Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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Comment from the Youtube post . . .
She is so unique. The only person who can do what she does and she does it with such grace and style. Yes, a treasure she is.
Oh my. Beyond words, beautiful.
Thank you., Garrison!
Every post savored.
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Mornin’ Dear Garrison
I am listening while watching a hummingbird mama feed her new babies, just outside my dining room window. We must savor these moments, especially given the sadness that abounds in the news today. As always, thanks for sharing your expertise. ❤️
Delightful, enjoyed this find immensely Garrison!
Morning, Garrison and Tink 😘☕😽 It’s sleepless-o’clock where I am, so I thought I’d let the kitty cats out…then try, try again. Ongoing prayers and supplications for those in Kerrville and elsewhere who have had their lives upended or destroyed and those who selflessly are giving their all to rescue and comfort…thank the Bless-ed Lord for President Trump who has promised that whatever is needed will be provided 🙏🏻
They didn’t have one his size…
Excellent.
Morning, my brother 😽 Give all your crew a few loving pats from me.
lol
😉
Oh, Bets,
Talk about pulling at your heartstrings!
Truth, girl 👍🏻😊
A present from an admirer 💕
Don’t know what he did, but how could you not forgive him?
All is well amongst friends…
So we can see…
Ragdoll
Hope she took him home…
Blessed God Morning, Besty Beasty Betsy!
Nice bauble. Perfect for royalty – dontcha know?
Cute true story – the wife of a dear lifelong friend – was on the Reelz show “Beverly Hills Pawn”. She’s the real deal, who worked in a high end celebrity pawn shop, who just so happened to be an actress too and they made a show of it – I think for nine seasons?
She shared an occurrence of a couple of (gentle)men who came in to buy a bauble for their dear lap dog child. They scooped up a $45,000 diamond bracelet for their pup’s blingy collar. Diamonds are a Yorkie’s best friend, you know! (Not sure it was a Yorkie, but I could see this for a Yorkie, and not so much a Boston Terrier or Pug.)
She’s truly a fascinating woman with the greatest stories – she holds a Masters in Psychology from UCLA – so she’s no bubble headed diminutive actress. She wrote a book “PIGNUS Tales From a Beverly Hills Pawn Shop” by Dominque Pinassi. In it, she shares some of the most delicious stories of working in Hollyweird – and once you read their stories – you will know exactly who “stars” are – just by their manners. It’s a fun read – and also has some interesting facts about assessing and valuing artifacts and precious jewelry.
It’s a fun book for a little escapism and a light hearted, entertaining, read.
Morning Woo 😽 It does sound fascinating, how the other half live in a world where they seem to be the ones in the zoo with the rest of us studying them in front of the separating glass. I’m so glad I don’t live in California, never mind Hollywood!
Oh for those days gone by of elegance, sophistication, and most important, the aura of mystery of the stars of fondly remembered movies and memory. And all of a sudden I have a desire to see once more “The Ghost and Mrs Muir”…
Thanks for the recommendation, girl. Hope you and Savannah have the most lovely weekend 😘
I can relate 😍
Genius!!! 👍🏻
And another…
So that’s who put the turtle on the fence post!!!
He pleads not guilty, dear sir 😁😉
I think someone wants in…
This is for you, Pat…as promised!!! 😸👍🏻
Funny how things show up. After you were talking last week about your “war wounds” with Cleo’s littles, you wouldn’t credit it, but I ran across these and immediately thought you might could use a pair. I think they come in assorted colours if royal purple doesn’t suit. Just in case you were wondering 😉
TA DAAAA!! 😘
Good morning Betsy. LOL, I need those except as flats, and purple is my favorite color. Now in my younger days I could wear those spike heels and I did for special occasions, along with the essential dressy black dress. Now, with the busted hip and the metal, I think it would be unwise. I do have small heels for church but haven’t had the courage yet to wear them again.
I inadvertently stepped on Cleo’s tail and boy did she draw blood on my legs! Put alcohol on them first, then antibiotic cream with the pain killer in it and then bandages. OUCH!
As soon as I start getting my coffee in the morning, the kittens are at the door letting me know they are “famished”, along with Cleo. I try to get a cup of coffee down before I venture in the laundry room because I will immediately be inundated with kittens wanting to climb my legs and or just play with my pant legs and toes. Percy is always the first to greet me! After they eat, I try to play with them for a little while, but then I’ve got to go feed my horse, let chickens out, feed Beau, etc.
They are 8 weeks old now, so are really ready to find forever homes. I shall be working on that next week, along with trying to get them to the vet for at least one check up before they leave here.
All the Caturday images are wonderful as usual. You always find the best ones. Thanks for my morning laugh! Have a blessed and wonderful day.
Like you, flats are all I wear anymore, though (also like you) in my previous life it was heels and glam. To tell the truth, I don’t miss that part of those days. I look at Melania and wonder how on earth she does it…
Oh man!!! No rest for those who devote their lives to the needs of furry dependents. I think it’s so sweet that it’s Percy who greets you first. I think I am now confused though…he? She (which I thought this little you have chosen and who has chosen you was)? As for your latest war wound, OUCH!!!! Those HURT!! Which is why I always keep a bottle of hydrogen peroxide at the ready, then all the rest you mention. Lucky it didn’t send you tumbling again.
So glad you approve of my little find 😁. I didn’t check for the heelless ones. Perhaps soon and in purple. Perfect!! 💕😸
(I’m never short of inventory for our CATURDAYS. It’s CURSDAYS where increasingly I’m find the cupboard bare, alas. On the hunt once more for both…)
Mornin’ Pat
Always love your updates! I have to wear long sleeves in summer if we go out. Between the kitties and the roses (and my Old thin skin!), it looks like I lost whatever war I was in!
You have done such a wonderful job socializing your kitten crew, I just know they will find loving homes. ❤️
And…….I wear sneakers for everything – have a pair with sequins for dress!
If the keeter at the bottom were about 5 inches taller and 20 lbs heavier, that would be the spitting image of my Jinx..
It’s lovely to have a picture in my head now of your Jinx 😍 What a handsome dude he must be.
Hello, dear Bet . . . What a night this has been. I’m reminded of the ’87 Gaudalupe flood. A good friend was a news helicopter pilot who rescued several camp kids who’d gotten washed away by the flood waters.
