tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272409712024-03-19T12:14:37.848-07:00To Kill a Moquing BirdA place to share photographs, stories of adventures, book & movie reviews, creative writing, random thoughts, and the occasional rant.LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-78145640329601092012014-12-02T13:28:00.003-08:002021-08-11T05:06:11.502-07:00One Bloody Badass Busking Bloke<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K-Op1Mng4oY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-2693617875611838872014-10-21T11:30:00.000-07:002014-10-21T11:33:39.696-07:00My PC, the Internet & Space-Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure you've noticed this to, but unless I have a "get in, get it done, and get out" attitude about interfacing with the WWW my space time continuum gets compressed like I've fallen through a </span><a href="http://www.space.com/20881-wormholes.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">wormhole</a><span style="font-size: large;">. If I have anything of substance that needs to be done, I either have to do it first before I get online, or I have to set a timer to periodically remind me get back to work on my never-ending list of 'tasks to be done'. This is why intelligent employers limit the reach of their employee's computers with site blocking and ratings controls, or else productivity is kaput.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Today I meant to 1) Charge my car's battery, 2) Renew my DMV registration, and 3) Visit my Mom-in-Law. I woke at 6:30a and I've been online since </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/uma.selbe" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Uma</a><span style="font-size: large;"> and I returned from our walk at 8a. Have I completed anything on my list? No, I'm writing this bloody post for my antiquated blog because I happened across the HTML code to place a twitter button on one's website. I decided to add it to my blog before I lost track it. When you create & grab the code it automatically sends a tweet announcing the button on the site. Now I didn't want my twitter followers to find my blog with an ancient post, therefore I had to write something and this is it. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">And </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">voilà</span></span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, it's now 11:30a!</span></span></div>
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LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-47257034806043868112013-06-23T19:42:00.000-07:002013-06-23T19:42:51.260-07:00Spring has Sprung!<span style="background-color: yellow;">(Today, I came accross this old post I wrote (March 2012) and had never published and decided to post it today on the second day of Summer 2013.) </span><br />
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So Although I wouldn't really call the weather we've experience in So Cal since last December Winter, we have truly begun to experience Spring here in the 10b <a href="http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/">hardiness zone</a>. Our organic peach tree is in bloom, we started our annual major cleansing of the house, and the baseball season is in full swing ~ pun intended.<br />
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Just before St Valentine's day each year I pack away my collection of snowmen and bring out my Spring decor items. This year I couldn't face putting them all away, as it seemed too soon to say goodbye to Winter for another ten months. The daytime high temperatures have barely dropped below 70 all season, there hasn't been any early morning frost, and we hadn't made a trek up to Big Bear to the snowline yet. So I de-wintered the rest of the house, but I gave my snowmen & snow flakes safe harbor in my kitchen. <br />
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The first week of March I noticed our peach tree began to bloom, so I've been watering it daily. It produced many blossoms and it will soon be covered in organic white peaches.<br />
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Our vacuum cleaner went on the fritz sometime in February and we'd been meaning to take it to the repair shop, but hadn't. Then a Kirby representative showed up at our door one evening last week offering a free carpet cleaning demonstration. We let the young woman in apologizing for the fact that the carpet hadn't been cleaned in over a year and it hadn't even been vacuumed in almost a month! "No problem", she said and she demonstrated her wares. Three hours later we had learned enough about the Kirby vacuum to become sales people our self and we had a living room fit for company once again. Last Saturday we took our trusty 18 yr-old Kenmore canister vacuum to <a href="http://www.palsvacuumsewingcenter.com/home_.nxg">PALS</a> our local vacuum dealer and repairman for service. The upright motor was no longer making the beater bar spin. After having seen the <a href="http://www.kirby.com/">Kirby </a>demo in our home and then learning about the <a href="http://www.miele.com/international/enint/products/floorcare.htm">Miele</a> vacuums that Phil & Pete sell at PALS, along with the news that it would cost over $100 to fix our vacuum (the cord retractor was also on the fritz), it was obvious<br />
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The day we brought home our new Miele Salsa upright canister vacuum, we gave it a stupendous work-out. Steve tackled the office, Ray vacuumed his suite and I removed the dust accumulated in our master bedroom with the fervor of a robin preening and repairing her nest for the chicks who are do to arrive any day. Next weekend we are looking forward to pulling our bed away from the corner to get at the year's accumulation of dust bunnies living behind it. It will be a good day to flip our mattress and give it a good cleaning as well.<br />
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I'm very excited that my little buddy Brovin has Joined the Dirt Bags baseball team! He tried out without having ever played the game at all before about three weeks ago. I agreed yesterday to be his designated driver this week on game day. I'll be picking him up after school and taking him to the ballpark and then joining the other parents & fans in the bleachers to watch his third game this Wednesday.<br />
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Yesterday, I got my hands in the dirt and planted a pot of succulents. I've come up with a plan for my front garden patch and have decided upon a bed of river rocks to play host to a bevy of potted plants. This spot takes full sun from about 11:00 am thru to sunset, so they'll have to be hardy and sun tolerant so I've chosen a variety of succulents, rosemary, lavender, and an assortment of Marguerites. <br />
Before March 17th I'll take down the snowflakes off my kitchen window and I'll put away my snowmen salt & pepper set and Grandma Sally's snowman glasses. I'll retrieve my St Patrick's day decor and bring the Easter items to the front of their high storage shelf putting them "on-deck" for their annual pageant of celebration next month. But in the mean time, I'm going to continue to enjoy my winter wonderland in my kitchen. <br />;- )<br />
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<div style="background-color: #c27ba0; color: white;">Today, my snowmen collection are coming out of storage and they will keep me company through till mid-February. I love them so much and they aren't Christmas related, so I am comfortable enjoying them through the winter (Dec/Jan/Feb), but I make myself put them away before St. Valentines day every year, or we might just be eating our Easter ham off of them. Yes I have snowmen decorations, glasses, dishes, salt & pepper, etc. I told you, "I love snowmen."</div></div><br />
<div style="background-color: #93c47d; color: white;">Do you remember <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes">Calvin and Hobbes</a>? Well, in the 10 years that Bill Watterson published his hilarious strip about the exploits of C&H, he shared with us some of the best snowman humor known to man. Looking back at a few of my favorite wintertime C&H cartoons, it makes me wish I had a yard full of snow, so I could recreate some of Calvin's snow masterpieces. Here are three of my favorites:</div><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check out more of Tracy's work at thru the link above and let me know what you think. ;- )</span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-87423574263428834372010-06-25T06:55:00.000-07:002010-06-25T07:02:41.687-07:00Disaster + Time = Comedy<object width="640" height="388"><param name="movie" value="http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/embed/23691f9f95fce8fca3b49a14619493ae"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/embed/23691f9f95fce8fca3b49a14619493ae" width="640" height="388" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />If you'd like to become more aware of issues affecting our oceans, please check out this <a href="http://www.wallacejnichols.org/wallacejnichols/Home.html">water warriors website.<br /></a>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-18133227392528272182010-06-24T22:10:00.000-07:002010-06-24T22:13:32.303-07:00I've got the travel bug ~ Ready, Set, Go!