My Mother at 16

My mother's birthday is April 2nd, She will be 91, Yes she was in her 70s when she had me. She is having a party at her house today. Doing all the preparations herself. She is a busy one. Her eldest sister died a few monthes ago, at age 99, and one of my mother's remarks was "well, I am in charge now" She was young when she married my dad and I wish I could say that they had a long and lovely life but my Dad died when I was quite young. I have an older brother and sister but after we all got out of high school she remarried and I have a younger brother. But Gus died before the baby was born and my mother carried on like the trouper she is. After John got out of high school she remarried again and she and George has 20 great years together. I think she should write a book or leave something for posteriety in her words. She's quite a lady. She has a good sense of humor and can be so silly just so we all will laugh.

Hidden Garden

I took Dave for a ride today. As we were tooling around the Valley I spotted this hidden garden. there was a driveway and parking spots, so I figured we were supposed to go in there.

there were lots of rhodys ready to bloom and all these evergreens that Edward scissors hands had gotten a-hold of. But very interesting. a place where you could bring a sandwich and contemplate the art of being. MB

Maw and Paw

This pair of chairs is on a small porch on a large white barn. It looks like Maw and Paw should be sitting there. Maw shelling peas and Paw admiring the sweet woman he married.

My sidekick Sassy

I am out in the pasture working on a cross fence. Me 'n Sassy. Sassy spots a mole hill and knows the mole is right there. Dig , dig and more digging.

And more digging. I had to pull her away. terriers!!

Off she goes to one of the waterers---in she goes-round and round


At least she gave herself her own bath. Terriers!!

SKY

Sunday late afternoon looking east

Monday morning out my bedroom also looking east and a little southish. Monday turned out to be a beautiful day with an actual warming sun. In the 50s.

Flowers and fences

Bellis Daisy. They are weeds when they grow in the lawn and flowers when in a flower bed. I like them where-ever they grow.

This is a white bike fence. I wish I had a better picture. I took two and this is the best. oops! It is on Chuckanut Dr on the way to Bellingham.

Farm girl tough

I have 4 daughters and they all own trucks. Jolene's new truck!

Jolene just traded her old truck in on a newer one. Why do they have to have such HUGE trucks? They are real cowgirls, or farm girls.