Tuesday, May 12, 2009

OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

HELLO AND COME ON IN FOR OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY.

IT IS HOSTED BY THE BEAUTIFUL SUSAN AT:

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com

Please stop by and tell her hello and visit all the other

participants.




TO START OUT OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY WE ARE GOING TO

BACK TRACK TO SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2009. THESE ARE THE

BEAUTIFUL R.N.'S FROM DR. DEXEUS'S CLINIC HAVING

THE RELAY FOR LIFE GARAGE SALE/PARKING LOT SALE

AT DR. DEXEUS'S CLINIC. THESE NURSES GO FAR BEYOND

WHAT THE DUTIES OF A NURSE ARE...THEY ARE LIKE FAMILY.

THEY WERE NOT ANXIOUS TO HAVE THEIR PICTURES TAKEN

AS THE DAY WAS MUGGY, COLD AND RAINED OFF AND ON.













I HOPE YOU BEAUTIFUL LADIES MADE LOTS OF MONEY.




OUR NEXT STOP IS AT MY AUNT PATRICIA'S HOUSE. THE
HOME OWNER'S ASSOCIATION WHERE MY AUNT LIVES, DOES
NOT ALLOW FENCES. EACH BACK YARD OPENS UP TO A BEAUTIFUL
WALKING TRAIL...AND IT IS LIKE A LOVELY PARK.
MY AUNTS HOME IS DECORATED IN WHAT I WOULD CALL
ROMANTIC TRADITIONAL WITH A TOUCH OF WIMSEY....GORGEOUS
HOME BUT SHE IS MOVING. THE YARD IS BEAUTIFUL WITH
STATUES IN LITTLE CORNERS THAT NO ONE WOULD EVEN SEE
UNLESS YOU TOOK A WALK AROUND HER ENTIRE HOUSE.
HER HOME IS WHAT MAGAZINES ARE MADE FAMOUS FROM.








YOU CAN'T SEE THE BEAUTY IN THIS PICTURE BECAUSE I AM
NOT THAT GOOD OF A PHOTOGRAPHER. BUT THIS IS THE FRONT
FLOWER BED. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL PINK PIECE OF SLAG
AND A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF AQUA SLAG. SHE HAS VARIOUS
BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF VARIOUS ROCKS AND STATUES.








THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE BACK YARD LOOKING AT THE
HOUSE. MY GRAND DAD ALWAYS HAD A WINDMILL IN HIS
FRONT YARD AND HAVING A WINDMILL MAKES HER THINK OF
GRAND DAD.










THIS IS ONE OF HER STONE TABLES AT THE VERY BACK OF
HOUSE LOOKING TOWARD THE WALKING TRAIL. SHE HAS
BIRD FEEDERS AND BIRD BATHS AND YOU CAN JUST SET
THERE AND HERE THE RED BIRDS AND THE MOCKINGBIRDS
AND WATCH THE ROBINS HOP....SHE HAS A CROW WHO
KNOCKS ON THE PATIO DOOR WHEN THE BIRD FEEDER HE EATS
FROM IS EMPTY.











THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL RED ROSE BUSH THAT SHE PLANTED


SO WHEN SHE TOOK THE TRASH OUT...THEY WOULD BE PRETTY TO

LOOK AT.












THIS IS ONE OF FIVE PEONY BUSHES SHE HAS. THE BLOOMS ARE A
BEAUTIFUL WHITE WITH A TINY RED OUTLINE ON THE PETALS
RUFFLE EDGE.












THIS IS LOOKING ACROSS THE STREET AT THE MOST
MOST BEAUTIFUL BRONZE STATUE IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA.
I WAS SO IN AWE OF THE STATUE I FORGOT TO LOOK AT THE NAME
OF THE BUILDING IT IS ON THE CORNER OF....BUT I DO KNOW
IT WAS THE EDMOND EDUCATION BUILDING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I THINK JUST SEEING GREEN BACK AGAIN IS JUST AS
BEAUTIFUL AS COLORED THINGS...AFTER A WINTER OF DEAD THINGS.

