Laura

Alivia is One!

Alivia is one and Laura is NOT 40!

Happy Birthday, Laura

Laura was a Brownie and I had her wear this. I said "well, it is the correct color". Laura did not have everything she wanted growing up. She may have wanted a 'real' brownie outfit but I don't think she was injured severely by not having one. Laura--if you would like a Brownie outfit...I will try to find you one now. We never liked the scouting experience. Tried it with Erin too. I guess we did not have very good leaders. Of course, I did not volunteer to be a leader!

Happy Birthday, Laura.

Also, happy first birthday to Alivia Jane Wade!

Finch Found Feeder

Several months ago, I bought a Finch feeder. I have a bunch of House Finches and have seen a few yellow ones. But no Finch found the feeder. Yippee today the Yellow Finch found the seed feeder and he was thrilled. The Cardinals can not land on the feeder. They are too big. I hope he will tell all his friends and soon I have dozens of Yellow Finches! Sunflower seed is pretty expensive...but Finch feed costs lots more. Good thing is it takes them a long time to eat the seed.

Ready for Isaac's Rain

There is supposed to be a big chance of rain so Larry cultivated my little garden. You can see the scratching plow he has on the cub. It sure looks better and maybe the rain will soak down into the ground to the roots of my plants.

Astrid Serving Volleyball

Volleyball Going On Now

Welsummer Bantam's Are Laying

The two eggs on the right are from my new hens. The white egg is from my other Bantams and the dark egg is from the Golden Comet. The Welsummer eggs are a nice size. I have let my chickens out the last two days. Today I got 8 eggs where I had been getting 3 eggs. I think they are saying 'thank you'.
http://www.uamshealth.com/varicose This is a link I want to save so I am putting it here. I believe if I have this bad vein destroyed...my problem will be solved. For now I will continue with the blood thinner, but I hate taking meds.

Greta's Coming

Clayton is adjusting to school and Greta is missing his company at home. They are coming this weekend. Sept. 1 is Laura's birthday--38 and Alivia Jane--1! I hope Alivia is a blessing to her family as Laura has been in my life.

Friday I am going to Siggie's school for lunch! Astrid plays volleyball today and Thursday! We got a couple of little showers on our fall garden and a big rain is coming our way for Thursday and Friday they say!

September will be here this weekend. I plan to enjoy the month piddling and doing as I want. I have read a non fiction book about the Hatfields and McCoys. They made a movie out of the story of these fueders. The book documented all the epidsodes of the families. Wow, I knew of some of the stuff but not all. Now I have a new book about Bill Clinton and it is starting out interesting. Each chapter is about him and written by those who knew him. I am in Hope, AR now and the comments are from neighbors and relatives of his Grandparents who had a grocery store there in the black part of town.

When the light finally fills the outdoors, I am going to walk. It really helps my knees. They ached yesterday and today because of the moisture I suppose. Humidity causes them to hurt more...

Love you all and hope your day is filled with good things.

Somedays

This is how I feel. Fall is on it's way and I hope it is a beautiful one this year. We did not get the promised rain yesterday. Hope the big storm blows some up to my garden.

The greens are full of vitamin K and I can not eat them. I can eat the turnips.

Astrid and Friends

Astrid with some of her friends taken before her volleyball game.

I have noticed

a lot of the birds' feathers look rough. I think the heat and lack of rain has really played a toll on their looks. It is supposed to rain today, but so far just sort of cloudy with no rain. All my stuff is up so I hope it will rain on it today.