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Dawn of September

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Sun Moon https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sun-moon-by-madonna/ We were blessed with wonderful weather again. We haven't had rain in a very long time. And the forest fires and brush fires are burning up acres of trees and grasses. We had gotten the smoke from Canadian forest fires for almost two weeks and now we are getting the smoke from Oregon fires and eastern Washington. The breeze is off the ocean today so should be blowing it to the east for a few days anyway. We had such a fun week end. We rode down to Olympia with our daughter to visit her kids.  They had bought their first home. I couldn't believe how this house was made for their uses like someone designed it for them. Our granddaughter has a very successful preschool and she has rooms for that. Our grandson makes music with his computer & a bunch of other things...don't ask me how because that is beyond me. But he has his own room for that with soundproofing on the walls, etc. Then o...

Feels like Fall!

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Watermill Theme https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/watermill-theme-by-m-donna/ Wow, but it is beginning to feel like fall in the evenings. We sit outside and read for a bit after dinner and we have both noticed the feeling of fall in the air. We have had some really great summer days, though.  Did you get to see the eclipse? Our daughter & granddaughter drove down to Salem, OR to watch it and I guess it was totally awesome from what they have said. We didn't have the glasses or anything so we didn't "watch" it, but could sure feel it as it got cooler and grayer out. We didn't have the total eclipse here but most of it. I can't believe the hype for it.  My husband took the 4 wheeler to the back pasture and picked blackberries so I made a pie. They are a little seedy but make a really good pie. I just updated my Firefox to 55 and got quite a surprise. Most all of my extensions now say Legacy in bright yellow. And that means t...

Bullying!

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    https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2017/07/31/a-more-inclusive-world-and-web/?utm_source=mih-08-15-17&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter This is a great article on bullying and I hope you will take the time to read it. I was bullied by another theme designer a year or more ago. She made horrible threats to me over quite a period of time. Emails and on the old forum.  A Netflix original show to watch is "13 Reasons". It was about teenagers and bullying. If you have Netflix I would advise every teenager and parent should watch it. Have a good day.

Feels like Fall!

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Autumn River Ranch https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/autumn-river-ranch-by-m-donna/ We were sitting out last night after dinner reading and we both noticed how much it felt like fall. I am not ready for that. Have been working on some fall themes. I know I have tons made but I love working with fall graphics. The theme I am posting today is one of my favorites. It is from a painting with a lot of work in Photoshop to move things around and blending. Hope everyone likes it. Had the TV on this afternoon while I was working and saw the Pres stick his foot in his mouth! Wow!  Will write more next time. Am running out of time today!

Scary Times!

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Orca View https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/orca-view-by-m-donna/ Good afternoon...and it is a good one. Very warm and would be warmer if the smoke from the forest fires in Canada wasn't hiding the sun. It has been smokey now for over a week. Supposed to change a bit tomorrow with some clouds and wind coming from the west. We haven't had any rain for a long time so the forests are tinder dry. Lots of wild fires, etc. We don't water our lawn because it is a waste of water so our front lawn is brown. But it always comes back as soon as it rains. I had the telephone interview last Thursday with the magazine and I think it went pretty well. I will post when/if it gets on line. Down the Road https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/down-the-road-by-madonna/ We are living in pretty scary times, aren't we? This goes to show how important it is to vote. When you have two egotistical children running countries...this is what happens. W...

Heat!

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Gerbera Glow Butterflies https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/gerbera-blow-butterflies/ Whew, we finally got some hot weather but you can't see the sun. The air is full of smoke from the wildfires in British Columbia. The smoke was up high yesterday but today is clear to the ground. It actually looks foggy out but very warm! There are forest fires all around us actually. At least two in our old stomping grounds in the District we lived in when hubby was in the U.S. Forest Service. Oh, how he would love to be able to fight fire. He loved doing it and since we weren't making tons of money working for the government, we loved the extra pay in the check! The kids say they can still remember what their Dad smelled like when he got home from a fire. There was one summer I didn't even get his fire clothes washed before he got sent out on another one. I want to thank David from Virginia that sent me a really nice pocket angel to replace the one I lost. It act...