Sassy Says

The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly,

and lie about your age.

~Lucille Ball

Sassy

May~2005

I'm so excited!

 Tomorrow is my 5th birthday AND Mom is coming home from the beach!

Let's Pawty!

Happy Trails,

Chloe the (not so much) Beach Dog

There was a time, not too long ago, when there were as many dogs as people on Mexico Beach, FL. We've been here 4 days and have only seen one dog.

This is Chloe, the 9 year old Beagle from Michigan.

Chloe is staying in the condo next to us. Her mom says Chloe used to love playing in the sand and water, but is now content spending her days lazing on the deck. 

I know 3 wild and crazy Labradors who would be cracker dogs if they were here!

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Wordless Wednesday

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Gertrude and Heathcliff

Gertrude and Heathcliff

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Monday's Memory~Girls' Beach Getaways

 Don't grow up too quickly,

lest you forget how much you love the beach.

~Michelle Held

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Happy Easter

Bunny Kit

Easter~ 1955

Have a wonderful Easter with your family and friends.

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For Mature Eyes Only

Where Easter Eggs Really Come From

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The girlfriends and I are leaving tomorrow for the Florida Gulf.

This trip does not allow husbands, children, grandchildren, pets, or blogging.

It is all about the Ladies!

We will sunbathe, talk, beach-comb, talk, read, talk, eat lots of seafood, talk, nap, talk, drink some lime green libations, giggle, and talk!

School teachers know how to kick back and relax!

Even old, retired ones.

Let me know if you would like us to drink a toast in your honor.

We'll be more than happy to add you to our long list.

 Happy Trails,

Sassy Says

Not all who wander are lost.

 

Mom has the suitcases out again, only this time she's packing bathing suits, shorts, flip flops and suntan lotion. I'm guessing she's not heading back to Anchorage to visit Ms. Ina and the Pups.

Buddy and Zack think she's going to the Gulf of Mexico with her girlfriends for Spring Break, but I know she would never go to the beach without me. Right, Mom?

Mom?

MOM!?!

Happy Trails,

Color My World

When we built our house 11 years ago, I did the practical thing and picked  neutral paint colors, intending to repaint after having time to decide on my color scheme.

I am obviously easily pleased because eleven years later I  have the same neutral, boring walls throughout the house.

"Boring!"

I was inspired by the bright colors in Ina's beautiful Anchorage home and convinced Hubby it was time to start coloring our world by painting the master bathroom. 

Choosing the color was the easy part.

(Notice I bought a new flat screen TV.
Yeah, I like to watch TV while I soak in the tub.)

I think the green is soothing like a spa.

Hubby is doing most of the work and is doing an excellent job. I see many more painting projects in his future.

I'll add more photos when the bathroom is completed.
This project is being temporarily interrupted by circumstances beyond my control, well kind of....
(to be cont.)

Happy Trails,

Wordless Wednesday~Maxdog's Portrait by Kat Coy

Maxdog

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I'm Juz Sayin'

Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind,

Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute,

Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise,

Tell me I'm perfect--

But tell me the truth.

~Shel Silverstein

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Monday's Memory~ Honey Bun

Honey Bun (HB), the lop-eared rabbit, lived a healthy and happy life as my classroom pet for 10 years. Having a rabbit in the classroom had a wonderful calming effect on the students. She was litter trained and spent most of the day out of her cage.

Easter was HB's favorite holiday and she was always present for the annual egg hunt at school.

I still see former students and parents who ask about HB. It saddens me to have to report that she passed away, peacefully in her sleep, 3 years ago.

If you're looking for a special book to add to a child's Easter basket, I highly recommend, Leo the Lop by Stephen Cosgrove.

It is a delightfully illustrated book about how Leo and his bunny buddies learn one of life's most important lessons.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND giving live bunnies as Easter gifts. HB had been an Easter bunny, returned to the pet store, and was living her life in a cage in the pet store warehouse. Apparently, animals returned to pet stores cannot be resold, because stores can no longer guarantee the animals' health. A friend who worked at the store asked me to rescue HB. Honey Bun was one of the sweetest animals I have ever known.

Honey Bun, enjoying her favorite snack, raw sweet potato,

on my desk at school.

Happy Trails,

Sunday is for Family

Mother and Daddy

~1950

This was Mother and Daddy 's engagement announcement photo used in the Savannah News Paper.

They were married March 26, 1950

at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Bull St.

in Savannah, GA.

They spent their honeymoon on a train headed for Daddy's new Marine Corps post assignment, Philadelphia, PA.

Mother had never been out of the southeast.

Suddenly she was married to a Polish Catholic Marine from Erie, PA, and she was living in Philadelphia, PA. 

I think Mother was pretty "spunky" for her day!

Happy Trails,

Lost Balloon

If you know Princess, please tell her we found her balloon, stuck to a tree limb in our woods, looking very much like a pink UFO. At least that's what Mom thought for a split second when she caught the shiny thing out of the corner of her eye.

Anyway,  it's Princess's birthday and we woud love to reunite her with this pretty, pink, crown balloon.

Thank you!

Happy Trails,

Sassy Says

Don't confuse fame with success.

Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

~Erma Bombeck

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Picnic?

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Wordless Wednesday

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I'm Juz Sayin' ~Slunder

Spring is Nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"

~Robin Williams

My daffodils were not happy Monday as we had intermittent snow showers throughout the day.

In the early evening I went out on the deck to chase away a squirrel.

It was sleeting and I heard thunder!

SLUNDER?!?

Happy Trails,

Monday's Memory-Davey and Goliath

Does anyone else remember Davey and Goliath?

I think Goliath was a Chocolate Lab.

What's your guess?

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Sunday is for Family

Great Aunt Alta, Uncle Jack (holding me), and Grandma
Frederick County, MD
~1954

Great Aunt Alta was my maternal grandmother's sister. She was quite proper in her mannerisms and speech (aka An Old Maid), and she made me feel very uncomfortable as I got older.

Uncle Jack was Mother's baby brother. He was always my favorite uncle. As a little girl I wished Uncle Jack was my big brother and would come live with us.

Being an only child could be lonely at times.

Happy Trails,

March Madness

Happy Weekend Everyone!

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