tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27350944230294166102024-03-04T22:53:34.878-06:00Carol's Southern Spice"The Swamp"
A Place To PonderCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comBlogger483125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-89294476588904362482015-02-16T07:57:00.002-06:002015-02-21T06:08:59.686-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233512910905963487noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-40023760629479672302014-12-31T14:50:00.000-06:002015-01-02T07:44:48.637-06:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br />
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... tired of looking at old pics, so posting one of Emma ice skating and getting a haircut to ring in the New Year.<br />
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<i>'What would I do without your smart mouth?</i><br />
<i>Drawing me in, and you kicking me out</i><br />
<i>You've got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down</i><br />
<i>What's going on in that beautiful mind</i><br />
<i>I'm on your magical mystery ride</i><br />
<i>And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright...'</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233512910905963487noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-14482485508006834282014-10-04T07:17:00.001-05:002014-10-06T06:52:05.281-05:00Sharing Carol!Was finally able to download some pics from Carol's Facebook page (discovered I had a program installed that was blocking me from posting... disabled it).<br />
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Greta contributed a picture of 'Carol with a good friend's father' to Carol's Facebook page with a very touching tribute: <i><b>"Your wonderful Daddy was always a very good friend to me and Carol, and we enjoyed his company immensely. And we treasure the wisdom he shared with us & the time we spent together. We love and miss him." </b></i><br />
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Including the two pics she had posted of her beautiful river also. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233512910905963487noreply@blogger.com80tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-30041421484068920212014-08-24T14:53:00.000-05:002014-08-24T14:53:42.699-05:00This is for Carol --New babyPeople say that things happen for a reason and I truly believe that. I
know a family very well that resides on a navajo Indian reservation in
Many farms Arizona. They have a teenage daughter whom I know was
expecting a baby this month on the 7 th. This young girl was not only a
high school student but she also had a one year old son. My intent was
to resign from my job in Louisiana and relocate to Texas. I left Texas
to drive to Phoenix Arizona to pick up my little dog Roxie. As I drove I
kept thinking about the little guy who would soon enter this world.
When I reached my destination... I stayed and visited for a few
days...within those few days, I got an apartment, and applied for the
Sheriff's department here...I am on my way to becoming one of Arizona's
finest...lol as I settled, I received a phone call 3 days before the
baby was to be born...I kept talking to my friend Carol and a few other
close friends telling myself all the while that this felt right...when
the baby came...they sent me pics and of course...I fell in love! He was
breeched and 5 lbs 2 ozs...I then arranged to meet them in Flagstaff
Arizona. By then he was 5 days old...when they put him in my arms, I
knew then that he would be my son...he's perfect, doesnt hardly cry and
is very attentive to his surroundings. The parents then arranged
expidiciously the signing of their daughter willingly relinquishing all
parental rights and making me the sole parent of this beautiful baby
boy. That day was yesterday at 12:00 noon Christian Mateo' is officially
my son...! As he grows to understand...I will continue to let him know
his birth mother and big brother and that god sent him to me to love and
nurture him. I never thought I would ever have someone as precious as
he is..someday soon will be calling me mommy! So this is the story of
how in that short time between June and August I made the biggest
decisions in my life and would not change anything...I have a son...!<br />
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<br />janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.com120tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-23016506226720555782014-06-11T22:49:00.002-05:002014-06-11T22:49:56.476-05:00<img src="webkit-fake-url://E2C94167-3571-43C8-8C72-ECF4C0E3823F/imagejpeg" />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-32016863792256599712014-06-01T15:07:00.000-05:002014-06-01T15:07:59.572-05:00Daydreaming today...I am sitting here daydreaming or pondering lots of stuff. I took some pictures earlier on a walk around my neighborhood of some hollyhocks and a pretty flowering tree under which the hollyhocks were growing. I took John back with me later so he could see them too. I downloaded them to my computer and found 3 more pictures I want to share. One is of me and my sister when we were teenagers, singing for a local OK radio station. Another 2 pictures are of John's daughter and 2 granddaughters about 15 years ago. Finally, the last is of 2 of my great grandchildren, Abigail and Dominic. I just think the children and little people<br />
