Everybody's Beautiful In Their Own Way

Wow.....it's already Friday and time for the big Shoot-Out that Patty@Crisfield Maryland and I started a few weeks ago. Several people have gotten on board and we hope that more join. Every week we a spotlighting one subject. This week is people.

You'd be surprised at how many random people that you don't know will stop for a quick snapshot if you ask. I love to look at peoples faces. I always look at the eyes first to see if I find kindness relected in them and a few fine lines of crinkles around them where they smile frequently. Faces can tell a story with no words. You can tell a lot about a person by their face like, whether they are basiclly happy or sad, have a hard job, have a lot on their minds, whether they are mischievious or meloncholy. You can tell if they laugh and smile frequently by how deep the smile lines are around their mouth. I love some of these snaps of children that show their unassuming innocense.

"Beautiful sights find my eyes,
with your face so true colors shine,
a face so true it is your own,
I smile because I'm not alone,
with your face so true colors shine"
~~~Cassie Gaulnier~~~


















































































Again, I saved my favorite for last. This is my friend, one of the Foster Failure's, and their horse Hank. Hank is of course, totally blind. Foster Failure is a beautiful person because he has such an amazing heart. Hank is beautiful because not only is he a handsome steed, he has an unsinkable spirit. Foster Failure still rides Hank on the trail. Hank runs when Foster Failure is on his back because he knows that he will be his eyes FOR him. Hank gets led to the corral and once in, knows his way around. I am in awe of Hank and I am in awe of the Foster Failure's love and devotion to Hank.




As you can see, as usual, I had a very hard time choosing which pictures to use. I have many, many more but tried to narrow the choice down to photographs that I felt showed the essense of the person with no words. Everybody's beautiful......in their own way................


*****"Sunshine on my shoulder's makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high".*****
~~~~words and song by John Denver~~~~


Wishing you much sunshine on your shoulder's and.......

Steady On
Reggie Girl

On Being Right Or Being Happy

Auntie Mom gave Prince and I this beautiful plate that I so love. I have it displayed on an antique dry storage table that I have and it's something that I tried to make a lovely display around. Dorothy is right.......there's no place like home.....




This is an old picture of my family that was made in 1964 that I treasure. We were a nice looking family and we looked so happy. I just don't know what went wrong. My brother's and I barely have a few things that belonged to my Dad and Mom. I don't know what happened to everything they had but I do treasure the few little trinkets that I have that belonged to them. Gold and silver have I none but these few little things that I do have of their's mean everything to me. I have my Dad's Bible and an old watch of his that is worth all of the gold and silver in the world to me. I have a few pieces of costume jewelry that belonged to my Mom. In this picture are my twin Big Bros whom I both love and cherish. Little Bro wasn't born yet. He's close to none of us and no one and I don't understand. I never give up hope that one day he will love us all back..........




The older I get, the more I realize that the things that I used to think were so very important have changed. I've learned that little trivial things are just that.....trivial things that don't make a hill of beans in the difference of the grand scheme of things. I think that in the past, sometimes I would get distracted by those small little things that seemed of such great importance and lose sight of that was really important.

I've learned not to save things for a special occasion because every day is a special occasion..........

I've learned that happiness is free...........

I've learned that if it's worth seeing, listening or doing then I want to see, listen or do it now..........

I've learned that every day is special enough to drink out of those vintage jewel-toned crystal wine stems that I used to display instead of use..........

I've learned that wearing that new outfit that I was saving is worth throwing on and going for just a walk in the park to admire flower's in or watch children play.......

I've learned how wonderful it is to sit on the deck with my hunny under the stars and not worry about anything...........

I've learned that the pursuit of happiness is the journey of a lifetime and I'm on it............

I've learned that riding the church bus to pick up kiddos to take to Awanas probably gives ME more joy than it provides a service. When those kiddos hug my neck when they get off the bus, it makes me feel all warm inside.........

I've learned that if you smile and hum while walking down the street, people will very often smile right back at you........

I've learned that going barefoot during the spring and summer gives me great pleasure......

I've learned that letting someone go ahead of you in line at the supermarket often makes their day.......

I've learned that buying an older couple dessert on a Sunday afternoon while out having lunch will make them smile and that their smile is priceless.......

I've learned that every day is special enough to wear for that perfume that I used to save for special occasions..........

I've learned that it is far more important to be happy than it is to be right.......

