That's right people you heard me! I am in the mood for LOVE and you know what kinda music that is... sappy and sweet and it just makes ya wanna pull someone close to ya and take a spin out on the dance floor for a nice slow breathe in your ear and whisper sweet sumtins kinda night.

My song selections tonight are all songs that have alot of deep meaning for me. Lovie and I usually give each other a look and a wink of the eye when one of these babies come on the radio. Then we move slowly towards one another and I take her gently in my arms to brush my lips softly to hers and we dance to a beautiful enchanting slow rythym that just melts your insides. When she looks into my eyes and I into hers, I am a goner for sure. That's when a smile comes across my face and I know in that perfect moment that everything is right in the world because I am in her arms and I feel safe and loved.

These songs all remind me how precious and fragile life is sometimes... It makes me want to hold on a little bit tighter and to embrace every moment that we have with one another. It is a blessing indeed to have a love like this in my life.

Enjoy the songs and in case you haven't done it lately.. go tell that special someone you love them... you just never know how long you will have them so make every moment count.

Have a wonderful evening...I'm gonna go slow dance now...



Love,
PolarB ;)

You know what time it is right? NO! It's not Howdy Doody Time!

It's Friday and time for questions, except this week I'm going to throw in a little word association game too. I will only ask ten questions today then do 15 words. You tell me the first thing that pops in your head when you see the word. Okay ready?

First the questions!

1. Do you wear earrings everyday? What kind?

2. Would you kiss a frog for $100

3. What do you usually do when somebody has bad breath?

4. Do you sing in the shower?

5. Do you own a bicycle and if so, do you ride it?

6. Would you ever kiss somebody of the same sex?

7. What is your morning ritual when you wake up?

8. Do you prefer solids, stripes, or prints?

9. How do you react when somebody has stinky feet?

10. How many lamps do you have in your living room?

Okay now for the word association game! Rememeber no fair looking at anyone elses words in the comments before you put your own and it has to be the very first thing that pops in your head when you see the word.. Dont think about just do it!

1. Magic

2. Cool

3. Water

4. Friday

5. Black

6. Hot

7. Calm

8. Sport

9. Dog

10. Game

11. Baby

12. Forest

13. Blue

14. Music

15. Spicy

I'll be interested to see what you came up with and as always thanks for playing along!

Have a great Friday and see you at the Blog Hop!

Love yas!
PolarB ;)

Yesterday was Wildlife Kingdom at our house...

First we had the hawk that crashed into our storm door- read the previous post if you missed out on that excitement. Then yesterday afternoon we had to wrangle a friggen huge snake out of our yard...

We had just got back from the grocery store and fixed some yummy tuna salad and avocado slices on toasted buns. Lovie and I sat down on the back screened in porch to eat and Sophie who got a whiff of the tuna had perked up to see if she could snaggle a bite or two. Sophie is so funny and tries to be sneaky so we were paying attention to her because she was being cute. She had jumped up on the back of the chair that Lovie was sitting in and trying to make her way around on the arm to get a closer look at Lovie's plate and where that delectable fishy smell was coming from. Well she managed to watch Lovie in a moment by moment playback as she took a bite or two of her sandwich and Sophie slowly and ever so gently proceeded to put her paws on the table to get even closer. Beings as that she is not allowed up on tables especially ones we eat off of, Lovie scooted her down and told her no. I told Lovie, I bet if you would have watched to see what she would have eventually done she would have tried to take a bite of it as you were eating it!

So anyway after Lovie made Sophie get down, I glanced out in the yard which is really green and beautiful now. Lovie was talking about how she should mow the back yard again but because of the storms we had the previous night she thought it might be too wet. About that time, my eyes caught a movement in the grass. Something dark. I honed in on it and it moved again and then I saw what it was. I jumped up and said -Holy Crap! There's a huge fricken snake in our yard!

Lovie jumped up and said Where? I pointed to it as it was heading towards a pile of wood we have by the tree that is used for our outdoor firepit. Lovie said -Well we cant have that- the snake has got to go!-- No arguments here... I mean if I know there's a snake on the loose no matter how small it is...this sister aint even stepping foot in the yard! Snakes give me the willies and I am such a sissy girl when it comes to creepy crawlies and especially snakes!! I had just read a post yesterday morning at Slick's place- Peanuts in my Pepsi, about a snake and her story of how one got in her pantry which totally creeped me out already! Now we had a snake right here in our yard the same day just hours after reading her post!! I asked her if it was a premonition!

Well Lovie is not afraid of nothing I don't believe. So she grabs a long wooden stick and goes down to get it out of the wood pile. She says watch to see when it comes out. She is moving the wood and poking it and gets the wood all spread out and does not see the snake anywhere. I was paying close attention and did not see it anywhere. She goes to step backwards and there it is BEHIND her coiled up! That's when she truly saw the size of it! Even she jumped a bit I think... although she wont admit that. So she tries to think of a plan to get it out of the yard.

