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. 

 

Hump Day

I finished a granny square baby blanket. A FB friend wanted one. I told her I would not mail it. She’s coming to my town in May for a high school graduation. If I still have it, she can pick it up. 

I saw several little Yellow finches this morning. They are bright and cheery. I had some kind of hawk catch another bird yesterday. Eric said it is not a red-tail hawk but a different variety. Not much I can do to deter them. I covered the suet feeders. The hawk grabbed this one from a tree limb.

I mowed around the patch of wood sorrel. It’s even bigger. The flowers are tiny but mighty.

Yesterday, the horses were enjoying the sunshine and green grass. Peace be still. No noise of crowds, no bitter race, Just calm reflections in nature's face.

 

April 7

Happy birthday to my Astrid! We celebrated Sunday. Her mother fashioned her a quilt~~stitched and quilted with pillow to match. Astrid is “everything nice”.

 

Ada’s Big 7

I sent Ada a birthday card with 7 dollars in it. She went to get the mail. She was excited to have a letter📝

Ada’s big day finally arrived. She’s celebrated for two weeks. She loves her Barbie doll house. It was what she asked for. Ada’s dog Darlene loves Ada. If Erin scolds Ada Darlene growls.

Ada counted down the days on the refrigerator!

Astrid’s outside cat Ferguson loves to drink from her water fountain.

Astrid said we got over 2 inches of rain Saturday.

Logan had to get glasses. He still looks good.

 

Easter

 

Two of my Easter Lilies

I saw this old Easter photo of Clayton and Greta 10 years past! They are so different today but still just as precious.

Easter Bunnies! 🐰🐰Larry’s Mom made these bunnies for Laura. A fad was going around then. Folks set them in lttle chairs. They’re 25 to 30 years old now. Happy Easter.