tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41133315843257964762024-03-13T21:19:21.074-07:00Seashells and PearlsCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-35193791530500542842010-10-27T08:16:00.000-07:002010-10-31T06:50:08.534-07:00Heaven & Nature Sing...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My idea of where Heaven and Nature Sing the loudest is at the SEASHORE!</span></b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Let Heaven and Nature Sing OUT LOUD to all of us Seashore Lovers!!</i></b></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-79429741271483383422010-10-13T08:03:00.000-07:002010-10-13T08:24:54.216-07:00Seashells A La Mode...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TLXBg38d3hI/AAAAAAAAAR4/G_sX608n5iw/s1600/DSCN1313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TLXBg38d3hI/AAAAAAAAAR4/G_sX608n5iw/s320/DSCN1313.JPG" width="112" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>You know how most people like Pie A La Mode? Well, I will take Seashells A La Mode any day of the week! </i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I have an excellent variety of seashell jewelry. You have already heard me talk about my "signature ring", but I have many other favorite pieces that I love as well.</i></span></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 Seashell Bracelets from Hawaii</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Abalone Clip Earrings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Scrimshaw Bracelet and 3 Paua Shell Bangles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage Lucite Seashell Bracelet</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-10949768145604354992010-09-24T05:50:00.000-07:002010-10-13T08:08:03.506-07:00A Mermaid In Our Midst...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A couple of years ago around this time of the year, our family went to our favorite North Carolina beach destination ~ Oak Island, NC.</span></i></b></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TJyd4M_H5RI/AAAAAAAAARo/9_VkvlIMXTw/s1600/Becca-Amber11-08+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TJyd4M_H5RI/AAAAAAAAARo/9_VkvlIMXTw/s200/Becca-Amber11-08+026.jpg" width="200" /></span></i></b></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While there, my son let his Aunt, Uncle, and cousins transform him into a mermaid on the beach! He was such a good sport that day, as we all stood around laughing! I think he looks stunning if I do say so myself! He has inherited my love of the ocean and coast and I am thrilled with that!</span></i></b></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TJyeHMG5MXI/AAAAAAAAARs/GvPeb9WTPdY/s1600/DownloadedFile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TJyeHMG5MXI/AAAAAAAAARs/GvPeb9WTPdY/s200/DownloadedFile.jpg" width="200" /></span></i></b></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have always been intrigued by mermaids. They have always seemed so beautiful and ethereal to me. I have often thought that I may be "part mermaid" because of just how much I love the ocean!! </span></i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">How many of you out there have a "thing" for mermaids? </span></i></b></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-1516122680061083332010-09-12T06:35:00.000-07:002010-09-15T04:26:39.201-07:00Paua Shells...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TIzXFGfRI2I/AAAAAAAAARg/P-C2mb4wOYU/s1600/DSCN1413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TIzXFGfRI2I/AAAAAAAAARg/P-C2mb4wOYU/s200/DSCN1413.JPG" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Yesterday, an old friend of mine and I met at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC for the afternoon. If you have never been there, it is a fantastic way to spend the day!</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>This friend and I had not seen each other in many years, but at one time had been extremely close... We are both at points in our lives where we can enjoy each other once again.... </b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Hence, the Paua Shells... I was TOTALLY surprised when my friend gave me a small package to open. Inside the package were 3 paua shell bangle bracelets! I was so touched and found it quite amazing that after all of these years my friend had remembered my love of seashells!</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Inside the package was also a paper with some information on the paua shell that I would like to share with you all:</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>1. Paua represents the essence of love, as well as inner love and beginning transformation.</b></i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>2. With the flowing energy of the sea, paua is excellent for helping one access the subconscious for emotional and artistic inspiration, bringing ideas out of the subconscious and allowing them to take inspirational form.</b></i></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>3. The continuous rotation of the paua spiral represents everlasting life.</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I'm lovin' the Paua Shell and will be happily wearing them daily!!</b></i></span></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-22358232929310046952010-09-05T06:07:00.000-07:002010-09-15T04:27:38.643-07:00Favorite Things...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">This morning I was looking over some old files, and I came across a list of "My Favorite Things" that I had composed a few years ago ~ </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>It is so all inclusive! </i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>As in: "I have so much stuff to do!" or "I have so much stuff!" or "There is so much stuff going on!"</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>"STUFF" is what is going on with me right now! Just "STUFF"! So, this "stuff" is hindering me from producing fantastic pieces for my blog on a more regular basis! Dang it!</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>With that being said, I just want the few people who do take the time to read my "stuff", that I will still be posting, but not on any kind of regular basis. </i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I will be posting when I do have a good story to tell or item to talk about!</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Until next time ~ don't clutter your life with so much "stuff"!!!</i></span></b></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-57744447479718860032010-08-08T05:38:00.000-07:002010-09-15T04:28:14.555-07:00God is Everywhere...