Ho Hum

Emma had company for a couple of days and this is how she reacted to their leaving . . . "Ah"



It is hard to believe that half of August has already gone by and soon the  children will be back in school. 

A glass window butterfly.  How unusual, and how lovely.

Granddaughter Erin has made it to London and is enjoying all the sights and sounds.  She thinks they talk funny . . . well they probably think she does too.     She will soon be on the plane coming this way and we can hardly wait to see her. We have her for a short visit and then she is off to Kenya to teach the deaf children as a Peace Corps volunteer.   

Here it is Friday all over again.   Another weekend coming up and hopefully a fun one filled with summer fun and more of the garden vegetables to enjoy.   I have four beautiful ripe red tomatoes from my neighbors garden which are mouth watering.   Mary tells me they are plentiful and she will come over with more.   She said her husband, Joe, planted some purple ones.  I've never seen a purple tomato but I'm more than willing to try them.   I think I'll bake some cookies as a thank you.     So I have my day planned, how about you?    Mary brought her new granddaughter over for a visit yesterday and she has filled out so fast.  Two months old and so beautiful with smiling eyes and already making sounds and reacting to voices.    She is going to be a quick one.  Tiny ones, so easy to love.
 
Some one left me a bag filled with fresh rosemary and I have no idea who.   It is to deter the resident deer from chomping all my Rhody's, but more so, the cats who are using my side yard garden as their private bathroom.  I hope it will work but I have my doubts as I have a patch of rosemary growing in one of the side front areas and the deer walk pass like it wasn't even there.    They probably think the little purple patch is pretty. The thought was great and I am thankful for the gift.

Work on your attitude.   Check off the chores that have to be done and get on with making your weekend free to enjoy.    The mind needs time out away from any and all gadgets.   We are becoming addicted and that is not going to be in our favor in the long run.     Your world will not stop if you hide the 'gadgets' for a weekend.   A bit of old fashioned conversation might be what is needed to balance yourself out.    We lose a bit of ourselves when we are out of balance, so test yourself and see how long you can go without picking up one of your latest pods.   Let me know if you succeed . . . I'm working on turning off that Candy Land game as it eats up my seconds which I could put to much better use.     Wish me luck as I don't want to be addicted to anything and hopefully you do not either.     Bad habits are so easy to follow . . . but so had to break.    Maybe it is time to call a halt and get on to bigger and better pursuits in our lives.  Hugs to all.