<div id="ta_travelmap" style="width:430px;"><br /><img src="http://www.tripadvisor.com/CommunityMapImage?id=44685924&type=TRIPADVISOR&size=LARGE" /><br /><ol id="ta_favoritelist"><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g187147-Paris_Ile_de_France-Vacations.html">Paris, France</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g187234-Nice_French_Riviera_Cote_d_Azur_Provence-Vacations.html">Nice, France</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32378-Ferndale_California-Vacations.html">Ferndale, CA, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g155987-South_Lake_Tahoe_Lake_Tahoe_California_California-Vacations.html">South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32840-Pacific_Grove_Monterey_Peninsula_California-Vacations.html">Pacific Grove, CA, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32780-Newport_Beach_California-Vacations.html">Newport Beach, CA, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g33045-Santa_Barbara_California-Vacations.html">Santa Barbara, CA, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g33048-Santa_Cruz_California-Vacations.html">Santa Cruz, CA, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g34599-Saint_Augustine_Florida-Vacations.html">Saint Augustine, FL, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g35805-Chicago_Illinois-Vacations.html">Chicago, IL, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g33388-Denver_Colorado-Vacations.html">Denver, CO, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g32847-Palm_Springs_California-Vacations.html">Palm Springs, CA, USA</a></li><br /></ol><br /><ul id="ta_links"><br /><li>Create your own <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/MemberProfile-cpt" style="font-size:10px; 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Read my comment to get the answer.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Today being election day, I thought this would be an appropriate topic.</span><br /><br /></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" >Besides deciding the party candidates for the state Governor's race and several other state offices, today Californians will be voting on several important propositions. Please take a moment today and exercise your right to vote!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >Prop 13 </span><h2 class="proposition-heading-title" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">LIMITS ON PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT.<br />SEISMIC RETROFITTING OF EXISTING BUILDINGS.<br />LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.</span></h2><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >I'm for prop 13 because one's property taxes shouldn't rise because one has repaired earthquake damage or retrofitted a building to make it safer following earthquake preparedness guidelines.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >Prop14</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><h2 class="proposition-heading-title"><span style="font-size:85%;">ELECTIONS. INCREASES RIGHT TO<br />PARTICIPATE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS.</span></h2><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >I was torn on this proposition because I think the 2 party system has limited our choices and has put a financially backed stronghold on our government. The only reason I am against the proposition is because it would not allow voters to see the party affiliations of the candidates on the ballot.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >Prop 15</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><h2 class="proposition-heading-title"><span style="font-size:85%;">CALIFORNIA FAIR ELECTIONS ACT.</span></h2><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >Prop 15 is not real election reform as it still allows politicians to receive special interest funding for their campaigns.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" ><br />Prop 16</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><h2 class="proposition-heading-title"><span style="font-size:85%;">IMPOSES NEW TWO-THIRDS VOTER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL PUBLIC ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.</span></h2><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >I'm for Prop 16 as it keeps the decisions regarding electricity purchase and sales in the hands of the people and out of the local governments limiting their ability to spend or borrow public money to enter the retail electricity business. In tough economic times like these, taxpayers should have the final say in how government spends our money. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >Prop17</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><h2 class="proposition-heading-title"><span style="font-size:85%;">ALLOWS AUTO INSURANCE COMPANIES TO BASE THEIR PRICES IN PART ON A DRIVER'S HISTORY OF INSURANCE COVERAGE. INITIATIVE STATUTE.</span></h2><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >I'm for Prop 17 as insurance companies should be able to discount potential new customers ~ driver's with a good history just as they can penalize drivers with a poor record.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /></span></span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-62443409229210279222010-03-30T03:25:00.000-07:002010-04-02T10:46:56.326-07:00How are those New Year's resolutions going?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGGHFHBgbPFqKtm52Us0EW6H2zFqH0B18-lbQELxAY-My4e0ZbXHH7nKm0z2NkFMwnHCTCn7uHX9_5d-CNTFzqC8nq5YTc2wcs1E6Pejk5hgtjw2y0395-r1VMYeuRabfJg-OZg/s1600/barbie-dream-house.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGGHFHBgbPFqKtm52Us0EW6H2zFqH0B18-lbQELxAY-My4e0ZbXHH7nKm0z2NkFMwnHCTCn7uHX9_5d-CNTFzqC8nq5YTc2wcs1E6Pejk5hgtjw2y0395-r1VMYeuRabfJg-OZg/s200/barbie-dream-house.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454381029084393218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Here are my 2010 resolutions: </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">1) Eating healthier and exercising more.</span> This is a continual quest for me and my Honey <a href="http://sidewaysagain.blogspot.com/">Sideways Sam</a>. I am definitely guilty of not getting enough sleep which adds to snacking in the middle of the night, poor digestion during the day, and not enough body "down time" to maintain a healthy fired-up metabolism. If this is one of your resolutions then you may want to view this slide show of <a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/slideshow-no-diet-weight-loss">24 tips on how to loose weight</a> without really dieting.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">2) Selling my Mom's Barbie collection on eBay.</span> Haven't started this one yet. No, I don't have the Barbie dream house in the photo. I never had a dream house when I was little because they didn't exist yet back when I was playing with Barbie. (Yes I had one Barbie and one Skipper and they dated/married my blond haired scar faced GI Joe with the orange jump suit, not Ken!)<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">3) Having exchange students live with us.</span> We had our first student, May from Tokyo and she couldn't have been sweeter, more fun, or smarter. We really lucked out with May as our first resident student. Our second student, Ipek is from Turkey and we will meet her later this week. We are really looking forward to it!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">4) De-cluttering our home.</span> We make strides on this front all the time, but I'd still like <a href="http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Nate-Berkus-Den-Makeunder">Nate Berkus from the Oprah show</a> to to tackle our garage for us. Pleeeease!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">5) Complete those pesky "What if one of us dies?" plans;</span> like our Medical Advance Directive, updating the deed on our properties, buying life insurance for me (Sam is already insured) and making sure both of our names are on all of our bank accounts and not just as beneficiaries. Well, I did order the <a href="http://fivewishes.org/">Five Wishes</a> forms back in January, but they have yet to be filled out.<br /><br />I'll check back with you at the end of the year and we'll see how I've done by then.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">What are some of your resolutions?</span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-70880897821033837122010-03-06T06:56:00.000-08:002010-03-18T06:48:59.891-07:00Celebrate the Irish in Everyone<div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBK26eQwUSt8jEYpMSrEuCVER7_b67o9Ph0AzFRx1EGyb_yW9WB-uCUC_64tGabvBZKTgiWJIgPC_SMU4r56cRThSBcK0R2uRpU4ssBZ9M3ZScHfrN8pQBXJ5HTg68xQTj9jGA5Q/s400/St+Patrick+Statue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445545647265321698" border="0" /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Saint Patrick </span></span><br />The Patron Saint of the Irish and one of my favorite Saints.<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgv2QsTqrxkFHQx6icDPhJj82PGyCMkWMSi7X-WPFrJsstVy5Ewgwi5KF3jjyZBtt-GXiNezV1SDpdKInw9OEkbHZL-on2UqovJ1Bzw2r_lR2LoXg6xTA7QwVao3LtooqeiGwfA/s1600-h/Shamrock.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgv2QsTqrxkFHQx6icDPhJj82PGyCMkWMSi7X-WPFrJsstVy5Ewgwi5KF3jjyZBtt-GXiNezV1SDpdKInw9OEkbHZL-on2UqovJ1Bzw2r_lR2LoXg6xTA7QwVao3LtooqeiGwfA/s200/Shamrock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445535254994426162" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;" >Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Holiday of St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorites.