Creative challenge ~Nature~

                                                                            by ~tee~ 2012

Walking in the  the frigid wind

In nature's winter on Buffalo Ridge

Is not for the weak or the faint of heart.

Looking at 2013

Family christmas party 2012

2013 is something to look forward to. I want to see more of my family, have family get togethers like the picture here( even though a few were missing). No matter what the fools in Washington D.C., do we will be fine. We might have to adjust our lives somewhat but the government can not beat family if we do not want them to. I will try to write something every day at least a paragraph, to remind myself how lucky we are to be here in America, to have loving people in our lives, to enjoy the sunrise and the sunsets for they are the beginning and end of each day that we hopefully lived the best we can. And I want to go fishing!

Creative challenge 231 ~ A few minutes~

It is always darkest before the dawn,

Through the long night hours

Fighting all our old fears

Holding our breath we know

In a few minutes it will be dawn

~tee~

Creative Challenge ~Festive~

Festive lights

Beautiful sights

Ringing of  bells

Wondrous smells

Sounds of singing

Season's beginning

~tee~

Sunday morning, its coming down

Winter comes to Buffalo Ridge

It started out to be a nice if over cast day .Santa was enjoying the warm weather. 

                                                                                 Then this happened

 

Here Comes Winter

Creative Challenge ~ Beginnings

A young mom and dad 1933

Beginnings and endings

what happens between

is the true story,

Telling of life and love

Of the good and the bad

The tears and laughter,

When the story is at its end

 Then what was is finished

The worth of it is in the telling

~tee~

What are they thinking

I  am shaking my head over the news lately. Our world is in terrible shape and all I hear is Lindsay Lohan got arrested five times and is not in  jail. That Justin Bieber did something, not even sure what but  who cares, The president and his family is going to Hawaii on vacation, thanks gimme people for voting him in again.
 Do I care that  William's wife  has morning sickness? heck no, I had  eight children and my morning sickness was my problem and never thought to share it with anyone.

Murder in Syria and no one cares, where the hell is the united nations? Are Syrian people specially the children not worth helping? Good thing we  did not feel that way when it was Irish and British children we  tried to save. We have fought for  the innocent, do we think these people are not innocent or are we just to freaking selfish to do anything.

I remember when the media thought  that when the Russians controlled the news that  it was a terrible thing, to  never  let the world know the real news, well we  sure have come a long way haven't we? Never say never, I wonder who is actually watching what is happening in our world.

I have said before over and over , lets get these  people out of our capitol. I think  voting in the same people over and over  is a huge  mistake. Where the heck  did the tea  party go?  How the heck did this miserable excuse of a president convince so many people to follow his lies? I think maybe Larry  might be right, Sorry for us if that is true. Are any of the others any better is a good question.

i took a picture of my Christmas tree and this is what I got

Sometimes freak accidents happens

laugh of the day

Thanksgiving past and future

Thanksgiving is here and gone for another year
So are the family  gatherings we hold dear
 Now all those leftovers how good they taste
Never fear they will not go to waste
Day three is here and  they’re looking sad
One more sandwich, gee I hope its not bad.
Next year I will make less  turkey and ham
Maybe one less potato and one less yam
I will plan  to make less salads and pie
I will not stick to this no matter  how hard I try.

Creative Challenge # 227 ~ Closed Doors ~

Time to open  those  closed doors

Walk out into the waiting beauty

That all the world has to offer.

~tee~

Creative Challenge # 226 ~Junkyard~

In the junkyard of my mind

I could go there all the time

To do that would not be kind

The things there are what I threw away

Deep hurts and sorrow,all forgot today

Love lost, sad thoughts go there to stay

~tee~

Daybreak in fog

For some reason the first shot showed the water drops that the fog is made of

The second is the picture I wanted. 

I did a couple more and they turned out the same.

Cool huh!