Back story: Mike was a Viet Nam vet who had flown many do-or-die rescue missions in ‘Nam. It just so happened that he was flying a news crew to film the flood when he realized there were kids in the flood waters . . . He turned his new crew into rescue crew and set about pulling kids out of the flood waters.
Fortunately he knew exactly what to do. Mike described bringing his ‘chopper down below the tree line . . . What this meant is that his rotors were in contact with tree limbs. His ‘Nam experience kicked in and caused him to know the physical limits of his ‘chopper..
His “news crew-rescue crew” pulled several struggling kidd out of the flood waters. He’s always quite modest about what he did, but it was his combat experience that provided the skills he used to save those kids lives.
Although largely forgotten now (it was ’87 after all) he was a true hero. His description of experiencing his rotors hitting tree limbs as he got as close as possible to the flood waters is chilling.
Re: Little Tink. Bless her little heart, Bet. My companion kitty has 6th sense. I’ve been working through a bout of depression these past days. Depression is related to a chemical imbalance in the brain (aka: a “mood disorder”).
If you just wait, the imbalance will correct itself and the depression will lift. Mine did today.
Little ‘Tink sensed something was not quite right. And so for several nights I’ve had a tiny black kitty sleeping on my shoulder. This is her way of looking after me. . . . bless her little kitty heart. 🙂
I well remember your talking about your bouts, dear friend. Winston Churchill suffered with them all his lifew…his “Black Dog” as he wrote and spoke of them. I have had one or two but they were the result of upheavals in the natural order of my life, and I will never forget what those times were like. In other words, dear Garrison, you will find in me an empathy for the distressing (an inadequate word really) times you endure.
And I rejoice that you have such a devoted, loving companion in precious Tink who is deeply attuned to you and simply knows…such a gift from Almighty God for you, and yes, you for her. Bless her little kitty heart is a sentiment I share with you times a number too high to count. Makes me very close to weepy to know you have one another. You must, please, shower her with the neck rubs, ear scratches, and pets I am sending through you for her. Good, very good, sweet kitty you are, Tink, to look after the man who is such a wonderful part of the life in this Tree. Love you both so much 💕 And relieved to know you’re through the worst…🙏🏻
In addition to Tink … In addition to Betsy …
Lots of Love and Good Wishes swirl around you courtesy of Treeper Lurkers.
Duchess Love, Joy and Hope Angels hover near too.
💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕
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Isn’t it amazing how our pets get “tuned” into their humans! I’m so glad you have Tink to get you through the tough times.
We all have what I call the “valleys” to get through in order to reach the mountaintop, and it is great when we have a pet to help get us there.
I know I am a fairly new commenter, but have grown to love all of you “Treepers” the short time I have been commenting. Garrison, remember you are loved and we all care and pray for our CTH family.
Enjoy your Independence Day weekend.
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Oh for another Mike 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Many more in fact.
I posted some news I read last night that the missing girls were located alive together. I shouldn’t have, understanding how fluid the situation is, but I did…and in the middle of the night I got up and scoured for confirmation finding nothing to deny or discredit.
The Daily Mail which tends to be hyperbolic and ungrammatical in most of their reporting is actually superb for terrible, unimaginable events like this. Pictures of the missing girls are there…their happy sweet faces and the realities of their parents for whom every terrifying second surely feels like hours.
And while we all wait, I can’t help but ask the question I’m certain we all do. With so much wickedness in this world, how is it that sweet innocence receives the cruel, capricious blows.
The unanswerable question…
Praying so hard for everyone who never saw this coming and for those “Mikes” and others who have unhesitatingly dropped everything to help, knowing they can do only so much. There are good, unselfish people in this world still. God bless them all. Asking Him to keep close to those who anxiously waits which I know is the deep prayer of everyone who keeps the vigil with them 🙏🏻
A link with available updates..
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14877783/camp-girl-clinging-tree-texas-floods-death-toll.html
Oh so brutal. Here I am, trying to share some lightheartedness – having not taken in the whole Open Thread yet, myself. I sound tone-deaf. Weeping. Just weeping hard. As the article reads, there is mercy in that these loved ones died – doing what they loved – surrounded by those they loved.
No consolation for those left behind – harnessed to dealing with their loss and deep grief for memories they never will share with their loved ones. Graduations, marriages, grandchildren. The ups and downs of striving.
Many received their Crowns in Heaven today. Clutch onto God and don’t let go. We need Him and He Is Generous in His Salvation. Eternity is a Heaven void of pain and tears. Only The Best for His Best.
God bless you all and much love to you. I’ll be sitting on the curb until my tears stop.
All of it, dear Woo…all of it.
I don’t know if this is true, but I think those who weep the most tears at this sudden devastation and loss are parents who surely hug their own a little tighter this morning.
Per the link I left, parents of one little girl who will not be growing up said that she was so happy at this Christian camp (which I remember well) living her best life with her friends..and there was comfort in that for them. I only wept harder. A loving God in His heaven knew before it happened so without question is in their midst at this moment. I pray they will palpably feel Him. It makes the promise of no more tears or pain more precious and longed for.
A fork in their road on the journey Homeward they never saw coming. We all experience those. Good humour can wait for another time, dear friend. Tears are prayers when words are not possible as you of all people know…keep them flowing. Yours aren’t the only ones 💔🙏🏻💕
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BLESSINGS, Garrison!
A wealth of Amazing memories. Thank You for this appropriate story.
BLESSINGS on your friend!
May The LORD help everyone in the Texas High Country Flood!
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Praying for all affected, Garrison. Makes my heart sad for those who were seeking pleasantry by the Guadalupe River. I myself have tubed down her back in my Texas days – who hasn’t? Such a beautiful area.
I was there during the 500 year flood in San Antonio in 1998. Was living in a third floor apartment when the tidal wave of water rushed in and completely flooded the first floor apartment. I feared it would carry away my cars. Harrowing. Unstoppable. The water doesn’t stop until it simply drains off the coast, because it just doesn’t absorb into the sand and clay.
My prayers to our God Who Holds All In His Hands, in Jesus’s Holy and Saving Name, AMEN
The river rose to flood stage in literally minutes. Downright scary . . . 🙂
Woo, this is a relatively small wash that runs through our property. When it rains in the mountains behind us, it can become a mini- tsunami in seconds (though the sun is shining here).
Every year, people who are unfamiliar with dry washes are caught unaware and lose their lives when that torrent arrives.