<br />Did you know that the symbol of the shamrock was used as teaching guide by<br />St. Patrick to represent the Holy Trinity?<br />The Father, Son & Holy Spirit<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;">Green Chicago River</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;">Chicago is famous for a somewhat peculiar annual event:<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">dyeing the Chicago River green.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">The tradition started in 1962, when city pollution-control<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">workers used dyes to trace<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">illegal sewage discharges and realized that the green dye might provide<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">a unique way to celebrate the holiday.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjB7iRW2QJaaB_thuGGzoAIMgREWIVidW5El7XJLmei3UrXX5FvGkq2oCG__vG15uTEvvrOEmomlyDAim1SPuQe1Wv-MZHxkfNMdH1YqOYCt0sS2OTEgIAtapPPvb7MdjxpaBjA/s1600-h/Green+Chicago+River.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjB7iRW2QJaaB_thuGGzoAIMgREWIVidW5El7XJLmei3UrXX5FvGkq2oCG__vG15uTEvvrOEmomlyDAim1SPuQe1Wv-MZHxkfNMdH1YqOYCt0sS2OTEgIAtapPPvb7MdjxpaBjA/s320/Green+Chicago+River.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445538388678068306" border="0" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">That year, they released 100 pounds of green vegetable dye into the river</span></p><p><span style="font-size:100%;">~ enough to keep it green for a week!</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"> Today, in order to minimize environmental damage,<br />only 40 pounds of dye are used, making the river green for only several hours.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >Patchwork Quilt of Green Velvet</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br />As a child of 7, I flew over Ireland in a propeller plane<br />while on our way from England<br />and I remember it looking like a velvet green patchwork quilt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgsgvmFnX74d4tNPjfQB7KMJiCt03OTLPaMO_KQqIqh6rkFuqeVlEWim0vX9kUxzTo6ejruvDVSFREvRgeXwXj1NdD7pjij1HM7wX34fGZR7nP6C12QWNkT8yoE_mr11rP_Jcfg/s1600-h/Ireland.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgsgvmFnX74d4tNPjfQB7KMJiCt03OTLPaMO_KQqIqh6rkFuqeVlEWim0vX9kUxzTo6ejruvDVSFREvRgeXwXj1NdD7pjij1HM7wX34fGZR7nP6C12QWNkT8yoE_mr11rP_Jcfg/s320/Ireland.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445544119690231698" border="0" /></a><br />This photo makes me think of Gulliver's Travels.<br />The scene where the people of Lilliputia tie<br />Gulliver down with ropes and pegs.<br /><br />Do you have any St. Patrick's day traditions?<br />We like to eat corn beef & cabbage<br />and drink Guiness.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-67962003107466269592009-06-09T18:38:00.001-07:002009-12-16T04:04:55.823-08:00Baby Moo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAtsrVFWoo1yxuEV2x2cL1dnGvpPbVrbFUOuwkDv_DwgY_pocQ812uydU0HCLhXvevg0Fg0ZKABrdn690LysSZhfVR-_V2Z5a4fG6uH39yE6UDyTrMsN2-OGvREqsQ8mLCu-5IQ/s1600-h/Gaucha+Uma.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAtsrVFWoo1yxuEV2x2cL1dnGvpPbVrbFUOuwkDv_DwgY_pocQ812uydU0HCLhXvevg0Fg0ZKABrdn690LysSZhfVR-_V2Z5a4fG6uH39yE6UDyTrMsN2-OGvREqsQ8mLCu-5IQ/s320/Gaucha+Uma.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415803387666787090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">This calf is named Dolly, but she is also called Baby Moo, Dinner Bell Dolly, and Dolly Burger.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Her wrangler is known as Gaucha Uma.<br /></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Her Mama is Daisy and she is the senior herdford cow on the BigMooRanch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Dottie is the yearling with a square dot on her forehead. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">At least they don't call her Blockhead!</span></div>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-41601169653101922522009-03-27T01:01:00.002-07:002009-12-16T04:48:59.658-08:00A Day in Los Angeles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGKKSnucRK2iPnijMtuY8DLFqeT0EFx04wN1Qc7rhQKbYxajHuu3k0ji0LZ1ClZo5-H_6XPpLIEAI6aLmA_8_vMk3jdlqeDusIk8BpwyguzYqQ4kozlHcXLw_unG-7Vp-nTNEuw/s1600-h/A+Cross+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGKKSnucRK2iPnijMtuY8DLFqeT0EFx04wN1Qc7rhQKbYxajHuu3k0ji0LZ1ClZo5-H_6XPpLIEAI6aLmA_8_vMk3jdlqeDusIk8BpwyguzYqQ4kozlHcXLw_unG-7Vp-nTNEuw/s320/A+Cross+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415809635743949906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNkYEVKeqTCCIa52tJGRCUzfEe33X6SwxM6RQnK3I2nH_WEKC_iBpFe1yZQbCNYidH-tvzHM5JaraNGATgXGyO-4qA7Zvh9Tlato8bCpwTAicm2G0Y3XZrPAYq4jxRsVm-bsX6w/s1600-h/Cliftons+I+%26+P+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNkYEVKeqTCCIa52tJGRCUzfEe33X6SwxM6RQnK3I2nH_WEKC_iBpFe1yZQbCNYidH-tvzHM5JaraNGATgXGyO-4qA7Zvh9Tlato8bCpwTAicm2G0Y3XZrPAYq4jxRsVm-bsX6w/s320/Cliftons+I+%26+P+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415807402719749442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;">Irene & Patti in front of the famous Clifton's Restaurant which has been a favorite in downtown LA since the </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >30's</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">.</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Start of Alvera Street.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYUuc5gX-vXVapQmePmf6gTv-d9B_EB2HXdoohfAuKWENIJbj4Fv1bgEiXt8bG5Jwfw5ZTW2t0z8uLvUBrr9PqfIZkS5ihUCaAC2DF83bw9Mb50saLNojfpec_LKIK3SvX-6log/s1600-h/A+Steve+%26+CharlsIII+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYUuc5gX-vXVapQmePmf6gTv-d9B_EB2HXdoohfAuKWENIJbj4Fv1bgEiXt8bG5Jwfw5ZTW2t0z8uLvUBrr9PqfIZkS5ihUCaAC2DF83bw9Mb50saLNojfpec_LKIK3SvX-6log/s320/A+Steve+%26+CharlsIII+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415811607260154098" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Steve & Charles II</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyy-3psyTpUR-vRfYixE1qD4rlwzDQPf9lds0pSNFCfqISrzvXh1aOc63bXBCfC2-vFnP_C8bLOHfT176hGXh4FixFiJiWX2MIR08fJV27ZV7AVR0NZAxBJT7qWeQ3enkRL59LQ/s1600-h/A+Boy+on+Mule+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyy-3psyTpUR-vRfYixE1qD4rlwzDQPf9lds0pSNFCfqISrzvXh1aOc63bXBCfC2-vFnP_C8bLOHfT176hGXh4FixFiJiWX2MIR08fJV27ZV7AVR0NZAxBJT7qWeQ3enkRL59LQ/s320/A+Boy+on+Mule+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415813772297436290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">~~~~~~~~~ A baby boy on a burro</span><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">.</span><br /></div><br /> <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);"></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKrgSU_mDcxInapUKOWhn-7ZmWrSafHE3ZGTHp3dqmrV30xa1BjE-SBb_l7bM6aheo7nsiERiG7yS5fQjXQUR9qMLRRAfqgc1BUlFKC4w06Aw3b62s-iwIGB8VCFF5teJGDGdTA/s1600-h/A+Aztec+4+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKrgSU_mDcxInapUKOWhn-7ZmWrSafHE3ZGTHp3dqmrV30xa1BjE-SBb_l7bM6aheo7nsiERiG7yS5fQjXQUR9qMLRRAfqgc1BUlFKC4w06Aw3b62s-iwIGB8VCFF5teJGDGdTA/s320/A+Aztec+4+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415812899712918594" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >The traditional Aztec ceremonial wardrobe.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_Pn2CMkmfk6bBC8GE7hmt1GE0X4ql18tpmq6M3ywxlZMHusZbKY4uN5-pN86L1u4nHsuNkM5eYWXEbR2tP16itB9XvHiNqEggbbtVFkLZSUdobp6ZWTnghFvyUGdDfUpnfv5xA/s1600-h/Chinatown+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd_Pn2CMkmfk6bBC8GE7hmt1GE0X4ql18tpmq6M3ywxlZMHusZbKY4uN5-pN86L1u4nHsuNkM5eYWXEbR2tP16itB9XvHiNqEggbbtVFkLZSUdobp6ZWTnghFvyUGdDfUpnfv5xA/s320/Chinatown+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415808166876638994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;"><span>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The gate to China Town</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">.