tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31337611672457238942024-02-19T00:41:48.226-05:00Just a middle-aged housewife with good taste ♥Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-26545277494068888522019-10-16T15:35:00.001-04:002019-10-16T15:35:04.269-04:00Excuse me while I powder my nose......in other words, more coming soon! ♥Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-79631284227859650962017-08-04T13:58:00.003-04:002020-02-28T07:30:43.404-05:00The Queen of Everything! 5 Tips For Keeping Your Crown On, Even When You Feel Like S***
Saturn's been in Sagittarius (my sun sign) since late 2014 and it has SO not been fun. As the year winds down and my time with the stern taskmaster planet is coming to an end (December 19. Party. My place.), I've been reflecting on the following, repeating messages:
And this one...
And my all time favorite... Guess where I am???
While many good things have happened since this shift, in Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-32244753029890633822016-01-22T10:44:00.002-05:002020-02-28T07:30:41.889-05:00Magical Destinations of the Northeast Cover RevealI have a cover (and a new title!)--isn't it gorgeous?!?!?
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-56939239557331594682016-01-04T21:01:00.001-05:002020-02-28T07:30:42.582-05:00In Memory of Sr. Brigid Brady, O.P. ♥
"The journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain curtain of this world rolls back and all turns to silver glass. And then you see it. White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise." J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
On Facebook I posted that I started out 2016 with an adventure. One of my New Year goals is to tweak Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-62723076844440941102015-04-30T06:56:00.002-04:002020-02-28T07:30:42.961-05:00April A to Z Challenge! Z is for...
Zecora's a zebra, not a pony
And a witch, extraordinary.
And she always talks in rhyme.
Look--she does it all the time:
Apple Bloom: What'cha got goin' on there?
Zecora: I am brewing up another mix for a rooster and his chicks. It seems the rooster has lost his crow, making mornings very slow.
Apple Bloom: Hey, I've seen that flower bloomin' in Ponyville. What is it?
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-59935063682023953402015-04-29T10:35:00.005-04:002020-02-28T07:30:42.772-05:00April A to Z Challenge! Y is for... YES!
OK, technically it's not the end, not YET.
But c'mon--ONE MORE DAY!
YESSSSSSSSSS!
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-28592086049717798152015-04-28T08:55:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.638-05:00April A to Z Challenge! X is for... eXcited!
...BECAUSE JOHN de LANCIE IS GOING TO BE AT BRONYCON THIS SUMMER AND NOW I REALLY WANT TO MUST GO! *plots to squeeze it into my schedule*
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-29025816941355850732015-04-27T09:12:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.701-05:00April A to Z Challenge! W is for... Writing
So while I've been doing the A to Z challenge WRITING has been my primary activity, namely, polishing and repolishing the manuscript for Mapping the Magic.
This has been said by many other writers in many other forums, but I'll add my voice too. Writing is not an easy thing to do, at least, it isn't for me...
There are days when I really love what I'm doing, and when I read what I've Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-7315944663969173852015-04-25T14:00:00.001-04:002020-02-28T07:30:43.151-05:00April A to Z Challenge! V is for... Victory.
Pity party over.
The Great and Powerful Trixie by ItsJustRed via Deviant Art ♥
Let's finish this!
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-21860805272423024972015-04-24T06:49:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.382-05:00April A to Z Challenge! U is for... Urg!!!
I just can't think of anything for the letter U.
And there are still FIVE days left...
What am I gonna do?!
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-43473855261800865252015-04-23T06:39:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:42.206-05:00April A to Z Challenge! T is for... 'Tis the Bard's Birthday!
For the love of books (and plays--it's the "thing")...
Happy Birthday Shakespeare!
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-51259921210817873322015-04-22T07:30:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:42.458-05:00April A to Z Challenge! S is for... Sherlock!
Don't you just LOVE IT when fandoms collide?!
Art by Dub D reblogged from SherlockStuff ♥
Sherlock and John by LissyStrata at Deviant Art
...and one from Equestria! Twilight looks like she's having fun ;)
PS--Happy ♥ EARTH ♥ DAY ♥!
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-24526428597939186992015-04-21T07:42:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.573-05:00April A to Z Challenge! R is for... Recycle!
OK, so tomorrow is Earth Day and I wanted to do something for Earth Day but *couldn't* think of anything to do with ponies and Earth Day *together* that is also linked by a word that starts with *S*. So we're starting a day early--which is GOOD because you can PREPARE some Earth Day stuff ahead of time. Win-win!
I *also* thought it would be kinda cool to showcase some of the fabulous My Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-75726148399018766642015-04-20T08:12:00.004-04:002020-02-28T07:30:43.278-05:00April A to Z Challenge! Q is for... some Questions.This year I've spent the better part of the A to Z challenge in a state of this:
It has more to do with my working on several manuscripts and a presentation while trying to make up blog posts on the fly. I admit it: I bit off a bit more than I could chew. Then, something happened over the last few days when I stopped trying to do long interpretive posts and started playing with pictures and Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-18504005609609656732015-04-18T06:45:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.130-05:00April A to Z Challenge! P is for... Pardon me, but...
