Hootin' Anni's

Believe in What Your Heart is Saying.....

2009-12-01T00:01:00.002-06:00

Click button to JoinIt seemed like forever for December to get here. I've been saving this post idea in my head for weeks now!! LOL A few posts back, I had an entry on Ruby Tuesday [red saw] that Bud had cut out the word "Believe" with his jigsaw from a piece of scrap lumber. At the time it was still all white. When he finished trimming and carving it out, he filed the letter openings on

We're not out of the Wood's yet.....Mr. Jim Shore!

2009-11-30T04:51:00.027-06:00

RANT: Tell me....what IS it with the media? Can't they just report something, and then just leave it? For the last few days all we've seen and heard ---TV, newspaper, online news, sports sites, etc. etc. etc. is Tiger Woods!! Golly, he had an automobile accident. Like that is newsworthy? No vital, death threatening injuries, no one else hurt ---it was just him. He is keeping silent about

Love is a Many Splendored Thing....and then some---

2009-11-29T03:56:00.005-06:00

SUNDAY STEALINGSunday Stealing: The Tell Me About Yourself Meme1. When is your birthday?February 9th2. Where were you born?Check Profile3. Where do you live now?Texas4. What is your heritage?Irish5. Tell us about a weakness.Food! I tend to live to eat instead of the other way around, eat to live.6. What's a goal that you'd like to achieve?None really at my age...I never set my scope beyond the

Winds of Change....

2009-11-28T05:21:00.001-06:00

click either button to joinList of 2009 Photo Hunt themes by the weekPHOTO HUNT: Technology---Just outside of Fort Stockton, Texas, along the Interstate 10 you will see miles and miles of these off the freeway along the horizon! Once again this was a 'difficult subject' being that I always like to try and find something a bit different than what I think others will post about. They're, of

Going Cold Turkey....or, NOT!

2009-11-26T16:22:00.007-06:00

CLICK EITHER BUTTON to joinSHOW N TELLI love cardinals. This vase, I found at the antique mall many moons ago. I loved the rich 'natural' earthy color of the vase...and of course being that there was a cardinal on it didn't hurt any!!This closeup shows you it's hand painted.- - -While shopping one day, I spied this fantastic, colorful, cardinal kitchen set. A hand towel, the oven mitt and a

HOLIDAY from Bloggin'....

2009-11-24T00:01:00.009-06:00

I WILL return to blogging on Friday hopefully. This week, with baking in the near future, blood tests [I always set up THAT before the big, fat consuming, meal ----less worries about cholesterol when I just know beforehand that I'll sup up way too much greasy gravy, butter, calorie rich pumpkin custard, dressing and more]. I have a mammogram scheduled [I may postpone this for a later date in

Monday Morsels [aka...yes, I DO give a big Whooping ti-doo]

2009-11-23T00:23:00.008-06:00

Well, it's that time of year. From late October to early April they show up near where Bud and I live! We've lived here for the past 5 years, and tho we've never been to the refuge during the months our migrating visitors arrive to spend the winters with us, I vowed that this year we WILL get there! It seems like something was always 'in the works' like painting the interior one winter [yes,

Clicking Spoons & O Holy......

2009-11-22T00:53:00.008-06:00

SUNDAY STEALING1. Name someone with the same birthday as you. ---you mean 'famous'? 1949 - Bernard Gallacher, British golfer1949 - Janet Issaca Ashford, writer1949 - Judith Light, Trenton NJ, (Angela-Who's the Boss, 1 Life to Live)2. Where was your first kiss?4th grade...from Bobby!! [on the school playground!] I know, slutty, huh?3. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? If yes, why?

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

2009-11-21T05:30:00.000-06:00

click either button to joinList of 2009 Photo Hunt themes by the weekToday's theme for Photo Hunt AND Camera Critters can tie into each other once again....BIRDS[more specifically brown pelicans in flight] POSTED: Saturday, November 21st, 20095:35 A.M.

2009-11-20T04:50:00.006-06:00

CLICK EITHER BUTTON to joinSHOW N TELLThese three little holiday items are dollar store finds. I couldn't let them just sit on the shelf and not take them home. What the heck...they were only a dollar a piece. Actually, I just took an hour to pass some time to look for cheap Christmasy things. Altho, the dollar stores really don't have too many choices, I do like my santas!! All three are

2009-11-19T04:15:00.019-06:00

Click either button to JoinTHURSDAY THUNKS....1. If you won a brand new house in a Dream House Giveaway would you move into it, sell it to pay the taxes and make a profit, rent it out or give it to a family member/friend who might need it? I think I already have a 'dream house'. So, I'd sell it; pay the tax and then invest the profit--- definitely.2. Are you good at billards? You mean

2009-11-18T03:38:00.008-06:00

Click either button to Join- - -This is a continuation from Last Week's Wednesday post/meme participation 'cause it turned into a lon-n-n-g post. If you missed the day's entry a week ago, you can open the link; opening in a new window....By the time we left the park and entered once again the little burg of Calallen, Texas, we turned south and headed toward Robstown again. The Fairgrounds for