I am so bereft for those families who have lost their darling loved ones. It is unfathomable. 💔
While traveling to the Grand Canyon we crossed over a dry wash called the Holy Moses Dry Wash. I will never forget that expression. One minute it is dry, next minute you get drowned in a wall of water.
I pray yours flow… only gently, Lady. Makes me heart hurt.
Good afternoon Soaz. I am quite familiar with those dry washes when I lived in Paradise Valley and Scottsdale before moving to the mountains. I saw it first hand when it rained during Monsoon season in the mountains.
When living on the Rim, every time we had the monsoons, and you could set your clock with their regularity, I would say a prayer for the valley desert people as I knew the water would go down those mountains and turn those dry washes into dangerous, fast flowing water.
Have a wonderful Independence Day Weekend.
Good morning Garrison. Oh the flooding is so sad. I just continue to pray for all those affected by this trauma.
What a wonderful story about your friend. I think once someone is trained a certain way, it will kick in when they need it. It’s a shame when people forget the heroes.
Have a blessed day Garrison.
🙂
– 🫖
Oh my!!!! What can I say???? So sweet 😌💕
😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍
Sweet, Patience ☕😍 I was just headed out tomakeanother, girl…you’ve saved me the effort.And such beautiful China as well! Thanks 😘🌻
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Good morning, Bet! Joining you in prayer for the missing girls from the camp, for their families, for all the families that lost someone, and for all affected. This is one of those events that makes you go hmmmm. Ten years ago during the Memorial Day flood we got over 13 inches in 4 hours. We are high on the hill but a lot of people along the river lost their lives. Very similar deal. Got parked overhead and didn’t move. This time we got just over 4 inches. Makes me think of the g word, geoengeneering.
Hello, Pa ❣️
-💞💖
Hi Patience! ❤️
Good afternoon, dear brother mine 😘 Before I got my bearings geographically, you and Elizabeth leapt into my mind and quickly found my footings.
Apparently, Marjorie Taylor Green has introduced legislation which severely restricts that “g” word which those who truly know and are very probably heavily involved with it as a weapon for whatever their chosen purpose they might have deny is a thing, and just how developed it is.
I would say this is a tragedy of such epic proportions that it is, as observers of it, unbearable. But those shocked and worried and grieving parents have to. And so we keep up and bear it with them in spirit. God, a Father Himself be with all of them we pray in the Holy Name of His Son Jesus Christ.Amen 🙏🏻
For the record, I think such manipulation is very real, the employment of it bringing about devastating effects beyond the control of those who believe themselves to have godlike powers.
I don’t think that’s what happened in this case, but in NC? I am very suspect, coming as it did at a significant political point.
Austin now in the crosshairs…
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14877783/camp-girl-clinging-tree-texas-floods-death-toll.html
If this is the case,
this is a WMD.
Is it domestic or foreign?
Transparency now!
Domestic, no question. I’ve read the whistleblower research and government docs.
In fact Texas ran 7 weather modifications before this started. Legal apparently.
But as the stationary system which dumped the hideous amounts of rain followed the same system which destroyed NC last year.
I don’t believe in coincidences.
Warfare by any other name. Either that or they don’t know what they’re doing messing with God’s intricate creation.
I thought immediately of Western North Carolina. It’s normal to have flooding from time to time but this just wasn’t normal
“Can you scoot those mugs a little closer? They’re too far away ..”
I knew someone would catch that….servant on the way 😂
Mornin’ Bets
At the risk of sounding like a broken record – your finds for our Caturday are again spectacular: running the gamut from tear inducing to spiritual. You are such a treasure. ❤️
Oh, Corny…how sweet is this???? 😍 !!!
And, dear sister, how sweet and much appreciated are your beautiful words 😌 I do not know if you remember Leon who always posted a kitty cat at the opening of the day with appropriate title. Never a message with it until one day he suddenly announced in so many words his doctor told him to wrap up whatever needed to be done. After that we knew the day was coming when he would go on to live in God’s Paradise. And that day did come when we came here to find, by his absence, he had been received into the Kingdom (I am certain 🙏🏻 )
And so I picked up where he left off. A tribute to a fellow cat lover whom we will always remember. Perhaps Leon’s spirit guides me in my weekly hunt…I’d like to think so. That would be nice 🙏🏻 😌
I do get so much pleasure from posting my little finds, some weeks better than others. Keeps me young in spirit. Bless you, dear friend. Thank you . 😘 🤗
Oh Yes, Bets
How could we forget dear Leon?!
He is smiling at you from heaven for your devotion!
It has been a while, but he is not forgotten 💕
😿🙏💕
Leon’s last post
was a drenched cat
in the rain
looking into/through a window
with his message,
“I’m done.”.
His daily cat and message
was like a one a day vitamin.
-They were so poignant, witty and clever.
What a personality!
-Every cat photo brings
Leon to mind.
Oh Soaz, that is such a beautiful image. Thank you
Hope everyone had a beautiful 4th of July!
Someone in the Treehouse recommended Coffee & Covid. I read it and have been hooked ever since.
Thank you to that wonderful person!
And a not-quite (at least from Texas) good morning to you, dear Patience. Hope you had an enjoyable 4th. I also hope you have an equally enjoyable weekend, love.
My 30 something neighbors are very kind folks who appear to have adopted me. When you get really old having friends call and/or look in on you moves from being a slight inconvenience to be a much appreciated gesture of real friendship . . . Tonight they invited me over for pizza. Their young nephews (10 and 14) were visiting and so we ended our evening by driving to a parking lot so we could see the fireworks going off at various points around the city. Hadn’t done that in years.
Truthfully it was a most pleasant time—with newly made good friends I genuinely enjoy being around. I am learning to happily “lean into” these life-is-good moments when they present themselves.
😎My man Garrison, your neighbors are so fortunate to know you!
Always a professor
and a student,
-You’ve so much to impart…. , and you also appreciate what others bring to the table (and not just the 🍕)!
It brings me joy for you; and mental comfort, knowing your are not thought of and treated as the standoff old man hermit and his cat…, but sought and enjoyed. Lucky you to live in amongst good people.
I would love being your neighbor.
-A girl can dream 🫠
I enjoyed Linda and will listen to your other music selections in a bit. Have to finish some patio cleaning.
💞💖💞Have a lovely day
Amen, Precious P! Amen. Love your heart and echo your sentiments, dear Sis.
