Awww Monday from Helen, GA aka Bear Paradise

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus  



 Dear Auntie, 

It one of Mom’s favorite times of year here in north Georgia! The beautiful black bears are out & about! 

We had our first visitor here last week, & Mom quickly shooed it off. 

OMBears Cali, Kat and Rocky they are most beautiful and look very healthy

thank you and Mom's friend for sharing with us.

A friend of Mom’s sent us this great video from her house in Helen. 

This is the second year Mama Bear & her cubs have been delighted the tourists. 

(Anna’s video of Mama & cubs)

We’re fortunate to be “inside” kitties!

It’s a jungle out there!

Loving and kitty kisses to our Auntie HiC

Cali, Rocky and Kat

You may click on the link below to find out more about Helen, GA

one of the most popular tourist towns in Georgia

https://helenga.org/

 

Sunday Selfie Flashback

 

June 22,  2018 

Angel Madi and her assistant had quite a vivid imagination Madi was looking down at her loo the skylight made 

Shadows in the Loo

Symmetry Saturday

Alex our handy dandy guy from last week power washed our deck

NATURE, FELINE and Fill ins FRIDAY

 One of our hosts for Nature Friday host LLB Gang   

Mom Beth and the Girls made a beautiful new 
Nature Friday Badge honoring the Memory of our friend Gail

Click here Hostess Miss Mimi 

FLASHBACK JUNE 20, 2015

 This box is one of my new favorite 

boxes it has a foam 

 cushion in it and I fit in it purrfectly

Here are the Friendly Fill-Ins for tomorrow. Ellen came up with the first two and my wonderful co-host, Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs came up with second two.

1. I avoid going outside after dusk like the plague. Mosquitoes see me as their buffet. My blood type is O+ learned years ago that is their favorite meal.

2. I hope to find lots of time to work on my 'crochet project' this summer.

3. My favorite subject in school was home economics, I took it for 5 years

my teacher was excellent.  She taught me so many skills that I still use.

4. I wish there was a way  for adults to learn to not worry about what other adults think. And spend more time remembering how it felt to look at world thru the eyes  of children.

 

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday #216

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

 Two Spoiled Cats

Here is this weeks Photo Challenge 

Scottie beam me up

Peep holes

Aliens

Cosmic

ET

Suspicious

Hanging pictures a nightmare

I don't like white, not necessary Red but maybe Blue

Perhaps I need to visit at least once

Wordless Wednesday

Thank you to 

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at

 Comedy Plus  

Look what I saw last week

Happy Tuesday: Fun Facts with Rocky

 

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus    

Dear Auntie HiC, 

THE REST OF THE STORY

This episode of “Fun Facts with Rocky” is concerning your post on June 11, about the “Little Girl” statue  in Cameron Village in Raleigh.

I found it enchanting & quickly set out to know more about this precious piece of art.  After a quick Google search this is what I learned.

Unfortunately, the sculpture is out of our price range & not available in the United States. 😹

I would love to know how this adorable young lady found her way to Raleigh. I wonder if she likes grits! 😹

💓💞

Your ginger nephew Rocky

Dearest Rocky I too found the little girl precious. It is so life like and her facial expressions amazing.  The braid looks so real, the lace on the dress was so delicate.  Hard to believe it was all bronze.  ‼️Thank you ‼️for the you are an excellent researching.  MOL MOL YOU ARE A FUN-gi. When Auntie HiC was working with international students, the first thing many of them asked about was G R I T S...I kept a supply of Instant Grits in my office (Cheddar Cheese flavored) and of course grits must have butter.  I often made a bowl for any who were brave.  I was quite impressed that most tried them, some liked them, so did not but they TRIED.

As for the little girl liking them, I bet our friends don't know this fun fact about what GRITS means:

Girls

Raised

In

The

South

 Lovingly your Auntie HiC

Awww Monday with my furry family in Georgia

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus  

Dearest Auntie HiC we 3 here on Awww Monday

to tell you a tale we  call it

Three Musketeers vs Larry Lizard

We had a bit of a rodeo here  recently.

Apparently, a baby dragon (Mom said it was a little lizard) found its way into the house. 

Mom was squealing because she feared for the lizard's life, while we courageously corralled the beast in the robot vac! 

After much excitement, Mom was able to “herd” us into the powder room, capture the lizard under a bowl, & safely return it to the great outdoors!

It was fun while it lasted! 😹😹😹

Kat, Rocky & Cali 

 

Easy Sunday on Father's Day

Happy 53 1/2 years of being the Bestest Dad in the Universe!!

Love Big M ...

who was never big and still isn't. Bryan started that nickname just a few months after her birth and sometimes he still calls her Big M.

Big M and Her Daddy are Nut and Cheese lovers.

June 15, 2015

Hugs Madi,

LOTS OF LOVE TO ALL DADS

Flag Day 2025 and Stitches with YAM

Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14 in the United States. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.^[1] The Flag Resolution stated "That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."^[2][3]

Hosted by 

YAM Aunty click here to see her handwork

Thanks to YAM for fueling my urge to crochet  Today I have 2 news squares 

Granny Square (l) and a new (to me and fun) Bushy Stitch (r). I thoroughly enjoyed both of 

these and will make more.

I also completed a 7" square of the treble stitches.  I didn't enjoy the treble it was TROUBLE.

No problem doing it.  Just the stitch is too loose.  The square is flimsy and may or may not be shown here or used down the road.

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To refresh your memory here are the first squares

Left to right 3, 7" squares

single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet

each 7" square is finished off with single crochets around the border

3 single crochets in each corner of the square.