Creative Challenge ~Edge~

When we live on the edge
We are close to the slippery slope
Why  does this seem to happen so often

When we choose to make a change
We  are ready to take a chance on it all
Why hesitate when there is nothing to lose

When we dare to look to the future
We would be able to give a  sigh of relief
Why not take that step back from that slope


~tee~

I guess this is an oops

I clicked on this and  found nothing, so I thought maybe I should put something on this page

                                                    At her  cousin Lance's wedding

Genealogy on a Saturday

Rachel McConnell

I thought today would be a good day to check out my Ancestry page and I am glad I did. I could not figure out how a G-G-G aunt did not have her maiden name on any of the census or other information. Duh! her maiden name was the same as her married name. I finally found her parents . They were double first cousins. This was not unusual back in the day, most families ventured forth in bunches  when settling  this new land of ours.
It is also amazing that  anyone born in 1812 would have pictures but they do, I guess cameras were not unusual by 1850, specially out in early settlements in Oregon. It also amazes me how crabby they always look.

Creative Challenge # 224~ Fool~

Oh my where is my muse
Lately it seems that I can't use
That thing that helps me create
Looks like I've lost it of  late
Where is that creative tool
Without it, I feel like a fool
 I will forge ahead try to write
Hoping my rhymes will delight.

~tee~

Welcome to the Anglo Swiss World: Creative Challenge #222 - Yesterday

Welcome to the Anglo Swiss World: Creative Challenge #222 - Yesterday
 too funny , love it

Creative Challenge 222

What would we be without yesterday, 
Our past is the window to what we are,
The steps in the path of life's highway.
Love and laughter, the pain and sorrows,
Each battle won or lost, we made it this far,
Grateful that we have reached today
As we go onward toward our tomorrows.

~tee~

My friend the bird

This tiny bird kept me company during the long winter days, Iwas in a wheel chair and so was stuck in the house. there must have  been something good in that tree because that bird kept coming back.

Creative Challenge # 221~Fly~

The fly on the wall saw it all, 

The ducks had no say on this hot day

When the kids came to play, the fly flew away

~tee~

Looking back, a repost from multiply 2009

Funny how time flies. I was uploading my music and my pictures to my new computer. Talk about looking back! Kind of hard to believe that at 15 ,I was busy with girl scouts, my softball team, stock car races and friday night movies and trip to the A&W for a burger and a 5 cent root beer after the movie. That young snip of a thing had no idea what she was going to let herself in for, and thats an understatement!
Don't get me wrong, no matter what twists and turns my life made. No matter the hardships and disappointments. All the successes overwhelm all of the bad. We never forget the bad times. We put them away and hope they stay where we put them. I know some people live for the bad times, ( the poor me) syndrome and thats sad for them. To remember the good, the funny, the wacky times is what makes memories sweet.
Now days I wonder at the noise I hear called music. I wonder at the craziness of young girls trying to be old before their time. I am happy looking at sappy pictures listening to sappy music. The statler song, "the class of 57" is more like my life than what I see and hear today. Its probably just as well I am old, I do not have to to pretend to like any of it.
I can bet when my grand children are old , their grand children will say" OH GRANNY GET WITH IT" Times have changed. Of course they will have changed and lets hope the future gets a chance to find this out. Its when they stop changing that we are in trouble.

Faces

To all of the universe
How many faces do we show the world.

I remember being told that God sees everything.

As a child I was careful to be a good girl, God was watching. I took that to heart, even as an adult that reminder from my mother still niggled at the back of my mind. After reading how many emails about good luck and God loves me if I send the emails on to twenty other people. Or that God knows I am having trouble figuring out a problem. Maybe he/she does but by golly I really need to know does God do Emails?
Who the heck writes these things? I do not think God has people doing mass mailings to clog up the air like the lumberjacks swearing in a winter so cold that the swear words stayed frozen in the air until the spring thaw and then all any one could hear were the swear words as they thawed. I wonder if we will get drowned in the chain letters and  that are forwarded every second, Or will we start seeing these words as they float past us?