Woo,
-thought of 👉🏻 you💞
What a GIFT you are. Love.
🙂
❤️
What a kind thing to say, dear Patience. Thank you, darlin’.
🙂
💕
Patience
Is that “Catciatore?”
🙀No!
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ohhhh, that voice……..
🙂
(Whew) She was certainly stunning in her younger years…..looks, voice, talent…..
I agree with you Garrison that her few years spent working with Nelson Riddle produced some of her best albums with very “listenable” music….
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Ann
(Live At The Hungry I/1964)
The Kingston Trio
Greetings Treepers! 🤜✝️🤛
Any updates on the Dutchman?
I hope you all had a happy 4th! We sure did here. Enjoy your Holiday weekend in the greatest country to grace this earth and mankind.
i always stop by for the Caterday edition………have a great day all!
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
Psalm 20
Just cleaned up the mess in the back yard from the fireworks. 60 2″ mortar shells, 2 Grand Finale blocks and a whole bunch of other stuff. It all makes quite a mess.
I carried all the packaging and the two Grand Finale blocks to the fire pit, put away my 2×10 with 6 mortar tubes nailed to it, and then raked all the residue into two different piles. Picked that stuff up by hand and took it too the fire pit.
Now the yard is clean again but even though I’ve given my hands a good washing I still smell like gun powder.
Though I have only had 4 hours of sleep and I drank more Jack & Coke than I’ve had in about 2 years I feel good! I fed the birds and critters when it was dark before I started cleaning up the fireworks mess.
Now time to get a cup of coffee and go out on the sun porch and watch the birds and critters feed.
Figure I’ll take a nap this afternoon and be ready to go over and watch the races with Steve tonight. The Sprints are running at Lincoln Park Speedway and we’ll be watching it Flo TV.
a 4th of July well-spent
The Christian Worldview of “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”
Contrary to its modern detractors, the Declaration of Independence is one of the most Christian documents in human history.
Rod D. Martin
Jul 04, 2025
“In its most famous passage, America’s founding document asserts that “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
The words are stirring. They have inspired millions. But even more fundamentally, they are Christian. Influenced by the Enlightenment? Yes. Harmonious with classical (as opposed to modern) liberalism? Mostly. But Christian. Indeed, the Declaration’s essential claims could not exist but for Christianity.”
Please go here to read this amazingly well-written essay from Rod Martin about our nation’s uniqueness in its Founders’ intended design of its government and how ALL of it was based 100% on Christian principles.
Link: https://www.rodmartin.org/p/are-life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-0be
Thank you, GB, that was a thoughtful and enjoyable read!
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Happy “cartoons and cereal day” everyone.
for levi, and all other silent tree-branchers who are in our thoughts and prayers.
peace to all who gather here, and thank you Jesus for our joy in being together.
Hey it works from 6 oz Fone… woot
“See the USA
In a Chevrolet”
was the advert on that Sunday Disney show
Simply Summery Saturday
and
Cute Caturday
The morning dawns quiet
Seems odd
Yesterday we had parades, fireworks courtesy of The Almighty, fireworks – bombs bursting in air – lighting up the night sky.
This morning we have a beautiful sunrise.
Quote
Every firework in the sky is a reminder that someone, somewhere, chose bravery over comfort.
Carry on….
Afternoon’ Idaho
It’s unfortunate, I guess, but we were grateful for no personal fireworks in our area due to the extreme fire danger – and also the many animals who are so afraid.
I’ve been thinking of my dad today for various reasons and this came to mind. Thank you to all who have sacrificed so much to give us 249 years of the greatest country ever!
Afternoon Soaz. Doc has been haunting me as well.
We are Blest with our memories, aren’t we.
Oh Soaz, what a wonderful image. I was also thinking of my Navy lifer dad this weekend. Oh how he loved parades and fireworks on the 4th of July (when he was home and not on an Aircraft Carrier on some tour)!
We are so fortunate to have these lovely memories aren’t we?
-surprised ya 😎
😘😂🤣😍❤️😊
Keep those beautiful USA Flags Flying
Independence isn’t a One-Day joy, is it!
Always
Even a small 🇺🇸 in my Christmas tree; every year.
Good morning Patience. I would wear that dress if I had it. Beautiful.
Really like all the images today. Thank you. Have a blessed Independence Day weekend.
Me too, Pat… its beautiful and all flowy.
Hi Woo. Yes flowy and so feminine looking. I am old school and love to dress in very feminine attire when I do dress up, which is mostly now for church.
Prayers you and Samantha have a blessed and wonderful Independence Day weekend.
😎
Very enticing…
I found the online purveyor of this & *hundreds* of other patriotic styles for women & men – no country of origin info, just says “Imported”.
I have been tempted to order something BUT haven’t been able to decide… the prices are very low and so I assume the quality is also; the models look, mostly, AI generated so it’s possible the clothing designs pictured are too.
If anybody orders something before I decide… please give us a review!
{ https://www.comstylish.com/collections/independence-day-womens-collection }
Big website – lost of categories so am assuming it’s a fast-fashion aka foreign sweatshop syndicate.
I could be wrong, maybe I’m just jaded!
I’ve learned a lot from this fashion designer, here she’s teaching about the fast fashion industry
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“Fast fashion is a quite recent phenomenon and it has completely changed the fashion industry. Here is my view on what fast fashion is, what the business model behind it is & what you and me can do, as individual consumers, to resist its negative effects and make informed decisions for ourselves.
I had a lot to say about it so the video turned out quite long… forgive me!
Oh, and if you wondered if a kid was screaming in the background, yes, the neighbors’ kids were extremely active during the entire filming time….”
When POTUS was talking about bringing manufacturing back home I heard him say:
“No, I don’t want to make t-shirts…” he’s only interested in bringing high-dollar-item manufacturing – cars, planes ships, etc. – to the US… yes we need to start again strong…
BUT…
We could have such a fantastic & comprehensive clothing industry if he wanted to help & expand that; those could be good jobs for hundreds of thousands of people, including young people.
So much of what is made here is so far superior to everything else available from just about everywhere else.
{ https://madeintheusamatters.com/american-made-products/ }
AND
{ https://madeintheusamatters.com/patriot-apparel-made-in-the-usa-purely-patriotic/ }
Many links from this site go through Amazon, so consider using the manufacturer’s website/store directly – that may take an extra step or two to find their web address but the Bezos-Sanchezes won’t starve if you skip the amazon middleman.
