America's Liberty

Americans trusted their elected representative too long. They elected their reps on their words, not knowing that their actions would be the opposite to their words, once they got in power.
They were elected to serve the people, but once elected they forgot the same people that put them there and represented their own benefits.
Everything has a cycle and people chose to change the political cycle they trusted for so long. The sleeping lion has awaken and he made his roar heard. We the People are the ones who give you the power and pay for your power. How can we pay for you if you starve us? How can we trust your empty words again? Hungry people are the ones who start revolutions. Share the wealth is an old sentence used over the centuries. No one has ever seen a President or a King sharing his wealth with the people. Why? Is it because there is an ocean that separates the words SAY from the words DO IT?

Liberty

Liberty still stands tall and strong.

Liberty

Liberty

Obama's Salary

There is all kinds of foreign money propping up Obama's spending policies.

Exclusive: Communist China Secretly Funds Obama's Salary

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ntft: Mortgage payments: "Frank frowned at the mortgage payments, which were exorbitant in 1976. The payments were around seven hundred dollars, plus utilities and up..."

Fuzzy and slick

Christian Academy

The Prattville Christian Academy collected over 3000 dollars to help the WWII Veterans fly to Washington to visit their memorial. They're fifth and sixth graders that really feel the benefit of the American Freedom and they wanted to be part of America. The school invited the Veterans to speak to the classes. They were small children with big, serious questions about the Country and WWII.

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Honor History

August 21st 2010. Out of the old confederate property exit a WWII Veteran to go on an Honor Flight to Washington D.C. to visit all the wonderful memorials. A guardian was assigned go guide him and take care of him. It was a one day charter flight to honor the WWII veterans. They all wore a bright yellow t-shirt with meaningful writings. "If you read English, thank a teacher. If you speak English, thank a Veteran". The guardian wore a gray t-shirt. At their return into the Montgomery airport there were hundreds of people to welcome them as heroes. Every waiving hand held an American flag. It was very touching to see people of all ages shaking the old veterans hands and thanking them for the good life they enjoyed because of their sacrifices. Some were on wheelchairs, others used walkers, few walked on their own. Their weathered faces looked very tired but they all had a glow of satisfaction. They were finally recognized as he heroes they were to offer their lives for their children's future well being and mostly for their Country. It was a beautiful show of Patriotism. We should go back to be proud of our Country and our God. Protect our Country and thank our God to give us the strength to protect it.

Honor your history

WWII Veterans

Saturday August 21st 2010 is a great event in Alabama for the WWII Veterans. A charter plane will take off From Montgomery to take approximately 70 WWII Veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials. It will be a day to remember in honor of the few surviving WWII veterans. A guardian was assigned to them to be on their side. There will be doctors and nurses on the plane to take care of them. It is only a one day trip and there will be a big welcome home for them in the evening.

Crimson Tide

What a beautiful change. The blog Trinity is now Crimson red just like te Alabama Football league.

A villa in Millbrook.

Recycle

Some of you younger people probably weren't around back then to remember...
I do!

1930's flour sacks by Colleen B. Hubert

THE FLOUR SACK

IN THAT LONG AGO TIME WHEN THINGS WERE SAVED,
WHEN ROADS WERE GRAVELED AND BARRELS WERE STAVED,
WHEN WORN-OUT CLOTHING WAS USED AS RAGS,
AND THERE WERE NO PLASTIC WRAP OR BAGS,
AND THE WELL AND THE PUMP WERE WAY OUT BACK,
A VERSATILE ITEM, WAS THE FLOUR SACK.

PILLSBURY'S BEST, MOTHER'S AND GOLD MEDAL, TOO
STAMPED THEIR NAMES PROUDLY IN PURPLE AND BLUE.

THE STRING SEWN ON TOP WAS PULLED AND KEPT;
THE FLOUR EMPTIED AND SPILLS WERE SWEPT.
THE BAG WAS FOLDED AND STORED IN A SACK
THAT DURABLE, PRACTICAL FLOUR SACK.

THE SACK COULD BE FILLED WITH FEATHERS AND DOWN,
FOR A PILLOW, OR T'WOULD MAKE A NICE SLEEPING GOWN.
IT COULD CARRY A BOOK AND BE A SCHOOL BAG,
OR BECOME A MAIL SACK SLUNG OVER A NAG.
IT MADE A VERY CONVENIENT PACK,
THAT ADAPTABLE, COTTON FLOUR SACK.

