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Someone you know has lupus.......

posted 2 days ago, updated 36 minutes later | 2 comments
and it is me !!!!!
I was diagnosised with lupus over 10 years ago after long and exhausting tests.

Definition

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder. It may affect the skin, joints, kidneys, and other...

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The Sounds of War

posted 25 days ago | 0 comments
Today I listen to the sounds of war. I listen to it most days. I hear the rat-tat-tat of machine guns. The howitzers discharge their ammunition with earth shaking accuracy. The jets fly overhead and aim their missles at their intended sites. I lis...

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Wildflower Fields

posted 2 months ago | 1 comment
I love to walk in a field of wildflowers. I swap places with bees and wasps and damselflies. The drone of the bees is such a soothing sound. I have no fear of getting bit by these insects. They seem to have their own agenda and I am not included i...

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Our America

posted 5 months ago | 0 comments
As inscribed on the Statue of Liberty

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
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The Arrival Of Spring

posted 5 months ago | 1 comment
Spring is finally making her presence known in Upstate New York a day at a time. The snow is melted, the creeks and rivers are overflowing their banks with water from the mountains.
Spring is also the time of nesting. The Canadian geese migrate he...

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Stonehouse Farm Butterfly Conservatory

posted 6 months ago | 1 comment
I was surprised with a trip here yesterday!
My son Rob and his girlfriend Amanda took me here for my birthday. I had no idea this place even existed!
It is called the Joseph L. Popp, Jr. Butterfly Conservatory, located in Oneonta, N.Y.
Although no...

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New Addition To The Family!

posted 6 months ago | 3 comments
This is Dixie. Tim rescued her from a family that could no longer keep her. She is a purebred German Sheperd and is just 2 years old.
When she first got her, I was nervous and apprehensive. We have a teacup chihuahua, and I was so worried about Di...

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Earth Hour !

posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
Join people all around the world in showing that you care about our planet and want to play a part in helping to fight climate change.
On March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m., join millions of people around the world in making a statement about climate chang...

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Reaping the Benefits! LOL

posted 6 months ago | -2 comments
I had a photo shoot at Village Floral today. VF is one of our local floral shops. Dennis, the owner, also has a side business going. He wanted some pictures taken of his latest project. So while he was getting things set up, I roamed around grabbi...

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Just when you think.....

posted 7 months ago | 1 comment
its safe to put away the shovels!!
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH ...

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