In the Play Yard

 Beautiful flowers.  Our Granddaughter gave us a box of wild flowers several years ago and they are still coming up.  Aren't they beautiful.  We just love them and think of our Shaunna every time they come up.

This is where we were last week on the added porch.  Jim is having a good time playing in the back yard also.  We stopped as the birds are nesting in our eves and we don't want to disturb them.  Notice my tomato plant hanging from the edge of the roof. My Grandson (Michael, Shaunna's brother) and his family gave me that for my birthday.  Love it.

Must get back to playing or reading or cooking or just roaming around the town.  Tootles

May Day !

Remember making flower baskets out of construction paper ?  Then adding flowers from your yard or maybe if you were real fast from the neighbors yard.  You would knock at the door, hang the basket on the door knob and run.  Oh, how much fun was that.  I'll say it......the good old days.  That's right when fun was of your own making and it didn't cost an arm and a leg.  Okay, I've said enough, now I really am showing my age.

Now those are beautiful and sweet.  Happy May Day!

What's been happening.

I can't believe I did not take any pictures of the Bread and Yeast Class I attended.  The biscuits were delicious as well as the homemade rolls, homemade bread, banana bread and lemon, lavender cake.  Oh, My Good Heaven !  Everything was sooooo good.  There was great company, great food and great fun.  Had a ball and am looking forward to the next class which is on Upholstery !  I swear I am having the time of my life and am loving every minute of it.

Also, want to tell you about a Good, Good, Good, Restaurant we ate at in Oroville. " Lueceddies".  I ordered the Eggs Benedict and it was amazing.  Jim ordered the "Chicken Fried Steak", he says, The Best he has ever tasted.  I think we have found a very unique restaurant that I believe is family owned and run.  Very gracious and welcoming staff, as you can tell we had a great time and plan on going back especially for the Italian Food-----Spaghetti and meatballs, Fettuccine Alfredo, Creamy Bacon and Tomato Pasta, WOW! All of that sounds wonderful.  Will keep you posted and promise next time I will take pictures.  Tootles

Fun With The Back Yard !

 Well, let's just say I am not really using the bike the way it's suppose to be used soooo I decided to add flowers and make it beautiful.  Oh, how I love the flowers but to be honest now I think I should maybe get the tires fixed.  I will probably need new ones, a new seat and hey, I think we will be set.  Now if I just had a place to ride it !  Oh, I remember now.  That's why I haven't went bike riding.  There is no way I would ride on Larkin Road.  I swear it has more traffic then 99 Highway and besides it's way too narrow so there is the problem.  I could ride down to Campbell and ride down it. I will think about that.

 Take a look at that lettuce.  Remember I told you about the Butter Lettuce I bought at the store.  Butter Lettuce always comes in it's own container and still has the root system still on.  Well, I looked it up on line and ask if you could plant it and low and behold there were a number of people who had asked the same question and the answer is YES you can.  So I planted it and also to the left of it is, believe it or not, green onions.  They also said you could plant the root you cut off the green onion, so I did and as you can see it's growing.  How about that !

Just another picture of my back yard.  How I love to play. BUT it's the wind that has driven me Crazy.  Yes, I am from Kansas and I do know Dorothy, she is not coming to California . I don't care how much wind we stir up here.  So Just Stop It With The WIND !


Here is my sweet Elviria.  We bought one of those ruffle hoses and I am here to tell you they are wonderful.  They are light, easy to handle, does not twist or bend so no water will come out.  When you are done using, after you shut off the faucet, let all the water out of the hose and it ruffles up again.  It's great and as you can see Elviria has put her seal of approval on it.  She is forever laying across it.  I don't know why.   Tootles