Good Morning!

     Isn't that a beautiful flower?  I know some people call it a weed and it does turn into one of those globe like fuzzy balls like a dandelion but hey, right now it is beautiful.
     We are having a cool morning and I am enjoying a cup of coffee. Now will someone please tell me where has June gone.  I swear it was just yesterday it was the first, now look.  Maybe it's because I am getting older.  I do notice how fast everything seems to be going.  Remember when you were counting the days to turn 13, at last a teenager.  Or who could forget becoming 16.  Now you were grown up.  And last but not least...taaadaaa!  21.  Ok, you were not only all grown up but you could drink to boot.  From then on it seems everything went down hill.  Ha!  Now we long for the days when we just had to clean up Mom's living room in order to meet our friends downtown.  Now that is funny.
     I'm putting my books on the computer.  My son suggested that I use Googledocs.  After showing me where to go I explored it all and decided yes this was the place for me to go.  This way I can use any computer to add, delete, or search.  It's great.  I plan on putting my movie collection and ebook collection from my Kindle .  I have a lot of books, so many in fact I kept putting them in archives as I was just getting overwhelmed.  Now I will be able to put them on the screen myself and maybe add a memo.  I know I can do that on the kindle but this way I can get to them faster.  Anywho, hope it works, will let you know.
     Must get some activity in this morning so will dance for 15 minutes or so.  I find it is better than exercise.  Believe me I have done my exercise since I was in my 20's now it's time to dance.  Tootles                   

Good Morning!

School is out for some and almost out for others.  What to do this summer.  I'm talking about my Granddaughters but you know what, I'm also talking about myself.  No, I am not going to school but I also want something to do this summer.  You know something to look forward to but first I must tell you what Alice and Rose did.....

This is sweet Alice and Rose who I just love to watch.  They seem to have such a good time together and to see them hopping around is pure joy.  Well if you will notice the next picture is of tiny buds just starting to bloom.  They are from my wild berry plant that I was so thrilled was coming up in my yard.  Can you guess who also was thrilled to see them ? 
That's right !  Alice and Rose have completely stripped every leaf and blossom off.  You can't even tell what the bush was.  Oh, Oh, Oh!!!  I guess it's back to the frozen variety.  Just look at those little buds.  Oh well maybe next year.   Now to get back to what to do for the summer.  I have come up with an idea and I, myself am very excited about it.  I want some statues for my yard but there is no way I can afford the price so....I am going to make my own with cement.  I have read about and pick up pointers on how to do it.  First I am going to start out small and just get the feel of how to do it.  I want to get some marbles and make gazing balls.  Hey, I broke a hand mirror yesterday.  I am going to dig it out of the waste basket and use it.  See I know I will keep coming up with ideas and I'm pretty sure my Granddaughter's will want to be involved and will come up with there own ideas.     Tootles

Running into Old Friends

Sometimes it's not fun.  You can run into some friends and it's great.  I mean they are really happy to see you and you can tell they are and you are just as happy to see them.  Mainly it's just that you remember the happy times you spent together and hey, who doesn't want to remember the happy times.  You chat for a few minutes and be on your way with a, "Hey it was really good to see you".  Your both smiling and wave as you walk away.   Then you have that so called friend.  You know the type.  The one who you realized too late was really not your friend.  The one who pretended to be there for you only to be able to report to others your downs, never your ups.  That happened to me a couple of weeks ago.  This so called friend makes a point of gliding toward my husband and I.  To explain a little, my husband and I have experienced some really bad times financially and let's just say were uprooted and are now somewhere else.  The expression on her face was like the cat who caught the canary, if you know what I mean.  You know, the smirk, the smile that never touches her eyes.  My plan was to be polite, say hello and be on our way.  I did not want to chit chat.  I don't wish her ill will but also I did not want to give of my time.  Well, so much for My plan.  As you have guessed my husband had his own plan.  He is chatting away.  Asking about this and that and of course she is doing the same.  I swear you would have thought they were best friends (um? is this something to think about?).  Well, after at the least, 15 minutes I finally say, " Sorry we need to get going", and start to pull away.  Her closing was, Hey, call me sometime my number is still the same.  Now I ask you, if she would have been a true friend wouldn't she have ask for My phone #?  Wouldn't she have truly made a point to let me know she wanted to see me again.?  The thing is I admit I do not want to share any time with her nor did I lead her to believe I was her friend.  Like I said I do not wish her ill will but do not want her in my life.  My husband and I have made it through some really hard times and I am proud that we have.  We have realized just what is important and what is a bag of hooey.  No more hooey for me.  You can guess what the ride home was like.........Tootles

June 2, 2011. Where am I?

