New road Side Assistance!!!

A friend sent me this and I think every woman's car should come with it ...

I had a flat tire yesterday, so I got out of the car and opened the trunk.
I took out my cardboard men, unfolded them, and stood them at the
rear of my car, facing oncoming traffic. They look so life-like you wouldn't believe it!

Cars started slowing down, looking at my life-like men, which made
it safer for me to work at the side of the road.

Traffic started backing up. Everybody was honking their horns and waving
like crazy.. It wasn't long before a state trooper pulled up behind me.

'What's going on here?'

'My car has a flat tire,' I said calmly.

'Well, what are those cardboard men doing here by the road?'

I couldn't believe that he didn't know. So I told him,

'Helloooooo, those are my Emergency Flashers.'

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~Attributed to Howard Thurman



The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of. ~Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670



In my friend, I find a second self. ~Isabel Norton



If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden. ~Attributed to Claudia Ghandi



Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

ABC -- C!

Be a kid again and play with the alphabet! It's fun and I always learn something new! ABC is hosted each week by Mrs. Denise Nesbitt and her team! Click on the the icon, sign up and join the fun!

The letter for the day is --- drum roll, please! C! and C stands for Clouds and Colorful Clouds!





C is for Children in Colorful Classrooms!



C is for Cats!



C is for Chicken and Cheddar Cheese -- together


or separate!

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

Be a love pharmacist: dispense hugs like medicine - they are! ~The Quote Garden



Sometimes it's better to put love into hugs than to put it into words. ~Author Unknown



A hug is the shortest distance between friends. ~Author Unknown



Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things. ~Author Unknown



Soul-mates are people who bring out the best in you. They are not perfect but are always perfect for you. ~Author Unknown



If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. ~Author Unknown

That's My World

That's My World is hosted each week by Klaus and the My World team, Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and myself. It's a great chance to show and share the beautiful, the interesting things that fill your world! Click on the icon to sign up and join the fun. Please do read and follow the directions before you sign up! Thank you!

This weekend was busy -- fun, but busy and I suddenly realized I had nothing prepared for That's My World! I've focused on the magnificent places in the Pacific Northwest and other places that have been my world at some time in my life. But today I'm going to share the lovely world that surrounds me each and every day.

This is our deck where I spend so much time during the spring and summer and all year taking pictures of the beautiful skies.



And my best four legged friends who follow me everywhere! Mojo the Most, who thinks she's still a lap dog!



And Sam Schnauzer, who assumes that my bed is his bed!



What can I say??? Who can resist that face???



Or this one?



Then there are the skies that I see every day from that same deck -- not always colorful, but more frequently than not!



Then five minutes out of our driveway and this is what awaits me!



Or this!



How can I complain about My World!!

Microfiction Monday

Susan at Stony River Farm hosts Microfiction Monday. She posts a picture and you compose a story in 140 characters. You can click on the icon to get further instructions. To help you along she has posted a wonderful link that counts your characters for you! How great is that! You can get the counter at Design 215.

This meme is easy and it's fun! Thanks, Susan for hosting.



I don't know Hank, she said she loves mysteries, but do you really think she'd like spending our honeymoon here? And sleeping in that car?

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Author Unknown



No one remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself. ~Thomas Mann



There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. ~Nelson Mandela



If you've lost your enthusiasm, there's no better place to find it than on a skipping excursion. And, you might just find your lost youth as well! ~Jessi Lane Adams



Skipping is oxygen for the soul. ~Jessi Lane Adams

Shadow Shot Sunday!

So, how are the shadows in your world these days? Shadow Shot is hosted each week by Tracy at Hey Harriet. Click on the icon, sign up and start hunting those shadows. Little harder to find for some of us these days!

Our grass stays green all year, so with a little sun you can convince yourself it's warmer than you thought! Well, at least for a few minutes when you see shadows like this one.



A watery sun and a faint shadow in the living room!



Playing with a shells!



Madame Mojo the Most doing her downward dog yoga pose!



And what would I do without the fridge in the kitchen as a backdrop???

Evening, Wisdom and Beauty

He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help. ~Abraham Lincoln



How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. ~Anne Frank



Every time I close the door on reality it comes in through the windows.
~Jennifer Yane



No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.
~John Donne



The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out. ~James Baldwin