Time line for Obama care

2012

• Medicare cuts to dialysis treatment begin.
• Require information reporting on payments to corporations.
• Medicare to reduce spending by using an HMO-like coordinated care model (Accountable Care Organizations).
• Medicare Advantage plans with a 4 or 5 star rating receive a quality bonus payment.
• New Medicare cuts to inpatient psychiatric hospitals (7/1/12).
• Hospital pay-for-quality program begins (fiscal 2013).
• Medicare cuts to hospitals with high readmission rates begin (fiscal 2013).
• Medicare cuts to hospice begin (fiscal 2013).

2013

• Impose $2,500 annual cap on FSA contributions (indexed to CPI).
• Increase Medicare wage tax by 0.9% and impose a new 3.8% tax on unearned, non-active business income for those earning over $200,000 or $250,000 for families (not indexed to inflation).
• Generally increases (7.5% to 10%) threshold at which medical expenses, as a percentage of income, can be deductible.
• Eliminate deduction for Part D retiree drug subsidy employers receive. 
• Impose 2.3% excise tax on medical devices.  The result of this tax will be fewer innovative and life-saving medical devices, as this article demonstrates.
• Medicare cuts to hospitals which treat low-income seniors begin.
• Post-acute pay for quality reporting begins.
• CO-OP Program: Secretary of Health and Human Services awards loans and grants for establishing nonprofit health insurers.
• $500,000 deduction cap on compensation paid to insurance company employees and officers.
• Part D “donut hole” reduction begins, reaching a 25% reduction by 2020.

2014

• Individuals without government-approved coverage are subject to a tax of the greater of $695 or 2.5% of income.
• Employers who fail to offer “affordable” coverage would pay a $3,000 penalty for every employee that receives a subsidy through the Exchange.
• Employers who do not offer insurance must pay a tax penalty of $2,000 for every full-time employee.
• More Medicare cuts to home health begin.
• States must have established Exchanges.
• Employers with more than 200 employees can auto-enroll employees in health coverage, with opt-out.
• All non-grandfathered and Exchange health plans required to meet federally mandated levels of coverage.
• States must cover parents /childless adults up to 138% of poverty on Medicaid, receive increased FMAP.
• Tax credits available for Exchange-based coverage, amount varies by income up to 400% of poverty.
• Insurers cannot impose any coverage restrictions on pre-existing conditions (guaranteed issue/renewability).  The danger here is that people will wait until they are sick to obtain health insurance policies, which will ultimately cause private health insurance companies to be unable to offer new plans.  
• Modified community rating: individual or family coverage; geography; 3:1 ratio for age; 1.5:1 for smoking.
• Insurers must offer coverage to anyone wanting a policy and every policy has to be renewed.
• Limits out-of-pocket cost-sharing (tied to limits in HSAs, currently $5,950/$11,900 indexed to COLA). 
• Insurance plans must include government-defined “essential benefits ” and coverage levels.  The result of this mandate will be fewer consumer choices and higher prices for these comprehensive plans. 
• OPM must offer at least two multi-state plans in every state.
• Employers can offer some employees free choice vouchers for health insurance in the Exchange.
• Government board (IPAB) begins submitting proposals to cut Medicare.
• Impose tax on nearly all private health insurance plans.
• Medicare payment cuts for hospital-acquired infections begin (fiscal 2015).

2015

• More Medicare cuts to home health begin.

2016

• States can form interstate insurance compacts if the coverage with HHS approval (2016). 

2017

• Physician pay-for-quality program begins for all physicians.
• States may allow large employers and multi-employer health plans to purchase coverage in the Exchange.
• States may apply to the HHS Secretary for a limited waiver from certain federal requirements.

2018

• Impose “Cadillac tax on “high cost” plans, 40% tax on the benefit value above a certain threshold: ($10,200 individual coverage, $27,500 family or self-only union multi-employer coverage).

Creative Challenge~ Orange~

A repost but it fits the theme

 

I see the the sun as the eye of the universe

with the golden to red orange glow of the iris
with the moon as its pupil seeing us,
all knowing, and gone in a blink of the eye.