It is June 2, 2011 but what I don't understand is...Well, let me add a few facts.  We had our pellet stove on last night. We slept with windows firmly shut. We heated up the bedroom before we went to bed.  We still have a comforter along with a wool blanket covering us.  This morning we had the heater on in the bathroom.  We are putting on heavy sweats and sweatshirts.  Our kitchen table sits along two windows which are again, firmly closed.  Now I ask you, is this Alaska ?  Is it North Dakota?  Is it Maine?  No, it is none of those cold weather states, which are normally still a little cold at this time of the year.  We are located in the Central Valley, yes, it is the North part but never have I experienced this amount of cold this late in the year.  Our gardens are in shock.  The plants are sprouting but you can hear them screaming, "It's too cold, I am not moving until I get warm".  In the last two weeks we have had 3 tornado's hit the ground north of us and guess what?  Three more tornado's have hit the ground just south of us.  We have not had the damage which the tornado's in the east have caused on all those brave and strong people but I ask you, Just what is going on?  It's pretty creepy.  Tootles

New Earth Market

Hey, want to share with you what happened. I'm shopping and ask where would I find pizza crust? He takes me to the frozen section, shows me something that looks like a large tortilla. This is not what I want as I am about to say so he says...I have a recipe for dough that is really easy. Well, not one to turn down not only a new recipe but the kindness of a stranger. I said ok, I would love it. He goes and gets pen and paper,comes back to me and starts writing as he is telling me the directions. I ask him to please put his name, at least his first name. I thought this was quite clever of him as he signed it,Dan the meat man. He works behind the meat counter. Must tell you I tried it, aside from having to add 1 cup more flour
(I think he was mixed up) it was delicious. Now that is what I call customer service. This is a new market, just opened by several families together who's main concern is healthy and organic. I love it and I think you can see why. The strawberries are the sweetest best tasting berries I have ever tasted. We are so lucky. Tootles

Guillain Barre Syndrome

Thought I would talk about GBS. I have experienced this syndrome and it is not fun. The effect it has on your well being is unimaginable. It simply changes your life in ways you never dreamed possible. I recovered completely the first two times I had it and was 8 months pregnant the first time. The baby was healthy and fine. The 3rd and last time was much harder. Much more pain and slower recovery which I'm sure my age had a lot to do with it. It's been 15 years and still have numbness in the feet. Other than some problems with balance I feel back to normal, whatever that feels like. Ha!

I'm going to include this subject on my site each time I write as I feel if someone out there has GBS and just wants to know more maybe I can help.

Our spring is here, in fact it's 5:00am and the birds outside my window are sweetly chirping, what a way to start the day. Tootles

It's Saturday, It's windy, It's May and I'm cold

What in the world is up with this crazy weather we have been dealing with?  Wait, let me stop myself right here...We, that is all of us on the west coast should not complain.  Am I right or am I right?  What I am talking about is usually by now we are in the summer sweats even though it's still officially spring.  But then again I have to say since I have lived here (from the age of 15) everyone has always said, no matter what time of the year or what the weather was , it was always unusual for California. Ha!  So, there you go.  I think I just answered my own question.

I wanted to get a good picture of our new members to our farm family.  New baby chicks.  I realize I did not get a good picture but you have to give me E for effort as I was crouching on my knees, squashed under the edge of a boat trailer getting this picture.  They, the cute little chicks, were not cooperating at all and would not get in the sunshine so you could see them better but hey, there they are and as you can see Mama is right beside them and did not like me angling for their picture.  We do so love watching them scurry around hunting for bugs yet staying close to Mama.   Tootles