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TF6lE8HSihI/AAAAAAAAAQk/in62jC3i75U/s1600/DSCN1280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TF6lE8HSihI/AAAAAAAAAQk/in62jC3i75U/s200/DSCN1280.JPG" width="133" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Out of the mouths of babes... I remember a story from when my son was 7 or 8 years old. </b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>We were visiting some friends, and one of the little girls came up to my girl friend and asked her "Aunt Shannon, where is God?" Well, she just looked at me and said "I will defer this one to Cindy." </b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I just sat there and could not decide what to say, as I was thinking "well, he is up in the sky looking down..." , etc...</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>So, I did not say anything. I looked at my son and asked "Eric, where is God?"</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">And I want you to know that without missing a beat, he replied with "God?... God is EVERYWHERE!"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>I knew at that moment that he "got it~!"</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Have a Happy Week!</b></i></span></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-79304618110997936852010-07-31T09:03:00.000-07:002010-07-31T09:03:43.588-07:00To My Fellow Leo's...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TFRJRyJ4TmI/AAAAAAAAAQU/ouRqeagiGFI/s1600/DSCN1283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TFRJRyJ4TmI/AAAAAAAAAQU/ouRqeagiGFI/s200/DSCN1283.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Happy Birthday to all my fellow Leo's out there! </i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Tomorrow I will be 52 and Ouch! Somehow, I am into my 50's - and it has happened so quickly that I have hardly noticed!!</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>I want to thank God for my excellent health, as well as for all of the wonderful things that he has brought into my life.</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Here's to a FANTASTIC year to all of us Leo's ~</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>CHEERS!</i></span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>They are filming parts of the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie in Hawaii at the resort where we stayed! Since I am a HUGE Johnny Depp fan, this was FANTASTIC!</b></span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I was able to get a few pics to share:</b></span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1. The Black Pearl docked at the marina next door to where we stayed.</b></span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fce5cd;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>3. The Deppster on the beach!!</b></span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>What an exciting catch for him, as this was his first King Mackerel Tournament! His picture even made The State Port Pilot ~ the local Southport, NC newspaper!</b></i></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Everyone should have a "</b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Signature Piece</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>".</b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>My "signature piece" is a seashell ring that I found during my last trip to Hawaii. </b></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> I am telling you the God's honest truth that not a single day goes by that I do not receive at least one comment about my ring! </b></span></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i><br />
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</div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fff2cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Find your "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Signature Piece</span></span>" and make it </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>YOUR OWN</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>!</b></span></span></i>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-72018369593331988032010-06-27T05:14:00.000-07:002010-07-11T04:09:09.801-07:00Totally Coastal...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TCdOe8fonSI/AAAAAAAAALE/FMpfEpkAFYU/s1600/DSCN1049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487440964516093218" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TCdOe8fonSI/AAAAAAAAALE/FMpfEpkAFYU/s200/DSCN1049.JPG" style="float: left; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; width: 190px;" width="190" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> am a "</span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">totally coastal</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">" type of girl! </span></span></span></i><br />
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</span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I gravitate toward anything that conjures up a "coastal" feeling ~ whether it is the clothes that I wear, my jewelry, or my home decor. </span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Hyperlink2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"<a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/36911.html" title="Click for further information about this quotation"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea -- whether it is to sail or to watch it -- we are going back from whence we came.</span></a>"</span></b></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></b></span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">John F. Kennedy, 1962</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I absolutely love the ocean and beach - always have - since a young girl.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">As a result, my love of seashells developed while I was a young girl as well.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">My favorite times have always taken place while I have been around the ocean and beach.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">To me, all of the sights and sounds are so soothing and relaxing.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I don’t even care how hot it gets or how hard the sun is beating down on me - I just love it!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> I guess that is why it is upsetting me to see what is taking place in the Gulf of Mexico right now with the BP oil spill.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I cannot stand to see the ecological damage that is taking place.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">It breaks my heart.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I truly hope that the area will be able to be restored.</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">Sweet little boy of mine... </span></i></span><br />
