Saturday, May 9, 2009

SATURDAY MORNING CHORES: MY DAD AND STEP MOM ARE OK- GOT AN EMAIL FROM HER THIS MORNING...

THE OLD WASH TUB WAS IN MY GRANDMA'S BASEMENT- SHE USED IT TO SAVE WATER- SHE WOULD CATCH THE WASH WATER FROM HER WASHER IN HERE AND USE IT AGAIN FOR THE NEXT LOAD- SHE WAS A HOUSEWIFE DURING THE DEPRESSION- EVEN THOUGH HER WATER BILL WAS LESS THAN 5.00- SHE WOULD STILL DO THIS...
NOW I FILL IT WITH FLOWERS...
MY VIEW FROM MY KITCHEN WINDOWS...

HUMMING BIRD THAT TURNS DIFFERENT COLORS AFTER DARK...


THE FERNS ARE FROM MY MOM'S HOUSE...
HYDRANGIA- WE PLANTED THIS ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO- BETWEEN THE 5TH AND 6TH YEAR YOU HAVE TO CUT THEM ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE GROUND THAT FALL- THEN IT WILL COME BACK AND BUSH THICK...

WE STARTED WITH CLEANING OUT THE SHED- ALMOST EVERYTHING OUT AND THEN PUT IT ALL BACK IN- WELL NOT QUITE ALL- WE DUMPED ALOT OF BOXES AND JUNK...BUT WE CAN WALK IN NOW, EVEN OPEN THE DOORS WITHOUT EVERYTHING FALLING OUT...
MY BEE BALM- PLANTED IT LAST YEAR- ATTRACTS THE BEES...

YES I'M STANDING IN THE FLOWER BED TO GET BETTER PICS...


HANGING BASKETS STEVE AND I FOUND LAST YEAR AT A RUMMAGE SALE FOR 1.OO EACH- GOT 3 OF THEM...

ONE MORE BLOOM ON THE CLEMATIS...


SEE MY NEW 4.99 SHEPHERDS HOOK- MY MOTHER'S DAY PRESENT...


STARTING TO FILL IT IN...CAN'T FIND MY BALLS AND SOME OTHER THINGS- I THINK THEY ARE TUBBED UNDER THE PORCH- NEXT WEEKS PROJECT...

POTTED FLOWERS AFTER WE CLEANED OUT THE SHED- SEE ROSIE'S POSEYS?

ANOTHER HANGING BASKET...


MY ONLY HOSTA....

FRONT BED FILLING IN NICELY- FOUND MY SUN AND HUNG AN OLD BIRD CAGE OUT HERE...
NEW BED BEHIND THE SHED...AND MORE ROSIE'S POSEYS-

WE PUT SOME ONION CHIVES IN THE CENTER OF THE MARIGOLDS...

BEGONIA...MARIGOLD...AND PETUNIA....ON THE PORCH...

A PRETTY PINK BEGONIA AND MY 1.00 BIRDHOUSE I FOUND A COUPLE YEARS AGO AT A RUMMAGE SALE...


WE ARE ALL POOPED OUT- I'M RESTING HERE AT THE COMPUTER AND STEVE'S WATCHING TV...HE'S DOING GOOD...JUST GETS TIRED OUT EASY...

DOUG AND TIFF'S NEW HOME IN KENTUCKY:


DOUG AND TIFF LEFT A WEEK AGO FOR KENTUCKY AND SENT THIS PIC THIS WEEK. TIFF SAID THEY HAD TO PAINT INSIDE, SO HOPEFULLY THEY GOT THAT DONE.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI HAD VERY HIGHS WINDS YESTERDAY AROUND NOON CLOCKED AT 110 MPH. I COULD NOT GET AHOLD OF MY DAD LAST NIGHT. HE IS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.
I HAVE FAMILY IN SOUTHERN MISSOURI, TOO, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM.
PLEASE REMEMBER THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS- I KNOW SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IS WITHOUT POWER- MY DAD IS NOT VERY GOOD- IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COULD GET HIM TO MARION TO THE HOSPITAL.