IN Carmel

 I started the morning a little late.  Sleep was in jerks and the last jerk ended at 8AM.  Woo, was I surprised.  How does one start the day so late in the morning.  Well, I'm not too old to learn. So, there was breakfast and a little TV. And then stuff happened just like always. One of the jobs of the morning was to dig two big holes for Jonquil bulbs.  I'm hoping the two holes are enough to plant all of the bulbs, a gift from Gina.  There are a lot.  The hole reached three inches deep.  It was like digging through a cement patio.  Woo.  So, the next thing I did was pour 6 gal of water in each hole.  The water hung around for a while.  That job received a temporary reprieve.  Then it was off to Living Strong.  We started with visiting, hearing good outcomes from cancer procedures and more.  It was a good feeling morning. We were off to the workout room with weights for the morning workout! That went well....

  So many shades found on one plant.  All making a contribution from th youngest flower to the oldest. Another simple day.  Nothing much happened out of the ordinary.  It was just a simple day that was needed.  The morning was full of sewing.  More burps for Goodwill babies are in the pipeline with a few more to come before the pipeline gets moving.                                                     The dogwood tree has so many leaf colors.                                                                                           ...

                                   A nice ending to an interesting day.  Fresh flowers are always refreshing.  I woulad call this a little crazy day.  Meaning the unexpected was part of the morning.  But first... A great night of sleep again thinking it was six o'clock when it really was seven.  Now an extra hour of sleep never hurt anyone.  There was breakfast of course with a little TV. Yesterday I finished sewing and turning 30 burps, so the order of the morning was to iron all of them with top stitching in mind at some point. And there was time to iron all 30.             I did some straw flower seed saving.  It's a repeat of last fall that worked well this spring. Then it was off to church to pick up and put away all the things that supported the six weeks of sermons on prayer.  I love these lit...

 No time to take pictures today so you are getting some moldy oldies from some other years.                                I think these flowers went north to Michigan.  Seems like Doug is in the car. Another Monday to add to the total Monday's.  There have been many.  It once was wash day during the BIG war.  Now it's the day that follows Sunday.  Wash day is Friday at this house for sure and some other days once in a while.   Same old rocks but the flowers were certainly in a better place last Oct.  No lack of rain I imagine. Today started with finishing the Umoja contributions and then moving them on to Angela who is in charge of the silent auction .  Done, Finished, Over.                                    Oh yes.  Lantana cert...

 Another good day to do some good things.  So, I thought the night was short, but I miss read the clock.  I can say it was another good night of sleep with the usual morning things.   Slow and easy is what I call Sunday morning.  The paper came in from the street for Doug.  I did a quick read through, and the Sunday paper was full of EVERYthing.  It would take hours to read it all and that's exactly what Doug will be doing all afternoon with the TV tuned to the Colts/Arizona Cardinals game.   We headed south to church, this time missing the choir rehearsal because it was a short one.  My lose for sure.  I had a few questions for some folks and got a few answers.  Then it was time for the Eleven O'clock service.  Darren preached the last sermon on prayer emphasizing the prayers of Jesus.  It has been a good series with a lot of interest. The bells played and as usual Noah was dinging his bells.  Noah, being a...

 The day started early and to fill those early hours after eating breakfast I decided to sew. The goal was to top stitch as many burps as possible.  And the number completed was 50 with top stitching on all 50.  The sewing machine was good to me and as soon as I finished the 50, it was time to climb into the car and be on my way to church.                                                                                    There is the evidence.     It was Bread and Bowl Day.  So, I got to work with Sarah Ellen arriving soon after I did.  We knew there would be 3 and maybe 4 workers for sure and Carol and Dick made the six we needed.  So, the work began and we moved right along.  There was time...