Driveway garden.......???

Hey....I'm back and here to welcome you. I'm thrilled that you're along with me on this journey. At times i feel as though you are my sounding board or that you are my therapist. I can go on with my ranting and it'snot costing me a dime! Gotta love it. Ok so I'm getting a little better at this Covid19 BS. My anxiety level not quite as bad. Still too many questions  and not enough answers. Last week while down on the beach ( for the first time) this woman who is employed by the town to help educate people about rules & regs regarding do's and don'ts came walking past us. My daughter tells me i should apply for that job cause "Mom you love talking to people!" That may be so but i saw No One stopped her to ask questions!!! And I'm not convinced that she has the answers either.  Just walk on by!

Oh wait!!! I think that's a song.

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So this top photo is what is called 

Cow manure driveway garden. Yup hubby plants this every year and for some reason this year is growing like crazy...

A few different varieties of tomatoes and cucumbers...those tall things at the end are horse radish. As for MY garden........here you go....

yup..1 little grape tomato. Now don't be jealous. Lol.

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So about this heat and humidity! I'm about over it. We have been spending lots of time in the "carport " its the only cool place around.

Not a bad place to be! Also spending time in the water as the water temperature has been in the 70's. Tried getting back up on the paddleboard and pretty happy to say i did it! Didn't get on last year because of injuries......don't ask.

Here i am showing off my skills.  Not my board but its a beauty. We are keeping it here for a cousin.

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A couple days ago we had an impromptu visit from a couple of very good friends.  Had not seen them since before all this mess. It was such a welcome surprise. Had lots of laughs and walks fown memory lane.

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So i will leave you now and say once again how thankful i am for being here. So appreciative. I look forward to your comments....to let me know you were here.. 

A Bientot.

Ps....here are a few pictures i'd like for you to identify..

can you nsme this?

Tell me what you think these are.

Good luck!

To weed....or not to weed....?!

Happy Wednesday y'all!!!! Wait i'm a New Englander.....not from down south. Nonetheless thanks for popping in and sure hope you're having a great Wednesday. So now that I have you ear let me whine a while. My day started off in a slump. When i say i want my life back...I mean it....when i say 2020 sucks....i mean it

I really miss my Daughter and my Son.

My grandkids that i want to hug till it hurts.

My favorite SIL and my special friend JSA.

I miss my Roomie and my VT friends oh so much

and my favorite Hookers.

Today was not a good day.

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Enough with that.

How pretty are those sun flowers in the Ball jar?

They were given to me by a friendly neighbor.

Thank you so much MK.

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I've been playing with my camera a bit and I'd like to share some

pictures I've taken.

My neighbor's hydrangeas

Bald Eagle sitting on post.

I thought I could enlarge it but oops..no.

My horseradish.

Will be a good bounty.

If any of you want some plants let me know.

A cucumber leaf.

Tomato going to be yummy!

Marigolds in Hubby's garden.

My neighbor's yard.

A Bee sitting on the blooms of my

hens and chickens.

Anthurium

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Today I received a lovely gift in the mail

from a dear friend.

A bunch of assorted daylillies.

That sure did turn my day around.

Added some left over coffee grounds as well as ground egg shells I've been saving.

I am fascinated with daylillies so i am really looking forward to growing these.

Wish me luck

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I was absolutely thrilled to get a glimpse of my favorite little one. Showing me her reaction to blueberry picking . Lots were picked with her sisters.

Gosh i hope posting this pic is ok since i didn't ask permission. 

This and other pics made my day!

Thank you so much JSA.

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Ok so let me explain the meaning behind the blog subject.

To weed.....or not to weed!

On my deck I have a big pot with grape tomatoes growing in it.

Hubby went over to water it and noticed that "weeds" were growing around the stem so he's doing a nice thing by pulling them All UP!

Well little did he know i had planted more mesclum seeds around the base.

Yup! All gone!

It's the thought that counts right?

 Gotta run....would love your input. I see that 64 of you read my last post but only 6 comments.

Please let me know how I'm doing.

A Bientot. 

And the tradition continues......

Happy 4th of July everyone. This year's celebration were certainly different than those of the past. Without family gatherings there were no cookouts. No little ones in the water....no jayaking or paddleboarding  for the grand kids. Just not the same. Hubby and i did spend some time on the water in the boat and another day in our kayaks.

Always so peacefully quiet on the water and nature's gift to us. 

Yes the tradition that started many many years ago still carried on this year as well.(without realizing it) and came as quite a surprise.  As a child i loved eating lobster and spending my birthday at the beach. My Mom would always buy me a lobster for my celebration. As i grew older then married my husband would follow suit...then my son and daughter would do the same. My son one year bought me a 14 lb lobster..wow! It was delicious...when my daughter married how happy was I to not only gain a wonderful son-in-law BUT a Lobsterman. That's right we would celebrater with buckets of lobsters.

So this birthday was going to be a quiet one until my wonderful neighbors sent over.....you guessed it LOBSTERS, steamed clams and corn on the cob. This old lady was one happy neighbor/friend. Love my Ma%$&@ole friends..thank you again.

Other than that what else is going on? I purchased my first daylillie plant....yellow Stella d'oro.  I love her

She's in a pot right now but plan on planting her along the fence in the fall.

My other plants, hens and chickens are doing great and starting to flower. 

Not sure i've seen that before.

They are in "tuffa" pots that i made and winter outside. I'll keep you posted. 

Coming to the end i want to say Thank You from the bottom of my heat to those of you here with me.

