AWE MOMENTS:

WHILE I WAS TRYING TO WORK ON REBECCA'S BLOG THIS EVENING- THE ENTERTAINMENT BEGAN...

CURTAIN CLIMBER- THIS IS NOT ALLOWED...

WHILE MOM WAS CUDDLING WITH ONE THE OTHER HAD OTHER IDEAS WITH HER TAIL...

AWE- UPSIDE DOWN IS SO MUCH FUN...

BEBE WANTS RESCUED- TOO MANY LITTLE ONES TRYING TO TAKE OVER- JUST LOOK AT THOSE SAD EYES...

MID MORNING YARDWORK:

RUTH TOOK THIS OF THE DAISIES-

WE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO EXPAND THE FLOWERS OUT HERE BY THE FENCE- SO THIS MORNING CRAIG AND RUTH WORKED ON GETTING THE SOD OUT AND THEN THEY WORKED THE GROUND- RUTH DID THIS SECTION- AND THEN TRANSPLANTED 3 COLUMBINES, DAY LILIES, 2 MARIGOLDS AND 2 BLUE SALVIAS HERE-

CRAIG WORKED THIS PART UP FOR ANOTHER IRIS BED- WE WILL DIG THEM BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND PUT SOME IN HERE- WAITING FOR THEM TO FINISH BLOOMING-

I LOVE THIS OLD SIGN- SOME OF OUR RELATIVES ARE WEIRD- IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY-

AFTER THE GUYS MOVED THE GATE YESTERDAY- STEVE AND I WERE JUST A SWINGING LAST NIGHT AND I HAD A THOUGHT- MOVE THE GATE HERE AND THE TRELLIS OVER THERE- THEY DIDN'T COMPLAIN ALOT- SO THEY DID IT RIGHT AWAY AS SOON AS THE FENCE AREA WAS DONE-

CRAIG WORKING- SHHHH, DON'T TELL ANYONE, HE SAID IT WOULD RUIN HIS IMAGE OF A COLLEGE STUDENT-

STEVE INSPECTING THE BRICK JOB WE DID YESTERDAY-

CRAIG RESTING AFTER HE WORKED SO HARD- NOTICE NO SWEAT-

SPAZ FOUND A BUDDY- HER AND RUTH GET ALONG SO WELL TOGETHER- SHE WAS PURRING- CAN YOU HEAR HER?


AFTER ALL THAT- OUR FAMOUS PANCAKE CHEF CAME IN AND WHIPPED US UP A STACK AND WE ATE BRUNCH- THEN STEVE AND I HEADED BACK OUT AND WEEDED 2 MORE FLOWER BEDS- THE NEIGHBOR CAME DOWN AND VISITED- AND THEN WE CAME BACK INSIDE AND FINISHED UP DINNER- ITS ON THE STOVE WAITING- BBQ CHICKEN, EGG NOODLES AND WE NEED TO DO THE MASHED POTATOES- BUT EVERYONE WANTED TO WIND DOWN A LITTLE BEFORE WE EAT- MAYBE ANOTHER HALF HOUR- YA' ALL COME ON OVER AND WE'LL SET YOU A PLATE...

BUSY MORNING AFTER NIGHT STORMS:

BEBE WAS TIRED, TOO, AFTER WE GOT DONE...

WE GOT THE STRING OUT AND MADE THE BRICK ROW A LITTLE STRAIGHTER THEN THE GUYS COMPLAINED THEY LIKED IT BETTER THE OTHER WAS BECAUSE IT GAVE IT CHARACTER- ITS LIKE THE SAYING "GIVE A GUY A HOE AND HE BECOMES A CRITIC"...

BEBE'S LEASH IS HANGING DOWN- THE GIRL DOGS WERE OUT THIS MORNING ACROSS THE STREET AND WE HAD TROUBLE KEEPING HIM HOME..

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET SHOTS OF THE HUMMING BIRDS BUT ITS IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THE CATS AND DOG FOLLOW ME EVERY WHERE I GO..

HARRY THE BUSH ISN'T EVEN HALF THE BUSH HE USED TO BE- WE CHOPPED HIM BACK GOOD, NOW YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE SIDEWALK- ITS BEEN MISSING FOR YEARS..

THE FINAL PRODUCT- WEEKS OF PAINTING- BUT I THINK WE NEED ONE MORE LIGHT COAT- I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD LIKE IT PAINTED BLACK, BUT I HELD MY BREATH AND TOOK A CHANCE AND I LOVE IT-THEY DISAPPEAR IN THE SCENERY NOW- NOT OVER POWER IT...

WE PULLED UP THE BRICKS AND RE LEVELED THEM AND WALLA- I DIDN'T WANT THEM LEVEL LEVEL- I WANTED THEM TO BE ROLLING AND LOOK LIKE THE HAD BEEN THERE FOREVER- ITS HARD TO DO- ITS EASY TO GET THEM LEVEL..

SEE HOW THE SWING AND CHAIR ARE THERE IF YOU LOOK FOR THEM- BUT THE MELT AWAY IF YOUR NOT...

THE TREE BY THE DECK THAT COVERS WHERE I SIT ANYWAY...


