IT IS POETRY THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST IN WEST VIRGINIA NOW!

" YOU AND YOU"

What can I say
That hasn't already been said,
read this aloud
come on
repeat after me
I AM ALIVE
I AM ALIVE!
and I'm GLAD
GLAD!
to know
YOU
and
YOU!
and
YOU!
BE
an ECHO
Echo
TODAY
today
I AM GLAD
I am glad
to
BE ALIVE
be alive
CLAP
clap
CLAP YOUR HANDS
clap your hands
I'LL BE LISTENING
I'll be listening
AND
and
LOOKING
Looking
FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
for you!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Cro



The crowd got a little bigger as I said my poem aloud


What shall I write I wondered
I held my hands still
and then
I CLAPPED them
and a HAPPY CROWD gathered
as I
read my poem
ALOUD!
CLAPPING YOUR HANDS
IS ALMOST
LIKE PRAYING HANDS
BOTH ARE TOUCHING YOUR HEART
ONE IS LOUD
ONE IS STILL
BOTH ARE SIGNS OF HAPPINESS!

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET KELLY!!!!

lAST YEAR KELLY had to work on her birthday, this year, there is no time for pictures, Mario is helping her move today as this is written!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY!!!
WE WILL CELEBRATE YOUR 21ST SOMETIME SOON!!!! AND NEW PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN!!!
I LOVE YOU SWEET GIRL!!!
XOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXOXXOOXOXOOX

Last year at the beach! Mario, my son and Kelly, his girlfriend

INSPIRE ME Thursday's Word Art by Cro title "I"

This one could be titled, "MY DARK SECRET!" he he

well, which one should I use??? I think Hersheys should do this for a commercial! he he Note: the seal is still on the bottle! Has anyone done this!??? hehe but which one should I use gang? If you are wondering what this is all about, just click on my Self Portrait Challenge(is it not Tuesday anymore?) button on the sidebar! Fun! POP ART******since I added this one! to the SPC I have to add my very FAVORITE Hershey recipe! They used to call these Chocolate Rickys back in the day! All it is is Coke+Hershey syrup and add ice!!! YUMMY!!! Mmmmm

Here I am! How is Everyone today???

I was gonna be lazy and use this pic that I took last week for Self Portrait Challenge(which by the way is sooo much FUN! he he, YOU MUST JOIN in!) but then I took some pics today, up above there, which one do you think I should use, it's POP Art Pic this week, like Andy Warhol used to do!!! hehe I'll probably use this one altho my first thought was that hershey one is Funny!...hmmmmmm

Joining in on the Fun***Cro Tribal Gallery Cuff Bracelet for sell

I used to make these back in the day of hippiedom! Mostly tho, I made blue jean bracelets with embroidered flowers! You can check my hippie madness out on eBay! The link is on the side bar! Thanks! to Sarah of Rustic Relics, she has had some of her cuff bracelets for sale on eBay! these are soooooo Fun to make!

POETRY THURSDAY what a Blessing!

The choicest gift of Heaven is a friend
In whom we confidently may depend;
Who'll ease the burden from the throbbing breast
And dull the troubled heart to tranquil rest.

May such a friend attend you on through life

And be your guide, and guard you free from strife,

And ever ready to give relief

To mingle joy with joy and grief with grief. Flora W. Gower

I was ready to call this Blogging quits, maybe and another was feeling the same way soooooooo we agreed not to quit just yet and I'm sooooo Glad!!! I won't mention her name, I don't know about this Blogging etiquette but you can find out who if you really want to! LOL

This isn't the fav pic I was talking about the other day but it is one of my Favorites too! I think I only have 2 pictures that I have blown up from a small pic and framed and this is one of them! OOOOoooooo Lordy! Look at that baby sucking a sucker, well they all are but at my age now, I would NEVER give a baby a sucker! Phew! and I used to ride this same baby on the back of my bicycle along narrow country and some dirt, rocky roads! How many people back then did I scare???!!!! LOL His name is Mario, he is 22 now and we used to call him Meatball because he was sooo sweet and chubby but now he is just like my dad, skinny as a rail! my oldest son Damon was like a second daddy to Mario! LOL Thank God, my kids all got along! and they still do!

and there's Gina................I need to be cleaning and ironing today, catching up on soooooo many things but like my Blogging friend I decided to stick with this Blogging a little longer and NOW I think what is more important??? Cleaning or asking you, YOU for your prayers for her! on this Blog???!!!

