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        May you wake up with a smile and fall asleep content! ) (click to enlarge) Remember life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a beautiful well-preserved body but rather an adventure in which you skid in broadside, totally exhausted and thoroughly used up, loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a ride!"  "What the hell. You die. Everybody dies. So you die healthy. So what?" — Kay Scarpetta who loves life and smokes and drinks and eats as if there's no tomorrow (from one of Patricia Cornwell's fabulous novels)  Don't hesitate to treat yourself because Cinderella is proof that one pair of shoes can change your life!    www.fantastikfakes.com  Fabulous jewelry incredible prices shop at the store in Tarzana, CA (check website for location and directions)  Les and Adele owners of Fantastik Fakes  |
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
What a fun way to start the month, SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011
BALD EAGLE NEST IN DECORAH, IOWA
Bet you didn't know birds are my favorite animals on earth. They are, and I've been totally mesmerized watching a pair of bald eagles
with two babies and one more about-to-be-hatched egg in a nest in Decorah, Iowa. My sister Carol saw a news segment about the eagles,
and she told me about them and they've since caught the attention of thousands of people all over the country. Watching these birds is a
phenominal experience but I'm gonna have the flattest butt in California because I'm OBSESSED watching the eggs hatch and the parents
bringing prey to the nest and feeding the little ones. Check out the website April 8th update... 3 adorable little eaglets
now... must see! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011 . . . 1:00PM
PHOEBE THE HUMMINGBIRD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011 . . . 5:00PM THE MOST AMAZING HUMMINGBIRD WEBCAM Emma built her nest in a wrought iron lantern in the backyard of a home in
Aliso Viejo, California.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011
My butt is getting wider and flatter by the day because I keep finding more and more nesting bird webcams, and it's getting harder and harder to pull myself from away watching the eggs hatch and the babies get fed and grow up. Here are my favorites. Take a moment and take a peek. (Scroll down to read more about the first webcams I found. The stories and photos are incredible!)
Bald eagles with 3 adorable eaglets TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2011
PHOEBE THE HUMMINGBIRD Phoebe's last two babies fledged on April 6th (scroll down and read the story below) and she quickly settled in another one of her nests. She laid one egg about the size of a Tic Tac yesterday, and she'll probably lay one more within a few days, then in another 17 days she'll have babies again! This is going to be such fun to watch!  April 14th update — two eggs!!! SATURDAY APRIL 17 THRU MONDAY APRIL 19, 2011 On Saturday, Bill and I and Andi piled in the van and drove to San Diego for
the weekend. Southern California traffic can make it a miserable drive especially because I've done it a hundred times
) (click to enlarge) Julia's birthday is coming up and I gave her an early present, a mini Cuisinart (didn't get a photo, darn!) and a pair of pink flip flops. Can you tell pink's her favorite color? )
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(click photos to enlarge)Julia's the best sister-in-law ever! She gave me a green glass wall vase, just because, and it looks so pretty in my house. While garage sale shopping, she found a hand-painted glass with a "linda with a smile" face. Click on the photo — too funny! )
) (click photos to enlarge) On Sunday after breakfast, Bill and I and Andi walked around La Jolla village and along the cliffs above the beach for two and a half hours. It was a gorgeous day and it was fun shopping and mingling with all the happy people enjoying our southern California sunshine. ) (click to enlarge) Monday morning Dad took us out to breakfast at The Original Pancake House. The best breakfast food anywhere. They have locations all over the country so check out their website and stop in. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011
April 23rd Update FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011
What a fun day! We went to visit our friends, Les and Adele, who own the jewelry store Fantastik Fakes and we brought Andi with us. Andi and Les became instant friends and she hopped right up in his lap. Les wanted Andi to look at the activity outside in front of the shop and Andi took a quick peek, decided she couldn't see well enough from his lap, so she climbed right up and over the back of him. You know dogs — when they love you they think anything's ok! Be sure to look at the last photo of Les. Too funny! SATURDAY, APRIL 23,2011
THE WAYPOINT CAFE AT THE CAMARILLO AIRPORT My brother Jeff has his own plane and when he and Julia come to visit, they fly into our local Camarillo airport. The airport's retaurant has always looked like a fun place for lunch because they have a huge patio where you can watch the planes take off and land while you eat. They also have mouth-watering tri tips grilling on the barbeque and the smell is unbelievable. Plus they're dog friendly! We finally said, "Let's go!" and OMG the food is out of this world and now it's my favorite restaurant. Even Andi loved it!
The Wayside Cafe SUNDAY APRIL 24 TO WEDNESDAY APRIL 27, 2011
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2012 Archive  Please keep our soldiers in your hearts and stay healthy and safe and as always I hope you find something here to make you smile! ) (click to enlarge) "Handsome" my special guy who makes me laugh and then pull my hair and then laugh some more and who completes me like this in so many ways every single day ) (click to enlarge) my Andi Pandi my shadow my treasure the center of my world she owns my heart ) (click to enlarge) my Augie Augie who starts every morning and ends every evening in my lap in bed I can't imagine beginning or ending a day without her Artwork by my favorite artist Maggie Crawford             You can find Maggie's artwork on her tangerinestudio website and on her beecharmer blog  |
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