Posted 11 years ago
AboundingO…
(24 items)
In 2008, I waged a spiritual battle. I had just opened a physical antique and design shop, building it from less than zero money and energy, alone...lies, deceit, thievery, and health all played out their tiny little tunes upon my life. The doors closed less than 3 weeks after they opened, all in part to those manipulators of facts.
By Sept of 2009, they had all but drained me in every way.
This collection was the only factor that kept me sane, kept me able to change what seemed a lost destiny, and helped to heal me mentally, physically, and Spiritually.
I stayed in the desert outside of Quartzite, Arizona for 6 weeks. That was where I found the coffee pot, the dead cactus, and the rocks in top...amongst a lot of other Beauty, and quite a bit of real ugly.
During my drive home, I decided to go out of my way and see the Painted Desert, and The Petrified Forest...not in that order
The Painted Desert is Beauty to behold, with its fallen and standing petrified stumps and trees abounding. I went through the National Forest there, and I knew I had to find a way to keep part of this Beauty with me. I drove for hours on end, looking for any way to hunt even the tiniest section of land. I found my op in an open area dry creek bed, walked it slowly, methodically, and in peaceful thought. I found these pieces mostly buried there. They are now part of my joys and memories.
I knew that I could "buy" any amount of this beautiful, multi-colored fossil wood, and so many did catch my attention...blacks, reds, whites, oranges, even blues and greens...so many more colors, and so many sizes...but they would just be minor gifts to myself.
At The Painted Desert, I also felt and saw great Beauty, found an open place to walk, and discovered that any Native or Cowboy would soon tucker out walking this extremely fine sands (baked hard together by the sun, bt still giving way deeply to each footstep. I found some interesting rocks, one nice fossilized wood, and came home more healed and healthy than I had ever felt...enough so as to beat to haides what others were still attempting to press me into.
Collection 2, and the story of the lost penny, next
where the heck does one post fossils??????
Just poste under appliances. CW staff always puts things where they want it anyway. LOL
LOL....how do I answer that Blunderbuss?????? LOL....funny! Thanks for the great advice
Well, they always change mine. can't remember one they didn't. Their list of cats. is way too inadequate but I can see where it would be a big job to update. I wouldn't want the job & say that in dire hopes they don't assign it to me.
I messaged them about the cats limitation, they basically said what you did. So far, they have a good, workable way - as you pointed out...LOL
They recated my penny, but not this one yet...yayyyyyyyyyyy...LOL
Day isn't over yet!
LOL...hey, they did move 2 others since then...I must be fitting right in Blunderbuss
you are fitting right in because you are doing it wrong like the rest of us.
AMEN, Brother! I hear ya....wreak havoc, the only way!
They NEVER leave it "where it is"! To their credit, they have only censored 1 poste of mine, which was only asking if anybody could identify a beer bottle. Of course the girl pouring the beer was topless. They didn't re-cat that 1 because they censored it before they had time to! In that few minutes, I got 6-8 replies but nobody identified the bottle or even referred to it. At least I didn't get banned! Recaps are available on request, but not here. Love you STAFF!
LOL...you guys kill me
Val, thank you, like these other two yahoos up there I followed you after looking through your stash of collections...cool
Jay..........they always recat mine, or a lot of them anyways.......my mind accepts that I don't think like a normal person....WHEW!
Blunderbuss, though its not as fun, almost shade out her petals next time, we have vigins here that would go ga-ga............not me. well????
Thanks to you all...huggsss, especially after that beer lady delivers the beer
LOL...ah, Val, give yourself a chance...give it your best shot...we'll all defend you
Hey, I shot mine thru to see who was on their toes & how long it would take to get deleted. There were quite a number on their toes & deletion time was measured in minutes. I could doctor the pic & resubmit but I'm trying to get that Berlin beauty back. Yummy! Besides I know what bottle it is.
LOL...mom used to hold down 3 jobs when I was a kid...one was waitressing at an eatery/beer joint when I was like 2nd grade. She also dated the owner. I would go with her as much as possible, and even though he'd give me change to play the juke box or pool, I'd sneak outside and go through their little dump.........to uncover the naked lady match books...hahahaha..yeah, jay, they'd likely sensor us.......go for it blunderbuss, but now that they know to watch us 4, it'll be moments, not minutes ;-)
Hey A/O, their are virgins in your neighbourhood? You need to move where they know what they're doing. St. Maarten/St. Martin isn't the place unless you like them to know more than you do! That can be humiliating, - but not for long!
LOL...St Martin, huh? I could use a refresher course. Kansas is said to have one of the highest female to male ratios, but you couldn't prove it by me.....OMG...I tell myself that I'm looking for quality and commonality...it helps, Blunderbuss ;-)
I respect Brendan Behan's attitude, "The difference between love for money & free love is that free love cost more." I think I've been thru all the manic depressive girls here & waiting for the "season" to start & see what the new crop looks like.
is that the secret? I wont say what I think about dating, marriage, and the cost of a hooker.............funny is, I still want to date, not get hooked
Gotcha.