Happy Friday and a Little This and That

Nothing prettier to see early in the morning than these red roses with a coffee in hand.

Oh those hot muggy summer days are here.  It has to be early when I go out to water flowers and pull a few weeds.  

Tomato plants are growing like crazy and I did have to cut some back a little.  The ones I trimmed are the indeterminate ones.  They have tomatoes on them but the plants are  getting a little out of hand.

Morning Glories greet early

When too miserable to be out I am in trying to take care of a few chores and one being
the sidelights and how to diffuse the view to inside for right now.

I didn't know at this point what I wanted to put on sidelights at door.  We decided  on window film from Home Depot.  Easy to put on and it does let in a little light.

There are all different types, I chose this one for the color.

Little dark but it's hard to get a picture really well of how it looks

Any how, I am happy with it.


Girls wanted to dress up to wake up Opa the other day and put on a moustache and coats with his hats.  Adalyn looks like Colonel Sanders.  Genevieve is behind her.  The came up the stairs from downstairs kitchen area that we use mostly in summer saying the the Electrician was here.  He jumped up and started laughing.  Told them to wait so he could get their picture.  Our little clowns.

Picked these for the table or several tables as there are just so many.

I did get around to pulling the lavender buds for sachets and to put in some salts to season for baths.

Dill, Chive, tomato plant, French sorrel still looking good

Good Day Everyone.  I am getting ready to go out to some Antique shops with the girls.  Hopefully they want to go.  They really want to go to the pool again.  Will see

Happy Fathers Day

In Heaven, Daddy


This is an old picture taken of Daddy on the left in Daytona Beach Florida with a friend at the races.  He loved the races then.   I am working on my pictures and getting them clearer and most are not in the best shape.

It's Summer

Month of June is just about gone.  Rainy here the next few days off and on but that's o.k.
 My sister and her husband came for a visit and we rode to Bath County.  Had a lunch at a little restaurant which was nice.   Things are opening as they should be.

Gorgeous view over the mountains at Dan Ingalls over look

Little hard to read the marker here but here is a link →to historical markers

We took the little day trip with my  sister and brother in law 

On our way and a stop as we looped around to get back home.  I like how it's not overly populated here and people are friendly, no rudeness.  I wish I could talk my husband into having a place here.  

Jefferson Pools are just about ready to collapse, sad to say.

Pretty little church in the area.

Brother in law, husband and sister 

Omni Homestead not open but getting ready it looks to be.   We are talking about staying a few nights here.  Pretty area.

spending a few nights here after opening is on our to do list.

I need some geraniums. The red ones here are just so deep red.

A peek into the windows.  I love the urns sitting on that fireplace.
re opening on June 29th.  

Short clip of our outing

Happy Sunday

Out early this morning with coffee.  Yesterday terribly muggy but have a few pictures from both days.

A look out of our office window this morning

I have more to cut and dry but first a few clippings from the French sorrel and curly kale for salad

A few sprigs of dill also for a macaroni  salad

Nice to have something pretty to see everyday.  

These trees grow close to the little creek bed.  Not sure the name I have heard a wild magnolia.  Don't know.

I decided to put the hollyhock in a container this year and see if it will do better.  Begonias always come back with huge leaves.

 A few tomatoes doing well I started from seed

😉til later

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