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Connecting With Jeannie

by Jeannie

Rated: E · Book · Personal · #2251646

Well, here it goes! 'The Bard's Hall Contest' got me blogging again, so wish me luck!

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. -- Maya Angelou

Here I go again, blogging! I'm doing this for:
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The Bard's Hall Contest (13+)
NOVEMBER: Comedy... Thanksgiving with the Family
#981150 by StephBee

My blog picture above is located in the beautiful, scenic Sedona, Arizona. We vacationed there at the end of December, 2019 thru January 2020 - right around when the pandemic began. What a chaotic year it was, too! A scary time for all of us!

I am hoping that this blog will show my creativity, heart, and soul, and reveal a little more of myself. I'm a shy person at heart and don't post too much in Newsfeed, but I love reading what others are saying.

I'm off to post my first blog...

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Jeannie

Apr 7, 2024 at 8:35am
In response to "Daylight Savings Time"

Iremember that was their reason to start Daylight Savings Time. Why they keep this up is confusing.
Some states ignore this all together. I wish mine did!

Lyn's a Witchy Woman

Apr 7, 2024 at 1:23am
In response to "Daylight Savings Time"

Daylight savings time when it originated was to benefit farmers and seasonal workers but those days are long gone. I don't understand why it is still happening when it doesn't matter. Other than it disrupts our sleep patterns.

It takes me almost a week to adjust and then when it falls back I have to readjust... grrr.

Jeannie

Mar 27, 2023 at 1:16pm
In response to "Memories at my first Drive-in Theater "

Really, there are some still in California? Then drive-in didn't completely fall by the wayside.
I never really cared about black-and-white films. I do like sci-fi though.
The fly sounds familiar, I think I've seen it... The Hand and The Blob don't ring a bell.

~HarvestSilverMoon~

Mar 27, 2023 at 12:10am
In response to "Memories at my first Drive-in Theater "

There are still some around in California anyway just not many and are also usually used during the day for swapmeets on Saturday and Sundays. Many people Use to get in by the car full because it was cheaper.

Actually the invasion if the Bidy Snatchers was a black and white rerun so it had to have been made in possibly mid 1950s. It wasn't very scary. More like a Scifi.

What I got a kick if was many years later was almost better made . The Hand, The Blob. It was something to joke about.

The Fly though was classic. I like the Jeff Goldbum version of it best.

Jeannie

Mar 26, 2023 at 6:47pm
In response to "Memories at my first Drive-in Theater "

Yes, drive-ins were fun. I don't think I could watch the Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Sounds scary!

Too bad drive-ins aren't around anymore, but I guess they were going broke with not many people coming anymore.

~HarvestSilverMoon~

Mar 26, 2023 at 6:19pm
In response to "Memories at my first Drive-in Theater "

Well yes I remember the drive-in movies too. I kind of liked it, except the time we had to leave early, right after the first movie started, because someone was sick. Can't avoid that. I was about 10 then. Later we I stead went to the wall in movies , mostly seeing Jerry Lewis ones.

Mostly I remember seeing drive-in movies, in my teens, like dumb Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I was too young to have alcohol, but that might have made it even more entertaining. We mostly laughed at them.

My most memorable drive-in movie experience was when I took my aging mother to the drive in. She'd never before been to the drive in. We saw Conan the Barbarian. We got there late so we ended up parked in the edge where the car would be slightly slanted sideways. Regardless we enjoyed that movie.

The second movie was one called Everything you wanted to know about Sex with Woody Allen in it. I knew it would be funny but still I didn't want to somehow expose my mother's mind to perversion, so I asked her if we should leave or not.

She said no, let's see it.

And so I hesitated but then decided that if she's okay with it, then I'm okay with it.

It was fun to watch, but also fun to see her laughing. . I'll never forget that moment.

~HarvestSilverMoon~

Mar 26, 2023 at 6:03pm
In response to "First Day of Spring Today"

Lmao. Oops. Typo. Not 213 years. That would make me ancient. I meant 3 years.

~HarvestSilverMoon~

Mar 26, 2023 at 6:01pm
In response to "First Day of Spring Today"

I agree with you on that as far as the weather not staying consistent and being what we considerto be Spring weather.

I hate when it dries that. One day it's sunny, like today. It was warm enough to sit outside in my patio, without a sweater on,and drank my coffee. Yet tonight the temperature will drop drastically, and maybe tomorrow it will be rainy and cold.

It's enough to make people sick. Lately I e had to low my nose often or it gets itchy and drives me crazy. I've not been sick in about 2l3 years and would like to stay that way.

Oh my Minnesota. I heard the weather gets pretty cold there.

Jeannie

Mar 26, 2023 at 10:42am
In response to "First Day of Spring Today"

I agree, even if it says Spring on the calendar doesn't make it so.
It's still chilly in Minnesota, yesterday it was 46 degrees, and today it's 26 degrees.
We have the yo-yo effect going on.

Jeannie

Mar 26, 2023 at 10:37am
In response to "Live day by day"

So happy you found my trinket, ~HarvestSilverMoon~
That's the only way you can collect this trinket is to read my blog.

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May 2, 2022 at 5:21pm

#1031822

History of my home town

Prompt # 1 May, 1st. '22 — A bit about the history of your town/area.
Every place has a history. Some towns were founded to support gold rushes, others were close to oceans.
What's the History of where you live? What was the early industry that made your town the place to be? Who founded your town and when?

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My city, Faribault. is a small town built along the banks of the Straight and Cannon Rivers. These two tributaries played a vital role in my city’s early development, an opportunity for fur trade with the Dakota Sioux Indians, who lived along these rivers until 1745, then they were driven south after clashing with Ojibwe over this territory. So, there are a lot of native Dakota Indian names that have never changed to this day. Minnesota ( Mní Sota) means clear water - referring to 'where the waters reflect the skies because the water is clear and still.'

Alexander Faribault, an early fur trader, founded this town in 1852. He loved its scenic qualities, abundant resources, and desirable location. The citizens who live here are proud of its history, and its well-kept businesses in the downtown area. Faribault has more buildings registered on the National Historic Society than any other city its size in the state of Minnesota. He built his house in 1853, is considered the oldest frame structure in the area, and it still stands in its original location.

Growth, development, and economic prosperity followed a couple of years later. After the completion of the first steam-powered sawmill in 1854, the sleepy settlement of Faribault of twenty buildings turned into a bustling town with more than 250 buildings. Historians considered this growth an important milestone in 1855 and 1856 when the creation of roads that connected to other settlements and trading posts, the availability of mail service, and the construction of schools and churches. Afterward, it was then platted in 1855 and granted a home-rule charter in 1872.

There are 18,218 adults who live in Faribault, 3,769 of whom are seniors in Faribault. (Female 11,051 46.43% Male 12,749) There are plenty of parks in and around the area with hiking trails, water parks, golf courses, great restaurants, plenty of events such as racing, visiting caves, great shopping centers, and much more. We have all four seasons to enjoy. I love it here!

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