Abraham Lincoln was a Wise Man

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You cannot bring about prosperity

 by discouraging thrift.

 You cannot strengthen the weak by

weakening the strong.

You cannot help the wage earner

by pulling down the wage payer.

You cannot further the brotherhood of man

 by encouraging class hatred.

You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.

You cannot keep out of trouble

by spending more than you earn.

You cannot build character and courage

by taking away man's initiative and independence.

You cannot help men permanently

by doing for them what they

 could and should do for themselves.

Abraham Lincoln

Happy Independence Day!

I love this country that I was born and raised in,

now, more than ever.

Petie

From Paris to London

 Before with the pink walls and Paris theme

Flag I used for inspiration painting her British flag

She loved these pillows, but they were very expensive,

so I found the pillow cases with the LOVE on line,

really cheap.

A few months ago,

the dwarf was tired of the pepto bismol walls

and

Paris theme in her room.

So from the Paris theme,

she went to a London theme.

The two middle pictures are the

inspiration photos

we used.

I painted the British flag on an old canvas I had with

craft paint I bought at Walmart

and

the pillows I ordered on line.

I picked up a British serving tray at Goodwill and spray painted

a few frames I had laying around in a shiny-

lacquer-red.

We still need to do a few more things,

but I really like the way it turned out

and so does she.

Petie

Christmas Morning Pajamas

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I love Christmas morning.

Lounging around in pajamas all day,

eating the french toast that you made the night before

to stick in the oven in the morning, 

so that you could enjoy the morning with your family.

Picking up all the trash from the opened gifts,

kids yelling at each other,

wondering where all this new stuff is going to go,

looking at the dried up Christmas tree and

thinking, 

more like panicking,

that tree is out of here, TODAY...

So much for loving Christmas morning.

But I do love the pajamas above.

What about you?

Do you wear special pajamas for Christmas morning?

Petie

Christmas Shopping

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Red and Black

is catching my eye this week.

Petie

I love fridays

and Strawberries...

and Red hair...

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and a pretty pair of Red shoes...

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and drinking a Coke with a pretty straw
with Red lips...

I love Fridays...

Petie

red, white and blue tuesday

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Sorry, my color post is usually on Monday,

but my daughter invited us to

the river for a fun day on the boat. I love boating.

I love the water, the sun, the wind, and I have always

loved how friendly everybody is on the water.

Growing up my best friend's parents had boats, so I was

always going to the lake or the river.

Most people from Arizona would rather be

in the piney woods for the summer,

but not this native, I love the water.

Be it the beach, lake, river or

a backyard swimming pool, I would rather

be near the water.

On a side note,

I loved reading all my favorite blogs

and how they spent their 4th of July.

It seems that family is where its at

when it comes time to celebrate

our country's Independence Day.

Despite what is going on in our country today,

its good to know where our priorities are.

Hugs,

Petie