Loretta Riddell (Elohi)'s Blog (399)

With so many food warnings and recalls I decided to post this link to Food Safety News as they have links to about every recall for Humans and our Pets which are Family Members..

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/04/all-get-expanded-romaine-warnings-because-of-alaska-findings/

Having many Friends and Veterans who served in Vietnam i

thought sharing Ians work was appropriate, He is a fantastic Artist, Writer and even has Christian work free to share..

But to all Who have Served and to their Families i say

Thank You for Your Service and Sacrifices

Thank you for standing shoulder to shoulder with many of our American Soldiers…

Hopefully others believe in miracles

i know i believe in them

And if you are reading this you have received one…

So many  ask when the rain will end

While i see what the rain is bringing forth

All the new leaves starting  to…

When i listen to this i always think of my Son who also had dreams .. Some came true for him and others were just dreams of being normal like other children. But no matter what life dealt him he always found a reason to smile and make others smile. When he left on his 17th birthday his only wish was we give the love we had for him to those in need of love.. Knowing we would never judge anything or anyone by their outer cover.…

I am one of the lucky ones

To have lived when the roads were dirt

 The highly traveled roads had some gravel…

Just wanted to share

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1. Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I'm working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said;

"Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile."

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2. Today, I asked my mentor - a very successful business man in his 70s what his…

We went to church today

Not in the traditional brick and mortar buildings

It was a day to be thankful

Grateful and a steward for all our blessings

Our way of showing we…

The Wall

A little history most people will never know.

Interesting Veterans Statistics off the Vietnam Memorial Wall

There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.

The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 36 years since the last casualties.

The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North…

Please be aware of the Medicare scam !

For more information about your Medicare card, visit :

https://www.medicare.gov/ forms-help-and-resources/your- Medicare-card.html

Medicare.gov: the official U.S. government site for Medicare

www.medicare.gov

A federal government website managed and paid for by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 7500 Security Boulevard,…

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He was a farmers son with raven black hair like his blackfoot mother

He was taught to respect the lands and water and never to leave scars on our earth

She was the daughter of  poet, writer and fiddle player that instilled in…

In the blink  of the eye something will change

In the last few days i have seen blue skies and grey skies

There's been  warm days and freezing cold days with warm rain or snow…

This is not the first dog food recall i have recieved if you go to this link you can also sign up for any dog food recalls

https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/smucker-withdraws-multiple-dog-food-brands/

Dogs at Risk from California Flu Pandemic That Has Killed 127 Humans

The influenza Type A subtype H3N2 virus, which is responsible for 97 percent of the 127 California clinically-confirmed flu deaths for the 2017-2018 flu season that began on Nov. 1, has been confirmed as a “cross-species virus.” The flu variant is believed to have originated in pigs in 2009, then spread to humans in 2011, and to dogs in 2015.

For the first seven years of H3N2 influenza in humans, there was…

James Browne gave me permission to use his  painting

He paints many pictures that  bring smiles to many faces

In his paintings  people find many things like the world of make believe

A world seen usually through the eyes of a child

Or the eyes a older generation that  still believes in miracles

Spring is in the air with a promise of new…

Do i believe in Angel's

Yes i really do

They are those that made me who i am today

But are no longer here and walking beside me

Teaching me the simplest things in life are the best

They are the Friends who are always ready with kind words and a smile

They are the blood and chosen Family that believe in all things being possible even in the toughest of times

So many earth bound Angels have walked with me

Through abuse

Held my hand when i was…

During the war in England there were many trying and terrifying times for my friend. She grew up in a home that struggled just to survivie and see another day.. Back when toys were never given toys were made by hand  and out of scraps.. She lived in the  days  of lamplighters.. Lamp lighters were the signal for all children to be in their homes.  She lived a frugal life with never a promise of something better... Until  the war broke out in her Country and…

A National Treasure!

Happy 99th Birthday, John Beard. John Beard and Gwen, his wife of 71 years, live in Fort Walton Beach FL. John is very active in our small group of pilots who meet at a little grass airstrip in Niceville, Florida. He makes most of our monthly meetings as well as a fair amount of our Friday afternoon “burger burns,” where we eat hamburgers, drink beer, and listen to war stories. For this article, I interviewed John in his apartment in Fort Walton Beach, on 19…