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May 6, 2012

Love My Birds....


Mr. Swanee has been working - working -working lately -
over near the ditch - he is making a nest...
maybe a little vacation get-away!
As I was checking it out and taking some pics..
he came swimming over to see just what I was up to!!

Later - I went to the chicken coop and called to Henny Penny
and SOON.... THERE she was on the window sill...
awww Henny Penny you are a GOOD chicken!


April 29, 2012

A PAT on the back for ME!!!!!

So today was a good day...
I may blog about this day in more detail later this week -
but for now.....
I will tell you the MOST important details...
 I grabbed the "weed-eater"
and went alllllll the way around the pond.
It has been several years since I have done this -
but I must say the muscles in my arms,
 remember the feeling....:-)

When I finally finished -  I kicked my boots off on the deck...

and then ....
I kicked my pants off  at the back door...:-)

YEP, my wet - grassy jeans were left  OUTSIDE....
(and that is one good thing about living in the middle of nowhere....)

B U T

the very  BEST thing that happened today....
was when I stepped on the scales -
this morning.....
and  I heard this SHOUT!!!!

J E R I.....
 you have lost
60
yes....
S I X T Y
 pounds.....
and you deserve
absolutely ALL
the pats on the back
that you can give yourself.....
:-)






April 23, 2012

Leelanau

Yesterday we went BACK to Leelanau..
BACK to Northport.
Just to look around and enjoy the sunshine...
The color of the water
was AMAZING...
SO many shades of blue...
ahhh memories of Lexington....
of Port Huron and the BLUE Water bridge...
We found a park in Northport..
where the views were also amazing.

Steps going down to the water...
If I would have had on different shoes,
I would have headed down
and hunted me some Petoskey stones :)

On the way home we stopped in
Suttons Bay for dinner...
(My B-day dinner was changed
due to unforeseen circumstances) -
but I got my whitefish dinner yesterday...
VERY, VERY GOOD!
So I actually got TWO B-day dinners...
can't complain about that!!

Being in cherry pie country...
hubby could not resist
he enjoyed
 a BIG piece of pie, with ice cream....
This look says....
I will tear you a new one if you dare touch my pie!!!



April 20, 2012

I LOVE Bargains!!!!!

Another post from our trip south....
when I got home to Dawson,
I found a bag from Bells that had RINGS in it...
yep, I love rings - but did not even remember purchasing these..
(even better ---since I love surprises)
this pic was taken after I got home...

This is the 5 rings-
I usually wear 3 at a time..!!
THEN, before I left Dawson - I went to Fred's
Nope, we do not have Fred's up here...
ANYWAY....at Fred's I found
THIS crocheted purse for $5.00 !!
(this pic also taken after I got home)
SOOOOOO
we had lunch one day at Lulu's Cafe
in Sylva NC
(we had lunch there the last time we visited Sylva...
several years ago...)

ANYWAY....
the waitress said ---"I Love your ring"
(OK, I ALMOST said it was sooooo cheap)
But I said simply "Thank You"

Then I paid the bill.
The girl at the register said..
"I REALLY like your crocheted purse"
again, I smiled and said ..Thank You....

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE shopping for  bargains


April 17, 2012

FIFTY EIGHT?? 58??? FIVE- EIGHT????

Happy Birthday to me..
Happy Birthday to me -
Happy Birthday ,
Dear, Dear, Jeri.....:-)))
Happy Birthday to me!!!


Yep today I am another year older.


My birthday present was purchased on the way home from Georgia..



I am LOVIN' my RED boots!!!


And did you notice my new header...
I got my photographer...
AKA "the hubby"
to take some pics for my new header...
Here are a few of the rejects -

:-)


April 16, 2012

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 .......






April 4, 2012

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....:-)



April 3, 2012

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!