 |
| This year started with a lot of illness and Doctor and vet visits. I had pneumonia and was the sickest I've ever been for about a week, while I was sick, poor Punkin' ended up with an UTI. Several visits to the vet, 3 weeks of nursing her with a variety of meds and about $500 later she is thankfully better. Both kitties now eat an expensive prescription food, but keeping them healthy is worth it. |
 |
| And then came the birthday! |
 |
| J and I did our share of projects. I even invested in my own air compressor and nail gun |
 |
| We did get a little snow in January |
 |
| Thankfully I have a friend with a plow on his truck. |
 |
| We celebrated my Mom and Dad's 70th Wedding Anniversary the day after Valentines Day |
 |
| By March Punkin' is finally feeling back to normal |
 |
| More projects with J. We feature these in our Antique Booth |
 |
| By March Peanut needed a little attention since Punkin' has been the primary focus lately. |
 |
| And my Pukifee that I ordered before Christmas finally came in April |
 |
| Spring was here and there were plans being hatched! |
 |
| Pukiee has already made friends with the locals |
 |
| Another favorite project |
 |
| And my big project of the year. I still need to do a few things like paint the doors and posts...but my little shed is adorable! |
 |
| April was busy, but the shed was totally worth it. I learned how to hang cedar shake, and also learned what a perfectionist I can be. |
 |
| A day spent organizing the inside of the garden shed |
 |
| A friend who got married in April asked me to do several signs for her reception. |
 |
| Of course, she's model thin, but she does apparently enjoy a drink now and then ;-) |
 |
| And my new toy in April |
 |
| J and I's annual Easter fishing trip. Not a real pretty spot, but we caught so many fish that they were practically jumping on the hook before we got it in the water. J spent more time baiting our hooks then he did fishing. |
 |
| May Flowers - Love my truck |
 |
| Lot's of work ahead but it will be worth it! |
 |
| Part of my Christmas gift from J was in May he hung my little cast iron sink and fixed it so that it can be plumed to the outdoor faucet. |
 |
| Another purchase this last May, watch out sticks I'm armed and dangerous now! |
 |
| A visit in May to my home town. this is the beautiful church I grew up attending. There are amazing hidden rooms, stairs, and hallways throughout that church and we knew them all! |
 |
| One of my big summer projects was painting J's lattice fence, this shot is from June. |
 |
| Early shot of freshly planted flowers in June |
 |
| Love these lilies that bloom in June. I planted these a few years ago. |
 |
| And J bought a fun little boat that we used several weekends during the summer, both on the Rock and on the Mississippi. |
 |
| By August the flowers are taking off! |
 |
| My handsome Skooter, he's looking a bit raggedy these days, he's had surgery a few time on hematomas that he gets on his ears, but he's still beautiful to me! |
 |
| I found this in August and still love it! |
 |
| Illinois backroads in September |
 |
| Illinois backroads in September |
 |
| Illinois backroads in September |
 |
| Getting close to the finish line |
 |
| September Mums at J's house |
 |
| Peanut is my best friend and hardly ever leaves my side |
 |
| And Done! October 2015 |
 |
| October and it was time for our 2015 Roadtrip - On our way to Georgia |
 |
| October and it was time for our 2015 Roadtrip - We stayed with friends in Georgia for several days, this is the view from their deck. |
 |
| October and it was time for our 2015 Roadtrip - Next stop was another friends cabin in Florida, we spent a couple of hours tubing on this little river. Luckily we didn't see any alligators. There were a few water birds, a lot of turtles and maybe a snake. We were hoping for manatee but wrong time of year. |
 |
| Next stop was with family in Florida, minutes from the ocean. We had an amazing time! |
 |
| Mid week J and I went to the Gulf side of the state and stayed at Anna Maria Island for a couple days. This was my first trip like this. I've always thought of myself as a woodsy sort of girl but I'll have to admit, the beaches do have an allure that's hard to refuse.... |
 |
| Even on the harshest of days, the beaches were beautiful! |
 |
| Spent a lot of time combing the beaches with J's Mom! Even the guys usually had pockets of shells by the time we got back to the car. |
 |
| This was taken while on a walk on the beach with J's Mom...love her |
 |
| Last day at the beach, last day in Florida. Can't wait to go back |
 |
| Looking at the property that will one day be home. |
 |
| The Parkway was on fire with Fall colors! |
 |
| Though we were only in NC a few days, we managed to squeeze in a few hikes/waterfalls. Though the trip was amazing, NC felt like home. |
 |
| November meant I was home again and back with my girls, Peat was apparently not all that excited. |
 |
| Spent Veteran's Day with my favorite Vet. J and I spent the day shopping and had a couple meals out. |
 |
| November and it's starting to get chilly, the girls stay warm by cuddling up together |
 |
One last project of the year at my house. We finally got the hot tub out. It was a lot of work, especially for J, we sawed it up and tossed it. The house finally has a little extra space.