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</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">However, not so little anymore - but still knows how to be charmingly sweet as he quickly approaches his first milestone of 16! </span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">So hard for me to believe. Time passes much too quickly - but our memories will always be there. </span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">I hope and pray that I have imprinted as many happy memories on his brain as there are seashells on the beach, so that when he reaches the reality of adulthood, he will always have those happy memories to go back to and he will feel safe and warm and loved.</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">I get teary eyed thinking of his baby days, but I also look forward to his future and to everything that I know he will become!</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><br />
</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">Dear God, </span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">Please bless this boy and keep him safe from harm each day!</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">Thank You,</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">His Mom </span></i></span></div><div><br />
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</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-10963440051165655032010-06-20T04:21:00.000-07:002010-06-28T11:27:12.379-07:00Relationships...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TB3_ughdBsI/AAAAAAAAAHc/oR37xvnz_xY/s1600/images.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484821095676446402" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TB3_ughdBsI/AAAAAAAAAHc/oR37xvnz_xY/s320/images.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 107px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 143px;" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">As Woody Allen says to Diane Keaton in the movie</span> </i></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;">Annie Hall</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i>, "A relationship is like a shark - it has to keep moving or it dies." - every relationship needs to continually evolve.</i></span></span><br />
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</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i>I finally realize that I must become responsible for the changes that I would like to see in order to keep my relationships alive, active, and moving forward - just like a shark!</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i>By becoming responsible, I am not allowing myself to be a victim of fate, but can move things in the direction of my choice.</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i>Relationships can be tough, but by acting rather than waiting, I will automatically feel less resentful and will feel empowered to the possibility of how great my relationships can be.</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i>So - here's to the shark~ Let's Go Get 'em!!</i></span></span></div><div><br />
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</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-72597663457737421522010-06-16T08:56:00.000-07:002010-06-28T11:28:01.183-07:00The Mind...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TB1qLoafOhI/AAAAAAAAAHE/DW9AJQYStpA/s1600/sd_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484656669266754066" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TB1qLoafOhI/AAAAAAAAAHE/DW9AJQYStpA/s320/sd_thumb%5B6%5D.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 137px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I stumbled across the following quote about a year ago, and it really resonated with me...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven" - John Miller, English poet - from "Paradise Lost".</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Since finding this quote, I have really tried to remember it whenever I think that things aren't quite the way I had planned, or when I am feeling down. </span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You truly are in charge of your own mind set. NOBODY can make you feel anything other than what you allow them to do. You are in complete control! </span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What a GREAT feeling to know that you can always feel HEAVENLY!! </span></span></i></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4113331584325796476.post-64554580979936817112010-06-09T08:04:00.000-07:002010-07-03T11:48:14.217-07:00Age Is Just A Number...<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TB1tufXUS0I/AAAAAAAAAHM/89a2zM5ZxXY/s1600/images3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484660566667840322" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__7ieBthBwIQ/TB1tufXUS0I/AAAAAAAAAHM/89a2zM5ZxXY/s320/images3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 146px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 141px;" /></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Here I am at 51 years old - right on the brink of 52 - and I have got to say that I don't know if I have ever felt younger in my life! </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">In the past, I have read so many articles written by women over 50 saying such a thing and wondered if I could feel that way too... Well, I do and it is absolutely wonderful!</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Something about being at a "place" where you can pretty much live the way you want to live - being around people and doing things that make you feel alive and fulfilled and happy is totally <b>AGE DEFYING</b>!</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">And I realize that in the scheme of things, I am not really considered "that old", but 50 is some sort of a mile-marker for your life... It is a great time to regroup and start anew - which is exactly what I am doing and it feels so good!</span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">I am so thankful to be in such excellent health and feeling great!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ffffcc;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Age is truly just a number - SO - Enjoy Yourself!!!</span></span></i></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01957897242800103648noreply@blogger.com0