A Purring Cat Reminds You

Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 3 January 2012 @ 1:20 PM (49) Comments

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A purring cat who’s overtaken

the most comfy part of your chair

reminds you you’re loved completely.

 

A parakeet-curious cat reminds you

to be extra vigilant while those birdies

hang out and write with you during the day.

 

A dancing cat reminds you that

pansies are always blooming somewhere

and heaven ever giving birth to stars within you.

 

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It’s Tuesday! Whooohoooo.

The dVerse Poets are alive and rockin’!

And worry not — no parakeets or cats were harmed in the creation of this post.

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Upon Hearing Karen Carpenter Harmonies In My Head

House Style, Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 27 December 2011 @ 1:58 PM (50) Comments

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I think of Karen Carpenter sometimes

as I suppose we all do now and then as

we’re sailing under leaves of the day.

 

I think how she never sang an off note

yet battled with love and mirror troubles

while I — of sound body, love and mind

 

(well, much of my mind,)

 

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am still learning to sing.

(But almost there now!)

 

I am grateful Karen sang.

 

And grateful for our newly rescued

parakeets I’m still getting to know and

they getting to know us Funster gang.

 

With Mieshka really wanting to

get to know them very very well.

 

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“Parakeet Watcher,” I call that.

Kelly took it Christmas morning

with her new phone from Santa.

 

And now, I’ll sit with my good camera

from Mieshka’s sofa vantage point and

show you where our new buddies are…

 

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Then…

get a lot closer… 

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I love them so much already!!!

Gonna get them a bigger cage.

And to thicken this poetic plot… many of you know Jim built this room with his own two hands, from framing to trim.

Here he was in 1995…

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poem ended ~~~ several diversions back.

 

🙂

 

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Yay, for dVerse Poetry Tuesday Open Link Land!  Wheeeeeee-heeee.

 

(Top photo of  leaves is a background Kelly got from some app or another.) Pretty!

Take care!

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Frosty

Videos | Posted by Jannie on 24 December 2011 @ 8:38 AM (26) Comments

Everybody, we wish you and yours a very very Merry Christmas!

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Silver Balls, Silver Balls, It’s Christmas Time Here In Texas…

Just Good Stuff, Photography, The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 16 December 2011 @ 9:05 AM (48) Comments

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Sooooo….. we were walkin’ in the hood and came upon this giant agave.

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So nice, so nice. I photographed it twice.

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And of course, I had to get crazy with the 3rd shot.

Now, Dearest Friends and Enablers…

I am off to package up 3 eBay auctions that sold — some of hubby’s model railroad stuff.

Yay, my auctions sold! My auctions sold!!

Then… I have photos to take of 6 more railroad things and get those listed.

Whooohooooooo, Jannie can now hire her bassist and drummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, I’m the luckiest person I know!!

Who’s the luckiest person YOU know? And why?

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Checking It Twice

The Pea | Posted by Jannie on 12 December 2011 @ 11:06 AM (24) Comments

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Visit with Santa to say her only desire is an iPhone 4S — check.

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Covering her iPhone prayer bases with the angels — check. 

She then entered that house for a party with friends. They made cookies, ate dinner and went caroling.

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Mardi’s Funster’s party for Jannie — check.

Mardi played her “fluke” and sang “Don’t Fence Me In” so beautifully for the two-steppers.

I played and sang a couple too, on my blue guitar.

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Gymnastics show — check.

(Took that with my telephoto from waaaay across a huge gym.) 

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“The Nutcracker” — check. Great orchestra view from the cheap seats!

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Gingerbread house social — check.

Pretty good start on the Christmas fun so far this year, eh!?

All this past weekend, except for the gingerbread social last Tuesday.

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Oh. Posing by poinsettias on the way to get batteries for the camera for the gymnastics show — check!!

Now, my Dear Friend… back goes I to song lyrics.

See you soon!!

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