Garden Club ~ Visalia

 
 
 
 
Today was a first in my lifetime! My wonderful next door neighbor invited me to the Visalia Garden Club. A little driving we did to get there ... there to Cecelia Garrison's home ~ garden! Incredibly beautiful and educational. Had a lovely lunch and just look at just a few of the photos!! she gave me some clippings ~ oh how my heart leaps at this!! I came home right away and put them in the ground. GROW dear plants GROW!! and then I'm outside ... and to my surprise the birds are waiting in line to feed off the thistle sack .. and then what do you think shows up? but a darling hummingbird!! YEA!! Oh what a day! How is your day going?????? m

Mother's Day TRADITION

 
 

Since before the boys were born ... darlin' D and I have always planted on Mother's Day weekend. It's the guaranteed time of the year that things will NOT freeze and usually you can get vegetables into the ground without fear of 'losing' them. So .... lOOK what I found ~ Star of Bethlehem (sorry, I don't know the technical name Orinthogal something or other) and darlin' D planted these for ME. The boys are far away ... and I'm just strolling down memory lane ... a few people have wished me a Happy Day ... and I am a very blessed Mother!!! xoxo, m

SuRPriSe .... from Ryan!!

 
 
 
Be still my heart!!! .... this is what was awaiting me yesterday. 2 dozen bouquet of roses & a delightful box of dark chocO'lates with a green (my favO'rite color) ribbon from my oldest son, Ryan. I am delighted ... I know it must've cost him a fortune. As a mom, we don't ever expect such extravegence from our children ~ and yet, what a treat! I've always grown roses (Darlin' D landscaped an Anniversary Garden for me) and the boys have enjoyed cutting roses for their girlfriends etc. And I was totally surprised that he'd go out of his way for his mom. Here are a few thoughts of 'mom' ~~ every mom is a working mom... Where there is home, there's a mother who cares ... Home is where the heart is and where we start ... there is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in ... a mother's heart ~~~~

Starbucks Happy Hour .....

I never ever go to Starbucks b/c I can't really afford it! But if I have a giftcard ... I'm there!!! However, they are offering a "the new however-you-want-it frappauccino" From May 7 - 16 HALF PRICE FRAPPUCCINO BLENDED BEVERAGES between 3-5PM ~~ 10 days of sales at Starbucks!!! Psssst ... I know some of you have this addiction and I will tag along!! call me and we'll meet up!! It begins FRIDAY ~ tomorrow. Here's a link: http://www.frappuccino.com/happy-hour Enjoy!!!

Community Bible Study .... CBS

Well, another year of study over. We studied Luke this year. I've been apart of this for 22 years and I'm realizing the more I think I know .. the more I don't know. I totally love being in Bible Study ...it juices me!! And next year we will study Revelations from September - May 2011. My class is in Hanford, CA. Anyone wanna join me? Whether you've been a life time student of Christ, or just wanna check it out .... it's open to the community ~ we gather and share our thoughts, ideas and even our hearts. All over the world Community Bible Study is teaching people to seek the Lord, to be disciples of Jesus .... and mature ~ grow. m

b a c k y a r d ..... my oasis!!

 
 
 
 
well, looky here .... my oasis ~ man-made shade and splashes of color ... a bird feeder and hummingbird feeder too! the last photo shows Le Jardin ... a salsa garden and some fun things to grow too! Come on over .. and sit a spell!!!

a Christian rap about life ....

this is good!! PAUSE the volume of my blog to hear Tamara ... you'll want to listen to it twice to get it all. Then share it .... incredible I tell you, a white woman rapping!! Gotta love God!!