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It's nice that I still have some 1sts in my life..... Mar 5, 2008 4:03 pm
Mood: happy, 705 Views
Today was a very special day. I was invited to attend a real ladies tea.

My red hat friends had arranged the gathering and we all dressed in our finest red and purple outfits.

The tea was held in a homelike place. It was Victorian everywhere. Angel gardens outside and beautful classical music playing throughout the house.

We had the tea in the dinning room. There were 10 of us. We each had our own tea pot and got to choose the cup and saucer of our choice from and endless supply of beautiful different cups and saucers.

The hostess explained the history of tea parties and how they first began. It was facinating.

She poured hot water into each tea pot and we chose tea from a collection of teas. I chose Licorice with spices. She explained how to use the napkins and how to blot our lips when we needed too. Also proper conversation and how to use our utinsels

We were served scones with 4 different jams, cheezes, and curds. Also crackers with a savory tasting cream cheeze with chopped black olives and other savory herbs. It was wonderful. The second course was of little sandwiches. One was cut in the shape of a tiny teapot. Then a white sour rye with thin sliced cucumbers, dill and cream cheeze. A half of a small bagel with melted cheeze which had a slice of tomato on it.

Finally dessert was a tiny chocolate piece of cake, white chocolate pudding with a butter cookie and a one inch piece of cheeze cake with cherries and sauce over it.

I felt like I had eaten a large steak dinner when we were through.

It's so wonderful to still have things I haven't experienced yet. It was a beautiful day here and the tea party was delightful and wonderful. Hope you all had a nice day. Love, Pollyanna
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Do you remember the first ad that turned you into a consumer? Mar 4, 2008 8:56 am
Mood: amused, 515 Views
We got a television when I was about 9 or 10 years old.

I remember the ad for Bell Brand Potatoe Chips on the Cecil and Beany show.

I remember the slogan, "Sugar Pops are Tops". Even got my mother to buy some.

I remember the Super Coola cartoon, and got mother to buy some of that.

But the ad I remember that turned me into a bright little consumer was an ad for "Pamper" Shampoo. It was a luscious pink color and smelled so devine. When I washed my hair I could smell the scent of that shampoo in my hair for several days ( we only washed out hair once a week then,smiles).

Do you remember the first ads that made you respond when you were too little to understand the game?
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But then, what do I know? Mar 3, 2008 11:48 am
Mood: contemplative, 613 Views
I'm sure we're not alone here in Southern, California, regarding violence and murder. Several weeks ago I just decided to take mental note of which ethnic group popped up the most in the news.

Non English speaking Hispanics are the most violent here. Violent in shooting family members, gang shooting and sexual assaults on children as well as adult women.

L.A. has increased the Spanish speaking officers to go on patrol.

This lack of government response to keeping the laws on the books active is costing Southern California a lot.

Who can put a price on a loved one who is caught in gang shootings. Who can put a price on family members killing each other? Who can put a price on the loss of job opportunities because the applicant can't speak Spanish.

When my son was in prison the highest number of inmates were Hispanic. Some spoke English and some didn't.

Why would people move here so they can quarrel and kill each other. They could do that in their own country.

I have family that are Hispanic and love them. When they are good, there's none better.

It seems to me that more money is being spent to cope with the social problems than should be spent policing our borders. But then what do I know? Love, Pollyanna
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I am not near being perfect....... Mar 2, 2008 2:47 pm
Mood: contemplative, 557 Views
I met a woman a number of years ago at a women's support group.

She was fighting breast cancer. But through chemo and many activities she forced herself to stay occupied with, she made it to a stage of remission.

After my husband passed away, she explained that many women were afraid of newly widowed women because they would often need help and would call on their friends husbands. I found this very informative.

I never heard from her after that day. She never called me once or offered any solice. I knew then that what she was saying to me was she feared I might need something and would call on her husband.

Then I had my own cancer. She emailed me once and told me to call her if I ever needed too. But I realized that she had probably had her fill of all of it. I did call once and asked her to call me. She never did.

A couple of days ago I got a couple of emails from her asking for my help. Apparently a close friend or cousin has cancer and she asked me if I knew of anyone in St Louis Mo., who could help by donating type A blood because this woman needs platelets to stay alive.

She also asked me to email this woman and add her to my prayer list.

As a human being, I looked back over all the months she had just let me go through my ordeals. I thought, how dare she ask me for anything.

But today's message in church was about recognizing our human reactions to situations and considering what God would have us do in the same situation.

I realized instantly that I wanted to respond to my friend's request because it's what God would want me to do.

You see, Church, and what we hear, can really mean something. I'm glad I went to Church today. Love, Pollyanna
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The full body charlie horse...... Mar 1, 2008 9:15 am
Mood: happy, 491 Views
For the past few years I've been virtually on my back. When I had my breakdown in '99, I imagined things that kept me from wanting to do any walking. Then I had a hysterectomy that took me a year to get over. DVT was diagnosed in 2/07 in my right leg. I had to keep my leg ellavated because my leg and ankle swelled up. Also in 2005 there was Marshall's passing. I spent a year and a half just wanting to die. Most recently the Chemo thing took the life out of me.

But today, I've made a committment to try to walk a mile every other day, and I've started going to a local health club on alternate days. I'm working primarily on upper body strength there.

