An Award? Me? Why Me? It's Because Of Sunshine

Well, I don't really do the awards thingy anymore 

BUT

I promised Jann  

Have A Daily Cup From Mrs. Olson

that I would.

One of the reasons I decided to do it

is because.... well...

because Jann is SO nice..

and also because it is the 

SUNSHINE award.

My old neighbors, Toddy & Carl, always

called me 

SUNSHINE...

(along with various other names when

they were "in the cups" if you know

what I mean)

So -Here it is-

my answers for

The Sunshine Award

questions~

1.  Favorite color:  Green & (since I have had granddaughters-Pink)

2.  Favorite number:  8   (using my birthday all those numbers add up to 8)

3.  Favorite animal: Human or otherwise?   Hmmm...I love kitties and miss my own.

4.  Favorite non alcoholic drink: Are you kidding me?  Starbucks sugar-free vanilla latte

5.  Facebook or Twitter:  Neither- I am old school.  If you want to know something- CALL me!

6.  What is my passion:  Being a Nana to my grands, gardening, sewing, BLOGGING..

7.  Favorite day of the week: Monday- I know- crazy, huh?  It's kind of like I get a do-over!

8.  Favorite Pattern:  Simplicity....hahahaha-I know what you want... Florals-I love florals.

9.  Receiving or Giving: Giving- I am a great giver but a poor receiver. I always feel guilty

10:  Favorite Flower:  Lilacs in the Spring followed by roses and peonies...oh-and I

love those sweet little violets.

That's it- That's all she wrote- or all I wrote~

Now, here's the deal...

if any of you newer bloggers would like to do 

this simply copy and paste the questions to 

your own blog and put in your own answers...

unless, of course, you want to use my answers...bwhahahaha

If you take the award
and do your own list, let me know
 and I will do a link

to your post.  

Have a great day everyone and spread

A LITTLE SUNSHINE 

to those around you! 

Got it?  Okay- Start NOW!

And...if you promise not to sneak down
to the kitchen at night and eat the last
brownie in the pan and swear it
was gone BEFORE you went to bed
 well...THEN...I will
show you something special
in kinda in the playhouse-
tomorrow!

View While I Go To Pot

Pot is a funny word,

isn't it?

There is a POT~

And there is a POT

And there is POT

This is NOT growing in my

yard no matter what the 

neighbors think!

Do you know I missed that

60's revolution?

Well, I did-

Thank You, Lord!

There is another kind of 

pot, too.

To POT something...

Oh-And THIS kind of POT

Yep- ALL kinds of pots

out there..including

CRACK POTS...

 I won't show any images

of those because

some of my relatives

have asked me not to show

their faces on my blog.....

and they might 

start complaining and

BLOW UP MY BLOG

(cuz that is what 

Crackpots do).

And then there is ME-

Slowly going 

TO POT...

and, believe me, I am NOT

showing you any pictures 

of THAT either!

So...now that I have

given you a short 

refresher course on POTS-

Here is my little potting area

which I showed you before~

When I am potting I can

look down towards the bay.

We put this berm in about 4 years ago.

There was not a plant here.

There is a house to the right of us

and this gives us both privacy.

There was none before.

The Bay is straight ahead beyond 

the trees. 

This is the end of that fence...

and where I just planted one

of the New Dawn roses.

If I peek around the corner

and look across the yard

to the South

here is what I see.

I love our little

PLAYHOUSE.

It, too, is waiting for its

Spring Spruce Up...

Inside AND Outside.

That will be one of my

next posts...if I can ever

get at it.

I have some 

HELPERS coming over to

HELP- 

HAHAHAHAHA

Hmmmm...so much to do...

Clean or Play?

I think BEFORE we CLEAN

we have to PLAY

by checking to see if
any fairies have come to
abide in our
Fairy Garden.

SweetCheeks told me that

they have been buzzing around

looking for a place to land.

If anyone knows, she does.

She has a direct connection

to Fairyland-she talks to 

them all the time.

Hmmmm...maybe MyHero does, too.

He seems to be talking to himself

a lot lately....maybe HE is talking

to the fairies...

or....maybe not~

Puttering Or Pottering Or Pluffing

Another catchy title, huh?

Don't you love the way

I make up words?

It keeps my mind agile.

Methinks it is 

the only agile thing on me

these days.

Not really-although

I'm sure MyHero thinks

the only thing I do is sit

around and eat bon-bons and

play on the computer.

I guess he thinks magic elves

come out to do the laundry and

cook at night whilst we are sleeping.

Anyway,

I have a secret spot on the 

backside of our house.

It is hidden to the side

of the garage and behind

our master bath.

I like to call it

The Potting Area.

The area where one goes to pot.

Watch your mouth-I am NOT

talking about myself-

I am talking about 

PLANTING!