~tee~

creative Callenge 219 Journey

Let me take you on a journey
Come on along with me,
There will be forks in the road
And many hills to climb,
Every once in a while we will see
A glimpse of what is to be,
We are on our way one step at a time
Though we are weary, onward we go,
It's hard to walk alone,I'm glad you came,
When finally we get where we are going
At last we made it together to see the beauty
That is there for us at our journey's end.

~tee~

Monday an untroubled day

We need to remember to be thankful for each day as it comes.  It is so easy to forget that it can be the little things that drive us crazy and it is also the little things that can bring joy into our lives. 
Seeing the sun rise
Hearing Isley sing twinkle twinkle little star.
Seeing the concentration onryker's face as he figures out checkers
Any child's laughter
The sight of the joyful look on a child's face  when they first bite into a slice of watermelon.
Getting a new recipe turn out  just right.
Hearing from an old friend
The satisfaction of canning for the winter.
A beautiful sunset 
Looking forward to tomorrow

Good morning everyone,
I woke up to a soft foggy morning, For some reason there is no sound of birds singing, cars moving around, and  no breeze., overcast skies. Seems like my world is in a timeout. Hope everyone has a wonderful day and i hope the sun comes out here.

FARMERS MARKET DAY etc

When to Farmers market this morning , got a much of cucumbers to make refrigerator pickles, they are so easy and so good. I could really buy a lot more but the budget is the budget. and I did go over it already. Farm raised chicken and bacon , I think BLTs are in  order for tonight along with some buttered beets.  Tomorrow lunch will be a salad with tomato and cucumbers and sweet onions,Call me  healthy :-) Then the healthy eating stops, because  I will be eating not so healthy fried chicken and baked potato and sweet corn.
Daughter Mary went to Trader Joes and bought a variety of olive oils ( five different kinds), I will enjoy trying all of them. Also a bag of individual packages of almonds.  I have to get up there to visit so I can stock up on Tuscany marinara sauce and white kidney beans.

Hot

A hot sunny day Beautiful blue skies, the endless beauty of the rippling water Feeling  the soothing Movement of the boat As we waited for whales.  ~tee~

Too much thinking in the middle of the night when pain wakes you up is not  always a bad  thing. It helps take your mind off the pain. It is okay as long as you do not start to drag the "bad" stuff in. Then crazy dreams after taking something for the pain and you finally drift off . Waking up  groggy after all of this is a heart heavy hangover for a while . Then you realize you have found an answer to what has been troubling you.We do need to sort things out at times and too often think it would not be wise to drag up the past, but I feel more at  peace today after doing this.

My Monday thoughts

We live in troubled times. Does that make it right to say and do hurtful things? A lot of intelligent  nice people are doing just that. Throughout our times as Americans we have had different opinions on what is right and wrong. That is a good thing. The last  decades  has been getting more and more nasty when  spewing( not discussing)  hateful, hurtful  topics. distortions on all sides, leading to the total disgust of most Americans.We want mature conversations that we can learn from not these grade school tactics of  untruths.

I want to hear what President Obama has for explicit plans for our future, not some blue sky future that is not attainable. I do not want to hear excuses, as Truman said the buck stops here.

As for Romney I want the same, yes I would like to see a flat tax, can you talk about it? Maybe President Obama has something to say about it. Could President Obama maybe accept that his health care plan over steps and needs to make sensible changes. I an old and I do not want to worry about the cares I will be getting and hope that the government has no say in when I will end it. I will let God decide that. I speak for most seniors that are afraid of the current government proposals.

I like to be involved in  political discussions, but without meanness, half truths. I myself made a couple of mistakes  when I posted  things and did not research first. I do not take the writings of radicals as any truth. they are not worth the time or effort to read them as, they make most if not all of it up as they go.I do not want to hear the mumblings of advisers, committee people, or any spokesperson. I want to hear straight from the horses mouth!!!! If the candidates can not speak open and honestly about their current plans,  then they should not be running. How the heck did our early presidents get elected without all the ugliness we see and hear today.

