It's Spring!!

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SPRING 

Actually, the calender says spring is 3 weeks away but here in north Florida we are having gorgeous spring-like weather right now.

The early blossoming trees are in bloom already.

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Wild Plum and Red Bud trees

The Azaleas will be blooming very soon and we still have some Camellias in bloom.

 

Some of my old fashioned roses are also blooming.

Love it!

Junie Rose

Today's Flowers_2-27-11-

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Today's Flowers can be seen at

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Junie

Skywatch Friday_ (for 2-25-11)

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North Florida Sky

2-26-11

Junie

George Harrison-Birthday (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)

 

 

 

(from my FB page)

June Kellum

George Harrison~ (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)

To honor George Harrison's B'day yesterday a friend suggested we watch some of his best music videos!  This is one of them!

R.I.P. sweet George!

Thanks for all you gave us!

 

 

Junie

Live Every Moment-(photo challenge in blue)

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Photo challenge/ meme  in blue~

at

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Junie

Plain White T's

Oh, my!!

This is very pretty!!

Junie Rose

Thursday Theme Song~ (at Junie Being Silly Blog!)

Go here

Junie

Midweek Blues-for 2-23-11-(Some girls in blue)

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My Midweek Blues post is at my Crafts and Collectibles place-

*HERE!*

(Come see some of my girls!)

Junie

(the kid)

Alli and Plain White T's-2011

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Once more Alli got to see her favorite band, Plain White T's.

 Tina and Alli

 just got back yesterday from a quick trip to N.C. to catch the 'Plain White T's' on their latest concert tour for their newest album- "Wonders of the Younger."

They had a great time and got to talk with all the members of the band and get pictures with them.

Alli goes back a few years as a fan of this band.

 You might remember this!

And this!

And this! 

And this!

~some earlier posts about Alli's adventures with Plain White T's~

( sorry-they are probably not in order) 

OK- a fun break for Alli - but now she's back in classes - preparing to face the world! :)

Junie

(Ginga)

Weekend Reflections-Shadow Shot Sunday-Feb 20, 2011

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*Weekend Reflections*

*Shadow Shot Sunday*

Thursday Theme Song~ (for Feb 17,2011)

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   ~ It's all about music ~

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 (Beatles Lyrics)

"Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise."

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Junie

Midweek Blues~2-17-11~ and a Remembrance with the 'Blue Angels'

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These are 2 signed Blue Angels posters we found at an antique shop  in 2006.

Actually-I bought this as one framed picture but after getting it home and taking the frame apart to clean the glass I discovered the second print under the first one!  :) I was thrilled with seeing this!

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Blue Angels Fly!

This is in honor and remembrance for a friend's father who recently passed away.

This fine gentleman was a WW2  Navy Veteran who had great love for his country and pride in having  been able to do his part in preserving our freedoms.
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He enjoyed watching the Blue Angels fly!


R.I.P.
  dear friend,
and thank you for all you did!




Junie

Alli's smile! Feb, 2011

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Alli just sent me this picture that her brother took of her new smile

the day she got her braces off!

All I can say is...

WOW!!

Love,

Ginga

(Junie Rose)

Ruby Tuesday ~ 2-15-11 ~Valentine Day Rubies

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Here are some Ruby Reds from our Valentine's Day...

Junie

From Pea~ Valentine Card~

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This is a Valentine made by Pea for all her blog friends!  She said we could display  this on our blogs if we wish!

  I DO wish! 

:)  

It's a cool Valentine, Pea! Thanks!

(click link above to visit Pea)

((Hugs))

Junie

Poems For Valentine's Day

~Poems of Love and Valentines~

From

Junie Rose

Shadow Shot Sunday~ 2-13-11 ~ Heart Shadows

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Today was a beautiful, sunny day here and as my husband and I were going out this morning I noticed this shadow on the foyer floor.

This is the shadow of my Valentine Heart wreath on my window/front door! I thought it looked pretty cool so got a couple of quick shots of it.