WE STARTED IN EARLY AND WORKED ON WEEDS THAT WERE PULLED YESTERDAY BUT GREW BACK OVER NIGHT WITH THE RAIN- THEN WE PLAYED WITH BRICKS AND GAVE HARRY A HAIR CUT AND THEN I FOUND AN ANT HILL IN MY SOLAR LIGHT THAT WE HAD TO BABY POWDER... IT WAS A FRUITFUL MORNING...

Look what we found across the road tonight:

What the neighbors have to look at...

Kyle got the trailer awhile ago but he just got it lettered at Sign Creations in Charleston. He was on his way home with it and called all excited that they did such a great job. I talked him into stopping by on his way home so we could see it. The blue in the lettering matches the truck. Gretchen even gave him a nice hair cut- so he was ready for picture taken.

They are also going to do a sign for the store- and the are changing the name to Phillip's Interiors from Duzan's Furniture.

The other side of the trailer...looks pretty good! Kyle was so pleased with their work.

CRAIG DID SO GOOD THE OTHER DAY DOING PHOTOS, WE SENT HIM OUT AGAIN:

STEVE LOOKING THOUGHTFUL- WONDERING IF MY IDEAS WILL EVER STOP SO HE CAN BE A COUCH POTATO AGAIN...

WE MOVED THIS TRELLIS SO THE GRAPEVINE COULD COME UP AROUND IT...

STEVE, CRAIG AND BEBE DRIVING IN FENCE STAKES TO HOLD HAROLD'S OLD GATE UP...

RUTH FINISHED PAINTING THE CHAIR AND THOUGHT SPAZ NEEDED A COUPLE MORE SPOTS...JUST KIDDING...

OK- FINALLY I DIDN'T HAVE THE CAMERA AND CRAIG GOT MY BEST SIDE...I WAS PAINTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CHAIR...

CRAIG AND I PUT THIS FLOWER POT IN THE BIRD CAGE...

THIS IS TAKEN FROM THE RR TRACKS LOOKING SOUTH DOWN OUR STREET...

PRETTY- WE DECIDED SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO LET THE WALNUT TREE COME UP IN THE MIDDLE HERE- AFTER YEARS OF TRYING TO KILL IT OFF..

CLOSE UP OF THE BLOOMS...

HE WAS STANDING ON THE NORTH LOT LOOKING SOUTH...

THE NEXT ONES ARE SOME REALLY COOL SHOTS OF THE RR TRACKS...

LOOKING WEST...

LOOKING EAST...

LOOKING SOUTH...

THE HYDRANGEA- ITS GOING TO BLOOM SOON, TOO...

CLOSE UP...

ANOTHER ANGLE...

SPIDER WART BLOOMING...

YEARS AGO- WHEN CRAIG WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH AND KYLE WAS THE AG TEACHING THERE- CRAIG AND KYLE SET UP A PLANT BOOTH AT THE GARDEN FAIR ON THE SQUARE TO RAISE MONEY FOR AG AND THEY SOLD PRAIRIE PLANTS- AND I BOUGHT THIS ONE...AND SEVERAL OTHERS...AND THEY ARE ALL STILL ALIVE AND IT ONLY COST ME A DOLLAR!

WITH STEVE BEING HOME WITH ME EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH- THIS SEEMED SO...

APPROPRIATE...

REALLY THOUGH- ITS BEEN FUN HAVING HIM AROUND ALL THE TIME ...I JUST WISH HE HADN'T BEEN IN PAIN FOR MOST OF IT AND HE HADN'T HAD TO HAVE THE SURGERY...

Rain, rain, rain...

It's been cloudy and rainy here for several days now so hopefully the sun will come out tomorrow.
Everyone is doing ok and Steve is slowly getting back to normal- still can't do a lot with his hand.

We have a lot of weeding to do...

TERRI'S TOTEMS:

HER SOON TO BE FAMOUS GARDEN TOTEMS- MADE OF EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE- FROM OLD LAMP PARTS, VASES, CANDY DISHES, PLATES- WHATEVER SHE FINDS- SHE'S BEEN GLUING TOGETHER-THEY ARE SO COOL-

STEVE AND I TOOK A RIDE OVER TO SEE MY FRIEND TERRI, WHO IS ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING FUN AND VERY DIFFERENT- TODAY WE GOT TO SEE HER NEW IDEA SHE GOT FROM A WEBSITE- GARDEN TOTEMS MADE OF OLD GLASS PIECES YOU CAN FIND VERY CHEAP AT GARAGE SALES-

THIS IS HER FUNKY CHANDELIER IN HER KITCHEN SHE DID LAST FALL/WINTER-

HER DOG, DIVA, WHO BEBE LOVES WITH ALL HIS HEART-

A BIRD BATH-

MORE TOTEMS-

THESE ARE FLOWERS- SHE GLUED A COPPER ELBOW ON THE BACK TO PUT ONTO A COPPER ROD TO SO YOU CAN STICK THEM IN THE GROUND AMID YOUR FLOWERS- I SO WANT ONE...OR TWO...OR THREE...
I HAVE A NEW MISSION- FIND GLASSWARE TO TAKE TO TERRI TO BUILD ME A COOL TOTEM FOR MY FLOWER BED....THIS COULD SO EASY BECOME AN OBSESSION.......