Yawn… it’s Caterday… timez to playz
Maximus Interruption of My Nappy Time Hooman
Another day… another stretches. Time to do my dooty.
Yo Mom, whas up? Millie & Tim
One of these days I will figure out how to get images of my critters on the computer, so all you Treepers will know what they look like when I start talking about them.
My first cat looked like your gray one. His name was mao (my son was little and couldn’t say meow correctly), so that is how he got his name. Got him from a shelter. My son had him into his adult life. He lived a long time.
Hi Pat,
If you save a picture to your computer ending with a .pdf on the file name… you can go to postimages.org.
From the drop down menu, choose to resize your image for message boards.
I do not put an expiration date on mine
Then, go to choose your image and find your .pdf file on your computer and it will upload online.
Once it is finished uploading, it takes you to a list of https: hyperlinks. I select the Direct Link version …highlight it, copy it, and then paste it here within your comment… making sure to leave a carriage return space before and after the hyperlink.
Then your image will post and you can share all the pet pictures, or belgian waffle pictures, you like.
I hope this is helpful to you. Blessings
Living Our Best Lives – Article 6 – Independence Day
Been a while since I churned out one of these. Been sitting back and observing the chaos, and on occasion fighting my own chaos at the home front. After my daughter’s senior year of home school ended, we have been meeting the challenges of shifting into adulthood. There were lessons I learned that I would like to share.
1) You should earn everything and save generosity for birthdays and Christmas. Anything given to you freely without personal skin in the game can be undervalued or considered an entitlement. After spending $6,000 in her final year of high school to bring her home to homeschool with The Potter’s School online – and out of the unholy indoctrination camp of public education – she squandered one of the collegiate level English classes that cost me over $800. Being a hardworking single Mom with no spare funds or safety net – waste is my nemesis. She just wasn’t “into” it and that affected her GPA adversely. That squandering taught me… items earned by one’s own merit are valued more highly than things given as gifts. The best decision I ever made was to get her out of that indoctrination camp and bring her home. I wish I had done so sooner and not wasted precious years of her brain space.
2) The only one who should be rifling through a child’s privacy is their parents and they should do so liberally while the child lives under their roof. By God’s Prompting and Mercy, we thwarted my teen daughter being the victim of an online sexual predator who was grooming her. Our town Police Lieutenant educated her that 70% of people lured by these predators are never found. Targets are young women 18 to 20 years old – just starting their adult lives – and young men 14 to 15 years old who are lured by the predators with the pictures captured of the young women they are also luring. My daughter was two weeks away from leaving home to meet and marry the “man of her dreams”. He was of nightmares and the internet again proved that not everything contained therein is The Truth. They did not catch the predator, nor was anything done with the Louisiana address. (We live in Central Indiana.) When a young woman leaves, she is of legal age to do so and thus it is voluntary. No crime, until there is a crime, but then 70% are never found. I have horror stories related by the police officer of local women and their disposition. These things are graphic, soul-crushing, and not easily recovered from – if at all. Parents, mind your kids – even your grown ones. This perpetrator knows my daughter’s real (and only one-in-the-world unique) name, where we live, and her former working hours and location. The threat may still be out there. He will meet the end of my 9mm if I ever run into him. I learned a saying during my blessed years in Texas “It is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6” and I will practice our self-defense and teach my daughter to do so, as well.
3) Shortly after the perping incident, my teen daughter’s identity was stolen and they tried to empty her bank account. We spent hours going through the process of locking down her identity and financial information. Credit bureaus don’t make it easy, especially when a person doesn’t have a credit history. They don’t want to lock that which is fresh and clean. It took invasive identity authentication – think online visual and voice recognition authentication, etc… – which we, of course denied. We did it the hard way, uploading docs to their web-based document repository – and even then – they were trying to deny helping her to freeze access to her identity. Ironically, one of the fraudulent charges was to “Experian for debt monitoring services” – these criminals are so nasty. She doesn’t use her debit card routinely online for anything – a once-in-a-blue-moon Amazon purchase, she had an ATM transaction for cash at her host credit union, and had purchased us coffee at Starbucks. We believe she was the victim of either a scanner, or the perpetrator sent her an image from point number 2, and she clicked on it and released malware. She doesn’t conduct financial business on her phone – but they could have figured her out based upon an email address. One simply doesn’t know – and neither do investigators. Lesson – no financial business on your phone. No clicking on random objects in texts, emails, or even online without a clear history and established rapport of the person sending it. Just don’t.
The title of this piece is “Independence Day”. Freedom. Freedom to freely move about, enjoy, and transact in our world. None of the above sounds or feels like freedom, does it? Be leery of that which boxes you in and takes your freedom away.
To end on blessings, my daughter has changed jobs and realized an increase from $11 an hour part-time to $18 an hour full-time. She’s working 12-hour shifts in a production environment that she’s highly interested in, so far loves, and lends to her academic aspirations at a local vocational technical college. You know what? She’s going to work in this job maybe two years, mature more, save up her money while living in the security of home, pay a little rent so she gets the feel of budgeting, and then… when she’s ready for promotion… she’ll pay her own vocational school collegiate tuition and she will earn the grades she earns of her own accord and apply it to her working experience. She has to develop the gumption and put the sweat in. The drive. The aspiration to believe in herself and set goals to attain. Somewhere in there, the decision will be made to enter the military – which she likely will do based upon her deep-seeded Patriotism and desire to serve her country and protect our Constitution. If she takes the 15-month vocational course first, it will increase her entrance rank into the military and hone in on her Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) of being a technical mechanic. I will not do this for her. We are also working with a local chapter of Toastmasters to see how we can get her in one consistently with her working schedule so she can work on her public speaking skills. Now this is Freedom!
I am already finding process improvements in my new job with a heavy construction equipment dealer. Waiting only for the executive to catch up, beta-test an idea, and then give me permission to create a policy and roll out to the personnel affected. He’s too slow and I’m questioning the hiring of one’s friends to run an important business. We are losing money every day, dangerously, and I am not happy about it. Neither is the President of the company – I hope he’s waking up to some facts with revelations. God, I hope! God keeps calling me back to the study of Esther in His Word. This really wasn’t what I had in mind when I changed, but know it was Divine Providence that brought me here, so I will be obedient in my service.
