Category Archives: local interest

May17

Wishy washy in a good way

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We did need the rain we got in the late afternoon, especially the pine barrens over in New Jersey that were engulfed in flames. Seems a test pilot dropped a flare in the area-problem is it’s been windy and a bit dry-fuel for fire. I hope the rain helped!

I’m having sleeping issues from overusing my muscles. Now a tooth on the opposite side where I have to get the crown is bothering me-I need to chew somewhere. Looks like a crack is in the filling. I should get it checked out before the 29th. Sean went to the dentist today and has some of his first cavities. They are small, so he can wait a few months to get them filled. Bri goes for his check up tomorrow.

I just had wet eyes from Lost. I don’t know if you watch it, but Charlie knows he is going to die from a premonition Desmond made (who is also stuck on the island where their plane crashed). So Charlie is shown in flashbacks-the first time he jumps in a pool as a child-he writes it down as #5 as his favorite moment. So when they got to the moment he met Claire, one of the other survivors, he writes meeting her as #1! Sniffle. I’m a sap.

Charlie and Claire from Lost

May11

My Delco Peeps

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People from Delaware County

So I actually edited the last eleven people on Wikipedia-yeah! (I added a few more)

I just got to be on Jamie Kennedy’s friend list on MySpace (along with like 2 million other people) and saw on Wikipedia that he was from Upper Darby along with who I already knew, Tina Fey and Cheri O’Teri. My mom saw Monica Horan perform at UDHS a few years back. She was in Everybody Loves Raymond as Amy the sister-in-law.

Thomas Wilson is from Radnor-remember Biff from Back to the Future?

(Media-smack in the middle there, that piece of pie).

My hometown county
You could make a poster using Jamie Kennedy’s movie poster on MySpace…this was my silly shot that night we were taking photos of me in my new apron.
For Jamie Kennedy!

May9

Longwood Revisited

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Sean and I went today-the most humid day so far. We were really sticky. I did manage to get some excellent shots. I have to start going there every week and writing down the names of plants. I also need not to have my photo taken when my hair needs attention (I went to the hairdresser right afterwards). You won’t be seeing that one-ugh!

Papery flowers
These are called Painted Tongue or Salpiglossis

Tulips in dark purple
I like the contrast of the deep purple and the light green

Gorgeous orange
In the conservatory-it’s tropical and not in my flower book.
And the main reason for my visit was to see the orchids. This is a wall of them in the main conservatory:
Wall of Orchids

May8

Touched by an angel and reality producer wed

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Mark and Roma

Roma Downey (47) married Mark Burnett(46) in Malibu lately. I like it when people my age find love again. I really like Roma, not only because of her angel role, but she is really lovely and classy too. Della Reese, who co-starred in the Touched by an Angel show is a minister and married the couple. The little girl is Roma’s 10 yr old daughter Reilly.

I’m sitting here with the noon news on and they just reported that a terrorist plot was broken up in New Jersey today. They wanted to storm Fort Dix and kill as many military personnel  as they could. All I can say is thank God!

May7

So close

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My friend from New York was on a group trip to Longwood Gardens Saturday. She told me the night before and I was bummed as I had other plans, but I would have tried to track her down. She was 8 minutes away and we could finally meet after being pals at least 8 years or more. We almost met down in Atlantic City but missed each other again back in 1999. It would have been hard to visit with her group in tow. They all raved about LG. I heard that my Uncle Don’s wife was with a group from the nursing home at Longwood yesterday too. Aunt Mildred use to go all the time by herself, just like I plan to do one of these days.

Sean went with me to get the free lounge chair yesterday. It’s not bad for free. It has to be fixed up a bit, but it’s so nice to know I can go put my feet up and read and stitch in the summer months. I’m actually (hopefully) getting another one that sounds like the one I just tossed. Bri will pick that up on Friday.

Didn’t do too much today as it was chilly. I potted up some petunias-three pots and also a hanging basket of portulaca. It’s going to be chilly tonight, so I hope my plants will be fine.

I still need to food shop, do more laundry, well the list never ends.

Bri went to see his dad and I asked him to bring home some ‘D’ pizza (you know which chain this is) as I was going to give it one more shot-but it was awful. It’s on my never eat again list along with KFC.

May4

I find this incredibly sad

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I didn’t know if I wanted to mention this on my blog as it’s a sad thing, but maybe it will make you (us) sit up and take notice of the people who live around you, whether you like them or not. I use to be really friendly with the lady across the street and then she got all strange and we don’t talk anymore. I do however, try to take notice if I see her walking around her yard (she lives alone with two dogs) or if her garages are open (she drives an old Ford from about ’65 and an old Buick from the early 70s). I did say ‘hi’ in the grocery store when I saw her a few weeks ago. As I said, she is odd.

So a few days ago, skeletons were found in a house in Northeast Philadelphia near a very busy road. The one skeleton had a gun in it’s ‘hand’. The suicide note was dated January, 2006! So in all that time, no one missed these two people. They were found because the water people had to get in their house as water was leaking from it. It turns out it was a man (use to be a cop) and his mother. Very disturbing isn’t it?