I didn't notice until I uploaded the pics from my camera but if you look closely you will see another small heart shape in the upper part of both pictures. Not sure how this came to be...I have plants on a table by the front windows  and somehow this little heart shape was formed! 

Happy 'V' day!

Love,

Junie

Poem

POEM

'Here'

Junie

More of my Favorite Valentines!

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More of my favorite Valentines!

Love,

Ginga

(Junie Rose)

My Favorite Valentine! (a repost)

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This is a new photo meme that sounds like a fun one!

(click here to find out more)

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The challenge this week is 'Valentines!'

This is a new picture of my favorite Valentine.

The story is in the post below-with 4 more years added!

:)

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Ginga's Valentine

Sweet memories...

( Click to enlarge)


In 1986, from Jan 22 to Feb 11, We were visiting our daughter, son-in-law and our first 2 grandsons at Fort Ord, Ca.

They had moved out to Ca just a month before. Tina and the babies had lived with us
( or near us) most of the 3 years since the birth of Dan. (our first grandchild) I had taken care of the boys for my daughter to work.

Needless to say, it was tough on the old grandparents to have these 2 fine boys move away! ....And we didn't wait very long to visit them - our first of 2 visits to Ca. I was able to stay a few extra days and fly back later by myself!

My little 'grand boys' were just under one and three years. Brian learned to walk while I was there. (9-1/2 mo.) Dan would be 3 in March.

You can tell by this picture with the boys, that this was just where I wanted to be! I had found my calling in being a grandmother!...Dan gave me the name 'Ginga,' so that was who I  would be to the 3 'grands' that came after him, too! :) I loved that special name he gave me!

A few days after my sad but inevitable return home I got this Valentine from my sweet kids! Tina had made heart cookies for the boys and she asked Dan what she should write on them. Dan said, "write -I Love Ginga!" She did and mailed this very special Valentine to me! I spray varnished it and bought a little holder to hold it upright and put it in one of my doll cabinets! I have kept it there for 21 years!

Yes!
This is one of my most cherished Valentines!

Love,

Ginga

(aka-Junie Rose)


Junie

Alli's New Smile

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Look at this!!
(below)

Alli just sent me this picture of her new smile! Yes-she got her braces off today!

YIPPEE!!

She says it feels awesome!!

I think it LOOKS awesome, too!
(although you were always beautiful!)

Congrats, Alli!

I have admired Alli and  have been so proud of the way she's handled this braces  and oral surgery  ordeal - in her senior year of high school...when something like this would have been a big deal for a lot of 17-18 year old senior girls!

(One thing Alli is not lacking in is 'self confidence,'so she didn't let this overwhelm her)  

The problem was - the baby eye teeth on both sides had failed to come out at the proper time (around age 11, I think) and the permanent teeth grew above them but embedded in the gum  in a horizontal position. The baby teeth had to be taken out, with the hopes that the permanent teeth would then be able to come down. There was a chance these teeth wouldn't come down. If this happened, fake teeth would have to be put in those places. This required oral surgery of the gums around those embedded teeth- in order to get to them to start pulling them into the right position with wires and bands-etc. All of this was  a painful process for Alli...I think much more than the usual braces on the teeth-as a lot of pressure had to be used to get those teeth down.

Alli had the patience and faith that things would go well...and the will power and endurance to do exactly as she was instructed during this long process (more than 2 years) Never complaining or getting discouraged. Thankfully, the teeth DID start to come down into place!

Don't know if I'm explaining this in a way to be understood... LOL-I'm just very happy and excited for our girl right now!!

And here - after all these many long months/years - is the perfect smile of my granddaughter-Allison!! 

New Smile-2-10-11

4 days before removal of braces

Before the braces-etc-

in Nov 2008

On Graduation Day-

soon after the oral surgery had been done.

Proud of you, sweet girl!

Love,

Ginga

(happy,happy!)