</span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-31993632217360646832009-03-27T01:01:00.001-07:002009-12-16T06:12:55.244-08:00A Malibu Get-a-way with Great Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx1UOD-CJjuJpjI8j3DRa_pG2N5paYKuxWEZZ4g8MnDQETHF7pDVeAD4PikZn6tdxz3RbigDyhXszQfrVJp8dZ0mtzlVdd9gkFukTekQcKth28uIcRRReQLmQFNceGFwPsgq7Rg/s1600-h/M+Whale+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx1UOD-CJjuJpjI8j3DRa_pG2N5paYKuxWEZZ4g8MnDQETHF7pDVeAD4PikZn6tdxz3RbigDyhXszQfrVJp8dZ0mtzlVdd9gkFukTekQcKth28uIcRRReQLmQFNceGFwPsgq7Rg/s200/M+Whale+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415826697518839218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s200/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415822867455138482" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Arrived at Pike's Palace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcomed by Eric while Karen's on the beach</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZoWRBySxRAwN73wJmGijPRrMLc1d9ffpXDAt5-6hS-fqQddQD28Q_-sgHcH24UgYY72lI38OXmyt8p3ZC1HK_AGT1JzJaqyCWatScfdhxg7Nytxq-DWD4mSzLhSqdScLiLWtTw/s1600-h/M+Traingle+House+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZoWRBySxRAwN73wJmGijPRrMLc1d9ffpXDAt5-6hS-fqQddQD28Q_-sgHcH24UgYY72lI38OXmyt8p3ZC1HK_AGT1JzJaqyCWatScfdhxg7Nytxq-DWD4mSzLhSqdScLiLWtTw/s200/M+Traingle+House+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415825786683203842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NQgDgecQ-qqxHpOY_dxo7bB2tLqswPda7jAzyaPxDoB5UdWmpTUy4vsibGE9PYAbSyJIGmVcfLPUOgo__1feB7YK7Sm51eX5VIeeRITm8zgI7ue97t4yKPD4DNGGLgP38eqW8Q/s1600-h/M+Crawford+House+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NQgDgecQ-qqxHpOY_dxo7bB2tLqswPda7jAzyaPxDoB5UdWmpTUy4vsibGE9PYAbSyJIGmVcfLPUOgo__1feB7YK7Sm51eX5VIeeRITm8zgI7ue97t4yKPD4DNGGLgP38eqW8Q/s200/M+Crawford+House+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415825544505287730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">The Triangle House ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Pod House</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6zN9F8jgOdWh1jFOeVcby_Prl1dRnzHt32AEB5PQbxSLj8Gxs3SS4Yn043HCc_Q4VgmFYLHapyPJjQEkfkIrCL_acPW1ufqa-RmwLrnRc5Nb-A1f36r-gC8gdW1I-ycGfcoC-A/s1600-h/M+China+House+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6zN9F8jgOdWh1jFOeVcby_Prl1dRnzHt32AEB5PQbxSLj8Gxs3SS4Yn043HCc_Q4VgmFYLHapyPJjQEkfkIrCL_acPW1ufqa-RmwLrnRc5Nb-A1f36r-gC8gdW1I-ycGfcoC-A/s200/M+China+House+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415824705966747890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFDBgSyHDBxmsIU4PVu0-hIIsjP47Scqwis8Qwa_Btl1m0UIBlFCSPVNhctGzqROtuUBUQ8UX5d4TuhvbVIVXSLaXiPCDmwCzqXry57viLz4_sMOuJtUi9FQOC1xfmLDJnrJavw/s1600-h/M+Guys+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOFDBgSyHDBxmsIU4PVu0-hIIsjP47Scqwis8Qwa_Btl1m0UIBlFCSPVNhctGzqROtuUBUQ8UX5d4TuhvbVIVXSLaXiPCDmwCzqXry57viLz4_sMOuJtUi9FQOC1xfmLDJnrJavw/s200/M+Guys+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415825233682210722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_an3vKTJlOFzF7aJmbUwKB3Kr7yilR7zRy7B2zKtCf9XJQo9OdV5xV4r86pSoJjTIVnMQtwAUmPqYFSWH_yHARZi7NlVUqdYCyHjyCmJ3nstCZZkNz3FXX2ckg6ZnvrBvELmyw/s1600-h/M+Biday+Carey+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_an3vKTJlOFzF7aJmbUwKB3Kr7yilR7zRy7B2zKtCf9XJQo9OdV5xV4r86pSoJjTIVnMQtwAUmPqYFSWH_yHARZi7NlVUqdYCyHjyCmJ3nstCZZkNz3FXX2ckg6ZnvrBvELmyw/s200/M+Biday+Carey+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415824974253309874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">The China House ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pike's Living Room ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy B-day Carey!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wUH1GHqZCDdSuFtUcwlPf6-1v_ZaRfmiNKorXd5gV7IoNDlYzEYE-zunr-LeNzcT7qE6FbqmE6xPka-Bfon655zkQPCwonf2DWzarUc4Ojjnv8Ml9S1rdi_ErFvpjRh9hiUlNw/s1600-h/M+Steve+%26+Pike+Shell+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wUH1GHqZCDdSuFtUcwlPf6-1v_ZaRfmiNKorXd5gV7IoNDlYzEYE-zunr-LeNzcT7qE6FbqmE6xPka-Bfon655zkQPCwonf2DWzarUc4Ojjnv8Ml9S1rdi_ErFvpjRh9hiUlNw/s200/M+Steve+%26+Pike+Shell+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415823475144098610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIOcqwc8ggP41JEgK7hyBulE_eZvRVPPTWIfEVgqitskgJ3ZopYTRFfshS2bAZVktpTvE_wmo1tQQ-J0VhBaYtE6LyDr6X4Svd01KGz1ltd3Vkgr5p16i3XTxPBcvAFC-RvuP5Q/s1600-h/M+Pike+Art+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIOcqwc8ggP41JEgK7hyBulE_eZvRVPPTWIfEVgqitskgJ3ZopYTRFfshS2bAZVktpTvE_wmo1tQQ-J0VhBaYtE6LyDr6X4Svd01KGz1ltd3Vkgr5p16i3XTxPBcvAFC-RvuP5Q/s200/M+Pike+Art+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415824226321734082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Steve, did that little birdie tell you these paintings are </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" href="http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=9492">Karen Pike</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> Originals?</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f-ukAosV1ILysKUe3LPjCSuJhQOL4LO83a-QITwxoUJaWkHyb_UJaVOUHa_42atVWgRdONF-utN1YGMCJufi-2O1vOvKs3VVqqEuoDzkdtTknBFLRxFt0zAWAfSzQrS79-trEQ/s1600-h/M+Elle+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f-ukAosV1ILysKUe3LPjCSuJhQOL4LO83a-QITwxoUJaWkHyb_UJaVOUHa_42atVWgRdONF-utN1YGMCJufi-2O1vOvKs3VVqqEuoDzkdtTknBFLRxFt0zAWAfSzQrS79-trEQ/s200/M+Elle+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415823977984943906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6w7XjP80dgoRRGvLPpzm5dtixIKIEzUNwB7JyWEkTyCSWOeTCDkIH1cAq3H4heBypkHVC4uxJ3x-tvjJW-kKU4VMjZ1C5TpXC6Qe6PN-ztMF_iKKXwfexAox5hpNeUZFi4amHw/s1600-h/M+Green+Lawn+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6w7XjP80dgoRRGvLPpzm5dtixIKIEzUNwB7JyWEkTyCSWOeTCDkIH1cAq3H4heBypkHVC4uxJ3x-tvjJW-kKU4VMjZ1C5TpXC6Qe6PN-ztMF_iKKXwfexAox5hpNeUZFi4amHw/s200/M+Green+Lawn+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415823745289642514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RU1ZNiE3NpFo_0Pkc7035SPnC8ykco7AahSdIwLob6xhrMxeIc736ZHxrWK9GzsyHZTOSL0ibgDjSS0NKu8qS1qju8_rEhe3SuBJp2yofMZt0XKObXFlXoQmOgAUTY5mIpqqLw/s1600-h/M+Eric+%26+Steve++03-09.JPG"> </a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">The <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">adorable</span> mademoiselle Elle & her mama</span>.<br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Such a lovely green space right on the beach!</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-kgNRAhMtGHuwYZ7LnnOLzLXC3Pz3NnemKrKOSxZ-YLYCBvCX2dbu1NK6R1ohucBfDZr1RqIG3-0hbAjyqlHQheSFNHmV32y9phSNMApfQLgXvn2NfPDEV_RaI2u4DjDc5Og-A/s1600-h/M+Sunset+2+03-09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-kgNRAhMtGHuwYZ7LnnOLzLXC3Pz3NnemKrKOSxZ-YLYCBvCX2dbu1NK6R1ohucBfDZr1RqIG3-0hbAjyqlHQheSFNHmV32y9phSNMApfQLgXvn2NfPDEV_RaI2u4DjDc5Og-A/s200/M+Sunset+2+03-09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415834127987393042" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Sunset on Saturday night heralds a gathering at the bonfire with </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">smores to be shared by all, musical musings via guitar followed by an all important safety meeting, karaoke & movie watching. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">We had such fun meeting new friends, as well as Karen's family. Sunday morning sadly sent us back once again to our usual lives in the OC.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Can't wait until we are invited back again!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> ;- )</span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-59188090034260219772009-02-23T20:00:00.001-08:002009-02-19T04:21:32.808-08:00Happy Birthday Mom!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">We miss you...</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qObQIMA-AaRbeItDOwmUle4qCVfx6P10H7qyySdVSd5MIoMUXRuGuWREhNkbjYesubWIiPQmmmc97DNxN3dF8S6OSBVCQGEEfMngncoDl3CUG0-h-DJ0xarCU46abQLAFYMmrw/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qObQIMA-AaRbeItDOwmUle4qCVfx6P10H7qyySdVSd5MIoMUXRuGuWREhNkbjYesubWIiPQmmmc97DNxN3dF8S6OSBVCQGEEfMngncoDl3CUG0-h-DJ0xarCU46abQLAFYMmrw/s320/Rainy+Day+Project+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303618633765982178" border="0" /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >Happy Birthday Mom!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hwgMu1DVbgz7HDKjtJOW6VOAJ7IIlzP8qu0QN5qSuJv9tfeJ6CD-NgGvipyGfZSNvE-9YV6eKc_91K4Wg2Ag7OjTV5TkqLwVM9oHbDigcx2R2iwBFNmmiX3V4T_K8GOIXUzn1w/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3hwgMu1DVbgz7HDKjtJOW6VOAJ7IIlzP8qu0QN5qSuJv9tfeJ6CD-NgGvipyGfZSNvE-9YV6eKc_91K4Wg2Ag7OjTV5TkqLwVM9oHbDigcx2R2iwBFNmmiX3V4T_K8GOIXUzn1w/s320/Rainy+Day+Project+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303621621302449634" border="0" /></a>Caymen, Montana, Angie, Sharon & Aunt Ann<br /></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZ3I_YSv4N90RMcMcpvNuMKhF0DcgA9TsxPtU0SOiMpZrzkNltJ3FMJ_dLcAkm6fyElwHlu9cXcAc19RgfX4JmqX2p4G9nDNR4awFT485AHsIDgp1Ph4KO5b_xFELFc2OZwuWDw/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZ3I_YSv4N90RMcMcpvNuMKhF0DcgA9TsxPtU0SOiMpZrzkNltJ3FMJ_dLcAkm6fyElwHlu9cXcAc19RgfX4JmqX2p4G9nDNR4awFT485AHsIDgp1Ph4KO5b_xFELFc2OZwuWDw/s200/Rainy+Day+Project+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303620395311459938" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Aunt Jean, Candy & Gary</span></div> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQGtEDkIWkTvu60FYzh0jmbW7I1vS1guVN55T2b8uNh9o0FSOSkdYZo_9ukJKUsN8yzj800m7FcJyQ6VmBSUGigG8SEbG3gLjCtJtcIZykLnDv8V-b46m45RHYgcj6YJADZ5VKg/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQGtEDkIWkTvu60FYzh0jmbW7I1vS1guVN55T2b8uNh9o0FSOSkdYZo_9ukJKUsN8yzj800m7FcJyQ6VmBSUGigG8SEbG3gLjCtJtcIZykLnDv8V-b46m45RHYgcj6YJADZ5VKg/s200/Rainy+Day+Project+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303617560928038178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Jeff, Elan & Uncle Jim<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi6X2FqNQC2jpv7KULiZNtp8m6m75Bt333fXr7ulWm89eqsvtlHr3OMs7Ls0Cqs6UakqvVEMfu1buMs_8LydzIfc5LoA4gZ0OKDhC74oKGp8JqAJWvlM2Mtf58nN93gMOconXVw/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi6X2FqNQC2jpv7KULiZNtp8m6m75Bt333fXr7ulWm89eqsvtlHr3OMs7Ls0Cqs6UakqvVEMfu1buMs_8LydzIfc5LoA4gZ0OKDhC74oKGp8JqAJWvlM2Mtf58nN93gMOconXVw/s200/Rainy+Day+Project+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303617551805646258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI22kOXjzmcYTW3mRNK5bigwrR5iX6Qv06pH-hcudTA6HGTuJKD9KjE1gOnzBunq_Yr_aM9vpanhAUQoUIyg3y54m8Hg-HCj_OUq7TUG6iS4D007PGepo7YSd-ZU5Qzp_-UcBuyQ/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI22kOXjzmcYTW3mRNK5bigwrR5iX6Qv06pH-hcudTA6HGTuJKD9KjE1gOnzBunq_Yr_aM9vpanhAUQoUIyg3y54m8Hg-HCj_OUq7TUG6iS4D007PGepo7YSd-ZU5Qzp_-UcBuyQ/s200/Rainy+Day+Project+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303617542567873234" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Flowers & cards from those who couldn't be there...