Home again

These pictures are from yesterday as Sister headed to Coin 💙 We had a great time together. She went to Russellville and got a new outfit as the tooth surgery put off her leave. She wouldn’t let me wash her clothes. I loved having her here. I’m jealous of the “no glasses” life 💙

 

Call a Plumber

Wow, my Grandson Logan is a master plumber. The test was an all day affair. Wow, I’m proud for him.  He was already a master fence builder, lawn mower and fixer of whatever I need!

 

Blooms

Butterfly Weed and Coral Honeysuckle were yesterday’s plants I noticed.

Helen tooth was cut out. She has three stitches but feels better than before. I made a pot of soup as yesterday was chilly and rainy. She was hungry after all the stress. Time marches on.

 

Produce

Astrid’s raised beds are starting to produce bounty. She has lettuce, tomatoes settings on the vine, little strawberries! 🍓 

Helen is here and we’re enjoying each other. She brought me a whole angel food cake she baked. My fav! I shared with my neighbors!

 

Yay, Sisters here

 

Sister is here for two days. She brought me an angel food cake she made. It’s my fav. She has a dentist appointment here as I live in a larger town. Not many take her insurance. If they pull her tooth I have chicken noodle soup to feed her. I fixed potato soup and corn bread for our lunch.

She’s loving no glasses and now she can wear mascara again!

Dresser Scarfs

Astrid put these dresser scrafs out in her house. Her Mema made them. Momma called them dresser scrafs. I never liked embroidery but lots of women I knew did this in the 70’s. It is lots of work.

 

Daisies

Oxeye Daisies are filling the Meadow with sunshine! The word daisy comes from the Old English phrase "Daes eage," meaning "day's eye." Daisies close their petals at evening and open up the next morning getting up with the morning to enjoy sunny days. The flower turns with the sun as it moves across the heavens.

 

Yummy

Kay Lou and I ate at Skylark Cafe in Leslie, AR yesterday. It’s so delicious. I chose strawberry salad and blueberry buttermilk pie. If you live local and haven’t tried it, you should! The bread is all homemade🍞

 

Stormy Afternoon

Another storm came through late afternoon yesterday. I have limbs down over my yard and a big cedar blocking my driveway.  Glad nothing on my house or garage. The sky was spectacular after the storm. Reminded me of who’s in charge. My neighbors has a big tree down. Didn’t hit or barn or house. Look at the glass half full not nearly empty.

My friend Kay and I are  going to the Skylark Cafe at Leslie for lunch/dinner. Glad to get out and see some highway!

 

Peonies For Me

Laura’s friend at school sent me a Peony bouquet. It smells wonderful. Helen has some peony bushes. The Peony takes its name from Paeon. He was a student of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. Paeon used the peony plant to treat a wound on Zeus. When Alclepius grew jealous, he plotted to kill Paeon. Sues saved Paeon by turn in him into a Peony.

 

Pest Plants

Honeysuckle 

Some plants are pests! Here’s three that are invasive! Privit grows and spreads. It’s from Asia. It’s a bane to my existence🤣 Rambling Rose can get huge and comes up in fence rows! Another imported plant. When man tries to fix something, it usually doesn’t work! The rose was brought to help erosion! The last one is honeysuckle. I think it is native but it will twine around stuff like a vice and is hard to kill out. Just keeps coming back like a bad dream😂

Rambling Rose

Privit 

 

Alteration

 

When Fleta comes to visit she likes to shop at the little center near me. It has Pennys, Shoe Carnival, Belk Outlet, T J Maxx, Ross, Five Below, Dollar Tree, Maurice’s, and more. She found a dress she liked but it was an X Large. She bought it without even trying it on. Sister Helen went to work. She redid the neck and sleeves and cut 6 inches out of the back. It fits better now. 

Poor Man Has Poor ways

Helen’s old sewing machine died. She brought the one Fleta had up to her house to use. Fleta had misplaced or trashed some of the attachments. But Helen could fix a rip or hem something with it. Finally, Sister decided she’d buy a new one. She has very limited funds so she did research and chose this one.  It was less than $150. It’s from Joann’s Fabrics. They are closing their real stores and will be an online order house. Helen always used her kitchen table to sew. Well, this sewing cabinet popped up free on marketplace.  It was at Harrison, but Helen said she’d love to have it. The lady was getting rid of all her sewing stuff. She told Helen another person was ahead of her. Helen told her if that didn’t work out she’d come and get it that day. Well, there were 3 cabinets and the other person only took one. Helen arrived and saw the two cabinets. She got both in her little car. She fixed this one to sew from and is going to make a side table from the other one. No more mess on the kitchen table. BTW, the little machine is working great.