IT'S FRIDAY....SO LET'S PRETEND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY BIG BBQ...WHAT WOULD YOU BRING? I WOULD BRING MY FAMOUS CORNBREAD....

Okay...so it has been an odd day...Princess Xena has been sick, so I am a little sleep deprived...and behind on posting..my apologies....I have a craving for Cornbread...and since Kid nicely said we need a Receipe Day...I agree., So please do leave me reciepes , we need a Feast..( and since I am going to try to make my dear Xena some homemade chicken, which I am sure will make her feel better...) And yeah, while I have been cooking I have been watching Scotty the Pinyatta testifying and the Whitehouse and the Plamegate Coverup...hmm, some "I don't remembers" but there have been a few little snippets that are damning of Scooter and Rove and yes, even his White House Bosses...I know little yellow dog Lilly is going to be so happy when the Cornbread comes out of the oven.....Her nose is a twitching...I am working on my book "Silent Fallout and Watery Lies " ( by the way I think I am going to go back to calling it Silent Fallout- the other title is too damn long...I should have 3 new chapters up this weekend over on the Blogroll- up by the top.)

So here is the thing , whenever I cook Cornbread I listen to Fleetwood Mac, I have no idea why.....But here is the Friday Night Music...and I think pretty good Solstice Music..."The Chain"....

So Talk to me...How is you First Day of Summer Going? Do you have a BBQ receipe you wanna share?? I betcha do...here is my quote that I wanted to share as a final thought....

Quote of The Day:
"Man has inherited the Earth......
For the first time in the history of the planet
a single species dominates all....
and the shambles is evident."
N.J.Berrill

Friday Gifts ....11.09.07

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*[Click the Title : Loreena McKinnett , beautiful video" Between the Shadows"]*
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The Road Less Traveled...
My grandfather used to say that it was fine to take the Road Less Traveled....
just Know that there will be alot of Dirt and more Bumps...and wear good shoes.

I guess I am indeed on The Road Less Traveled, and that my job situation is indeed just another Bump.....

( I think of him saying this as he would offer me a bourbon on the rocks and laugh at my flipflops....)

So if you could climb in the car and Drive, where would you go ?
( and pretend that gas is 2.00 /gallon again)

Friday Gifts...10.05.07

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"A Morning Glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books" Walt Whitman
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Click the Title: Hopper Exhibit with Music
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This week is finally over. Here in the Heartland summer is ending, leaves are changing and scattering, yet it is Indian Summer, which means we have heat like August. I have a kitchen window, and beside my window there is Morning Glory that is winding up past the window keeping me company as I was dishes. There are chickadees, sparrows and cardinals sharing a tree. I can watch my laundry on the line, swinging with the breeze.It is through this window that I had the wonders of summer. I watch the squirrels hustling about, and chipmunks scurrying like there is a sale on nuts. I watch the rabbits quietly hopping about raiding my neighbor's garden.

This same neighbor I watched spend hours cursing as he set up a hammock. I also watched him plant pumpkins with great anticipation. He is so young , in his early thirties, and he does everything with enthusiasm. He plays the guitar on his porch, and has been working on GooGoo Dolls all summer. I am grateful for that. One Summer eve a few weeks back I watched him dancing in the back with his girlfriend. Golden leaves were falling, and the twilight was shifting through the leaves scattering the light on them as they danced. She was showing him how to Irish Reel and they were both laughing. Yet they looked so young and so graceful. They were suspended in time.

Those Morning Glories that drape my kitchen window make me look out and look forward and have some Hope.

****[Click the Title: YouTube Special a friend of mine discovered the Wonders of Edward Hopper this week and as she recovers from a cold , I have placed a wonderful Hopper Exhibit, with music by Death Cab for Cutie " I Need You So Much Closer". Whenever I watch this , the NightHawks Cafe still melts me. I love how he captures the Light, and even when people are alone, there is warmth......enjoy. Friday Music will be up tonight.]****

Friday Gifts 9.28.07

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Friday Thoughts:
"The heart's affections are divided like the branches of the cedar tree:
if the tree loses one strong branch,it will suffer but it does not die.
It will pour all it's vitality into the next branch so that it will grow and
fill the empty space."
Kahlil Gibran 1882-1931

"To put the world in order we must first put the nation in order.
To put the nation in order we must first put the family in order.
To put the family in order we must first cultivate out personal life.
To cultivate our personal life,we must set Our Hearts right."
Confusius c.550-478 BC.

My apologies that the Friday Gifts are late. It was a long day,I had work to do, I did not get here until late. I am still reeling from watching the heartbreaking events that are happening in Burma. I will light nine sticks of incense and say prayers for the monks.

Thank you all for your wonderful comments below about the Blogger Alliance , it is still in Embryo, email me offline enigma4ever@earthlink.net. , the discussion is still open and ongoing.

New posts will be up this weekend.Please do read the Fireman story below- and feel free to try the Chili receipe, it is perfect for a fall weekend.
Namaste.

*[Click the Title: George Micheal sings"I can't make you love me", beautiful song that a friend sent me- and it makes any night better...]