THE STATUE IS CALLED "THE BOOK"
I COULD STILL BE STANDING THERE LOOKING AT HER AND THE
CHILDREN. IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.....THE DETAIL.......IT IS
AWESOME














YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIN ON HER CLOTHING...HER HANDS...
THEIR HAIR...THE LITTLE GIRL HAS LACE ON HER SOCKS
AND YOU CAN SEE THE LACE.
ONE WONDERFUL THING I CAN SAY ABOUT
EDMOND, OKLAHOMA IS THEIR LOVE FOR BRONZE STATUES
BECAUSE THEY ARE EVERY WHERE. I HAVE SOME MORE TO
SHARE ON A LATER OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY.





























THANK YOU FOR SPENDING A PART OF YOUR WEDNESDAY WITH
ME.
NEXT OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY I WILL BE SHARING OUR
FARMER'S MARKET WITH YOU. THE PICTURES MY HUSBAND
TOOK ON SATURDAY FOR OUR FIRST FARMER'S MARKET DID
NOT TAKE. IT IS HELD IN OUR OLD TRAIN DEPOT STATION
AND IT IS AND WILL BE AWESOME. THIS SATURDAY WILL
BE THE GRAND OPENING.
ONE REALLY NEAT CHRISTIAN MAN WAS THERE WITH HIS
ADORABLE CHILDREN.
HE WAS FROM NOBLE HERITAGE ACRES.
HE BRINGS FARM FRESH EGGS TO MARKET.
THIS IS HIS SCRIPTURE........
STAND YOU IN THE WAY, AND SEE, AND ASK FOR THE
OLD PATHS, WHERE IS THE GOOD WAY, AND WALK THEREIN,
AND YOU SHALL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS....
~JEREMIAH 6:16
HE IS FROM RINGWOOD, OKLAHOMA
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR INSIDE THIS SMALL TRAIN
STATION AS THEY HAD A BAND PLAYING AND SO I ONLY HEARD
ABOUT EVERY THIRD WORD.
READING HIS PHAMLET I BECAME EDUCATED ON THE
DIFFERENCE IN FARM FRESH EGGS FROM HENS THAT ARE
FREE TO SCRATCH FOR BUGS, GRAZE ON FRESH ROTATED
PASTURE GRASSES, AND LIE DOWN IN THE WARMTH OF THE
SUN WITH PLENTY OF FRESH AIR AND WATER. THEIR FEED
MIX IS A CUSTOM RECIPE OF ORGANIC GRAINS, LEGUMES,
AND OTHER LOCALLY GROWN GRAINS. THEY ALSO ADD AN
ORGANIC POULTRY NUTRIBALANCER WITH KELP MEAL....IT IS
A COMPLETE VITAMIN MINERAL SUPPLEMENT WHICH FURTHER
ENHANCES THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF THEIR EGGS.
IF I WAS A HEN I WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO PACK MY
DUFFEL BAG AND WADDLE ON DOWN TO NOBLE HERITAGE ACRES,
WOULDN'T YOU....LOL
I WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS SATURDAY.
WELL AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR SPENDING A
PART OF YOUR DAY WITH ME.
HUGS
debbie














