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Thursday, November 13, 2025

Thankful and Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #236

The 

Happiness that is

Always

Near when I come here

Kind

Friends

U all R to share 

Laughter 

 Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pals Teddy and Angel Sammy at

 Two Spoiled Cats

This poem was Halloween Week 2017

 

This week's photo challenge


The life of a Squirrel

In the fall when the wind blows,
and the cold chills my toes
I scurry and hurry collecting nuts
hiding them
from 
This rough and tough 
buffed up  bully rodent.
Ned the Nutcracker
He has toned biceps
and a bad attitude.
As luck would have it,
he is too buff 
to find where 
I hide my stuff.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Words on Wednesday from Canada

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at

 Comedy Plus  

   




 Last week I received an email from a dear friend Joni in Edmonton, AB Canada. 

"I am on vacation in British Columbia near the head waters for Columbia River where it divides Washington and Oregon.  The picture was taken on the beach near Invermere at the north end of the lake.  When I saw the red chairs, I thought of you.  Those snowy peaks really glow against the blue sky.  

I replied: 
"Joni I thank you very much for sending this most breathtaking photo.  The reflections in the water leave me almost speechless.  Of course the red chairs are absolutely beautiful..  I quickly asked Joni if I could use this on my blog she said YES.

Side note:  Joni did not blog.  She was Mom to the beautiful AireGal Aimee.  Joni reads so many of our blogs. Always sending the sweetest comments via emails.


Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Happy Tuesday

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus  

 OMCs guess what we did?

Nope either of us are playing hoops

Happy To report

As I mentioned on November 8th, we joined Healthtrax a local gym.
We are still walking at the mall 3 days a week and going to the gym 2 days a week.

We both have wellness benefits with our retiree health insurance.

For $12.00 a month (each) we can use any of the equipment in the facility and there are hundreds, we can take any of the classes offered.


We both have decided what works/makes us happy. Bryan uses several of the weight machines...then rides the recumbent bike for 20 to 30 minutes.  I use one of the upper body machines for shoulders and upper(flabby) arms.  Then (if there is no one playing basketball) I can walk around the gym.  I do that for 20 minutes, followed by  a 10 to 12 minute walk outside on the facilities trail...

There is a small lake beyond the trees too



I really enjoy walking inside and outside.  
Now I can do both
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY


Monday, November 10, 2025

Awww Monday with Rocky and Precious

 Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus 

Thank you

 


Dear Auntie HiC, 

After receiving the Halloween card from Precious, her image has been haunting me. She’s a beautiful, fluffy lady cat with eyes that melt my heart. It finally occurred to me that the weird feeling I was experiencing was LOVE! 



I approached Ms. Lynn, Precious’s mother, and asked if I could be her boyfriend. She graciously gave her blessings. 


Precious understands that I’m quite shy and inexperienced, but I completely trust her with my heart. 

We dressed up and went on our first date!


I must admit, we make a striking couple! I’ve never been happier in my entire life❣️








❤️ Rocky

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Seeing Red

This line of the most gorgeous red maples is at the intersection where we turn to go to 
the gym I mentioned on yesterday's post.
Snapped on 11/6/25



Saturday, November 8, 2025

Saturday Symmetry

We joined Healthtrax Gym in early September.  
They have a gazillion pieces of equipment.  This is just a snap from inside the front area.
Usually, they are all busy.
  I call this treadmill row and there are more





 

Friday, November 7, 2025

Nature and Feline Friday with Cali, Kat and Rocky


Our hosts for Nature Friday  LLB Gang   

Click here Hostess Miss Mim

 Dear Auntie HiC,

The peeps took a leaf peeping ride to Brasstown Bald on November 4, 2025.

Brasstown Bald, elevation 4,784 feet, is the highest point in Georgia, and about 30 minutes from our property.



It’s located in the Blue Ridge Mountains within the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests. On a clear day you can see parts of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Years ago, Mom hiked to the observation deck, but her aching back prevented them from continuing beyond the parking lot.


The colors had reached their peak at that elevation, and the best view of the day was coming up our driveway! 😹
We were happy to stay home❣️


Princess Cali and
her devoted brothers





Our very long driveway

❤️ Kat, Rocky, & Cali

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Thankful and Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #235

 Thankful Thursday hosted

Very thankful today for such a fun medical facility.

I had my annual fasting lab on Halloween...thankfully the tech was not dressed like Dracula.  The lab and the reception area were very festive.  In the lobby, there was a table set up displaying entries from each department for Halloween.  Patients were asked to vote for their favorite. I voted for all of them.

The first entry on the left with red table clothe was the lab.  I got a giggle out of their  vials of blood. They used different colors of markers with colored tops.
Thankful my blood was not lime green. MOL BOL LOL


Today is Poetic Thursday hosted by our pals Teddy and Angel Sammy at

 

This weeks photo challenge 



PAUSE
The pups were play fighting
having a jolly time.
All of a sudden Georgie raised his paw
that brought the fun to a 
PAUSE.
I have a question Barnie.
Barnie said make it quick 
or I'll go play with a stick.
Georgie said to Barnie did you 
'knows' your toes smell like 
Fri-TOES.**  
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As many of you know, our first family pet was Toto the mighty mini
Dachshund.  I don't know why (and maybe I don't want to know)
but Toto's paws always smelled like Fritos to me.  I didn't go around sniffin' them but he was often putting them in my face just like the photo.



Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Wordless Wednesday Winged edition

  

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 Comedy Plus  

Recently we had another wonderful winged sighting on our

cul de sac

a Great Blue Heron was strolling around 



Wait just a few seconds on the video the Heron will appear coming from behind bushes


We have two good size lakes,  Shelley Lake and Lake Lynn, within 2 or 3 miles of our neighborhood.
Not really sure why Mr. G.B. Heron decided made a rest stop but glad he did.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Happy Tuesday: Comedy Cali

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus  


Dear Auntie HiC,
Just to let you know, Kat isn’t the only one who has a comedic flair. I can be just as funny as I am beautiful! 😹





❤️ Cali 

OH CALI Auntie HiC adores x 10000  this comedy routine.

