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Wheel-can be squeaky-that’s all I have unless I find a mouse in the house. : )
I should say this is a photo from one of the annual Philadelphia Flower Shows (probably this year).
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Wheel-can be squeaky-that’s all I have unless I find a mouse in the house. : )
I should say this is a photo from one of the annual Philadelphia Flower Shows (probably this year).
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This is a wide view of our side yard taken by Brian, my husband, almost 4 years ago. I know exactly where he is standing-at the corner of the house. I have chairs near the holly bushes there in the summer-they are quite larger now. The tree on the right is one of two Chestnuts that we have-I have a love/hate relationship with them. We don’t have many trees that provide shade and they do. But they are the messiest trees around-they drop 3 things a year-catkins, burrs and then leaves. I wanted to keep with a winter feeling as it will be winter on the 21st.
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I could mention a favorite food, etc. but I decided I’d show one of my favorite family photos that I also used for my Christmas card this year. The bigger girl is my maternal grandmom Ruth, who was cuter than this; her twin brothers William and Frank and little sister Edna. I know it was probably the 4th of July and my grandmom had just turned 8 or 9 the day before. Two of their siblings are missing-an older girl Ethel had passed away about 3 years earlier from pneumonia and little brother Albert wasn’t born yet. Ruth helped to raise me and my three brothers as my mom was a single parent. A friend who received this said it was her favorite Christmas card ever, which made my day!
I used music at the top as they were all musical, the boys later played in a band and Frank may have been in the Leo Reisman band in the soundtrack of ‘Paper Moon’. ‘Mom mom’ had a lovely voice and could play piano; I think Edna could play too.
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This is how I start my day-this a big cuppa tea with lemon and Stevia or Sweet and Low:

Update-My mom is doing better, but the operation was painful for her because the doctor had to cut into the eye muscle. She has to put 14 different drops in it too. Brother #2 took her this morning to get it checked out.
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Metal and junk horse-head shown, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.
Look really close here-you will see this represents the head of a horse. This was taken at the Philly Flower Show this past March. I like the different elements used like the phone dial for the eye and feathers for the mane.
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I finally ordered an Amazon Kindle-but I waited too long at it takes 11-13 weeks for it to arrive. I saved up over half of what I needed. I think watching Martha Stewart ogle over it again on the site’s video was the turning point.
Update-Zoey asked what the benefits of this are-you can upload books, newspapers and blogs here without an internet connection. You pay $9.99, but you can have the book forever in electronic form.
Here’s their description of it:
We designed Kindle to provide an exceptional reading experience. Thanks to electronic paper, a revolutionary new display technology, reading Kindle’s screen is as sharp and natural as reading ink on paper—and nothing like the strain and glare of a computer screen. Kindle is also easy on the fingertips. It never becomes hot and is designed for ambidextrous use so both “lefties” and “righties” can read comfortably at any angle for long periods of time.
We wanted Kindle to be completely mobile and simple to use for everyone, so we made it wireless. No PC and no syncing needed. Using the same 3G network as advanced cell phones, we deliver your content using our own wireless delivery system, Amazon Whispernet. Unlike WiFi, you’ll never need to locate a hotspot. There are no confusing service plans, yearly contracts, or monthly wireless bills—we take care of the hassles so you can just read.
Places like e*Bay are trying to cash in on the high demand for these. I am seeing them trying to sell for double or more of what I am paying. I’d rather wait. Geez.
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Reflection and pink waterlily, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

I thank goodness for the ‘search’ feature in my Flickr photos. I knew I used the word reflection a few times. This was taken at one of my favorite and most photographed place on earth-Longwood Gardens. The waterlily ponds knock your socks off! I was told by the caretaker of the ponds, a man standing in the pond at the time, that they dye the water black.
I can’t wait to see what other people do with this.
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Ken’s awesome train board, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.
My younger brother Ken is amazing when it comes to putting things together. Not only did he redo most of his house, he has put together amazing train board lay-outs like this for years. His children, especially his son, love them. He could surely make a living doing this!
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Fish house display, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.
This is from the Philadelphia Flower Show 2006. I don’t think I’ve used it before, but it’s a popular shot of mine that I am fond of too. It’s on Cafepress and a pal requested it on a long sleeved t-shirt. It looks awesome!
I call it ‘Fish House’ as the little window indeed is a fish tank.
Here are newer shots featuring blue:
A blue hydrangea from my yard
A blue glass water feature at Caesars in Atlantic City:

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From last night, a snap of my dear niece and me at her house:
She’s a hippie chick and Bri called me a rejected Munchkin! You don’t see my black and orange striped socks and Mary Janes. I also have a ton of makeup on. I dressed up mainly for my mom as she seemed to need a little Halloween spirit.
A scene from the Phillies parade off the tv. I heard there were maybe 3 million people there!
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Surrounded by friendly pumpkins, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.
This is about as scary as I could find. These are my brother’s decorations. We go to his house every year on Halloween as he lives in a neighborhood and we don’t.
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The first photo is of a mom (my mom) without a husband. She is trying to make the best of it because it is Christmastime, 1960. She has a 6.5 yr old, a 1 yr old and a newborn.
Below that is my wedding photo of our entire family at the time. Can you pick out my mom and two brothers from above? I am so happy we had this photo taken (April 14, 1984) as three of the matriarchs are now deceased and the patriarchs haven’t been well lately