Sunday funny

Politicians and diapers should be changed frequently and all for the same reason.  ~José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, translated from Portuguese

Time to rethink thinking

tesstruhartz

I am listening to the so called news, reading opinions on line and why are the liberals trying to make us believe a wealthy candidate is bad? Both Roosevelts, JFK, Gore, Kerry were from a lot of money either inherited or married into. But I guess if there is no other record to run on you have to spout something nasty. In a perfect world it would be about honest opinions, but we are not in a perfect world.

The path  might seem broken
When you stumble and fall
Feeling alone, feeling forsaken
Lifting yourself up standing tall
 Seeing the road ahead unbroken
Taking a step at a time is the call
The sun coming out is like a token
Of hope you can see beyond it all.

~tee~

This must be my day for learning patience. I am  waiting for the new control for my lift recliner, everyday it is harder to not be frustrated. Friend called asked if I could help her with paperwork, I am waiting. then ex from so long ago stopped in about half soused, , he brought me a ring of butcher shop coarse ground ring bologna, he  was in that  just before the loud meanness starts, so I thanked and said I was busy and he left. it is hard to be polite  to him, I start getting a stomach ache when I see him. Sure has not been the person I married for too many years.  enough of the negative.
I am trying to convince myself to do more canning, even though I know it is not good for me to do.  I guess its because of my name ( it means the reaper or harvester)that I always get this urge to store food, well friend is here so i have to stop for  now,

This and that

For a person that can not do much, it seems I have been a busy gal these last few days.What with election judge class ( a short one) and freezing a lug of peaches and freezing a few bags of sweet dill pickles, I can honestly say doing dishes, dishes, dishes are not my favorite chore. I think I found a recipe for peach cobbler that I might try as I kept back a few  peaches for that reason..
I am still stuck in my house although the weather is  pleasant here but the horrible odors from the old building that is being torn down  behind my house will not let me enjoy my deck and the outdoors. I tried opening windows after the rain thinking wrongly that the pollution coming from the building would have settle and it would not bother me, Now I have a respiratory  problem again. 
Read a book by  Minnesota author David Housewright called Taking Libby SD, it wasn't too bad for a first book and it did get an award,

                                                                                                ~tee2012~

I guess I had better get used to blogging on this site. I got so spoiled at 360 and then at Multiply that it is hard to start again. The older we get the harder to change.
It is a beautiful sunny day without too much humidity and heat. I wish I could sit out on my deck for a while.

Making it Through

Aug 14, '11 1:44 PM for everyone

 

As we travel though the rough days of our life,

How much more safer would we feel,
If we had something to help us, to guide though our daily strife,,
Like a lighthouse high upon a hill  with a warning light
To help us find our way away from pain and hurt,,
Or the sound of a fog horn when its the darkest of the night,
When we have lost our way, to keep us safe for another day.

The Old Tree

So many years the old tree was a part of the scene,
From a young sapling to the strong silent sentinel,
How many children played under its branches of green,
Giving shade to those that needed to rest in its coolness,
The mighty  tree could not withstand the horror of the storm,
giving in to the force it fell to rest on the land that gave him  life.

~tee~

Rain

Standing in the rain
With nothing to gain,
His life shattered
The family scattered,
Everything seemed lost
His mistakes really cost,
Raindrops cleansing him
Waiting for the hymn,
Silence was all around
As lightning struck the ground.
~tee~

Monday

A sweet Monday morning, the birds are happily singing their morning songs. The wind is no where to be found (yet). I hope the day goes as nice as it is now.

Going into the past

A little blurry because it was taken while the bus was moving, but I wanted a feel of the old Deadwood without electric lines etc. Sepia would be the only way to do this picture back in the day. I could feel the vibes from days long past as I walked down the streets  of Deadwood today. There is still the feeling of rawness if you let yourself feel it.

Getting the hang of blogger

I guess I will have to get used to posting on  here first and then copy and paste to Multiply. I am not happy with the prospect of moving all my stuff from multiply to here. The fact that it is going to turn into a Indonesian sales site, makes me feel like the  bots on yahoo alt med site. I miss 360 and maybe just maybe this site will turn into one like it.
I am still trying to figure out how to make my page pretty with the new changes being  made. .