I am onto this 

BEFORE & AFTER

kick now- I can't seem to

help myself.

Everything got thrown 

out here last Fall.

How bad is this?

Old pots...old leaves left from Fall...

I couldn't stand it for

ONE MORE MINUTE!

Here it is-cleaned up

and ready for business!

Much better, huh?

Ha!  Another HOSTA that

was looking for a new home.

He's a little sad looking but

by tomorrow he will be 

perky and pretty.

Here's my favorite old

bench.  I have carried it to

5 houses.

I can't seem to leave it behind.

It reminds me of the farm 

I grew up on.

I sit here and sip my coffee

when I am tired of putzing with plants

out here.

Pop back by tomorrow and I will

show you the views from here

down to the bay and across

the yard to the playhouse.

Now, I need to get off my

duff and see if the fairies have

fixed my coffee yet.

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!

Wish you were here to join me

for a cup!

Happy Memorial Day

I know many of you come here
for your morning smile
but today is just a
bit different.
I have never done this

before but I was so 

touched by this

video that it

brought me to 

tears.

If you have a moment

to watch it I think it 

is something that will

touch your life.

God bless each and every

one of our service men 

and service women

that so willingly

give their all so 

that we can be free.

God Bless You

on this

Memorial Day.

Also, if you weren't here yesterday
please read the next post down
and go visit Laurie!
I also wanted to add that Laurie will
not be able to visit your blog daily
and/or comment because of
her limited vision...and she has some
really BAD days with sight.
However, she will be visiting you
in spirit each and every day.
Blessings-Diana

Psssttt...Need a Bit Of Help Here

My dear sweet friend,

Laurie, has a blog.

It's a wonderful blog.

She has had 3 wonderful

blogs.

Blogland ate the first one.

A computer virus ate her second one.
The third one was only up for
a short time...she will tell
you why.

 Laurie, being Laurie,

is persistent.

She laughed at the 

Dirty Devil BlogGod

and started a new blog.

It is called

In My Dreams I See

Her other one was called

When The Bough Breaks.

I tried to tell her she was

tempting fate but to no avail..

ok..I might have lied about 

that part.

She does beautiful artwork.

Her story is amazing.

She is a wonderful artist but

she is losing her sight...and

at a quicker pace than predicted.

However, don't feel sorry for

her- she doesn't want

sympathy.  

She just kind of states things 

AS THEY ARE.

She is a realist that way.
Her story is amazing
and will touch your heart.

You know the really

GOOD THING?

She paints 

AMAZING WORD PICTURES.

Seriously!

I love her stories.

And, now she can tell them

all over again because 

the old ones are GONE!

Poof!  A computer virus 

took them away.

Please help her get her

followers back.

She will thank you.

I will thank you.

God will smile at you

for your good heart.

And...if all else fails

and you

DON'T GO SIGN UP 

AS A FOLLOWER,

I just might send

the Royal Canadian Mounted

Police after you.

Whoa...wait a minute...

that might not be such a

BAD THING!

I did tell you she was

Canadian, didn't I?

pfffft...I won't hold

THAT against her.

Okay..smile....

That WAS a joke!

What A Fairy Nice Garden You Have There!

Well, I know I was going to

show you my small deck

off the dining room today.

Sorry....Not happening!

No, indeedy,

We have fairies to take care

of today.

Here's a sneak peek..

Before I show you

the whole thing I want to show

you what we started with.

I picked the girls up at school

and we made a trip to 

a local nursery.

We found several sweet little plants.

We filled the old wheelbarrow

with my special secret

potting mix.

And then commenced to

smooth the soil.

We found an abandoned

cookie jar fairy house.

We painted it and you will

see it in its glory later.

We built a path to the door

of the fairy house.

And added a water feature.

We added a little picket fence

and a bird sanctuary.

Our rain barrel is supporting

some small tools.

The path is in...

and the bench is ready for sitting-
Whoops- except for the dirty

seat!  Guess the fairies 

will brush that off tomorrow.

And..then we wheeled our fairy

garden close to the playhouse

because we are pretty sure

that is where the real

fairies all live.

We had a little cat in our
fairy garden until Lulu
informed me that fairies
DO NOT LIKE CATS.
We removed him immediately.

We are hoping that we will
attract some fairies that
will grant us all our special wishes.
And what are we wishing for
you ask~
We are wishing that the
pumpkins we planted below the
fairy garden will grow.

Someone has promised
to take very good care of them.

Gotta love a girl that likes
to water!
I am hoping the pumpkin fairy
doesn't have to go buy
pumpkins this Fall to stick in the
garden to make
THAT WISH
come true-
if you get my drift~

Beautiful Bardot Bites Bricks

Well, I should have said

bites the DUST but I

was kinda on a 

B Roll there and

couldn't seem to stop myself.

