Thursday Thirteen

Thursday 13 #23

Why I Love My House

1. I love my big kitchen. I love to cook and the big family style kitchen is a real dream come true.
2. The views. We are so lucky to have the most wonderful views from our front windows. Sunsets are particularly beautiful, as you can see.
3. My fireplace. I have always loved the warmth a fireplace emits in the winter when you have a nice fire going.
4. My bathroom. We have a big shower in it and also a jacuzzi tub. Put a fridge and TV in there and I could live in it.
5. My greenhouse. What a great place to start seedlings in the spring, and store wood in the winter!
6. The patio. I love my patio. Hubby and I laid all the stones on it, and we really enjoy sitting out there having a picnic, cookout or whatever.
7. The screened in porch. It’s a good old New England screened porch and I love it. Why, you might ask? Well, because there is that 3 hour time frame in the early summer evenings when the mosquitoes will just carry you away! the porch gives us a chance to sit out in peace.
8. My laundry room. It is set up with an ironing board, shelves and everything once could want.
9. A heated garage. I know this sounds terribly frivolous, but it isn’t. We had to do this because the garage is under our bedroom and if we hadn’t heated it, we would have had trouble keeping our bedroom warm. So having the garage heated is a good thing because we never get into a cold car.
10. Our family room. This is the room right next to the kitchen. It’s large, open and bright. This is the room we live in.
11. My bedroom. I love it because it’s where I get the most rest and sleep. It’s a quiet dreamy place for me.
12. The attic. It is wonderful and unfortunately too large. I say unfortunately because we are both pack rats and save stuff we should probably throw out. The attic is full. I keep promising to get up there and throw stuff out. Maybe next year!
13. The cathedral ceilings in the family room. It makes everything seem bigger, brighter and brings the kitchen and family room together in a nice way.

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Thursday 13 #22

Thirteen Reasons I Love Autumn

1. Going for walks in the woods.
2. The cool temperatures after a long hot summer.
3. The bright colors of the leaves. Orange, red, gold and burnt sienna.
4. The smell of wood fires as people start using their fireplaces again.
5. Apples. Fresh and crisp.
6. Cider. Cold or hot, it doesn’t make a difference.
7. Blue skies. It seems they are brighter and deeper blue in the fall.
8. Quiet. Tourist season ends here in central New Hampshire and our town becomes ours again as the tourists all go home.
9. Apple cheeks. I love seeing the kids around here after they have been playing outside in the crisp air. They have bight red apple cheeks and big smiles.
10. Halloween, my birthday and then Thanksgiving. Can you say good food?
11. Turtlenecks, sweaters and knee socks.
12. Fires in our hearth.
13. Soups, pot roasts, and crock pot meals that I avoid making during the summer, because it’s just too darn hot!

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Thursday 13 #21

Thirteen Things That Are Happening This Weekend

1. We are leaving Fritz with our friends while we are at the show.
2. On Friday Hubby, Greta and I are driving to New York State for a German Dog Club show. In German it is called a Zuchtschau. (Breeder’s Show or Breed Specific Show)
3. We will stay overnight in a motel with a king size bed.
4. We got the king size bed because Greta is a bed hog!
5. Saturday I will have to present the young Greta to the German judge.
6. He will examine her bone structure, her teeth, her fur and her eyes. He will tell me all the good and bad things about Greta, but he will do this in German. (A translator will interpret)
7. Then I will have to walk/run her around the tent until the judge has determined I have done enough.
8. Then at the very end of the event, Greta will be given her rating. An excellent, very good, or good will be enough for me to register the puppies in Germany. If she flunks, then the puppies can only be registered with the AKC.
9. Since Bernie, (Greta’s boyfriend) got an excellent rating and they are practically twins, I am hoping she will at least get a very good or excellent rating.
10. We will drive back to New Hampshire on Saturday night.
11. We will pick up Fritz on our way home.
12. We will arrive home late.
13. Where we will fall into bed and finally sleep!

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Thursday Thirteen # 20 (I think)

What I Did On Tuesday

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1. Changed the sheets on my bed and showered.
2. Made a breakfast of sausage, toast and eggs. I needed the toast to check out how our latest batch of Plum Jam had come out. (It came out great!)
3. Cleared shelves, tables and the floor of magazines and newspapers.
4. Washed down the kitchen shelves.
5. Cleaned out the fridge and made a grocery list.
6. Met Hubby at the Health Club.
7. Got a replacement piece for our cable system. I broke the piece on Sunday, but we won’t talk about that!
8. Went for lunch at our favorite Chinese/Japanese Buffet.
9. Enjoyed the drive from there to the grocery store, (about 8 miles) noting that the leaves are starting to turn.
10. Went to Wal-Mart to get dog food, and I also got my fall bulbs to plant, and a new leash for Greta to use in the dog show.
11. Went to the Grocery store for the first time since my surgery. I saw a woman who works there that I sort of know and spent some time telling her all about my eye.
12. Went back to get the other car, and drove home, surviving the ride!
13. Made dinner, watched “House” and cuddled up with Greta to go to sleep!