I am old,
Or so I'm told,

Thats not fair,
This I swear,

Pains and aches
For goodness sakes.

Life going by.
I say with a sigh,

Its time to play
Is what I say

Wrinkles and gray
I feel young anyway.

~tee~

Momma Knows Best

"If wishes were horses then beggars would ride", A saying of my mom's when ever I would say "I wish". Then she would say "you get what you work for." Another saying of hers was" You only appreciate what you work for."
Born in 1897, she was one wise woman, her sayings are still meaningful today. Too many people have a selfish "I" attitude and think they are entitled to things without earning them.  It is time for people to wake up and smell coffee. Yes if you lost your job, can not find another one, have a family to feed. then you do need help and hopefully you get it. If you are really disabled and can not work the money should be there for you. Can't afford insurance? There should be insurance available on a sliding scale that you can afford.
 Too many young people  were raised to believe they deserve a free ride. There is no free ride that will get anyone  to a place where they are happy and have self respect. They will always want more and where will it end.Sooner or later the money will all be gone and so will our country. We are a strong people of many ethnic backgrounds, it was the brave, people that came here and built this country, To think we should become what they left behind is something I do not want to see. It is time to stand and be proud of what we are, strong independent Americans that do not need a nanny state government to do handouts and take us back to the dark ages.

I think most Americans are like me, feel free to comment

Apr 22, '12 11:26 AM for everyone

I read a blog that makes me think that there are some people thinking that Americans hate Muslims. I think they are wrong. In general there are haters of everything.  It isn't so much that they are against a certain people, but they are full of hate and have to express it somewhere. If it wasn't the group of their choice it would be a different group. Some are just plain crazy egomaniacs and wily enough to convince others to join them, for instance Hitler..
I have personally met one Muslim, He was an exchange farmer from the Russia that wanted their people to learn capitalism back in the early 90s. He was friendly, kind and loved American beer. He thought county fairs were great. I interviewed him for our local newspaper. To say the least he and his family background was very interesting. His mother a nurse and his father a policeman. he himself was fruit and vegetable farmer. When the interview was ended he gave me a delightful gift of a Russian pen that was beautifully hand painted.
 Yes I agree there are some radical Muslims, just as there are radical groups of every kind. that is what bothers me the most. The hate groups, for they are the ones that will make sure there is never peace.I do believe most Americans are like me, we take each person as an individual not by their race or religion, or non religion. The hate filled ones should be left to themselves for they will never win in the end, they just create turmoil.

I'm on my way.
Oh what a day.
what can I say.

My keys are lost.
Where were they tossed
To replace them will cost,

Where can they be.
looked everywhere don't see.
I planned for a shopping spree,

Now I wait, already late
I am at home, I want to flee
Sure not my day to be free.

Oh wait, let me check,
My goodness, what the heck
In my purse, I am a wreck.

~tee~

 

As I look out the window watching the morning sky,
Thinking about the last words you wrote and wonder why.
Where did we go wrong that each word is a stabbing pain,
Loving you was what kept me strong, it kept me sane,

The sun will come out, though the clouds of pink and gray,
Wiping tears of loss away, the pain in my heart is there to stay,
Our past a broken dream, a puzzle with pieces scattered apart
The letter looks innocent, but like a knife it stabs my heart.

 ~tee~

Stop trying to split us, lets stand as united women

I am so sick of the political  garbage about the war on women. It is just crazy! There is no war on women in the United States. There is however a war on women in many countries where these women are murdered for no reason, have to wear outlandish garments. Get  their genitals mutilated for no reason. Have no rights except what they are allowed by a man, are treated as less than human chattels NOW THAT IS WAR ON WOMEN!!!
To say whether a political agenda can create meaningless  rhetoric about silly comments  by people getting paid to create dissension is just plain nuts. We are equal in this country, there is no one trying to take away our great liberties and to say so is an insult to all of us. We are for the most part  smart knowledgeable  people, maybe a tad more smart than the men trying to create this mess. To the women that are going along with this garbage , I say shame on you, there is no political agenda that is more important than the sisterhood of women.this sisterhood has many different  ways to live as a contributing part of society and do it successfully. To say one is less than the other is a shameful happening.
This election is about more than trivial conniving  dumb ideas to separate an important section of  America and that is women. I ask how many working moms wish they could stay home and raise their children instead of day care doing it. How many stay at home moms wish they could go out to work and have a bit of  money but chose to raise their children.
it is the economy , it is about not wanting China  owning us, it is about our pride in being Americans, The history of the men AND women forming this country and giving us  the knowledge that we can do anything without the government telling us how to do it. Isn't that what the revolution was about in the first place?