I've learned that I still have so much left to learn and that I'll willing and desire to learn more and more about life with a far more open mind than I had 20 years ago.........

I learned today that 5 member's from the group Doctor's Without Boarders" have been kidnapped in Darfur. What an awesome cause they are, each with an amazing heart. That is one of the saddest pieces of news that I have heard in quite some time and makes the 765 trillion dollar deficit seem insignificant.....

Tomorrow, Patty from Crisfield, Maryland and I are profiling people on our now weekly "Shoot-Out". I think that the beautiful Loida from 2L3Bs, Michelle,and hopefully Barry are joining us. I wish that Nick would join us and I just know that Debby from The Pink Bird House is going to join us when she can get around better. She recently had knee surgery and tells us that she is getting much better every day but if you get a chance drop in and wish her a speedy recovery. I wish that lots and lots more people would join us for our "Shoot-Out's". It's just so interesting and inspiring to see other peoples snapshots and see their angle and take on this sometimes crazy ride called life. You know, there is that old saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. I just wish that some of my picture's would be worth a thousand dollars instead, lol.

See you tomorrow........


********"Life's been good to me so far"********
~~~~Joe Walsh~~~~


Steady On
Reggie Girl

Part Of The "Big" House Makeover

We are remodeling the house we recently bought. We are mostly finished.....key word being mostly!

I have Wednesday Brown Bag Lunches today and am sooo busy. I'm serving either:

A) healthy low sodium subs on multi grain bread with baked chips, pickle spears apple slices and low-sugar cookies or.........

B)Organic mixed greens served with chopped free range chicken, wheat crackers, fresh apple slices and low-sugar cookies........

I have twice as many order's as last week and I'm really happy about that!!


I'm posting a few picture's of our makeover......

Our barn out back........we haven't even started on it yet. Prince is painting it red with white trim because he loves the barns in Amish country....




This is the blah dining room before we painted it. It was that lovely shiny blinding white. The kind that kept bleeding through so much that it took four coats of paint of cover it........




Prince and I stopped for a little photo after we finished this room and before we brought my Gran's antique dining room suite in. I love my old dining set. It's a solid mahogany table that seats 8 and the chairs still have the original covering on it....an old brown and goldish-beige pattern with ribbons running throughout. The chairs themselves are hand carved and very ornate. The set is date stamped 1942 and say that they were made in Tell City, Indiana. The old buffet is mahogany as well with old brass handles on the drawers and the inside of one is lined with old green felt for silver wear. When I open the old drawer's and cabinet's I can still smell my sweet Gran's house. I also have my great-grandmother's old ornate mirror that I hang over the buffet. I wouldn't take anything for this set and the memories that go with it........




I'll post more picture's of the before and after next week I hope. The house doesn't even look lie the same house that we started on. We love living out here in the country. We're close enough to the city to run into town for a quick bite of dinner and far enough out that when we sit by the pool on these last few warm evenings that we hear crickets chirping away by rubbing their legs together and frogs calling out to each other. We love our lives each and every day!!!

**********"Green Acres is the place to be........farm livin is the life for me.
Land spreadin out so far and wide. Darling I love you but give me that
country side"***********
~~~Theme song from Green Acres~~~


Steady On
Reggie Girl

Tuesdays Touring Newnan.....City Of Homes

It's Tuesday, one of my favorite days of the week because I get to spotlight my beautiful hometown Newnan, Georgia. Spring is in the air, folks are starting to get out and about. I ran into several people I know while in our downtown area and was thrilled to stop and chat on the sidewalks for a few minutes. I went to the park to take the pups for a little walk and they made a few new pup friends. I found the place where one of my favorite shops ever, Newnan Costume Shop, has moved and got to see their new store.

Take a little stroll with me and let me share what I saw this week in my beautiful town.........

Sidewalk chalk drawings where kiddo's had been playing




A truck in front of a body shop on Bullsboro Drive advertising free estimates for any hail damage folks may have gotten from the bad storm we had a couple of weeks ago that produced a tornado that did quite a bit of damage on one side of town.




A Job Networking Meeting sign. Lot's of folks looking for jobs these days......




A little kiddo sized ice cream parlor set for sale in front of What's In Store. I want to buy it so my pups can have a tea party. Wouldn't that be cute and I'm sure that they would cooperate right?.......




Some little kid goats playing "King of the hill" over close to the old Bibb plant...
(sorry I couldn't get the shot from the other side but they have nice rear ends don't they?........




