Day 25 - 30

Day 25~ Purchased

This pic is compliments if my Sister in Law Ashley… Extreme Couponist! Don’t I wish we could stack coupons here.

Day 26 ~ Small Object

A tiny book is seen on the thumb nail of an employee at the House of the Bible in Dresden, Germany. The miniature book contains the Lord's Prayer in 12 different languages and is presented in the exhibition 'History and dissemination of the Bible'

Day 27~ Building

I have spent the last 2 years of my life in this building. Lots of memories (good & bad) and new friendships  some that will last.

Day 28~ Treasured item

A treasured item for me is Friendship. I have four awesome and diverse Ladies that I call my friends. Going for coffee, a game of cards and a Chat…good times!

Day 29~ Sunglasses

Play on words here…. Songlasses!

Here is Boy 1 looking totally awesome (takes after his mom)…

Day 30~A smile

A beautiful girl! You light up the world with that beautiful smile of yours....

Tawny Scrawny Lion & Others

Have you ever read The Tawny, Scrawny Lion? It's a Little Golden Book. "Once there was a tawny scrawny lion who chased monkeys on Monday—kangaroos on Tuesday—zebras on Wednesday—bears on Thursday—camels on Friday—and on Saturday, elephants!"
So begins the funny, classic Golden story of a family of ten fat rabbits that teaches the hungry lion to eat carrot stew—so that he doesn't eat them!

Written in 1947 as part of the Big Little Golden Book series, the Saggy Baggy Elephant is the harrowing tale of an elephant who cannot escape the social pressures to keep a slim and trim figure.

Our story begins with a happy little elephant dancing through the jungle. Happy until an obnoxious parrot begins to make fun of the elephant for its sagging skin. Suddenly the elephant becomes extremely self-conscious about its appearance and considers a series of drastic measures to try to improve itself.

The story of the Little Red Caboose see the little caboose saving the day when a large train full of cars beings to loose steam going up a mountain the the little caboose puts on its breaks and stops the train from rolling back down the mountain long enough for another large steam engine to come up behind them and push them all safely up the hill.

 From the the website: http://www.randomhouse.com/golden/lgb/story.html

When Little Golden Books launched in 1942 at 25 cents each,  they changed  publishing history. For the first time, children's books  were high quality and low-priced. They were available to almost all  children, not just a privileged few. Little Golden Books were designed  to be sturdy (a new concept), delightfully illustrated, and to be sold not only in  bookstores, but department stores and other chains (another new concept). Little Golden Books were an instant success story, even though WWII was Since then, over two billion Little Golden Books have reached the hands Little Golden Books have mirrored children's popular culture Many famous writers and illustrators created Little Golden Books,  Today, Little Golden Books are an icon. The Smithsonian   on and paper shortages loomed. Five months after the launch,  1.5 million copies had been printed, and LGBs were in their third printing. Since then, over two billion Little Golden Books have reached the hands  of children all over the world. Who hasn't heard of The Poky Little Puppy,  star of the best-selling Little Golden Book of all? It has sold well over 15 million  copies worldwide, in many different languages. Tootle the Train,  The Saggy Baggy Elephant, The Shy Little Kitten, The Little Red Caboose,  The Tawny Scrawny Lion, and Scuffy the Tugboat soon followed, to become  household names.  over the years, having featured Lassie, Raggedy Ann, Uncle Wiggily,  Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Howdy Doody, Annie Oakley,  Captain Kangaroo, Bozo the Clown, Gene Autrey, The Lone Ranger,  Smokey Bear, Disney, Warner Brothers, Hanna Barbera, Sesame Street,  Pokemon, and Between the Lions characters, Mister Rogers, Barney,  Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Underdog,  Peter Cottontail, Barbie, and others. Dr. Ruth Westheimer has just  penned a story about grandparents starring herself. notably Margaret Wise Brown, author of GOODNIGHT MOON (Harper).  Her LGBs were often illustrated by Garth Williams, most famous for his  illustrations for CHARLOTTE'S WEB, STUART LITTLE, and the "Little House"  series. Richard Scarry began his career at Golden Books and did most of his  most famous books here, from Little Golden Books to his beloved  oversized books CARS AND TRUCKS AND THINGS THAT GO,  and RICHARD SCARRY'S BEST WORD BOOK EVER! Eloise Wilkin,  famous for her stunning  paintings of cherubic children, illustrated dozens of  LGBs. Caldecott medalists James Marshall, Tibor Gergely,Leonard Weisgard,  Alice and Martin Provensen, and Trina Schart Hyman  have illustrated Little Golden Books. Institution includes Little Golden Books and artwork in its Division of Cultural History.

Day 18- 24

Sorry folks been really busy. So here are last weeks pics.

Day 18 ~ Black & White

 My College Mug… many pots of Tea filled this mug on my two year quest for knowledge.

Day 19 ~ Clouds on the Klondyke

 My work term (TCPHF) Boss & my Supervisor along with the Chairperson took me here for Lunch on my last day. The food was good, the view was spectacular but best of all was the company. Thanks Shelly , Don And Helen!!

Day 20~ Trees

A beautiful view from my deck of the sun shining through the trees…

Day 21~ In Motion

This is Boy 1 on his motorcycle. I really don’t mind bikes at all… just hate the fact that my son has one that goes faster than the speed of light… Oh me nerves!!!

Day 22 ~ Favorite Memory

The Last of many school projects we put off over the last two years was on our Winter Blitz. We had a blast and helped some charities while doing it.

Day 23- Any animal /bird

This is an older pic taken last spring.  Hubby and I fed the ducks every time we went for our walk around the boardwalk. Hubby named the duck in the middle (the female) George.

Day 24 ~  Random

Old school telephone.

Day 17_ Something Inspiring

Day 17

It helps to know that you’re not alone, and others have been in the same shoes. 

Day 16 ~ Something Old

Day 16 ~ something Old

Here's a pic of Boy 2 with Boy 1's Restoration Project a 1971 Fury.

Day 15~ Sky

Day 15- Sky

Here's a pic of a beautiful blue sky from the top of our hill in Carbonear. Across  the harbour you can see the Hospital in the distance.I live way way down at the bottom of the hill but I still have a nice view when the trees are not in bloom. 

Day 14~ 5 facts about me

5. I’ m planning my next tattoo ~ Sissy and I will get Chinese symbols of Big sis /Lil’ Sis or maybe some flowers …not really sure but it will be something.

4. I have never had a broken bone.

3. I make lists of things to do ~I feel productive when I cross things off.

 2. I talk too much~ I do. Blogging is good because it forces me to edit out the nonsense (well…a lot of it anyway). Blogging saves my friends from having to listen to some of my yammering on those days when I am most intensely yamm-ish.

1. I may be menopausal~ Yeah. Possibly TMI. Deal with it. Being menopausal (or nearly so) doesn’t exactly terrify me. I’m not thrilled either. But That’s Life I’ll deal with it.

Day 13 - Technology

I was late posting this one b/c my camera broke and I was so busy at work. But problem solved replaced my camera with this awesome little camera . Creepy how it happened the same time I needed a technology pic.  It a little bigger than a credit card.. but very light. Its a typical point & shoot camera. Not liking the setup of the buttons but I guess I'll get used to it.  Sweet deal @ the Source less than $125.00 with a new memory card.

FIJIFILM 14 MP 

Day 12 ~ Photo Challenge

Day 12 Scene From a Window

This is the scene  of my neighbour 's backyard from my window.