PICK YOUR FAVORITE - Father's Day Table

How often do we set the table with the
MEN IN OUR LIVES

in mind?

Me?

Not often!

For me it is about making the table PRETTY.

MyHero?  Not so much into pretty

(unless it looks like a woman-lol-

Hey-he might be OLD but he is NOT DEAD YET)

Anyway,

I thought it would be fun to choose 

a masculine setting for

FATHER'S DAY!

You get to choose- the table and the male

you would like sitting there with you---

hubby, son, dad, best friend, 
neighbor, mailman, undertaker--
you get the idea---your choice.

So---off we go~

#1

Tie A Yellow Bow

(into a napkin)

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#2-

NO BOOS FOR BLUES

and no booze for Daddy either

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#3

MAD FOR NAVY PLAID

Or just MAD period cuz they forgot Dad's spoon...

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#4

NOT TEED OFF YET

for the hacker who can't wait to leave the table and go golfing

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#5

NO CRABBY DADS ALLOWED

Crabby Dads will be assigned their own table in the corner

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#6

Beachy Bobbers

And I am not even going to make a Boobie joke..

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And- LAST but not LEAST

#7
MISTER MUSTACHE

For the man that wishes he could grow facial hair-

Okay- I lied!

That was NOT the last one.

This one is!

#8

Captain Of His Own Destiny

For the Dad that wants to eat with his 50 closest friends.

Please note- this one comes complete with server~

So-There you have it ladies.

Play along if you like...

If you DON'T like we can sit you 

at the corner with CRABBY DAD...

and you know how much fun THAT will be!

Have a great Friday!

Sunset On The Bay and GOOD NEWS ABOUT SANDIE/CHATTY CRONE!

We have some of the most amazing sunsets

over the Bay in front of our house.

It can be dark and dreary for most of the day

and just before sunset it will clear

and we will get a sunset that ends like this.

The color is exactly as it appeared

straight from the camera.

It started like this...

The sun still just a bit above water level behind 

a bit of cloud cover.

Slowly the color deepened.

And the sky glowed brighter still.

Then the sky darkened and the glow began to fade.

Another beautiful day has ended.

And HERE is my WONDERFUL NEWS!

You all turned out to pray for Sandie the other day.

Here is the note I got from her daughter, Kelly, 

last night.

I can't thank everyone  enough for all your prayers for my mom.  The doctors said they finished early and that it went well.  The preliminary report suggests it had not spread to nodes!!  Final report in about 5 days.  They said she did great!!  Now to the healing process.....

PRAISE GOD

Thank you for all your prayers!!  Kelly

God bless you, Sandie,

I can't wait to see a post from you again!

Thank you EVERYONE 

for all the prayers and 

good thoughts sent her way.

See y'all later today.

I have the Sisters Three here 

for a couple of days.

My Three Little Cookie Makers!

They might make YOU a special treat 

if you are

very, very good!

Ha!  THAT is gonna be hard for some of you!

Guess I just might have to eat

YOUR share!;>)

My NEW New Dawn Rose

Well, I lured you in, didn't I?

Do you see this rose?

Isn't it a BEAUTY?

It is a NEW DAWN rose!

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Isn't it GORGEOUS?

Sadly, it is NOT my own~

But- I have GREAT HOPES- Yes! I! Do!

I came home to find THIS on my front porch.

Opening the box was a wonderful surprise.

There was a healthy WET bare root rose inside.

Healthy and gorgeous!

Yep- While Dave's New Dawn looks like this~

This is how MINE looks!

See it there, do you?

Did you know that New Dawn likes SHADE?

So, the roots are shaded with mulch right now.

I promise YOU that IT has promise.

Meanwhile, the Tansy is keeping it company.

 AND

I bought some poppies.

My mother always grew poppies..

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I had planted 2 really healthy little 

POPPY PLANTS.

See them here?

Not so healthy now, huh?

You, too, can have poppies that look like these.

How?  I'll send MyHero over with his

handy-dandy little 

WEED KILLER SPRAYER

and no instructions.

And that's all I'm gonna say about that!

Please Pray For Our Blogging Sister- Sandie The Chatty Crone

Well, friends, I am coming to you with a

SPECIAL REQUEST today.

Sandie @ The Chatty Crone

is having some serious surgery

tomorrow.

She said-I'd love prayers but please

don't make a BIG DEAL about ME!

What?

Seriously?

Sandie is a wonderful, warm, caring blogger.

One that truly cares about 

ME AND OTHER PEOPLE.

I, in turn, care about her.

So, to me- Cancer surgery is 

A PRETTY BIG DEAL-

Don't you agree?

She is not blogging for a bit because of the surgery

but she said she would pop in here and check messages.

Could you please leave her a message here that you

are praying for her -or - 

send healing thoughts her way?

I will leave it in your hands to do what you do best.

I am praying the doctors get it all and that it has not

spread to her lymph nodes-

that is the best case scenario-

 other than a complete healing, that is.

Sandie-We're rooting for you, my friend.

This is the opening line on her daily blog....

Joy is the serious business of Heaven

C.S. Lewis

Gotta love a gal that thinks like that!

