Hello all of my fellow Hill Members.

I wanted to share a few thoughts I have to explain my
actions on whether to accept a friends request or not.

I have chosen the blog section as a bulletin would only be seen by my existing friends only and a blog allows you to reach out to all.

I have received quite a few new friends request from members
who have several different account here on The Hill.
Know, I love having friends,  and especially new friends which affords
me the opportunity to get to know more of my fellow
member here on The Hill.
After all, isn't that what a social site is all about?

But, you knew there was going to be one, LOL,
I was diagnosed a year ago with macular degeneration
which has made it difficult to see as well as I once could.
I have not been designing as much as I once did or making
graphics due to this new problem.
I have found I find it difficult to see all the beautiful graphics
and layouts
everyone has worked so hard to design and share.
I hate this fact so much, due to how much I love graphic design,
that I can no longer accept multiple friends request
from the same member.

I feel fortunate that there are so many wonderful
designers on The Hill that love graphic design
and layouts just as I always have,  but, when I can't make them out,
well, there lies the problem.

I want everyone to know I love having friends, the more the merrier, but with my eye condition I can only handle one friends account

per member.
Please do not think me unkind or have a problem with anyone because I do not accept
a second or third friendship from anyone, note that it is just my eyesight and I am very proud to have you as a friend, just one of you at a time however, LOL.
Thanks for allowing me to explain myself and my actions
and know I appreciate all of you
and if you wish to have a friendship with me I would love that
but let's just do one at a time and pray that there will be
some kind of cure for this in the near future.
I would love to get back into the game of design.

Always,
Always,

Tags: Duplicate Accounts

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Mar 14, 2021 - Daylight Saving Time Starts

When local standard time is about to reach
Sunday, March 14, 2021, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned forward
1 hour to
Sunday, March 14, 2021, 3:00:00 am local daylight time instead.

Don't Be Late, set those clocks up 1 hour
before you go to bed.

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I have been thinking about Halloween and how everyone
will or will not be celebrating this year.
I have seen on the news where people are making small bags of candy and planning to pass them out the door with a long poll
or something.

That one cracked me up.  I could see someone making
a long skelton arm and creepy hand
to slowly pass the bags out the door!

Some said they were putting out a big kettle to look like a caldron
and kis could reach in and pull our a bag of candy.
I'm not sure I would trust the kids to pull out only one bag each.
One neighbor told me she was bagging up the candy and putting it out on her poarch with a sign that says,
"Only One Please
and when it's gone it's gone."

I gave some bags of candy to my church as they are having
a Trunk or Treat in the parking lot.
As for me, I think I might just turn the lights out and
pretend I'm not here, LOL.

While thinking upon these things I  sat here at the computer and made several graphics.  One of the fun things I like to do.
Soooo, I decided to share one with my fellow Hill members.

Here's hoping you have a great Halloween no matter
how you celebrate it, or not!

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Information Blog

Set your clock forward one hour at 2:00 a.m.
next Sunday morning.

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The Pink Ribbon Story A pink ribbon symbolizes breast cancer awareness. The merging of ribbon and symbolism in the United States came about in two huge leaps. The first occurred in 1979 when a wife of a hostage who had been taken in Iran was inspired to tie yellow ribbons around the trees in her front yard, signaling her desire to see her husband come home again. Step two occurred 11 years later, when AIDS activists looked at the yellow ribbons that had been resurrected for soldiers fighting the Gulf War and turned the ribbon bright red, looped it, spruced it up and sent it onto the national stage during the Tony awards to represent those affected by AIDS.

