping in, i am hoping that we begin to see a touch of color here and there....my daffodils are about to pop....and the ones i brought in already have! the quince have tiny leaves and little round buds starting and the magnolia has buds but tightly wrapped and snug in their furry blankets. Oh, i do hope this is not one of Mom Nature’s cruel jokes! i am SO ready for spring!

Happy Bokeh Wednesday Hump Day everyone!! Keep pushing ahead...the weekend is in sight! :)

Uploaded on Mar 6, 2012

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