In a land that is very, very hot this time of year....
is a yard that is bordered with Crepe Myrtle that Bob gives lots of TLC in the winter. No, we really aren't familiar with the flower, but everybody there seems to have them, so they must be very pretty. And now we know! Thanks Steve for sending the pics.
One day last week, (the day Jay & Shelly were coming to visit) I happened to glance out the window and did a double take. Our yard was filled with cows! I called the owner's....nobody home....I called their dad, our back-up number....no answer....I called Bob's cell and said "Our yard is filled with cows and nobody's home!!" and he said DON'T LET THEM EAT THE FLOWERS (right honey, that proved to be easier said than done!!) I grabbed a pot and a spoon and tore out the door banging and yelling and they all started to slowly move CLOSER to me, I think they thought I was calling them for dinner!!! I jumped in the car, headed towards them blowing the horn (even that was a little scary, since they were bigger than my car) that got them away from the flowers (Whew!!) and caused them to wander around the other side of the pond and congregate around the barn. I finally got in touch with the owner's on a cell phone and it was quite amazing how those cows all marched home when Jeff showed up with a bag of grain on his shoulder and started calling them....... just another exciting day in the country!
Jay, Shelly & Brooklyn stopped in yesterday and Shelly took some really neat pictures. This is me with Jay and Brook on the bridge.
The rest are pictures she took of Brooklyn while they were doing a little exploring.
I have been making slideshows lately and thanks to advice from Shelly I am finally able to post a couple. I did one for Bob on our anniversary and I did one of Sis & I in New York City. I have posted an abreviated version of each. Hope you enjoy!
In the last week, I have painted mom's porch, and hopefully the paint will stay on the walls this time. Sis and I painted the porch a few years ago and I said, I don't think we need to sand the walls....well yea, we should have sanded those walls! This time I sanded and scraped and sanded some more. So far, so good. I got the paint to go on the walls good, time will tell if it stays there!
AND I have finally gotten my closet painted and it looks pretty darn good if I do say so myself!
This is a picture of Suzie the Floozie. Since Bob has never appreciated her beauty, I decided she will now reside in my closet.
I am sooo happy with the way it turned out...
Bob also thought I did a good job and suggested I do the bathroom next. Stay tuned......
Waaay back to Mother's Day. I spent the night at mom's and my "nephew" Eddie snuggled up on the couch with me.
Mother's Day ~4 Generations ~
Morgan, me, mom, Ron and Mina
(Eddie got right in there and posed for the picture also)
Bloomin' beautiful!! ~ the Amaryllis
The Orchid Cactus
On the other hand, these guys have turned into geeky, gawky, goslings!!