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_rWaEjKR2S5-E4_3nDisyljQ1NP14_PXWdqqX_kryCZXfCIDuUcpJw20St98dPuZ5N08Hjp8TsKqBeuPDcigr-az7IC7vEEILJMn-UYQrrXxFNEILp8YIIXd5p_vM2EXcQtZiQ/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_rWaEjKR2S5-E4_3nDisyljQ1NP14_PXWdqqX_kryCZXfCIDuUcpJw20St98dPuZ5N08Hjp8TsKqBeuPDcigr-az7IC7vEEILJMn-UYQrrXxFNEILp8YIIXd5p_vM2EXcQtZiQ/s200/Rainy+Day+Project+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303623248745055986" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> Manny, Malia & Amy</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeRXc3zOyxmJYYAOjdVWyjWyibrSDkhUUGVKfSNlLg-xXifoLHkL-86tV7KNRSUGXlD77ORVVJlr_rhpG7wScLz9aMPKIe_8sOO-pNlNsq7EJ0G8craKEnkIFqd0s3Xx7Sf5yNQ/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeRXc3zOyxmJYYAOjdVWyjWyibrSDkhUUGVKfSNlLg-xXifoLHkL-86tV7KNRSUGXlD77ORVVJlr_rhpG7wScLz9aMPKIe_8sOO-pNlNsq7EJ0G8craKEnkIFqd0s3Xx7Sf5yNQ/s200/Rainy+Day+Project+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303624254116634306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Friends & Family joined in all day!<br /></div>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-75833015025148060152009-02-23T20:00:00.000-08:002009-12-16T06:16:41.389-08:00A Day at the Bonnie Hunt ShowLisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-90229576464981578172009-02-20T12:22:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:33:55.524-08:0055 Flash Fiction Friday ~ Moon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGF1a5gKtpe6Q2l9FTL6S9aCD8vkMIsMwnYf0nlVgV03uwBhQs3KP4kSroZU9tcW5Oga0vcojWKxjJJPUCOoAUTvS-fUiyIxxTn0qAhVI48m_PEbU45aXAs1wOmW3wvGD-DQbIg/s1600-h/clip_image001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJGF1a5gKtpe6Q2l9FTL6S9aCD8vkMIsMwnYf0nlVgV03uwBhQs3KP4kSroZU9tcW5Oga0vcojWKxjJJPUCOoAUTvS-fUiyIxxTn0qAhVI48m_PEbU45aXAs1wOmW3wvGD-DQbIg/s400/clip_image001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304977867498140658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Floating above us like a balloon on a string.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Full as a pregnant belly.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Ever present and oh, so bright.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> It gladdens me to see you every night.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Luminescent guide to us all.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Keeping the darkness at bay.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> Magnet to the tides.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I can't wait to see you at the end of each day!</span></span></span><br /></div>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-39848446475934295112009-02-19T03:53:00.001-08:002009-02-20T12:35:09.925-08:00HNT ~ Flowers, Flowers Everyehre!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY96B04DmHZtlb1tOd0x7ptJkCWYUSZrz-e_wA8ODJ6kdGl87mqlBfuOa2CSCIfiIBIGhtYo2L65IKUJA_8q7atO8uESshzNe4IL4NGq-OzAP8ZQQcuGaLTg1sL3uHo7uUlKtnqQ/s1600-h/2008+V-Day+Flowers+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY96B04DmHZtlb1tOd0x7ptJkCWYUSZrz-e_wA8ODJ6kdGl87mqlBfuOa2CSCIfiIBIGhtYo2L65IKUJA_8q7atO8uESshzNe4IL4NGq-OzAP8ZQQcuGaLTg1sL3uHo7uUlKtnqQ/s320/2008+V-Day+Flowers+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304475650952480914" border="0" /></a> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I am such a lucky girl to have received three bunches of roses in honor of St. Valentine's Day!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Yes that's me in the mirror amongst the paper hearts.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkmt28OGsoGbmJDvPHPPUCwyGqdHf2dLPWgPNxpKvxnyziga4ZKUG2OC4MuS4Lp7c9Vmepg1TD11QwIPcYPWQtRblSohGIMOsnqT2QaEuC2WgW625TunkGW3CnMq_ugG1ITAJZg/s1600-h/2008+V-Day+Flowers+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkmt28OGsoGbmJDvPHPPUCwyGqdHf2dLPWgPNxpKvxnyziga4ZKUG2OC4MuS4Lp7c9Vmepg1TD11QwIPcYPWQtRblSohGIMOsnqT2QaEuC2WgW625TunkGW3CnMq_ugG1ITAJZg/s320/2008+V-Day+Flowers+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304476498162353570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">This is my favorite bunch.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">The creamy peach turns bright fushia along the edges of the petals.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGCjzmHG8Y8KuuvWW2ZDQo1QyFV77zAck8PAhlZjki6F_Tq3v9nxx12cmwuOJVpIp9KIdYWRsAmT4vzCGN5AFKTc9OyEtUP9zUHPY-pkqFUNKvMSP5jqRhC8IN683_EIlKWwHHQ/s1600-h/2008+V-Day+Flowers+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGCjzmHG8Y8KuuvWW2ZDQo1QyFV77zAck8PAhlZjki6F_Tq3v9nxx12cmwuOJVpIp9KIdYWRsAmT4vzCGN5AFKTc9OyEtUP9zUHPY-pkqFUNKvMSP5jqRhC8IN683_EIlKWwHHQ/s320/2008+V-Day+Flowers+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304476500583335730" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Here are some bright red beauties!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiZ25wHvV-YDgxFLYuB1TJqTWTgPyImPNiMQzU9Cjz51lFFxBjdB-DY7l9M54-tgMrcEkKYJKObXFHv0UCw_CDcjbfA7C3Ro0L0OTMYImnyTDB4lsgoM93rlAuYC1YigUqcYrcg/s1600-h/2008+V-Day+Flowers+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiZ25wHvV-YDgxFLYuB1TJqTWTgPyImPNiMQzU9Cjz51lFFxBjdB-DY7l9M54-tgMrcEkKYJKObXFHv0UCw_CDcjbfA7C3Ro0L0OTMYImnyTDB4lsgoM93rlAuYC1YigUqcYrcg/s320/2008+V-Day+Flowers+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304476509005089986" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">And these are deep velvety red with baby's breath.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">The house smells just heavenly with all these flowers blooming.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">I can't wait until they all start to open.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Happy HNT! For more please visit <a href="http://osbasso.blogspot.com/2005/05/guidelines-for-half-nekkid-thursday.html">Views From the Back Row</a>.</span><br /><br /></div>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-61088438847567304782009-02-16T07:38:00.000-08:002009-02-16T09:17:58.831-08:00Rainy Weekend Projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP61KMyMrNRO6CrWddwshUTD6xiQxrpBcbt80IRnDcZ97MKl8c6smhTLEgWTNI2cdjD9N34adotY05D4DzTucgwknGlGD3DAMhyphenhyphenqoA8Syd0FBdli73yFaG57cyMHcXqnyetF7Nyg/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP61KMyMrNRO6CrWddwshUTD6xiQxrpBcbt80IRnDcZ97MKl8c6smhTLEgWTNI2cdjD9N34adotY05D4DzTucgwknGlGD3DAMhyphenhyphenqoA8Syd0FBdli73yFaG57cyMHcXqnyetF7Nyg/s320/Rainy+Day+Project+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303438152661791026" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">As you can see, it's been a rainy weekend here in Southern California. It's so rare for us to have rain, let alone 3 days of it in a row, so I've been forced to find projects about the house to keep me occupied while I wait for the sun to return.</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4j6vGqhndEsDWT21YYyVPSX2dHro4dkF71ZI_wGHT5o-TqmhfoLryuWYRAt9aoP3UPyhlPBiwi78XfTv1h7NAVMb3Oph_qvjKvY2fa4vFvILGRxvQHtbsjh83fuFZdh7TrNB_Q/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4j6vGqhndEsDWT21YYyVPSX2dHro4dkF71ZI_wGHT5o-TqmhfoLryuWYRAt9aoP3UPyhlPBiwi78XfTv1h7NAVMb3Oph_qvjKvY2fa4vFvILGRxvQHtbsjh83fuFZdh7TrNB_Q/s320/Rainy+Day+Project+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303438149982736738" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">I replanted my bamboo in these fun ceramic Chinese food boxes. The plants are much happier now that they have loads of room to grown again! Bamboo is so easy to grow. All it needs is water & a sunny spot. And it adds such a lushious shade of green to your environment!<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVRespouPVSYkbpBrS2p5r1FuVovoRS6owgBJMtDI7oVeDHI9pIT5X4xIfvDx-nmLT47QiqX4-xm1ujF6u5l-awoRl72P2wwdKBmpPzHpkIBJcCgQcfmMLKhDoF80HYkcCkQ3YQ/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+173.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVRespouPVSYkbpBrS2p5r1FuVovoRS6owgBJMtDI7oVeDHI9pIT5X4xIfvDx-nmLT47QiqX4-xm1ujF6u5l-awoRl72P2wwdKBmpPzHpkIBJcCgQcfmMLKhDoF80HYkcCkQ3YQ/s320/Rainy+Day+Project+173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303440338689329650" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">I also did some St. Valentine's Day decorating. It was fun to get out the scissors and my markers to get crafty with some hearts and stars. I cut out a bunch of hearts and put them up all over this mirror. It definitely looks like Cupid has been to the our home now.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1GCdmfSIya3S-zXXtqyAcPfg_tz9LVzeruyb1HjY7snt6x9O2V9ESu7nZxm-1U0iYDFgNzxnMWq4fBIOcdR0naM5gsoW2Q0_IpV5LMQRZ8Ui49KcQOjHaCQ8NfBvOpYDVlka-Q/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1GCdmfSIya3S-zXXtqyAcPfg_tz9LVzeruyb1HjY7snt6x9O2V9ESu7nZxm-1U0iYDFgNzxnMWq4fBIOcdR0naM5gsoW2Q0_IpV5LMQRZ8Ui49KcQOjHaCQ8NfBvOpYDVlka-Q/s320/Rainy+Day+Project+177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303440332430332898" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">I hope you had a fabulously frisky Valentine's celebration! We spent the day together doing one of our favorite things. We went to a movie matinee. We brought our munchies and drinks with us to enjoy while we watched two movies; </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Slumdog Millionaire</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> and </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Doub</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">t. I definately recommend them both. </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">SM</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> is the most creative story telling I've experienced in a long time. Meryl is stupendous as usual in </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">D</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">, and along with the rest of the talented cast, she keeps you rivited to your seat while you try to decide if she's on the mark with her suspicions about the priest.