My Chaotic Realm

Lovely table, terrific food (that I Could EAT!!) and even better conversation with friends.. now THAT is a day to be thankful for. Wont even go into the food, I'll drool on the keyboard. But getting to sit in conversation with people that I care so much about it priceless. No event planning, no meeting to go over anything, no deadlines... just good friends getting to sit around and listen, discuss, laugh. Oh, and listen to Arlo Guthrie's Thanksgiving Day Massacre. yes...priceless!

well, I am going to visit some friends today and I hate to show up empty handed...and I hate to support retail ANYTHING this time of year... so I decided to make a gaggle of turkandles. I saw this idea on highlowaha ( a GREAT blog, if you've never been) and decided it had merit...altho, like usual, I had to do it MY way.. so no tissue paper tail feathers, and I liked the look of gold acrylic paint over the tissue paper. See what you can do with a paid day off and no feast to prepare?

Right now, as I type... she seems to be meandering thru Midlothian... home of three of the top ten largest cement factories in the United States : Texas Industries , Holcim and Ash Grove. Now you may be asking why on EARTH I know this... or better yet, hgow in the hell did Laureli end up in Midlothian sans concrete shoes? Stay tuned...let's see what tiny backwoods city she ends up in next...and WHY?

well... I was TRYING to blog a bit more often than every Friday...sigh... so what is my excure? Well, I am working on some other websites... and with that said, shameless plug for this one and it's sister site and I am still trying to keep the Yahoo eGroup sites up & current (art, book group, RCG, WTI, etc) and since I USUALLY do my web work during lunch at work, I am in arrears. This week has been busy (cold fronts tend to cause that desired effect) so I have been actually working through lunch... SIGH...WHINE... oh well... will keep on keeping on... Now, TURKEY DAY!! Rebel will be with friends, so I will be skating on the whole ordeal by doing the same... sharing it the joy with friends, and NOT AT OUR HOME!! Hurrah... sorta like a mini vacation. No Cleaning, no preperation, no cooking, no fluffing the pillows, etc... SWEET!! The only thing I will be missing will be my Grandpuppy :-( (whom I left indoors this morning, poor baby.. too cold and windy this morning!). M...

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This morning I wanted to focus on a little American history. The following is an excerpt from a piece found on the History.com website... "In the early nineteenth century, women were considered second-class citizens whose existence was limited to the interior life of the home and care of the children. Women were considered sub-sets of their husbands, and after marriage they did not have the right to own property, maintain their wages, or sign a contract, much less vote." ..................................................................................................... "It was expected that women be obedient wives, never to hold a thought or opinion independent of their husbands. It was considered improper for women to travel alone or to speak in public. With the belief that intense physical or intellectual activity would be injurious to the delicate female biology and reproductive system, women were taught to refrain from pursuing any serious edu...

This morning I wanted to focus on a little American history. The following is an excerpt from a piece found on the History.com website... "In the early nineteenth century, women were considered second-class citizens whose existence was limited to the interior life of the home and care of the children. Women were considered sub-sets of their husbands, and after marriage they did not have the right to own property, maintain their wages, or sign a contract, much less vote." ..................................................................................................... "It was expected that women be obedient wives, never to hold a thought or opinion independent of their husbands. It was considered improper for women to travel alone or to speak in public. With the belief that intense physical or intellectual activity would be injurious to the delicate female biology and reproductive system, women were taught to refrain from pursuing any serious educ...