The Sound of Silence

"The trees, the flowers, the plants grow in silence.
The stars, the sun, the moon move in silence.
Silence gives us a new perspective."


Mother Teresa



Justice has been served . . . Osama Bin Laden is dead.


What a news-packed week and isn't it ironic, I don't have much to say since I'm not feeling well after dealing with a toothache this weekend.


Hope your weekend was better than mine!



New blog posts . . .


LaBelladiva
Recycling Shower Curtain Liners


My Florida Paradise
My Home Town . . . Tampa

Tell Me Why?

Maybe I'm just way out of the fashion scene lately, but I'm wondering who told these ladies that these hats are attractive?    


Why????  Posh Spice . . . with the little black thing with what looked like twigs hanging off of it . . . a hat that appeared to be falling off her head, topping off a slick back ponytail hairdo.  It was a bit weird! 


OMG . . . What were you ladies thinking wearing these things on your head?????


The assemblage of hats was in full force in London at the Royal Wedding!  Although I love hats and did see some that were what I considered very attractive and in good taste, the majority were laughable.  What is really amusing to me is that those hats cost what I would consider a fortune.

We had a good laugh wondering how many people got poked with these things as they made it through the gathering.


Seems like the popular choice was a thing that looked like a vinyl album with stuff stuck on it, worn on the side of the head . . . otherwise they would have to walk a mile between each other.

Click here for a slideshow from Fox News aptly titled "Mad Hatters" . . . just in case you didn't wake up before dawn to catch the royal festivities and missed the parade of hats . . .


It was such a beautiful and romantic wedding . . . the bride was beautiful in her elegant simplicity.


The following is a music video featuring an awesome song written and sung by Karla Bonoff with Linda Ronstadt singing backup that asks the question . . . Tell Me Why!!

Did you see the Royal Wedding?  I caught bits and pieces of it since I kept falling asleep, trying to stay awake.  Today has really been a lazy day and I know we will sleep like babies tonight.


Have an awesome Friday!

NEW BLOG POST . . .


LaBelladiva
Flip Flop Fun

Moving in slow motion

Do you have a certain song that gets you moving?


We stayed up way too late last night and I'm having a difficult time getting going this morning.  Here it is, late morning and I haven't even made coffee yet.  I've plugged in one of my favorite "get moving" songs to get the mo going.


I have many favorite songs that get me going, but Give It 2 Me by Madonna is the first one that came to mind since I'm working on a blog post for my music blog, Gina's Music Memories, featuring some of my favorite Madonna songs.






Once again, the news of the day is somber with all the record breaking tornadoes that have been ravaging the United States.  They seem to get stronger by the day.  I couldn't believe the devastation as we watched the news this morning.  So many people with no home to go back to . . . just a pile of rubble.  No one is immune from the ravages of Mother Nature . . . scary.  


The home insurance industry has another excuse to rape us over hot coals.


On to happier news . . . I'm geared up to wake up at 4 in the morning to watch the Royal Wedding festivities. I did the same thing when Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married.  For me, it is the unfolding of a real-life fairy tale complete with a real prince and a future princess . . . it feeds my romantic side.  Hopefully this marriage will end up with a happy ending.  


Have a wonderful day!

New blog posts . . .


Subtropical Gardening
Grassless Wishes


Gina's Italian Kitchen
Shrimp Scampi ~ different variations


Peace Love Happiness
Time Stood Still

Not So Moody Monday

Rainy days and Mondays don't always get me down . . . it is another beautiful week!  To start off the new week, I'm participating in Makobi Scribe's Monday blog hop.  Click on the button to join in too and make some new blogger friends!

This Easter I contemplated peace . . . all that it means to me.  Although I try to keep heavy religious discussion out of my blogs, I am a strong Christian and the emphasis was on my spiritual side rather than Easter bunnies, Easter egg hunts and it was the first year I didn't get a chocolate bunny.  Easter means so much more to me than the commercialism, just like Christmas.  Having said that, I'm wondering if I can stay away from the half price sales on Easter candy . . .


With all the thinking and contemplation, I didn't get to write any new blog posts . . . life happens!


How was your Easter?  Hopefully the day was everything you planned it to be . . .

How about some blue-eyed soul and tropical surroundings?

I was so excited when I found the photo of what has been my vision for our new landscape.  Check out other photos I found for taking large areas of the garden and making them "maintenance friendly" on my gardening blog, Subtropical Gardening.  


It is so easy to imagine sitting in these surroundings listening to the awesome music of Daryl Hall.  If you are a fan of Daryl Hall like I am, you will enjoy the new post on my music blog, Gina's Music Memories.


Today was a lazy day after working outdoors the past couple of days.  Seems like every bone in my body hurts!  We had a blast going shopping for some new plants for the front yard and carport area and found some awesome bargains like a very pretty palm tree that I'd love to go back and get more.


All in all, it will be a lazy weekend.  We'll be spending tomorrow with family for Easter, going out for dinner!


Happy Easter everybody :)  Have a blessed day!

New blog posts . . .


Gina's Music Memories
Live from Daryl's House ~ Daryl Hall


Subtropical Gardening
Landscaped Borders

Back from a busy week

We had our excitement for the week spending some time with Diamond Lil, who had a surgical procedure and needed a babysitter to make sure she was a good girl while she recovered for a few days.  After going through the anxiety-ridden no-smoking anywhere hospital thing that took way too long, it was great to get her back home.


While it was not a fun getaway, it was great to experience different surroundings and spend time with family.  Now that we are back home, the reward is relaxing behind the computer catching up a bit, spending lots of time continuing with the outdoor projects and enjoying this gorgeous Florida weather.


How is your week going?  Hopefully it has been more relaxed than mine has been!  I'll be catching up with everyone through the weekend . . .


Have an awesome day :)

New blog posts . . .


Gina's Italian Kitchen
Pasta Bella


LaBelladiva
Faux Patio Tile (Painting Technique)

Everything is beautiful

Beautiful weather, beautiful weekend . . . life is good!


It is going to be a very busy week for me and I won't be online much, if at all.  Too much to do without enough hours in the day, so the computer will be taking a back seat to life until everything is taken care of.


This year is flying by and I can't believe Easter has arrived.  The good news is that most of the out of town visitors leave around this time of year and getting around town is so much easier without all the tourist traffic.  We definitely look forward to acting like tourists ourselves very soon.  


I'm off to enjoy some Florida sunshine and get some stuff done around here.  Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!



New blog posts . . .


Gina's Italian Kitchen
Italian Cream Cake




LaBelladiva
Make awesome slippers out of jeans!




Subtropical Gardening
Floors for outdoors