The Artist Peggy at The Farm

Goodbye Sweet Friend

Nan & Ellen at PJ's wedding, 1985

Also from PJ's wedding:  Emily, Debbie, Sarah Beth, Nan, Ellen

Nan was my best friend in the whole world for a lot of years. She and Debbie taught me how to l.a.u.g.h!  Those two sisters absolutely rolled in the floor laughing so hard.  I have no memory at all of what we laughed about, just being together with them made me happy.


After Tommy died and I was at UK going to school, Nan and I talked for hours on the phone every week.  It cost us hundreds (thousands?) of dollars on the long distance phone bills--that was  when we paid by the minute for long-distance on our land lines. Where were the cell phones back then?!  But we needed each other  and we never regretted one penny that went to the phone companies.

And here Nan talking with Elizabeth at Ellen's wedding.  

1986? in the Wilson's back yard.  Another  lovely wedding.

I had the nicest visit with Nan and Sue just three short months ago.  We talked about old times and caught up on the latest news and laughed again.  So glad that we had that last time together.

Siblings :)

Ring Chick (or Chick on a Ring)

Well, it's no Passionflower, but it was fun for a day:)

Isaac's Home!

Started reading AJ Fickry on the way to the airport to pick him up and I've been obsessed ever since.  I loved it. . . I hope you do too.

Our neighbor's roses were putting on a show this morning.

Our Two Favorite Girls

Fall 2014

 Last garden vase of 2014. 

Anemones.  

Fall-blooming, long lasting in the garden & in the vase.  

And they dry well!  Who knew?

We had to say goodbye to our sweet Lilla.  We miss her terribly.  She livened everything up because she believed with all her heart that everyone was just so happy to see her!  G is our big strong brave boy--he's his usual quiet self but always ready to play (unless he's sleepy--a guy has to get his beauty sleep!).  He is getting even more loving and people food these days.  A dog makes life better.

And so do anenomes.

A Good Day Fishing

C'mon Pawpaw!

I'm hurrying as fast as I can!

Non-Fiction Book Report

A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren.  I hope I get to vote for  Elizabeth one day.  Since she's from Massachusetts and I'm from Illinois, you know which election I'm talking about.  She says it's not right that the government is making 7% interest off of young people paying off their student loans  while big businesses are getting away with paying no taxes at all.  You go, Elizabeth!

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs The Climate by Naomi Klein.  I can't wait to read this one. The author was a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night.  Maybe there's still hope for us all . . .

In the meantime, this pretty boy visited with me in the garden a few weeks ago.  Now back to the Kindle. . .    

Book Report

Most of the books I read are on the kindle.  But recently Karen loaned me this copy of The Mermaid Chair.  I loved it.  Made me want to go back and read the  Secret Language of Bees again.   My new glasses, that aren't so new anymore, but they go well with the cover, don't you think?

We Were Liars, recommended by my mama.  About a group of cousins and friends and their summer vacation.  Quick read, great story.

Black and White by Dani Shapiro.  A photographer becomes famous when she takes pictures of her daughter.  And what does her daughter think about that?  Loved this one so much that I bought the paperback version of Still Writing: The Perils and Pleasures of a Creative Life because I think I'd like to be friends with Dani.  She won't mind if I call her Dani, will she?

I've read some good books lately!  Here's another one:  Never Coming Back by Tim Weaver.  A detective novel about a family that went missing.

And for my inner florist,  My First Ladies by Nancy Clarke who was the White House florist who served five first ladies.  Fascinating.

Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands by Chris Bohjalian.  A teenager deals with the aftermath of a nuclear disaster.  Yes, yes, yes.  Read this one too.

And one more?  Remember Me Like This by Bret Johnson.  Another really good one.  A family deals with an abduction and return home.  Couldn't put it down. 

Front Door Garden

Our new full-view storm door, with the sweet potato vine doing it's crazy thing this summer.  Last year's color scheme was pink, yellow, blue.  This year's blue and green.  Next year's plan is blue & purple.

August with The Bo-Bo