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I'm Back, But You'd Never Know It
Sunday, 29 March 2009 8:40 P GMT-06
Well, I came home from the retreat last Sunday, but I guess you've noticed that I haven't written anything. I've been busy resting up, running errands, and enjoying family and friends. On Saturday, I had planned to have what I call a "Girls' Day In,"
Category: The Present
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I'm Not Here
Friday, 20 March 2009 11:41 A GMT-06
In less than an hour, I'll be on my way to a retreat with other Methodist women. I'll "see" you when I get back on Sunday afternoon.
Category: The Present
A 63-Year-Old Girl
Monday, 16 March 2009 1:44 P GMT-06
Here is the front of the birthday card that my younger granddaughter gave to me for my 63rd birthday. Inside she drew six hearts with one cut out heart with the words "Happy B-day" written on it. Notice who it is from.I'm one lucky grandma!
Category: Grandkids are Grand!
I Love Spring
Saturday, 14 March 2009 7:18 A GMT-06
With the warmer weather here in Texas, things are coming back to life! Most of the white blossoms on the wild plum trees have come and gone. They were beautiful. The redbuds are out now. Last week I saw some verbena blooming. As we drive, we see the
Category: My Thoughts
Canary
Tuesday, 10 March 2009 3:51 P GMT-06
Canary was introduced in 1998, and it is in the yellow hue family. It is very close to the color yellow. As you can see by the graphic on the left, it is a very light yellow. Two of the personality traits for the hue are bright and sunny. That is
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
"I sat myself down, pen in hand..."
Saturday, 7 March 2009 7:10 A GMT-06
Here's something that a friend gave to me. She found it in an old trunk. Dear Bill: I sat myself down, pen in hand, to type this letter (please excuse the pencil). We don't live where we lived but live where we moved. My friend, I am sorry we live so
Category: No Point Whatsoever
Cadet Blue
Wednesday, 4 March 2009 7:15 A GMT-06
Cadet blue is in the blue hue family, but I guess that is pretty obvious. I like this color. It isn't too light or too dark. It seems to be a little lighter than blue bell, but without the green in sky blue. For some reason, it makes me think of the
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
It's Worse Than Military Grocery Stores
Sunday, 1 March 2009 9:42 P GMT-06
When my husband was in the Army, I never liked to go to the commissary (military grocery store). It was always so crowded (especially after work and on the weekends), and people were so rude.; After Bill retired and didn't work for a while, he went
Category: The Present In My Opinion
Burnt Sienna
Monday, 23 February 2009 1:40 P GMT-06
Burnt sienna is another burnt color. It's not as orangy as the other burnt one because it is in the brown hue family rather than the orange. This is another color that I don't remember very much growing up although it has been around since 1954.
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Happy Valentine's Day!
Saturday, 14 February 2009 9:28 P GMT-06
My son gave this to me. I'm not sure when, but he was probably in the first or second grade. Happy Valentine's Day to you all!
Category: The Past The Present
A Tiny Book With a Lot of Interesting Information
Friday, 13 February 2009 12:00 P GMT-06
My mom and one of my sisters found a tiny 2- by 3-inch address book that belongs to my father. Instead of using it for addresses, he wrote down short notes about what happened each day when he was on bombing missions over Europe during World War II.
Category: The Past
Burnt Orange
Monday, 9 February 2009 3:55 P GMT-06
I asked my daughter to write around burnt orange since she is a University of Texas football fan. Below is what she had to say. Thanks, Amy! You did a way better job than I could have. Can anyone guess why my Mom asked me to guest post about the
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Brown
Saturday, 7 February 2009 7:27 A GMT-06
Brown is one of the very first crayon colors. It was temporary renamed Mississippi, Mississippi Mud Pie in the 2004 limited edition. When I first thought about brown, I thought "boring." When I later read that it was temporarily renamed for a food, I
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Another First Day of School Photo
Thursday, 5 February 2009 2:22 P GMT-06
Here is a photo of Amy and Lee on their first day of school in August 1981. Amy was starting the third grade and Lee the first. They look so grown up and so smart. I can't find a photo of their first day of school in 1981. How strange. Anyway, here
Category: The Past
Brick Red
Monday, 2 February 2009 8:10 P GMT-06
Brick red was introduced in 1949. In 2004, it was part of the limited edition and called Arkansas, Hog Wild Red. This is one color that I remember using. I don't know that I used it to color bricks though. I think that all bricks should be brick
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Blush
Saturday, 31 January 2009 6:39 A GMT-06
Blush was introduced in 1998. It looks like red with a bit of purple or blue. I'm not sure, but whatever it is, I like this red hue. Can you believe that there was 23 crayons in the red hue family? Blush makes me think of two things--the stuff I put
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Blue Violet
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 8:20 A GMT-06
Okay, this is my favorite color so far. I like blue, and I like purple. Putting them together is a great mixture. Blue violet was introduced in 1949, along with 47 other colors. I bet there were a lot of happy kids when Binney and Smith jumped from
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Blue Green
Sunday, 25 January 2009 10:25 P GMT-06
Blue green was added to the eight original colors in 1949. The name has not been changed either permanently or temporarily, and it is no fancy-smancy name either. It is in the blue hue family, so you know that I like it. It reminds me of the ocean.
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Blue Bell
Friday, 23 January 2009 8:36 A GMT-06
Boy, do I like the name of this color! I recently heard the song by Johnny Mathis called "The 12th of Never. It is a beautiful song, and oh, so romantic. One line in the song says, "Illl love you till the bluebells forget to bloom." Ahhh. In Brenham,
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Blue
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 8:27 A GMT-06
Blue is another of the eight original colors made by Crayola and was temporality renamed in 2004. It was Patriotic, America the Blue-tiful. Blue is my husband's favorite color. Over the years, I've come to like it too. I guess his favoritism for the
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Black
Monday, 19 January 2009 9:34 A GMT-06
Black has been around since the beginning, when Binney and Smith first made crayons in 1903. The other crayons were blue, brown, green, orange, red, violet, and yellow. No fancy names, just straight forward, simple color names. Black and outer space
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Bittersweet
Friday, 16 January 2009 3:18 P GMT-06
The color bittersweet has been around a long time (since 1949) and without any name changes. It must be a well-used color with a low profile. Probably kids use it to color low-key things like oranges, flowers, sunsets, cute little kittens, and
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Best Friends
Thursday, 15 January 2009 8:19 A GMT-06
Like the color awesome, this color underwent a name change in 2008. After 59 years! Now why couldn't they just keep the name orchid? And like awesome, one has no idea what the color is by the name. Best friends is in the purple hue family. Purple is
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Bear Hug
Tuesday, 13 January 2009 3:46 P GMT-06
Today is the first color with an animal name and in the brown hue family. It's personality traits are earthy, not at all frivolous, dislikes showiness, dependable, and comfortable. I guess it could be boring...or maybe not. This color was originally
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
Banana Mania
Monday, 12 January 2009 12:00 A GMT-06
Wow, another color named after a food! The personality traits for this hue are bright, sunny, radiant, mellow, and interested in the future. Crayola introduced this color in 1998, along with two of the colors that I talked about earlier--almond and
Category: The Colors of Crayola Crayons
