http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/People, places and things that remind me of who I really am and bring out the best in me. This is a purely self indulgent blog with a purely positive focus.en-UKMokoFeed10http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/3f/22702748f62b1136129fc37100d4b2_160x200.jpghttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/05/27/ideal_relationship~834120/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2006-05-27:/2006/05/27/ideal_relationship~834120/Sat, 27 May 2006 22:40:19 +0200 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=577446"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/446/577446_c09ec9ee74_s.jpg" align="" alt="scan0020" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/05/27/ideal_relationship~834120/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>relationshiphttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/05/27/ideal_relationship~834120/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/03/01/hawaii~604811/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2006-03-01:/2006/03/01/hawaii~604811/Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:13:30 +0100 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=393405"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/405/393405_206185565e_m.jpg" align="" alt="biki" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a><br> Me on Waikiki Beach</p> <p>Hawaii is a magnificently beautiful place. I would love to be on the beach right now! I love it when the temperature is warm and you can dress in..well, almost nothing. I love having a tan. I love sitting outside drinking. I love the beach and Hawaii has so many beautiful ones! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/03/01/hawaii~604811/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>hawaiihttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/03/01/hawaii~604811/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/02/03/lil_val~532592/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2006-02-03:/2006/02/03/lil_val~532592/Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:57:49 +0100 <p><a href="http://www.blog.co.uk/srv/media/media_item.php?item_ID=199880"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/media/880/199880_5ff0679a8b_m.jpg" align="" alt="bubbles&babyval" vspace="5" hspace="5"></a></p> <p>How often do we think about who we once were as children?</p> <p>It is weird. I am still so much, that little girl. I cry like her, shriek with enthusiasm like her and desire like her. I will be 40 this year, but the essence of the child in me is the most dominating force I experience within myself.</p> <p>I am responsible and all and do boring but necessary things like pay bills, but that does not get my life force, just some of my time. </p> <p>I never understood “no” as a child. I always took “no” to mean I had not asked in the right way and so I found the way. I have always believed that anything was possible, yet others did not share that belief. So, as a child, I was disappointed by blocks and limitations.</p> <p>Then I grew up and discovered that only I can truly deny myself anything. Wow! This has really set me free, but placed me in the bounds of calamity more than once. So I discovered that it is best that the woman I also am walk with the child. That is where I am now in my evolution and it is starting to get smooth. I wonder what is next?</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/02/03/lil_val~532592/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lil-valchildhttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/02/03/lil_val~532592/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/29/daddy~517098/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2006-01-29:/2006/01/29/daddy~517098/Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:20:27 +0100 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Daddy-val.jpg" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Daddy-val_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br> Me and Daddy</p> <p>James Silas Alexander was my grandfather. We all called him Daddy. He was a self-educated man and there was nothing about history he did not know. He joined the U.S Navy in his teens and worked his way up to officer status. He was on a ship that patrolled the Yangtze River during WWII.</p> <p>Daddy had a special bond with animals. I think he got that from his mother and he passed it onto most who were close to him. When Daddy was a boy he climbed over a fence and a rattlesnake was resting on the other side. The snake bit Daddy on his big toe and somehow Daddy survived the venom. Years later when I was bitten by a squirrel I remembered Daddy’s rattlesnake story and thought that my bite was a rites of passage.</p> <p>Daddy was the most dignified and gentlemanly man I have ever met. I never saw him angry and I never heard him say anything that was not funny or true. He was the kind of man that you never forget.</p> <p>A few days ago was the anniversary of his death. He died in the hospital on a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit in 1992. Looking back I am not surprised he died when none of us were in the room. We just couldn’t let Daddy go. I remember the day before he died I was at his bedside. His heart monitor began beeping and showing an abnormal rhythm. I got very scared and yelled, “Daddy!” His heart monitor then went back to normal. I realized then that we were all keeping Daddy with us.</p> <p>It was Daddy who taught me how to ride a bicycle. I remember coming home from school and seeing my brand new bike in the front yard. I remember going to the fields with him to gather wild blackberries and putting them in his hat. Daddy called me “Pretty Girl” and “Copper Head”. I love you Daddy and I will never forget you!</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/29/daddy~517098/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>hospitaldaddywwiianimalshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/29/daddy~517098/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/15/l_o_v_e~474709/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2006-01-15:/2006/01/15/l_o_v_e~474709/Sun, 15 Jan 2006 23:03:40 +0100 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/heart.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>Auh! </p> <p>Such a feeling when it brushes your life and crashes into your being. </p> <p>MMMM!</p> <p>More Please! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/15/l_o_v_e~474709/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>lovelifehttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/15/l_o_v_e~474709/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/12/another_birthday~465310/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2006-01-12:/2006/01/12/another_birthday~465310/Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:44:28 +0100 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/badgejpg.