http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9sj38Jm-B8

The above is on YouTube. It's a 'story' about Robert and me. I created this photo montage as a celebration of our 13th wedding anniversary on April 25, 2012. We were married in 1999 and in April of 2014 we will celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. Robert promises that we will do something momentous for this occasion.  You will notice the photographic references to Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy/ Katherine Hepburn characters in their movies. He sees us in the same manner: he as the sweet but crusty riverboat captain, and me as the prim spinster OR, the two characters that Tracy/Hepburn played, where they were the smart couple whose bantering dialogue expresses their intellect, wit and, as it turns out, genuine love for each other.  We love to watch those old movies, as we see so much of ourselves in the characters.

Saturday evening, November 9, 2013

Have you ever wished you could 'go back' about 40 years and do everything over...differently? Make different educational choices, career choices, pursue different relationships? Well, that's where I am. And over the past few weeks I have been hearing this song on the radio (below). Since I was not catching all of the words, I did a Google search, and found the lyrics and YouTube video. It has some great words. Maybe it's not too late.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulKcYItKIA

Worn

Tenth Avenue North

from the album The Struggle

I'm tired
I'm worn
My heart is heavy
From the work it takes to keep on breathing

I've made mistakes
I've let my hope fail
My soul feels crushed
By the weight of this world
And I know that you can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Cause I'm worn

I know I need
To lift my eyes up
But I'm too weak
Life just won't let up
And I know that You can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Cause I'm worn

And my prayers are wearing thin
I'm worn even before the day begins
I'm worn I've lost my will to fight
I'm worn so heaven come and flood my eyes

Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Yes all that's dead inside will be reborn
Though I'm worn
Yeah I'm worn

Thursday evening, 10/17/13, continued....
Yesterday evening we had some neighbors over. I asked one of our neighbors, Steve, what he would like to drink. Well, as it turns out, he wanted some white wine. However, I had no white wine chilled, so I offered him a Pinot Rose which was chilling in the refrigerator. I have to say, we both enjoyed it very much. It is from Hawkins Cellars, Stormy Morning Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2012. As many of you know, wines from Oregon are becoming very well known and appreciated, especially Pinot Noirs.This was an especially yummy Rose.

Thursday evening, 10/17/13~
I made a large pot of chicken tortilla soup this evening. I had bought a rotisserie chicken from Costco yesterday and made a chicken salad with some of the chicken. However, there was plenty of chicken still on the bones. So I took the remaining chicken off the bones, cooked the bones in water to make a soup base then added:
Chopped onions, carrots and celery; 1 can of creamed corn; 1 can of pinto beans, 1 can of white beans, canned diced tomatoes. Spices to taste: garlic powder, salt and pepper, cumin powder, hot pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, 21 Seasons. Add the chicken which you had removed from the bones before cooking the bones. Let all ingredients simmer to blend the flavors. Just before serving, add strips of corn tortillas. Low fat and very yummy. Play around with this to suit your particular tastes.

Today is Thursday, 10/17/13.
Here is a photo from our camping trip of August 2013. We were at the Ripplebrook campground in the Mt. Hood National Forest. This was one of the best camping trips ever! Needless to say, I am not Miss Glamour. Robert (Chief Grey Wolf) gets up early and makes the campfire and gets the coffee brewed on the camp stove. I come crawling out of the tent, in my flannel nightgown and get greeted with a cup of coffee.

I'm new!

Hello, Friends, Family and new friends~

My name is Karen McKim-Altman. My 'camp name' is Princess Littlefeet. [Why? because I have little feet!] That is the name my husband gave me on one of our camping trips. I call him (Robert) Chief Grey Wolf.  In future blogs I will post pictures; that will show you lovely readers how we got our names.

Looking forward to sharing things with you, topics including Politics; Religion; Food, Wine, Relationships; English grammar, spelling and punctuation; crafts/stamping; photography; humor; world events; music; preparedness; work; 'stuff' around the house, and so much more. You don't have to agree with me. The idea is dialogue. Along the way, I hope to gain some new friends.

Sincerely,

Karen, aka PrincessLittlefeet