BLEACHED AND SEWN, IT WAS DUTIFULLY WORN
AS BIBS, DIAPERS, OR KERCHIEF ADORNED.
IT WAS MADE INTO SKIRTS, BLOUSES AND SLIPS.
AND MOM BRAIDED RUGS FROM ONE HUNDRED STRIPS
SHE MADE RUFFLED CURTAINS FOR THE HOUSE OR SHACK,
FROM THAT HUMBLE BUT TREASURED FLOUR SACK!

AS A STRAINER FOR MILK OR APPLE JUICE,
TO WAVE MEN IN, IT WAS A VERY GOOD USE,
AS A SLING FOR A SPRAINED WRIST OR A BREAK,
TO HELP MOTHER ROLL UP A JELLY CAKE,
AS A WINDOW SHADE OR TO STUFF A CRACK,
WE USED A STURDY, COMMON FLOUR SACK!

AS DISH TOWELS, EMBROIDERED OR NOT,
THEY COVERED UP DOUGH, HELPED PASS PANS SO HOT,
TIED UP DISHES FOR NEIGHBORS IN NEED,
AND FOR MEN OUT IN THE FIELD TO SEED.
THEY DRIED DISHES FROM PAN, NOT RACK
THAT ABSORBENT, HANDY FLOUR SACK!

WE POLISHED AND CLEANED STOVE AND TABLE,
SCOURED AND SCRUBBED FROM CELLAR TO GABLE,
WE DUSTED THE BUREAU AND OAK BED POST,
MADE COSTUMES FOR OCTOBER (A SCARY GHOST)
AND A PARACHUTE FOR A CAT NAMED JACK.
FROM THAT LOWLY, USEFUL OLD FLOUR SACK!

SO NOW MY FRIENDS, WHEN THEY ASK YOU
AS CURIOUS YOUNGSTERS OFTEN DO,
"BEFORE PLASTIC WRAP, ELMER'S GLUE
AND PAPER TOWELS, WHAT DID YOU DO?"
TELL THEM LOUDLY AND WITH PRIDE DON'T LACK,
"GRANDMOTHER HAD THAT WONDERFUL FLOUR SACK!"


All these girls' dresses were made from flour sacks...



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History and comfort

The old Confederate monument depicting names of people who served from the southern area stands as reminder of freedom in front of the old villa modernized for comfort. The grounds that once were a Confederate Encampment are now thriving with vibrating life and colors. A lot of improvement has been done to this grounds that still hide bullets, arrow heads, medicine bottles, rat poison bottles, horse’s harness and pieces of old rusted plows. History will never die in this southern corner where so many sacrificed for their freedom.

Nature awakes

The old manor is coming to full life. The sun shining early in the morning is bringing every bud to a full bloom. The grass is greener and the Forgetmenot grow wild in the grass. Little daisies poke their heads out of their leaves opening slowly to their full bloom.







New smells, bees buzz, butterflies flutter their wings from color to color. The Crepe Myrtles are all in bloom with bright green leaves and colors that vary from light pink to purple. The smoke tree is puffing with confusing blooms. The garden is producing tasty green beans, tomatoes and other vegetables. Herbs are plenty, Rosemary, Garlic, Basil. On the other side of the property Cana lilies are shooting high with their bright colors. Some of the Knock out Roses is still blooming in the back. The whole property has come to a wide awakening with colors and smells.








The old manor.

Nature is blooming

The old manor is shooting beautiful colors to the sky. All the Crape Myrtles are vibrant with life showing their different colors. The smoke tree looks smokey and fuzzy. The garden is filling with nice crops of green beans and big tomatoes. Garlic, Rosemary and all other spices scent the air with life and freshness. Life is smiling with all the beauty surrounding it. Bees are swarming, butterflies flatter their wings landing on all the brightest colors. Frogs and toads croak early in the morning. Birds prepare their nests in the trees. This is the season that makes anyone rejoice.

