Welcome back, Spring! I noticed on my walk yesterday that our peach trees are blooming. Today is warm and sunny and nothing makes me happier. Well, unless it’s this: My sweet husband had this gorgeous, blooming lilac bush delivered to me today. Lilacs are very special to me. My grandmother had huge lilac bushes at…
Soaking up the sunshine
When I was walking Shiloh this afternoon we emerged from the shade into brilliant sunlight and I stopped dead in my tracks. I lifted my face to the sun, closed my eyes and just stood there…for probably a full minute. It felt so good. I had been planning to start cleaning house as soon as…
Memory Lane Monday ~ Our Sunshine Baby
Today is our daughter’s 26th birthday. I simply cannot imagine where the time has gone because it just doesn’t seem that long ago that I heard the words, “It’s a girl!”. Yes, there actually was a time when most of us didn’t know the sex of our babies until they were born. I don’t know…
30 Days of Thankfulness: Day 8
On this eighth “Day of Thankfulness” I am thankful for sunshine. As my regular readers know, I’m a summer girl. I need warmth and sunshine. I enjoy the occasional rainy afternoon but for the most part I like to see the sun. It’s been beautiful since we returned from New Orleans earlier this week (we…
Have you ever seen the rain…
Coming down on a sunny day… I took that while sitting on my front porch late Monday afternoon watching the rain. You can’t tell from the picture but it was actually raining. Oh, Oklahoma, you are so crazy. The kittens all have their eyes open now and are so stinkin’ cute!
A gorgeous day in Oklahoma
It was sunny and in the 70s here today – an absolutely glorious day. However, it was a completely different sort of day in Egypt as the Egyptian people continued their protests. It was difficult to drag myself away from the news but I picked up my daughter and we walked around the park. Here…