Just a few lovely pictures to day dream over. Roses actually grow very well here in Kansas. I'm surprised more people don't have them in their yard. My mission is to keep adding more and more flowers to my yard each year so by the time I'm 90 it will be a palette of color to wander through. My peonies are in full bloom and the scent is the most heavenly thing around. I put a bouquet of them on the dining room table, and just walking by I go into a trance.
Hope everyone had a nice relaxing Memorial Day Weekend! We had a BBQ and invited some family and friends over. I have failed you all by taking no pictures. This weekend just seemed to fly by, but many things were accomplished, which is good...right? I was on mission organization, and made a small dent into orderliness around Acorn Cottage. I wish it was a weekend spent being artsy craftzy....who knows maybe this upcoming weekend!
Maybe it was weeks....possibly years. I started on the bottom stair, crumbled some Peanut Butter Ritz Bits....
With methodical precision, I gradually worked the trail up a step, then another. Asking myself, do I dare brave risking the trust level I've established and put some on the porch?
I sat in my chair like a Roman statue, camera ready at any given moment to take these pictures.I love chipmunks and think they are the cutest thing ever. Unlike some people I know, who live in neighboring Lenexa...and I won't mention names.....you know who you are....(by the way did you actually SEE the chipmunk "eat" your flowers, or are you just looking for someone to blame for their disappearance?????) I welcome them to Acorn Cottage, as nothing bring me more delight than watching these little creatures scurry about. Chip and Dale, C'mon!
From the ground looking up...a birds nest. Lots of activity going on there, but want to respect their space....wish I could take a peak inside and see who is in there!P.S. If ANYONE knows when Season 2 of Castle is going to start, please let me know so I can sleep at night. My world just isn't the same on Monday nights....there is a void like no other.
Just thought I'd share a random little scrapbook I am making. Instead of something more traditional, I thought I'd just let my imagination roam and see where things went.
Thought that it might be fun to do something spontaneous instead of my usual, methodical page planning.
I thought I could use it just to journal some random thoughts or maybe as a travel journal for one of my trips somewhere.
Is it just me? Am I the only one????? Is this or is this not the sharpest thing that's come out on tv lately or what? Here's something to sink your teeth into. Cat and mouse...detective.....muder....mystery.....and a lovely little anticipation of a tantalizing flirtatious chemistry between a novelist and detective. I am NOT one to watch tv....if I do it's PBS, or National Geographic, or my favorite person in the whole world...Samantha Brown on the Travel Channel. But this show takes the cake....I love every episode. It makes me giddy with excitement to watch it. I actually just found out you can watch missed episode on line. I'm ready to pre-order for when the seasons come out on dvd. I can not get enough of this show! You know what's great about it, beside the witty writing, the twist in the plots...they never turn out like you think how they are heading. I love a good mystery and you add the sizzle undercurrent between Rick Castle and Detective Beckett.....sigh....it's right up there with the anticipation of a good Jane Austin movie. Heavy sigh. 
How about this blog? You get a picture of the "BEFORE", but no "AFTER" photo.....that's because Dan-the-Man and I got those crazy eyes (like the snake in Jungle Book) as soon as this came out of the oven and it wasn't until it was sitting comfortably in our bellies as we were breathing a deep sigh of contentment that I realized I forgot to take a picture of the after. I have failed you my blogging buddies.....but trust me....it was GOOD....okay VERY GOOD!!!!!!
Just wanted to share for shots from around the crib. I have a hard time going to work each day because I just want to stop and smell the flowers and watch the bees come drink the nectar and feel the spring breezes pass by with rays of sunlight coming through the tree leaves warming me up. Who wants to be at a desk when you have these beauties to gaze upon!
I don't know if it's where I bought my pansies, or using Miracle Grow potting soil, but they are doing fantastic this year. I've never had such tall pansies! They are just lovely and when I'm sitting in the living room the are right there visiting with me. I always think about Alice and Wonderland and the pansies singing.
Extreme close up of my hanging flower basket on the back porch.
This is one of my favorite flowers, foxglove with some allysum(sp?)planted all around. I love sitting out on our back porch overlooking the sea of emerald green. It couldn't possible get any better than this....well okay....maybe when the fireflies come out and turn my backyard into a magical forest.
You are all lucky that blogger only lets us upload 5 pictures at a whack, otherwise I'd be sharing my whole photo collection with you of my recent get away! How can you possible narrow down a long weekend and condense it into five pictures for show and tell?!? No fair! Not when you have gorgeous pictures like this stream from all the snow (oh yes...there is still snow in May) from the Sierra Mountains. Of course, like we all say, the pictures don't do it justice. The roar of the river, the smell of the pine trees, sunshine on your face....life is good!
Had a great time with my family. We ate, drank, cooked, crafted, played cribbage, scrabble (Here's proof that someone in the group is a blogger!), shopped, went for drives, gambled, laughed, told stories, watched sunrises and sunsets and RELAXED.
Here is the gang...my nephew Aaron (getting married in January), my wonderful Mommy Mary, sister Barbara, sister Janet and niece Julie (okay, I'll admit it, it was Julie that got the scrabble word"BLOG"). My sister Janet wanted me to clarify for the records (since before I left on my last post I stated Barbara was the "Scrabble Queen") that it was Janet that had the HIGHEST score this go around!
My beautiful niece Julie...take a good look at the slot machine, because that's the kind of luck we all had, except Barbara, who consistently wins...darn her!!!
This is a view of Lake Tahoe...it's not as clear as I wish it was, but oh....that's right...I was hanging my camera out the car window, looking down the shear drop (did I mention I'm scared of heights????), while Julie was trying to get us to our destination because we were the last ones to arrive, cell phones were ringing, so...I guess under the circumstances it was okay! 
I'm taking off for a few days to see my Mom, sisters, niece and nephew for a long weekend. I feel so fortunate to see them all twice in one year. Especially my Mama on Mother's Day!
We are all meeting up at my sister Barbara's house. She lives in a valley 30 minutes from Lake Tahoe, so needless to say, it is gorgeous around there! It was great last visit sitting out on her deck and looking at these beautiful sunsets!
We will get into our usual mischief....shopping, eating, gambling, latte drinking, pedicures, antiquing, cooking, and reminiscing. Have to get up at o'dark thirty to get to the airport for take off. Can't believe I will be there tomorrow. I hope all of you Moms have a wonderful Mother's Day. I feel so fortunate to be able to celebrate it with my Mama. She is an angel on earth...such a fantastic example of what a kind, gentle, good hearted person should be. She's never once raised her voice at me, taught me how to make God the center of my life. Everything I've learned, I've learned from her...patiently teaching me how to cook, sew, craft, and mostly how to be a giving person. She has never said a unkind word about anyone, truly an example of a gracious person. Can't wait to give her a big, giant hug!
This is the latest pattern I had to have from Prairie Schooler. Now mind you, I'm not even finished with project number one....but I couldn't resist! I love all of their patterns, and get weak in the knees for anything fall related, especially if there are acorns in the design!Am I the only one that has this affliction or are there other nuts out there like me?
Spring has sprung and I am enjoying every little blossom and bird that comes my way! Have a beautiful day my friends!
