Baby Robin....I would name you "Spike"...

I found these framed photos at The Salvation Army. I don't know who they are, or if they are sisters or friends, but I couldn't leave them there on the shelf. Someone had obviously displayed them together in matching frames which makes me think they are likely to be sisters. The one in the middle has her name, Arlene, inscribed in the corner. I named the one on the left Bunny, because she looks like the baby sister, and the one on the right Dot. I have them on a shelf in my craft room near my sewing machine.

They are my new friends, and I think they are so beautiful.

Garden New-ness = True Happiness

They played in this tiny, tiny pool for over an hour today. Little do they know that there is a big surprise on the way just for them!!

My HANDSOME MISTERS with fresh haircuts by Dad. I love how they look!

Garage Sale Greats for me! An elderly Army Wife who had been stationed in Europe was selling some of her things from her travels! These are some of my favorites....I also bought a fossilized coral from Florida, and a Gatorade jug that was from the Cleveland Indians Training Camp.

Half an hour into to the Lemonade Stand there are still no customers. They have started some bold sales techniques now.......waving-jumping-screaming at passing cars. They also asked if they could go and start ringing the neighbors' doorbells to tell them about the stand. We have to take a break for a ball game soon, so they will have time to work out their tactics!

This is commonly referred to as "PLAYING TOYS" at our house. It's about the only thing that doesn't start fights and hurt feelings....and it's all imaginative. I love it!

When they tell me they are "PLAYING TOYS", I breathe a sigh of relief.

An Unlucky Day For Glass.....

During the storm Saturday night, our outdoor table flew around, and the glass top shattered. There was glass everywhere on the pavement and in the grass. We spent the morning picking glass bits out of the lawn. Before we were finished with that task, one of the kids had started to open one of the NEW windows in the living room....but only unlatched the bottom latch.....the window was practically bent in half, and cracked.....it was a gruesome....unwelcome sound. The kids disappeared from the scene, and we found out that they were opening the window to talk to the birds. There was a brief, "How To Open A Window Properly" lesson.

FIRST PICKING OF THE SEASON!

Our strawberry patch is small, but produces enough berries daily to keep us smiling. This year there are actually some that are big enough to impress! The kids love going out to see how many berries turned red each day....that little bit of joy makes it worth having the patch!

I LOVE APRONS! They were commonly referred to as "Kitchen Pretties", in a much simpler time. Maybe it's the simpleness that I love....the comfort of home and family.

"There was a time when a woman rose and put on her apron as her most functional piece of clothing. She hardly left her bed, let alone her house without it. Early photographs of frontier women bear witness to the one garment common to all - the apron. Frontier women wore aprons with pockets. Those pockets concealed hankies, leftover cold biscuits and ham, small toys, eyeglasses, roots, plants, and other stuff gathered from the wilderness."
- Joyce Gibson Roach, folklore writer

Good Morning, Little Bird.

Bonnie's Beans.....

Current Bloomage I am enjoying.....