Jeffrey is flying through the air - it's magic!
The cousins had such a great time together at Hanne's house.
Thank you Hanne and John for your hospitality and yummy food.
What a memory of the great barbecue -
At least it finished cooking before the storm drove us indoors.
The trip to the bead store was great fun,
especially for Dad and Beth.
Best of all was visiting with my daughters
and watching the grand kids play.
Eric is holding the sweetest treasure, little Alice. If you look very close at his shirt another treasure can be seen.
This lovely lavender is thriving at the cabin. Yay! It's so fun to see the surviving and thriving plants. This is like people who survive the winter cold and summer heat of life and thrive when it seems as if there is little hope. It is a time to feel hope and feel reminded that the journey of life is full of promise.
It's interesting how one little blossom can bring so much delight! We thought the Iris' were all blossomed out, but found this little treasure hiding in an unseen spot. Kind of reminds us that no matter how small or insignificant we feel, we have something to share that will gladden the heart of others.
What a fun surprise arrived - an adorable apron with my creative name embroidered at the top and yummy William Sonoma croissants to bake. Marty had a lovely box of birthday pears delivered and we just keep on celebrating. Thank you Marsie, Ben and kids. Thanks to all our children and their families for the special gifts. You are all so treasured.
Lovely birthday gardenia bush from Marty
Delightful art from Elsa
Our mini rose garden just thrives and shares her abundance - Sweet!
Jared's crop of beets has finally been harvested.
Designed and created for Lucy
Peppers and eggplants from our garden !
We had such a delightful time with Beth and her family at the County Fair on Friday. It was great fun to see one of her goats receive the Grand Champion award in her class and also other awards for other goats. This was special as she has been working hard to build up her herd. She will blog about it herself, but I just have to share several photos of the fun. We totally enjoyed seeing Jill, Lucy and Jesse take the goats into the area to be judged. They were being judged as dairy goats. Robin and Elsa were having fun exploring the fair. They were excited when their Dad arrived so they could go on some more fun rides.
These babies were so happy when their Momma was thru being judged "Grand Champion"!
Here are a few of the swap treasures Missy and Beth did for me.I have already arranged them in various places or eaten some of them. Beth made some delicious blood orange marmalade, the adorable bunny kitchen towel, the fun musical bookmark laying on my Madame Alexander Pinky doll, and the Rosewater mist along with other fun things. Missy gave me a delightful bag filled with all kinds of fun things - if you look on her blog she has a nice picture of her swap. It was such fun that we are going to do a May Day swap (on my birthday) yay! I get to make a may day basket for Lucy - what fun! Oh yes, It was so fun to have Jared and Jenny color eggs for me on Saturday night. (pictured below) Also pictured below are the cupcakes Beth made with applesauce, whole wheat flour and agave - a natural sweetener from cactus. Thank you Beth, Jared, Jenny, Missy and everyone for such a sweet time!
What fun to do a creative swap with Missy. I was so delighted with the stuffed love bird and sweet little doty doll she made me. She included a decorated valentine she created, filled with heart doves. What fun! In return I baked her a loaf of cheesy french bread with a tiny jar of fruit jam from England (World Market) wrapped in a yard of quilting fabric, and made a sachet out of a vintage doily, filled with lavender from my garden and decorated with silk roses and a tiny purchased humingbird. Thank you Missy for helping me to feel creative and loved!
