Home

Got home at 1:00 AM yesterday.

My little ride took me home to Dawson, Ga.

 And I must say it felt soooo good to be there.

If my kitties had not been left at home in Michigan,

I would still be there....

The weather was perfect -

not too cold - not too hot.

Spent a couple days relaxing -

Enjoying the new swing in Plains.


I had a chance to do a little shopping,
visited all  my favorite stores.....:]
THEN it was time to get busy!

We were going to paint the fence

But Bob decided to first try spraying it with bleach....

it looked so good we decided we wouldn't paint after all -

instead I went to the dollar store for more bleach!!!

Every year a little bird builds a nest in the light fixture

right in the middle of the front porch

we have an identical light on the side of the porch...

but that is not where mama wants her nest.

When it  got time to clean the porch,

 Bob reached up and pulled the nest down...

glad he did it CAREFULLY....

the babies were just hatching!

He CAREFULLY put it right back....

Sometimes a little bird poop

in the middle of a clean deck,

is really not so bad....

SOON the week had gone by....
the house was nice and clean
on the inside and the outside
the bleach had worked wonders
on the fence and the porches

and we were off....
went to northeast Georgia
through the little town of Washington
to see the old houses.

then on to Bryson City, NC
and through the Smokies.....

The CHATTAHOOCHEE!

 Ice cream shoppe in Bryson City....
Bob ate the ice cream ---
I stayed with the theme and enjoyed my addiction...
DIET COKE :-)

Driving through the Smokies

always takes me back to my childhood

to when I visited there with mom & dad.

I don't remember just  how many times we went....

but I will never forget the time we went in the Fall

and the colors were magnificent.

We were actually on our way to Florida,

but dad stopped so often to take pictures,

we didn't have time to go to Florida!

I still remember the impression the colors made

on the mind of a little girl .......

TODAY

                                                                         So today..

I did some shopping...I did some banking...

I went to Baldwin with the hubby...

I did LOTS of laundry....(STILL doing it)...

I "harvested" my crop of lemons...

AND tomorrow, I plan on going for a little ride....:-)



EGGGGGGS!!!!!

Ahhh - Spring has sprung.....

and the chickens are producing....

I was very happy to find egg cartons

at the local TSC store...

as you can see - I was in dire need of them....

SOOOO many eggs -

today I decided to color a few.

It's been awhile since I have colored eggs...

and YES...it was still FUN!



Goodbye March

Well last week....

we had a visitor on the pond.

Mr. Beaver spent 2 days ...
swimming around...sunning on the shore....
just generally irritating Mr. Swanee.

AND I believe it was Mr. Swanee's

constant following, that made him think

it might be wise to move on...

a VERY good decision on his part!

One morning last week - I was talking to Bob on the phone -
when I noticed this little lady by the house....
oooops - I am the one who shut the coop up last night...
I am so glad that a critter didn't eat her....
BAD MOM!!!!


The week before last, we had temps in the 80's
last week we had some clouds

That led to some.....

SNOW!!

Sunday, Sunday...

A lovely Sunday...

Robert MOWED the lawn...

I doubt he has ever before mowed this early

(in MiChiGaN) :-)

AND I...

went to my 3rd yoga class this week -

this was a Nia class...

(oh yeah....another new experience!!)

then home where I

made Robert potato salad....

and something we will call

"ALMOST" an apple dumpling ;-)



Kicken' Back

Today was a cold and rainy day!

Well let's say COLDER...

in the high 50's

we are still above our average for this time of year.

I looked out today to see the chickens

taking a little rest on the deck....



MARCH 22nd ??!!!

SOOOO here we are

ANOTHER record breaking day for high temps...

EVERYBODY

is talking about it!!!

People are saying....

I am confused----can't believe it's only March!

AHHHHH

sweet Michigan.......

Today - I went to the garden and cut some CHIVES......

(SOOO good in my salad this evening)

Our Forsythias .....really????

It's only March 22!!!

 Mr. Swanee - looking handsome!

And then....

this is one of George's roosters....

A GIANT compared to ours!

according to Bob, a very docile rooster -

As I was going to the garden today, to cut some chives,.

he got a little too close,

I scared him away by swinging my colander at him

and yelling for him to GET BACK!!

Later...

I was walking outside,

talking to...."Mr. Big" -as I call him'

I really thought he liked me....

he seemed to be following me around the yard...

when all of a sudden he was THERE on my ankle....

I screamed and pushed him away....

BUT he came at me again....

at which point I YELLED for the hubby and he chased him away.

(Still not sure if he doesn't like me ....or maybe likes me toooo much!)

ANYWAY..

So now I am looking over my shoulder every time I walk in the yard...

we shall see how  this one will resolve itself....

all I can say is  -

Mr. Big, you had  better calm yourself down or you could end up

the CHICKEN in somebody's noodle soup!!!!

SPRING!!

WOW..

   never before have we had such weather in March!

Temps are breaking records....

Flowers are blooming and crops are growing...

WAY too early -

 I can't believe they won't be covered in snow

at least once before the warm weather settles in "for real"!

But this first day of Spring was a beautiful one,

AND

I enjoyed it by going  to yoga this morning....

then again this evening,

 when I attended my first nidra class...

a good day.....

Happy Spring!