Can you see me now? LOL

But I'm trying to be less colorful! lol..............you're right though. I'll see what I can do. Thanks Pat.

If you are working on serenity you don't have be less colorful, just tone it down. But I will miss the bright side of you.

I have to say, I really like the Red one too.

Sparks , I am so glad thanks!

I've always loved your avvy and I'm not surprised to learn you have Native American blood. Your avvy conveys that............... Lakota makes me think of the arthritis medication I take though............which is ok, because it makes me feel better and you always do that for me too. So it's a win/win in my book! lol

hi lakota I always learn things here in mylot, I had always assumed Lakota was a Sioux name but its apache, I had a lot of Sioux friends as I worked in the hospital in Rapid City s.d, not too far from the Sioux indian reservation. that was many many years ago. the c all number of the local radio station was KOTA the best darned station in the Whole Sioux nation, and I still don't know where they got that unless some of the people on the station were actually Sioux.

Hello leenie, it's nice to see you. I have not been doing well and what little energy I have has been spent on must do things. I've also had a lot going on with family and had to help out even when I do not feel up to it. This gets me down more. I do hope to be doing much better soon.

I think it's very representative of me. The attributes of the dragon, the Celtic background, the Christian and Pagan beliefs that shape my life...........

Moondancer!! It's great to see you again also. Have you been away or just not have your notifier on. It's really nice to see you. Leenie

I LOVE your avvy. It is so cool......

Thanks Louie and don't you dare go back to calling me Sparky. I wouldn't know who I was talking to! LOL Here's a link that may help you learn and understand the Irish Celts better. It's a great read; www.realmagick.com/articles/08/1308.html It's good to see you too. As for the other Family, they have, sadly, pulled back from further contact. Sad, but perhaps they are just not ready to go further. Time will tell.

Quite honestly Louie, I think she only got in touch because a disease had shown up in our family line and she wanted to let us know about it. I think any further involvement was not intended and of course being me, and thrilled to make contact, I probably talked too much and scared her/them off. lol I don't know. But it hurts my heart, so I am so glad that I have friends like you!

I'm so sorry to hear about your other family backing away. What could they possibly be afraid of? Maybe someday. I'm sure happy to be connected to you. Love Ya, Louie

Thanks TL. I rather like it. Reflects sooooooooo much of what I'm all about now and the colors too.....

Lol I don't think I would recognize myself

I've lost the link to Gissi's site Gabs. Damn, I can't find it anywhere. Will you send it to me again please? I'm such a dufus!

Gosh Gabs, if you dropped the image of Gissi from your avvy's or sites I wouldn't recognize you. LOL

awwwwwwwww...that is just too sweet of him to want you to have that baby 'dragon'. That's a keeper for sure! Heyyyyyyyy...I thought we were friends here...gonna hafta do sumfin bout that, no?

Thanks sweets. When my kids were growing up they were never at a loss for gifts for me. They knew that a dragon or something with a dragon on it, would make me so happy. lol I remember once my youngest coming home about the age of 5 with a robin's egg he'd found. He nursed that egg and nursed that egg and was so disappointed it never hatched into a baby dragon. lol Eventually I drained the interior of the egg and we put a dragon decal on it, and to this day it still sits on the shelf in my office.

I love my kids. lol I just accepted your friends request. Can't understand how you got 'deleted' from it. I'm going to have to check and see who else has disappeared. So weird...........

sleeping cats, what could be more soothing?

I find your avvy very soothing for some reason Elic. And believe me, that's a nice change from most around here. lol

In 1971 Canada declared to the world that it had adopted a MultiCultural policy. We are the only country in the world that has that declaration on it's books. Are we cool or what? LOL And yes please, let's go out and fumble dangerously in the garden among the potty babes. ROFL

Well the Russians are pinging us! The hubs blames them for our minus 30 degree celcius weather we're having. lol

I used to live in a nuclear free borough. I bet that scared the Russians! Whoo - I haven't pinged one of those in years!