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">How did you celebrate your Valentine's day?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eYfPsUelzLE5lnpeTQRLuCZ0RXNhIT1dbsOnwgxcng9tx1QEpPDdtME_WcJdrl-N_BnYdvlkMQzsKQ8Nyfexg_3ITHLTu2dRS4y1voaRaltuW5RavnNTyHGwvT_UKe9-OHr3yA/s1600-h/Rainy+Day+Project+015.jpg"><br /></a>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-82971360666043270582008-11-20T12:00:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:54:20.532-08:00HNT - Flash Back Family Trio Photo's<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Inspired by <a href="http://www.susiestheboss.blogspot.com/">Susie</a> & <a href="http://houseoflime.blogspot.com/">Lime</a>, I'm also having a flashback HNT today. Not having any children of my own, I've instead flashed back to my baby years instead. Here is a snap of my Dad, Me and my Mom circa 1962 or 63. That is their VW Bug in the background. Wouldn't you love to have that car today? Just think how much cash one could raise selling it to a collector. My piggy bank would be stuffed!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH413B_DfrtWKLATgKoJdMya9SFjUFeE2XElLPKl3BNmN_kM2_hG3DwZQCyCkT9ICEbJN6A3kkYzUIvNQnBCqwjMs5BC7_0EECkQPVT5xEKbDPFYmlDuRo3LX96NANLBGHq7GZ9Q/s1600-h/Mom+Dad+%26+VW.BMP"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH413B_DfrtWKLATgKoJdMya9SFjUFeE2XElLPKl3BNmN_kM2_hG3DwZQCyCkT9ICEbJN6A3kkYzUIvNQnBCqwjMs5BC7_0EECkQPVT5xEKbDPFYmlDuRo3LX96NANLBGHq7GZ9Q/s320/Mom+Dad+%26+VW.BMP" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271051180625766338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">I've always loved the candid portraits of my family & friends which show them in sets of three. They end up being some of my favorite photos. The energy of the subjects really shines through. There is something magical about<a href="http://www.ofesite.com/spirit/numerology/path3.htm"> the number 3</a> that I think adds to the composition of the shots as well. Below are a few examples:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPcMG09dQWPNkkqYvo-gNS4AVOVNe33bE7gPI527AKXoKk6mwyHtfzpPkounUkUvE4CuX3jJRipb9tSy-vs0sZvq3NltyF8kcnTGwqGvySw3u_d25lBr2VQ-wfZfT_kK16aNWHQ/s1600-h/Disney+Oct+07+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPcMG09dQWPNkkqYvo-gNS4AVOVNe33bE7gPI527AKXoKk6mwyHtfzpPkounUkUvE4CuX3jJRipb9tSy-vs0sZvq3NltyF8kcnTGwqGvySw3u_d25lBr2VQ-wfZfT_kK16aNWHQ/s320/Disney+Oct+07+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271054723765045858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">My Nephews and my Brother-in-law at the <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage">Disney's</a> Storybook Cafe ~ October, 2007. It truly is "the greatest place on earth!" when it comes to family-friendly entertainment.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkw_9af-Y7B_vDXWk-6IfDzPKNYCQd7fKfHUJzAmbPQEDlH2orgO05ZVC_Irnq-0GM21vah8ykzRgL2oIdocJGCJ_wvwR0CmKftA8Lw1yV8pg_0YeRwB7Hh6EJB-qjLlvSPwLsA/s1600-h/Unkie+Steve+and+Auntie+Lisa.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkw_9af-Y7B_vDXWk-6IfDzPKNYCQd7fKfHUJzAmbPQEDlH2orgO05ZVC_Irnq-0GM21vah8ykzRgL2oIdocJGCJ_wvwR0CmKftA8Lw1yV8pg_0YeRwB7Hh6EJB-qjLlvSPwLsA/s320/Unkie+Steve+and+Auntie+Lisa.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271100119589026178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">My Godson/Nephew, <a href="http://sidewaysagain.blogspot.com/">Sideways Sam</a>, and Myself ~ October, 2007. At the beginning of a great day spent together while his Mom was celebrating her 30th HS reunion. Go <a href="http://cypress.auhsd.k12.ca.us/">Cypress Centurions</a>!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7jYiuz_lje3evb-AuU_AhFvdWHptDmajSFyPppvzfvXyB8BrCeZwZscdfIoSVaZSUme80BJ-svNhWKp8mo1aBPuXYjxAYCISsBSZFWSRoGKQBqLiua3vANIHspBczDjDj9i04g/s1600-h/Halloween+All+Three+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7jYiuz_lje3evb-AuU_AhFvdWHptDmajSFyPppvzfvXyB8BrCeZwZscdfIoSVaZSUme80BJ-svNhWKp8mo1aBPuXYjxAYCISsBSZFWSRoGKQBqLiua3vANIHspBczDjDj9i04g/s320/Halloween+All+Three+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271059232979384626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">October 31, 2007 ~ Irene the Fairy Princess, Lilian the Good Witch, and LisaPizza the Purple Puma out to lunch together at the <a href="http://www.olivegarden.com/locate.asp?CMP=KNC-SWGooglePPC&HBX_PK=OliveGardenLocations">Olive Garden</a> on Halloween Day.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G-QBlyLnGLaqz-ErZOHn1oZtaG1GQHHsmc4eb-6rC3-5B3D8ynzXCK6h0cAyStjYHvZMehbmTWQdhFe8sbWn__AroZ6YD8VYsUoddBXZu-doMbM8octXmgWaznC_AbitjqqhyA/s1600-h/Honda+CRV+06-04.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G-QBlyLnGLaqz-ErZOHn1oZtaG1GQHHsmc4eb-6rC3-5B3D8ynzXCK6h0cAyStjYHvZMehbmTWQdhFe8sbWn__AroZ6YD8VYsUoddBXZu-doMbM8octXmgWaznC_AbitjqqhyA/s320/Honda+CRV+06-04.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271052504034937618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I have also had a fascination over the years with photographing my cars. Which I attribute to the many family photo's of the past where a family is often seen posing in front of, or riding in, the new family car. Just to show you what I'm driving these days ~ here's my <a href="http://automobiles.honda.com/cr-v/">Honda CRV</a>. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFBqK7gpS06yK6zCmG7TkHgLHVNWfD3rv3pu9sqOid6xXyBnH9Ak1ImhlAlkAZAc9PVNFxYZIi7ERcfYSTh4qFg1xqyAZ9YB9L6plViWy9y6eKbISZw4UCcnALF7nGWCNYnZRMw/s1600-h/Vintage+Car+%26+Ladies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXFBqK7gpS06yK6zCmG7TkHgLHVNWfD3rv3pu9sqOid6xXyBnH9Ak1ImhlAlkAZAc9PVNFxYZIi7ERcfYSTh4qFg1xqyAZ9YB9L6plViWy9y6eKbISZw4UCcnALF7nGWCNYnZRMw/s320/Vintage+Car+%26+Ladies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271115631821232242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Vintage photo ~ Can you name the make, model & year of the car? Hint: these ladies could be driving to <a href="http://www.essortment.com/all/womenssuffrage_rnim.htm">the first US National election </a>for which they were eligible to vote.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrmD_XZFcgc1RnlQuRr8ZfVJ53yUTef3nmzqeaZb5-ANGLf2irdAMdXdUpWzzHnpmIyIU6IzfRGhIsIhm2qA3C2gkCJJoCMxPgDhMXWEbe6vMRuiFDMTB3KZxx-W9busOU8KkCA/s1600-h/Will+%26+H2+08.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrmD_XZFcgc1RnlQuRr8ZfVJ53yUTef3nmzqeaZb5-ANGLf2irdAMdXdUpWzzHnpmIyIU6IzfRGhIsIhm2qA3C2gkCJJoCMxPgDhMXWEbe6vMRuiFDMTB3KZxx-W9busOU8KkCA/s320/Will+%26+H2+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271052321499758914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Above is my Dad with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMMWV">Hummer</a> of the moment ~ Spring, 2008. This photo was taken by my Bonus Mom, his wife Jeanne. She is always so good to share photo's with us and I love her for it. Unfortunately, because she is usually the photorapher, she is rarely in the photo's herself. Therefore, I don't really have many photo's of her :- (<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Please leave me your guess on the vintage photo in your comment. All other comments are also welcomed. Hope you are having a great day in Blogland. Your blogging buddy, LisaPizza97</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-23343738895629755242008-08-15T06:00:00.000-07:002008-08-16T21:45:25.692-07:0055 Flash Fiction Friday ~ Fate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y4SU-eatu1jQG3beCy_NPd2kecZDsBxkwwywJPqnpPi03Kj3KhZCgY-CmgLL_vEyMJzd0-cvGEiD9eGTfVCO1Mj1xwu7vYLTxyQEbg23iKUSbhjs1kPeFf9B-VXBbKeEtUtfSg/s1600-h/Cat+Scratch+Fever.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235161268508706802" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; cursor: pointer; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y4SU-eatu1jQG3beCy_NPd2kecZDsBxkwwywJPqnpPi03Kj3KhZCgY-CmgLL_vEyMJzd0-cvGEiD9eGTfVCO1Mj1xwu7vYLTxyQEbg23iKUSbhjs1kPeFf9B-VXBbKeEtUtfSg/s320/Cat+Scratch+Fever.bmp" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rodin: What's it like to kill a man?</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;" >Jett: It's a mess. Fah-get-a-bout-it!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rodin:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">I’ve been pacing all night</span> trying to wrap my mind around</span> it. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Do ya ever get scared when nothing else makes sense?</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Jett:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I’m not gonna say it again, FAH-GET-TA-BOUT-IT!</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" face="trebuchet ms" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:100%;">Rodin:</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I just can’t.