She said go get me the keys to the garage and I'll go get the rake and lift it up and throw it over the back fence into the woods. I was glad to do that as long as I didn't have to get down off of the porch which is three foot off the ground thank goodness! So I turn to go get the keys and what do I see? While we have been pre-occupied by the snake, little Miss Sophie is up on Lovie's chair , leaning on the table with her front paws helping herself to Lovie's tuna salad sandwich! So I yell at her to get down and I make her go into the house which she was happy to do....since she already got a taste of what she wanted! I told Lovie and she fusses a bit then goes back to more important things like the snake issue.

She goes and gets the rake and when she gets back she tries to touch the snake with it to get it on the prongs. Well that only pissed the snake off so it starts striking at the rake. Lovie says... I don't think this handle is long enough because that snake is pretty big. It was nearly five foot long and fairly thick around the middle. Black with a bit of a design to it''s skin and white underneath it's belly. I only know that because Lovie rolled it once and I saw it real quick before it started striking at her again.

So Lovie looks at me and says... You got any ideas? I said well how about you take the firepit screen and set it over the top of it until we figure out what to do with it. So she got that and kind of throw it and half dropped it over the snake. It was a good thing because the snake was at least contained for the moment.
I said come back and let me fix you another sandwich first and then we will figure out what to do. So she ate while I watched the snake to make sure it didn't get out. It kept going round and round the screened cage and sticking it's tongue through the wires. It did not like being caged at all. But it did not get out and that's what matters.

So Lovie comes up with a plan. She says, I will lay the garbage can down at the base of the screen and you come down here and lift the screen and as soon as it goes in the can I will tip it back up and put the lid on it. That way I can carry it back to the woods and let it go. I give her the ole squinty eyed eyeball and said- If you think I am coming down off this porch to lift the lid off that snake- You are crazy woman! Aint gonna happen! The snake will be by my feet and it is already pissed off and it most likely is NOT going to go where you want it to go in the garbage can! She gives me one of her looks back that says...you big sissy girl fraidycat... Hey I know what I am and I will wear that name proudly when it comes to snakes! I aint no fool!

So I asked what's Plan B? She said I dunno. You got any ideas? I said let me think... Meanwhile she thinks maybe she can drag the screen along the grass with the snake underneath to the back fence. I said and what do you plan to do when you get it back to the fence? It isn't going to be any different than what it is doing here under that screen. She thinks for a minute then agrees with me. I said I think we should call the neighbor to come over and take care of it. Our neighbor is an 80 year old spry man who is ornery and a regular jokester and loves to know all the neighborhood goss... if you ever want to find out anything... he is the man to go to. Lovie says...no if he comes over... we'll never get rid of him... I can take care of this myself.

So I cross my arms and say.. Okay so what is the plan now? She says--I dunno... It's a really big snake.
I said do we have any cardboard in the garage that is big enough to fit under that screen? She says yeah and goes to get it. I said see if you can slide it under the screen without lifting it and maybe the snake will get on top of it too. So she starts to do that and the snake is thrashing around striking everything it can and I say let it calm down a bit... Don't lift the screen! It will get out!! Okay well I didn't actually say it calmly... I was screaming it! Lovie looks over at me and tries to quiet me... You are going to have all of our neighbors over here if you don't stop screaming, she says...

Okay so now she has the cardboard under the screen with the snake on top... The tail of the snake is shaking and vibrating off of the cardboard.. I said is that a rattler? She said I don't think so but his tail is sure shaking a lot. Yeah because now we are about 45 minutes into this snake fiasco and we've pissed him off royally! I say okay now what? Lovie has the bright idea that we could both pick up the cardboard and tilt it so the snake drops in the garbage can. I say you want me to come down there and have my hands and face close enough to that snake to pick it up? HA!! HA!!! No friggen way! I cannot do that! I said besides.. doesn't that card board have a crease in it --what if it bends and the snake falls out on our feet? No way no how!

Again she is giving me al these looks! WHAT?! I said besides that would require me stepping down off of this porch and we both know I am not going to do that. She says but I need you to help me with this... I said I came up with the cardboard idea... now it's your turn. She thinks... I said hey- what if you drag it by the cardboard back to the woods.. She said that would mean I have to drag it out of the backyard , through the gate, and all around the front of the house , around the side and then to the back woods. I said yeah... What's wrong with that? She said how about I just drag it to the front culvert and dump it in the stream there and it will swim on away out of our yard. I said okay.. that works.

She said you have to open the gate for me and that requires you coming off the porch. So I said okay... BUT don't do nothing with that snake until I say so. So I creep down the steps all while keeping an eye her and the snake. I get to the gate and open it up and her she comes dragging it. I freak out because I think what if the snake gets loose and my feet are here on the ground with it.. So I quickly run out in the front driveway and climb up into the back of my pickup truck until she gets past me. The snake is thrashing around again because it doesn't like being moved and jarred around.