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are so cute. janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-37684704931676193772014-05-11T07:32:00.001-05:002014-05-11T07:32:24.986-05:00Bob Marley-Don't worry be happy<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Oo4OnQpwjkc" width="459"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233512910905963487noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-59332456083911095542014-05-10T10:43:00.001-05:002014-05-10T10:43:12.221-05:00According to Carol, "You must kiss a fish before you clean and it." <br />
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<br />janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-32605695806895058172014-05-06T19:27:00.003-05:002014-05-06T19:27:52.848-05:00Fishing in the SwampA picture of Carol with the<br />
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"catch of the day." janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-91098798159195785932014-05-05T10:27:00.001-05:002014-05-05T10:54:00.363-05:00Blood Concepts... Infusions of young blood may reverse effects of ageing... studies suggest <span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Giving old mice</span> young blood reversed age-related declines in brain function, muscle strength and stamina<span style="font-size: x-small;">... researchers say</span></b></i></span><br />
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<i>Researchers in the US are closing in on a therapy that could reverse harmful ageing processes in the brain, muscles, heart and other organs. Hopes have been raised by three separate reports released by major journals on Sunday that demonstrate in experiments on mice the dramatic rejuvenating effects of chemicals found naturally in young blood.<br /><br />Infusions of young blood reversed age-related declines in memory and learning, brain function, muscle strength and stamina, researchers found. In two of the reports, scientists identified a single chemical in blood that appears to reverse some of the damage caused by ageing.<br /><br />Doug Melton, a stem cell scientist at Harvard, said: "This should give us all hope for a healthier future. We all wonder why we were stronger and mentally more agile when young. There seems to be little question that, at least in animals, GDF11 has an amazing capacity to restore ageing muscle and brain function.</i> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233512910905963487noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-76299057314124548872014-04-18T07:00:00.001-05:002014-04-18T07:24:34.704-05:00World's Cutest Bunnies!<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-dxjXorfTJs" width="459"></iframe><br />... a 'Place-holder' until someone puts up an Easter post (hopefully)
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Steaks and salmon on the old smokie. My favourite BBQ pit.<br />
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Greta standing,is one of the chief cooks. Laying on the wharf,washing worm dirt off her hands is Karen the other cook and our old old lady scout leader. She' the only one who can handle heavy jobs. Greta and I are too disabledti even carry the charcoal. We did the salad. Lettuce is light<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233512910905963487noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-27847447054672568222014-03-31T09:49:00.003-05:002014-03-31T11:09:05.038-05:00JANE JET... Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtdSUWvbmII/Uzl-kI_Tb7I/AAAAAAAAAKg/6iIN3R3DwaI/s1600/Jane+Jet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qtdSUWvbmII/Uzl-kI_Tb7I/AAAAAAAAAKg/6iIN3R3DwaI/s320/Jane+Jet.jpg" /></a></div>
Thanks to Greta and Carol, Jane Jet looks a lot more secure and happy than the way they found her... and we've got the pic to prove it ................................................
At first, thought they were talking about the great 'Joan' Jet, but looked back and it is the great 'Jane' Jet. :)
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Yorkshire Terrier
No matter how many people or animals in the house, Yorkies will assert themselves, involving themselves in lots of hi-jinks that are mostly amusing and fun. This assertiveness usually comes across as self-confidence, not aggressiveness. They get along very well with other dogs and easily adapt to family life.