</span></span></span> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Jett: Let the fates decide.</span></p><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >The inspiration for this 55 was slightly random. <a href="http://sidewaysagain.blogspot.com/">Sideways Sam</a> chose a noun at random. I plugged, "fur" into the search engine for </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx?cag=1">Microsoft Office Online Clip Art</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" > and we surveyed the clips that it generated. This kitty won our hearts and became our chosen inspiration.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >The first two lines of dialog are straight from a from one of our favorite movies, <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Bullets_Over_Broadway/338944?trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=2040297884_0_0"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bullet's Over Broadway</span></a>, by </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:79388%7ET1">Woody Allen</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >. The scene is between play write, David Shayne (</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:79388%7ET1">John Cusack</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >) and bodygard-hitman Cheech (</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:54860">Chaz Palmentari</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >). Earlier, Cheech helps Shayne with his inarticulate dialog and becomes a writting partner of sorts as well as a voice of reason for the overwhelmed and befuddled rookie.<br /><br />Once Sam & I had the anchor for our story we filled in the remaining 33 words completely from our imaginations.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >The character names we chose have inspirations of their own. The Kitten's state of mind reminded Sam of Rodin's Thinker. At the mention of Rodin, I was then reminded of his statue </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Age of Bronze</span></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >. We let the Kitten play the Cusack role because at the start of the film he is so young and naive. What's more innocent than a kitten? The play write has a dilemma that's left him both puzzled and thinking of committing deeds he can't imagine.<br /><br />We wanted a tough-guy name to fill in for the Palmenteri role, and I've always liked the name Jett. I think it is both masculine and contemporary. In 1992 John Travolta & Kelly Preston named their firstborn son </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://celebroyaltykids.web-log.nl/royalty_celeb_kids/celebkids_jett_ella_travolta/index.html">Jett</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" > and I've been a fan of the name ever since. Plus, it is a mini- homage to the Jets from </span><a style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll">Westside Story</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >. New York gangsters from another era, but the reference is plain; when tensions are high and the masculine ego gets twisted with passion, and you toss in a pinch of misguided machismo then the inevitable violence is final.<br /></span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-89395148979434266482008-04-21T04:20:00.000-07:002008-04-21T06:16:55.989-07:00Musical Monday - Zydeco<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mvXGJ8eP1B0&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mvXGJ8eP1B0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">This is probably the most familiar Zydeco song recognized both by devoted fans of the genre and those who've never even knew they were listening to Zydeco. This song busting at the seems with uplifting, vibrant and fanciful music. Its a symbiotic combination of accordion, fiddle, drums and bass. Often Zydeco lyrics are witty and sung in French These are no exception. Or if they are sung in English, they are pickled with Cajun slang and, like much of the music of the south, they are usually strife with woe and resolute inspiration. The lyrics of Beau Soleil's <span style="font-style: italic;">Zedeco Gris Gris </span></span><br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bjg2GAgZCwI&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bjg2GAgZCwI&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Big Easy</span> is the film that introduced me to Zydeco and I've been hooked ever since. This crime thriller has a steamy violent story about the corruption and culture of New Orleans set in the late 80's. The plot moves at breakneck speed, while the lead actors (Dennis Quaid & Ellen Barkin) heat up the Big Easy while they work to catch those responsible for a spree of assassinations plaguing the Parrish. Will they be the next hit, or worse yet, end up food for the Bayou gators?<br /><br />My favorite Zydeco tune is by<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">Want more Music fro your Monday? Then please visit </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);" href="http://www.susiestheboss.blogspot.com/">Susie's Blog</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);">.</span><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Please turn me on to your favorite Zydeco tune.</span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-73918318005969637762007-11-30T14:52:00.000-08:002008-08-15T18:58:42.463-07:0055 Flash Fiction Friday ~ TV Dinner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfCJ8oe3IpPP04FGO-FSj0JRaKV98z4ZHNYaPYtLzsbTXF3zyFU8EWj7FCde98Lc8abIQ8mfphSWLOSQb0s7bOiwu7UY6euHBqaM91ykU6tukD6elSkY35IKCtihUf1R5RaiN1A/s1600-r/Turkey+Dinner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPAVe-g5_w0IbWY-wkwbB4qNmCowltpbdA1zweUeY6jQR89-iLnoZyoMAKvsLgpVTaVje9jXjnRys4dVl_kCOhSTqkDEMaWdhuxLmcCp9LPr9FbVJU6epe9wKECaEAFcYkTFsMqw/s320/Turkey+Dinner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138770562843863842" border="0" /></a> <p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Four separate compartments of aluminum contained nutrition.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Creamy mashed potatoes with dairy-land butter melting on top.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Golden crusted, crispy fried chicken; </p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">juicy thigh, tender lickin' good leg, and plump breast.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Petite peas, diced carrots, corn niblets.</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: georgia; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">And last, but not least; three delicious slices of glazed peaches. </p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:georgia;" >Heated to perfection in my oven at 425*.</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12;" ></span></div><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:12;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">This 55 was inspired by the picture on </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://susiestheboss.blogspot.com/2007/11/55flash-fiction-friday_23.html">Susie</a><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://susiestheboss.blogspot.com/2007/11/55flash-fiction-friday_23.html"> The Boss'</a><a style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);" href="http://susiestheboss.blogspot.com/2007/11/55flash-fiction-friday_23.html">s</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"> 55 post which was post-Thanksgiving.<br /><br />I haven't had a TV dinner in years, but we occasionally heat up a Lean Cuisine in the micro. I love their new <a href="http://www.leancuisine.com/Products/Panini.aspx">panini's</a>. Luckily both <a href="http://sidewaysagain.blogspot.com/">Sideways Sam</a> and I like to cook and therefore we don't eat prefab food very much. But on those nights when we've both worked late and there is not much in the frige, we will dine ala microwave, or order a thin-crust pizza delivered from Pizza Hut. If I'm home alone and too tired to cook for myself, I'll make due with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.<br /><br />Please, tell me what you eat when you're hungry, tired and there isn't anything good & nutricious ready to eat.</span><br /></span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-31087380220270149762007-11-22T23:56:00.000-08:002008-08-15T19:01:05.973-07:0055 Flash Fiction Friday ~ Speedy<span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzmhsDbxkHFc7JXuKAxJFgcQIb4ZlGGvlKeIU0vru_vFL1Aa0Xjk1xeRgkMXa0tQIss-Ht4mLD6qfbNxyZXRiX2UKw8RhanU7T3ETO2dAM82foFZJMxMwsm2KW6zDVc-Ekb_4fw/s1600-h/Speedy+JPEG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzmhsDbxkHFc7JXuKAxJFgcQIb4ZlGGvlKeIU0vru_vFL1Aa0Xjk1xeRgkMXa0tQIss-Ht4mLD6qfbNxyZXRiX2UKw8RhanU7T3ETO2dAM82foFZJMxMwsm2KW6zDVc-Ekb_4fw/s320/Speedy+JPEG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135943953868742930" border="0" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" ><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:290.25pt;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg" title="Speedy JPEG"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">My aching belly! I haven't felt like this since I was 9 years old, and I ate an entire bowl full of fresh picked cherries all by myself. Alka-Seltzer, please do your stuff! I'll never eat again. Relief couldn't come fast enough. Wow! This stuff really works. Is it time for a turkey sandwich, yet?