Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.~B.Auerbach
  I'm not tied to any one genre; I like what touches my soul.

      ~If you enjoy poetry you might want to shut down the playlist music and head up to my posted music. There are three favorite poems/excerpts of mine listed there under Various.

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.~C.W.Eliot
Like my tastes in music, my reading tastes span the fields. I like SciFi, Fantasy, History, Science, Mystery, Poetry...and on and on and on...


      ~I'm about to start on a collection of four stories by Karen Kingsbury called The Red Gloves Collection. It contains Gideon's Gift, Maggie's Miracle, Sarah's Song, and Hannah's Hope.

     ~And, of course, no December is complete without a reading of Dickens's A Christmas Carol.

~One more Potter book for the bookshelf: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K.Rowling will be coming out in early December.

I like vibrant colors. Greens and reds are favorites.

Hmmm...so many good foods
-cup of hot tea with lemon
-chocolate
-really good salads with a bit of everything
-chocolate
--a well-done steak w/sauteed mushrooms & onions, and baked potato
-Chocolate
-Mexican(and it's green for me)
-Chocolate
-Pie(chocolate, apple, pumpkin)
-Chocolate
-strawberries & bananas w/a bit of whipped cream
-Did I mention CHOCOLATE?

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Glad you dropped by...

Just a Thought:

I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays - let them overtake me unexpectedly - waking up some find morning and suddenly saying to myself: "Why, this is Christmas Day!" ~David Grayson

Around My Place:

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!       I've started to get into the Christmas holiday spirit. In addition to decorating my page here I set up my nativities and several other Christmas decorations around the house this past weekend.

In the Skies:

~Venus and Jupiter can be seen quite close together in the West in the evenings.      ~Saturn rises in the East in the early morning hours and can be seen high in the Southeast before dawn. **Please note that this is geared for mid-northern latitudes.**

Check this out:

~Christmas is a time of giving. Please check out your local charities; consider helping out your community food banks or shelters with donations or by volunteering.

Things I love: -My Husband -Family & Friends -Our Dogs -Learning -Autumn, Rain, Thunderstorms, Winter & Snow -The sound of rain on a tin roof -Plants -The sound of the coyotes roaming near our property at night.

-AND, the Nightsky-(especially the Sagittarius Teapot and losing myself in the Milky Way)

MESSENGER ----Mercury is the inner solar system planet I find the most intriguing so this is a site I visit regularly to keep up with NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury.

On a Personal Note:

Why the Teapot Smiley as my profile image? Well, you see...

     I have always enjoyed looking at the nightsky and the stars, but other than the very basics I didn't know a great deal about what I was seeing. I finally decided I wanted to know more.

     I first learned about the Sagittarius Teapot back around the time my husband and I first began taking an astronomy course online through Barnes & Noble about eight years ago. I think I had been checking out Sky and Telescope's sky information, and read about an asteroid that could be seen in that area (yes, a bit ambitious for a really new beginner, but what the heck...). The article talked about the asteroid's location in the Teapot???? Well, after studying the 'formation' and location of the Teapot I went out to hunt for an asteroid. Got outside, and lo and behold, there was a TEAPOT!! And, it appeared as though the Milky Way was steam rising from its spout! Now, I was really excited about that. I had just learned something new, and I knew then that I would always be able to locate Sagittarius. I never did find the asteroid. The more I learned about the Teapot, the more I became enthralled with all the goodies around it. It's literally a celestial smorgasbord over there! It has so many wonderful clusters and nebulas...quite exciting.

     I love looking toward Sagittarius and seeing that Teapot, the spoon, and the lemon wedge. It just thrills me! And, I suppose it has become a bit comforting to gaze at, too. It is something I truly know. I guess I've become a bit hooked on it, to say the least!

     My fascination has now carried over into tangible teapots, too. Some examples: I have my grandmother's first teapot when she began a collection. I have a few pieces of teapot jewelry (gifts from a couple of astro friends), a wonderful miniature teapot with Starry Night on it from my husband, and a wonderful teapot hook/holder that goes on the wall! It is now holding my apron in the kitchen.

     Now, back before Cloudeight put out the first FunPak smileycons, I wrote them and asked if they would consider making a Teapot Smiley; I explained my fascination with it. The very next pack out was the FunPak with that wonderful Teapot Smiley! Of course, I can't say my request had anything to do with it, but I loved the timing! Since then, I've used the Teapot on my astronomy forums.

     And, there ya have it...Rebecca's extreme Teapot fetish!

Extremely Angry:
--CRUELTY IN ANY FORM--
Angry:
--Assumptions of a person's character based only on nationality, religion, sex, age, color, personal political views, etc.--
--political correctness run amok--
--people who do not take responsibility for their own actions--
--people who feel the world owes them something--
--hypocrites--
Pet Peeves
--Half empty containers! If I buy a bottle, bag, or box of something I want a full bottle, bag, or box of something! (My husband gets such a kick out of me opening items!)

Reading
Astronomy
Gardening
Crafts
Nintendo--I'm a Zelda fan!

Collecting Tea 'Stuff', Nativities, and Mythical Creatures (Fairies, Dragons, Wizards, & Other 'Interesting' Creatures)

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