Sunday, May 10, 2009

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

MY MOTHER: PEGGY CHOATE ROGERS.
MY MOTHER HAS 4 CHILDREN...2 BOYS, 2 GIRLS...THE OLDEST
SON BEING MY HALF BROTHER.
MOTHER IS A HEART MONITOR TECH. SHE HAS WORKED AT
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR 31 YEARS...WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP
SHE ALWAYS WORKED IN THE LONGFELLOW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CAFETERIA, SO SHE ONLY WORKED THE HOURS WE WERE AT SCHOOL
AND SHE WAS OFF WHEN WE WERE OUT OF SCHOOL. SHE IS A VERY
HARD WORKER, ALWAYS GOING BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED OF HER.
SHE SEWS, PAINTS, ARRANGES FLOWERS, BROUGHT HOME ROCKS AND
DRIFT WOOD FROM THE LAKE TO DECORATE HER FLOWER BEDS, IS
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS FOR DECORATING AND COOKING...SHE CAN
COOK A FRIED CHICKEN OR CHICKEN FRIED STEAK THAT HAS MADE
MY DADDY HAPPY FOR OVER 50 YEARS...SHE IS THE ONE YOU WANT
AT YOUR BEDSIDE WHEN YOU ARE SICK...SHE HAS A SERVANT'S HEART...
A DEEP LOVE FOR ANIMALS....DEEP LOVE FOR FAMILY AND HAD A
VERY DIFFICULT TIME MOURNING THE PASSING OF HER PARENTS...
THEY DIED WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER...BOTH WHILE I
WAS PREGNANT WITH MY DAUGHTER, AMY...BUT GRANDMA
KNEW I WOULD HAVE A GIRL AND MY SISTER WOULD HAVE A BOY.
MY AMY WAS BORN IN JULY AND MY NEPHEW TJ IN AUGUST.
MOTHER IS A GIRLIE GIRL. SHE LOVES NATIVE AMERICAN
ART AND TURQUOISE....SHE LOVES JEWELRY AND PURSES AND
SHOES...ALL TRAITS SHE PASSED ON TO ME AND MY SISTER.....
BUT EVEN MORE, SETTING ALL THAT ASIDE....SHE IS A CHRISTIAN
AND KNOWS THAT THIS LIFE IS JUST TEMPORAL. THAT IS THE
FREE GIFT THAT IS PRICELESS.
MOTHER HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE A LIONESS..."DON'T MESS WITH
MY CHILDREN"...FIERCELY PROTECTIVE...ANOTHER TRAIT SHE PASSED
ON TO ME AND MY SISTER.
WE HAVE SO MANY FUNNY STORIES AND I AM GOING TO START SHARING
SOME OF THEM OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
I LOVE YOU MOTHER.
I WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
YOU WERE A WONDERFUL DAUGHTER TO YOUR PARENTS
I ALWAYS REMEMBER WHAT YOU PENNED IN MY FIRST BIBLE:
MY DEAR DAUGHTER,
FEAR NOT TOMORROW
GOD IS ALREADY THERE
MOTHER HAS 8 GRAND CHILDREN AND 11 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN.


IRENE RAGAN
MY MOTHER IN LOVE
IRENE HAS 4 CHILDREN: 2 BOYS AND 2 GIRLS.
HER OLDEST SON PASSED ON FROM CANCER.
SHE IS A TWO TIME CANCER SURVIVOR AND TOUGH...
SHE FELL OUTSIDE LIKE 2 YEARS AGO AND DID NOT TELL ANYONE
UNTIL SHE WOKE MY FATHER IN LOVE UP AT ABOUT 0300 AND SAID
SHE WAS HURTING AND NEEDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL....
YES, SHE WAS HURTING...SHE HAD BROKE HER SHOULDER JOINT OFF FROM
THE BONE TO HER ARM WHEN SHE FELL.....SO SHE SUFFERED IN SILENCE
FOR OVER 12 HOURS BEFORE TELLING ANY ONE BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT
SHE JUST BRUISED HER ARM.
OUR DAUGHTER WAS HER FIRST BORN GRAND CHILD....OUR SON, THE ONLY
GRANDSON. SHE HAS 5 GRAND CHILDREN....4 GIRLS AND ONE BOY
SHE HAS 2 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN...1 GIRL AND 1 BOY.
SHE TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR YEARS. SHE TAUGHT ADULT
BUSINESS CLASSES AT AUTRY VO-TECH AND HER GREATEST LOVE WAS
BEING A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER...AND SHE WAS GOOD AT IT.
IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR HER TO RETIRE BECAUSE SHE LOVED
TEACHING SO VERY MUCH. SHE WAS A TEACHER THAT HAD THE GIFT
TO TEACH AND SHE TAUGHT BECAUSE SHE ENJOYED IT SO MUCH.
SHE LOVES CROSS STITCH AND THE PLASTIC STITCHING WHERE YOU CAN
MAKE KLEENEX BOXES, ORNAMENTS, AND LETTER HOLDERS....I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHAT IT IS CALLED BUT SHE LOVES DOING THAT. SHE
HAS A GREEN THUMB FOR GROWING PLANTS AND ALWAYS....ALWAYS...
WOULD SPEND HOURS PLAYING WITH HER GRAND CHILDREN...WHEN AMY
WAS BORN SHE SENT HER A BIRTHDAY CARD EVERY WEEK FOR THE FIRST
6 MONTHS OF HER LIFE AND HAS TAKEN TONS OF PICTURES OF
EVERY GRAND CHILD.
SHE LOVED TRAVELING WITH MY FATHER IN LOVE IN THEIR AIRSTREAM
TRAILER...THEY BELONGED TO AN AIRSTREAM TRAVEL CLUB AND
WOULD ATTEND RALLIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. THE
ONE PLACE SHE DREAMED OF GOING AND NEVER GOT TO WAS
ALASKA. I WOULD HAVE SO LOVED SEEING HER REACH THAT DREAM
BUT HEALTH ISSUES PREVENTED IT.
FAMILY VERY IMPORTANT. SHE TOOK CARE OF BOTH HER MOTHER AND HER
MOTHER AND FATHER IN LOVE....BLESS GRANDPA RAGAN....IRENE WAS
HAVING SOME DINNER PARTY AT THE HOUSE WHEN GRANDPA RAGAN
CAME DOWN THE HALL IN HIS LONG HANDLES WONDERING WHAT
WAS GOING ON. THEY GREW UP IN A TIME WHEN YOU TOOK CARE
OF FAMILY AND HAD RESPECT FOR YOUR ELDERS. THEY WERE
VERY GOOD TO THEIR PARENTS. IRENE LOST HER FATHER TO
WHAT THEY THINK WAS LEUKEMIA, WHEN SHE WAS IN HER EARLY
20'S. SHE WAS A DADDY'S GIRL AND IT WAS A VERY SAD DAY WHEN
HER FATHER PASSED. IRENE AND MY FATHER IN LOVE ARE BORN AND
RAISED ARKANSAS KIDS...AND ARE CHRISTIANS.
I LOVE YOU IRENE AND WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