</span></span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-33987265288321071792007-11-19T22:50:00.001-08:002007-11-23T00:29:57.262-08:00HNT ~ The View from the Recliner<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">AKA ~ The view from my command center and Happy Thanksgiving!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUuUWFTo9tg3-U8R-NEPYVLdye0ElVW8T3Vv9dsP8shdlNrGkWNlcYPY0_7N0VBvQ-0GRCgpYBmKPKlMLEMI-sPtvgYBtqffSMhgPf7O8eF1yVncERvaaw3imF390eOa4XuGY7w/s1600-h/USC+HNT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUuUWFTo9tg3-U8R-NEPYVLdye0ElVW8T3Vv9dsP8shdlNrGkWNlcYPY0_7N0VBvQ-0GRCgpYBmKPKlMLEMI-sPtvgYBtqffSMhgPf7O8eF1yVncERvaaw3imF390eOa4XuGY7w/s320/USC+HNT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134811809079451810" border="0" /></a>As many of you already know, I spent three nights last week at the <a href="http://www.uscuh.com/CWSContent/uscuh">USC University Hospital</a> caring for my Mother while she was there having a <a href="http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=thoracic&doc=3591">stint put in her throat</a>. The procedure was a grand success and she can swallow whole food once again. We are so grateful for all the wonderful, talented and caring people this experience has brought into our lives. There are too many of them to mention here so I decided to blog about a slightly different topic. The recliner that was my command center and sleeping accommodations while I was at the hospital.<br /><br />We were very fortunate that Lilan's thoracic surgeon, Dr. John Lipham, requested a private room for her, and the hospital had just received new furnishings in several of the rooms on her floor. I had planned to stay at a nearby hotel, as the commute from OC to USC can be a bear (2 1/2 hours during the am & pm commutes), but alas when we arrived we found we had all we needed for a comfortable stay together at the USC "hotel". Throughout the past 3 weeks, and the ensuing 3 hospital visits, I have mistakenly interchanged the word hotel and hospital. Once we arrived at USC, it was actually true. The hospital was serving us as both a medical facility and a hospitality suite.<br /><br />The chair that I sat and slept in was fabulously comfortable, and I was able to sleep like a baby between all of Mom's runs to the potty and the inevitable interruptions one experiences while staying in a hospital; vitals checks, medicine doses & therapy sessions. 3 consecutive nights of sleep that consists of a series of 1 1/2 to 2 hour naps is enough to make even the the healthy delirious. Can you imagine what it does to a patient?<br /><br />BTW, I chose the high-contrast version of this photo to camouflage my double chin. Plus it really accentuates the checked pattern of the chair's fabric. Over my right shoulder you can see the built-in closet. Over the left is the oxygen supply and other doohickeys found in every hospital room.<br /><br />This chair was a real lifesaver! It was luxuriously wide. Firm, but comfy. And oh so perfectly suited to my personal taste. I felt like Goldy Locks in the chair that was <span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">just</span> right.<br /><br />Perhaps you can share with me the view from your favorite chair. Please eMail me a photo or three.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">To learn more about HNT click </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);" href="http://osbasso.blogspot.com/2005/05/guidelines-for-half-nekkid-thursday.html">here</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnuJZErV-BqvFhvznJSGoTSM4QtuDgxlqUqpKNBGtTHs2ghXZ4XrZdMiGuXmRDbhbMK74TWioMJ1r9otjJmOqxgUDCJzbwPcfFZXGiNaausW_Aip8InTnW9qVS4pz78-KRH3LzA/s1600-h/USC+Recliner+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnuJZErV-BqvFhvznJSGoTSM4QtuDgxlqUqpKNBGtTHs2ghXZ4XrZdMiGuXmRDbhbMK74TWioMJ1r9otjJmOqxgUDCJzbwPcfFZXGiNaausW_Aip8InTnW9qVS4pz78-KRH3LzA/s320/USC+Recliner+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134813621555650754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jhnxpFrltDdTlmYAn-gLc_IYnvRwskUYACLLLIYhMOYu9BCu2QY6ECBX2tJeuQhqoOIG3jiUmOeLfzBqFSB8oclRkHqOIij_TenXcSRUrE0rP8_4MK0qyOIu_2UjLsmRvxX16A/s1600-h/USC+Smile+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jhnxpFrltDdTlmYAn-gLc_IYnvRwskUYACLLLIYhMOYu9BCu2QY6ECBX2tJeuQhqoOIG3jiUmOeLfzBqFSB8oclRkHqOIij_TenXcSRUrE0rP8_4MK0qyOIu_2UjLsmRvxX16A/s320/USC+Smile+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134814231441006802" border="0" /></a>Lilian napping while we wait for her discharge.<br /><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtuB2wBQi21_eI9bVS63jb6jqmYogLw-lO5aFVRcALq-z51FYt1J18a0iDOTwCI26vlq9JF6wIduY0Pb4VyN_M227NKkTHXpK5cJLpULXdPgl2uRDagdG6h4tiNWUh7eGmMo_hQ/s1600-h/USC+1+Waiting.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtuB2wBQi21_eI9bVS63jb6jqmYogLw-lO5aFVRcALq-z51FYt1J18a0iDOTwCI26vlq9JF6wIduY0Pb4VyN_M227NKkTHXpK5cJLpULXdPgl2uRDagdG6h4tiNWUh7eGmMo_hQ/s200/USC+1+Waiting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135664471756857586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A remote control TV, and a mountain view.<br /><br />A bathroom larger than the one Steve & I had in our balcony stateroom on our <a href="http://www.carnival.com/Ship_Detail.aspx?shipCode=SP">cruise to Alaska</a>.<br />Did I mention that this hospital is immaculately clean? It looks brand spankin' new!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFcQTi1j8gE51HXt2oWpEvIoFRZv1hzp_QmhRXX92ZuAaB7ZqzLGJx3DVNbpeOOcXh3IyofD5NGiHd46Oi0TTb0IXKrhvv3n7bwby7_zESvwTnnrfeIw5D3WVDllHCwVg7LXsYg/s1600-h/USC+Bathroom+1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFcQTi1j8gE51HXt2oWpEvIoFRZv1hzp_QmhRXX92ZuAaB7ZqzLGJx3DVNbpeOOcXh3IyofD5NGiHd46Oi0TTb0IXKrhvv3n7bwby7_zESvwTnnrfeIw5D3WVDllHCwVg7LXsYg/s200/USC+Bathroom+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135677472622862594" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240971.post-6968545470960362402007-11-01T07:27:00.000-07:002007-11-01T08:02:40.802-07:00Happy Halloween HNT!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGCHjjPeGcDiOJoCaXZKirRjnTI8iR4WL0b0EMw4dEe_Wlr-dnr3ku6ddOd6ZX_VXUMiDkxusWVxYh5jyMJQwTtVI84CYuiAf23q9ctaqpIob7oTnt54XUnr0-eUwBvHaYz14tQ/s1600-h/Halloween+All+Three+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGCHjjPeGcDiOJoCaXZKirRjnTI8iR4WL0b0EMw4dEe_Wlr-dnr3ku6ddOd6ZX_VXUMiDkxusWVxYh5jyMJQwTtVI84CYuiAf23q9ctaqpIob7oTnt54XUnr0-eUwBvHaYz14tQ/s200/Halloween+All+Three+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127882093730926130" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">We had a spooktacular day and I hope you did too! Miss WitchyPoo, the Fairy Princess Pricilla and myself, the Purple Panther had a delightful day. We dined at the local Olive Garden together and then off to visit my Nephew Josh and his buddies from school, and bring them Happy Halloween Treats!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI3wSMnMC4KGSeImV6SjnjM6XA-e-xTgACJIjMcNE0_FQ_VE9cvQt1ijM62rUNO7wKkoklTYpJYddEwWqXWb0fRBiya5U0Fm5rPrjnSvJrkHuad4XajWRSgwqx-u4U8oPg9H34g/s1600-h/Halloween+WitchyPoo+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI3wSMnMC4KGSeImV6SjnjM6XA-e-xTgACJIjMcNE0_FQ_VE9cvQt1ijM62rUNO7wKkoklTYpJYddEwWqXWb0fRBiya5U0Fm5rPrjnSvJrkHuad4XajWRSgwqx-u4U8oPg9H34g/s320/Halloween+WitchyPoo+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127880070801329666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI9CP_Eoh8E-xxKLy64LSKR1L9HE1eqV9uFk5__qbv3EtvXCbv7C5gFN7EyGTfUcsL2zdkuvMbFMgT5FzMYhwSTD4fWvvPhuP72abeZGZhqv3aMQUt9Qdo_MmM4ev_-Uk3rjkPQ/s1600-h/Halloween+Fairy+Princess+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVI9CP_Eoh8E-xxKLy64LSKR1L9HE1eqV9uFk5__qbv3EtvXCbv7C5gFN7EyGTfUcsL2zdkuvMbFMgT5FzMYhwSTD4fWvvPhuP72abeZGZhqv3aMQUt9Qdo_MmM4ev_-Uk3rjkPQ/s320/Halloween+Fairy+Princess+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127880216830217746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*<br />*<br />*<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">WitchyPoo casts a spell on her nemisis the Fairy Princess Pricilla!* * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * *</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">* * * * * * * * * * * Not so fast, WitchyPoo, Pricilla blocks the evil spell with her own white magic!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">*</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">*</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">*</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicASuNKORTcefjkXij9irz82ggUat6TjYYJ5hc1hdbbaWYMSnbxL_4CcgQDMzi0l1Q9Z4i0EADDjTn4zZpau52zm8h-eeVJzX00rx4XR8SYaNxoB7QTC7XTiO3MOsKS-Kc51Gp1Q/s1600-h/Halloween+with+Josh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicASuNKORTcefjkXij9irz82ggUat6TjYYJ5hc1hdbbaWYMSnbxL_4CcgQDMzi0l1Q9Z4i0EADDjTn4zZpau52zm8h-eeVJzX00rx4XR8SYaNxoB7QTC7XTiO3MOsKS-Kc51Gp1Q/s320/Halloween+with+Josh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127886843964755554" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">J</span>osh was just home from football practice and begrudgingly took a photo-op with us while he was still all sweaty! My, what a handsome young man he has become. And his buddies are a charming group of well mannered and fun-loving friends.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Please share your Halloween adventures with me.</div>LisaPizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17889989214660644650noreply@blogger.com3