It's Fall!

Proven Winners garden tour with my mom and sis.

Laughs at the craft mall

Oceanna's beach summer is drawing to a close this week.  Off to the next adventure!

Puppy school.  I think we'll be going to school for a long time.  We need it!

Family Fall

These two make my heart sing.

 

A day at The Farm with Rachel and Betsy, my mama and PJ, and V

Meanwhile, out in Cali :)

October Report

 We made it through the first anniversary of Judson's passing.  We miss him terribly, but we are thankful that we had him as long as we did and that we have Betsy and Kyle and Rachel here with us to love.

 And Tami has been gone a whole year too.   I wish she had been here to help me thru this last year, but still I talk to her everyday and I know she's been by my side. 

I love this picure of Isaac.  He's in the middle of finding something to mine in that wall behind him so he's in his element here and looks so happy. 

My mama shot through her cardiac valve replacement surgery like a rock star.  It was amazing to be with her and with PJ to celebrate how well it went!

We got to go to Mrs Grae's greenhouse again :)

We planted this Winter Orange Japanese Maple in the back yard.  It just glows with the late afternoon sun.

July report

 If you click on the picture, you might see Skye and Mark walking over on the other side of the pond.  Our new Canada Garden is still waiting for a fence, so we walk the park several times a day.

 We went to St Louis and Mark got fitted for a backpack!  I'm excited for him to get to hike the Appalachian Trail. 

Rachel and our Betsy girl.  Love love

 And more beautiful wedding pictures

Happy Birthday to my Mama!

 I'm usually at mama's on her birthday, but I went up a couple weeks earlier this year.  Peony-wise, it was perfect timing.  We had a wonderful visit but I miss them terribly when I get back home.  

 The fanciest of the peonies didn't have much of that heavenly smell, as often happens with hybrids--fragrance gets lost when the plant is changed to make bigger "better" blooms.    But still, we gravitated towards this one because the blooms were so pretty and they matched mama & PJ's perfect t's to a t.  They are as cute as the peony!

So happy happy birthday to my beautiful sweet mama today.  I love you and am so proud to be your daughter. 

The. Best. Ever.

I have the best. sister. ever.  She gave me this gorgeous old birdcage and it has to be the best. birdcage. ever.!  I can't remember ever seeing one so nice.  I love it.  Thank you sissy!

Our inspiration picture was a birdcage filled with succulents, but this one turned out even better.  It has our mammy's old birdhouse inside surrounded by pansies, pumpkins, and hen&chicks from mama.  It's a family project :)

 

Sneaked this little shot of mama and PJ while we were at the Meijer Gardens.  

Birthday Visit

 Had a great visit with family in Michigan last month.  I miss them year-round, but especially right after a visit--it's  withdrawal!  My sister PJ gets prettier every time I see her. And she makes me laugh! 

And here's my pretty mama--she's 78 years young and still going strong.  We had a great time in the garden, picking strawberries and just hanging out.  She made the parking sign for Grass Roots.  I'm ready for the next visit!

More pictures of visits to Michigan for mama's birthday here.