Fall is Here

Luving these crisp mornings. Cleaning out flower beds, trimming, digging, moving, and sharing some over grown plants. Removed all the morning glories from the fences---a 2 day job--all volunteer plants.

Has been a fun different week. Wine tasting at one of our local wineries, Mass at St. Pat's on Monday, Cathedral on Tues/Wed, St. Jude this AM. (Priests are on retreat so Masses are not being held at regular churches), last of semi annual maintenance check ups due today (Termite/pest inspection/turn, winterize sprinkler system), dinner w/friend this evening,  and 70,000 mile car checkup in AM.

Take care, be safe, stay healthy, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Lantanas and Butterflies

The Monarchs are showing up and luving the Lantana plants.  They are flitting all over the backyard. Also, as a bonus have a little green hummingbird joining the dance. They luv the morning glories and Lantanas. Note to self ---make sure there are plenty of all of these plants to enjoy next year. The colors are great, require no care, and the little creatures luv them.

Temp is cooler, misting rain, very slight breeze...Nice.

Daily Mass, volunteering at St. Pat's rectory and school this week. Doing lots of  reading, still going to PT, will see knee MD on Monday for release from care, movie w/friend on Tuesday, eye MD  Wed. for vision field testing, return the 30 day heart monitor on Thursday----then plan to break into a line or two of the Hallelujah Chorus w/a big AMEN!!!!.

Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Pics to share

Just a sample of some of the back flower garden. It has exploded w/all the wonderful rain. Check out the second pic of the parsley---it is covered (7 or 8) swallow tail larvae---they are devouring the plant. I plant a couple of pots each year---just for these little fellows.

Mass this am, ran an errand, home to pick up, ride the stationary bike, and enjoy a wonderful day out of doors. Busy week ahead--"boys" to groomer, PT/MD appts., starting another 30 day monitor session, daily Mass, volunteering a rectory/school...

Have a great weekend. Stay safe, healthy, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Remembering...

Remembering

Mass offered this AM at St. Patrick's for the special intentions of our family. Have had a Mass  offered for each of your birthdays. Kind of becoming a tradition---nice. Gives all of us a special time to remember our family.

Have been going to daily Mass, volunteering at rectory and school. Have a  lot of (school) weekend projects to complete. Nice to be able to complete volunteer things at home---and also getting back to getting out of the house.

Still raining here, river/ditch banks are full, "boys" are fluff balls, everything is growing wonderfully and green, green, green...

Recovering nicely from knee surgery. Began PT yesterday and am conferring w/another therapist to do some cold laser therapy. Should hear about it on Monday. It works well for the "boys"---thinking it will also work well on this old dog.

Have a great weekend, stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

I'd like to order this for Spencer.  Can you send me his measurements?

Kat

More Lilies...

They have survived hot, windy days and are still intact. Think I want to be a Lily. Really need to clean out some flower beds. A lot of them are over grown and need to be thinned out.

Saw a rabbit in the flowers this AM. Also, have a mole invasion. Not going to have any of that going on. Really miss Buster and Rowdy---they were my mole/rabbit  trappers/chasers. The two living here now are slugs---I would have to catch the rabbits/moles, skin, gut, clean, cook them and serve them on a platter to get them interested in the unwelcome creatures. I do have a neighbor Jack Russell who is a great "moler"---unfortunately only in his yard. The neighbors have agreed to bring him over for a hunt.

Going to a movie this afternoon to see the Internship. The trailer looks funny. Mass last night, out to eat and home to read.

Stay healthy/safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Ma

Told Ya There Would Be More Flowers

The lilies are blooming. Took these pics this AM. They get better each year---have done especially well this year w/all the moisture.

Mass this AM, ran an errand, home to eat breakfast, let the "boys" out, and then off again to pick up some things on my west side list. Quiet time this last week (torqued my right knee last Sat.),  snuggled w/"boys", read, napped, weeded...Appt. w/the heart MD and am now off Coumadin---Yea!!! Knee is better (heat/rest), better in general since off the Coumadin.

Take care, stay healthy/safe and keep in touch.

Love, Ma