Manual Labor Continues…
Ok, where did we leave off? Oh yeah – Memorial Day weekend….
Well, Sweet Pea was here that weekend, but it did not stop the manual labor efforts in the backyard. While Second Son and I continued work on building gates for the deck, Sweet Pea and PDD went swimming in the kiddie pool:
Tuesday after [...]
Tags: grandkids, Home, Oldest Son, PDD, Second Son, Sweet Pea, yard work
Tree Frog Chorus
Every place has its own sounds, especially at night. When I was a little girl, we lived in a small town in Western Pennsylvania, and I fell asleep to the sound of trains many a night. And crickets in the summertime. Even today, when I hear the sound of a train whistle at night, [...]
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While the Cat’s Busy, The Mouse…
We tackled the repair of the privacy fence on Saturday. Second Son decided we should just get it out of the way, so I called Baby Sis to see if she’d go to Lowe’s with me to get the lumber (she’s got a truck, I don’t) and called Dad to see if he’d bring extra [...]
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The Merry Month of May
We’re going to have some major fun at our house this month. I know you’ll be wishing you could be here to share the joy, so I’ll do my best to post pictures and maybe even a video or two so you can feel included.
The first bit ‘o fun on the schedule was opening our [...]
Tags: crazy weather, DIY, Home, Venting, yard work
PhotoHunt: Road
Roads Driveways have always been significant in our family for as long as I remember. It started with a picture of the winding dirt road driveway up the mountain in West Virginia atop which lived my Grandpa and Grandma (my dad’s father and step-mother.)
I don’t remember when (it was WAY back in my childhood) [...]
Tags: crazy weather, family, Home, In Oklahoma
Home for a Little Yellow Bug
I’ve severely neglected my yard (both front and back) since the fire, but one thing upon which I can depend each year is a few days of firey gorgeousness in the backyard when the day lilies bloom.
A little yellow bug which looks like a yellow lady bug to me has found a temporary home in [...]