In The Words Of My Little Brother…

Here are “a lot and a lot” of pictures. At least most of them are from our vacation this past weekend.

Now these first ones, I believe, are of a ride to church one Lord’s Day morning. Just in case you’re wondering what our rides might be like…

 

My ever lovelier big sister… 

 

Daddy… In a particularly good mood…

 

My wonderful “little” brother… 

 

My adorable, sleepy little brother…

 

And last of this category, a not-so-great picture of me. Okay, a really bad one… 

 Mama was taking the pictures, so, there are none of her.

Moving on to some more interesting pictures, here are some early ones during our family vacation to Coker Creek.

On our way, we visited the Mayfield dairy, took the tour, and, of course, ate some delicious ice cream…

 

We stopped for lunch in Sweetwater ( this was the best picture I could find)…

 

A while later, we arrived at our destination.

 

Our house for the weekend…

Some more misc. pictures…

That’s it for now.

 

Oops!

It appears as though I forgot to put a link in my last post. Sorry!

Find out which Princess Bride character you’re most like HERE.

Hey, I found another quiz!

Princess Bride. One of the best movies made…

Inconcievable! I got her!

I wonder who you might be?

Doting on a Little Brother…

I am proud to have a totally, absolutely, and in all other ways, adorable little brother. Here are some recent pictures of him.

Heading out to the garden…

 

 

In the garden…

 

 

He’s so cute…

 

Weeding…

 

 

Still weeding and probably singing a song from “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.” He loves that movie and sings part of one song all the time!

 

Don’t you just love little boys?

 

Sketches

Yes, I’m still sketching, though probably not as much as I should be. I simply haven’t posted any of them yet. Here’s one that shows the influence of watching Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis for the past couple of weeks. Notice the forties styles…

 

 

Now here’s one that I’ve been working on for a couple of days. It is of Johann Sebastian Bach. Hopefully I’ll post a bit about him before the week’s out.

 

 

BTW, I am sitting here at the computer enjoying listening to the great singer/actor Dean Martin. We really enjoy his stuff.

Standin’ on a corner, watchin’ all the…

 

The Girl I Left Behind Me…

My two latest fiddle songs are Back Up and Push and The Girl I Left Behind Me. This week I am gonna be working on a twin part to the second one. That will be fun. Here’s a page I found that has the words and a 1952 recording of The Girl I Left Behind Me. It turns out that the whole song is basically the calls to a dance. Pretty neat!

The Girl I Left Behind Me 1952

 

Yet Another Character Quiz

As you see, I really enjoy these things. Here’s one to fine out which Austen heroine you are. I always get Marianne Dashwood. Perhaps it fits well. Which one are you most like?

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Yep. ’tis me again! Her ever-helpful sis. What do you know! Once again I come through and insert the image.

Take the Quiz here!

http://www.strangegirl.com/emma/quiz.php

Here’s what I get:

You are Marianne Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are impulsive, romantic, impatient, and perhaps a bit too brutally honest. You enjoy romantic poetry and novels, and play the pianoforte beautifully. To boot, your singing voice is captivating. You feel deeply, and love passionately.

I tend to find her excessively annoying, so just warn me if I ever am.

 

Which Narnia Character are You?

I turned out to be most like Lucy Pevensie, least like the White Witch. I guess that was pretty good…

Who are you? Click HERE to find out.

Picture Post

Here are some recent pictures taken by various people in our family. Here goes!

This is my “little” little brother showing me how to make an “F” with your body. He says you have to stand on one foot ’cause F’s only have one leg…

 

Two of my dearest friends…

 

Four lovely ladies…

 

Interesting…

 

Another verly lovely lady…

 

The Artist…

 

Hmmm…

 

I love dancing!

 

 

I got tagged!

My sister tagged me with a “7×7″ tag. Here’s my attempt at answering most of those questions.

7 things I want to do before I die:

1. Move to Coble
2. Go to Scotland
3. Learn to play Liebestraum
4. Get Married
5. Have a wonderful family
6. Meet a certain few families whose blogs we read…
7. Learn to keep my mouth shut when I should

7 things I cannot do well:

1. Do two things at once
2. Laugh at myself
3. Keep my mouth shut for very long at all
4. Play Liebestraum
5. Go a day without acting entirely dramatic
6. Do anything very fast at all
7. Limit this list to only 7 things…

7 favorite movies:

1. Princess Bride
2. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
3. Martin and Lewis movies
4. Cowboy Jake
5. Emma
6. Sabrina (the one with Audrey Hepburn)
7. White Christmas

7 things I say often:

1. Goodness!
2. Right…
3. Interesting…
4. And whatever, you know…
5. That’s what I was going to say…
6. What?
7. What does that mean?

7 things that I’d like in a spouse:

1. Loves the Lord
2. Loves me
3. Loves children
4. Is a good, strong leader
5. Is forgiving of all my many faults
6. Is mature, sensible, etc.
7. Is gentlemanly

7 favorite books and authors

1. The Bible
2. Old Fashioned Girl
3. The Supper of the Lamb
4. The Scrabble Dictionary
5. The Inheritance
6. The Scarlet Pimpernel
7. The Williamsburg Art of Cookery

I don’t think I’ll tag anyone. Most of the folks I’d tag are already tagged.