Lisa chose this topic for our picture this week in the 52 in 52 weeks Challenge. Evenings in the winter often consist of snuggling up under the quilt with hubby and the kitties. What does that word mean to you and how would you express it in a picture? You can still join us. We’d…
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This Moment – Sidd and Shel
{this moment} A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ over at SouleMama for all to find and see.
Read MoreBack in the Saddle
Hubby and I just returned from a wonderful 10-day vacation to celebrate our third anniversary and to get away for some rest and relaxation. I’ll tell you more about the trip later, but must say that I’ve never read three books on a vacation ever! I took two and after finishing them, read one of…
Read MoreFeeding Sidd the pills and more
Sidd, my ole guy going on 15, went to the doctor several weeks ago. Dr. Jill recommended that we have a “Senior panel” done on him since he’s gone from a husky 17 pounder to 14 pounds. Now, that happened over six years, but he’s lost almost a pound in the last two years. Otherwise,…
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I believe we can learn from a variety of teachers. For me, gardening has been a great teacher of late. From that love I have learned to accept those things I can’t control which included last year’s cherry-less trees. Since my blueberry picking will soon begin, I wanted to share one of the lessons I…
Read MoreLove them irises
Well, I am still counting them! I’ve used almost 100 tags so far which includes all of the duplicates. A lot of these were taken after it rained, which it’s been doing a lot here lately. Here is #22. This is another iris Dave brought from his country home. It has a small blossom but…
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Well, the iris beds are gearing up to bloom. Every day I see more of the buds popping out. Again, I am amazed at how fast everything is coming out and how my areas of irises are changing from green spikes to flowers. This area of the main iris bed was replanted two years ago…
Read MoreNow it’s official
It’s finally spring here at Happy Acres. We ate our first bunch of asparagus. Yum! We harvested a little over 6 ounces so far, but every day I see more and more of the green goodies poking through the soil. There is nothing like fresh asparagus. And to think I used to not like this…
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Wordless Wednesday
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