Hootin' Anni's Day Trippin'

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This photo shows some of the gifts and cards I've received for my birthday. The stuffed tiger. A card from Mary and Lisa, a card from my sister, hubby bought me a couple of books, a long sought after oldie that I read a long long time ago, Sacajawea [excellent, but I gave it away when I finished it years ago, and wanted to re-read it], by Waldo, the new found works of Alexander Dumas [Count of Monte Cristo fame] that has been translated from French to English -The Last Cavalier- of Napoleon 's era. And my son sent me Obama's book "Dreams from My Father" --by Barack Obama.

This is a close-up of what the tiger patch says "Wild About You". Also, tho you can't see it in the photo here, the tip of his tail is heart shaped! Cute booger.


On my birthday, when we were out just having a good ol' time, shopping, beach combing, eating my shrimp and shopping more, he found me a pair of bone china sea gulls. Something I've been wanting for some time now. so, I snapped the photo here. [And the red flower is from our yard...a red single petal hibiscus]


As we were 'killing time' after lunch until the movie started, we stopped at a small mall that is filled with 'specialty' shops. As we were walking around the neat Southwestern decor shop, I came upon the cutest little Native American figurines! I let out a squeal of delight and said to hubby across the room, "These are the cutest I've ever seen!" He bought it for me. LOL What makes this dude so darned cute is his expression carved into his face....

...this close up, tho somewhat blurred shows a very disgusted look in his eyes, I just fell in love with him! And he's now a proud part of my Native American, Southwestern Living Room decor!! He fits right in, don't you think? [ummmmmmmm, my hubby is just like the movie - "Grumpy Old Men" so, ya....this guy fits us perfectly!!]

And in the mail, a small package came. In it was this cameo watch. Around the band it has four cameos implanted in the gold filigree. With an abalone watch face surrounded by rhinestones. Cool!!! All in all the birthday was grand for me!!!







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I've read in several comments and emails sent to me on how to make a new "Award Blog" and with it being a Friday thing for me to add some kind of 'hint' to post, I thought I'd explain how to do it. It's so very simple you can have one made for your awards in no time at all. After following the directions, I am going to be bold enough to add the idea of linking your award 'page' from your main blog's sidebar. And for that all you need is the address url to link it!!


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NOTE: no Phriday Phavorite Photo Today. [I figured there are enough photos for the day. Next week, I'll have one tho.]

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I just read this, and am at a loss. I loved the movie [the first one] "Jaws"...and each and every time I continue to watch it when it's on the movie channels, never tiring of it. The best quoted line in that movie [my quoting it, that is] is: "I think we need a bigger boat"...yep, that's me. What fool would be out in the huge ocean hunting down a shark that big? Me? I'd have been 'boat-jacking' the guy's boat and speeding to LAND!!!! I am saddened to know the movie business lost another good star [that rarely got the attention he deserved I might add] --

"Actor Roy Scheider of Jaws fame dies in hospital -Roy Scheider died in hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he had received treatment for multiple myeloma for the past two years. American actor Roy Scheider, who was most famous for his role in the Jaws movies, has died in hospital aged 75." Amity will never be the same now; without "Chief Brody".

[courtesy of: News France]