<a href="http://www.dogster.com/dog-breeds/Yorkshire_Terrier">Yorkshire Terrier</a>
<a href="http://i-yorkie.com/">Everyday life with a Yorkie</a>
<a href="http://www.dogster.com/dog-breeds/Yorkshire_Terrier">Dogster</a>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233512910905963487noreply@blogger.com160tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-56475169605038218602014-03-12T08:21:00.002-05:002014-03-15T09:53:31.515-05:00<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">.... <i>for Jan</i></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up </span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Feeling my way through the darkness<br />Guided by a beating heart<br />I can't tell where the journey will end<br />But I know where to start<br /><br />They tell me I'm too young to understand<br />They say I'm caught up in a dream<br />Well life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes<br />Well that's fine by me<br /><br />So wake me up when it's all over<br />When I'm wiser and I'm older<br />All this time I was finding myself<br />And I didn't know I was lost<br /><br />I tried carrying the weight of the world<br />But I only have two hands<br />Hope I get the chance to travel the world<br />But I don't have any plans<br /><br />Wish that I could stay forever this young<br />Not afraid to close my eyes<br />Life's a game made for everyone<br />And love is the prize<br /><br />So wake me up when it's all over<br />When I'm wiser and I'm older<br />All this time I was finding myself<br />And I didn't know I was lost<br /><br />Didn't know I was lost<br />I didn't know I was lost<br />I didn't know I was lost<br />I didn't know</span></span></i><br />
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Along with Tai Chi the practice Qi Gong ( meditation) provide stress relieving tools that are on the cutting edge of science and the most effective stress-management exercise in the world. That is saying a lot since 70-80% of illnesses are stress related.
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Looking back to 2,000 years ago when it started by doing an 18 stretching movement that was taught to monks, then grew Tai Chi. I mostly use the Kuang Ping Yang style 64 movement long form. It is worth stating that all Tai Chi styles are powerful health and wellness techniques.
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We know that worrying too much can cause an ulcer, that chronic anxiety can lead to skin rashes — or all the way to an early grave due to a heart attack. So what was ancient healing in China is cutting age to modern medicine in the west: Welcome Back to the future!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBuezKYZBvbWPvmlWF26nAS_PhPxr952BjxbNzXfBxZFWLSnpb5CnRMUFK66WM2ekwQS2ATz7nYU9ddUltGsmeeuS26bhDo_XxJ4YCnMaMGQRtc0ZYz4K5ZF0oY0qcGSiZPcZ7f0s5fvv/s1600/bwchi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBuezKYZBvbWPvmlWF26nAS_PhPxr952BjxbNzXfBxZFWLSnpb5CnRMUFK66WM2ekwQS2ATz7nYU9ddUltGsmeeuS26bhDo_XxJ4YCnMaMGQRtc0ZYz4K5ZF0oY0qcGSiZPcZ7f0s5fvv/s320/bwchi.jpg" /></a></div>
What many western hospital are considering cutting edge treatments for treating cancer, can be found in the 800–year old Taoist Canon at the Simonton Cancer Center. Mental imagery exercises are successfully used to help sufferers live nearly twice as long as their peers who don’ t use imagery techniques. The Taoist Canon wrote of thousands of visualization techniques to heal various conditions’.
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Phil Jackson, coach of “Da Bulls” used a form of this — Zen meditation –.and took the multi-personalities of Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and others to being one of the great basketball teams.
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I strongly suggest to those that need daily relief from pain or want to get back to a normal life to start using Tai Chi — super easy, even for those that are restricted in any way. It can drastically reduce high blood pressure, relieves arthritis, help control and lower diabetes. Insomnia and much more.
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The second part and complimentary daily exercise, that im fairly new to, Acupressure, a form of acupuncture that one can do on oneself. Whenever I have some body part that is hurting or sore in any way, I look up the point where to press on my self to get the relief that I need. No pain pills are needed or wanted for headaches, back aches, or anything.
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Acupressure is another Ancient Chinese discovery that is now being used in the West. It was discovered when some soldier was hit by some blunt instrument, stone, or spear. While talking to the doctors about the injury they often made comments about some other part of the body that was problematic or in chronic pain, but suddenly stopped. Little by little these doctors discovered that by using acupressure on some part of the body, the pain disappeared or the patient was greatly relieved.
I have used both Tai Chi and acupressure to get a good night sleep. I'm off all sleeping pills that I have taken for years (I still get insomnia once or twice a week, but not 5-6 times per wk).