 

Waiting in anticipation
For the morning sun to rise
To take away the night shadows
Knowing the new day is a gift
For all of us to enjoy in our own way.
~tee~

The nearness of you
The fragrance that was yours
The smile on your face
The tenderness of your touch
The aphrodisiac of you

~tee~

When pain is raw
Healing seems impossible
Instead of crying
Simply hold on to faith
Praying for strength
Erases some of the pain
Realizing life  goes on
~tee~

As the seed lies dormant in the winter's cold,

So does the sun's warmth bring forth
Mother nature's gift of beauty for us to behold.

Spring

The miracle of spring brings
all the lovely shades of green
with raindrops like diamonds,
a wonderful background
for the brightness of color
that each flower will bring.

Dawn by ~ tee~

 

As dawn breaks among the clouds

A lonely light shone through the dark
Reminding us that night has not yet ended.
Letting us peacefully sleep unaware of the miracle,
That the glow of sunrise will bring dream's promise,
For all of us if we dare to believe.

~tee~2012

Blessed by ~tee~

Blessed ones,striving for goodness
Wishing their past was less cloudy
Wandering through life wondering,

Blessed ones not knowing
All those small gifts offered
Are as important as the sins

Blessed ones finally seeing
Their time was well spent
Scale of life well balanced.

The heaven's reflection
on the water,
Makes me realize
what a beautiful mirror God has.

photo 2011

~tee~

All the wicked lies,
Shining from his eyes,
Causing breathless sighs.
When truth evolves in disguise
Leaving, not listening to your cries.
Waking and wanting the dream isn't wise.

~tee ~

2012 

Honey

Lies dripping like honey smooth as silk, 
 Wanting to believe what you hear.

Strange how life fills us with guilt ,
Never knew those lies would bring us fear.

The world around us seems to tiltOnly truth and love can hold us all dear.

Stop the hurting with words that hate has built.
We live hoping for the rainbow to appear.

Lets stand together sing the song of love's lilt,
Strength of spirit, will make things clear.

Join together, our dreams will be rebuilt.Turn the honey of lies into something sincere.

~tee~

Arduous by ~tee~ 2012

When the arduous strife,

Of managing our life,

Has come full circle,

Then we can smile.

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My Take On Paula Deene

Talk about trying to hurt another person and ruin their life. First of all it is no ones business what Paula's health problems are. People are not fat because she uses butter. For cripes sake, it is caused by overeating. The fact that she cooks with butter should not matter. I cook with butter, I have type 2 diabetes and it is well controlled. I make wonderful dishes with calories, but I do not sit down and eat the whole thing at one time. The chef that came out against her (jealousy), probably uses too much of the bad stuff also. Most of the chefs use too much salt, too much fat in their dishes. Of course they are not concerned about who is eating it, just that it tastes good. Lets face it, bacon, butter and salt increase flavor.It is up to us to decide what is healthy for us, Paula and the rest of the chefs that cook for us and write the cookbooks are not suppose to be our calorie police. Healthy eating is a personal decision for each of us. I wish Paula the best and hopes she keeps making good food.

As I stand and watch the waves
Never ending as they sweep upon the sand
Wondering where the waves started
In my minds eye I can see the distant shores
My heart feels an everlasting connection.

Nostalgic

 

~tee~ Unsettled 2012

A memory comes unbidden,
To take me back to a time kept hidden,
Hoping my heart forgives the past,
Knowing this nostalgic feeling will not last.