The stage was set for the evolution of the breast cancer awareness ribbon. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has used the color pink since its inception in 1982. The first Komen Race for the Cure® logo design was an abstract female runner outlined with a pink ribbon and was used during the mid 1980s through early 1990s. In 1990, the first breast cancer survivor program was launched at the Komen National Race for the Cure® in Washington, D.C. The survivors wore buttons that were printed in black and white. Later that year, the survivor program developed, and pink was used as the designated color for Komen to promote awareness and its programs. Pink visors were launched for survivor recognition. In 1991, pink ribbons were distributed to all breast cancer survivors and participants of the Komen New York City Race for the Cure®. Then in 1992, Alexandra Penney, editor-in-chief of Self magazine, wanted to put the magazine’s second annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month issue over the top. She did this by creating a ribbon and enlisting the cosmetics giants to distribute them in New York City stores. And thus, the birth of the pink ribbon! In 2007, twenty-five years after its inception, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation changed its name to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The name change was accompanied by a new brand image.

The new logo included a pink “running ribbon” designed specifically for Komen for the Cure. This ribbon signifies the promise Komen Founder Nancy G. Brinker made to her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, to do what she could to end breast cancer. Today, any generic pink ribbon can be used to represent breast cancer awareness while the Komen “running ribbon” is reserved solely for use by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

Let us all keep hope but most of all be checked out,

do self checks, check each other, whatever, let's keep aware.

October is Best Cancer Awareness Month

if you have not already, call and get an appointment and get your mammogram.

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October 8, 2018

Columbus Day

The only thing around here closed for Columbus Day is the school system.

Kinda strange since the history has been changed up a bit or

brought to light so to speak.

Monday there will be celebrations honoring

Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492

Recognizing contributions of Americans of Spanish and Italian descent.

Was it all good. Not everyone thinks so but

it is still a federal holiday so,

Happy Columbus Day!

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October 8, 2018

To Our Friends and Family in Canada,

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Writterdeb's Weather Update:

Though Starbucks has been selling its famous pumpkin spice lattes for weeks, fall wasn’t here — until now.

The fall equinox, sometimes called the September equinox, is on Saturday, Sept. 22 this year  and will mark the first day of fall for the Northern Hemisphere.

Just in time for the foliage to appear, here’s everything you need to know about the first day of fall, what happens when the season changes and what kind of weather we can expect this year.

When is the first day of fall?

The first day of fall is on Saturday, Sept. 22. Beginning at 9:54 p.m. (E.S.T.), it will officially               be autumn for the Northern Hemisphere, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Sept. 22 is the first day of fall because it is when the autumnal equinox — the moment when “a planet’s subsolar point passes through its equator,” according to National Geographic — takes place. In layman’s terms, the autumnal equinox is when the Earth’s equator passes through the sun.

Since it is opposite on either side of the equator, the autumnal equinox faces the Northern Hemisphere away from the sun, while the Southern Hemisphere faces towards it.

For the Southern Hemisphere, the September equinox is actually the vernal or spring equinox. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox takes place on March 20, 2018, when it finally becomes autumn in the Southern Hemisphere — which is why the Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience virtually opposite seasons.

What happens during the fall equinox?

The most notable and immediate change with the equinox is that the day and night have equal length, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). The word “equinox” means “equal night” in Latin'

And, in the north, the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, are in their peak moment of view after the autumnal equinox, according to History.com.

Cultures around the world celebrate the fall equinox in different ways. In the United States, many Native American tribes use the equinox as an indicator for the harvest season, according to Indian Country Today. Outside of the United States, the annual Chinese Harvest Moon festival also coincides with the autumnal equinox.

Certain religious holidays, such as the Jewish celebration of Rosh Hashanah, also coincide with the equinox.

What will the weather be like this fall?

If you felt like the summer’s sweltering temperatures would never end, you’re not alone: this was the fourth-hottest summer on record in the United States, according to the NOAA — tying with the summer of 1934. The month of June was the fifth-warmest on record for the entire world, too.

So I guess we can now officially say, Happy Fall Y'all.  Hope it is long enough before winter hits that we can all enjoy the break between hot then cold.

The picture is The Ponte Sisto reflected in the River Tiber on a warm Autumn morning on December 10, 2017 in Rome, Italy.

Tags: Happy Fall Y'all

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