I processed fifty pounds of peaches yesterday from our Peach Truck delivery. Gave twenty peaches that were bigger than baseballs to co-workers. They were beautiful and sunset red and orange – just perfection. Blanched, skinned, sliced, combined with sugar and Fruit Fresh to generate the luscious simple syrup and packaged for the winter and placed into the deep freeze for storage. It was a labor of love, but I opened a bottle of Asti Spumante and had Peach Bellinis while I worked. What a good day!
I encourage you all to go out and find these moments and collect them for your mental library. You see someone sitting alone, sit with them. Why not? What’s the worst thing that can happen? Pick up their meal. Laugh a little. Share a little. Create a family. Build a community.
Lend voices to this, Americana, and share these experiences with others. Turn off the television, the mainstream media, and drown out the dystopian noise of those who seek to destroy us. They never will.
We are stronger together. Love you and blessings on you, my Treeper family.
My name is Joan Woods and I approve of this message. I am building and calling out tomorrow’s leaders. Challenge the narrative. Say no more and take control of your destinies. It may look different than what we are used to. Different can be okay. Join me.
Excerpt of “Small Town” by John Cougar Mellencamp
Educated in a small town
Taught to fear Jesus in a small town
Used to daydream in that small town
Another boring romantic, that’s me
No, I cannot forget from where it is that I come from
I cannot forget the people who love me
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
And people let me be just what I want to be
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A lot of people feel like you about public education. The smart people are getting the HE-double hockey sticks out.
Yes, Intense. To me… it came in a moment of realizing…
If my daughter died today, would I want her immersed in the filth from the school… or would I want her learning solid academia that honored our faith walk?
If I were forced to go somewhere every day… that dulled my senses, assaulted my faith, assaulted my morality, struck fear into me at the psychological incompetency and mental derangement.. and it was horribly deranged… what does it say about me as a parent to leave her there? To force her onto the concentration camp bus… and that’s exactly how I view them now.
For my what? Convenience? Comfort? Because we are poor?
Where is my FAITH? Where is my belief in God’s Provision? Where is my knowledge… that if I leverage all that I am and all that I have to honor God… that He Will Honor that decision and Provide all we truly need?
We did. He Did. And we will… forever.
I thought of the ten years of private education she was blessed with and saw it unraveling before my eyes. My daughter was terribly unhappy and the surroundings changed her.
She was/is a fighter… and she knew what was happening was wrong and dangerous. She fought back and stood by her faith. She used her voice and gave others a voice.
They repaid her by altering her grades in August of 2024… when she had departed the district in June of 2024… on assignments given in Spring of 2024. They made it clear… they were going to ruin her.
Not on my watch and I know things… politically locally. I’m absolutely a target for the establishment and have enmity with the second in command here. Wherever possible.. I’ll remove us from their reach… but I’ll keep all the evidence.
God knows… and He avenges. Interestingly enough… I’m still invited to The Lincoln Day party. Americans for Prosperity did leave me alone and stoppedtrying to recruit me… that I’m aware of… knowing I had no interest in their BS. They can ki$$ my butt.
I’m just waiting for the opportunity to testify should ever that day come. Prayerfully my daughter will be launched by then. Until then… I wait for God’s Timing.
The presidency changed… but education did not. He gave it back to the states and the states are corrupt. Nothing has changed. Nothing.
And now the head of the teachers union is spewing the cumbaya with the parents… all bull faced lies. They are sharks merely submerged under the water, waiting for the political turn in tide. They are feeding on our children. They are their sacrifice.
The Potters School online is TERRIFIC. I highly recommend homeschooling using their curriculum, teachers, and environment.
The won’t give a high school diploma unless the student is with them for the full high school experience, but in Indiana… I used homeschooling laws to provide my own diploma.
It feels unconventional, but what’s conventional anymore? Learn your laws. There’s a legal group that aides HSLDA.org.
Oh dear Woo (stickin’ with Woo it so fits your beautiful unique personality)
I so empathize and can feel the essence of you and Savannah through your writings.
One of my children ran away for 3 years at 16. I don’t have the words as you do to adequately describe that time. People with nefarious intentions aided, abetted, and empowered her to quit school, get into drugs, date the worst detritus on earth. She had been an all- A student, but eventually got a GED.
That was decades ago, but it has had everlasting effects on her life.
One time she told me, “I know these people don’t love me as you and Dad do, but they offered me no school, free rein to stay out every night, unfettered access to be with my friends day or night.
And, then posed this – “what 16 year old wouldn’t grab at that?”
And I said, “I had hoped you would not have.” 😔
There is much more to the story, but I honestly don’t have the heart for it today.
Our children are on loan to us, and the Good Lord wants us to be faithful stewards – and you are. ❤️
Oh my friend…. my deepest and darkest fear… is for her to chase shadows, come home battered, broken, and with children also broken and battered.
I was assaulted at the age of 12 by two men (18 yo and 23 yo)… set up by a friend-of-a-friend… the 15 yo “girlfriend” of the 23 year old… and the damage caused resulting from… having a hardcore miltary father I couldn’t talk to… and a dead mother…. well, it carried through my life.
I am a terrific Mom and I know it (no ego, just sweat, tears, and sacrifice)… however, one who doesn’t have a comparison to… simply can’t see the benefits afforded. My warnings to her about stranger danger started early and young… but these young people yearn for everything to be True and Pure… and they’re invincible… you know?
I know. I was.
One hopes we can shield our children with lessons we have learned along the way. This infidelity of honesty and hiding things… nearly broke us. We are still recovering.
I’m on constant alert now. We’ve had a few sharp lessons recently that have stretched me as a human and as a Mother. I’m trying to hit home with her that terrible things only have to happen once… and all anyone else can do is say they’re “sorry”… while you live and deal with it, the rest of your life. So “Have a plan. Work your plan. Stay faithful. Honesty is freedom and maturity. Share your plan and let those who love you help you achieve it. Don’t deviate. Stay focused and get and do what you want. The good stuff will come and you will avoid troubles and brokenness if you stand by your plan.”
Yes, I realize none of this is certain… but I’m doing my best with God tending to my prayers.
I would love to have a cocktail with you over it sometime. I’m thankful yours have grown and sound stabilized. I hear the hurt in your writing for those years of uncertainty. This world is so much more dangerous than the one in which I grew up.