Works for me, lol.

Bo made mine too and I love it and will keep it, but as I said, this has been a life changing year for me and I wan't to start the new one reflective of those changes. I love your purple dress. It's the one color I CAN'T wear. lol

I'll keep all the purple and you can have all the yellow and orange.

Oh way cool! You look gorgeous...................do dance over to the mistletoe.....lol

YAY

Now you expect me to dance in these boots???

Sweets, I certainly understand your confusion. No worries. And actually I'm glad you raised this point. Here is a link that will explain the origins and meanings of the Celtic Cross. Please check it out and it should put your concerns to rest. http://www.ancientspiral.com/celtcross.htm The cross is traditionally associated with Christianity because it is the symbol of Christ's sacrifice for us. But in fact the cross predates Christianity by eons. As for it's association with Pagan belief (including Wicca) it also predates Christianity. And today modern Wiccan's are not precluded from incorporating their Christian beliefs into their practice of the Wiccan ways. I was brought up Catholic, and have a deep rooted belief in the teachings of Christ, and one of the things I like about Wicca is that I can still hold those beliefs without compromising my Wiccan belief system. Most of Christian belief and ritual is based on Paganism though Christianity as whole would argue with that. But it was knowing this and doing research into the basis of Catholic doctrine that took me back to their pagan roots and in so doing convinced me to 'go pagan' myself, if you know what I mean. Let me know how you get on...........

No probs cynthiann. Read it when you can. One of the beautiful things I've found about being Pagan, is that it also allows for ALL people to be Children of the earth, of God, of the Universe. It unites all living creatures in the celebration of life, love and worthiness. There is no other 'religion' today that truly practices that.............

HVE NOT READ LINK YET AS HAVE TO RUSH TO OTHER JOB. i ALSO AGREE THAT THE Church USED PAGAN FESTIVALS TO CONVERT SO CALLED PAGANS TO CHRISTIANITY. Sorry - just noticed caps and no time to change. Therefore after 30 years or so then the old pagan rituals would begin to be forgotten. With the exception of Easter we know that many festivals are not on the exact date. Any religious would agree that Christmas day is not the date of Christ's birth. To me, and others, this is not important. What is important is that He was born and in doing so, we all could become God's chosen people - not just our brothers in the Jewish race. The importance of His mother Mary is that she said YES to God's request that she carried and bore Jesus. Look what she did for us? My mind is open and flexible and I will read the link. I know that some persons believed the Celtic Cross was linked to Druids but this is not proven. I thank yo for your response and will rad the link tomorrow. Many blessings(I am of Irish blood too. On both sides.)

Good to see you! I love your avvy. But I know how it is when you get bored and want a change. Though with everything I've been through this past year and the journey I've been on, I doubt I'll be getting bored with mine any time soon. lol Would you mind if I uploaded your avvy pic to my computer? I really like it and would like to use it in the Wiccan calendars I'm making as Xmas gifts...........

Thanks a lot. I really like this rose. I'd love to have some in my garden, but will settle for having them in my calendars. Hugs...........

no go right on ahead I swiped it from somewhere else hehe

And I'll bet you are one beautiful petal cream! Thanks for telling me this. I had no idea....

Ah sweets, I'd miss your avvy if you changed it. One of the first set of jewels my hubs bought me was opals and I've loved them ever since....

I doubt I'll be changing it again any time soon. I really like this one as it represents who I am more than other I've had. So it won't be hard to recognize me once you get used to it. lol

LOL, no worries sweets. It's good to see you, generic or not! LOL And Happy Holidays and Yule Blessings to you and yours too!

Hey Paula...........here's a link to get you started. It's a simple site, but will give you links to other places that will give you more information: www.wicca4beginners.tripod.com Just copy and paste this addy into your browser. If you want you can do a search yourself just by typing: 'all things wicca' into your search bar. Let me know how you get on. And I love your pussycat.

Every life needs a knight in shining armor Letran. I'm glad you're in mine!