Hey y'all! School's out for summer! I'm excited to be able to see my granddaughter every day, now! Oh, how I wish she was homeschooled so I had more time with her free spirited little self! Yes, I'm a bit selfish when it comes to my grandbabies!
So, with school being out, it is time to play in the water! PawPaw and the babies had the first water balloon fight of the season! None of them are very good at throwing, apparently, because they didn't get wet at all! The grass got a good shot of water though! I'm going to have to teach that little blondie how to have a water balloon fight! HeHeHe! I used to be pretty good.
No, it isn't a robot! It is my version of a Pagoda! I got bored so I started looking on Pinterest for garden art! I tell you Pinterest will kill me one day! I worked hard stacking these blocks under my rose arch. I plan to paint it and add some pretty glass beads for color. I'll show it when I get it done. I pretty much stayed in the yard all day, today, although it was hotter than blue blazes! I did some "Hippie" stuff, as you can see. Besides the pagoda, I started a colored bottle garden.
There are only four right now, but I plan to add more. I would like to have several bottle trees around the yard but since I don't really drink, I have to wait on other people to donate their empty wine bottles! Man, they drink slow! LoL You know how it is. Once you set your mind on something you just can't wait to do it! Anyhow, I hope my granddaughter will help me with some of my yard art projects but she is at that age! You never know what mood she is going to be in!
The old bird feeder bit the dust! It was all rotted and barely help the seed so I decided to use this extra large plant tray. Actually, this is only one of three I placed around the yard.
Kind of looks like a sombrero, doesn't it! You can see what is left of the old rotted feeder. I need to get rid of that and fasten this one down but it will do for now. By winter, I will have it attached better. I love watching the birds. They don't visit the feeders much now, since they have all the native grasses and seeds to eat, but several Orange-Winged Blackbirds still show up. And the Gold Finches and House Finches.
I put these three pine tree seedlings in some pots. My family back in East Texas would laugh me all the way out of town if they saw me planting pine trees! I'm from the Piney Woods and miss those tall trees! You don't see pine trees around this area unless someone has planted them. We have an area of our place where nothing grows so I figured pines would probably do good there. They grow in even the worst soil, it seems.
My pale pink Asiatic Lilies finally bloomed. They are so pretty! I guess I lost the deep maroon and orange lilies, that I had planted. They didn't come back this year. Those were my favorites. Guess I will just have to plant more!
Well, not much of a post, really, but I always forget to take pictures of the things I do so I don't remember to post about it! I have got to get better at that! Oh! I did want to show you this one picture my daughter posted of us on Mother's Day!
We like big glasses and we cannot lie! LoL
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day! Remember the real reason we celebrate it!
Grace & Peace,
Pam
Good gosh! I just realized my header is not centered! Now y'all know my OCD will kick my tail until I fix it! What in the world!
Did I mention our Mother's Day camping trip? Actually, my Mister did the camping and I did the running back and forth, from camp site to the house. I think I mentioned, once, that is how I "camp". I set everything up, do all the packing up and cooking, make sure the camper is ready, help set it up, and then come back home to feed the animals! LoL...I usually just stay the night here at the house and then head back out to the campground the next morning. I will stay all day and then head back home at dusk. I really don't mind because I get a few nights to myself while my Mister is relaxing at the lake. Occasionally, he is the one to run back and forth but generally it is me. I would rather do it and let him enjoy his time away from work, phones, mowing, and daily doings. He works hard and deserves it. Anyhow, we went out to the lake to "camp" and on Mother's Day, my daughter and her little family came out. My mister, and our son-in-love, took the grandbabies out on the boat and swimming, so my daughter and I could have a nice nap in our very cold camper! It was way too hot to take a nap in the outside chairs so inside we went! I think we both needed that nap but she especially needed it! She works full time, runs my granddaughter all over, takes care of both kids, as well as the house and dog, while our son-in-love on his truck driving runs. She is awesome and certainly deserves a short nap, if nothing else! Silly me, didn't even take the camera out of my bag, so no pics to share.
So...this happened! Aren't they gorgeous? I love Asiatic Lilies but I sure wish they bloomed more than once a year. I would love to have more but I have no place else suitable to grow them. Apparently, they like a shady, moist, flower bed and most of mine are out in the sun. I guess I could put in a couple of more beds but since they only bloom once, I would rather have more roses. These are beautiful but I can't wait for my Stargazer Lilies to bloom. I think those are my very favorite flower and again, they don't bloom more than once. Makes me feel super blessed when they do finally bloom!
I finally bought a rug for the living room. Seeing as how I am part hippie, this Aztec design really spoke to me. I will have to show you the entire room once I get my new couch. Right now, I wouldn't show that old ugly thing, that's in there, to anyone! LoL It is beyond hideous...trust me on that! Anyhow, I love this rug and it feels so nice under my feet. I might change my mind when I have to have the thing cleaned but for now, I'm in love!
Mentioning being part Hippie...
I've been doing a bit of crochet using all these bright colors! I decided our camper really needs some color. There is so much dark brown and that just doesn't go with my personality...or rather...my quirky-ness! LoL I will make some banners to hang around the campsites and maybe a few other things to hang from the camper canopy. I know there are going to be some new wall hangings and window treatments inside.
I like this. This is something I made for my play room (craft room). What do you think? That should liven up a too dark travel trailer. Maybe in some neon colors, though. Do you see what is hanging to the sides of the windows? Yep, I've been making macrame plant hangers, too. I realized there is a whole big blank canvas above my head so I made plant hangers to hand from our 8 ft. ceilings, in this house. I've decorated the walls, of course, but I never thought to much about the ceiling. I suspect that comes from being short. I've always had hanging lamps or chandeliers, in our other homes but never in this one. I don't know why. Anyhow, I will show those to y'all in a future post.
We've had a few storms roll through, this past week, but nothing that gave us any rain. We are beginning to get dry, already. About the only thing to come out of these storms is the opportunity to snap a few really pretty pictures.
Probably a boring, rambling, post but that's what I do best! LoL Thanks for stopping by! Until next time!
Grace & Peace,
Pam
And just like that, it was summer! We went from winter to summer rather quickly this year. Spring came for two or three days and then temps soared to the mid 90's and have been there ever since.
My heart is so heavy today. We had to return our cats to the shelter. Turns out I've developed somewhat of an allergy to them. Never in my life have I been allergic to any animal then suddenly I turned 54 and I'm allergic to cats. The older I get the more things happen. I've always been allergic to Mountain Cedar trees but now I am also allergic to Elm...guess what kind of trees we have all around us!!! Uh-huh...Elm. Wonder what else I will become allergic to now that I am getting ready to turn 55?
After all the time I have been away I really don't have a lot to say. I have been busy as all get out though. I will share a few pictures with y'all from our doings this spring.
Not much of a post but it shows some of the things happening in our lives! Until next time!
Grace & Peace,
Pam
I'm still here! Just been super busy but I will be back to post soon! If you are still hanging with me, thanks for doing so!
