TRAVEL AND ETC: December

TRAVEL AND ETC: December: It is the middle of December and it is still flip flop weather here in the great state of North Carolina. Balmy warm weather for parades a...

December

It is the middle of December and it is still flip flop weather here in the great state of North Carolina.

Balmy warm weather for parades and Christmas lights display. For me it is hard to get in the

Christmas shopping mood when I am hot. But here I share some of the display s of Christmas

 sitting on Santa's lap no coat and the little one no pants

Christmas we love it whatever the weather. We celebrate family, friends but most of
all the Birth of Jesus Christ our Savior. Have a Blessed Christmas Season

Linda

ETC// Duster

This is Duster a rescue from our local animal shelter. I saw his photo online and fell in love with him

Buster who was his Dad and Duster were owner surrendered to the shelter. When I went to visit

Buster the dad was rescue only due to his barking and growling and they did not feel that he

could be adopted out. Duster was considered very sweet but didnot like small kids. I picked

him up and he just cuddled on my shoulder and was so sweet and loving. I adopted him and

he came home to join the other furbabies. It seems that Duster was a very smart little doggie

knowing how to act to get out of the shelter. I love him and would not give him up for

anything BUT now that he is home he barks and growls at just about everyone and everything

the same behavior that made his Dad rescue only. DONOT let anyone tell you that dogs

are not smart. Duster is a character.

Thanks for letting me share my tale of 2 doggies.

God Bless

Linda

TRAVEL AND ETC: New Adventure with It Works

TRAVEL AND ETC: New Adventure with It Works: I have started working as a distributor with It Works and just want to share the products with you. I have been a loyal customer for over ...

New Adventure with It Works

I have started working as a distributor with It Works and just want to share the products

with you. I have been a loyal customer for over a year and I do believe in these products

and I am seeing results. I have been using some of the dietary supplements that we offer

and as I branch out and try more of the different items I will share with you.

If you sign up as a loyal customer for 3 months then you will pay the same price for the

products as I do plus you will earn perk points for future purchases. Please read and share

this post for me and try some of these great products. More to come

jimmylinn.myitworks.com  Thanks for reading and sharing  God Bless  Linda

Veterans Memorial Museum

We visited this Museum while in Branson Missouri. This is another great place to visit

and to honor those who served.This museum has 5 different halls containing artifacts

from World War 1, World War 2, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf.It honors all

branches of the military.It has 68 full sized bronze sculptures to honor our servicemen

and women. Below are a few photos of some of the amazing sculptures. A must visit

if you travel to Branson.

A full size World War 2 Mustang Fighter Plane

One of the many Bronze sculptures 

68 Bronze sculptures through out the museum

Take time to Thank a Vet. They deserve so much more. Thanks Linda

Veterans Day

This is a day for all of us to take time to Thank our Veterans for their service to our country.

It has cost them alot in so many ways.

On this Veterans Day I wanted to share our visit to the National Museum of the Marine

Corps in Quantico, Virginia. My husband served in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam

War.

The museum was dedicated Nove 10, 2006 on the 231st birthday of the Marine Corp

It had exhibits showing the history of the Corp and the battles they took part in.

The design on the museum evokes the WW11 raising of the flag on IwoJima

This is an exhibit from the Tet and Hue City Vietnam War Gallery

Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps, Legacy Walk.

.This museum is a must if you are ever in the Quantico, Virginia area.
Happy Veterans to our Veterans and their families. God Bless you always, Linda

ETC: My Mama

I am blessed to still have my Mama with me. She will soon be 92 years old and is still

able to live in Assisted Living.The circle of life continues as she is getting more feeble

everyday and her mental clarity is declining..

She has been my friend as well as my Mama. She use to go with me on trips and we

use to walk and do so many things. She was my confident and the one I could blow off

steam with. I miss the ability to really be able to talk to her. The conversation is now

mostly answering the same questions over and over again each time you visit. But you

know that is ok and I am thankful she has the ability to ask even though she may not

remember the answer.As I age my memory is declining also and sometimes I am told

I ask the same thing over and over again. We will all reach, God willing, this season of

our lives. Enjoy and cherish your Mama cause you will never have anyone to love

and care for you like they do. Thanks for letting me write about my Mama feeling a

little sad as I watch her decline physically and mentally but still so very thankful.

This is me and my Mama

Getting a tattoo

I got a small tattoo. I am a senior citizen, grandmother and a great-grandmother and I

just got my first and only tattoo. I will share some funny pictures of me while getting

the tattoo but it was a serious reason as to why I got it. Almost everyone knows of

someone either a family member or friends who has or is battling depression and

other mental diseases. Regretfully this sometimes leads to harmful behaviors or thoughts

of suicide. I came upon this web site while dealing with this within my family. The

website is "Project Semi-Colon". It is to let these friends ,family members or whoever

we come in contact with that we are here for them and that their life is not over. There

is hope and their is help for them. We all can help by being there and taking their

cries for help seriously don't just shake it off. There is alot of information and resources

available.www.projectsemicolon.com

Now the tattoo and the very funny but true photos of this lady getting her first and

only tattoo.

The semi-colon;  Your Life Story is Not Over

HOPE IS ALIVE!!   YOUR STORY IS NOT OVER!!



UNTIL NEXT TIME

LINDA

Mystic Connecticut

A breath of fresh are between Boston and New York. A lovely seaside town along

the Mystic River. The historic town of Mystic is built around and near a drawbridge.

Mystic Pizza was our first stop to get some great pizza. This was the filming location

of Julia Roberts movie "Mystic Pizza". The main street had lots of great shops and

food. This may sound strange but it also a beautiful cemetery with many

beautiful trees and water.

