King, step aside for the Queen

  Many of my followers are also followers of a friend of mine down in the "Sunshine" state of Florida that we call Shady. He operates the "Shady Dell Music & Memories" blog that entertains us weekly with blasts from the past from the music industry.


  We stroll down memory lane with Shady reliving some of our favorite tunes that were a part of our lives long ago and on occasion discover artists that we somehow missed.


  When it comes to Rock & Roll we automatically think of the King, Elvis. Get ready for a shock. There was a girl that was around at the same time that broke out of the mold of other female artists & showed the world how to truly rock and roll.


  Be as amazed as I was & click on the link above being ready to be entertained. If you have never been to the Shady Dell, this might encourage you to make it a frequent stop.


  

Wordless Wednesday

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Tis the season

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  Yes my friends living in a state that has pine trees everywhere you look can be troublesome this time of the year. This warm weather we have been blessed with has also brought out new growth on all the pines in the familiar yellow bunches of pollen that are so easy to see. All it takes is a good breeze and a cloud of yellow descends to cover the ground, cars, houses and fills the air making our sinuses go crazy and irritates our eyes. 

  What we need now is a good rain to wash away the most of this pollen and give us some relief but that is not supposed to happen until next weekend. 

  Linda & I already take a 24 hr allergy pill every day so I guess it is not so bad on us like other folks that have to get shots at the urgent care to make it through this season. 

  No paradise is perfect. Even in Hawaii on the big island the sights are so amazing and wonderful but for those who live there they also have to deal with VOG the fumes that come from the active volcanoes that burn their eyes & throat. 

  We live & learn as we occupy this planet that along with the good comes the not so good and we adapt knowing it will pass.

  

Just saying hi

YUM, YUM, YUM!!!!!

Yesterday on the way home from visiting Aunt Frances we decided to stop at the Grand Asian Market in Raleigh. That is one place that has the best baked goods I have ever tasted. Here are pics of the items we purchased.

Braided Raison Bread

Scallion Roll

Cream Roll

We got two of each and needless to say they are history today.

Announcing A New Book By A Blog Friend

Wanting everyone to know that our friend Elizabeth over at "The Crazy Life of a Writing Mom" has a new book that you can get today and enjoy. Click on her name to read all about it and see some of the first chapter of this book. I already have it in my Kindle.

After reading some of the first chapter I was hooked and I believe you will be. Also there will be a giveaway soon and you may win

That's right, you may win a Kindle Fire. How good is that. I got mine at Amazon and it is just a click away folks so let's help her out and enjoy a good book at the same time. Thanks

Visiting Aunt Frances

Well it seems Aunt Frances is finally settled down and living with her daughter Judy and her son in law Bunky and if there could be an ideal situation this is it and we hope see will be very happy there.

I have shown pictures of this house before but it is certainly worth showing again because thanks to Judy these grounds are kept in perfect order.

When you enter the garage you see this sign proudly posted for her.

On the dining room table there was an arrangement of artificial flowers that was so beautiful so I thought I would get 2 beauties in one shot.

I understand this awesome indoor pool that is heated gets used just about every day by family or friends.

The three monkeys demonstrating that they neither see, hear or say anything.

What's a pool without a mermaid with her friendly dolphin.

Almost got my heel chewed on by this little pooch that apparently  does not like men.  Had to make sure I didn't turn my back on her for very long.

So many cute little pretties that made the house even more attractive.

One of the prettiest dressers I have ever seen in Aunt Frances' room.

Let's go outside and inspect the grounds.

The 3 dancing ladies encircling the fountain is a work of art.

This lady at the top of the fountain that runs through the garden area is always an attention getter.

One of her grandsons and his friend enjoying the cool water in the paddle boat. They were using kernels of corn as bait and were catching small fish and releasing them. Later when they were getting out of boat I noticed they were wet so I guess they also went for a swim as well.

I love being around running water anytime and this was refreshing to see and there were quite a few gold fish in there too.

Don't know what this plant is called but it looked so delicate and pretty even if it hasn't bloomed yet.

Hope you enjoyed the tour. It was great visiting with them this afternoon on such a beautiful day.