Friday, December 31, 2021
Weekend Roundup/Reflections -- das Ende
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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This Week's Prompts are New Year, A Favorite, Festive, and A Lagniappe for the end of the year.
I finished the alphabet last week with the letter "Z". Not sure about 2022, whether or not we will have alphabet photos to find.
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I used to think Resolutions
Never again
After I found out
How far away
Monahans is from me
Monahans Texas
Is 510 miles from me
Here in Katy Texas
Resolutions are useless
Useless as driving to Monahans
Because I don't know
Don't know anyone there
And I don't know
Anything I need to Resolve
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A Favorite. Our backyard in the winter. It was 82F this afternoon, we had lunch outside on the picnic table. We may get cold this weekend so I will take care of the Hibiscus by bringing them into the garage.
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Festive. The candy corn is a leftover from my Birthday. It and National Candy Corn Day are celebrated the same day, October 31.
This year it was very Festive as we had a family lunch at a nice place. Two of the five kids came with spouses, two granddaughters and spouse, and great grandchildren. After lunch we watched one of the grandchildren play soccer and football
The cinnamon jellybeans wanted to be in the picture and the jars were full of candy when we left the Marriot Hotel in Washington, D.C. a few years ago.
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A Lagniappe: This is an old picture that belonged to a friend of Mrs. Jim. The lady died several years ago, we don't know much about the photo, it seems to be taken at a business workshop. The fellow third from the left is of the friend's father.
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Reflections. Water Reflections. Nice sunset too. Weather guy is telling us to pack the swimsuits Saturday night as we will have a few days of cold, almost freezing during the nights for the first few.
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Fine print stuff.
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- Click Here for all countries I've visited. (none for XYZ, there aren't any.)
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Note: I have just about finished with my "jim's little Christmas Tree farm" blog posting for this season. Click this label, Christmas 2021 , to have a peek and monitor my progress.
It has directions to send me a picture of your tree or decorations if you wish to do so.
Labels: Eating, Family, Food, Friday's Weekend Roundup 07, Jim Bunch Eats, Poem, Reflections, Weather
Friday, December 24, 2021
Letter "Z" -- -- Weekend Roundup and Reflections/People on the Street
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! and
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
For the 26th letter time, The Week's Prompts are Christmas, A Favorite, and "Red and Green". The letter not asked for would be "Z".
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Christmas: Our Christmas Tree lighted. It's a seven-foot store bought artificial. Also Red and Green.
At the foot of the tree is a manger scene, a Fisher Price "toy". It represents the purpose of tomorrow's holiday, celebrating the human birth of Jesus Christ. Christians celebrate it on December 25 regardless of the actual birth date. (Click here for viewing other nativity word posts)
Hence the song that we sang over and over in my country schools, grades one through ten:
Away in a Manger
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Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head
(Full words of song at the end below)
A Favorite: My Holly Tree -- Again, also Red and Green.
My Hard Time Canna Lilly
The rabbits ate all the tender
leaves after we planted it.
Red and Green: We hope the hibiscus other plants didn't freeze again this winter
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A Lagniappe: The last rose of Autumn but more are on the way.
Another Lagniappe: my favorite "Z" Words are
1. Zipper;
2. Zigzag; and
3. Zoo (not necessarily in that order; plus there may be other favorites that I have not mentioned.)
I am showing you a fence owned by my friend who has a "little ranch" near Telluride in Colorado.
Today I like best "zig-zag" as a zig-zag fence appeals to the hidden rocket scientist nature in me.
They can be freestanding without the use of buried fence posts. A section can be removed and put back for access/entrance without damage to the fence. Lastly on my short list is that their rustic looking appearance appeals to me.
- This fence belonged to my friend and neighbor before we moved to Katy. It was on his Colorado ranch and was there before he acquired the property.
He was a retired major oil company CEO who started in the Chemistry lab of the company when he graduated with his degree, a PhD in Chemistry.
A Reflection or a Street Photo Capture: during a little bit of Christmas shopping I had to use this restaurant. The store had two, both "any gender" per the sign.
It's been a long time since I've rated a relief facility but this on would have been a Zero except that scale goes from one to five. I RATE THIS ONE A ONE.
Another Lagniappe: Below, is the last full posting on this blog for the year, the following post is from 15 years ago. I started it in December 2005 but the picture and text below are from January 2006, it was Adi's, our beagle dog's, first of many on this blog. She was also on some of my other blogs here and there.
Incidentally, this blog has 2,257 posts, 884 draft posts, for a total of 3,140 writings. It has 18,690 comments with 710,899 hits. Quite a few families and friends read it and tell me about their viewing but don't leave comments.
Fine print stuff
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- Click Here for all countries I've visited. (none for XYZ, there aren't any.)
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Note: I have activated my "jim's little Christmas Tree farm" blog posting for this season. Click this label, Christmas 2021 , to have a peek and monitor my progress.
It has directions to send me a picture of your tree or decorations if you wish to do so.