...didn't she say this challenge thing was going to be about doing readings with MLP gaming cards?
Yeah.... she DID say that!
Perhaps it's just easier for her to post pictures of us, and, well, looking for pictures of ME on the internet is rather entertaining!
Well isn't THAT a big 'ole jug a'cider! She shoulda planned things out better, dagnabit!
Oh... don't be too Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-73493437686481818922015-04-17T06:46:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:43.215-05:00April A to Z Challenge! O is for...
... is for oh no you DIDN'T just put up a bunch of gaspy-pony pictures and try to pass it off as a real post!
Really?
REALLY?Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-13943257106920957442015-04-16T07:52:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:40.843-05:00April A to Z Challenge! N is for... NAME!
The first thing you'll need is a NAME. CLICK HERE to visit the Pony Name Generator and then share your name below.
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-19136351279186956462015-04-15T08:16:00.003-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.256-05:00April A to Z Challenge! M is for... Made it to the half-way point!M is a marvelous letter. Why? BECAUSE I AM HALF WAY THROUGH THE A TO Z CHALLENGE AND I MADE ALL THE POSTS--so far...
Seriously, I'm not complaining. But let's just say that life's been a bit of a whirlwind of late:
So today's post is a bit of self-expression with a little help from my girl, Rarity. Better out than in, right?
Divination, BTW is all about self expression--it's Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-76194679651487399962015-04-14T08:57:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:43.341-05:00April A to Z Challenge! L is for... Little White Rabbit: #BEWARE
Not THAT little white rabbit. THIS one:
From Leap Books (and several authors I am proud to call friends ♥), an anthology of short stories to celebrate the 150th (!!!) anniversary of Alice in Wonderland--and it's out today!
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-22487599543784637392015-04-13T10:15:00.002-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.445-05:00April A to Z Challenge! K is for... Kinfolk!Yeeeeeeehaaaaw! Let's start this shindig with a song:
Nothing defines "Kinfolk" like the Apple family. In divination, there are elements of kinfolk to be found, no matter what oracle you use. These are symbols that are related to each other, and they have a special message when they appear together in a reading. A few days ago, I did a general (as in no question) Luna Moon Phase reading Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-68667819737783849682015-04-11T21:22:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:43.025-05:00April A to Z Challenge! J is for... Just gotta show you...
...my new kicks! I'm an admitted sucker for this kind of thing. And they're as pink as you-know-who...
Pinke Pie is dazzled by superstar supercolor semi-solar pink!
Superstar supercolor thanks to my bestie ♥ Emma ♥ for tracking down my size!
Sole with soul...
No guts no glory ♥
Equality!
I ♥ shell toes :)
Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-60022275620313887662015-04-10T07:53:00.001-04:002020-02-28T07:30:42.835-05:00April A to Z Challenge! I is for... Iron WillMaybe it's Jupiter going direct...
...or the fact that today's post is "I"--leaving *very* few choices of My Little Pony characters, places events to interpret:
Meet "Iron Will," life coach!
...but today I did something I don't usually do. I posted a political/spiritual opinion on Facebook. It had to do with the story about the silent protest that greeted the Iowan Wiccan priestessNatalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-44061822476416104372015-04-09T06:36:00.000-04:002020-02-28T07:30:42.268-05:00April A to Z Challenge! H is for... Hearts and Hooves Day ♥Ah, Hearts and Hooves Day... the MLP equivalent of Valentines:
Image by Ouran-Nekozawa via Deviant Art
But if you're dealing with Divination, Hearts and Hooves would rank right up there with The Lovers card of the Tarot. Sure, The Lovers can be about relationships--big time, long term relationships. The Two of Cups can signify the same, but as The Lovers is a Major Arcana card, it packs moreNatalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-21180182000898005802015-04-08T07:26:00.003-04:002020-02-28T07:30:41.319-05:00April A to Z Challenge! G is for... Goddesses Never Age
Time for a bit of randomness, but only because it's the letter "G" and it fits...
So a month or so ago, my mom got me this book:
The important thing to understand here is that my mother got it for me. This is huge. I love Mom, but we are very, VERY different people. She's going to be 87 this year, bless her, and is very old school, Italian, Catholic and conservative. 'Nuff said. Anyway,Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3133761167245723894.post-82632350973641970762015-04-07T15:15:00.002-04:002020-02-28T07:30:43.531-05:00April A to Z Challenge! F is for... Flip-flopping and the Flim-Flam Brothers...
Yes, I'm flip-flopping, just a bit, to my original vision for this theme--which is exploring the possible meanings of certain aspects of Equestria if they were used for Divination readings. Why, you ask? This second time 'round the A to Z Challenge is a different experience for me. If you look at the posts I did last year, they were regular--because I did all of them in advance and as each day Natalie Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00415954118566571271noreply@blogger.com