I think “woo” is great. Started out as anonymity and then morphed into simultaneously being a “woo, woo, Woo!” girl… to being “woo, that’s close!”… to being “woo Nelly”… or “woo hoo”… “woo God!” (I realize my misspellings… just funny how our monikers take on meaning).
EACH DAY WE TAKE UP THE OFFENSIVE WEAPON OF THE WORD OF GOD – THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT – ONE VERSE OPENS THE DOOR TO THE CONTEXT OF THE CHAPTER MESSAGE
Verse of the Day for Saturday, July 5, 2025
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“And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
Luke 18:27 (KJV)
COMMENTARY FOR LUKE 18
“The parable of the importunate widow. (1-8) The Pharisee and the publican. (9-14) Children brought to Christ. (15-17) The ruler hindered by his riches. (18-30) Christ foreshows his death. (31-34) A blind man restored to sight.” (35-43)
(18-30) “Many have a great deal in them very commendable, yet perish for lack of some one thing; so this ruler could not bear Christ’s terms, which would part between him and his estate. Many who are loth to leave Christ, yet do leave him. After a long struggle between their convictions and their corruptions, their corruptions carry the day. They are very sorry that they cannot serve both; but if one must be quitted, it shall be their God, not their wordly gain. Their boasted obedience will be found mere outside show; the love of the world in some form or other lies at the root. Men are apt to speak too much of what they have left and lost, of what they have done and suffered for Christ, as Peter did. But we should rather be ashamed that there has been any regret or difficulty in doing it.”
Commentary by Matthew Henry, 1710.
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Verse of the day – July 05, 2025 | John 14:6
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Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
I understand. Every time I pass the house and lands that should have been my inheritance I thank God that I don’t live in that environment. Even the peach tree that I planted as a child when I put a peach stone in the ground and wondered if it would grow. I have never had one of the peaches from that tree. But someday I hope to eat fruit from the Tree of Life in Heaven.
WE ARE FIGHTING A SPIRITUAL WAR OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ABUSED, MISSING, AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
BE MY VOICE
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
MAPA = MAKE AMERICA PRAY AGAIN
SPECIAL ARE YOU
God made each of us unique and solely
Like He – He wanted us to be holy
He gave each of us both gifts and talents
All are designed to keep us in balance
No two are similar or even the same
Nor were we endowed from whence we came
As we grow through our talents we thrive
And we know through grace our gifts come alive
Have you any idea how special you are
More amazing than you believe by far
What would happen if you missed just one day
Who would fill in the blank and pave the way
No matter what others might say or think
No one can replace you if you should blink
God placed you right where He wants you to be
Without hesitation from you or me
If you think of a structure less one block
Or a herd of sheep less one from the flock
Then you know how very special are you
How important it is to do what you do
If you are a page in a chapter book
How will the story make sense or look
The missing link to this mystery
Well it could be you or it could be me
If you are wondering where you fit in
Just take a step back to where you have been
Consider where we would be without you
So Special are You to this Treehouse crew
D01: 06/09/2023
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
TOUCH THE SOUL – Soothing Worship Instrumental for Prayer, Devotion, and Peace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FXaJoeNQtnU&list=RDFXaJoeNQtnU&start_radio=1
THE SPECIAL PLACE
Weary of the world travails and troubles
With each day that passes the trial doubles
What must we do when life gets in the way
We go to our Special Place and we pray
The only peaceful place in His Presence
His Holy Word wherein lies His essence
To Him we come to refresh and renew
From the hardships that dost daily accrue
We trust in His love to see us through
What He has decreed and brought us to
We can do nothing aside from His care
Without Him we would be going nowhere
In the busyness of our daily routine
We have little time to stop and come clean
Our prayers are hurried and incomplete
Our growth in grace is oft bittersweet
We need to break free of the vicious trap
The enemy squeezes into the gap
Despite our armor and our daily prep
The enemy pursues at ev’ry step
He will not retreat til we demand it
By the power in us we command it
Greater is He that is within us than
He in the world who is lower than man
When life makes no sense we must retreat
When burdens are heavy and we are beat
There’s only one place where God can be found
It is that Special Place you keep around
D01: 07/14/2023
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://rumble.com/v57jz8d-psalm-91.the-most-powerful-prayer-from-the-bible.-gods-protection-healing-p.html
Sleep Well with Psalms. Psalm 91, Psalm 121, Psalm 3, Psalm 4, Psalm 139.
#faith #god #psalms
prayeveryday777
https://rumble.com/v57jvfg-sleep-well-with-psalms.-psalm-91-psalm-121-psalm-3-psalm-4-psalm-139.faith-.html
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HAVE A VERY BLESSED DAY !!! ❤️❤️❤️
That got to be the best picture in the world for those parents. God bless the responder on the end of that tether. Oh Lord, Be Merciful!
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Oh, Patience: I wish it were so.
The Auutism / vaccine link does not surprise me. I have read reports that even the Polio vaccine is a false hype.
I know several health care professionals who knew the risk, but ‘care for a loved ones’, or travel needs caused them to gamble with the Covid mandate. Now, 5 years after (as predicted) they are suffering the consequences.
Far worse, in my estimation, are the irreversible consequences for the millions who heard the siren song of the scam demic. If you recall, the early lie was this ‘new’ virus was going to kill. There was nothing NEW about the virus, except the lie.
Unfortunately for those who ‘believed’, and got one or more shots, they have now met the true killer.
Near as I can tell this whole debacle was a violation of Nuremberg laws / code.
As for truth, I stand on Doc’s shoulders – no vaccine or mRNA shot defends as represented.
Good comment, ms Idaho.
Touches to close to home for me to write about it now; it’s so dang hot!🥵
ms. idaho and Patience I read this last night.
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/sudden-and-unexpected-thursday-july
I was reading about Centene and the Social Security chart….. Thank you for writing about this. Hardly anyone talks about it and there has been no justice.
Whole generations of my family are gone, some were not old.
I am still waiting for justice.
-cute, ain’t I.
-Besty teaching smiles
Purrfect!
Lady Wassail,
Oh dear Patience!
Your offerings are exquisite today – I don’t know how you do it.
We don’t have this particular variety of cactus, but it is beautiful.
This one has a heavenly scent that you can smell indoors!
Thanks, as always. ❤️
They are amazing!
Not to taint them but, they’re like physically beautiful -evil on the inside humans.
