TBT

Throw Back Thursday!

Miss these days.

If I could turn back time...

Got any TBT's to share?

It's the dawn of a new day...

And things are looking brighter...

but I still feel that nagging in my mind.

Make it a great Wednesday!

~M

Misery

mis·er·y

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noun, plural mis·er·ies.

1.

wretchedness of condition or circumstances.

2.

distress or suffering caused by need, privation, or poverty.

3.

great mental or emotional distress; extreme unhappiness.

4.

a cause or source of distress.

5.

Older Use.

a.

a pain: a misery in my left side.

b.

rheumatism.

c.

Often, miseries. a case or period of despondency or gloom.

No, not the Kathy Bates movie kind of misery, 

although that's what pops to mind. 

More like #3 above.

More like the kind that loves company.

I guess I am feeling a wee bit miserable

because I miss my company.

I have this relentless reminder

that just won't quit.

I wish it would.

The more it reminds me the

more misery I feel.

Tomorrow is another day,

hopefully it will bring another 

feeling, on a positive side.

Tomorrow is just a day away...

can I hold out until then?

J O Y

joy

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noun

1.

the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keenpleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son's success.

2.

a source or cause of keen pleasure or delight; something or someone greatly valued or appreciated:Her prose style is a pure joy.

3.

the expression or display of glad feeling; festive gaiety.

4.

a state of happiness or felicity.

I don't know how you define joy but I define joy as family and friends... 

and most of all, children.

Here's time recently spent with one of the joys of my life.  

Some may call this simple, boring, mundane. 
 I consider time spent with my grandson(s) as pure joy.

I'd like to share some of my recent joy with you.  

My wish is that you, too, can experience a wee bit of that joy as you scroll down.

Have a joyful day 

and know that you bring me joy too!

<3, ~M

Come on, you put at least ONE SMILE on your face, right?

Great, you experinced a wee bit of my J O Y!

Respite

res·pite

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noun

1.

a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toilwithout respite.

2.

temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death; reprieve.

verb (used with object), res·pit·ed, res·pit·ing.

3.

to relieve temporarily, especially from anything distressing or trying; give an interval of relief from.

4.

to grant delay in the carrying out of (a punishment, obligation, etc.).

So fortunate to take advantage of a Christmas present from my daughter and son-in-law this long weekend.  

Thanks to them, I and hubby along with them, we were able to take a quick trip to Atlantic City and stay at the Revel Casino and Hotel.  

The respite needed to recharge and get a change of scenery.

My thanks to them for their giving nature. A few shots from our visit, enjoy!

I know we did.

Valentine

from dictionary.com...

val·en·tine

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noun

1.

a card or message, usually amatory or sentimental but sometimes satirical or comical, or a token or gift sent by one person to another on Valentine Day, sometimes anonymously.

2.

a sweetheart chosen or greeted on this day.

3.

a written or other artistic work, message, token, etc., expressing affection for something orsomeone: His photographic essay is a valentine to Paris.

Wishing all my sweethearts a heart-felt

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope your day is full

of flowers and chocolates

and much love.

With L <3 VE today and always,

~M

Snowmageddon

Snowmageddon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard, referred to at the time as Snowmageddon,^[2] was a Category 3 ("major") nor'easter andsevere weather event.

It's back!  More pix of the white stuff to follow.

Now that's something different to see, said no one ever!

************************************************************************

UPDATE:  Holy Guacamole Batman, it's knee high to a Mingster!

Last night before retiring...

And this morning!

And there's MORE TO COME LATER TODAY/TONIGHT!  YIKES.

Moon

trust

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noun

1.

reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

2.

confident expectation of something; hope.

3.

confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sellmerchandise on trust.

4.

a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.

5.

the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted.

To the moon Alice, to the moon!

Trust

trust

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noun

1.

reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

2.

confident expectation of something; hope.

3.

confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sellmerchandise on trust.

4.

a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.

5.

the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted.

I trust that you do.

Do you?

The eyes have it...

eye

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noun, plural eyes ( Archaic ) ey·en or eyne.

1.

the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit ofthe skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera,surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, orcornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.

2.

the aggregate of structures situated within or near the orbit that assist, support, or protect the eye.

3.

this organ with respect to the color of the iris: blue eyes.

4.

the region surrounding the eye: a black eye; puffy eyes.

5.

sight; vision: a sharp eye.

Here's lookin' at you kid!