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My primary Doctor at the VA can’t believe that I don’t need to take 6 pills of Gabapentin per day. Now I only take two at bed time and will be going down to one in a couple of wks, then maybe none?
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Not only that, I have been getting 1 to 4 shots in my lumbar and other areas for a degenerative disc disease for the last 12 years, and for sciatic pain. Due to the Tai Chi, Qi gong meditations, and acupressure, I won’t need any for a long, long time.
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The Tai Chi helped strengthen my overall bone structure. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYaB7qPkFqDNwhTGariEKsiWC8IspUpnQwbjOY6aBNvF4LWxfOoL7J7hG4mWmzQIHrAmrtv8DB7zdG1ktzqwrGkylDyPPcfFd3uC0u-7vyYuIoDTi2HPEwELTRXIEl5ZOO9k_y1rmuvbw/s1600/accupressure.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYaB7qPkFqDNwhTGariEKsiWC8IspUpnQwbjOY6aBNvF4LWxfOoL7J7hG4mWmzQIHrAmrtv8DB7zdG1ktzqwrGkylDyPPcfFd3uC0u-7vyYuIoDTi2HPEwELTRXIEl5ZOO9k_y1rmuvbw/s320/accupressure.jpg" /></a> Thanks to the acupressure points, and specific stretches that I learned by trial and error I don’t need to get any shots at all.
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Although Tai Chi is a formidable self defense type of martial art what is the most beneficial aspect of it is the healing and meditating process used by breathing in the proper way. That is the secret to our health problems: The way that we breath and the way that we move our body to get healthy, and stay healthy.
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When we have an illness, an arm that hurts, a leg muscle that is sore, this is blocking the energy flow in that part of the body. By doing gentle stretching in preparation for the gentle movements of Tai-Chi the energy blockage is released allowing a balance of ying and yang.
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When we don’t breath properly the atoms in our body squeeze together, tightening us up. When we breath properly the atoms and cells separate from one another. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeExdonkeXRAg9pmATiXNYW8vnR7qbU7mW9jX_Exouaqmyly1NqIAjWMs3DPVlLxZX-fwpTxRq_0s222ZH8N4S68Xdl6Yywq5lfMKdwAXH44bKuFGqDe4w90eT0xIlpAnOFwJu88pdlrHR/s1600/chitai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeExdonkeXRAg9pmATiXNYW8vnR7qbU7mW9jX_Exouaqmyly1NqIAjWMs3DPVlLxZX-fwpTxRq_0s222ZH8N4S68Xdl6Yywq5lfMKdwAXH44bKuFGqDe4w90eT0xIlpAnOFwJu88pdlrHR/s320/chitai.jpg" /></a></div> I see this as a very positive way for the people of the future to take care of themselves and not give away their savings to the health and insurance industry.
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If Tai Chi came in a pill form it would be all over TV and the magazines offering a fast cure at Walgreens at a very high cost. But its not. Itis free and fun. Any one can do it whether you are in a wheel chair or just doing it for the fun of it.
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By using these simple tools — a sitting meditation, gentle warm up exercises (moving meditation), or Tai Chi (another form of moving meditation) we can learn to control or eliminate many illnesses in adults and children — such as Autism, Alzheimer’s, sciatic pain, epilepsy and, I dare say, almost anything that is wrong with you. It will also get you to eat the right things because you will naturally want to do it.
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There is much, much more but you all know how I hate long posts, so I’m off to the park for my daily tune-up of Ta –Chi. I even have the energy to play a little basketball with the kids, or do 100-130 pushups afterwards. I do get a little tired around the middle of the day. It can’t stop my lower back problems, or old age. But it can delay the processes and let us enjoy it a little more. After a 10-minute catnap I’m good until bedtime.
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Get American kids off Ritalin, get rid of those doctor bills, high insurance payments, prescription drugs — and get them on to TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine and herbs. Numerous studies have been done by our doctors, scientists and universities to reveal the advantages that come along with the fun of doing Tai-Chi.
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