With your answers, please remember we are in the SYW world and which may not always match our reality.
Who was your best friend in elementary school?
Linda Buggellen. A vivacious red-head. We even went into the Army around the same time. After that lost track of her. Wish we could meet up again
What things could people do for you on a really bad day that would really help you?
Do all my household chores like housecleaning, laundry, cook, grocery shopping. Perhaps take me somewhere sunny and warm to rest and relax.
If you could make a 15 second speech to the entire world, what would you say?
Reach out to frazzled overwhelmed care-givers especially those whose siblings have Autism.
Would you rather be an amazing dancer or an amazing singer?
Dancer! I Love Tripping the Light Fantastic!
Nicholas Brothers .. The greatest dance sequence
Dorothy Dandridge / Nicholas Brothers / Chattanooga Choo Choo
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
That I survived another stressful week at work. Grateful now for my Vacation and the fact my brother Stephen turns 55 tomorrow. He is with me now. We will celebrate by going to the Natural History Museum to see the dinosaurs!
With your answers, please remember we are in the SYW world and which may not always match our reality.
When writing by hand do you prefer to use a pencil or pen?
In my notebooks which are always with me I use a pen.
What’s your choice: jigsaw, word, maze or numeric puzzles?
I used to do many words puzzles like Find A Word. Don’t do it anymore because it is too difficult for me to see properly. As a child I Loved Jigsaw puzzles. I would do those again if I had time. No maze or numeric for me. Too much for my number challenged brain to figure out. Some of my co-workers are hooked on Sudoku.
Do you prefer long hair or short hair for yourself?
Right now I’m wearing a medium Afro. I prefer Long Hair but not the work entail in keeping it presentable. Here are some of my various hairstyles over my 57 years. From traditional plaits, the terror of the straightening comb (If you’re a Black Woman over 40 you know what I mean), 70s Afro, Jheri Curls, Dred Locs.
DeBorah Teen Angel
First Dance with My Father
DeBorah had a Little Lamb
Me and My brother Stephen December 1961
Defiant precocious DeBorah
1961- A Very Good Year
MMC 2002 Graduation
Deborah Ann Palmer U.S. Army 1977-1981
Our Florida vacation around 1986
List five some of your favorite blogs.
I know that this is more than five but I wanted to showcase at least eight of my favorites. I Love supporting and encouraging others!! ❤
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
The Right to Vote. Tuesday I Voted for Bernie Sanders in the New York primaries. He did not win but I’m glad I’m able to Vote and I exercise that right every chance I get. Looking forward to next week because I will be on Vacation and it will be my brother Stephen’s 55th Birthday Celebration!! Woohoo!! Cheers!! Hands Clapping!!
What sort of music was played in your house when you were growing up? What effect, (if any) did it have on your musical tastes?
Will There be Lindy Hopping in Heaven?
Silently. Quietly. Watching the records drop down, spin and play on the Victrola my mother Mable Palmer pondered many things. Things she kept close to her in a broken and torn heart. Blame. Hurt. Guilt.
Toni Braxton’s Lessons In Autism: “I Thought It Was Something I Had Done”
Big Bands blasting out hits from times gone by. Long past. Sometimes happy and carefree. Sometimes the reality of Jim Crow, lynchings, separate but equal……
Sam Cooke. The Temptations. The Four Tops.
Sam Cooke — Change Gon’ Come
Civil Rights Movement. Malcolm X. Dr. Martin Luther King. Two Kennedys shot down.
Suddenly a Savior. Tall lanky Black Man from New York. Husband material. First met. Wilberforce AFB. The Bells rang at Carillon Park. Dayton Woman. Harlem man. Suave. Sophisticate. New Life. Bright Lights. Big City. The Bronx. Baseball Yankees. Baby Girl. Two years pass. Baby boy joy. Need more space. Queens move. Something’s wrong. Something’s not right with our Prince. Two years old and still no voice. Doctors. No answers. Whispers. Not so secret. What did she do wrong? Was it the tea she drank during her pregnancy? What did she do to make him “that way.”
Untold suffering. Lord I Love my child. Why is he this way? Why does he scream nonstop? Why does everyone blame me? Sorrow. Pain. Agony. Doing my best.
Years pass. Mother ~~ A broken sparrow fallen to the ground. But my son. He shines. My daughter a Redeemer arisen. My children. My joy. Now go I to my eternal rest. My Angels shall live on after me. For now there is Lindy Hopping in Heaven.
Mable Elizabeth Palmer
May 2, 1930 to August 2, 1998
See you one day once again Mommy. We Love You!!
Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers – The Last Mile Of The Way
Proverbs 31:10-31
King James Version (KJV)
10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
14 She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth theLord, she shall be praised.
31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
We are now on to a new series which topics. I like to think it will be fun series. It consists of combinations of colors and happy and pets. It is time to just have some fun.
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This week’s topic is Happy. Anything in this world that makes you feel happy or smile is allowed in this series. It could be a beautiful land or seascape to a close up of a flower. Your significant other, family, kids or even pets. It could be a delicious plate of food or ice cream. Show off your photos of things that make you happy. The thing is to have a lot of fun with this challenge. Feel free to dig around in your archives for photos if you don’t have anything new you can photograph.
HAPPINESS FOR ME IS MY BROTHER STEPHEN AND MY CAT SYLVESTER!!!
Stephen as Robin Hood October 30, 2015
Sailor Stephen
Sailor Stephen
Stephen as Scarecrow
Stephen, Me & Daddy 1977
Me and My brother Stephen December 1961
My Brother Stephen standing next to a Kehinde Wiley painting at the Brooklyn Museum
This week, focus on dinnertime: share a meal with us, or shoot during your dinner hour. Blogger’s choice!
All my Followers/Subscribers recognize me and Stephen. The last few photos are of my Great Aunt Ellene Stewart on her 98th Birthday. If it is God’s Will my Great Aunt will be 100 years old at the end of December 2016!!
Espiritu en Fuego/A Fiery Spirit 