Lovie says- you gonna stay in the truck or help me? I said well I will watch from a distance. So she drags it down to the culvert and there's a small water stream running through. Lovie says should I just take the screen off or throw the whole thing? I said throw it. She did and the snake went into the water but it didn't like being in that cold water so it quickly slithered out the other side and into some leaves and twigs by the old dead tree in our adjoining neighbors property line. Still close to my front island flower bed but oh well... that's where the snake went.

I don't think I'll be doing any gardening out there for a while and I will make Lovie go out there with a rake before I touch anything. Just writing about it still gives me the willies!

All in all it only took us a little over an hour to take care of our snake... I guess I will never be a snake wrangler or a crocodile hunter which is fine by me!

Have a great Monday... and watch out... it's a jungle out there!

Later Gaters!
PolarB ;)

Good Morning and Happy Sunday to all you early birds out there this fine sunny morning!

I conked out like a lighthouse last night about 11 so I didn't get to hang around and see what you scoundrels were up to last night. I stayed up way too late on Friday night and worked out in the yard all day yesterday so this bear was tired.

I woke up this morning after sleeping 9 hours and I am ready to take on the day! We had storms last night and it rained like crazy. However this morning the day looks promising. The sun is already peeping out and everything I planted and transplanted yesterday got a good soaking and can grow grow grow. I love Spring. It is my favorite season of all. Everything is in bloom and I love creating new flower beds and adding new plants every year to my herb beds and Oriental garden.

Lovie and I have alot of work cut out for us this season. We are planning to re-screen the back porch, put in a new courtyard where the pool used to be, re-wood the shed and put on a new roof on it, all which are in process right now...and we will have to see what else comes up. There is always work to do! This is in addition to just maintaining our many flower beds and the yard. We have decided to not do a large vegetable garden this year simply because we want to have time to enjoy the seasons and have some play time too. This will let me visit all the farmers markets this year and it will make freezing and canning more pleasant and simplified for me. I am looking forward to that.

We bought new bikes last year and new helmets and Lovie and I plan to utilize them now that I have a new knee and can get out and do more. This morning I did 10 minutes on our recumbent bike and that felt good. I have to tell you it just feels better to be able to get out and do all this stuff that I wasnt able to do last summer.

This morning after I did my bike, I went into the bedroom to put some oil on my knee scar. I do that every morning to keep it flexible and to help heal the scar and soften it. It helps me to move it better too so the skin around it isnt pulled tighter. Anyway, as I was sitting there I heard a huge crash and it started me. I thought what in the world was that?!

I hollared in to Lovie who was in the kitchen to see if she was okay. It sounded like she had fallen or something. Our one neighbor shoots a gun off almost daily to scare the blackbirds away and I thought maybe he shot it and it came through the window and got Lovie! She came running in to me because she thought I had fallen down or something. You'll never guess what it was!

We have a nesting dove sitting in our blue spruce pine tree right next to our front porch. Every Spring a dove makes a nest and lays her eggs there and stays until they are hatched and old enough to fly on their own. She wont leave the nest until they do and she will even let us walk right up to the rail where we have an excellent and closeup view to peer in at her babies.

Anyway.... a huge hawk came barreling down at her to get her for it's breakfast and she barely made it away from him! In an attempt to get away, she flew across our porch and down over the side through the rails to another tree. The huge crash was the hawk flew right into our front glass storm door! You could see the impression smugde marks all over the glass and there are feathers scattered everywhere! Lovie ran to the door and said it's a bird that crashed into our front door! Then she looked down and saw the huge hawk! It was stunned and then it got up and took off! It was amazing!

We searched to make sure the dove was okay and Lovie saw her hunkered down on the ground below the other tree. She was still very frightened and her feathers were sticking out in places a bit. My guess is that the hawk nearly grabbed her but he didnt get a good enough grip before she got away. Lovie checked her nest and sure enough her two eggs are still there so hopefully she will go back to her nest very soon and the hawk will stay away.

As I said it was a very eventful morning! Lovie said the hawk got another bird this week and sat up on our roof to eat it.. Our guess is it could have been the father dove as I have heard doves mate for life and we havent seen him in a while. There are feathers everywhere. But for the sake of the two eggs that have not hatched yet, I hope he doesn't come back for our mama dove.

Well... that's all the news I have for this morning!

I hope you have a wonderful sunny Sunday and do something fun today!

Love yas!
PolarB ;)

Hey my Peeps! I feel like rocking to some classics tonight. Care to join me? These will never fade out and they take me way back to my teen years when I was getting into things I shouldn't have been getting into... Oh well.. we live and we learn!

Enjoy the evening and I may or may not be able to join in the fun.. We've got bad storms headed our way and they are supposed to be severe so this puter may be unplugged so the electrical surges dont rock my Inner Sanctum house!

Have fun and I'll see you when I do! Party on Garth!

Later gaters!
PolarB ;)

Oh yeah... I almost forgot to post my playlist... here ya go!
Oh and by the way CC-- Girlfriend ...the first one is for YOU!