Friday Is Here, A Bit of Sadness, A Bit of Joy

In a little while I will be leaving to attend the funeral of a good friend and best friends Mother.

Doris passed away much too quickly. One minute she was here and the next I was getting a phone call from Debbie telling me her mother had died.

Doris was Kurt and Kris's boss for a few summers. You see she ran the park that is quite close to us and when I mentioned the boys needed summer jobs, Doris was already hiring them. They loved working for her, and when I would camp for my week of alone time during the summer she would always visit me for a morning cup of tea. After Gerry and Doris decided not to manage the regional park anymore my camping trips were not the same. No more sharing a giggle or two over cups of tea.

It will be hard to say good bye, but I do know she is in a much nicer place where she no longer needs to suffer any pain. If you have a few spare moments in your day please say a prayer for this wonderful lady and her family.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Wonderous Sight

As I do every morning before it gets too hot or rainy (has happened a great deal lately) I took my walk.

I followed my usual path, minding my own business and breathing deeply of the fresh air. Nothing wakes me up more than a walk. I was looking at the flowers and such in peoples front yards when I heard a small squeak.

I looked down and saw this just in front of me.

A small little baby bunny!!! It looked at me and I looked at it. We must have gazed at each other for at least 5 minutes. I sat down on the ground, and it still did not hop away. I slid a bit closer and reached out to pet it slowly. Oh so very soft.....

Finally after a good 15 minutes it hopped away. I would have loved to bring it home with me, but I am sure it would have missed its life in the wild.

This made me realize even more that I love living in my small city. You never know what you can meet on an early morning walk.

I will be gone to our family reunion starting tomorrow. I will try to check in but one never knows how these things go. If not I will see you all on Monday.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Learning A New Skill

Today we were under a severe thunderstorm watch for most of the day. Towards supper the storm rolled in.

The sky grew dark and I could see the wind picking up. That is pretty much all that happened. The storm rolled in, we got a smattering of rain and then the clouds disappeared!

A couple of days ago I decided to try my hand at using my knitting loom. The loom has been sitting in my closet for awhile and as I really can't cross stitch in the evening, I have been working with this once the sun starts to disappear.

I think this will make a lovely cowl to wear this winter. I think this is a lot like corking only the hole in the center is much, much larger. I am having a great deal of fun doing this. It takes me back to my childhood when Mom would be knitting and I would be corking using a wooden spool and her scraps of yarn.

This is a picture of what it looks like inside.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Menu Monday

I am early this week!!

Here are my weeks menus and as we will be gone for 4 days and 3 nights.... my plans are shortened some.

Monday

Grilled Chicken Quarters, foil veggie packets and cole slaw.

Tuesday

Leftover Ham made into another type of casserole. Served with leftover cole slaw.

Wednesday

Pork chops, mashed potatoes and carrots.

Thursday

Soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Got to use up some of the stock in the freezer so I can make some more.

Gone to family reunion for the next few days...so no menus for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Depending on what time we get home on Monday the menu is up in the air.

Everybody have a wonderful day.

God bless.

Sunday Ramblings

Today has been a very strange day. It started out rainy and cool. The sun came out for awhile and things got warm and humid. Now, it is cool and overcast, looking much like this.

No rain as of yet, but it is cooling off and I am pretty sure there is more rain on the way.

Thought I would share a few pictures of our garden.

First the veggie garden. Everything is so nice and green. It needs to be weeded, but with all the rain we have been getting that is an ongoing problem.

Now a picture of how big our Hosta plants are getting.

They are loving this cool, wet weather!!!

Here is a picture of my perennial bed. It is mostly lilies and some are getting ready to blossom.

When it is too rainy to go out and enjoy the great outdoors I have been spending my time knitting. I have made two more ruffled scarves. One for the silent auction and one to perhaps keep for myself, just can't figure out which one.

Everyone have a wonderful evening. 

God bless.

Sad Day

Today has been one of ups and downs. At 5:30 tonight my best friend Debbie's mother passed away with a short fight against her cancer. She lived long enough to let her family gather around her to say goodbye.

Please say prayers for the family as they are lost without their anchor.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.

Thursday Tidbits

It has been a rough week overall. My best friends mother is dying and really all I can think about is her and her extended family. Everyone got the call to come yesterday and things are still not good. I understand how this is affecting them having gone through the loss of my own father 9 months ago.

I did not get the prayer shawl completely done for her mother but finished it off and gave it to Debbie to take to the hospital. I hope it gives Doris some peace.

A happier occurrence came this afternoon. One of the students I worked with and later became friends with is graduating this year from High School. He phoned and asked if we could meet at the school and have our picture taken together.

Jayden is the young gentleman on the left in this picture. Hard to believe that the youngster that I knew is getting so mature. He is such a sweet boy, every time he sees me I get a big hug from him. It does not matter where we are or who is around he greets me the same way every time.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.