My husband loves me
Yesterday I was showing a friend the pictures Jef took when he "stole" my camera and went for a walk. I had not seen this one, but absolutely loved it! He not only got cute houses (one of my favorite things), he got the mountain, which I almost didn't see! I love Mt. Rainier. She is so pretty. I love all her moods and styles she wears. :)
Okay, I'm off to bed. Just had to share.
Sunset Magazine has been one of my favorites since 1994 when I "discovered" them. Sunset has been around a long time, but their ideas are always fresh. What I enjoy most is the personalized feel to the magazine - Sunset has five areas it covers:
- Northwest ~ Includes Alaska, British Columbia,Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
- Northern California ~ Extends from the Oregon border south to the counties of Fresno, Kings, Mono, Monterey, and Tulare. Includes all of Nevada except Clark County.
- Southern California ~ Includes the counties of Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and
Ventura, as well as Hawaii. - Rocky Mountain and Southwest ~ Mountain includes Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. This edition is also distributed to U.S. subscribers residing outside the West, as well as subscribers in the balance of Canada and other international locales.
Southwest includes Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Clark County, Nevada.
So I get the Northwest edition, and it feels like it was printed just for me! It has places to visit nearby, tells me how to garden right here, and highlights places to eat and shop right in my area.
This morning I received Sunset's e-mail newsletter. By clicking through the newsletter, I discovered Sunset has a blog!!! How cool is that?! You can see what they are working on, get ideas for projects and read about what other readers are doing. :) So go check it out - Home by Sunset (I added it as a link on the sidebar, too).
Red Skelton style ~ January 14, 1969 - During his weekly television show, comedian Red Skelton recalled a lecture by his teacher concerning an air of boredom and indifference by the students while saying the pledge. Here is a portion of that lecture - followed by an observation of his own.
I
(Me, an individual, a committee of one.)
Pledge
(Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity.)
Allegiance
(My love and my devotion.)
To the Flag
(Our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom, wherever she waves there is respect, because your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts, "Freedom is everybody's job.")
Of The United
(That means that we have all come together.)
States
(Individual communities that have united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose. All divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that's love for country.)
Of America. And to the Republic
(Republic--a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.)
For which it stands: One Nation,
(Meaning, so blessed by God.)
Indivisible
(Incapable of being divided.)
With Liberty
(Which is Freedom; the right of power to live one's own life, without threats, fears, or some sort of retaliation.)
And Justice
(The principle or quality of dealing fairly with others.)
For All
(Which means it's as much your country as it is mine.)
Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country, and two words have been added to the Pledge of Allegiance: Under God. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools, too? -- Red Skelton
America the Beautiful
