It Is Even Crowded On The Moon!

Today is Day Twenty Three of

Thirty Days of Insanity Photography II.

Today's photo topic:  CROWD

My business, Pent-Up Photos, creates vintage themed photos.  This photo was a paper moon photo for Paper Cowgirls/Petticoats on the Prairie event held in Waxahachie, Texas.

Five people on the moon are nice. This is a CROWD.

What the heck? We had fun.

OMG! I just realized that I haven't posted a link for the other fools participants in the last three days. What was I thinking?  To view the other crowded photos, just go here:

Ziva, Michael, Mike and Nicky, Mo, Meleah, John, Bryan, 

Marianne, Nora, LaughingMom, Tanya, Elizabeth, 00dozo,  

Cheryl, Kristen, and Katherine.

Day 74...Life In Lubbock...

"Life in Lubbock, Texas,

taught me two things:

One is that God loves you and

you are going to burn in hell.

The other is that sex is the most awful,

filthy thing on earth and you should

save it for someone you love."

--Butch Hancock--

Sneak Peak...

Dealers are still setting up

their displays.

Open House

is scheduled for October 13th.

Here is a little

SNEAK PEEK

of some booths at...

Heritage Antiques

110 W. Burke

Downtown

Lufkin, Texas 75901

Laura Koch, Owner

936-632-0110

Did I mention that I will

have a booth there?

New Edition of Retirement Magazine!

Happy Retirement, Glenda!

My first cousin,

Glenda Page,

retired today after 30 years

of serving as the secretary for the

First United Methodist Church

in Grand Prairie, Texas!

Just click on the magazine cover

to enlarge it!

Glenda is a special person!

She is a beautiful person...

a loving wife, mother, grandmother,

daughter, niece and cousin!

Glenda is the kind of person who

would give you her last penny!

She keeps the entire family informed

of family news...

accomplishments, illnesses, weddings,

births and photo after beautiful photo!

I am so privileged to have Glenda

in my life!

I am inviting real family members...

and blogging family members...

to leave kind and congratulatory

comments to Glenda!

For those of you not bloggers,

just go to the end of this passage

and you will find the word

"comment" in small print.

Click on the word "comment"

and leave your message in the appropriate

script box. Then just press the post button...

and follow any other tricks which are

required!

Congratulations, Glenda!

Here are some parting thoughts

about retirement:

I'm retired — goodbye tension, hello pension!
— Unknown wise person

When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces.

Women go right on cooking.
— Gail Sheehy

There's one thing I always wanted to do before I quit . . . .

retire!
— Groucho Marx

Retirement . . . is when you stop living at work

and begin working at living.

— Unknown wise person

We Are Jumping For Joy!

Photo by Amitava Sarkar

Yes, we are jumping for joy!

We have several reasons to jump for joy:

1. We are jumping for joy because Lurch is out of the hospital! We are so happy that he is home with us! He is doing very well. Currently, we are staying with our son and daughter-in-law who live fifteen minutes from the Texas coast. Our daughter-in-law is a physician and that makes us feel safer right now. It is also very helpful that my son loves to cook and is serving Lurch as his "personal chef"!

2. We are jumping for joy because we had such wonderful medical professionals who provided exceptional care for Lurch! I have never been in a hospital environment where the staff is so caring and loving. If you are ever facing a major surgery, please consider St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in The Woodlands, Texas. They are the BEST!

3. We are jumping for joy because of the "strange" series of events which led to the saving of Lurch's life! Lurch has lived with bad knees since his football playing days. One knee finally got the best of him and he had agreed to knee replacement surgery on Monday, February 16th. On Wednesday, February 11th, Lurch went in for his knee replacement pre-op. His pre-op exam discovered the unknown heart condition! We were immediately sent to the hospital where a cardiologist and his team were waiting on Lurch so they could perform an angiogram. Two days later, Lurch was undergoing his heart bypass surgery! His heart surgeon, Dr. Mettauer, told me that if Lurch had undergone the knee replacement, the outcome would have been tragic! I am absolutely convinced that God had us in his loving arms!

4. We are jumping for joy because our two sons and their wives have been so supportive and gracious to Lurch and me. They took off work and were by our sides for the days before and after the surgery. Our oldest son drove ten hours to get here! Lurch and I are so proud of our children and their children. We are blessed to have a wonderful family!

5. We are jumping for joy because our grandson, Tango, is feeling better after having tubes implanted in his eardrums. He has been constantly plagued with illness due to ear infections and we are excited that he is on the road to recovery!

6. And last...but not least...we are jumping for joy because of the amazing support of my blogging family! You guys will never know how much your kind words and beautiful prayers meant to us!

Surely You've Been to Possum Kingdom!

Mark's Gallery

On the Courthouse Square

Graham, Texas

Here are the last of our road trip pictures! We have to stop by Mark's Gallery every season. His displays are always absolutely beautiful! Mark's Gallery is an unique mixture of antique store, flower shop, gift store, tea room and formal party rental space. Stop by Mark Dunagan's to shop, eat at the rave winning Magnolia Tea Room or schedule your bridal party in his more formal spaces. Where is Graham, Texas, you ask? Well, Graham is the home of Possum Kingdom Lake! Surely you have been to Possum Kingdom!

On the Road Again!

The road trip continues! After the Hunka, Hunka, Junka Tree, you thought things couldn't get better...right? Well, check out this antique store in Weatherford, Texas. Weatherford is a lovely town 30 minutes west of Fort Worth. Weatherford has a beautiful court house, a great town square, numerous antique shops and a wonderful Farmers' Market! On Saturday, they were in the process of setting up for Christmas on the Square. It looked absolutely beautiful! Because of time constraints, Karen and I could not stop and shop! However, we did have time to visit one antique store. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Antiques on the Square

112 Dallas Avenue

Weatherford, Texas 76086

817-341-2233