New flowers are blooming by the day here and I couldn't be happier! Especially with all these irises that we planted two years ago... I'd almost forgotten how lovely they were when we bought all of them. I knew it would take time for them to establish and I've been patiently waiting. Some have only …
I headed out to do my morning rounds and heard a commotion in the pine tree near the front door. It didn't take long to spot the baby robins who were jumping around from limb to limb, stretching their little wings and getting ready to leave the nest. I tried to pretend I didn't see …
More heavy rain fell yesterday and while I'm not complaining about all the free, living waters from the heavens above, especially when it's helping make everything SO green and lush... Actually I'm still going to complain. 😄 Rain is great when you don't have plans, which I did, sort of. I wanted to get the …
We also managed to get more done in the back than I'd hoped possible with his limited time at home. He took over the mowing and weed whacking and tree trimming (shrubs, too!) while I focused on the fun stuff. Like weeding my garden beds and planting more seeds. I hadn't found time yet to …
Whew. I am exhausted. The hubs was home for a few days and it was a whirlwind of activity that has left me wiped out but in a good way. Somehow in that time we managed to get a ton of things done, and he's such a huge help when he's here (which isn't enough …
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