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!

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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?