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>There have been incredible highs and some occasional flying tempers (ok, mostly mine) but finally an opening date has been set for L'Intrigue. Feb. 14th Valentine's Day.</p> <p>Any visitor should expect a beautiful, elegant, romantic and interesting place with absolutley deliciious food!</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">Valerie</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/12/another_birthday~465310/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>foodl-intriguehttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/12/another_birthday~465310/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/10/remembering_in_the_now~459601/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2006-01-10:/2006/01/10/remembering_in_the_now~459601/Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:54:04 +0100 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/scan0011.jpg" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/scan0011_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br> 1st date: Michael and Valerie</p> <p>I tend to remember people's birthdays. I don't know why that is...<br> Today is Michael's birthday. I hope he is doing wonderfully. We have not spoken in a long time, yet energy and love transcends time and space. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/10/remembering_in_the_now~459601/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>birthdaylovehttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2006/01/10/remembering_in_the_now~459601/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/24/a_dog_s_life~333974/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-11-24:/2005/11/24/a_dog_s_life~333974/Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:48:35 +0100 <p>My lovely Chi Chi. I think he likes our new home. One of his favorite things to do is sit on the back of the sofa and give the passerbys a hard time. He loves to bark and carry on.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0094.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0094_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p>He acts like he does not like his bath, but he really does. He especially enjoys the blow dry afterwards.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0090.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0090_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p>Then, bless him, when he thought his life was all it will ever be, in comes little sister girl aka Diva.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0093.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0093_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p>It is hilarious watching Diva and Chi Chi play. She barely weighs anything at all, but she chases him and he runs. Chihuahuas are the most wonderful breed of dog in the world.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0095.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0095_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p>Diva is my friend's dog and I babysit her a few hours a day, which is an absolute pleasure! It is important that her and Chi Chi get along because my friend keeps Chi Chi when I go out of town. Diva really holds her own with Chi Chi and when she comes over Chi Chi gets very excited.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0096.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0096_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p>Loving it! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/24/a_dog_s_life~333974/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>dogschi-chichihuahuasdivahttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/24/a_dog_s_life~333974/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/16/it_is_all_in_the_vibe~312429/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-11-16:/2005/11/16/it_is_all_in_the_vibe~312429/Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:30:38 +0100 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/vibe.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p class="center">When you are counting on action to get what you want, it is hard work. And that is why most of you do not have the life experience of joy that you seek. In other words, it becomes a life experience of just gather up stuff, and even in the gathering up of stuff, in this mediocre creation, you are tired. You work long hard hours and you get very much disconnected from your feeling of freedom, just to eke out a meager living, because you are counting on action to make things happen. And action isn't where it's at- it's in the vibration.</p> <p class="center"><a href="http://www.abraham-hicks.com">Abraham</a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/16/it_is_all_in_the_vibe~312429/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>abraham-hickslaw-of-attractionhttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/16/it_is_all_in_the_vibe~312429/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/14/title~306597/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-11-14:/2005/11/14/title~306597/Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:34:57 +0100 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/light-bulb.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p class="center"> The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself.<br> - Archibald MacLeish </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/14/title~306597/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/14/title~306597/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/09/title~295952/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-11-09:/2005/11/09/title~295952/Wed, 09 Nov 2005 20:58:38 +0100 <p>I am fascinated by big cities.</p> <p>When I was a little girl I had dreams of going to NYC. Some of my grandmother’s soap operas were filmed in NYC and I remember watching them just for that reason. I would imagine the actors finishing a day’s filming and then stepping out into a wonderful life that only a big city can offer. </p> <p>As soon as I could dial a phone and read I looked in the phone book for the area code for NYC. I dialed the 3 digit area code and then made up the last 7 digits, which constitute a proper phone number. To my surprise and pleasure someone answered the phone. I asked where I had called and the reply was, “Queens”. I then hung up lol! “Wow!” I thought,” I have talked to someone in Queens!”