2009-11-17T05:07:00.004-06:00

Click button to JoinI find a lot of barnacles washed ashore ---this is a photo of one...the Titan Acorn Barnacle. Trust me...this is NOT what you initially find! This one in the photo is AFTER I brought it home and cleaned it up with the garden hose and a toothbrush [and no, I didn't put it back to reuse, brushing my teeth with it. -insert wink-]...I then soaked it in soapy water mixed with

2009-11-16T00:08:00.026-06:00

Firstly, I wanted to post that I'm bummed! Somehow, when I was getting ready to add some photos to my photo blog this week, the widget on my photo album blog was lost!...I lost the comments widget that was on my sidebar. I worked on it a little bit to see if I could retrieve it from the cache...to no avail. So, I opened all the photos' comments from Blogger. That'll teach me to mess with

2009-11-14T15:39:00.012-06:00

SUNDAY STEALINGPart One - Describe:Your hair? Short, gray, parted on one side.Your mother? WAS--hard working, gentle, caring and funny!Your father? WAS--hard working, stubborn, strict and strong!Your favorite food? Round, bubbly, covered with cheese & pepperoni, Peter Piper!Your dream last night? :::shrug:::Your favorite drink? Bottled, tap, Spring, icy cold!Your dream/goal? At my age?

2009-11-14T07:04:00.002-06:00

click either button to joinList of 2009 Photo Hunt themes by the weekSince I'm having a very difficult time staying connected to my cable service this morning, I'm borrowing one of my photo album, Colors of the Wind, photos to cover both Saturday memes, Photo Hunt, and Camera Critters. I probably won't be able to visit many participants 'cause I continue to be 'disconnected' from my modem. The

2009-11-13T00:48:00.002-06:00

CLICK EITHER BUTTON to joinSHOW N TELL Today, it's all about Thanksgiving! This is my dining-room tabletop centerpiece with the basket-weave cornucopia. I filled it with some of my orange, wine and green glitter-dusted leaves and set a small stuffed patchwork turkey in the opening. I also have two white turkey napkin rings with the yellow and oranges of Autumn in the napkin print. Also, I

2009-11-12T00:01:00.007-06:00

Click either button to JoinTHURSDAY THUNKS...."Henceforth, this'll be called the POOPdeck"[winning caption here]1. Thursday Thunks is written by 2 insane women (Berleen & Kimber) that have never met face to face yet are best friends. One lives in Minnesota and the other in Arizona. They keep trying to convince each other to move to their state. What color house will Berleen have here in Arizona?

2009-11-11T04:14:00.025-06:00

Click either button to JoinRead more about this area near Corpus...below:- - -<><><>- - -This past weekend, Corpus Christi and the County held its bi-annual Peddler Show. In the past few years, it's been at the County Fairgrounds in a small town called Robstown. Robstown is about 15 miles north and west of Corpus Christi. Saturday morning we left early to drive up to Calallen, Texas [just

2009-11-10T00:32:00.005-06:00

Click button to JoinTomorrow is America's Veteran's Day. And since it's a special day to pay tribute to all our troops who serve for our country's peace and protect us...I thought this photo for my Ruby Tuesday would be a nice way to show the long time interest and pride that America has for her military...this is a Naval Museum now...permanently docked on the bay in our city. You can tour

2009-11-09T04:10:00.004-06:00

It's Monday. Time again for some Monday Morsels. This is becoming a favorite blogging day for me 'cause I can just babble on to my heart's content without concerning myself with blog memes and answering questions or going through the motions of a 'certain' theme. Which, for me, makes it a post that I think should be a blog post. LOLThe weekend was a peaceful one. We took Saturday and spent

2009-11-08T04:59:00.002-06:00

For Sunday memes...scroll down below this photo write-upYesterday was a very nice day. Cool in temps. Mild breezes. A perfect Autumn day. Bud and I left home to go for a walk around the Hazel Bazemore Park in Calallen Texas [just a few minutes drive north west of Corpus] where it's 'world renowned' for Hawk watching. When we got there, it was early morning. A mist was rising up over the

2009-11-07T04:50:00.003-06:00

click either button to joinList of 2009 Photo Hunt themes by the weekVeterans and/or Military is the theme this week for PHOTO HUNT....and I'm saying what could be more apropos for this week in USA. November 11th is Veteran's Day. But, November 10th is the United States Marine Corps' 234th Birthday. It was, back then, called the Continental Marines. Today, it's the FEW, THE PROUD, THE

2009-11-06T14:09:00.012-06:00

I talked Bud into paying the extra cost of seeing the newly released holiday movie, a Disney's Christmas Carol, with Jim Carrey this afternoon in 3D. Besides the fact that Jim Carrey did a stellar performance ...his many, many parts....let me tell you right now....my opinion of course, this movie isn't WORTH the money spent to have it produced!! Oh sure, it's still a favorite story for me. I

2009-11-06T04:10:00.008-06:00

CLICK EITHER BUTTON to joinSHOW N TELLOnce a month, Bud and I take about three hours or so, just perusing the Antique Mall if we can. A few days ago Bud and I made our monthly 'trip' to the area here in town. As I browsed around [In a previous post I mentioned I've been searching for something for a long time....I'm looking for a pickle castor fork]. Searching all their wares, I spotted this