Away in a manger
Away in a manger
No crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing
The Baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes
I love You, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side
Until morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus
I ask You to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Your tender care
And fit us for heaven
To live with You there
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Sir David Willcocks / W.j. Kirkpatrick
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Labels: Adi, Adi Can, Blogging, By Adi, Christmas, Flowers-buds-plants, Friday's Weekend Roundup 07, Friends, Grandchildren, Reflections, Restroom Rating, Songs, Toys, YouTube
Friday, December 17, 2021
Letter "Y" -- -- Weekend Roundup and Reflections/People on the Street
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
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Weekend Roundup, THE TWENTY-FIFTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES - The Letter "Y" Prompts are: (A) Starts with the Letter "Y"; (B) "Yellow" (Tom's Choice); (C) A Favorite; (D) A Lagniappe; and (E) A Reflection/Persons on the Street.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "Y": "Yardstick" and "Yes" start. Do you have any "Yardsticks"? Yes, I have Yardsticks, I have Six. The other two are in the house inside the umbrella stand vase. These are laying on top of a garbage container in the garage. I haven't played golf in six years but I do practice a little in the back yard. My "Slotline" putter is a late 1970's model, I don't think they are still in production. I am a good putter and don't want to ever change my putter out.
BTW, Scrabble Word Finder found 5476 words that start with "Y". Browse their Scrabble Word Finder, Words With Friends cheat dictionary, and WordHub word solver to find words starting with "Y".
(B) "Yellow" (Tom's Choice): These Yellow Cabs in the photo are in a NYC parking lot. This shot was taken from a van driving through Manhattan to the Hudson River dock where our princess ship was tied.
The cruise in 2017 would take 22 Days total. On the way back from Nova Scotia and on another cruise to Iceland and on to London would dock at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. I hadn't seen so many Yellow Cabs parked in one place before.
(C) A Favorite: This is my favorite Yardstick. I'm glad for today that it is yellow also. My special Yellow Yardstick. I found the Yellow Yardstick along the side of the road outside our former Montgomery, TX, subdivision, Texas Highway FM 1097.
It is a good one, a metal "Swanson AE141" made by Wilson Tool of Illinois. A metric scale is on the bottom of the face and English on the top. The other in the 'stand' is one that Mrs. Jim was given from a funeral home in South Houston. She thought we had lost all our Yardsticks.
(D.1) A Lagniappe: The Christmas Yodelers Trio.
Mrs. Jim painted the critter on the left. It is a part of a Christmas display in the backyard of our church, along with a really neat light display. We will be served out there with cookies and hot chocolate after the candlelight services, there will be seven over three days.
(D.2) A Lagniappe: Yellow Ford Mustang parked in Katy, TX, at the high school ball field.
(E) A Reflection/Persons on the Street: A shiny maroon ball on the tree downstairs in the lobby from our cardiologist's office which is on the 27th floor. A selfie of Mrs. Jim and me of sorts.
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Fine print stuff
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- Click Here for all countries I've visited. (none for XYZ, there aren't any.)
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Note: I have activated my "jim's little Christmas Tree farm" blog posting for this season. Click this label, Christmas 2021 , to have a peek and monitor my progress.
It has directions to send me a picture of your tree or decorations if you wish.
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Labels: Art, Cars, Friday's Weekend Roundup 07, Golf, Reflections, Songs
Friday, November 26, 2021
Letter "V" -- -- Weekend Roundup and Reflections
THE TWENTYSECOND LETTER FOR THIS SERIES - The Letter "V" Prompts are: (A) Starts with the Letter "V"; (B) "Valley" (Tom's Choice); (C) A Favorite; and (D) A Lagniappe.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "V": "Visitors" will be my word.
Beware inviting Visitors that you don't know very well. One or a few Visitors may invite their friends and you will end up with many Visitors.
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(B) "Valley" (Tom's Choice): Taken from a Van Ride in southern South Africa on our way to the south tip of Africa.
(D) Reflection: Look below the dock with the Visitors for the sea gulls' Reflections.
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(C) A Favorite: Blue Bell Light Vanilla Ice Cream is our Favorite ice cream. It was our Adi Beagle Dog's also.
(E) A Lagniappe: Vatican City is the only Country that I've visited that begins with the letter "V".
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- Click Here for all countries I've visited.
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Labels: 2019-20 Dubai to Cape Town, Birds, Friday's Weekend Roundup 07, Reflect'ions
Friday, November 05, 2021
Letter "S" -- Weekend Roundup
Letter "R" -- -- Weekend Roundup
THE NINETEENTH LETTER FOR THIS SERIES - The Letter "S" Prompts are: (A) Starts with the Letter "S"; (B) "Silver" (Tom's Choice); (C) A Favorite; and (D) A Lagniappe.
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(A) Starts with the Letter "S"; My 1943 School Picture for 6th grade. It was a one room School for grades one through eight. I think the taller two girls were in the 8th, my Sister then five, to the left, was in 1st grade. I'm the boy in the back row.
Four of us were cousins, all were neighbors. This fall my high school class of 48 will have our 70th year class reunion. Because of previous engagements I was not able to attend. 18 of us are still around, a few others we may have lost contact.
(B) "Silver" (Tom's Choice): Our kitchen Silver Drawer. All Stainless and Plastic rather than Silver.
In the cracker box open display are our vitamins, minerals, and medicines, one box for one day. Mrs. Jim's are the red and yellow ones, mine are the green for mornings and blue for afternoons and evenings. Mrs. Jim keeps her night meds in the bathroom towel pantry.
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Adi is retiring from Pet Partners
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Dear Jim,. . . [this would be a letter crediting Adi for her service and acknowledging that she had died. Click here to read her letter.](D.2) Another Lagniappe: "R" and "S" countries I've visited.
Romania
Russia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Seychelles
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
- - - - Fine print stuff
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- Click Here for all countries I've visited.
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Labels: Adi, Adi Can, Bible, Dogs, Eating, Friday's Weekend Roundup 07, School