I AM SORRY THE PICTURES ARE BLURRY BUT I DO NOT HAVE A SCANNER
AND MY HUSBAND TOOK THESE PICTURES OF PICTURES.
YOU NOW KNOW WHAT DEBBIE LOOKS LIKE.
I SPENT SATURDAY AT MY AUNT PATRICIA'S HELPING HER PACK FOR
HER MOVE. MOVING IS A LOT OF WORK AND SINCE MY MOTHER HAS
TO WORK A TWELVE HOUR SHIFT TODAY I AM GOING TO SPEND THE
DAY AGAIN, HELPING AUNT PATRICIA. I AM GOING TO GIVE HER A
PEDICURE.
I WANT TO WISH
MY SISTER SHERRY, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
MY AUNT JEAN, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
MY AUNT PATRICIA, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
MY COUSIN SUZIE, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
MY NIECE HEIDI, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
MY FRIEND DORIS, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
MY FRIEND ROBBI, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
MY FRIEND TAWNA, A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY


I WANT TO WISH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY BLOGGING FRIENDS A
VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY AND THANK YOU FOR SPENDING A PART
OF YOUR MOTHER'S DAY WITH ME.
MY PRAYERS CONTINUE TO GO UP TO GOD'S THRONE ROOM OF MERCY AND
GRACE KNOWING THAT GOD IS OUR ONLY HOPE.
I PRAY FOR THOSE MOTHER'S WHO LONG FOR A CALL FROM THEIR
CHILDREN AND IT NEVER COMES. I PRAY IF YOU ARE ESTRANGED
FROM YOUR MOTHER...PLEASE LET THIS BE THE YEAR OF RESTORATION.
I WATCHED MY AUNT GO THROUGH HER MAIL YESTERDAY HOPING
TO FIND A MOTHER'S DAY CARD...NO CARD....EVEN AS TOUGH AS
TIMES ARE...YOU COULD SEND A LETTER...YOU COULD MAKE A CARD.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MOTHER.
MOTHER'S DAY BLESSINGS
HUGS
debbie

Saturday, May 9, 2009

PINK SATURDAY

TODAY IS THAT BEAUTIFUL DAY OF THE WEEK: "PINK SATURDAY"
OUR LOVELY HOSTESS IS BEVERLY AT http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com
THIS WEEK THERE ARE 161 PARTICIPANTS. PLEASE STOP BY AND SHOW YOUR
APPRECIATION TO BEVERLY. SHE HAS WONDERFUL NEWS ABOUT HER
MOTHER....SHE IS HEALING, PRAISE GOD, BUT THE PHYSICAL THERAPY IS
VERY PAINFUL. MY MOTHER IN LOVE, IRENE, KNOWS ABOUT THAT PAIN.
I WISH THE AMAZING DETAIL SHOWED UP ON THIS SWEET LITTLE GIRL.
MY SISTER BOUGHT THIS FOR MY BIRTHDAY 5 YEARS AGO AND EVERY YEAR ON
MY BIRTHDAY I TAKE HER OUT OF THE HUTCH AND LOOK AT THE AMAZING
DETAIL AND SAY A PRAYER FOR MY SISTER. THE FROSTING ON THE CAKE
IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SHADE OF PINK...AND THERE ARE EVEN CAKE
CRUMBS ON THE PLATE. HER WINGS ARE CLEAR...SUCH INTRICATE DETAIL
FOR SOMETHING MAYBE 4" TALL.

