Tanya's Blooms, Seeds, and all things flowers

11/01/2026

"She's as useful as ti..... on a bull!"

This is one of the ads being run on our area. Think about this.

"She's as useful"

Disgusting!!!

11/01/2026

Lemon Blueberry Cookies (Soft, Chewy & Bursting with Fresh Lemon)

11/01/2026

11/01/2026

Back to the Beginning, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath

A Dying Wish!

Ozzy Osbourne told Sharon Osbourne that he wanted to perform one last time. Years earlier, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and his health had been deteriorating.

He wanted to thank his fans and tell them how much they meant to him. It was a last wish, the least he could do for them. His doctors advised him not to do the show, warning that he might not survive it.

The show would held at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. Sharon asked Tom Morello, guitarist from Rage Against the Machine, to direct the show.

She gave him a list of bands and invited them to perform an Ozzy or Black Sabbath song. There were approximately 40,000 in attendance.

The movie was a rotation of Ozzy performing and the bands performing his songs. Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Alice in Chains, Tool, and Yungblud were among the performers.

Sharon specifically asked Yungblud to perform the song "Changes." It was an epic performance, one of the best of the ten-hour concert.

Ozzy thanked GOD and his fans for making his life and career a success. After all, they were responsible for this.

At the end of the show, Ozzy reunited with the original members of Black Sabbath and performed four songs: "War Pigs," "N.I.B.," "Iron Man," and "Paranoid."

Ozzy's final solo song in the movie was"Mama, I'm Coming Home." There wasn't a dry eye in the theater.

I was introduced to Ozzy on a charter bus trip we took to Six Flags when I was about 10.
Along the way, we stopped in Hamilton, IL, and picked up a group of church kids to accompany us on the charter. One of them played Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon" on his ghetto blaster over and over.

From the second time I heard it, I was hooked. When I got home, I bought his tapes: Bark at the Moon, The Ultimate Sin, and older cassette tapes like Diary of a Madman. I immersed myself in his music at a time when I needed a respite from a tumultuous family life.

The movie, Back to the Beginning, wasn't a biopic, just the highlights of his last performance and some storytelling between songs.

It was a bit surreal seeing how the musicians had aged over the last 40 years. He played such a big part of my life and teen years. I have seen him in concert about 5 times. His music introduced me to Black Sabbath.

After Ozzy performed that last show, he passed away just 17 days later.

It was announced recently that an Ozzy biopic is in the works. Some details about the film are still under wraps, but I heard unreleased music is coming.

It's another opportunity to celebrate his life and legacy, and something to look forward to. Ozzfest is also set to return in 2027.

Ozzy, "Just remember that it's all for you. Don't forget me as the colors fade. When the lights go down, it's just an empty stage. The truth is, I don't want to die an ordinary man."

And that he didn't.

10/31/2026

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy and Black Sabbath ⚫️

Goal: to write and post my review of this show tonight while others are partying(:

BTW, I venture to say that the Prince of Darkness and others mentioned God in this show no less than 4 times, and the crosses were plentiful.

Who would have thought (:

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10/31/2026

Yum!!

Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies (Soft, Chewy & Buttery)

10/31/2026

10/31/2026

I won't tell you how many I am up to this year (: peanut butter, and I relocated the little guy.

This is a great trap. Use peanut butter or marshmallow. Cheese might be fine too; I just don't have any on hand.

You have to be diligent this time of year. I have around 10 set and want to add more. If you don't trap them in these or the housed- kill traps, you don't have any. That is how well this works.

Never use poisons. Old or new home, mice don't discriminate.