Outside of Mystic Pizza

Church on main street

Waterfront

Julia Roberts and cast members 

 

More Mystic to come  

June Trip

I am sorry it has taken me awhile to tell you about my June trip with my daughter.

It was a very good trip in all ways except maybe for the traffic. This old southern

lady's nerve were shot. My daughter does good. The toll roads are expensive we

could have got a tank of gas with what we had to pay in tolls. The weather

was very good not to hot and not to cold. We saw a lot in the five days we

were on the road and put quite a few miles on my daughters car. We get

to mark off the following states. Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

We only have three states left to visit and we will have visited every East Coast

State. The last three to visit are Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire. Our first stop

was Mystic, Connecticut. So check back for details about this lovely town.

Until Next Time   Linda

This is my map marking off the visited states

Some of the traffic at toll booth

Even Jaime had white knuckles a few times

TRAVEL AND ETC: June

TRAVEL AND ETC: June: This has been a busy and fast month with lots of personal life things going on. BUT we did manage a day trip to the beach. Two of my daugh...

June

This has been a busy and fast month with lots of personal life things going on. BUT we

did manage a day trip to the beach. Two of my daughters and one of my grandsons. We

are only about 3 hours from the coast so not along drive.I use to do it many years

ago when I was a teenager and we didn't have the interstate highway. I love sitting

and watching and listening to the ocean but quit actually going in the water a long

time ago. At this time there has been some unusual shark attacks two young people

have been bitten and lost their left arms.I think a lot of people are staying out as there

have been quite a few sightings in shallow water. I think it is just a sign as to how bad

our eco system is out of balance. We did have a good day with no bad things happening.

My two girls had a fun time in the water even though it was rough. My grandson and I

sat and watched them.

My favorite time for the beach is in the fall and spring time when it is not so hot and

crowded. A day at the beach in summer is very rare for me.

Until Next Time

Linda

TRAVEL AND ETC: Catch up for May

TRAVEL AND ETC: Catch up for May: The first annual Balloon Festival was held in our area Memorial Day weekend and it was a great success. It experienced some problems ...

Catch up for May

The first annual Balloon Festival was held in our area Memorial Day weekend and it

was a great success. It experienced some problems due to the unexpected turnout. It

was a free event except for parking and food. We were able to attend two days of

the weekend and enjoyed it so much. It was a beautiful sight to see all the colorful

balloons getting ready and going up in the air.

It was held Memorial Day weekend so they had a Field of Remembrance that you could place

a flag for someone you lost or who had served in the military.

 It was a great weekend.


Until our next adventure God Bless and Take Care

Linda

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TRAVEL AND ETC: Local Travel AvaGardner Museum

TRAVEL AND ETC: Local Travel AvaGardner Museum: The Ava Gardner museum is located in Smithfield NC. This is another local museum that has been ignored by me for years. It far exceeded my...

Local Travel AvaGardner Museum

The Ava Gardner museum is located in Smithfield NC. This is another local museum

that has been ignored by me for years. It far exceeded my expectations. It honors the

life, the loves and the legacy of a small town farmers daughter who became a leading

lady in Hollywood and an international star. The museum contains memorabilia from her life,

clothes jewelry and movie costumes. The museum contains  portraits of Ava

completed by Bert Pfeiffer who did a portrait of her yearly for many years.She spent the

last years of her life in Spain and England. Ava died January 25 1990 from pneumonia.

She was buried in Smithfield NC beside her parents. The photos I am sharing show

some of the excellent  exhibits  they have, the portraits done by her admirer and her

gravesite. I hope you enjoy the little bit of information I have shared.

Thanks for reading and please share Linda

Local Travel Places

We have passed the sign for "The Country Doctor Museum" for years. We finally

decided to visit it and was very surprised as to how great a museum it is. The location

is Bailey NC. The museum was donated to East Carolina University  in 2003 and is the

oldest museum in the United States dedicated to America's rural health care. The artifacts

cover the time period starting in the late 18th century to the first half of the 20th century.

The museum was started in 1967 by a group who wanted to preserve this part of history.

The museum consist of the Freeman-Brantley building which is two actual Doctors

offices that where relocated to site. It contains many artifacts of the practice of medicine

 including leeches. The Carriage House contains forms of transportation that was used by

the Doctors to make house calls.

A light with a reflector to make light brighter

A human skull

The garden with herbs they used

Entrance to Doctors offices

Buggy for transportation

Crank up car if you cranked to much it would bounce back and break your arm. It was called a Ford Fracture



Again Local treasures are all around us if we take the time to check them out.

Stayed tuned for another great local museum we visited

Until next time
Linda
God Bless

Travel Local

My traveling partner who is also my daughter and I are checking out some of the local

places to visit on the weekend. It is strange that you live somewhere almost all your

life and have never checked out local places.

We start out with our small town which we discovered has a museum. It is still in

infancy but growing. The Youngsville Womens club started it in 2007 by purchasing

the oldest church building in town to preserve it and to make it into a museum to

house the history of Youngsville and the surrounding community.

The Youngsville Christian Church was first organized in 1886 and it is still a lovely

building and I am so grateful that it is being taken care of. There is still a lot of work

to be done on the church to bring it up to date so that the museum can expand and be able

to take in more artifacts  The articles they have now are great and it is a pleasure to

look at them and learn of the history of our town. Did you know that it was

originally called Pacific in 1848 when the first post office was established? It was

incorporated in 1875 as the town of Youngsville. History is great and I am glad that

our hometown has a museum.

To help finance the work on the museum
they have on sale notecards and a small
print of the Church by Brenda King .


Check out your local places and see what
treasures you can find.

We have a local trip planned for next weekend
so check back and see what we discover

Until next time Thanks for reading and sharing.
God Bless
Linda