I borrowed this from the Farmers Almanac.  https://www.farmersalmanac.com/what-when-memorial-day-weekend 

 

Thought you might like the reminder.  

 

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!

Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company

 

The rest is from Farmers Almanac:

 

 

 

It's almost Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of summer.  Time for a picnic with our neighbors.

 

I hope you are planning to come to the pavilion this afternoon at 4 o'clock.  We will be set up and ready for a summer picnic.  

 

The grill will be ready;  just bring whatever you want to cook and a dish to share.  

 

Let's all pray for nice weather.  See you soon.

 

HAPPY MAY!!!

 

I have probably shown you this before, but it is a favorite image, so I thought you might like to see it again.  

 

Momma and me having a walk on the boardwalk at Betsy's.  

 

Even though we don't mail cards to our Moms anymore, we will still be celebrating Mother's Day.  And remembering how fortunate we are.

 

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April showers brought May flowers.  Same flowers, but new haybale.  

 

As soon as we finished April's display, we started thinking about what to do next.  Jon suggested a sun with rays.  So we got busy cutting and painting the rays.  It seemed like a good idea at the time, but yesterday when we went down to install them, we couldn't cut holes into the haybale.  The hay is so tightly packed, we just couldn't cut deeply enough.  (Hahaha, I say "WE".)  We ALL know what that means:  Jon, cause he does all the hard work.  I just paint.  

 

So we came back home and collected more tools:  a big knife, a pruning saw, a machete.  He utilized all of them to install these 9 rays.  It took about 45 minutes!!!  

 

We learned not to try to do THAT again.  Stick to paint and cute cutouts that can be screwed into the hay.

 

We hope you like seeing our work.  We love doing it!!!

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Isn't this the cutest kid ever?  Hahaha!!  It's me!!!  Easter, 1960.  Siri just told me that Easter, 1960 was on April 17th;  the same as this year!!!  I was almost 5 years old.  Quick, do the math!!!

 

Today is my birthday, so if you see me on a walk, be nice.  That's all I ever want for my birthday:  for people to be nice.  

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

 

 

 

Woohoo!!  We noticed that the pine trees are in pollen stage right now.  

 

I'm not sure if this kind of pollen causes allergic reactions, but it sure covers our cars and coats the furniture in our house.

 

Time to get busy dusting...every day.  Should end by June.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Our Cinnamon fern is coming up.  The fiddleheads are about the size of my thumb right now, but when they open all the way they will be about 4 feet tall.

 

I love watching them emerge, and then grow so tall.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

This is what our friends see when they come around the corner.  :)   April showers bring May flowers.  And maybe rainbows.

 

I tickle myself, and lots of others.  

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

I guess the joke was on me.  I have been looking forward to April first since February, to repaint the haybale.

 

But look at the wind!!!  Spray paint and big wind just don't go together.  You end up wearing most of it.

 

So, I hope today is a little calmer, and we can get it done.  I'm excited.  I know you'll like it. 

 

I'll get Jon to take a picture when we're  finished.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!