Beauty of Nature

Fertile Grounds

Now that the Crape Myrtle trees rail the driveways with different color flower. The white Olive scents the air. The buterfly flutter their colorful wings from plant to plant. My elevated garden by the swimming pool building is producing the tastier, nature smelling string beans, peas, squash and zucchini. My fig tree is full of little green balls soon to become awsome fruits ready to be preserved in jars for the winter. The tomato plants are tall and green, the flowers on it will soon turn into jucy tomatoes. It is a joy to go outside and pick the fresh vegetables from the ground. The taste of them does not compare to the store bought ones. I slightly touch a tomato plant and my whole hand smells like fresh tomatoes. Rosmary, Basil,
Garlic, Parsely, Oregano,and other spices fill the air with pleasant, appetizing odors. Cooking my home grown vegetables gives me joy and fills the house with natural odors.

ghostly Manor

Built in 1885 from heart of pine, sun dried wood. The manor walls hold secrets. Ghostly whispers of warm air run through our hair. Visions of running shadows appear down the hall. The manor was checked by ghost hunters. They found definite electric active fields. They presented us with a nice, detailed write up and a 2 seconds CD. The CD just shows a chart of electric, magnetic field where no one was present. The experts suggested that was presence of ghosts. We live happily in our ghostly manor and feel protected by our spirits.

Matriarchy

Matriarchy which was a world ruled by old knowledge passed from generation to generation only visually and orally, a world where everybody worked together for survival was slowly been substituted by patriarchate. Kill old lore's and take over with new promises of a better life by man kind. The power of the woman was stepped on by the church, which kill them accusing them of sorcery. All Goddesses were abolished, all Gods became only Idles and the belief on one only God and men created after his image took over. People's need for spirituality was put on a way way street directed only to a male God spiritual image. The image of the woman symbolized and adored as the bearer of

life was soon to disappear. Women were abated as inferiors and the male world took supremacy. The male world could never take the power of life bearing away from women. The seed of a man is a total waste without the fertile ground of a woman's womb. The abatement of women by the church created a world of confused corruption, abuse and disarray.

The woman figure represented by Virgin Mary, mother of all, is still adored. It can never be killed for without a mother there will be no children. Mother are the ones who keep the family together, provides and cares and educates. It is a fact when fathers die families keeps going but, when mothers die families disintegrate.

Midwife

The old manor walls has a long story to tell about the past. The story that changed the divinity of birth destroying the midwife and the secret of birth.

The midwife is a figure that accompanies the history of the human kind, taking care of woman and child physically and psychologically in the delicate period of pregnancy, childbirth and after.

The old walls heard lots of new lives cryes.

Midwife was not a doctor, but her knowledge was transmitted from woman to woman. The art of the midwife was brn with the need of women being aided in the time of birth and influenced by magical rites and practices as they were in ancient times all the important moments of life.

The birth has always been held as a women's secret in high esteem and was operated exclusively by women, doctors (which often were also priests) as for the Indians, the Greeks and the Egyptians, were authorized to intervene only in case of parts difficulty.

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What Happened

From the middle ages the church undertook to destroy the Witches because they were a demonstration survival of Paganism. It was assisted in this by those exercising the medical profession that considered witches the worse enemy in their economic field. The witch woman of great knowledge was always called as midwife and had the reputation of easing child birth. Such action for men of the church was against the will of God. Suspect was handedness of midwife accused of being the main enemy of the faith, to kill children, provide them to the devil, to cause infertility and impotence.

Widespread kind of witch-midwife and inquisition opinion was then behind each midwife could conceal a witch.

It is difficult to estimate the numbers of victims. Some sources speak of thousands, others of millions of dead. Most of the victims were exclusively women.

The churches changed society that recognized the role of motherhood as a power and where they were many goddesses (Goddess of earth, moon goddess, great mother goddess etc.) to a rational and scientific society. Obstetric and science begain in the Renaissance during the intellectual climate of the 1500. It began with the slaughter of women helping wemen.

Old Rocking chair's lores

Life is precious: Treat it as a precious gem.

Life is a game: Play it and play it right.

Life is wealth: Save it.

Life is love: Enjoy it to it's deepest.

Life is a mystery: Discover it every day.

Life is a promise: Fulfil it.

Life is an opportunity: Pick it.

Life is beauty: Admire it.

Life is beatitude: Savor it.

Life is a dream: Make it a reality.

Life is a dare: Face it.

Life is a duty: Accomplish it.

Life is a song: Sing it loud.

Tornado time

It' tornado time again in south east USA. The force of nature is insurmountable. Nature always reclaims it's own balance.

