I’m falling asleep…..

and then these appear… maybe because I’m hungry?

Then this….

this…

and this (I have no idea why)…

and then we’re back to something, somewhat normal…

Then I hear Chub’s snoring….

I start to wake…

and think of these.

and these…

and this.

I really need to sleep better.

Have a great day!!

 

 

 

 

 

We had blessings, we had ham, we had lamb, we had pastrami (from the infamous Katz’s Deli), we had mac-n-cheese, we had “tater” salad, we had green beans, we had corn casserole, we had carrots, we had bread (lots of bread), we had laughter, we had tons of family all decked out in Easter finery.

We had cakes, cookies, pies, jelly beans, Easter baskets, egg hunts, and sugary “things”, lots and lots of sugary “things”! (Somebody toss away the scale…Pa-Leeeeez!)

We give thanks for we are loved.  There is no feeling so wonderful.

Amen.

 

 

 

 

Today we’re going on a journey.  A journey through the door and into the garden.  It’s an overcast day in Maryland, but that doesn’t mean we can’t close our eyes and recall the smell of fresh blooms, the buzzing of bees, and the feel of warm sun on our face.  If only I could make this site a “scratch-n-sniff” (unless you’re allergic to flowers…than all bets are off!)  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Down the street, and around the corner, is the “funny farm.” ( I call it this, because the folks and animals there are constantly making me laugh.)  We have such a good time at the ranch, that I decided to move my horse there permanently.

This is Denver, my American Quarter horse, catching a little sun.

Here’s another horse catching a little sun…

and a cow catching a little sun. It’s always sunny at Sunset Valley.

Er-um….except when it snows!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hmmmm, what to do on a snowy, school’s closed, day…

 

What’s for dinner?

 

Last night, the teenager and I held hands and prayed for school to close. We also did a snow dance. (I made the snow dance up when she and her brother were young-ins.) We feel the same about school closing as a stock broker feels at the end of the day when the market is up, and the closing bell rings.  I’m sure of that! We watched the ticker tape of school closings across the bottom of the television screen. (Seems like we always tune in just at the C’s, and of course…we’re looking for the B’s as in Baltimore County.)

Finally….. the B’s.  “Baltimore County…CLOSED”  We let out screams as if we’d just won the mega millions jackpot.  We watched the scrolling marque twice… just in case our eyes were playing tricks on us.

And the snow kept coming…

And coming….

And coming.  Finally, we decided to plow a little during the day time snow, to make tonight’s plowing just a little easier. It’s supposed to stop snowing by 8:00 p.m., but I’m concerned that maybe we prayed just a little too hard, and danced just a little too long.

Well…..off to watch the school closings for tomorrow.

 

 

This is Ms. Pat.

Ms. Pat owns Mountain Memories, which is located in Thurmont, Maryland.

Ms. Pat paints Gourds!  She’s a gourd-gal! (I love the Goose gourd!)

Ms. Pat has won awards for her painted gourds.  Gourd awards (giggles.)

She also has these little bunnies.  I love these little bunnies. These bunnies are called Annalee bunnies. You can learn more about their history at http://www.annalee.com

 

This is my favorite fun flea market.  Eyler’s Stable, Thurmont, Maryland.

On days when it’s still too cold to “hang” outside, I head over to the local indoor flea market. It’s the perfect place to inspire my spring home decorating projects.

And these are two of my favorite, fun people who are shopping at my favorite fun flea market. Ms. C. is on the left, and Mrs. B is on the right. Ms. C. is a new friend that I met one day while shopping at the flea market.  Mrs. B is an old friend (she’s not old though)that I met many moons ago at my work place. “One is silver and the other is gold.”

There are so many different “things” to shmy at the flea market.

Beside snacking….shmying is one of my favorite things to do.

The actual buying part is pretty fun too!

 

 

 

 

Yes.  Yes I am happy it’s Friday…

March is usually the time when I feel my spring fever come on.  Over the years, I tried lots of things to get me from the cold days of March through to the warmer days of spring, (usually around late April to mid May for us Marylander’s.)

Here is a list of things I do that help me through…

1. Listen to older Beach Boys music while sitting in front of a sunny window. (I will sometimes put on a bathing suit to do this, but only if nobody else is home.)
2. Dab on “The Beach” perfume by Bobby Brown.
3. If I’m out of the above, I just sniff sunscreen (the not-so toxic kind. Hmmm…come to think of it…that would explain a lot.)
4. Read the summer back issues of Home and Garden magazine.
5. Drink a glass of lemonade…”real squeezed” if I have time.
6. Find garden projects I can start inside.

Number six actually prompted the following:

I decided that I was going to sell culinary herbs at my local flea market.  I found the cutest potting table through Amazon. It came “ready to be assembled.”

Armed with a few tools (hammer and cordless drill), I began the project.

The enclosed directions were easy, so it wasn’t too hard to put together.

And for my next project…ordering supplies.