A Bientot 

Broccoli sprouts and more...

They had 1 day left to sprout but who is impatient? That's right i couldn't wait to give them a crunch. I gathered some mesclum greens (thx Dayle) some sliced tomatoes some sliced poached chicken (hubby's new diverticulitis diet) as well as a thin slice of extra sharp cheeze. It was yummy. I was on my way to giving them a good rinse and shake when i thought today was the day.

I didn't add very many to the jar but this time I'm going with 1 tablespoon. That will give me more than enough. Thanks again to Marie for getting me started on these.

This New Normal is getting to me more each day. Between you and I it feels as thought I'm stuck on a remote island in the middle of nowhere and  isolated from the rest of the world and no one is looking for me. I read that a visit from a Dove helps us rid the trauma stored deep within our cellular memory". ( www.pure-spirit.com)" Alternatively the Dove could be letting you know that you need to simply stop and take a few deep breaths. Let go of the turmoil that is currently surrounding you and find peace within." I sure hope that works. With that being said along came a second dove.

Now mind you I didn't have my zoom lens and they were inches away with no intention of flying off. They stayed quite a while. Reading on "A pair of Doves symbolizes peace, fidelity & love."
www.karenwrigley.com

So......it was very calming to sit and enjoy my visitors.
In doing more research I found Karen's blog. She is known as an Animal Communicator/Pet Psychic:
one who translates thoughts, feelings and sensations of an animal...Interesting read.

On a happier note i stopped over to see my friends at the barn...you know, my Happy Place.!

Yesterday I recieved confirmation that I'm scheduled for a trail ride...yahoo...back in the saddle again. Something to look forward to.

Again I can't thank you enough for being here with me. You are "mes amis" 

A Bientot.

Healthy Eating

Hello! Welcome back. Hope you'll pull up a seat and stay a while. Enjoy a beverage while I rattle on.

What? Where have I been? Funny you should ask. My computer / internet has been acting up again. It wouldn't let me post anything....i tried a number of times only to have frustration set in so I gave up. Well Yippee I'm back.

Hope you are all well and practicing safe ..........distancing! Covid 19 has me feeling like i've been riding an everlasting rollercoaster.....with ups and downs around every turn. But for now I'm on a plateau....and its good!!

Since your last visit I've decided that I must start to eat healthier. I mentioned that my Vt girl sent me a pk of mesclum seeds and there they are top photo. Actually that pic was taken last week so now they've grown more. Along with that i wanted to start more sprouts so here are my lentils sprouting away. Going to be great on my mesclun salad. Looking forward to it.

My neighbor friends M & TK were here this past weekend and she shared her broccoli seeds with me. I was thrilled.

I can't wait to taste them. Tiny tiny seeds. 

They will be ready for eating in 5 days!

I'll be sure to give you sn update.

GARDENING

Not sure you can call this "gardening" since all i have are potted plants on my deck. 

I sure do enjoy them. I had these rubber boots that never fit me so I planted pink geraniums in them. Love it. 

This is it for now.

Thanks again for being here.

Love hearing from you and look forward to your comments. 

Till the next time....A Bientot.

Social Distance Happy Hour!

And that makes me a happy gal!

Welcome

grab a seat

grab a drink

and stay a while.

Starting to feel a bit better and getting out more.

Yes, we had a Social Distance Happy Hour

with none other than our favorite neighbors.

"Snow White" aka the Princess and her hubby and son

walked over with chair and drinks in hand. Sat roughly

6ft apart and enjoyed our visit.

Now that we feel comfortable I hope to do it again soon.

This week we plan on taking a road trip over to our daughter's

and also our son's so we can see them and the grands.

Gosh our twins will be celebrating their 10th birthday this week.

So it will be nice to see them if only through our car window.

It will kill me that a big bear hug won't happen

but to see them will make it worth the while.

Will also see my other grands and so looking forward to it.

All the kids.!

Watch out when this social distance comes to an end

because they are ALL in for

HUGE hugs.

"when a Cardinal

appears in your yard, 

it is a visitor

from Heaven"

or

"when a Cardinal appears

in your yard,

it is a gentle reminder

that someone you love is

visiting from heaven"

There are so many meanings and quotes

regarding the visit of cardinals.

I've had a visitor here all weekend.

Gosh! They are gorgeous and its such a joy to have them around. Here are a couple of pictures I've taken.

This guy was around all weekend.

I just love seeing their bright red plumage. I know that they usually 

fly in pairs but I have not seen the female yet...I'll bet she's just letting him

do his thing! Hum!?

The weather has been crazy...typical New England. 

A storm came through here yesterday

bringing with it torrential rain, winds and

Hail!

Today was better but on the chilly side.

There are plenty of fish around...small strippers.

Loads of kids and adults fishing along the marsh.

A group up by the guard rails were all waving but at a glance

I had no idea who they were and then

I Spy'd the OxCarters.

Hey Hi there!

So what did I accomplish today? Well aside from being perched in my window

observing the birds I decided that I needed a few ornamentals

on my new bird totem.

That's right hubby got me a new post and replaced the mish-mash of driftwood twigs

I had placed their along my Rake-House for the birds, a gift from my cousin..

(Roomie's husband.)

So I made another house for my feathered friends.

The "Rope house" is what I should call it.  Hubby says i need a new double sided bird condo to sit where that top one is. He'll be right on that this week...maybe.

Well I'll leave you but want to say Merci Beaucoup for visiting. I so appreciate you AND your comments. With that said here are a couple of my blooms.

ENJOY!

A Bientot