</p> <p>It took me until I was 30 years old to make it to NYC. And just like I had dreamed I drove into the city as opposed to arriving by airplane.</p> <p>For the last year I have had a strong desire to go to Hong Kong. I love a city that is so big that you can get lost in it and end up in some place where you never planned to be but are happy to be there anyway.</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Hong-Kong-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""> </p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Honk-Kong-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Hong-Kong-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/09/title~295952/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>queenshong-kongnychttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/11/09/title~295952/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/31/free_love~273144/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-31:/2005/10/31/free_love~273144/Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:48:53 +0100 <p>I remember my desire to live in San Francisco. I had visited it once and felt so strongly that it is a special place and that I should be there. </p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/golden-gate1.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>At the time of my birth (1966) San Francisco was an epicenter of rebellion and perhaps revolution in thought and human interactions. I knew about Haight/Ashbury, two streets that formed a corner in the epicenter. </p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/haight-ashbury.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>Maybe because San Francisco was such a prominent place at the time of my birth I was drawn there. Perhaps it was part of my evolution to live there and absorb the energies.</p> <p>I broke through all kinds of personal barriers in thought and belief in order to move there and once I arrived I had one of the best times of my life. It is truly a beautiful and magical place.</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/San-Francisco.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>I lived on Fillmore Street on the 8th floor of a high rise. My flat was huge and I had a great view!</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/The-Filmore.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>Right around the corner was a Japanese spa and I would go every week. It had days for women only and nudity was allowed.</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/communal_baths.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>I loved walking around naked in the pristine environment. I would go to the steam room, soak in the hot bath and then lay on a bench till it was time for my massage. I was in heaven!</p> <p>I did have a romantic fling while I was there. We made love in broad daylight in Golden Gate Park. Afterwards I felt that was so fitting for in the 60’s that was the place to have ‘free love’.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/31/free_love~273144/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/31/free_love~273144/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/24/pleasant_surprises~256987/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-23:/2005/10/24/pleasant_surprises~256987/Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:18:44 +0200 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/027_25A.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/027_25A_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p>The first time I came to London I booked a day trip to Stonehenge and Bath. It was an early December day. I was staying, as a tourist in the Inter Continental on Park Lane. I met the coach early in the morning at the neighboring Hilton. </p> <p>Anyway…I had no idea what I would experience and I was not even thinking about it. Something did happen though, and later I pondered and appreciated it.</p> <p>It was weird. I remember as I was nestled into my seat leaving Stonehenge a feeling of euphoria and love came over me. I remember thinking and speaking to the Universe in my mind. I felt no attachment to anyone or anything. I felt bliss. I remember saying to the Universe, “I will give anything to you. I will give anything up.” I was releasing every attachment I had and I was floating.</p> <p>It was not till later that I connected my lovely inner experience to Stonehenge. They say Stonehenge has powerful lay lines/energy centers at the location. I went as a naïve tourist, but that surely was not my experience. I felt as one with the totality of…of all that is.</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/24/pleasant_surprises~256987/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>euphoriastonehengeblisshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/24/pleasant_surprises~256987/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/19/it_is_said~246423/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-19:/2005/10/19/it_is_said~246423/Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:02:49 +0200 <p>that a part of a person's soul does not open until they have loved an animal.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0077.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/000_0077_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br> Chi Chi in a sweet moment.</p> <p>I do believe animals are animated with the same life force that animates humans and all other manifested creatures and things. The other night I felt special that Chi Chi came (incarnated) to be with me.</p> <p>When I went to get a puppy from a breeder I thought I would have trouble selecting one because they were all adorable. Yet, when the door was opened and the puppies came running out of the pen, Chi Chi ran straight to me....destiny had spoken. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/19/it_is_said~246423/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>chi-chidestinyanimalssoullifebeautyhttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/19/it_is_said~246423/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/17/buddha_love~241148/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-17:/2005/10/17/buddha_love~241148/Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:02:57 +0200 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Bhead.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>I love images and statues of Buddha. You see them alot now as a popular decoration...a little over done perhaps, but I still draw a comfort and sense of belonging from them.</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/fatbuddah.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>I like to rub Buddha's big belly. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/17/buddha_love~241148/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>buddhahttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/17/buddha_love~241148/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/06/title~220180/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-06:/2005/10/06/title~220180/Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:32:23 +0200 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Nutella-and-finger.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>When I open the jar<br> dip my finger in<br> the scent rises<br> my tongue receives.....</p> <p>Auh! Yes! Yes! Yes!</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/06/title~220180/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>nutellatonguehttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/06/title~220180/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/05/he_was_cool~218578/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-05:/2005/10/05/he_was_cool~218578/Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:20:51 +0200 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Cool-Bach.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br> J.S Bach</p> <p>Genius is an amazing thing! It has to come from tapping into that which is beyond everything such as: time, ego, fear, personal dictates etc.</p> <p>The first time I heard the Brandenburg Concertos by J.S Bach I was in awe. The music stimulated parts of me that lay dormant. I was so impressed I thought if the world were to listen to this music then there would surely be peace, for how could anyone feel anything but love when hearing this soul language?</p> <p>When I listen to the concertos I am stimulated to experience who I really am and thank Bach for that because I so often forget!</p> <p>Love and love and love!<br> Val</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/05/he_was_cool~218578/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>musiclovesoulgeniusbachhttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/05/he_was_cool~218578/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/04/title~216426/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-04:/2005/10/04/title~216426/Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:24:17 +0200 <p>One of the things I like to do is evaluate things in respect to how much transformation power they have. I look for things that bring about a positive inner experience.</p> <p>When I look at my art I see myself as a different person than who I am most of the time. I experience a part of me that is detached from the external and thus content. When doing the art I experience myself and a child and as a Crone.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/bannerproof.jpg" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/bannerproof_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br> <a href="http://www.v-alexander.com">The Art of Infinite Possibilities</a></p> <p>I have held onto my art for several years. Now it is time to let go of it and share it with others. The destiny of it is not in my hands.</p> <p><img src="/img/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="middle" border="0">Valerie </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/04/title~216426/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>artcronepowerhttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/04/title~216426/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/03/the_lone_star_state~214818/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-03:/2005/10/03/the_lone_star_state~214818/Mon, 03 Oct 2005 21:14:27 +0200 <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Texas-flag_02.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br> Texas Flag</p> <p>Home for me is Texas and I am missing the heat and Sun! My brother called me today and told me it is 97 degrees in Austin. I think Texas is an amusing place to be from.</p> <p>So many songs (mostly country) have bee written about Texas. Some of the lyrics are:<br> "When I die I may not go to heaven<br> Cuz I don't know if they let cowboys in.<br> If they don't just let me go to Texas<br> Cuz Texas is as close as I've been."</p> <p>LOL! Such songs tickle me. There is another song that says,"All my exes live in Texas..."</p> <p>Texas is very urbane! It is not all country yah know?</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Austin-Texas.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br> Austin, Texas</p> <p>There is some strange looking wildlife too.</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/armadillo.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br> Armadillo</p> <p>The state flower is the Blue Bonnet and they bloom like weeds in April.</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Bluebonnet1.jpg" border="0" alt=""></p> <p>Texas is huge as you know. You can drive all day and still spend the night in Texas.</p> <p><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Texas.jpg" border="0" alt=""><br> Texas</p> <p>People are friendly if you agree with them. Never talk politics with a Republican and avoid at all cost talking about God, unless you say you have accepted Christ to be your personal savior. The bible belt runs right through Texas honey!</p> <p>I jest some. Not everyone is like that. People are as sweet as pie! Just don't talk politics or religion!</p> <p>Bye Ya'll<br> Valerie </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/03/the_lone_star_state~214818/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/03/the_lone_star_state~214818/#commentshttp://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/01/i_love_this_guy~211181/tag:positiveaspects.blog.co.uk,2005-10-01:/2005/10/01/i_love_this_guy~211181/Sat, 01 Oct 2005 18:01:14 +0200 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Me-Jamie.jpg" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/Me-Jamie_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br> Me and Jamie in Hawaii (1993)</p> <p>One of my blessings in this life is my brother, James Silas Alexander. We have many eccentrics in our family and it has been wonderful to have him to laugh with, for no one else would truly understand. We bring each other great laughter and he is a delight to me! Jamie has an amazing sense of humor and somehow he can turn the most horrible thing into something hilarious.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/11A_0016.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/p/positiveaspects/img/11A_0016_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br> Me and Jamie in St. Lucia (2005) </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/01/i_love_this_guy~211181/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>http://positiveaspects.blog.co.uk/2005/10/01/i_love_this_guy~211181/#comments