I need you, I need your prayers

Please pray for healing, healing of the eye for my daughter Gina

I'm going to become a prayer hog! no! not all your prayers but one a day would be NICE! and if YOU ever NEED PRAYERS, i'll be there! Thank YOU!!!

Gina has seen at least 4 doctors and the cornea specialist she is now seeing calls this a mystery! Finally he has put a name on it and he is doctoring her for Acanthamoeba, a rare but very serious corneal infection...........she doesn't wear contacts and doesn't remember hurting her eye, sooooo we are puzzled! She has a ring on her cornea. We are thinking we should seeeeeeeee another Dr. too just for another opinion since it is sooo baffling! but maybe someone out here in the Blogging world might recognize something or had a simiar problem??? Thank You for hearing me out!

Have a GOD BLESS YOU! day! XOXOXOOXOXOOOXOOXOX, Cinda

Pride & Prejudice! LOL which self portrait should I use this week?

it looks like I went back in TIME on this one, maybe next time I'll go fast forward

Self Portrait #4

These self portraits are Great FUN! Ha! I've always been a clown! It's great to get a laugh! and seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee someone smile! sooooooooooooo I put an old old curtain around my face, I don't know what age I'm trying to capture in this pic but I Love those Pride and Prejudice kind of movies and any kind of romantic film! I think I should write a story and make it into a film! Oh La La!! I Loved the original "Swept Away" I never did see the remake with Madonna in it! Is it good, I heard it was a flop! I liked Legends of the Fall although it was sad, also, Last of the Mohigans. My Favorite movie is Flashdance and I loved Dr. Zhivago!!! That's the music I played on my wedding day!!! I've always worn skirts and dresses around the house, I guess that is old fashioned but that's my style and its soooo comfy!!! Well, it's in the weeeeee hours here and I've got to go get some ZZZZZZZ's! Sweet Dreams!

Still acting SILLY!!! LOL

hope this pic gives you a chuckle! It looks like someone's grandma! Well, I am at that age, there's been younger grandmas than me, I'm not one yet! This pic is me crying for my youth! I'm 55 and I do miss being that young tender age, so carefree but I think I will be young at heart forever! sooooooooo that's good!

CAWWWW CAWWWWWWWWWW

listening to the birds chirp
is their song the same
every day "I live for moments like this" I think the crows
have many more
stories to tell
if I was to become
a bird
I would be a crow
or maybe a bluebird
What bird would you be?

OOOOoooo this is sooooo YUMMY! Onion TART

This was soooo EASY and fast to make! Onion Tart! I checked out a cookbook at the Library from my walk the other day! I'm soooo GLAD I did! I didn't have all the right ingredients but I substituted and made this TART TARTIER!!!! lol I'll gladly give you the recipe! A little sour cream on top and MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

My ALWAYS hungry weekly visitor

Meet" Hungry Bear" I might start calling him Beary!My bro's name is Barry!
I don't have any animals but I grew up with all kinds of animals because we had a farm . It wasn't til' I got married that I got allergic! Dang! I still LOVE them tho! This doggie lives up on the hill above us and comes visiting just about every week, sometimes maybe 2-3 times! Yes, they let their dogs and cats run lose where I live, it's in the city but it's like country upon the hill i live on! That's why I seeeeeeeeeeeeeee squirrels, groundhogs, turkey, possums(Ick), raccoons, bunnies and deer! also the neighbor's cats and this one dog! He or she is always looking for a hand out! I mean if I put a whole ham out, I think he would eat it!!! This dog is a glutton! I wonder if Boho's Marnie's dog is like that?!!!! She posted Daisy Mae just today and here is a dog that looks like Daisy! What breed is this Bo-gal??? I always perk up when I seeee this dog tho EXCEPT garbage day and then I have to chase it back home for fear it will get cut looking through the neighbor's trash!!! Bad doggie! Isn't he cute tho??? He must just have gotten his hair cut!

