tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63119268617318033152024-03-19T16:01:23.305-04:00The Golden Years...living each moment of each and every day...joyfully...Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517494487464984020noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311926861731803315.post-30123663474377733622010-10-04T21:01:00.000-04:002010-10-04T21:01:58.699-04:00Attitude and Gratitude...Imagine what creature has the most consistently positive attitude, the most grateful disposition. Did you think of a dog? Following is a reading of "The Thirteen Commandments" (from the Canine Old Testament):<br />
<ul><li>When family members come home, drop what you're doing and run to greet them.</li>
<li>Let others know when they have invaded your territory.</li>
<li>Take namps; stretch before rising.</li>
<li>Run, romp and play daily.</li>
<li>Eat with gusto and cencentration.</li>
<li>Be loyal.</li>
<li>Never pretend to be something you're not.</li>
<li>If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.</li>
<li>When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close and nuzzle him or her gently.</li>
<li>Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.</li>
<li>When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.</li>
<li>No matter how often you are scolded, never pout. Run right back and make friends.</li>
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I wish I could have captured the sound of the rushing stream...it was so soothing and relaxing. I guess you can say I had both an aerobic workout and that "ahh" moment...the time to enjoy nature and God's beauty.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Spring into summer, summer into fall---</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So rolls the changing year, and so we change;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Motion so swift, we know not that we move.</span><br />
<em> ...Dinah Mulock Craik</em><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have come full circle since we retired. So many things</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">have happened...new friends, new ideas, new thoughts on life.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Like the poem...our life has been so swift that we didn't notice the changes...even the little suttle ones. It's been the beginning of a new life.</span>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517494487464984020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311926861731803315.post-40138290389489749492010-08-02T14:09:00.006-04:002010-08-02T17:42:00.693-04:00The Lane Kids Visit Brought...<span style="font-size: large;">white water rafting adventures</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">soaring through the trees on a zip line</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">driving the lawn mower up and down the streets</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">sleeping on the floor in Mimi & Poppy's room</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">snuggles in bed for old times sake</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">hiking in the woods</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">going to the movies</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">driving Poppy's truck on an old dirt road (</span><span style="font-size: small;">yes that's true...Emily really did drive Poppy's truck)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">giggles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">telling jokes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">rocking on the front porch like old people</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">going out for ice cream cones</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">cooking</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">baking and decorating cakes (</span><span style="font-size: small;">Jessi & Emily are taking cake decorating classes)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">making smores</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">camping</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">campfires</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">just talking</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">pedicures</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">bracelet making</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">AND A TIRED MIMI AND POPPY</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You can see that we had loads of fun packed into such a short visit.</span><br />
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text-align: center;">Michael made his first visit without his sisters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitR1YArgeFcOLDcS0giNM4KktWFjzxAVz3LQu4hM-MyFPhnvUsaqNzJY-5ss4ypV9pHHzoiyaDOmNF33mE34F9psl30iBZ3ev8pQQ2mPMWdV3eSVfac-EejfQxUTW9eHvCu_aD9Is56mI/s1600/2010_07_24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitR1YArgeFcOLDcS0giNM4KktWFjzxAVz3LQu4hM-MyFPhnvUsaqNzJY-5ss4ypV9pHHzoiyaDOmNF33mE34F9psl30iBZ3ev8pQQ2mPMWdV3eSVfac-EejfQxUTW9eHvCu_aD9Is56mI/s640/2010_07_24.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_T7Cw8RjDMim5nq4fOYPCkD0I1vnOHnqtNmodupWMfUTJ_3HAPIJ0XiaOSRQEPsZnvZgxIIsYpL7QFVDYAlwhlp7R32TVuOEN8i32n3JiS181wkENUFo3lvCoR10mCkPXMn4jrrNnps/s1600/2010_07_25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_T7Cw8RjDMim5nq4fOYPCkD0I1vnOHnqtNmodupWMfUTJ_3HAPIJ0XiaOSRQEPsZnvZgxIIsYpL7QFVDYAlwhlp7R32TVuOEN8i32n3JiS181wkENUFo3lvCoR10mCkPXMn4jrrNnps/s640/2010_07_25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">isn't that the largest vase you've ever seen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X-cdyQzI3fAC1ozq774vSfLDKIlyBFNxNVi0DzNaNC1a40SG7xyWHIvGK_WvYHnPhhU53ON7v5EhJpm-GnaCBtm_b-alRC00qCVpyh2BB_JlMMYTERqHfCSH5R-kaC-h0n5GDLOQySU/s1600/2010_07_26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X-cdyQzI3fAC1ozq774vSfLDKIlyBFNxNVi0DzNaNC1a40SG7xyWHIvGK_WvYHnPhhU53ON7v5EhJpm-GnaCBtm_b-alRC00qCVpyh2BB_JlMMYTERqHfCSH5R-kaC-h0n5GDLOQySU/s640/2010_07_26.