Family Project

Yesterday was busy, busy, busy,---"boys" spent 2 hours at the groomer (yea!), Jake transported the patio furniture home for me and Keith put it all together (also, helped me chase the runaway white monster dog), boxes by the curb to be picked up by trashman today, and chairs ready to sit in and read. Really comfortable---still re-arranging them to put in the "perfect spot."

Lots of family in VA this week, getting travel pics, and hearing about ice cream runs---why am I not there? Family and ice cream----It just doesn't get much better than that.

Mass this AM, volunteering at the rectory---home to read and relax. Stay healthy, safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Pics, pics, pics

Was out in the yard yesterday and saw the most beautiful butterfly (Great Spangled Fritilary-plz double click for great details) on the Liatris. Grabbed the camera and got some wonderful shots as I chased it around the backyard (call it another certifiable incident for Ma--now resorting to chasing butterflies).

Sitting out on the deck every AM and evening--tomorrow will have some AM moon pics. Get up so early in the AM and the moon is still up in the west sky---just had to try and capture it to share with you.

Mass this AM, volunteered at the rectory, trip to the grocery store, and boys to groomer this afternoon. Still have family members traveling--pray for their safe returns to their homes. Stay healthy, be safe, and keep in touch.

Love, Mom

Goings on

Off to St James Church in Augusta today for a 21st anniversary get together of KS Harvest House (the old folks meeting). The Bishop will celebrate Mass, will have lunch, then home safely and out of the heat. (Thanks Kevin for taking care of the "boys."

Woke up to a beautiful 67 degree morning. Had all the windows open, watered all the pots of flowers, and read on the back deck. Stay cool, healthy, and in touch. Some family members still traveling, some "home", some heading for the beach/camping, and some just enjoying the phone calls (that would be moi).

Pic of Gold Bar grass (some of what I ordered last year). Really a great grass--(suggest a double click to get better details).

Love, Mom

Day Off

Enjoy the Zinnia.

Taking the day off.

You know what you need to do.

Love, Mom

Lily and Lantana

Treating you to flower pics--Rose Lily bloomed this AM and Lantana is coming into its own w/the warm weather.

Mass, mowing this AM and Music Theater this afternoon. Call it a 3 M Day.

Have a calendar w/great quotes: Martha Washington said, " I am determined to be cheerful and happy whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition." WOW!

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

Love, Mom

Stuff

Up early this AM, coffee on the back deck, Mass, ran errands, planning on yard work, trying to stay cool, nap, and some reading before the day is over.

Music Theater this weekend---Smokey Joe's Cafe--and trying to stay cool. Families still traveling--keep them in you thoughts and prayers for safe travels. Keep yourselves healthy, safe, and in touch.

Love, Mom

Gotta

Worked out in the yard until 9:00pm last night. Now have a dappled willow that is 2 feet shorter and can now see nicely over the rail of the front porch. No more kale in the pots---pulled all of them up and replaced them w/different kinds of sun coleus. Plants are on sale all over the city--gotta have em---gotta have em! Gotta stop--gotta stop!!!

Back from Mass---cooler this AM, planting, weeding, mowing, watering and possibly a movie, reading, nap later today. Oh, Gee----to try to fit in all this stuff in a day/week is a real challenge.

Stay healthy, safe and keep in touch. Family headed in all directions. Keep them all in your thoughts/prayers for good times, safe trips and happy returns home.

Love, Mom