She or He is always thirsty!!! LOL The Roamer

Isn't she or he a cutie??? He is ALWAYS thirsty by the time he gets to my place!!!

He or she got a hair cut!

Just some words for now

What can I give you today?
Myself
I'm here
Let me know you are too!
The wind is with me
The wind chimes sing me their song
I wish I was outside
with the wind
The trees and flowers are
dancing
I'll dance too
when I get my cleaning done! UG!!!
I'll be thinking of YOU! xoxoxox
listening to Sarah McLachlan's "Surfacing"
Has anyone got "Bloom"?
I'm soooo GLAD Taylor Hicks is still in the running for the American Idol! He has soooo much heart and soul! We need that! His whole body sings! What a JOY he is! He brings a deep down chuckle and smile every time!

enJOY May

Can YOU believe May is more than half way over! I can't believe it! Not much happening here in West Virginia today! It's kind of Brrrrrrr! here, and gloomy, windy and rainy but I am going for a walk here in a little bit! Have to! I LOVE outside, don't YOU??? Have a SWEET Wednesday!

self portrait***Let me say my Peace

All I can do is pray for PEACE
Can you imagine living over there?
waking up over there
not to birds song
but to
gunfire and screams
think of all the peoples
of the world
that are waking up to
death and more death
I pray for Peace today
Please join me!

Fluer De Lis

dedicated to the ones I LOVE, praying for healing

I LOVE the word Alleluia!!! It sounds like a song, it is praise for the Lord!
There I sat in church once again asking, praying for healing this time for my daughter's eye and what catches my eye? A huge flag with the Fluer De Lis on it!!!
I love to stamp a fluer de lis on my paintings and I wondered of the origin of it as I left church and wondered why it was hanging in our church.
Flur means flower in french and the fluer de lis came from a flower, the Iris! The name Iris is generally derived from Iris, the eye, sooooo what a coincidence! And that is why they are sometimes called Flags because it is said one of the kings of France, in the 11th century, having been excommunicated by the Pope, in order to make peace once again between them, he decided to join the Crusaders! As was the custom in those times, each leader had a blazon on his shield and he chose the Iris. From this it was called the Fluer de Louis and then Fluer de Luse. Later it became Fluer de lis. As we were leaving church an older woman, a friend of the family asked about Gina and I told her about her eye trouble and please pray for her. She said she would pray to St. Lucy, the saint for eyes!

zzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZ

phew! I am zonked! I wanted to add one of my favorite pics of my 3 kiddos but am too tired tonight! Today, Gina and me were clowning around again! and I loved her top! Tee Hee!Mario and Kelly came over, everyone was zonked today but we did have some laughs, it's always great to get together! Hope everyone had a swell week-end! Sweet Dreams! xooxxo

that JerrY!

sweet flowers for the Morn from hubby

Say YES to what matters

"A true friend is a gift of God, and He only who made hearts can unite them."
Robert South
I thank my GOD every time I remember you.
Philippians 1:3
I say YES! to friendship

poetry Thursday

"Be a Poem"
A poem
what is a poem
words
and more words
words I need to hear in my head,
sometimes maybe not
a poem is like a
time share
just like these posts
someone has spent
their time
there
already
now I'm here
and I have
my share,
without the
poem
we wouldn't
get to share,
so YOU!
dear YOU!
Be a poem
(this is what I wrote today on Nina's Blog, using her name instead of YOU! but everyone is a poem!)

