Massive Photo Blog

Before I begin, I have to let Becky know that her ant tonic really worked. We, for the first time, had ants in the kitchen. We bought two different kinds of traps, but hey did not work. Becky told me about her “potion,” and it worked within twenty four hours. Thanks Bec.

I fed the chickens some Cheerios. They liked them, but they were not at the top of the list.   I bought a large hanging basket of flowers, and Ann got the idea to put it in the bird bath. The birds do not use it, and it just collected rain and bugs. It really looks great…Ann is good with the yard, and she really gets the credit for how good it looks right now.

Oh, we are back to chickens….I guess I uploaded out of order….These two are sharing two eggs. One day Phyllis will have them, and the next Goldie will. Sometimes they each have one. Goldie Junior is now trying to get in there and sit on them too.  I hope that means they know they will hatch.   Birth day should be Sunday or Monday.

Sir Brando….Still the funniest dog around More hanging flowers Carrie bought some wicker furniture,and the woman threw in the cat bed. Her cat would have nothing to do with it, so she gave it to us. I did not think ours would have anything to do with it either, but I was wrong.  Both Pippin and Boogie have been caught sleeping in it.

Our porch

Ann and I argue about the pronunciation of these flowers.  My mother always had them and so did hers. I cannot think of the name, but will  in the middle of the night. I just thought of it… clematis.

I don’t know what these are called either, but I like them.

Irises

 

And I will end with Pippin and the Lizard…..He lost interest quickly, so the lizard will live another day. My work days are suppose to be cut back next month, so I will have more blog time.  I cannot believe it is almost June.

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I dare you to watch this and not smile and smile some more

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Dianna’s Mother’s Day: Part One

For some odd reason, I cannot add any text without having the photo disappear.
I have tried everything I know to do.

So this will be a two part blog, with a photo, alone, being the second part.

First of all it is impossible for me to actually accept that Dianna has two
children, because I still think of her (at times) as the tenth grader I first
met. Dianna was home with a twisted bladder or something odd like that, and I
was the teacher. I came to the house three times a week and threatened to steal
her dog if she did not do her homework. Dianna went back to school, but I kept
going to her house. Her family became my second family, and I still feel that today.
Dianna’s daughter Kaitlyn is going to be in high school next fall, and her son
Timothy is (I am waiting to hear back from Dianna to fill this in) years old.
I have not seen Kaitlyn in person since she was very little, and she called
me Aunt Mona. No clue why. lol This is the video the two made for Dianna for Mother’s Day.

 

How cute was that?!!!

Timothy’s teacher hosted a Muffins for Mom day, and Dianna was presented with this poem:

ALL ABOUT MOM

I LOVE MY MOM SHE IS THE BEST
SHE LOVES ME IN HER HEART
SO I’LL SAY… XOXO
I LOVE MY MOM SO MUCH THAT I WANT TO SQUEEZE HER
SO I’LL SAY… XOXO
I LOVE MY MOM SHE IS THE BEST
SHE LOVES ME IN HER HEART
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LOVE,
TIMOTHY

It makes me smile.

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Part Two: Timothy and the Teacher

 

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After the rain….

Part of the trolley tour was flooded out until Wednesday morning. We really got hit. However, the sky was amazing the day after, even though they threatened more rain. We had a few sprinkles yesterday, but nothing much. Ann planted flowers, and I drove the trolley. I even had some people return for a second day.

I took these sky shots while I was doing my Meals on Wheels on Tuesday.


My hummingbirds are back, and they are so nasty to each other. I read that they are totally loners, and they fight for territory. We put up many feeders so they do not have to be near each other, but still they fight. Both Carrie and Ann gave me hummingbird swings for Christmas, and I wondered if they would really use them. They do.

Ann took that with her phone while she was doing yard work yesterday.  Our flowers look so good!!  Photos to follow, for sure.

We have had ants in our kitchen this spring. Never before.  One crawled on me yesterday, and I cannot get past the feeling that it and all its friends and family are still on me. Ugh and double ugh.

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