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">I had my own chefs and bakers!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S7_07BXuyr0vyIoEhK9k972Sbtc-1vUeQYf97riDKITwBcspoEpuXhrKpS4nEaES61LEpDzG7dNP7BFkZ2G70YOsEsxUjL0GFykUOKA30gctAZ7jtFKOoqYasujoF8IoTgm5TQDneo8/s1600/2010_07_261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S7_07BXuyr0vyIoEhK9k972Sbtc-1vUeQYf97riDKITwBcspoEpuXhrKpS4nEaES61LEpDzG7dNP7BFkZ2G70YOsEsxUjL0GFykUOKA30gctAZ7jtFKOoqYasujoF8IoTgm5TQDneo8/s640/2010_07_261.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjs7gXYTrsQvwqVh10jFrUP416hThg_IqPPk5mgj-FwwYoDrVpRd5s1ggs477U-qOGBbOzX39kUVcpveQ05Ysw9S-_2Py6MmqBsLXaiP5zXCSatFL65maNtlgKvi94xUvozJWr6iqlASY/s1600/2010_07_28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Jessi and Emily had their first experience flying alone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately they had a five hour delay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We passed the time away playing hangman</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and other assorted games, eating chocolate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">covered pretzels and Cheez-its!</div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517494487464984020noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311926861731803315.post-61466939094182592432010-07-18T16:18:00.001-04:002010-08-02T16:32:32.796-04:00Virginia Creeper TrailThe Virginia Creeper Trail is an old railroad bed that has been converted to a multiple use trail by the Rails To Trails Association. It runs 34 miles from White Top Mountain to Abingdon, VA. We just rode the 17 miles to Damascus, VA. Most of the trail is down hill along a rushing stream across old railroad tressels. <br />
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</div>Virginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517494487464984020noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6311926861731803315.post-77447577248132515592010-07-04T17:51:00.004-04:002010-07-19T16:28:35.874-04:004th of July CelebrationDressed in our stars and stripes bicycle jerseys we took to the road for a little ride in the hills. I say hills because we have not ventured up into the mountains as yet. I'm not into wizzing down those mountain roads on those skinny tires. I don't know if I ever will.<br />
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<div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The rest of the weekend was spent decorating for the </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">4th of July holiday.</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"> Bow tie American flag quilt that I made several </span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">years ago hangs from the mantel.</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">***looking forward to another fun filled week***</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The Caekic word clan means family or tribe. Each clan has its own tartan which is worn in a kilt or scarf. We looked and looked, but Lane was not found as a member of a clan. So evidently Lane is not from Scottish decent.<br />
We enjoyed the athletic games, ceremonies, parade of bagpipes and drums, Scottish dancing...(I even participated in Scottish dancing!), live music and of course the food.<br />
A great day of fun!<br />
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Our local hiking club joined the Benton MacKaye Trail Association at the Ocoee White Water Center for day hikes and a pot luck lunch. The Ocoee White Water Center is where the 1996 Summer Olympics were held for the white water kayaking portion of the Olympics.<br />
The Ocoee is usually a sleepy river set in a lush, rock river gorge. It was carefully modified into a channel to enhance its rapids for the Olympics. The river is controlled by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Starting at 9am on the weekends the dam releases water through the canyon for white water enthusiasts. It's quite a site to watch the water gradually increase and a once sleepy little river turns into a white water mica. You know when the water is ready to be released because a very loud siren sounds with lights flashing warning you of the rising water level.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A mother is a gardener,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Planting the seeds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of faith, truth and love</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That develop into the fairest flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of character, virtue and happiness</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the lives of her children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"> ~ J. Harold Gwynne ~</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Oh my...it seems like retirement is a just one mini vacation after another. Every week we explore new locations. It's so much fun. <span style="font-size: large;">Life is so good!</span><br />
The swinging bridge over the fast moving Taccoa River was a little scary at first. Yes, it actually does swing and sway a little as you walk across. The forest service and the ATC had quite an undertaking in building this bridge. It made getting across this wide river so much easier for hikers.<br />
I'm gradually learning to identify wildflowers in the area. Lady Slipper...a new one for me. They are so delicate and dainty...couldn't you just see a fairy princess wearing these!<br />
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