it's been a lazy day...

we got these painted...

we need to turn them over and get the bottoms and then they will be finished...

they look so good white!...

and we picked green beans...

and we went for walks...

and we sat and talked...

and of course we ate...

and ate...

and napped...

The finest gift you can give anyone is encouragement. Yet, almost no one gets the encouragement they need to grow to their full potential. If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in most everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond the wildest dreams. We would have more than one Einstein, Edison, Schweitzer, Mother Theresa, Dr. Salk and other great minds in a century. 

 -Sidney Madwed

Rebecca- I believe in you...in your dreams...in your talent...you are awesome...

Flatter me, and I may not believe you.

 Criticize me, and I may not like you.

Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.

 Encourage me, and I may not forget you.

-William Arthur

tending the rose bush...

my pinker knock out rose...

it was grafted with a pink and a red...

part of it is a dark pink...

the other part red...

my grandfather would have called this an oops rose...

he got into grafting roses in the 60s and came up with all sorts of colors...

the forsythia is really gaining out here...

one of the next projects...

I want to take it all apart and turn the windows the other way making it taller...

I also want the glass removed that is left in it...

and then paint it...

we painted on the loungers this morning and all we need to do is flip them and get the bottom side when they dry and they will be done...

then its on to paint something else...

and there is a list...

enjoy your Sunday...

supper, a walk and an evening drive...

fresh garden green beans, cole slaw and fried pork loin...

there's not much better...

after our walk and sitting in the yard...

we decided to go for a ride...

and we watched the sun set on the way back into town...

I am going to grab my ice tea and head back out on the deck...

the guys are watching baseball...

if the bugs are biting...

I'll be back in and snuggle down for the night...

sweet dreams...