MY BIRTHDAY IS MAY 10TH...MOTHER'S DAY. I WILL BE DOING MY MOTHER'S DAY
POST TOMORROW WITH PICTURES OF MY MOTHER AND MY MOTHER IN LOVE.
THERE WILL EVEN BE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF ME.







MY SISTER SENT ME THIS BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT FOR MY

BIRTHDAY. THE CUP AND SAUCER ARE A BEAUTIFUL SHADE OF SOFT

PINK, TRIMMED IN GOLD. SHE SENT MY MOTHER ONE FOR MOTHER'S

DAY AND SHE WAS SENT ONE....WHEN SHE COMES HOME FOR VACATION,

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A TEA PARTY WITH OUR TEA CUPS.



























I HAVE NEVER BEEN SENT A TEA CUP ARRANGEMENT, SO I NATURALLY
THOUGHT IT WAS AWESOME HOW THEY DISPLAY IT.


















THIS DID NOT COME OUT CLEAR....IT IS MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF
ME AND MY SISTER. IT WAS A VERY RARE MOMENT THAT SHE CLUNG TO
ME...USUALLY I WAS CLINGING TO HER. WE ALWAYS HAD PRETTY DRESSES
TO WEAR.




THANK YOU SWEET SISTER. I LOVED IT AND WILL TREASURE IT FOR EVER
JUST LIKE EVERY GIFT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME.



















THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TEAPOT MOTHER AND DADDY SENT ME FOR
MY BIRTHDAY. IT HAS A PINK ROSEBUD ON THE LID AND THE FULL
ROSE BLOOM ON THE TEAPOT BODY. THE HANDLE HAS A SMALL LINE
OF GOLD. I JUST LOVE IT.











I WILL BE 54 YEARS OLD SUNDAY...I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE TIME HAS GONE.
I AM GETTING OLD BUT HAVE A YOUNG MIND.













THANK YOU MOTHER AND DADDY. IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE YOU BOTH.

































THANK YOU FOR SPENDING PINK SATURDAY WITH ME.
I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT I HAVE A SERIOUS EYE CONDITION AND
I SEE MY EYE DOCTOR EVERY THREE MONTHS. I TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS
BECAUSE IT REDUCES MY EYE STRAIN WHEN I PROOF READ WHAT I WRITE.
GOD ASSURED ME....BLESSED ARE MY EYES FOR THEY SEE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD
CATARACT SURGERY ON BOTH EYES AND HAVE MACULAR DEGENERATION.
I ONLY MENTION THIS AS AN EXPLANATION FOR WHY I TYPE IN CAPITAL
LETTERS. BEING A NURSE, I LEARNED, NEVER ASSUME ANY THING AND
STAY AWAY FROM HE SAID, SHE SAID, AND I HEARD.
I HOPE YOU CAN COME BACK FOR MOTHER'S DAY AND IF NOT I WISH YOU
A BEAUTIFUL MOTHER'S DAY. I PRAY PEACE AND SWEET MEMORIES
FOR THOSE WHOSE MOTHERS HAVE PASSED ON AND I PRAY
RESTORATION FOR THOSE ESTRANGED FROM THEIR MOTHERS'.




HUGS AND BLESSINGS
debbie






Tuesday, May 5, 2009

"OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY"

TODAY IS OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY. PLEASE STOP BY AND TELL THE LOVELY
SUSAN HELLO, AND VISIT ALL THE OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY BLOGS WHO
TODAY IS MY FIRST TIME TO JOIN OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY.
ON APRIL 30, 2009 I WENT TO OKC WITH MY HUSBAND FOR HIS DOCTORS'
APPOINTMENT.
ON THE WAY HOME I BEGGED HIM TO DRIVE ME THROUGH ONE OF
MY VERY FAVORITE TOWNS GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. GUTHRIE IS FULL
OF HISTORY AND TRADITION AND.......VICTORIANS.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE HOUSES WE FOUND. I AM SAVING SOME OF
THEM INCLUDING THE HOUSE I JUMPED OUT AT THE CURB TO MEET THE
LADY WHO OWNED THE HOUSE, FOR ANOTHER OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY.
























