My Valentine's Flowers...

   While at the grocery on Saturday, I picked up some pretty carnations. They last so long.  I put one in vase for the table.

  The rest is on the sewing machine table by the window. I could use some greenery in this...might snip some pine branches.

  They are a deep dark pink, almost red.  I always use my old milk bottle as a vase.  Pinned a red ribbon around the bottle's neck.  When these start to fade, I 'll dry them and use them longer.
  Going to my dentist today to get my permanent crown . You all know how much I love that. LOL
Ted has an early doctor's appointment today also.  We may be eating out today.
   Wish you a great day and sending you hugs. XO

Visiting.....

   A dusting of snow this morning.  More on it's way....but nothing like the east and north east is going to have today and tomorrow.

  This was yesterday afternoon, chilly but very nice . We had temperatures near 40 degrees this weekend. That just spoils me.  :):)

  This is my daughter Angie and one of her absolute best friends, Nancy.  They were college roommates for awhile. Now Nancy lives near Vegas, so it's a wonderful thing when we get to visit with her.

 Here I am  with Nancy, she's  like another daughter to me.  Those of you with children know that their friends are an  addition  to your own family.  Some times love makes a family as much as blood. Nancy and Angie have been friends since forever....so she's been part of our family for some time. So good to see her and catch up with her life.
  I had a beautiful weekend , some adventures. I will be posting  about that thru this week.  I hope your weekend was a fun one . Hopefully this week will be nice for all of us. XO

Glorious Weekend.....

   Yesterday on my way to town. Just look at that clear blue sky. There was much happening yesterday, I went to the grocery for a few things. Do you ever forget stuff. LOL

  Saturday evening as the sun was setting. I had just filled the bird feeders.  I have not seen the hawk around for about a week now.

  Love this orange colored sunset. The air had been nippy all day, but the skies were beautiful.

  I always like the glow of the setting sun on the pines here. I know when it gets a bit warmer, there will be plenty of yard clean up going on here. :):)

  Now it's Sunday morning , February the 7th. I can see the sun in the trees down by my neighbors, the Gordon's.  Their house sits back from the road , an original farm house for this area.

  I walked into the field across the road for this shot....there you can see the sun. It's going to be another wonderful sunny day.

 Our clump birch. I love these trees. I really trimmed this one last May.  I have yet to buy a telescoping lens for this camera and I need one.  I better start saving. :) Since this is to be a nice day, I am going to get out and about. Tomorrow's forecast is snow showers...seems strange after the past few days of blue skies.
  Wishing all of you a great day. Don't eat too much junk while watching the super bowl. I don't like sports on TV...so I will not be watching. Have a fun day. XO

Sweet Babies....

   Here's my daughter Liz holding her granddaughter Layla. Layla getting more teeth and was a bit irritable yesterday. She is chewing on her drinking cup here.

  Now she is studying me...wondering who is this lady with the camera? :):) She is going to be a year old at the end of this month.  Since she's been born, that time has flown by.

    Here's my great grandson Max...growing, growing, growing !! Sorry for the shadows, I was too eager to get a picture of him....because I want to hold him.

  Now you can see his little blue jeans, cracks me up. His little tummy looks like his mommy is feeding him plenty. I think his hair is getting lighter. Honestly he has change every time I get to see him. Babies grow some much in such a short time.  He's two months old and double his birth weight.
   Ted and I took my daughter, her husband, our granddaughter and the babies( great grands) to lunch. We had a great lunch  , salads, baked potatoes, chopped steaks.  Then back to Liz's house for play time.  I rocked Max to sleep and he slept in my arms for about 15 minutes . Held Layla till she squirmed out of my arms to play on the floor. It was a great day.
   Hope all of you are planning a nice weekend. If you need a hug, I am sending one to you. We all need to know others care. XO

Money & The I.R.S........

 This picture is out of order. This is at the corner of a road I turn on..no traffic , so I got out of my car to get a shot of the sky. It started getting cloudy while I was in town.,but the sun was out till after noon.

  Now this is how it looked when I left for town.  Went to get my taxes done.  Our H.R. Block is now owned by Blocks, so it was all new people. It used to be ran by a local family. I did get a very good lady to help me. She was precise , good at explaining some questionable things.. like next year we will all have to show a paper proving we have health insurance.  Do not get me started about how the IRS is penalizing those that do not have insurance...usually  the young and the poor. GRR.

  Good news for me...I do not owe and I will even get a few dollars back from the state...oh that tickles me.  So I went to Horton's .LOL...just to look around. They will have spring market in March. The store has new flooring and Mr. Horton told me they are renovating the candy section, the custom blind section and the gardening center.  I just looked into this corner and took some shots of  these bags.

  They are all hand made and the designer is "The Bag Girl" . They are cute and I noticed the straps are old ties. No all of them though.

   This one has a saying "God willing and The Creek Don't Rise" . :):)

  This one has "You Are My Sunshine" on it.  I didn't stay long here. It was very nice talking with Mr. Horton...such a good man , so helpful and kind.
   Hope all of you are having a good day. Smile. XO

A Birthday Lady....

  Today would have been my mother's birthday. I sure miss that lady. Although I look in the mirror and there she is looking at me. :) Yes, I look more like my mom than I dreamed I would. She's in the white in the first photo and white shirt with vest in the second..
  Mommy was a hard working lady and tough as nails when she had to be.  She had her softness at times.  She did not  have much education.....too busy having kids , I guess. But she was a smart person.  You all know she had eleven kids. No she wasn't Catholic either. LOL.  She used to say, "It's a wonder I have my right mind !" Then I would say , "are sure that is your right mind mom? " She could take a joke well. She could dish out as good as she'd get.
   Growing up was hard at times. But I always knew mommy loved us.  If you still have your mother and your father , give them a hug for me today.  Bless you. XO

More Than Flowers......

    At Jean's Plants In Tipton, you can get more than flowers or plants. She has a wide assortment of cute things.

  It's beginning to look like spring in the florist shop. I thought this doll was a bee but I am not so sure after taking a picture of the following one.

  This one had a tag saying "Lady" on it...so she has to be a lady bug. So cute with her yellow flower.

    Here's a little red hair girl. Loved her wee chair.

  There's plenty of painting of barns and farms to chose from. Sure wish I had a better shot of the birdhouse under this picture. You know me, I'll go back to see it better. :):)

  These pink vases made me think valentines. They would look so nice with some white roses.

  This is a nice posy sitting on top of shopping totes. All these totes are wonderful . Made of burlaps linens and leathers.

There was lots of red tulle around the shop also. Preparing for Valentine's Day. I did see that there were red roses and baby's breathe in the cooler.:)12 more days till Valentine's Day. Remember your sweethearts.  I know today is groundhog's day. LOL  That just doesn't seem as romantic to me.
   Wishing all of you a great day. XO