My goals are; to get in and out of my little car without feeling like Hortence Hippo, to climb the steps at a nearby water park so I can experience the exhilleration of shooting down a tube of water into a pool, and doing it repetitiously. I would also like the back strength and body strength to get on top of a horse in a sadle and go horse back riding. Without being physically fit enough to do that, I know I would probably need a full body cast afterward. I'm tired of physical restrictions. That would just be too much.

Then also, my second sister is an avid excercize person. She's 13 months younger than I am. That girl is amazing. She has her own excercize equipment and walks regularly. She told me once that she has had full body charlie horses.

I've had charlie horses hit one of my feet, or a lower leg now and then. But a full body charlie horse just goes beyond my ability to comprehend it. For that reason I'm doing everything according to my strength and pace. I can learn from my sisters,smiles.

I would also like to start doing stairs on outtings instead of opting for the elevator.

I thought for awhile that being 64, there was no hope for rebuilding my strength. But then I've seen people older than me doing so much more. I hope I can stay true to my schedule.

But one thing about committing to excercize, you can start over as many times as you want to. Love you, Pollyanna
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Stepping out.... Feb 29, 2008 9:43 am
Mood: happy, 511 Views
Yesterday I went to my first dinner with a new group called the Widowed Persons Association of California. It's for widows and widowers that have made that blessed crossing into feeling comfortable with life again and want to move on.

It's not a dating group, rather its a group formed for social activities and fun.

There were two men present and the rest were women. So what's new? I introduced myself and shared that 3/17/08 will complete my third year of widowhood. When I said I wasn't looking for a man, one of the men said, "that's good because there are only two of us here". It tickles me even now to think about that response. There would have probably been more men present, but can you imagine feeling like prey among perceived vultures?

Each person got up and introduced themselves, sharing how long they had been widowed. I really listened to those who had tried it again, only to have the new spouse die in 2 or 3 years.

I NEVER want to go through that again. Friends, good friends, that's what it is about for me.
Love, Pollyanna
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Did you catch the news on George Bush this morning? Feb 29, 2008 9:05 am
Mood: blah, 849 Views
It made me think of Marie Antoinette(?). The hungry crowds were standing close to a wall to watch her taking a sleigh ride on snow that had been brought in for her pleasure.

She asked someone why the crowds were jeering at her. She was told they were hungry. Her response was, "Let them eat cake".

This morning a news man asked President Bush about the raise in gas prices to $4.00 a gallon.

He looked back at the news man a little surprized and said, "I didn't know about that". But he doesn't really have to bother himself with the little issues like gasoline prices. After all, he's not paying his bills.We are... Sigh, Wanda
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"Tent City" in Ontario, California Feb 28, 2008 9:47 am
Mood: angry, 614 Views
A number of months ago I was in the car and I looked over at the new construction of huge houses in an area where the average incomes could never afford the price of $300-500.000 homes. I had a fleeting vision of working people who were living homeless, while those homes remained vacant.

When I worked for the Welfare department I worked with many homeless people. There was a park in the north part of town where the homeless gathered and it became a kind of community unto it's self.

Now, because of the growing homeless, Ontario, California decided to allow the homeless to live in tents in a specified area until they were able to acquire suitable housing.

There is a growing problem for Ontario however. The word has spread and homeless people are making their way to the "Tent City".

My sister applied for Social Security and has been awarded $700.00 per month. She has a nice home and her husband has a good income. But the Babyboomers are coming forth like an ocean wave.

Here in Hemet the average rent is in the 1200.00 dollar range. What are people going to do?

I'm very concerned about this, I always have been.

My sister told me that the news papers predicted that Southern California will become the new Calcutta. It's coming to pass under our very noses. It's outrageous. Love, Pollyanna
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Mr. Sniffytoes...... Feb 27, 2008 9:17 am
Mood: amused, 540 Views
Were almost at day 7 with Sushi. He is proving to be a total delight and I'm so glad he is here.

My son has been his main concern with little attention shown to me. But I'm fine with that.

Yesterday I was on my knees looking for something and I felt this strange warm sensation on my toes.

I turned around and saw him licking my toes. I had to laugh, it was so funny.

My son is now brushing him daily in the morning, outside, to reduce the shedding problem inside.

When they came into the house, he shot through the house like a speeding bullet. He was so fast I though he might run into a wall or door. He did this running through the house several times. He reflected pure joy. Again, he made me laugh.

Being around such boundless energy is energizing in itself.

I'm glad Mr. Sniffytoes is here. Love, Pollyanna
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And the fear goes on........ Feb 26, 2008 9:30 am
Mood: calm, 629 Views
My dearest friend was having blackout moments. and a racing heart beat. She went for a check up and found that she has a leaking heart valve.

She lost her husband 6 months after Marshall passed. We became soul sisters.

She lives alone and has had terror filled moments.

We do not share the same practice of our faith. How I wanted to give her the gift that I have received in my faith. But these things cannot always be shared by words. She is a very spiritual person but the terror has slayed her.

We have to face the fact that physical things happen. We need to know in the worst case scenerio that at first we will be in shock. Then we get more information and perhaps there is a way to remedy the problem. Once we adjust to the change, we can accept it and keep moving on with our life.

Every segment of our age has challenges. How I wish I could give my gift of the peace of God's perfect will. But they are only words. A person has to have a special ability to understand and accept the richness that is in that truth for them.

Please pray for Jenny. Love, Pollyanna
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