Memphis Day 1

  We started out on June 25th, early from the Rochester airport.  Too early according to my daughter.  The flight was to Chicago where we caught our connecting flight to Memphis.  Arrived in Memphis about 1 PM, picked up our rental and off to our hotel.  …

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Back at the Vine

I have been back from my vacation for a week, but spent some extra time off my computer - it was nice...  Over the next few days I will be posting pictures of my trip with my daughter and describing the time we had for my friends here.  The first picture was taken with …

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Memphis Bound!!!!!

Hello Friends,  just a note to you all that I am headed out on vacation.  My daughter and I will be spending a week in Memphis TN.  Many of you know that my daughter has been very ill and this break from doctors & tests will do her a world of good.  She wi …

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Happy Winter Solstice!!!!

Happy Yule to all my friends...  may the rebirth of the Sun King bring you joy and happiness as the days begin to lengthen and the sun returns to us.  Just a little information on my "holiday".  And a so …

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The Greatest Speech Ever Made - YouTube

Just some food for thought.  Listen & Watch.  Put aside your politics... Put aside your prejudices... Put aside your hatred...  Let your heart hear the message...  THINK!!! It is time...  LESS DIVISION... MORE LOVE!!!  BE INSPIRED!

Ignored List

I was just wondering if anyone else's ignore list has been wiped clear.  I am now running across comments from person's that I found completely offensive and put them on ignore ages ago  (and I still do from the comments I have come across).  Is it just me or are o …

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A Boy's Best Friend

He joined our family when my son was 2.  We chose him from a litter two weeks after my dog of 14 years passed on.  My son named him Spike.  Our cat, Nike, quickly showed him who was boss since he was bigger than the puppy.  He fit in as if he had always been  …

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Mabon

Yesterday was the feast day of Mabon.  It is the feast of the second harvest.  I cooked and baked all day.  My family and I had a wonderful feast, counting our blessings:  health, food and love.  The theme of my feast was apples.

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Words of a Marine I hold close to my heart!!!

The following are the words of a Marine on Active Duty in the Middle East.  It shows his frustration on the front lines.  I just want to get his word out there.

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DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column #64: Tiny Beautiful Things - The Rumpus.net

My daughter sent me this link via FB and asked me to read it.  It hit home on a few areas with me as she new it would.  She reads me & knows me very well - we are very close... The following paragraph from the article hit very close to home.  I spent almost all …

Pull UP a Lawn Chair - Sunny or Shady Spots available

Today was rough.  I got caught up in garbage - at work and here on the Vine.  So I decided to take a much deserved break from the frontlines, grabbed a cold wine cooler from the fridge and plopped myself into a lawn chair under a shade tree (it is still sprinkling here …

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Today and Yesterday

My day on the Vine today has been fun & fresh.  I have put aside the nastiness & arguing (it grows tiresome).  I have had fun with my friends, have made a few new ones and enjoyed myself immensely. It has been a very difficult week at work and I need to thank my …

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What does this mean?

John 13:34-35 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

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I have returned....

Just to let ya all know I am back. Have to say been doing some reading & it is safe to say that not much has changed here. I can't even say I have missed the arguing over stuff. I missed my friends and their comments.

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To all my friends!!!!

I will not be around for awhile. Do not worry!!! It is all good. My son is on break from college and I am taking a full week off from work (with pay - thank you unions) to spend time with him. It is going to be so enjoyable. I shall see you all very soon.

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Kayakers snap photo of England's version of the 'Loch Ness Monster'

Just for fun. What do you think it is?

Commercials - love them/hate them

Most of us enjoy the Superbowl commercials (although this year since I was boycotting the game for personal reasons and had to view the commercials online) and we all have our favorites.

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Alleged Hot Sauce Child Abuse Video Goes Viral

Is this discipline or is it torture? I cannot believe what I watched. It makes me ill to think that this little boy was returned to her.

Lyric Question of the Day

Would They Love Him Down in Shreveport? If they saw Him riding in, long hair flying in the wind, Would they love Him down in Shreveport today?If they heard He was a Jew and a Palestinian too, Would they love Him down in Nashville today?

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Maybe It Is Just Me...

I have been doing alot of thinking lately. Maybe sending my baby off to college has made me realize how old I am or maybe I just have too much time to think. Whatever the reason I have been pondering so many things. For instance, the issue of marriage and pre-marital sex.

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"The Horror of Trespass"

I read that line in the novel From a Buick 8 by Stephen King on page 368. The characters were discussing how the creature was affecting them:

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But Let's Cut Education

Once again it seems NY is in the headlines for stupidity.

Light vs Darkness

Light vs Darkness I dwelled in the dark Happy to be there Safe and secure A warm dark lair Friends called to me But I did not go I liked the dark It wasn't for show I was safe there In my dark place Til he came to me Invaded my space

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No One Truly Sees Her

No One Truly Sees Her its been that way all her life surrounded by people but no one truly sees her she fades into the background no one notices when she comes into a room no one notices when she leaves a room sometimes she thinks she is a ghost

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Abuse

Abuse They don't call it abuse They call it marital bliss That's his excuse What did I miss? They don't call it rape They call it marital rights All the wounds in me gape All these hundreds of nights

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