life lessons

Father’s Day ducklings

jan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:47:59 +0000

Father’s Day ducklings, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

Mother’s day ducklings

jan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:47:19 +0000

In the middle of the six Mother’s Day ducklings is the Mama and baby that Robin gave us. The baby is a few days older than the Father’s Day ducklings but has been in the water since day one!

Mother’s day ducklings, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

Our house

jan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:46:38 +0000

Ah, summer!

Our house, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

This year’s garden

jan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:45:33 +0000

This year’s garden, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

Corn in a raised bed

jan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:44:43 +0000

Paul is working on getting raised beds in to facilitate earlier planting in the spring. We can’t get a tractor on the garden (because its wet) until June. With the beds it should mean I can get my spinach, lettuce etc in early.

Corn in a raised bed, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

Mercy

jan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:27:10 +0000

mercy, originally uploaded by Amity Beane.

Sunday morning

jan — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:21:58 +0000

Its cool and clear and a perfectly delightful day. I am sipping coffee with my DH and enjoying the quiet of the early morning.

My visiting friend is still in bed. She is a much slower starter than we are. Today she is headed home. I am hopeful that she got the rest she needed although it is hard for me to tell. She has visited yearly over the past twenty years and until this time we did the “vacation” thing of seeing the sights (driving around), going out to eat and shopping (she’s a shopper). This year because of gas prices and my limited energy and resources we mostly hung out. I became aware of how different our life styles had become. I also became aware of how much work it takes to entertain someone for a full week. I am very tired and have hardly been in the sewing room. Cooking for ones husband whenever is different from having a guest that wants to know in the morning, “What’s for supper?”

I think I have become spoiled as I have gotten older and like doing just what I want whenever I want. Hehe.

Yard sale find…

jan — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:22:33 +0000

I found this lovely watercolor at a local yard sale. What a beauty and it was professionally framed as well. I love it!

Yard sale find…, originally uploaded by mabeane6.

Yard sales

jan — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:41:29 +0000

We are headed out this morning to see what the marketplace holds! There were lots of yard sale notices so we’ll check them out this morning. It is another glorious day. The weather is clear, calm and warm. What a good start to July.

A fourth of July snooze

jan — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:38:59 +0000

ZZZZ zzzz, originally uploaded by Zach Beane.