Singing the Sky

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I believe that Varmint is smiling. She likes it here. We have a lovely fenced backyard that is perfect for her to enjoy. And yes, she has three legs.

You know how digital cameras (unless you have a good […]

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Photo: bradleygee
Yesterday, I heard a soft knock at the door. I opened it to see a large black guy standing there. I figured he must be one of my neighbors.
“Ma’am, I’ve ran out of gas just up the street here,” he said, motioning around the corner to Church Street where I couldn’t see. “Do […]

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I don’t do many memes anymore, but I really liked this one! Discovered at Fearfully Made. What you do is go over here to make the mosaic. You enter the URLs of photos from Flicker to create it.
Here’s mine.

1. Michelle, 2. Blueberry Bowl, 3. Marathon Dolphins, 4. soft fuchsia, 5. More Johnny Depp…, […]

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The chiminea has been over at G’s house for the past 2 1/2 years. Yesterday, Sky and I got it and put it in the backyard. It feels just like having it new again.

I had a photo almost exactly like this on the blog I deleted. I’m still kicking myself for that one. Oh […]

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Just checking out what all is closed here in town while we repair the damage…
Tyson Foods - Center Processing Plant employee work schedule for Monday. 1st shift evisceration, cut-up & debone will not work. 1st shift blasting, labeling & shipping will work. All 2nd shift employees will work.
So does this mean they’re […]

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After of day of Hurricane Ike, I can’t begin to describe how happy I was to see that the lights were on at my house as we drove up the street. I was singing and dancing…I was that happy. I really wasn’t looking forward to no electricity. We are some of the few lucky ones. […]

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Ike just sounds like a bully name, doesn’t it?
Anyway, we’re right in his path. Hopefully, he will weaken to a tropical storm before he gets to us, but right now they’re saying we’ll have hurricane force winds. Last time this happened, during Rita, it shut the town down for a week, because we ran […]

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I know it is the “poverty mindset”. I know it. And I’m trying not to be too angry. Still, it upsets me.
Yesterday, when I went over to J’s house, the cable was connected again. She told me that it cost $139 to get it hooked up.
I ended up taking three of the kiddos […]

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I have to tell you guys that I really appreciate your comments. Such good tips, shared experiences and encouragement! Although yall really do give me too much credit. You see, Emma hit the nail on the head when she said this is indicative of a midlife crisis, even though she was just kidding.
The thing […]

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