DIVINITY

INSPIRE ME THURSDAY, here I am!!! LOL Wasn't going to do Inspire Me Thursday this week but here I am this morning in New Norcia!!! Australia*** I had a dream this morning about Divinity. It was a little group of 3 worshippers and they were traveling around healing. They were called Divinity something, I can't remember but I do remember they were wearing the most beautiful robes and skirts, sashes, hats and scarves, they were all orange and gold! Soooo I go to google to seeeeeeeeeeeeee if there is such a little group of worshippers and healers and I came to an Aborginal artist, Deborah Nannup of Moora, New Norcia. She was commisioned to paint a painting for the Holy Trinity Parish. The colors she used were gold and orange, the gold meaning "Awakening to the sheer JOY of knowing Christ Jesus, our Lord, and the orange represents divinity, announcing the birth of Jesus. Soooooooo, I learned that indeed my dream was a gift! Hope you have Sweet Dreams! too!(and just in case you don't have sweet dreams here is a fun place I visited too this morning thanks via the internet, it might give you a chuckle!http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=12326)phew! xoxooxo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! TO MY SWEETIES, MOM AND VICKI HODGE aka BAKED SPUD!

HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! MOM AND VICKSTER!!!!!!!!! This collage is dedicated to YOU! Vicki!!!*** Mom could care less about my art work! LOL I will BE getting YOU a PRINT ASAP! Vicki!*** HOPE you are having LOTS OF FUN!!! on your Oregon coast get away!!! Isn't it sweet when you can travel with your family*********I WISH YOU the very Best today on your special day and all the days to follow!!!! LOVE to LOVE YOU!!! XOXOXOXOXOOXOOXOXOOOOOXXOOXOXOOXOX*** May GOD BLESS YOU!!!!and YOURS!!!! and Happy Birthday! to anyone else who was born today, May 10!

fly, fly, FLY!!!

A picture of the whole collage I made in the weeeeeeeeeeeeee hours this morning! Don't you just LOVE purple??? It's sooooo soooooooooothing and somehow spiritual! Love to Love you!!! xoxoooxx

TA DUM! QUEEN CRO'S 100TH POST! SELF PORTRAIT OF A CROWN

i WORE A CROWN when I met my husband Jerry on June 1st, 1973! It was covered with a scarf I wore like a gypsy! LOL He asked me "why are you wearing that scarf?' sooooo after the dancing with my prince(it was love at first sight!!!) I went into the bathroom and removed my scarf! Then the ELECTRIC went off!!!! LOL We should have known then we were destined to be together lights on or off!!! but I never knew it was a crown! That's what he called it and I am wearing it today, thinking of him and our love at first glance and how it has grown! Lucky me! He makes me feel like a QUEEN sooooooo I AM the QUEEN of 201 Winding Way! xoxoooooxoox

I'M READY TO KICK A BEAR'S ARSE!!! LOL

yEAH! That's my STYLE! Nice steel toed boot Woverines! one of my Favorite pair of shoes!
They're ready(now, if I was only ready too!) for a nice hill hike! MY hill where I used to live, where I grew up, I was on the hill almost every day!!! I told you I built little cabins up there, it reminded me of booths like they talked about in the Bible! But I was always leery, like something was always watching me! I always felt like it was a bear!!! Well, I'm finally ready with my steel toed Woverines! Bring it on Buddy!PapaBear, bring it on to mountain mama Cro!!! LOL How did everyone's week-end go???!!!
You just feel stronger and taller in Woverines, now I know why some guys walk soooo cocky wearin' boots and actin like they are God's last gift to women!!! LOL You've seen em!It's a MOST GLORIOUS day in West(BY GOD) Virginia!!!! It makes me want to sing, sing, sing!!!!"THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC!!!!"

JUST LISTED!!!

JUST GOT HER LISTED, MY ALTERED BOOK I MADE TODAY! IT'S RAINY HERE TODAY SOOOOOOOOOOO CHECK IT OUT HERE'S 2 of the pages********follow my link ON EBAY!