A beautiful Morgan grazing in the new emerging green grass.........




Eric, General Manager at The Redneck Gourmet, says to come on in for a little breakfast or lunch. Prince and I love to eat here. It's gourmet indeed......




I spied the City of Newnan's Beautification Department having a little Spring cleanup in the park. Mister's Wesley, Rick and David were happy to smile for a quick little snapshot. These guys do an awesome job of keeping our fair city cleaned up and pleasing to the eye.........




Opal Ann's Attic over on Salbide Street. Great consignment shop.....




A beautiful Victorian home that I love on LaGrange Street......




A striking hand sculptered bronze statue in one of our lovely parks......




It's the time of year when the kiddo's are getting out to play after being cooped up all winter long and what a beautiful sight and sound that is..........




I love this home with the two lions guarding the walkway. You see beauty like this all around our town..........



Prince and I spied this great white streak in the sky Sunday afternoon. He said that this is condensation from fuel where they had broken the sound barrier. This great white streak ran in almost an arc in the beautiful blue skies that we've been having......



What a beautiful place I live in. I get out and about almost everyday and I see something new and interesting every time. You wouldn't believe how much beauty you can see if you just take a moment to find and appreciate it....soak it in and be mesmerized by the charm of your hometown. It's there. Everything has beauty.....even when unseen.

#####NOTE TO BUTLER & BAGMAN.......Call me dude. Seriously#####


**********"My hometown, this is my hometown"***********
~~~Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen~~~


Until next Tuesday...........


Steady On
Reggie Girl

Found...One Glass Slipper That Fits!!

Very, very rarely do I do a really personal post. I love to promote the town that I live in and love and talk about a cause so dear to my heart the Humane Society. I love to tell stories about my awesome family and friends all of whom provide me with much laughter and entertainment. Today, at the urging of my dear friends Debby @ The Pink Bird House, Loida @2L3Bs and Ducking Little I will tell the story of how I met and fell in love with my Prince. It is a sweet story. A story of true love and passion and how I found the love of my life. I don't really share this story with too many people. A few people assume to know how Prince and I came to be, but of course they never really asked us. So okay, Debby, Loida and Ducking Little, here goes.........

I met my Prince while playing Trivia at one of our little pubs in our town. He had just moved here to America from London with his job at an international airline and I had just moved here to be with my family after leaving a very abusive relationship with what I could fit into my best girlfriends car in the middle of the night.

I was with a few friends that I knew and Prince was sitting on the other end of the bar having a Guiness and a few wings. He kept blurting out the answer's to the trivia questions and I was absolutely appalled and insensed!! I finally wonered doen to where he was sitting and said "Look buddy, if you'd like to play trivia how bout you join a team? If you'd like, you can join ours but this is pretty serious competition here. We're playing for 50 chicken wings and my team would appreciate it if you'd stop shouting out the answer's because we're winning okay?". I was really nice about the whole thing and he apologized profusely but didn't join us. I had no clue that he had just moved here a month ago and didn't know anyone in town other than the people he worked with in nearby Atlanta.

It took him about 3 weeks and he finally approached our table and asked to join our team. Of course we said yes and a great friendship was born over St Pauly Girl, wings and a little random trivia. We played every Thursday night for months. Never once did I know that my Prince had designs on me. He never said anything out of the say or even put his hand on my knee. We enjoyed each other's company and would tell each other our weekly joys and woes and then part ways. Poor guy I used to tell him about my dating catastrophes and occasionally we'd meet for a little dinner or a move, strictly as friends because we were comfortable with each other and didn't have to put on airs.

One day, out of the blue Prince showed up at my back door. I opened the door and Prince looked frantic and said "I have to talk to you Reggie....right now". I invited him in thinking something was terribly wrong. He was so nervous that he was sweating and I thought he looked a little green around the gills. He said, and I quote........"Reggie, I'm in love with you. I've been in love with you since the first time you came to tell me off during that trivia game. I doubt that you feel the same way but it's been grating on my chest and I had to tell you today". I was flabbergasted and didn't respond immediately other than to say "I had no idea...I need to think about his for a bit. I've never thought of us that way".

I suppose as you can tell, I did begin to think of us "that way" and we've been together ever since. I call him my Prince for many reason's.......


He takes me to my beloved Gulf of Mexico where I was born and raised in December....




He gives me the most thoughtful and loving gifts. This is this year's Valentine's Day gift. Look at that sweet card with the little boy kissing the little girl....Prince always gives me cards with picture's of little kiddo's on the front and a sweet love message inside........



He doesn't laugh at my thoughts and dreams. Every day he treats me like a Princess. Every single day he not only tells me that he loves me each and every time I talk to him or see him. He doesn't care if I cook or we go out to eat and he doesn't make fun of me when I wear my Hello Kitty slipper's into the conveniece store to get a cold drink or something we forgot. He treats all of our children the same....with great gentleness and uncondtional love. He doesn't say anything when I drag home another stray pup, kitten or bird. He loves my family and treats them with respect. Cinderella has nothing on me............Every day I'm so thankful that this man was sent into my life. He's not the one that I can live with....he's the one that I can't live without........



(I want to acknowledge a birthday to someone who is dear to my heart....BARBIE!! She turns 50 today. She still looks 25 doesn't she?)


************"At last....my love has come along. My lonely days are over over.... and, life is like a song"*************
~~~~~~"At Last" by Etta James~~~~~~