On a happier note, the Extreme Makeover:Home Edition show will help a family in Bucks County-a single mom and her 4 sons this Sunday. Their home was ravaged by termites. I love these shows that turn people’s lives around. I wonder if Ty Pennington is always thinking about all the other people who need their help? It must be a hard job.

Apr27

Hello down there

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Sean was checking out the weather on the web and went to the aerial view section and actually found our house and road…

Overhead shot

Not sure if I did this before-my house has the black rectangle around it. That looks like our old light gray roof too! Most of our yard is to the right. The road parallel to our road at the end of our property was actually moved so our yard looks bigger now. Before the development on the hill, this was all farmland. And down that ‘new’ road is another housing development. Within the last 6 months, another home was built to the left of the last house on our side in that green patch of land. The ‘house’ across the road and down a bit is a water pumping station. As you can see we don’t have too many neighbors right around us, not counting the new houses.

My allergies are kicking up big time. I think I ate something that didn’t agree with me either and my plans for today went down the drain. I did go outside to do a little more raking around my irises and to walk the cat. I need to get some groceries. Sean is taking off tomorrow as he had one class (next week is his last week until summer session). Maybe we can go out to lunch if the weather isn’t too stinky.

I’ll model my new outfit soon and have one of the guys take a photo for those who wanted to see it. ; )

Apr22

Florida weather

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Thank you very much O’ creator for bringing back my gardening mojo (sorry Barbara I stole that one from you). I didn’t actually garden today, I went to a book sale and then my hometown’s Super Sunday main street sale. When we arrived at mom’s she ushered me outside to present me with a ‘journey’ diamond necklace-you know the swirly ones you see in the tv ads? She said that it was a special Macy’s had. It’s really pretty and she got one for herself too. Wow!

The book sale had been on since Saturday and things were picked over. I spent too much ($2 for one hardback-how dare them!), but found fairly new books for crafting and some older musty books for cutting up for my paper crafts. My creative writing teacher from high school was there as a volunteer again this year. I didn’t speak to him as he seemed more interested in tidying up the books and I didn’t want to make him or myself feel old by bringing up the fact that my 30th high school anniversary is this year. Eek gads!

The main street sale was a bust. Mom got some applications to adopt a few kitties she saw up in town at booths for animal rescue. She was just going by seeing them in a cage and cat carrier. She wants a pet so badly, poor thing. The kitties were so pretty-the boy Leopold was white and Kyra the girl was almost white with a little calico thrown in.

We ate at a good Chinese restaurant this time. Sean was along (opps-forgot to mention him) and he drove us around. Nice when they get to that age.

I will be doing a little digging tomorrow. My irises have spread like wild fire! I am thrilled. I think of digging them up in the fall and adding them to other parts of the yard, sharing with my mom and maybe selling them myself. : )

Have a fine week-maybe I’ll finally get to Longwood Gardens to see the orchid display.

Apr21

Photo Hunt-steps

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I like this photo as it was before Mom was hurting everyday from sciatica and she looks more like she always did. It was taken on a day trip to a New Jersey shopping area-Smithville Village. We later went to Caesar’s in Atlantic City.
Mom on steps in NJ

When we went to Orlando a couple of years ago, we went to a Titanic exhibit the last day and this is a replica of the ship’s grand staircase.

Steps of Titanic replica in Orlando, FL
And just for fun…

The Part of You That No One Sees

You are compassionate, caring, and soothing.
You like other people to depend on you…
In fact, you don’t feel right unless you are helping someone out.Underneath it all, you feel the burden of everyone’s problems.
Without your guidance, you fear that many people’s worlds would fall apart.
You like to feel in charge, even if it brings you a lot of stress.

What’s the Part of You That No One Sees?

Apr17

VA tech continued

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Sean’s psychology teacher was called down to VA tech yesterday as not only is he a grief counselor, but he is an EMT! I asked what kind of man he is and Sean replied that he is kinda like my brother Ken, a joker. I’m sure he helped.

Just heard that a bunch of New Jersey people were hurt-one young man who graduated the year before my nephew David (same high school) was probably a grad student down there.

I can’t understand why the English teacher didn’t red flag some of the papers the shooter turned in which mentioned killing several times (i.e.-I can kill him!).

College students are banding together offering support to VA Tech students. Sean has been meeting lots of VA tech students through Facebook and plans to wear maroon (and orange I think) on Friday-the school’s colors.

Sean dropped me off at my mom’s today as he only had a 2:30 class. His university in only about 4 miles from where my mom lives. I did a little vacuuming and dusting while there. We later went to my brother’s house so I could give Tori her birthday gifts which she liked (mostly clothes from The Gap and some earrings). We ate at a brick oven joint and then begged Sean to take us to the big JoAnn’s store. I did some serious damage there by adding to my art supplies. They always have good sales. I love the DCWV paper packs and got awesome designs-like 75 pages for $2.99-the right size for my cards. I may go food shopping tomorrow or I may play with my new ‘toys’.