BUSY CREATING TODAY

Busy today working on an altered book! Wooo Hooo! Such FUN!!! HOPE you are enJOYing your God Bless You! Sunday!!! xoxoxoo

REMEMBERING

i used this picture of Gina for the front of the same chunky book!"fly with me" was the theme! That's Gina in her very first dance recital dress! Those were the days my friend!!!!

HERE THEY ARE!!! NATALIE, GINA, KELLY

This is a picture of Natalie, my son Damon's girlfriend, Gina, my daughter and Kelly, Mario, my son's girlfriend! This is on a back page of a Chunky Book I did back in 2004! Phew! How time flies! Aren't they cute??? I love these gals! They are kind and sweet! Gina was upset at me because I put a cone hat on her!!! LOL

Hope you had fun tonight!
Sweet Dreams!
Hope your eye appointment goes well tomorrow!
love and prayers*******

I GOT YOU BABE

GINA
My DARLING
my darling girl child
whenever you enter
my presence
my heart
jumps for JOY
my soul knows
GLADNESS
my eyes know
BEAUTY
my ears know
SINGING
my arms know
PLEASANTNESS
my whole being knows
CONTENTMENT
YOU are a walking SMILE!
I LOVE YOU
LOVE to LOVE YOU!
HAPPY 28TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
XOOOOXOOOXOXOOXOXOOXXOXOXOXOO
Gina's name means QUEEN and as I type this, she is being spoiled by my son Damon's girlfriend Natalie! They are both having a massage, pedicure and a facial at a Spa! Woooooooo Hoooooooo! I'll post a pic of my two other gals later, Natalie and Kelly! Got to get outside!!!! Gina got a BEAUTY FULL day!!!

Tomorrow, it's our Gina's BIRTHDAY!

this is one of my Favorite pictures! Jerry, Gina(she will be 28 tomorrow) and Mario(back in the day) are standing on the sidewalk with their hands on their hips! ha! ha! And LOOK at their pretty legs, my husband's legs are prettier than mine!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

I couldn't figure this out at first and then I

remembered I took this picture today right of the sun!!! I was trying to get those ornery crows flying again! (i GOT one Sat. the 29th, seeeeee my post) They are soooooo skittish of me and my camera! I've got the time, I'm gonna get one of them CLOSE UP!!! flying high by summer's end I hope! Wish me luck!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY!

my prince did come
I am a princess
we have lived now
together
almost 33 years come December
By now
He is my King
I am his Queen
when we are
together
we are the
Rulers of the Universe!
ha! Ha! ha!
We laugh a lot
maybe that's the key
to forever
enchantment

goodnight! Sweet Dreams xoxoxoox

GOLDEN MOMENTS

AS I was walking down to my laundry room, I prayed to God a THANK YOU dear Lord, for I can walk, I can talk, I can see, I can hear, Phew!!!! The list goes on and on!!! I think my dad's sickness and being around nursing homes and hospitals has made me just that much more aware of my surroundings!!! Oh, did I tell you he has fallen just about every day he has been home! Friday, he had to go to the ER to get 4 staples in his head! He fell Sunday out in the soft grass! He tried to fall yesterday as we went back out to the VA hospital, I don't know what is making him soooo wobbly! He says his grandpa used to say a saying, "Once a man, twice a child" He takes this in stride, he is just GLAD to be alive!!! He can't sit still, he wants to do EVERYTHING! AT ONCE! Mom has her hands full! Please say a prayer for my mom today, she has a stress test!
That's how I feel today!!! I want to go in every direction today!!! I'm changing sheets, don't you just love a freshly made bed???I want to write a little note to Nina, I want to go out and transplant some buttercups before they mow again! You should seeeeeeeeee all my flower beds! I transplanted buttercups in every bed but one!!! LOL That way, it gives me more time to go out and get my other flowers to plant,like petunias, begonias, pansies, geraniums,ect. ect! Count your Blessings and have yourself many golden moments! I wonder if Cheryl has had her SWEET LITTLE WESTON ANTHONY yet!!!!