OMCs we will bill your stage show as 

HRH Cali from across the Pond.

Lovingly

Auntie HiC

Monday, November 3, 2025

Awww Monday with Rocky

 Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus 

Thank you

  


 Dear Auntie HiC,



A friend sent this to Mom, and she said she could definitely relate. I thought our friends would enjoy it too!


💓 Rocky



Dearest Ginger Nephew Rocky
Auntie HiC adores this photo of you ...she gave it 
lots of kisses.  Thank you and mom for this meaningful message too
Love Auntie HiC

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Sunday Selfie: Look WHO

Many years ago, I took a Macrame class...this was one of the projects.
I also made a Christmas wreath (I think I still have it maybe I can find it when we get our Christmas Decorations out) and a Ghost.
Not sure what happened to the 
Ghost.
 I guess it disappeared. BOL MOL LOL 

HOOTIE


Hootie hangs on the inside of the guest closet door.

 

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Saturday Stitches project


Hosted by 
YAM Aunty click here to see her handwork


Below is a photo from a book I found at the library:
Crochet in a Weekend by Salena Baca
29 quick to stitch sweaters, tops and shawls and more

This is my next project 
FYI: I will not complete in a weekend.
MOL MOL

OMCs I used an H crochet hook for the 7" Afghan squares.
This project I'll use a L hook.  It took me a few days to get accustomed to the much larger hook.

TIP  at the top of the pattern reads:
This style fits best when it's oversized and it should look and feel like a blanket.
Below is are the first 8 rows, of the back.  
The yarn is Yarn Bee soft & sleek low pill fiber.
Color is Melissan


There are 3 pieces to the vest is 
Back has 43 rows
Two front panels are 44 rows.
I will keep you posted.

Friday, October 31, 2025

Nature, Feline and Final Feature Friday : Halloween Flashbacks

Our hosts for Nature Friday  LLB Gang   

YAM aunty is our hostess for

Click here to visit YAM

Click here Hostess Miss Mim

Nature Friday Flashback October 30, 2017

The last few weeks of October there have an unusual amount of Foggy days...which of course have made some fine Halloween Photos.  These next two were taken at 9 am from the front of our house. 


How fitting that Halloween is on a Friday

This is a flashback of a post Hosted by YAM-Aunty in October 2013....

I, Madi, aka Sweets Witch



have agreed to let Angel Toto, the very first family pet be the narrator of this story since he was in charge of the house back in 1976 Toto and my favorite Sissy.
Yes sitting on an avocado green bean bag.



Boo friends, it is I, Toto, pictured above with my little human Sissy.
The little English bulldog pup figures into the story too...
This photo was taken on Sissy's 5th bday in August of 1976.  I was two and to quote mom, 'a force to be reckoned with too'.  I was described as a dachshund with a wolfhound attitude and fiercely loved my family

A little background for the story
 Sissy was in kindergarten in 1976
she met a very nice friend, Kim, in her class who also happened to live about 2 blocks from us.  Sissy was quite petite as you can see (and she is still just 5'2")
her friend Kim, who was 5 1/2 y.o., was about 4'10" tall in kindergarten.
The mom's became friends too so by the time Halloween rolled around
they decided Sissy and Kim would go Trick or Treating together a few blocks in our neighborhood and a few in Kim's. The Mom's were with them and always waited 
at the end of each walkway while the kiddos were collecting their goodies.

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The title of this story is:
A tall tale by a short dog: Toto the mighty mini Dachshund

It was a warm and breezy Halloween night lots of goblins and ghouls were out and about. Sissy and Kim started their trick or treat trek around the first block of our neighborhood and were having a fine time and getting lots of sweet loot.  Off they skipped down to where Kim lived...
FYI Kim did not have a dog but she knew me well.  
As they approached the last house in Kim's neighborhood, they heard a bit of barking coming from the house.  As mom recalls the barking was no where as fierce as my mighty mini dachshund bark so neither of the girls were paying much attention to it.  They were taking turns ringing the door bell and saying trick or treat.  It was Kim's turn to ring the door bell so she was in front of Sissy (remember Kim was way taller than sissy). After Kim rang the bell the barking became closer and louder, then all of a sudden the door opened and lo and behold there was a full grown English Bull Dog just like this one pictured below! His owner had a leash on him because he loved children and loved answering the door.
Well as soon as Kim saw him she broke the sound barrier with her
squeals and screams.  Sissy didn't know what she saw but 
Sissy then broke  the sound barrier again. 
Sissy and Kim took off running like greased lightning..with my short sissy in front beating tall Kim. The  bull dog got excited got loose from his owner.  He thought they wanted to play chase.  He starts running up the walk after them. Mom said his owner caught him quickly;  however, Kim and Sissy ran all the way to Kim's house about 4 houses away screaming the entire time.
The moms were trying to catch them but they were laughing too hard. Kim's dad heard the commotion and came running out to HELP.  Both girls nearly knocked him over trying to get in the house.  He sees the Moms at the end of the side walk about to faint from laughter and they were out of breath.  Of course Kim's dad thinks everyone has lost their mind.  Mom says she is pretty sure Sissy never ever knew what Kim was squealing about or even saw the dog.

I begged and pleaded with my mom to let me accompany them on the Trick or Treat Trek.  If I had been there, that English Bull dog would have tucked his tiny non existent tail and run to his mama for sure, cause as I said I was a fierce protector of my family.

The End!!!