HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY !!!!
Love comes in all shapes and sizes..with and without tails!!!!
Enjoy this video..and feel the love!!!http://news.yahoo.com/video/3-legged-dog-limited-mobility-163500651.html

xo to all

The Killing of Stray Dogs in Sochi

Whymsicalmusings: What will you make for Valentine's Day?

Whymsicalmusings: What will you make for Valentine's Day?..check out Becky's post on her blog...MoonlightJourney has some wonderful images for your Valentine's Day sweetie!!! chocolate wrappers and altered tin images to name just 2!!!

National Zoo Lioness Naba Welcomes Lion Cubs

due to my bad cataract,i can't read the "prove you aren't a robot" thingy that must be done before a comment can be left..so,if you don't see a comment from me,it doesn't mean i haven't been by,just means i can't read the thing!! 

(and this took me days to do!!!)

Neil Young - Heart of Gold - Carnegie Hall, NY - 1.6.14

will be here off and on. my cataract is bad..little vision in rt. eye. can't get surgery to remove  until the beginning of March,unless there are cancellations..hope they get one!! looking out of one eye,and that has cataract which will be removed 3 weeks after the rt. eye!!
maybe i can use our chow Jerry as a guide dog!

Phil Everly, Half Of The Everly Brothers, Dies At 74 « CBS Los Angeles

Phil Everly, Half Of The Everly Brothers, Dies At 74 « CBS Los Angeles  click on link.

It is New Years Eve...

December 31,1954

My paternal Grandmother and my Mother holding my twin sister and I the day they got us ..along with the social worker Miss Finnegan(who,by the way,attended my wedding!!)
Mom and Dad..I continue the yearly celebration,even though you and Jan are no longer here.I love you and am proud to be your daughter. Thank you for giving me the gift of your love.
To my birth mother,wherever you are..thank you. I have tried to find you since both my parents died...to thank you in person. I wanted to know you,the person you were. My Mother always said "you weren't born from my body,but from my heart". We are forever together in our hearts!
I was adopted..and also a gave up a child for adoption. I am in the unique position of knowing how both feels. 

To all of you..I wish you a New Year filled with happiness,good health and prosperity.
Thank you for taking the time to visit me here...I treasure all the friends I have made..and I look forward to visiting with you in the New Year!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!

He Soars

He Soars, a photo by ann divelbiss on Flickr.

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boy image from Wings of Creativity journal pack from MoonlightJourney.
other images ,backgrounds,text,overlays,textures from multiple sources.

oh,the day after Christmas..kids playing with all their toys!!Their joy and laughter and happiness!! Kept me busy and occupied....
for me..a time of sadness..my father died the day after Christmas in.  2004..he wanted to die at home..i lived with him for 4 months,caring for him..letting him die with dignity,in his home,as he wanted .Bittersweet..he started dying the day my mother did,6 years earlier. They are all together,he,my mom and my twin sister. He looked so peaceful..I helped take his body to the ambulance..i wouldn't leave him till the last moment. Funny..I walked back into the house I had grown up in..it was no longer home..it was a house..the people who made it home were no longer there.
I am 59 years old..but, the daughter in me feels lonely for her parents.
Those of you who have lost parents know what I'm feeling.

Merry Christmas...

May the magic of Christmas
fill your hearts with joy!
Ann

In the Past

In the Past, a photo by ann divelbiss on Flickr.

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Norad Tracks Santa Trailer Video 2013

My sweet,dear friend Amy's beloved kitty,Puff,crossed the Rainbow Bridge ..please stop by here blog and leave her a note. http://www.artistamyjo.com/2013/12/gone-but-not-forgotten_20.html .....this is the direct link to her post,with a picture.
I'm so sorry Amy. Definitely gone,but not forgotten. Puff will live on in your heart. 
xoxo

Precious Pair: Lion Siblings Thrive at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Precious Pair: Lion Siblings Thrive at San Diego Zoo Safari Park, a photo by San Diego Zoo Global on Flickr.

had to share ..too cute!!

Go on over and visit............

MoonlightJourney: Fifth Day Of Christmas Recipe Card Freebie!
go visit Becky and Lynne!!! you can find all 5 of these wonderful recipe cards on their blog!!! and they aren't done yet!!...12 days in total!!!
just think..a marvelous collection of beautiful recipe cards..each with a gorgeous design and fabulous recipe!!
I am going to make a beautiful recipe journal with these!!it will be something special that can be handed down in my family!!
thanks Lynne and Becky!!

"What if...."

"What if...." NFT, a photo by ann divelbiss on Flickr.

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multiple sources for papers and images.

Are these ladies wonderful..or what!!!

MoonlightJourney: Two Free Collage Sheets For Your Christmas Creating!
click on the link to get your free holiday collage sheets from Lynne and Becky at MoonlightJourney!!!!
these are absolutely beautiful!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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WISHING ALL OF YOU A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING
XO