The Great Backyard Bird Count

Join me for the Great Backyard Bird Count!

Yes another year has passed and it's time to get ready to count the birds!

''The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is for everyone, from beginner birdwatchers to experts, and anyone can participate from anywhere in the world. Counting birds provides scientists and conservationists with a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Each checklist submitted during the GBBC helps the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Bird Studies Canada, and the National Audubon Society learn more about how birds are doing, and how to protect them and the environment we share. Please join us for the GBBC, Friday, February 14th through Monday, February 17th, and together we can make our local birds count!''

 Find out more at www.birdcount.org

You can even send and Ecard to friends and family to get together for a fun and educational outing! Kids love it!
This will be my 7th year participating!

Who knows who you'll see ♥♥♥

Have fun!

Your Yearly Dementia Test

Your Yearly Dementia Test

(only 4 questions)

Yep, it's that time of year again for us to take our annual senior citizen test.
 Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it's important
to keep mentally alert.  If you don't use it, you lose it!
 Here is a very private way to gauge how your memory compares to your last test.
Some may think it is too easy, but the ones with memory problems may have difficulty.
 Take this test to determine if you're losing it or not. 
The spaces below are so you don't see the answers until you've made your answer.
OK, relax, clear your mind and begin.

#1. What do you put in a toaster?







Answer: 'bread.'  If you said 'toast', just give up now and go do something else.
And, try not to hurt yourself.
 If you said, bread, go to Question #2.


# 2. Say 'silk' five times. Now spell 'silk.' What do cows drink?







Answer: Cows drink water. If you said 'milk,' don't attempt the next question.Your brain is already over-stressed and may even overheat.Content yourself with reading more appropriate literature such as Women's Weekly or Auto World. However, if you did say 'water', proceed to Question #3.





# 3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks,what is a green house made from?






Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass.

 If you said 'green bricks', why are you still reading this???  PLEASE, go lie down!


 But, if you said 'glass,' go on to Question #4.



 

# 4. Do not use a calculator for this: 
You are driving a bus from New York City to Philadelphia.
In Staten Island, 17 people got on the bus.
In New Brunswick, 6 people get off the bus and 9 people get on.
In Windsor, 2 people get off and 4 get on.
In Trenton, 11 people get off and 16 people get on.
In Bristol, 3 people get off and 5 people get on.
And, in Camden, 6 people get off and 3 get on. 
You then arrive at Philadelphia Station.

 Without going back to review, how old is the bus driver?






Answer:Oh, for crying out loud!



 Don't you remember your own age?!?!  It was YOU driving the bus!

If you pass this along to your friends, pray they do better than you.

PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!  

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Shabby Cottage Corner

This blank corner wall has been bugging me for a while now. I wasn't sure what I was going to put there to bring the level up to be close to the other side. It made Katie depressed too.

A few months ago I was playing around and ended up making kind of a free form Dream Catcher using a hanger as the base. I went outside and found a neat stick that I added diagonally.

Torn fabrics, yarn and ribbons coordinate in the same pastels.

Yeh, since we aren't receiving any rain I think I'm getting Spring Fever ;)

A few feathers from my sister's chickens were added here and 

there to add to the movement too.

I brought in my old vintage Screen Door from the farm and sandwiched part of it between the entertainment center and the wall.

I then hung the Dream Catcher on it.
The length stops right above my Grandmothers old bell I have under the cloche I made by turning a glass upside down and adding a marble to the top for the handle.  You can see an old photo I have of  a relatives farm that used to be here in the town I live in.

I hadn't realized how good it went with 

my Stained Glass Floor Lamp.

I like the way it turned out and can't wait until it warms up so I can open the window next to it and see it blow in the breeze.
Cost $0, I had or repurposed what I had.Yippee!

Yes, that is part of our Christmas Tree on the left of the photo.....it is finally down and put away! 





Catholic Eye-opener

Interesting facts, even if you are not a Catholic.

Our votes do count...Don't forget what has transpired in Congress this past few years. Vote them out and elect someone who will protect us Americans.

Charity Hospital run by the Sisters of Charity in New Orleans, along with the Upjohn company developed the plasma system in the 1930’s that saved so many lives in WWII, Korea, Vietnam and in the middle east now.

During the Civil War most of the nurses were nuns.

EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT CATHOLIC, THIS IS EYE OPENING..

When the Catholic Church was founded, there were no hospitals. Today, one out of five people in this country receive their medical care at a Catholic hospital.

When the Catholic Church was founded, there were no schools. Today, the Catholic Church teaches 3 million students a day, in its more than 250 Catholic Colleges and Universities, in its more than 1200 Catholic High Schools and its more than 5000 Catholic grade schools.

Every day, the Catholic Church feeds, clothes, shelters and educates more people than any other organization in the world.

The new Obama Health Mandate could end all this and the tax payers would have to make up the loss.

Also, all Catholic adoption services would come to an end; a human disaster.

There are more than 77 million Catholics in this country. It takes an estimated 50 million Catholic votes to elect a president.

I am asking all of you to go to the polls in 2014 and be united in replacing all Senators and Reps with someone who will respect the Catholic Church, all Christians, and all Religions with perhaps the exception of Islam.

Mr. President, you said, "The USA is not a Christian Nation". You are wrong - we are a Christian Nation founded on Judeo-Christian values allowing all religions in America to Worship & Practice Freely. Something Islam will never do.

Oh, by the way, on MUSLIM HERITAGE IN America ...

Have you ever been to a Muslim hospital,
heard a Muslim orchestra,
seen a Muslim band march in a parade,
know of a Muslim charity,
ever seen Muslims shaking hands with a Muslim Girl Scout,
or ever seen a Muslim Candy Striper volunteering in a hospital?

Have you ever seen a Muslim do much of anything that contributes positively to the American way of life?

Any WWII Buffs Out There?

I've been going through and destashing a lot of my goodies  clutter.

It's a fresh new year and I want to clean out unused items, supplies, items that I'm hanging on to that don't really speak to me.

I feel like I can't breathe sometimes and that I'm going to be the next one on Hoarders!

I came across a huge tin full of  things of Dad's from WWII and earlier. I know there are collectors out there that will appreciate these things more than I. Now there are certain items I won't part with, like his handwritten Flight Log Book that on one date describes the crash landing his PBY.

But I digress, here are some unique and interesting items that I am honored to present..

Short Snorters

This one has sold.

You're probably wondering what the heck a ''Short Snorter'' is.

A short snorter is a banknote inscribed by people traveling together on an aircraft. During World War II short snorters were signed by flight crews and conveyed good luck to soldiers crossing the Atlantic. Friends would take the local currency and sign each other's bills creating a "keepsake of your buddy's signatures".  The challenge became pulling out your roll of taped-together bills and comparing them.  Whoever had the shortest strip of bills had to buy a round of drinks! Thus the short snorter.

This one is available here

 These Navy,

 khaki,

and white Rating Patches have already sold.

These assorted WWII US Navy Ribbons are available here

Love these WWII Pins, available here.

These WWII US Navy Combat Air Crew Wings

sold fast!

 As did these 2 sets of buttons also!

WW II Antilles Department U S Army Motion Picture Service Coupon Book is Complete!  You can find it here 

 These Unique Vintage Cigarette Lighters from WWII era

are so interesting and available here. 

This WWII US First Aid Packet that is still sealed has sold.

There will be more to come. Great gift ideas for the history buff.
I'm sure these bring back memories for a lot of  Service Men and Women out there.
Enjoy browsing ♥

MY NEW PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN !

I Love this Doctor! 

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it... Don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap.


Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: Oh no. Wine made from fruit. Brandy distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made of grain. Bottom up!


Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of single one, sorry. My philosophy: No pain...good! 
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food fried in vegetable oil. How getting more vegetable be bad?


Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: You crazy?!? HEL-LO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure? A: If swimming good for figure, explain whale to me.


Well... I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

My Wish for You in 2014

I received this from a friend via email and had to share.

 I couldn't have put this into any better words.

Thank you Amy!

''May peace break into your house and thieves come to steal all of your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for crisp $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and happiness slap you across the face with tears of joy. May the problems you have lose your home address!

In simple words ............

MAY 2014 BE THE BEST YEAR OF YOUR LIFE!!!! 

HUGS, Amy''

Stop in and visit Amy's darling shop,

Four Sisters in a Cottage, 

filled with SO Many needfulls!

Here's a few of my favorites for all of you too ♥♥