– Look but do not (let them) touch 😺
Repost:
🎶It’s A Beautiful Morning
-The Rascals
-barn hunters’ class
🎨 😻
🎶What a Wonderful World
-Eva Cassidy
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=eva+cassidy+wonderful+wirld+sing&t=iphone&ia=videos&iax=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJuhDMJoQMAU
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wow – talk about’cher distinct markings …
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Cat,
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Brunch is ready
Woo HOO ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
peaches on that waffle?
Yes Siree Bob! I worked hard on those peaches. Brunch and a Peach Bellini was the reward. Come on over, Nim. The freezer is full!
My husband and I attended a gloriously patrioticopen-air concert here in our little corner of Western NC yesterday. It has been offered every July 4th in one form or another for over 80 years at a summer camp for over 400 music students from age 14 to post-graduate. There are over 80 concerts performed for the public from the end of July until the beginning of August.
The Patriotic Pops concert of truly American pieces always ends with the 1812 Overture complete with cannons (including Big Bertha) and mortars!
Yesterday the conductor told the story of how the 1812 Overture came to be an American 4th of July standard. After all, it was written in 1880 by a Russian composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, to commemorate Russia’s successful defense against the French invasion of the nation in 1812 by Napoleon.
Beginning in 1962, Quaker Oats used the piece as underscoring to its Puffed Rice Cereal TV commercial showing the cereal being shot from cannons.
In 1974, the Boston Pops added cannons, church bells and fireworks to draw crowds to their Independence Day concert. It was such a success, the Pops made the “1812 Overture” a Fourth of July staple. Other orchestras followed suit, and a holiday tradition was born.
I think we enjoyed yesterday’s July 4th performance more than any other thanks to our VSGPOTUS!
Fellow Treepers, here’s to more winning! 🇺🇸💥🇺🇸💥
Ahhh, a little musical respite in the land of waterfalls. Believe the first concert was shortly after WWII.
I was born and raised in those Blue Ridge Mountains and still miss them.
Indeed. It started as a boys’ band camp at Davidson College in 1936 and moved to these mountains in 1945. The original buildings were war era barracks moved from another location.
It’s still avery well kept secret.
Glad Keith Lockhart found it!
(I’m a 25 year transplant but glad I found it!)
EVENING PRAYERS
A Powerful Evening Prayer for Peace and Serenity
Dear Lord,
As the day gradually transitions into the comforting embrace of night, I humbly come before you, seeking the precious gifts of peace and serenity. Please, dear God, enfold me in your tranquil presence, and help me find respite from the storms that may be raging within my heart and mind. Grant me the serenity to gracefully accept the things I cannot change and the courage to change what I can. May your divine light shine upon me as I seek rest and tranquility, knowing that your unwavering love and guidance are my constant companions.
Amen.
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A Powerful Evening Prayer for Strength and Guidance
Dear God,
In these twilight hours, I turn to you, my unwavering source of strength and guidance. As I reflect upon the day’s challenges and triumphs, I seek your divine intervention. Grant me the courage to face the uncertainties of tomorrow and the wisdom to make sound decisions along the way. I earnestly request that your radiant light illuminate my path through the darkness, and may your steadfast strength be my refuge in moments of doubt and weakness. Lord, help me navigate life’s complexities with unwavering faith in your unwavering presence.
Amen.
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A Powerful Evening Prayer for Gratitude and Thankfulness
Heavenly Father,
As I pause to contemplate the events of this day, my heart brims with profound gratitude for the countless blessings you have graciously bestowed upon me. I thank you, dear Lord, for the boundless love of my family and friends, for the opportunities that have enriched my journey, and for the valuable lessons I’ve gleaned from life’s experiences. As I lay down to rest, may my heart overflow with thankfulness, recognizing that your grace continually sustains me and that even in the challenges, your love remains unwavering.
Amen.
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https://strengthinprayer.com/powerful-evening-prayers/
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
This outrageous injustice is due to ‘political correctness’ gone mad. This is evil. Do not allow this insanity to take over your home town.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/07/03/manchester-police-investigating-1000-child-rape-grooming/
KEEP PRAYING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP
Amen
Amen.
Extra prayer for Tina Peters, political prisoner in Colorado 9 months now.
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
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Amen
Amen.
Amen
Way back machine goes to 1978.
Thanks, Monticello 💞
I Love Trouble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fWXxxYjgFY
Sabrina Peterson, a cub reporter on a Chicago newspaper, has a resourcefulness and quick wit matched only by her competitive spirit, which spells trouble for seasoned columnist-turned-novelist Peter Brackett who works for a rival paper. They try to outwit and outscoop each other when they are both sent to cover a train wreck, where they unearth evidence of corruption and murder. Running into each other everywhere they turn, they nearly get themselves killed scrambling for the ultimate front page story. Along the way, they gain new respect, and love, for each other.
Release date1994
Running time2:02:43
AudioEnglish
SubtitleEnglish
ActorsJulia Roberts
Nick Nolte
Saul Rubinek
Robert Loggia
James Rebhorn
Charles Martin Smith
Lisa Lu
Dan Butler
Eugene Levy
Nora Dunn
Paul Gleason
Kelly Rutherford
DirectorCharles Shyer
ProducerNancy Meyers
WritersNancy Meyers
Charles Shyer
GenresAction & adventure
Romance
Comedy
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Face it Powell, the Fed is all but d**d… AIR DOLLARS were NEVER sustainable!
The Marshall Report July 5, 2025
https://diannemarshallreport.com/face-it-powell-the-fed-is-all-but-dd-air-dollars-were-never-sustainable/
Peculiar
Always summer to me.
The guitars at the end are killer. Eagles!
Made in Heaven
Divine romantic fun. “Reborn” Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) scours the earth for true love Kelly McGillis (Top Gun) whom he met only briefly in heaven. Year: 1987 Director: Alan Rudolph Starring: Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Maureen Stapleton
Release date1987
Running time1:42:19
AudioEnglish
SubtitleEnglish
ActorsAmanda Plummer
Ann Wedgeworth
David Rasche
Don Murray (I)
Elliot Rabinowitz
Gailard Sartain
James Gammon
Kelly Mcgillis
Mare Winningham
Maureen Stapleton
Tim Daly
Timothy Hutton
DirectorAlan Rudolph
ProducersBruce A. Evans
David Blocker
Raynold Gideon
WritersBruce A. Evans
Raynold Gideon
GenresRomance
Comedy
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✝️ Lord, thank You for the day. Amen.