October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

One in four women suffer some form of Domestic Violence.  Look at your loved ones.  If it is you, tell someone.  Nearly every town has a Domestic Violence Hot line.   Love doesn't hurt.  Love doesn't make you cry.

 I was able to escape a 9 year violent relationship and marriage, solely to protect oldest daughter when she was 2 years old. I didn't realize I was worth saving too.   For me,coming to terms with physical violence was faster than getting past the verbal abuse.   It's all possible with support. 

 Don't give up on your mother, daughter, sister, friend.  Everyone has their own limit.  Some never find the inner strength.  They need you even more.

The Liebster Award

I was a fortunate recipient of this very welcoming award, from a blogger I'd never met. 


Cilgin Kiz  from The Adventures of Cilgin  Kiz   of Ireland.  She found me in her blog travels and I'm so glad she did.  Now I can follow her in her travels across Europe.


Because I had never heard of this award, I did a little detective wor,k and discovered that liebster in German, means "beloved".

The Liebster Blog Award is designed to bring additional recognition to those bloggers with less than 200 followers.  If you receive the award, you should link back to the blogger that nominated you and nominate 5 more blogs.  And, also, don't forget to let them know you nominated them.


I have blog hopped the road less traveled at times and have discovered some great people. At other times, they have found me. For all, I am grateful and hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

  
You don't have to tell any secrets or reveal any facts about yourself.  Just pass it along so that we small bloggers can get to know each other.

So I nominate:

Bobbi   at Gracie Owns Me.   Gracie is her 4 legged owner and leads an adventurous life of her own.


Deanna  from My Loves, My Life.      Deanna is in Missouri.  I don't know where.  I have relatives from Missouri too, so I'll have to ask her.  She's just like us, taking one day at a time and finding what makes it amusing.



Mary from  My Boston, My Friend      Fred is the Boston she loves in the Pacific Northwest.  Great photos and  stories of life with Fred.


Iggy  from Intense Guy.       Iggy is a wealth of information on many subjects.  I love his reminisces about his family and his history.  This is one honest writer that never ceases to capture my interest.         

Corker2  from The Pentax Lens of Corker2  .....     That brings out the lens envy in me with his photos. I am a history lover and so is he.  Maybe you are too.


We small bloggers love the support we have gotten and cherish making new friends along the way.

Let's Talk

I used to know some interesting women.  I would join them for an hour here and there when I was available, during my working years.  In my humble opinion, they have become so self promoting, that now I have some new friends.  The old friends were on "The View".  Barbara, Joy, Sherri, Elizabeth and the next has changed over the years from Meredith, to Rosie to Whoopie.  Over the years I've grown tired of the in-house bickering.  I don't think Joy is funny anymore.  She's annoying. Elizabeth was the only conservative so she is  on the defense constantly. Not everything that happens in the world is political ladies.  Lighten up. Get over yourselves. Seriously.

Now I have some new friends that I would much rather spend a hour with.  The ladies of "The Talk".  Julie Chen, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini, Sharon Osbourne and Sara Gilbert.  I'm as political as the next person, so if I want to hear that, I'll go to the news networks.  I want to hear them dish the dirt.  Especially Sharon.  Love her.  So recently, they have shared their opinions of a variety of questions that I'll ask you.  These are major issues/world changing even,  that should be discussed.



1.  Do you like being called "ma'am,"?  How about "honey, sweetie, darling" by people you don't know?


    Ok, now that I'm older than dirt, and live in the south and around a bunch of Marines, I have been "ma'amed" all over the place.   I'm fine with it.  It is a show of respect. The military and southern manners says you "ma'am" and "sir" everyone.  I remember being in my early 20's the first time it happened to me and I was shocked and offended.  Now I am a "Ma'am".

     Living in the south, I have been called "sweetie, honey and darling" by waitresses, cashiers and a librarian.  I don't think that is appropriate anywhere by any age.  I don't appreciate it at all, but I don't say anything to them.  I feel it's not meant as an insult, although, I don't think it is at all respectful of them or appropriate in a business situation.  I can't remember it ever happening in the north.


2.  Do you take your shoes off in the house?


     We do.  I didn't want little feet bringing in dirt on my clean floors so I've always had everyone take their shoes off.  I don't ask company to remove theirs.  I just hope they would.  I do take off mine when I go to someone else's home however. 

      Growing up, we didn't.  I don't think it occurred to my mother.


3.  Is it OK for children to ever be naked in public?


     I say "No", only because of the world we live in.  My girls always wore the cute little bathing suits, even in our own backyard.  I think the little bodies are adorable but the world is not as innocent as it used to be.

4.  What TV program would you bring back?   Not in reruns, but updated with the same feel.


     I have 2 favorites.  the first is "Dallas".   Loved the JR, Bobby, Cliff feuds and the clothes of Sue Ellen and Pammy...  Can we please bring back the bling of that wardrobe?  


      The second has to be "The Cosby Show".    The writers on that show were phenomenal.  My daughters and I still quote it.   Mama Clare always got in the last word.


       OK, I lied.  There are 3.   "Designing Women" when Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) was there.      Gotta love those ladies.


What do you say?