Baby Bright Eyes And A Baptism And A Bat

We had SUCH a nice day!

Our sweet little 

BABY BRIGHT EYES got BAPTIZED

I am gonna apologize right up front for 

the quality of these pictures-I don't

know WHAT happened-

but, they are worse than usual...

and-yes-that IS possible!

I did NOT get very good pictures of her in the

Christening Gown

so I will post some of those when I get the ones

my daughter took.

The service started with this-

After her Godparents answered some questions

she was baptized.

Here she is on the altar at the baptismal fountain

with Mom & BigBoyE.

Yes- that is my daughter's REAL hair color and the 

curls are all natural.

Although the sun is hitting it here and making it GLOW!

People always ask. her about her hair.

.Here is a true fact~

When she was about 3 years old someone asked her

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT RED HAIR?

She responded:

I was running through HELL and my hair caught fire!

We have no idea, to this day, where she heard

that or why she said it....

That's our Mimi -

or Naughty Mouth as we used to call her.

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After the service the pastor sat down on the altar

and told the "little people"

that were sitting on the floor

watching the whole process

all about BAPTISM.

Isn't that sweet?

Afterwards~ we went back to my daughter's house

for a seriously

DELICIOUS BRUNCH.

There was quiche and fruit and 

strawberry spinach salad

and a waffle bar and cake.

Someone who shall remain nameless CJK

MIGHT  have stuck a finger in the frosting...

See the evidence for yourself...

The finger might be licked clean but AH-HA

CAUGHT!!!

The whole house was decorated beautifully

for our little girl's special day.

If you are smart you can 

FIGURE OUT what 

Baby Bright Eye's REAL NAME is!

There were sweet little tulle bows here and there.

She was awake for the service 

and for a while afterwards.

I love the way her little tongue is always

peeking out of her mouth.

Mama put her down in her swing and

she slept the afternoon away.

AND

Lest you think I was the OLD BAT in the heading

I want you to know that someone else was

THE BAT today.

WHO but MY SON would show up wearing

BAT WINGS?

I guess he misread the invitation.

Hey, dopey- It was a BAPTISM

NOT a

BAT-TISM!

WHO Wears White Other Than A Bride? How About a BABY?

Well, my friends~

We have something special going on this weekend.

Yes We Do!

Can you guess where I am going?

I am taking this with me!

Our Baby Bright Eyes is getting christened.

Yes she is!

Her name has been added 

to the bottom of the gown,

along with those that were baptised before her.

My oldest son & his baby sister 

were baptised together

in 1976!

Their names  and birth date were the first ones embroidered 

on the bottom of the gown.

I made the gown and the matching coat 

when I was pregnant.  

I wanted an heirloom that 

could be handed down from

generation to generation.

Here is the top of the  coat.

Here is a bit of the detailing on the sleeves

The lace is Irish lace from my 

grandmother's sewing basket.

Here is the bottom of one side of the coat.

This is the best I could do to get the whole thing

laid out.

Down one side took me 72 hours to embroider.

The coat is lined and the dress has an attached slip.

Everything is French seamed.

This is the bottom of the dress pulled back to 

show the slip.

There are now 16 names embroidered on the bottom

of this gown that was made with a 

Vintage Vogue pattern.

It is about 3 feet long from top to bottom.

So....tomorrow....

our sweet little Bright Eyes will be 

CHRISTENED in the same gown her Mama wore 37 years ago.

WHAT?  OH! MY!

How did I get to be this old?

Oh- and what does one wear 

UNDER a CHRISTENING GOWN?

Why a cute little Onesie, of course!

Here is CharlesInCharge who took his turn 2 years ago.

I can't wait to see our little 

BRIGHT EYES

all dressed for her christening.

I wonder if she will sleep through it?

So- I will be home late Sunday night.

Leave the light on for me, will ya?

Have a wonderful weekend!

Pictures on Monday!

FINISH IT UP FRIDAY-More Random Nonsense

Well, I see you came back around again.

Just can't stand not knowing 

WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE

I am going to be throwing out there, can you?

Ready?

Here we go!

This is a French Lilac just about 

ready to open.

The blooms are HUGE-but there are only two.

I am talking at least 16 inches for each bloom.

This happened on Mother's Day

at the Algoma, WI beach.

Lulu, Ria & SweetCheeks made it.

It says MOM!

There better be one just a couple steps over

that said NANA...

and that's all I'm gonna say about that!

We went out on my son & daughter-in-law's pontoon boat the other evening.

This is Bird Island.

All those THINGS are NOT ROCKS.

They are birds.

Let's just say you want to stay 

UPWIND from this place on a hot day.

Here are Papa & CJK 

chatting each other up on the ride.

Isn't that a dear picture?

THE NEXT DAY IT STORMED.

When the rain comes in off the bay it comes down in sheets!

It is hard to tell where the water ends and the sky begins.

Speaking of SHEETS!

I see someone has crawled under them AGAIN!

I have threatened to smother him 

if he keeps taking naps

every time I need want something done.

However, it looks like he is trying to smother himself this time!

Hey- Why don't you use that

OTHER GIANT HAND

you've got there?

Have a great Friday!

I'll be around with more nonsense tomorrow!

You can bet on it.