"I'll try anything once, twice... if I like it, three times to make sure." Mae West

Oh My!!!

Can't Believe... it's been 6 Years since I visited...

'Spent' a Very Hot August Day, with Pal, Bart... and his Lovely Wife....

Denise, at Their Sale.

<3

Dealing with The Iowa Department of Transportation...

Fairfax, Iowa... 'City Hall'...

Tumbling down 13 Stair Steps...

Gettin' Hit on the the top of the head, by a Wound Tight... Hand Crank...

Wrecker's Winch handle,

that threw me 10 feet, to the ground.

Being Kicked... Dragged... Walked On, by... countless Horses.

Surviving... two, major car accidents, one... that broke my neck.

; )

Through ALL of That... over the years, I've never experienced a 

'Black Eye'

; )

Trust me... I've been hit so hard... on my head, and in the face, 

over my life, it's always puzzled me, that I'd never experienced a 

'Black Eye'.

My face hit the steering wheel, so hard... in the accident on 151,

 {where we live}

sliced my nose in half.

No 

Black Eyes.

Tripped over my feet, night before last.

There's a 'First Time', for Everything.

; )

Call me 'Grace'.

; )

that...

'Mind Over Matter'...

Sh!t....

Is Real!!

; )

Way Too Much... on my brain, these days.

{I believe... 'most', would agree/understand.

We're all living in very interesting times.}

<3

My Very First...

'Black Eye'.

{Cut my face... too. I won't show that. It's not too bad.}

Heading to Des Moines... Bright and Early.

Judging Antiques...

at 

The Iowa State Fair.

This is my last year... 

'Judging'.

Judges 'Judge' at The Iowa State Fair, 

for three years, then...

they're done.

: )

Somehow... I, believe...

'Term Limits'...

on, most every level...

might 

alleviate,

a few

 'black eyes'.

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

{I can scratch the 'Black Eye'... off of 'The Bucket List'!!!

: )

It kinda makes me smile, how... this 'happened'.

There, are many... who, I'm guessing would've enjoyed that 'honor'.

; )

A

 Beautiful... Vintage Rug, 

Graced

 me...

With my First,

Beautiful...

'Shiner'.

; )

It didn't hurt. Looks worse, than it is...

and, yes...

; )

I'd most certainly like to 'meet' those, who...

would like to 'enjoy' the 'honor'.

: )

Perhaps...

we could exchange...

'Expressions'}