|
 |
| Thanksgiving dinner for us all |
 |
| The Wildlife Station, last year's Christmas present from J is getting lots of use this December |
 |
| Decorating or the Season |
 |
| My Pukifee even enjoyed the Season! |
 |
| Decorating the Shed! |
 |
| Merry Christmas from Peanut! |
 |
Merry Christmas from Punkin!
|
 |
| New Year's Eve Treats |
 |
| All partied out but HAPPY NEW YEAR for Punkin' and Peanut! |
Daddy Doms by kendra
It had been a while since i'd last read the following article. Many people ask me about bdsm and why i enjoy it...not understanding my desire to be with a Dominant. It is hard to put into words exactly what it's about ... but this article does a wonderful job of explaining it.Daddy/little girl does not refer to the ages, real or pretend, of the participants. Nor does it imply closet desires. In my relationship my Dom is not my father, he is nothing like my father, and I have no need for him to replace my father. He is however my Daddy. We do not engage in age play specifically ( beyond the occasional school girl fantasy *s*) and our relationship is not based on any need to have sex with children. I am always all woman, and always a very independent woman.He does have the ability to make me feel like a little girl, however, a very cherished and sometimes needy little girl. It is a feeling that I revel in, it is the safest place I have ever been, and it allows me the freedom to be all that I am without fear of reprisals. Daddy Dom is a feeling, an environment that two people have created. A Daddy Dom is so named because of the qualities he possesses and the service he provides.So, what are these qualities? What is a Daddy Dom?A Daddy Dom wants to be the center of your universe. He wants to be able to provide for your every need and care. But more than that he wants to be able to shape and mold you to the image he thinks you should become. He sees in you someone who can achieve a much higher, much greater status. He believes more in you than you believe in yourself. What he wants in return is to be able to bask in his image of you, the image he has created. To achieve these goals he relies on a combination of love, respect, and discipline.His love for his little girl goes without saying. He loves her as much for who she is as for who she will become with his guidance. She is his prized possession. His eyes light up when she walks into the room and he takes great pride in her successes. After all, he helped to create her. She holds the most tender part of his heart and has the greatest power to hurt him.This love would not be possible without respect. A Daddy Dom needs to feel pride in his little girl. He needs to know she can hold her own in the outside world and still submit to him. He holds the greatest respect for the gift she has given him and takes great pains to increase it’s value. It is extremely important to him to know she can be with any man and she chooses to be with him.He knows that this makes discipline a priority in their lives, more important than in some other D/s relationships. In order for the little girl to really trust, she must know he means what he says. If his little girl is going to be the best she can possibly be he must stand firm. He uses his experience in life and his knowledge of her to provide proper direction and punishment when the need arises.If he does not enforce discipline, this respect becomes a tenuous thing. If his submissive finds that she can manipulate him out of punishing her, she begins to lose respect and the ability to empower becomes impeded. He understands that it becomes increasingly difficult to be possessed by someone you do not respect.This takes great strength on his part. It takes strength to control her, and to shape her to his needs and desires. It takes strength to be her confidant, her shoulder, her anchor. It takes strength to let her out into the world when all he wants to do is hold her safe in his arms. And it takes strength todo what is necessary when she needs to be disciplined.A Daddy Dom provides something else that is very important to his submissive...acceptance. She is safe in his arms because he knows her, everything about her, and he still loves her. When she goes to him she knows that this man knows all of her dirty little secrets and it doesn’t matter. To him she is beautiful.Daddy Dom and sadistic Dom are by no means mutually exclusive. Many Daddy Doms embrace their sadism while understanding and feeding their submissive's masochism. This balance is necessary to many little girls because it allows all parts of her to be nourished, leading to an incredibly fulfilling relationship.I think most Dominants have a bit of the Daddy in them, taking on the role of male authority figure in the submissive’s life and using their power to enrich that life. Daddy/little girl verbalizes that feeling, and adds a dimension of warmth, caring, and ritual that it’s participants crave.There is something infinitely magical about a Daddy Dom. Perhaps it is something only a little girl can understand.This article may only be reprinted on private, no fee to access websites as long as this notice accompanies it and the following link is in place: http://www.subspace.cc/
