The beginning

The picture of my Mom that I posted earlier is the reason for this setting ...

I had this little space next to our fireplace in the family room and I wanted to put the picture here so we went to a antique store looking for a small desk but low and behold this is what I found. It is called a side by side and it was a perfect fit plus it was built in 1918, the year my Mom was born! The picture to the right of the candle...

my Mom is the baby. Her parents immigrated here from Norway and homesteaded in Montana.

It is a beautiful piece and I have never regretted buying it.

Along with many old, old pictures I have these books that came from where my Mom went to school as a young girl...

and these old bookends keep them standing...

This is a traveling clock/radio and it folds up..

I took a liking to travel alarms and bought several old ones.

This picture is next to the one of my Mom as a baby and is of my husbands Dad's (first bottom left) family.

 A picture of me when I was around 2 or 3 yrs. old

Hubby's picture and yes he was already in love with guns...

The pictures inside on the top shelf are all grandparents of me and hubby and the glass set below was my parents and has a Z on them for their last name "Zettler)

Below these are these old soda glasses...

On the bottom shelf are these two old dishes

This is all metal and has a little pedestal, may be like a bread dish.

Metal and glass




On the shelf above the desk area are these glasses...

I bet some of you have seen these somewhere......

Antiques

I was surprised at so many comments about my Dad's little truck because I have  lot of antiques from my parents and some I have bought.....

This is a picture of my Mom and she was horrified I loved it because her bloomers were showing Lol

Such beautiful detail on the frame.....

Did you know?

Three American Presidents died on the Fourth of July

The first was John Adams 1797-1801 He died of congestive heart failure.

The second was Thomas Jefferson who died in 1826 at 83 years old of natural causes.

The third was James Monroe who died of tuberculosis in 1831

Happy Fourth of July

Sailors forming the American flag at Naval Base Great Lakes in 1917 during WWI

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Memories

This little metal truck belonged to my Dad when he was a little boy....

A special gift for a special friend expecting a little boy

and matching hat...

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Tidbits

This concept of remembering by tying a string around your finger comes from Numbers 15:37-39


The Holy Bible English version for the Deaf
The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to the people of Israel. Tell them these things: I will give you something to remember my commands. Tie several pieces of thread together and tie them in the corner of your clothes. Put a piece of blue thread in each one of these tassels. You mush wear these things now and forever. You will be able to look at these tassels and remember all the commands that the Lord has given you. 

Did you know?

stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand

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Anniversary

This past Sunday was Hubby and I's 52nd wedding anniversary and I had a hankering for tropical. I teased hubby and said "Want to make a trip to Hawaii?" He promptly responded "No". We have been several times so what is the next best thing? Find a hotel that looks tropical! I had seen pictures of this Embassy Suites so I booked a room and away we went. It isn't really the same because the trees aren't real but if you squint it's pretty good.

From the pool area looking in

Glass elevator and rooms surrounding the atrium

Blessed

Did you know?

A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
The name Hippopotamus comes form the Ancient Greek 'river horse'.
Despite those short stocky legs they can run up to 30 km/h for a short distance.
The hippopotamus is one of the most aggressive creatures in the world and is often regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. However, if threatened on land it will often run for water.

Saturday night dinning place

I have had these pictures for a while now but just too lazy to post them.

These are in the front parking area..

This the the entrance and years ago people tied up their horses to the railing but this day the lady just brought her's up for every to pet..

This is a rustic little place and has been here for many years, they have capitalized on the western theme...

This is the bar area and notice the horns up top...Upstairs is offices.

Between the bar and family seating is a little fence that totes this saddle..

and a cowboy leaning on a post...

In the woman bathroom...

Bartenders shirt

JD Campbells is the place.

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Arizona 3

Oraibi, a Hopi Village located in in Navajo County, Arizona and is the oldest continuously inhabited community in the U.S. It is believed to have begun between 900 and 1000 A.D. and is located on Third Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. In the 1800s, droughts in the area drove many other Hopi settlements to consolidate with others for survival. By 1890, it’s believed that as much as one-half of the Hopi population resided in the tiny village of Oraibi (called Orayvi by inhabitants).

There are few pictures available today because The residents of Oraibi  ask that you respect their wishes of no photography within the village. You'll find a few craft stands where residents are selling their handcrafted dolls, baskets and pottery. And don't forget to sample their traditional piki bread if you go!

The Oraibi village  was constructed of mud and stone dwellings, clustered together, even stacked on top of one another. Stairs and, more often, ladders were used to gain access to the upper floors.  The estimated population in 1890, the time period in which the following photo was taken, was 900 residents. 

Oraibi village, 1899.

Chuckles

Cooking Tidbits

Cooking for one or two always interests me, not only because that is what I do but because I often think of Seniors who cook just for them selves and how hard that would be so when I can learn things that help I get pretty excited. One such thing recently is that you can freeze cheese! I use up cheddar cheese fast enough but fresh Parmesan Cheese not so much.

I learned you can shred fresh Parmesan cheese and put it in small bags and then put all the small bags in a freezer bag. I am going to give it a try.

Around home

Thought I would share a few pictures around home...everything is in bloom right now.

Our circular drive. The wall of white flowers are Oleanders and they grow year round.
This plant is called "Cat's claw" because it has these little claw like feet on the vine that allows it to climb any and everywhere.

 Every spring they bloom these yellow flowers...

This is the east side of my house

and this is the inside of the wall...
It is amazing how something so lush can grow in this heat!

Food poisoning definition and facts

• Food poisoning is a common infectious condition that affects millions of people in the United States each year.
• Most commonly, people complain of
• vomiting,
• diarrhea, and
• cramping abdominal pain.

Trust me...reading it and having it are two different things!!

Never been so sick in my whole life.

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