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Thirteen Reasons It’s Good To Be Loved By Man, Woman, Child Or Beast

1. You get that warm feeling in your heart when you are close to the ones you love.
2. Coming home is a great thing, when you have someone waiting for you.
3. Nothing softens a bad day better than a hug, a kiss or a snuggle.
4. A bad dream can be soothed easily with a warm touch or the snuggle of a little body.
5. No matter what, if you are loving right, you will get back way more than you will ever give.
6. Seeing happy faces around you will always perk you up.
7. Giving love and having love will get you through the toughest of times.
8. Being loved will inspire you to great things.
9. You will find yourself amazed and amused by your loved ones.
10. The pride you will feel at their accomplishments with make your spirit soar.
11. You will never be happier than when your loved one succeeds!
12. Your arms will never feel empty, because of endless hugs.
13. When all is said and done, isn’t loving each other what it’s all about?

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Thursday Thirteen, “The Grandmother Edition”

1. She was born February 4, 1887. Her parents George and Sarah, named her Mary Francis Daniell.

2. She had two sisters, Sarah Mathilda, the oldest, whom we all called Tilly, and Marionette, who chose to move away and never have much to do with any of the family.

Marionette, Tilly, seated and my very blond grandmother.

3. She met my Grandfather when she was 8 or 9 years old. His family moved into her neighborhood and Gram became best friends with his sister, Katchen. Gram taught them to speak English, as they were from Germany and didn’t speak a bit of English when they arrived.

4. Papa fell instantly in love with her and pursued her all through their teens. (Today we would call this stalking! LOL)

5. Her father insisted she finish college before she even considered marriage.

6. They married right after graduation on June 1, 1921, and were married for nearly 65 years before she passed away.

7. They had one son, Robert and my mother, Rosamond. They always thought of Tilly’s son George as their own too. They adored him.

8. Gram taught school in the Boston Public Schools. She taught 5th grade.

9. She was a member of the DAR, The Eastern Star and worked for the Christian Science Monitor in Boston.

10. She was always busy working for charities and I can’t recall a time, until she was very old that she actually rested.

11. She adored her grandchildren, there were five of us, Carl, Erica, my brother Richard, sister Melodie and yours truly!

12. She made the best cookies and also warm milk with honey and a pat of butter in it. To this day it calms me.

13. Sadly, she passed December 2, 1984. I feel lucky to have had such a great and wonderful grandmother.

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Melodie & Me Thursday Thirteen!

1. She was born in Wareham, Massachusetts on July 23rd.
2. She was the first and much wanted daughter of my parents.
3. Her eyes are a light hazel brown color.
4. Melodie is smaller and shorter than me. So even if she is my big sister, she is also my little sister.
5. Mel tells the best stories!
6. She has a beautiful Alto voice and has sung in the choir off and on for many years.
7. She has two sons and a daughter. And a wonderful daughter in-law.
8. She has three grandchildren. Two boys and one girl.
9. She love kitties and has three. Two boys and one girl. Are we seeing a pattern here?
10.She loves children and taught pre-school for many years.
11.She took care of me when I was small. (She is 5 years older) I was her baby.
12.She drives fast! But she is a good driver.
13.Her family is the most important thing to her.

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My Day On Wednesday

1. I got up at 5 AM because my brain clicked on and I couldn’t sleep.
2. Picked up my car at the shop.
3. Stopped at a local farm stand and bought a bunch of cucumbers to make some pickles for Megan. (LOL)
4. Came home and cut the cucumbers, onions and peppers up for the pickles Cutting my thumb up as well.
5. Made an assembly line with Hubby and Emily, (my young neighbor) to dip and peel peaches.

6. Sliced the peaches in half and set them to soak in Fruit Fresh.
7. Made 8 pints of canned Brandied Peaches.
8. Made a 7 pints of regular canned peaches.
9. Washed the floor that had gotten sticky from the dripping peach juice.
10. Washed a ton of dishes from our cooking.
11. Foraged in the refrigerator for dinner.
12. Fed the dogs.
13. Pre registered on the phone for my surgery.

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Thirteen Of My Favorite Summertime Foods

1. Hamburgers with lettuce, tomatoes, and some of my mustard pickles on them
2. Hotdogs, with just the mustard pickles on them. (I’m sort of getting addicted to the Mustard Pickles!)
3. Homemade potato salad.
4. Stuffed eggs. (I love to eat these all year long!)
5. Iced tea. Ice cold!
6. A waffle cone of ice cream. Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia please!
7. Fresh local Butter & Sugar corn. Although this year because of the poor growing conditions, the corn stinks!
8. Fresh local vegetables. My own or the local farm’s.
9. Watermelon. I like to eat this about once a year. Summer only.
10. Fried Bread Dough. The kind you get at summertime fairs.
11. Fresh local seafood. Clams and lobster are my favorite.
12. Salads. Almost any kind of salad makes me happy. Salads in the summer are perfect.
13. Fresh local berries. Strawberries are good, but I am almost getting to love blueberries better!

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Thirteen Things I Love About The Summer

1. Warmer temperatures. Although this over 90 stuff is for the birds.
2. Being able to watch the dogs play outside in the green grass.
3. The beautiful sunsets we have here.
4. Being able to drive anywhere and not have to worry about the snow.
5. Barbecuing!
6. My garden and eating fresh vegetables!
7. Listening to the children play at the town beach below us.
8. Strawberries, blueberries, watermelon and corn!
9. More sunny days and fewer cloudy days.
10. The lushness of the trees.
11. Flowers. I love flowers!
12. Watching the fruit grow on our trees.
13. Summer visitors!

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