The intelligence of man will never compare to the divine balance of nature. Since my childhood I heard the rhetoric "Men will destroy the world and himself". The older I get the more those old sentences from the old days come back to mind. How high can a man reach before falling? Everything that has a beginning has an end. We studied evolution. We saw civilizations disappear and new ones appear. We saw animal species and fossils disappear and new ones appear. Men will never discover the secret of the world, the planetary magnetism, the heat at the core of he sun. Life will always be a mystery controlled by Divine forces unknown to men. Men will destroy with his discoveries. Men's hunger for wealth an power will always succumb under the force of nature. Nature is the Divine compensation that keeps he world going and renewing itself.

The face of life.

Nature in Millbrook

Dogwoods have blossomed. Azaleas come alive with different color and flower shapes, some have a double flower that resemble little roses.

Soon the Crepe Myrtles will add their different colors aiming their colored branches towards the sky. The mix of bright colors is already attracting beautiful butterflies. Bees are swarming around the flower sucking the pollen. Nature is alive again in Millbrook Alabama and the old manor towers the beautiful, bright colors with his spotless white front and majestic columns.

School children

Since we were school children our grand parents and parents taught us to be in touch with our emotions. They never failed to ask "What did you learn in school today? Was your teacher wearing a pretty dress? Would you like to speak in front of lots of people and teach them things when you grow up?"
In their ignorant ways they thought us to observe everything and stimulate our fantasy about what we would like to do as grown people. They thought us to do our home work right after we got back from school "Because your brain is now in the learning gear" they used to say.
After the home work was done we were free to go out an play until dinner time. We were never told "Do this because I tell you to".
We were always approached by mother and grand mother in a nice way like "Could you help me do this?" and we were always willing to help. Father was the only forceful imposer and would never be much part of our lives. After so many years in the military he thought he should treat us as he treated his soldiers. He used to point his index finger at us and growl "I told you . . ."
Because of father's behavior, up to this day, I cannot stand anyone to point his finger at me.
It is amazing how little words or gestures can influence the rest of a child's life.

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Old lores

I started to narrate and describe part of the world I lived in after WWII distructed my town in Italy. The book is posted on my site "tinahasit.com" kept up by my friend Mario Malaguti in Italy. The book title is "Face of Life". it can be accessed by clicking on my image and followwed chapter by chapter clicking on next. Hope the viewer will enjoy my story and see how the world has changed within the last two generation. My lore will stimulate the memory of the elderly and probably be ridiculed by the young ones who may read it. I have fun talking about it and hope others will enjoy reading it.

Hopscotch

Hopscotch is a wonderful hopping game that can be played on a bare patch of ground or on a floor indoors.

We used a stick to draw a hopscotch pattern on the ground or used strings of yarn on a floor. Created a diagram with 7 sections and number them. Each section represented a day of the week. We started drawing a big square topped by a semi arch, then we divided the big square into six smaller squares. Each square was a day of the week. On the left squares we hade Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. On the right squares we had Saturday, Friday and Thursday. The top arch was Sunday. We could only put both feet down on Sunday. Each player has a marker such as a flat stone or bottle cap.

The first player stands behind the starting line to toss her or his marker in square 1, had to prod the flat stone with the tip of the toe from square to square, counting the squares and naming the day of the week as we hopped square 1 to square 2 and then continue hopping to square 7, put both feet down, turn around, and hop back again. Pause in square 2 to pick up the marker, hop in square 1, and out. Then continue by tossing the stone in square 2. All hopping is done on one foot unless the hopscotch design is such that two squares are side-by-side. Then two feet can be placed down with one in each square. A player must always hop over any square where a maker has been placed.

A player is out if the marker fails to land in the proper square, the hopper steps on a line, the hopper looses balance when bending over to pick up the marker and puts a second hand or foot down, the hopper goes into a square where a marker is, or if a player puts two feet down in a single box. The player puts the marker in the square where he or she will resume playing on the next turn, and the next player begins.

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The face of life by Tina C. Hartley

Young, strong . . .

The face of life - I was young, strong, full of dreams and ambitions. After years of work I finally realized my materialistic dream of owning a mansion, a Mercedes, jewelry, furs and trendy clothes. I was concentrating entirely on my career. I wanted to build more and more.

