Category: My Life

I just woke up and looked outside and there is a rainbow outside. We really do not see too many up here, but down on Cape Cod, where I grew up, we saw them a lot.

I’ve always loved them. There is something so mystical and magical about them. Especially because they last such a short time, and yet their beauty has inspired so many songs, poems and dreams.

As much as I love rainbows, I don’t think I have ever seen one in a dream. Just in person, which makes me feel that I much be totally devoid of magical imagination! lol!

In some ways this rainbow happened on a morning after I dreamt of a few people that are no longer with me. So perhaps my affinity for rainbows does have something to do with dreams.

I’ll be posting the Friday Fill-Ins later in the day.

1. What do you do at the first sign of a cold? Will you get a flu shot this year?

I’m the Queen of Denial! LOL!

I do drink lots of juice and ginger ale, and chicken noodle soup. Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup. To me, that is what I want when I’m feeling bad.

I have already had my flu shot. Did you know they are vaccinating for three separate strains of flu this year? It’s all in one shot, but apparently they expect a bad year.

2. What advice can you give about how to conquer fear?

Take a deep breath, and just go forward. Things will come in your life and there is nothing you can do to stop it. So get a grip and go forward and don’t look back! (Of course, I fall apart afterward, but I do get through the actual event.)

3. Share two good things about your life right now.

Mandy and Matt’s engagement, and the fact that we have had such a large peach crop!

4. A hot fall fashion trend in 2011 is a return to sixties style…tunics with pants, shift dresses, pencil skirts, cinched waists, bold prints, high necklines and short lengths to name a few. How does this fashion trend fit with your wardrobe and personal sense of style?

I tend to live in a vacuum. Unless I have somewhere to go, I don’t really shop. So, I will wear my cords and jeans, and sweaters and just be comfortable.

5. Were you involved in scouting as a kid? How about as an adult?

As a kid, yes. But when we moved when I was in fourth grade to a new school, I quit Scouts.

6. Apple, pear, plum, pumpkin…your favorite fall flavor?

To snack on, apple. But I simply love pies, and my favorite is pumpkin.

7. What characteristics do you think are essential in a good teacher?

Patience and organizational skills. My niece, Jinny is an Elementary School teacher, and she also has a great love for kids.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

The apples are starting to come in, and once we have enough Macintosh and Cortland’s, we will be making apple sauce. I’m nearly out of my frozen apple sauce and really need to put some up. There is nothing like homemade applesauce in the Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer!

It’s been a long week and I am tired. Still! I plan to do quiet things over the course of the weekend, like read, or perhaps try a new recipe, and write to a few people that I haven’t heard from in a while.

If I get up the energy, I want to clean my garden of all the plants in it, with the exception of the eggplants, and butternut squash, which for some odd reason, are still growing.

I also need to go through a bunch of paperwork for the Library, so I am prepared for our meeting on Tuesday. And trust me, there is a l lot of paper work to go through.

Perhaps somewhere in there, I can sneak in a nice walk, and a soak in the tub. That is total spoiling of me time!

What do you have planned for this weekend?

1. When I was 10 years old We moved from the house I was raised in for my first ten years, on Clipper lane to a house, on Oak Street that I didn’t really like except for the purple bathroom my sister and I shared..

2. Eggplant is my favorite vegetable because the taste is so good to me!.

3. My dream pet is and probably always will be a wire-haired dachshund.

4. I hope beauty and love surrounds you.

5. If I could live anywhere in the world I’d live in a cottage by the sea, where it is never too hot and never too cold..

6. The love of God the Father, keep on shinin’ on me.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to the rehearsal dinner for the wedding, tomorrow my plans include going to the wedding and watching my nephew and his fiance have the time of their life and Sunday, I want to drive back home to New Hampshire, with no traffic!

1. Do you think the world became a more dangerous place on September 11, 2001 or did we just become more aware of the danger? How has your own life changed as a result of that day?

I think we became more aware of the danger. At least I did. I’m afraid I wore rose colored glasses much of the time. Especially after the break-up of the USSR. Having grown up during the Cold War, I always considered them the enemy. But as I sat in front of my TV set on September 11, 2001, I felt battered, bruised and as if part of me died too.

2. Did you think your parents were too strict when you were growing up? How about in hindsight?

My parent’s did the best they could. I did an awful lot to escape their notice. As I was an after thought child, neither one of them quite knew what to do with me.

3. Share one random but candid fact about yourself.

It is hard for me to get close to people, as I fear losing those I love, more than anything else.

4. Would your nearest and dearest describe you as simple or far too complicated?

Oh, way too complicated!

5. What is your favorite stadium or carnival food?

I totally love hot-dogs with mustard and relish. I also love fried dough, and kettle corn! Did I mention I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers?

6. Tornado, hurricane, earthquake…how many of these natural disasters have you experienced? Which event do you think would be the scariest?

I was in a minor earth quake, a no-name hurricane and lived in an area with tornadoes. I say I’m afraid of all of them. I am a big chicken! I would far rather be in a blizzard than in any of those.

7. Labor Day weekend is approaching so a work related question seems appropriate. Growing up, did your parents assign you regular chores? Were you paid for doing those chores? If you’re a parent do you assign chores to your own children?

I did dishes, by hand, usually with my sister, before we had a dish washer. I did not get paid. I also did laundry for the family, and no, no payment. I did have the girls do chores and they got a small allowance.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

I am on my way to Connecticut to my nephews wedding. I will also be spending time with my sister, mother, and nephews and nieces and grand nephews and nieces! What fun! I’m giving myself plenty of time for the drive as many roads are washed out, or closed due to Tropical Storm Irene.

I’m really excited about the wedding, and having sister time with Mel. Hubby is staying home with the pooches,  and will keep the home fires burning until I return!

1. What is something that bothers you if it’s not done perfectly?

Having my bed made. I like things tucked and smoothed just so.

2. Do you think a 6th sense exists? Explain.

Yes. I just seem to know some things without being told, or without actual proof. I just know.

3. Do you say your goodbyes slowly, quickly, or not at all?

Good-byes are hard for me, so I tend to say them quickly and then go off. If you have seen the movie, “The Blind Side”, at the end, Sandra Bullocks character has to say good-bye to her adopted son Michael at college. She say good-bye and then goes and sits in the car. You can tell she looks uncomfortable. The feelings of saying good-bye, yes, they are hard for me.

4. On a scale of 1-10, with ten being hot hot hot, what level of spice do you like in your food? What’s your favorite ‘spicy’ dish?

Hot

5. What is one of your all time favorite commercial jingles?

6. Plane, train, boat or auto…your preferred method of travel?

Any of them are fine. It would depend on the reason for the trip.

7. What is something you take for granted?

I hope I don’t take anything for granted. Having lost my daughter, I no longer take for granted the members of my family. I used to. I thought that everyone would be here for their entire lifetime. Boy, was I wrong. So I hope and pray, that I am sane enough to always appreciate those I love.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

A few months ago, my comment section on the blog stopped delivering the comments to my inbox! I tinkered a bit, but noting worked. I just tried to go to my own blog and read and answer as many questions as I could when I had time. The this morning, I woke up, turned on the computer and checked my email and I had 347 messages! Some from recent posts, some from months ago! It appears that Dackel Princess is burping out comments at a rapid pace! So, if you wondered why I haven’t answered your question, it’s probably because I didn’t see it.