THESE NEXT PICTURES ARE IN DOWN TOWN GUTHRIE AT THE
APOTHECARY GARDEN. IT HAD FINISHED BLOOMING THE EARLY
SPRING FLOWERS AND BEGINNING TO BLOOM WITH OTHERS.

































ON TWO WALLS IN BEAUTIFUL PINK STONE ARE THE DONORS
WHO HELPED MAKE THE APOTHECARY GARDEN POSSIBLE. SOME JUST HAVE
THE NAME OF THE PERSON THEY HAVE DONATED IN MEMORY OF, AND
SOME HAVE THEIR NAME AND THEN A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN VERSE.
WHEN LEAVING THE GARDEN IF YOU TURN TO THE LEFT, THEY HAVE THE
PHARMACY MUSEUM. WE DIDN'T GO IN BUT WE LOOKED IN THE WINDOW.
BEING A NURSE I WOULD HAVE FOUND IT INTERESTING BUT MY HUSBAND,
NOT SO MUCH.....AND IN ALL FAIRNESS TO HIM, HE HAS A BAD BACK AND JUST
STANDING IS VERY, VERY HARD ON HIM.




































ONLY THE GOLD COLORED FISH SHOWED UP, BUT THEY HAVE ONE LIKE OUR
PATCHES, THAT IS WHITE AND GOLD...(ONLY OUR PATCHES IS MUCH BIGGER..
OUR POND FISH ARE MY HUSBAND BABIES...THEY ARE 6 YEARS OLD.) THEY
HAD AN ALL WHITE FISH..VERY BEAUTIFUL....LOTS OF LITTLE ONES SWIMMING.












EVEN THOUGH IT IS ON A DOWNTOWN CORNER, THE GARDEN, ON THIS
DAY WAS SO PEACEFUL AND BIRDS WERE SINGING EVERY WHERE. YOU COULD
HEAR THE TRICLE OF THE FOUNTAIN, AND THE HUMID SWEAT DRIPPING
OFF ME.....BUT BEING IN THE GARDEN IS MY FAVORITE PLACE.













THIS BLANKET FLOWER DID NOT TURN OUT VERY WELL BUT THERE
ARE SOME THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE BLANKET FLOWER. THEY
HAVE SIGNS NEXT TO THE DIFFERENT FLOWER(BUT I WANT TO GO
BACK AT A LATER DATE AS I EITHER THE FLOWERS HAVE NOT COME UP
OR THEY WILL DO MORE PLANTINGS NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS NICE.
THE BLANKET FLOWER LEAVES WHEN CRUSHED CAN MAKE A TOPICAL
MEDICINE THAT HELPS GOUT AND THEY CAN MAKE A MEDICINE
THAT WORKS LIKE A DIURETIC. (please note, I don't know if this is true
or not...it is just what the sign said)





THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME TODAY.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR OLDE DAME PENNIWIG'S SON. ELIPESY
IS A VERY FRIGHTFUL THING. PLEASE STOP BY AND READ HER POST ABOUT THIS.
PLEASE REMEMBER THESE OTHERS...AMY LEILA, EDWARD, SALLY, KATHY,
PATRICIA, JAY, DENNIS, BOOBY, KIPPIE, OLIVIA, JONAH, JONATHAN, SPENCER'S
DAUGHTER. BECKY, JENNIFER AND DAVID, JENNIFER, ROY AND ELISABETH,
THOSE INJURED IN THE DALLAS COWBOY'S PRACTICE FIELD STORM DAMAGE,
JOHANNA'S HUSBAND RON, IRENE, PEGGY, TED, CORBY, DORIS AND RICHARD
AND THEIR ANGELS AND ALL MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES, MO'S COTTAGE
WHOSE SON IS A POLICE OFFICER...ALL SAFETY FOR POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE
MEN AND WOMEN, AMBULANCE DRIVER'S AND MEDICS, JEAN, NOAH, AND ANY
AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO NEEDS PRAYER.
FIND A QUIET GARDEN SPOT TO READ A GOOD BOOK, WRITE A LETTER
TO A FRIEND, OR JUST ENJOY GOD'S BEAUTY.
HUGS
debbie