This and That ...

Greetings, friends! My apologies for not keeping up with my blog and other blogs posts. On Easter Day my husband's uncle passed away and my hubby is in New Jersey today for the funeral. My MIL was supposed to go along with him, but apparently she fell yet again yesterday at home so she is currently still in the hospital. She is very fortunate that she did not break anything this time - smh.

Moving on, we were given flowers to plant from work for Earth Day last week. I picked out these two ...

Petunias ...

and a pot of yellow Pansies ...

I finally tried a new product that I bought at the "Ulta Beauty" store a couple of weeks back. It is from a cosmetic brand called "Rabanne" and it is a silver glitter mascara that goes on over top of your preferred mascara (colored or not). These are swatches - the left side is Clinique's "Massive Midnight" shade and on the right is ColourPop's "Sugar Pie" peach color using the glitter topper ...

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In loving memory of Uncle Frank ...

This photo was taken back in 2010 on my in-laws cruise to Hamilton, Bermuda to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary! Left to right - my MIL, my FIL, Uncle Frank, Aunt Stefanie - "Steffy" (his late wife), me, and my hubby. I truly miss THEM BOTH!!!

An Earth Day Poem

Thankful

These are the things I'm thankful for...

The sweet smell of flowers in springtime,
Beautiful clear blue skies above me,
The feeling of damp grass beneath my bare feet,
The sound of a free running stream,
The warmth of the sun on my cheeks,
The site of a field filled with corn,
The sound of birds singing in the trees,
The taste of fresh picked raspberries,
Crisp, clear autumn mornings,
The sound of leaves crunching beneath my feet,
The site of pumpkins growing in a field,
The first chill of winter in the air,
The site of snowflakes frolicking on the breeze,
Watching children skate on a frozen pond,
And seeing the first robins of spring

(http://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Earth_Day_Poems)

Happy Earth Day!

EARTH DAY

I am the Earth
And the Earth is me
Each blade of grass,
Each honey tree;
Each bit of mud,
And stick and stone
Is blood and muscle,
Skin and bone

And just as I
Need every bit
Of me to make
My body fit,
So Earth needs
Grass and stone and tree;
And things that grow here …
Naturally

That’s why we
Celebrate this day
That’s why across
The world we say:
As long as life,
As dear , as free;
I am the Earth
And the Earth is me

~ Jane Yolen
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/241884

A Message for "Earth Day"

Our remote ancestors said to their Mother Earth: 'We are yours.'

Modern humanity has said to Nature: 'You are mine' -

The Green Man has returned as the living face of the whole Earth so that through His mouth we may say to the Universe: 'We are one.'  ~  William Anderson

Wishing everyone a joyous Earth Day and may all humanity learn to treat our Mother Earth as good as She has treated us!

Blessed Be ~ Lady Caer Morganna