I loved to see things grow around me. I mingled with all social classes from the lowest to the highest. My life was a non ending learning journey. I had become to comfortable in my life and over confident. Bang! in one second my security was shattered. I was hit from behind from a distracted driver. As time went on my strength start fading. Had to stop working unable to control my body motions. Pain set in. All my ambitions ebbed away slowly. The whole meaning of my life changed. My face marred forever by the right eye removal. I had to fight my emotions to accept my NEW self. I fought it with all my might. I adopted a large pair of glasses to cover my disfiguration. I realized my family had a very hard time accepting the NEW ME.

Daffodils

The snow put a fresh breath of life to the awakening spring. It is still February and my daffodils little trompets already lace us the yard with their bright, yellow smiles. The new buds on bushes and trees are ready to open to welcome the upcoming season. The snow filtered the air and colors are much brighter and chattier.

I wish nature could filter people's hearts as it did the air. The world would be so much brighter with a smile on everyone's face. We need to get closer to nature, like our ancestors, to regain our full potentials and live in harmony, peace, acceptance and understanding of each
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Bearded trees

The beautiful, ancient trees show their age in the winter.

Their sagging branches covered with snow bear the weight of nature.

There is silence in the sagging, white bearded branches now.

All the happy chearping and all the new life abandoned the white topped trees.

We are part of nature.



Just as the trees become abandoned so do the elderly when their hair turn white and their strength ebbs.
It is a fascinating, never ending cycle.
From seed to bud, from bud to bloom, from bloom to strong, healthy, colorful flowers which slowly fade, sag back towards the ground.
It is the justice of nature that no one live thing, no matter how beautiful or powerful will escape.

And now Millbrook (AL), where to go and adjacent areas, by Tina's website.

Snowfall and Palm tree.

The big Palm tree that grows in the middle of the downstairs back patio became miraculously white. Palm is a tropical evergreen tree of the family of the palmaceae characteristically having unbranched trunk with a crown of large pinnate or palmate leaves.
In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant that has leaves all year round. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose all their foliage for part of the year.
A leaf or frond of a palm was carried as an emblem of victory, success or joy. It was indeed a frantic joy to see the long leaves of my palm tree covered with snow. Snow in Millbrook, Elmore County, Alabama can be considered a miracle of nature.
It was so nice to swim in the enclosed, warm water swimming pool and watch the fluffy snow flakes fall all around us through the glass doors, as it covered the ground and whiten the trees and shrubs. It was like living a spectacular dream.

WHIFF OF SPRING

Such a gorgeous sunshiny day today. The courting buggy is out, the grass is green. Love is in the air. The swimming pool is repainted in beautiful light blue color. The trees and shrubs are budding. The stars are bright at night. Love your life with all your might. The moon is full, the evening lull. The ancient manor walls whisper their secrets from the hall. San Valentine loads his bow; who will his lance hit, nobody knows. His arrows will hit the world with joys and values, like the farmer's tiller softens the lumpy soil.
Thank you Lord for the things I see, the feelings I have, the bugs and the trees. You are all around us Lord with beauty, colors and scents. San Valentine will have to show us how to fall in love with nature again. Show us how lucky we are to be surrounded by nature and have a roof of stars over our heads.

Courting buggy

In garage I have a 1800 courting buggy, with original wood spoke wheels and leather seat occupies the space of a car. The Piano Box buggy became a popular buggy by the beginning of the 20th century. Also known today as the Doctor Buggy the Piano Box buggy was named that because the main body, also colled a box, resembled a piano box.

Gardener's delight.

Knock out roses bloom all year around, on the left. In front of you: the elevated organic vegetable garden produces profusely. Partial view from the large, concrete back patio facing the entrance of the enclosed swimming pool. A separate salt water heated pool building 34x58'. The large patio shaded by a tall, wide top, fruit producing palm tree is the ideal sun tanning place, after few laps in the healthy salt water pool.
Remember: Location for rehab, rehabilitation, water exercise, reab nursing home, elderly care house to find and keep suitable jobs. Restaurant! Large parking lot.

Lattice fense

An elongated lattice fence separates the pool building from the back road entrance to the house, guest house and apartment. The proprierty viewed towards the West, in Millbrook, Elmore County (AL) - The manor is built on the rise of the property. In the background you see the intersection of Monument Dr with Highway 14 (Robinson Springs Rd) where it arose a new commercial settlement. The whole area is an entrepreneurs paradise: Short Cuts, Grand Buffet, Watkins Anne F, Money Store, Hair Masters, El Jalapeno's, Winn Dixie: Pharmacy.