Thursday

Kay and I enjoyed the food at Oark Cafe. It’s on the Mulberry River and pretty much surrounded by National Forests.

Kay swung by her house on the way home to show me her new man. Barney Bear is a wood carving. I think it’s created with a chain saw. The Bear was $350 and the eagle in her living room was $600. I’m not sure how much the bear cubs cost. I was not envious. Kay buys books and shared three with me to read.

Greta is the tallest girl on her soccer team. 

I read this from my library. Wish I had not. The entire book was just sadness. 👎

 

April 15

My friend Kay and I are going to eat together today. April is my turn. She drives so I asked if we could go to Cass, AR. This is an old country store. It’s an hour away. I will enjoy the drive and hopefully the food.

Astrid had a tree frog visitor in her garlic. He’s in camo!

Ada had spring pictures at school yesterday. Erin told her to smile a big smile so she can see her tooth gap. She’s practicing.

 

Tuesday

My Irises are starting to bloom. I just have old time varieties.  I enjoy seeing them blossom remembering Larry’s mother who planted them.

Ada lost another tooth. Today is spring picture day at her school.

Clayton isn’t excited about driving. He’s a cautious person always thinking of what might happen. He’s driving more. His confidence is growing.

Lantana is my favorite summer flower. Astrid bought me a potted plant and yesterday I repotted it. Lantana likes the summer heat. In the ground it will often come back so I replanted last years roots in the ground and will see if they will grow.

Laura’s white wisteria is in bloom. It was gift from a friend on the death of Larry.

Greta’s soccer pictures look pretty “tough” and she is.
 

April 13

Got to see my Sigrid’s new place yesterday. It looks so nice and she is not exhausted by the time she gets to school. She’s almost finished with one year of Pharmacy school at UAMS. She already knows so much about vitamins, supplements, medication! Do I sound proud? Well, I am🤍

Ada wore one of her goodwill dresses to church yesterday. Erin also found a Bible story book there. She loves reading and is starting to read to herself. At school last week, they watched a film about Helen Keller. She was upset when Erin picked her up. She said the name Helen brought to mind her Aunt Helen who has passed away. Then Ada said— and my sister is deaf so she needs to learn sign language. The entire affair made her horribly sad. Greta can hear some but she can’t make it in class without her aides. It’s time for new ones. They cost a lot and insurance doesn’t help but a small amount. Her Gigi will contribute to the cause. So much to overcome for one little girl.

Fleta’s Hannah has chickens. Her Dad built her a pen. Many in my family loved birds and chickens. My grandmother had chickens, always leghorns. She had two yellow birds in a cage too. Maybe canaries?

I road Sherbet to get my mail and spotted this Spiderwort.  If you break the stem open a milky substance comes out in thin fibers like a spider web thread. 

 

Sunday Morning

I mowed the weeds down yesterday. The tank was just 1/4 full when I started. After I mowed most of the backyard, Laura and Sigrid came and sat on the porch with me. Sigrid is looking for a summer pharmacy job. In a couple of weeks she’ll have one year completed. It was great to hear all about her life and friends. Laura filled my mower. The diesel can is so heavy when it’s full that I can hardly lift it. Diesel is over $5.00 a gallon here. 

After I finished mowing, I felt like resting like the donkeys. 

Erin made banana muffins for their Sunday breakfast. They’d be good with a cup of coffee.

I have several friends who have passed away. Mary Bourne gave me this plant many years ago. I think of her when it blooms. It’s called a money plant. In the fall it’ll have a glassy round seed appear the size of a half dollar. The purple blooms are pretty too.

Erin’s azaleas are blooming. I kill azaleas so I have given up on them. I think they are beautiful and have purchased several over the years. Once I planted an entire garden of them. They all died. I kill mums too. 😄 

 

Weekend

Looks like I have a cat. I saw him/ her near the chicken pen. Maybe catching a mouse. I live some distance from neighbors but the cat might belong to one of them. The cat 🐈‍⬛ is a pretty one.

I think many workers have a weak end by weekend!

I have these jonquils blooming. They have twin blooms on each stem.

 I requested these books from my library. It’ll take some time but Kevin my librarian will eventually get each for me.  The first one is fiction but I heard it was very good.i have trouble finding books to read. I can read historical fiction. I can’t get into science fiction or fantasy. 

Friday

My yard is still mainly weeds but some are very pretty weeds. The little blue blooms on this low profile plant is Madder. It covers a lot of my yard and belongs to the coffee family (Rubiaceae). Madder is native to Eurasia. The roots have been used since ancient times as a red dye. If you pull a little clump you’ll see the bright red roots.

I noticed last week an acre was fenced off on a neighbor’s pasture. It’s next to an addition where nice homes are enjoyed. Next a privacy fence went up between the acre and the first house. Days later heavy equipment showed up. The culverts were big concrete ones…several. This surely wasn’t going to be a new house. Logan R. Always finds out first. We know the owner of the farmland. My new neighbor is the Dollar General. I have mixed emotions, but mostly sad feelings. I guess if my knee wasn’t in bad shape, I could walk to shop. It’s about a  1/4 of a mile from me! 

I sorted out all my small yarn leftovers. I’m making a many color afghan from them. I’m choosing dark to light as mother did when making a patched quilt!

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Thursday

I wanted to see around the Meadow and Galla Lake. I had to ride and stop and gaze at all the pretty flowers.

Blue eyed Grass is blooming in the Meadow. It’s actually not a grass but a member of the Iris family.

Golden Ragwort 

Well, aww chooo! This stuff will mess you up if you are allergic. It isn’t in patches here, just a few in the fence row.

This is creeping Buttercup!

I used to enjoy Galla Lake every morning on my walk. It’s still beautiful.

These are Double Crested Cormorants I think. They were resting on the water. Just watching water is soothing.  Waves have a calming presence. They can wash worries away. The rhythm massages my soul.