Steady On
Reggie Girl

Available Right Now at Animal Control!!

Set your eye's on these be-yoots and be forewarned......you're about to fall in love!!

This is Bella.....Bella the Ball that is.........



This is Miss Molly, good golly!!......



The charming Milton......



The Hotzie-Totzie Twins (what a name....I totally love it, lol)..........



Charlie..........how handsome is he????????



Buddy...........ready, willing and able to fetch a ball or a frisbee.....



Blue..........look at that puss!!




I wanted to add a few snapshots of pups and kitty's that are in Animal Control in Newnan and available for adoption. These animals need a home and tender loving care. They make great pets!! Animal Control is always busy, but due to the economy it is now over-flowing with all kinds ot pets to be. People who can't afford to keep their pets any longer are just turning them in. From the full blooded to the Heinz 57 variety they are here and ready for you to take home with you :) You'll never find a more loving and loyal pet than a rescue pet.....they never forget that you saved their lives :)

If you'd like one of these beautiful animals, plese contact me and I'll put you right in touch with the awesome folks who can get it done for you.

Steady On
Reggie Girl

Rabies??? Get Your Rabies Shot Here!!

The annual Rabies Clinic held by the Newnan-Coweta Humane Society was a smashing success!! Postcard reminders were sent out and before we could even get started pups and kitty's lined the parking lot behind the Fire Station off of Welcome Road in Newnan, Georgia. The clinic didn't start properly until 1:00 p.m. I arrived at the fire station before noon and was thrilled to see everyone queuing up already.
A few pics that I took to remember the occasion.......


Foster Failure........organizer extraordinaire.......




They came by the wagon full!!...............




The queue before noon......




More waiting pups and kitty's.........




A kind thank you for the kindness shown by Dogwood Veterinary Hospital for volunteering their time. Thank you isn't nearly enough. You guys have amazing hearts.......




Captain Woody, his crew and moi. These guys are awesome. They let us have the rabies clinic there and even came out to talk to us and give us a smile of encouragement now and again..........




The fantastic Dr. Wayne Morris, DVM and his super sweet tech. They worked at Dogwood Veterinary Hospital all morning and them came out to volunteer their time to help make this rabies drive a success!




A sign that I think is hilarious in front of Dogwood Veterinary Hospital. Maybe I'm a little warped, but every time I see this sign I laugh out loud :)




This year this clinic alone did 300 rabies vaccinations in about 2 hours. Special thanks go to .....

***Foster Failure for organizing this success
***Captain Woody and his crew at the Welcome Road Fire Dept
***Kind Dr. Wayne Morris and his smiling vet tech
***All the awesome volunteer's who wrote out rabies
certificates, collected money, smiled and stopped to
give a little pat on the head to a scared animal, wiped
up a little wee from nervous pets, cleaned up.....the list
just goes on and on.
***All of the pet owners who brought their animals out to
be vaccinated. Thanks for helping to keep rabies from
becoming an epidemic.


We actually gave shots until we ran out of rabies tags. Foster Failure says that we are going to have to do the clinic again in a few months because at the very end we had to turn a couple of people away because we had no more tags. This was a great day and a very worthy cause. Now.........I need a martini........


*****"None are as fiercely loyal as dog people" (and kitty people)*****
~~~Linda Shreves~~~


Steady On

Reggie Girl