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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Throwback Thursday

Meet my beautiful God-daughter, Kyli ... or as I always refer to her, my MINI ME! 

 Kyli loving on my precious girl Haley back in 2008.

Kyli and my beloved Mr. Midnight in 2012 ...

... and creating her own holiday wreaths.

 This pic was taken last year on her birthday at Applebees - 2017 ...

... and my Kyli-girl today ... I love this gal so very, very much!

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Busy enough week ...

It has been yet another busy week for me here. In between looking for another job (a huge stress in and of itself anymore) and besides dealing with all of the ridiculous demands expected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in regards to my temporary unemployment compensation (with absolutely NO extensions any longer for anyone after 26 weeks either - a long, involved story for another post at another time), I had to run into the Berks County Courthouse in the city of Reading today to get sworn in by the Recorder of Deeds and register my signature with the Prothonotary Office. I have been a Notary Public for the State of PA for 28 years and I will be good for another four year term now. 


We also took Tabitha to the vet for her teeth cleaning. She had to have one tooth extracted and one pulled as they were in bad shape. She was given an antibiotic injection and they also gave her something for pain. She must be given soft cat food for the next 14 days after which we must put her on another type of food to help with her dental hygiene. My poor baby girl, they had to shave her two front legs for her IV's and now she looks like a poodle!



On Tuesday I was invited to have dinner with my friends Deb and Dave at a cool old historical establishment called The Station at Reinholds Inn. This place has been around since 1863 and is located directly next to an actual railroad track. Their menu food is delicious, cheap, and you get a lot of food for your money. They serve food in both the downstairs pub area and also upstairs where there are two nice size dining rooms and an outside deck. LOVE this place. Next time I go, I will take  few snap shots of the beautifully decorated upstairs and deck. These pics were just from the pub area where we ate. (Although you can click on their website link: http://www.reinholdsinn.com/photos.html to see some great pics!)

My grilled chicken sandwich and fried pickle spears ... mmm, soo good!

Me 'n' Deb just chilling out before dinner ...

Tomorrow, I am planning on having a long overdue lunch with my God-daughter, Kyli at a local Chinese buffet restaurant ... very much looking forward to it! 

Wordless Wednesday


Tuesday, August 14, 2018

I Love A Rainy Night!!

Well, I may not exactly be enjoying all of this humid, rainy weather here that we have been having for months now on and off, but one thing is for sure, I love my rainy nights because they always help me sleep beyond imagination!

Monday, August 13, 2018

Sunday This and That



Saturday was The 3rd Annual French Fry Fest in West Reading, PA. This is a fairly new food festival which features all kind of different ways to make french fries. This event also helps to promote our local businesses including one of my favorite wiccan stores, "Celtic Myth & Moonlight." We had a delicious lunch at a place called "Chatty Monks Irish Pub" ...  

Deb and hubby Dave

Of course, I had to stop into Celtic Myth & Moonlight. While we were there, I saw these two new items which immediately made me think of our Mabon and Samhain rituals. I intend to place them on my altar this year ...

A crow incense burner and Moon incense sticks.


And finally, a leftover pic from Friday's lunch at the dairy diner ... having a lot of fun with J.J.! ... Love this kid!

Saturday, August 11, 2018

A Day at the Petting Zoo


Yesterday afternoon, Deb, J.J. and I took a ride to the Oley Turnpike Diner & Ice Cream place were we had a nice little lunch ...




Then visited their petting zoo where they had all sorts of cool farm critters ...


Lots of goats ...



Miniature ponies ...


Precious fawns, this little girl was so sweet! 


A few alpacas ...

Some geese, peacocks, chickens, roosters, and this rather large pig taking an afternoon nap and staying out of the humidity of the day. He was smarter than we were ... 
Lots of cute Sicilian Donkeys ...

Say cheese!


"How's this for cheese?"

... and turkeys as well as many other wild animals.


Before we left, we all enjoyed a delicious cone of ice cream ...


I also took home a couple of bags of goody snacks ...

Buttermint chocolates (non pareil mints) and peppermint & spearmint candy. 

One my way home from Deb's house, I had to stop in the middle of the street to let a poor, lost and disoriented wild doe cross the busy road. I waited until she completely crossed and was safely into the wooded area across the street. Then, after I got home, I saw a little brown groundhog having dinner in our front lawn - something I personally have never seen since I have lived in my house as they normally do not get that close. In fact, I had to take these pics from the front living room window ...

Like the wild bunnies we have here, this fella was just helping us to mow the lawn. LOL!

Friday, August 10, 2018

Fun Friday and twin pumpkins!


Leo and Merlin showing off their new Halloween kitty costumes ...



HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ALL!!!