my birthday guy had a good day...

even if he did have to work...

Craig and I made meatloaf and baked potatoes...

he even baked a cake for his dad...

tomatoes are chin high with blooms and tomatoes on them...

we slept late and had to do a store run this morning...

and when we got home, lunch...

before the cooking began...

we did manage some outdoor time...

I changed this to...

this...

with the free pots we got...

love it...

started to clean off the deck, but it was so hot out there...

and the air was on in here...

so we came back in and went back out after supper to finish up and feed the birds...

got hubby's company picnic tomorrow night at 4...

just 3 miles north of here in a state park...

so not too far to go...

Craig has to work, so will miss it this year...

and I need to be on my toes...

there are rumors that some of the guys he works with...

might push me into the lake...

;0)

I might have said a thing or two in the past...

all in jest, but I do poke fun when I can...

and they haven't forgotten...

silly men...

take Mark, for instance...

his wife posted on facebook that she needed help finding her daughter a prom dress that didn't cost a fortune...

I might have said...

"look in Mark's closet"

and then there's Scotty...

the first time I saw him...

I might have said...

"he looks just like Elmer Fudd!"

which was heard by their boss...

who thought it was hilarious, because he did...

and then at work, he did a search online for Elmer saying certain lines...

and would play them over their radios...

and while the guys were eating lunch inside...

and there are a couple of others, too...

I might want to put noodle floats on the wheel chair...

would hate to lose a good chair in the lake...

;0)

I hope they don't pick one of the places that has a boat ramp...

pray for my chair...

;0)

so many weeds, and not enough time...

how do you spend rainy afternoons?

this is how we do it around here...

Lester...

Hermie...

Mr Wiggles...

which is how he looks most of the time...

he is a super napper...

this is the new kittie napping station...

2 parson chairs side by side...

pillow shams pulled over the backs...

and a fun quilted throw...

it has been approved...

things are coming right along...

have blooms on the peppers now...

the lavender is at its best...

roses come and roses go...

the lilies are in full bloom...

day lilies are getting ready to show their true colors...

everything around here is very green and very muddy...

not getting to do much outside but just sit and enjoy being out there...

and there are plenty of bugs, too...

the path is almost completely gone now...

my Charlie...

he is so wonderful and a perfect fit for our family...

and the best news of the day...

we have green beans...

will be picking soon...

and there will pots and pots of fresh green beans!

Hermie and Lester playing around this morning...

Mr Wiggles looking on...

the corn around here is head high...

and the soy beans are coming along...

the weeds are doing better, though...

;0)

tomorrow is DH's birthday...

odler than dirt, he is...

;0)

nah, not really...

he will turn 59 this year...

won't be too many years that I will be married to a senior citizen...

time amazes me...

how fast it goes...

how slow it seemed to drag when I was younger...

how this year is almost half over already...

and our warm days will all too soon fade away again...

and surrender to the bitter cold...

don't waste a moment of it...

savor it, make it last...

see your blessings today...

no matter whether it rains or the sun shines too brightly...

fill your heart with things that make you smile...

and curl your toes...

;0)

have a fun evening...

and catch some lightening bugs...

I made this the other night while watching the lightening bugs dot the yard and fields with light...

;0)

all before lunch...

making my own collages this morning...

out of my photos from my files...

thinking about printing some off to frame and hang in the bathroom...

we have had more rain this morning, but not sure how much...

its still cloudy...

so doing lunch and heading in for a nap...

supper will be easy...

already made the fried potatoes last night...

and hot dogs and smoked sausage and sour kraut tonight...

did you ever wonder how many photos you could stick into a collage?

well, quite a bit...

;0)

Tuesday's child is full of grace...

and here's Tuesday's child...

one of the cone flowers in bloom...

a new addition to our world last year...

give it a few years and it will enlarge and fill this area...

got some fun things...

free things...

tons of pots and planters...

all from one person who needed to purge...

we will scrub them up and paint...

already thinking into next year and where they will go and what will go in them...

the largest ones will be the beginning of my raised garden...

each year it gets harder for me to get down and plant and weed...

but oh, what I can do from a seated position...

I got a bunch of clay pots,,,

some with peeling paint...

which will only get washed up...

found these two pieces of milk glass in the lot, too...

the short one is hobnail and the taller one is a variation of hobnail...

we got 1.5 inches of rain last night...

woke up with it just pouring one time...

this is yesterday morning off of the deck...

as the sun was coming up...

and here is what I am NOT keeping...

posted them on facebook for free...

anyone can come and get what they want...

so far, no takers...

???

if no one claims them, we will sort again...

the nice ones will get washed and taken to The Spare Room...

a place up town where you can donate items or go in and shop...

and everything is free to whoever wants it...

its run in coalition with the food pantry...

the rest, we will pitch...

if it ever quits raining, we will get the driveway and walk sprayed for weeds...

homemade spray of course...

no roundup or other poisons...

but we need several dry days in a row for it to work...

and so far, that hasn't happened...

with all the rain and humidity...

everything is lush and green...

and everyone is walking around with funky hair...

its either bushing out or plastered to your head...

;0)

baseball caps are a favorite new accessory...

well, this isn't getting the towels washed or another book read...

so off you go to play in your own little world...

ever mindful that prayers are answered and faith is renewed by looking up...

have a fun day!

;0)