Nature and Feline and Fill ins Friday

 One of our hosts for Nature Friday host LLB Gang   

Mom Beth and the Girls made a beautiful new 
Nature Friday Badge honoring the Memory of our friend Gail

I am a lover of critters furry and feathered.
Last week I was delighted to see a Downy Woodpecker on the suet cage
I watched for a minute or so.  He never moved, kept his head up like he was swallowing.
After another 5 minutes of observation, he remained in this position.
It was time for a closer look.  I knew when I opened the back door he would fly away...
nope, surely as I walk closer to him he will fly away NOPE..  I stood by the suet for a few seconds, no movement.  So I gently tapped the suet cage.  He awoke form a deep sleep/stupor off he flew.
I've  never been able to approach without all the birds scattering.  No clue what Mr. Downy was doing.  Maybe he just flew in from a very long distance and his wings were tired.

Click here Hostess Miss Mimi 

Madi Flashback

Title:

Saturday's are hard

June 2010 

You might think I'm admiring Mom's pink toe nails BUT I am NOT...It is Saturday and the living ain't easy.  So I ran to hide from Mom and the flashy box.  

BTW Mom the joke is on you, everyone can see your ugly comfy shoes that you always say you hope no one ever sees, well now everyone has seen them. MOL!!!  

BTW Madi they are also seeing the worst angle of your butt, which by the way fills up the entire box...and in case you want to know...yes the box makes your butt look big!! LOL

Here are the Friendly Fill-Ins for tomorrow. Ellen came up with the first two and my wonderful co-host, Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs came up with second two.

 

1. Preparing delicious and enticing meals is my love language.

2. Never a dull moment with the mouth of the South around. One of my cousins from north of the Mason-Dixon line gave me that name.

3. I associate loving animals with  kindness.

4. If I wanted to get to know someone, I would say tell me something about yourself.  During my career at NCSU, I worked with international visitors from all over the world.  Most were timid and unsure of their English or what was an acceptable conversation.  This one question was a great way to start a conversation. Once they started talking, you could see their confidence building.   They would then ask me questions.

Thankful and thoroughly Poetic Thursday #215

 

 Thankful Thursday hosted

Today we are thankful for many things related to Bryan's eye surgery

1.  Original date for surgery was November 10, 2025...
thankful for being on a waiting list so that he could have surgery SOONER.
2. for all your pawsitive wishes on surgery day June 9
3. for a very good  post op visit on June 10.  

4. for Dr. L very talented hands at Raleigh Ophthalmology 

5. Bryan can resume normal activities just no lifting over 20 lbs and no 

vigorous exercise (especially cartwheels or handstands,😉😍😆😅.

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

 Two Spoiled Cats

Here is this weeks Photo Challenge

Girl Bands 

Jane played drums

Gertrude played key board

while counting the ceiling tiles.

Ethel, Lucy and Nell strummed

 on the  six stings with perfect timing.

Marian's vocals were sung with glee

Oh my, oh me no microphone 

did she need.

Wordless Wednesday: Little Girl

Thank you to 

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at

 Comedy Plus 

Sidewalk art in Cameron Village, Raleigh, NC

Post op update

Bryan's post op went very well, his Doctor was pleased with how his eye looked too

He has quite a shiner black eye from the numbing injection that was given.  This too shall pass.

Now we are doing drops 2x a day for 7 days

6 x a day for one til June 19

Well guess what?  Bryan has a real shiner/black eye too.  His story is eye surgery!!

I'm telling everyone he was in a bar fight. MOL BOL LOL

A numbing injection was given under his eye causing the shiner.  

HAPPY TUESDAY Duck Donuts

 

 We thank our Hostess Sandee at Comedy Plus  

HAPPY TUESDAY BRYAN'S EYE SURGERY WENT VERY WELL YESTERDAY.  SURGERY STARTED 45 MINUTES ✌✌EARLY AND IT ONLY TOOK 15 MINTUES👍👍 NOT 45.  HE CAME HOME WITH A GUAZE PATCH OVER HIS EYE AND A PLASTIC SHIELD.  SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.  DR. LABER SAID IT WOULD LOOK ROUGH FOR A WHILE.

NO LIFTING OR BENDING AT WAIST FOR A FEW DAYS AT LEAST.

HE HAS A POST OP TODAY AT 7:50 AM.  HOPEFULLY IT LOOKS VERY GOOD TO THE DOCTOR. 

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VERY PAWSITIVE THOUGHTS

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FRIDAY JUNE 6 WAS NATIONAL DONUT DAY

OMDs/OMCs what a sweet discovery we recently made.

We had never been in a Duck Donut Shop.  We Walked in no menu no donuts we thought what the heck.  A young guy said welcome.  I said this is our first visit.  He told us all about  it.  Too bad we had just had lunch.  They were hot when they were put in the box.  WE PROBABLY DID NOT NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE.

Duck Donuts...all donuts are white inside.  While you wait they cook them then decorate just as you selected.  We ordered cookies and cream with chocolate icing on it, a coffee icing with powder sugar and a confetti.  They smell so good and a coupon for a free cinnamon on Nat'l donut day June 6. 

What a fun decor and I loved the logo 

Sprinkling Happiness throughout the Triangle

If you own a Jeep,  you can buy a Ducks there to share with another lucky

Jeep owner.

**The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, respectively. The "Triangle" name originated in the 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park located between the three anchor cities, which is the largest research park in the United States and home to numerous high tech companies.^[4]