I know how y'all love those
BEFORE & AFTER
pictures.
So-here is one for you...
BEFORE

and-
AFTER-
TA-DAH!

Look what Mr. Wind 

(rhymes with sinned-not kind)

did to poor, poor Bardot

(remember Bar-DOH-not BarDOT)

This is not the first fight

I have had with him.

He is a tricky devil.

One time he even blew my

dress over my head...

or it might have happened

twice-but we won't talk

about the second time because

I was on a date- Let me tell you-

NOT CUTE!

Anyway, no matter where

I move in the country 

Mr. Wind

seems to follow me

and tries to 

"get me".

Sometimes he misses

me and gets my friends....

like Bardot.

She was crying when I picked 

her up- she had spilled her

pretty posies and

she was a hot mess.

I told her we would 

fix Mr.Wind-

and so we did!

She is staked and leaning

against Mr.Maple.

I trust him and know that

he will never let her down.

That meant that I had to move

my angel and my lavender chair.

The chair went back a bit

and is now in a new place.

I am developing a

SECRET GARDEN

back there.

'Course if I show it to you

is it really SECRET anymore?

Just wondering...

The chair has been moved

back even further since this picture.

And there are some more of

those hostas that I transplanted.
(kind of behind the bike)

This little passageway goes

around on the South side of 

our house and leads past the

air conditioner (hate the look)

and if you keep going

you end up at the playhouse.

There's an arch there...

you can barely see it hidden

under the evergreens

And behind that is the 

deck off our dining room.

A deck that needs a good 

Spring Cleanup.

So-here's the deal.

I will get the soap and water.

You rest your eyes a bit

and tomorrow,

if you don't take the 

A-train to NoWhere,

I will show you that

deck-clean and dressed

for Summer....

if I can put down my can

of Pringles  and get at it.

Happy Day To All~

ps...Only 7 months until Chistmas!

Soccer It To Me Baby

GUESS WHO 

signed up for 

Soccer?

Yep!

That's our little

SweetCheeks!

Here she is-

Can you pick her out?

She is the tallest one

on her team.

I asked her why
she wanted to play soccer.

She said,

Beecuz I lihke to khick things!

uh-oh

Let me tell you though,

that little girl kicked

THREE GOALS

in her first game.

Her Mama asked her if

she ever passed the ball

so someone else could

make a goal.

She said,

Noh-They cahn do that when

I ahm on my breahk!

Oh-Dear!

She is fast and not afraid

of the ball or the

other players.
She runs flat out as fast
as she can.

She is like a little bulldozer.

That MIGHT make you

think she is a tad bit of

a tomboy..

but no...

during her downtime on

the field

she made sure she was

spiffed up for the next

time on the field.

When the back-up players

got called in she came

to sit by me.

I asked her how she was doing.

She said she was

TOOO TIRHED TO TALK!

Let me tell you-

THAT'S a first!

Her sister, Ria, is
playing later this week.
I'm betting she will be fast
and there will be a whole
lot less drama going on...
unless, of course,
 SweetCheeks is
there coaching her.

My Boyfriend Got Himself In A Fix

Well, when MyHero found

out I had a

BOYFRIEND

he was not too happy.

As a matter of fact, 

he showed THAT GUY who

was boss of MY LIFE!

He said-

I'll fix YOUR wagon

Uh-Oh...

Things are not looking good here.

However,

I finally convinced him that it

was a platonic relationship

(and it saved him a whole lot 

of work-which was the REAL clincher)

so, soon enough,

he was back with all

feet (or wheels) on the ground.

But, while he had disabled my

FIRST BOYFRIEND

I found my

OTHER BOYFRIEND
waiting in the dark confines

of the back garage.

He smiled when he saw me

because I had not let him

see the light of day in 

a few months.
Oh- Wait!
WRONG BOYFRIEND-
The one above belongs to
Julie Marie over @
Idyllhours
She's the one that put me
up to this!
Sigh-No...that is NOT
my boyfriend.
This other guy?
Well....

It is a clandestine affair, this one.

MyHero said-

I'm going to 

THROTTLE HIM...

and so he did.

If you asked me-he kinda liked it!

Now you KNOW he has a name.

What is it, you ask~ 

You want to know his name?

Mickey!

His name is Mickey.

Mickey Mantis...

(kinda like Mickey Mantle 

only different)

Mickey has been my 2nd love

for about 15 years.

He always makes me sweat 

when we get together.

I asked him..

Mickey~What would you like

to do today?

He said...

Let's do something for the kids.

Whooo-Hoooo..

How about a pumpkin patch

down by the lower fence?

Pretty, huh?

Pumpkins and gourds

will soon be enjoying the view.

As for me?

I am putting Mickey away 

for a couple of days.

He just plain wears me out!