Dusted off my camera just in time!

I finally talked my bf Peggy into letting me take photos of her place!
I decided I better act before she changes her mind, so this week I took advantage of
the wonderful weather and take photos I did.

I took 192 photos or so! It has been quite awhile since I have even wanted to do a
photo shoot, but I had fun doing this one.

Her place is so immaculate {unlike mine}
Not a weed in sight {mine has weeds everywhere}
She even plants her flowers where they actually should go {I'm such a random planter!}
LOL...Get my drift??

She is a Master Gardener and it shows, but it looked like this even before
she became a MG! I just love it!

So, grab a cup of coffee or a glass of lemonade, sit back and enjoy the photos.

I had too many for one post so I will be doing another post soon.

Isn't this the cutest? I have had this idea in my "gardening file" for years, but she
actually made it a reality instead of just looking at a photo of it.
Somehow I am sure that is much more satisfying!

Isn't it AMAZING??!! I love these lights under the roof of her potting shed.
They are perfect here.

That's all for today, but you can see as I said...not a weed in sight!
Isn't her place gorgeous!!??

I sure wish I had her gumption OR a Master Gardener to come here and work for me...

HEY, PEGGY...!!!???

Early morning photo shoot

Quote:

Some people are always grumbling because roses

have thorns.

I am thankful that thorns have roses.

I went outside early this morning to do a

mini photo shoot before the heat gets

oppressive again today. If you remember,

I had impatiens here, but I had to move them

because of the heat. I put a miniature rose

in their place and it looks right at home to me.

My poor cheapy lanterns have gotten beaten

around by the wind. :)

Quote:

As you walk down the fairway of life you

must smell the roses,

for you only get to play one round.

I'd rather have roses on my table

than diamonds 'round my neck.

-Emma Goldman

Tis the last rose of summer

Left blooming alone;

All her lovely companions

Are faded and gone.

I pray for each and every one of you to have a

beautiful day today filled with unexpected blessings!

Stop and smell the roses...no matter where you are! :)

xoxo~

Sprucing Up

I just spent four hours outside this morning

weeding and and I decided it was time for a break.

I probably won't be able to wiggle tomorrow

when I wake up, but that is another story! :)

These impatiens on my front porch look better now than

they have all summer long. It has just been too hot

for flowers to look really nice...until now. At least

that is the excuse at my place. lol

They were all looking so pathetic a few weeks ago so

I broke off the stems partway and gave them a

few shots of fertilizer and wa la...they decided

to repay me with a beautiful show.

Been doing some work outside on and off this weekend. Got some mowing in and hubby will finish that up tonight.

Hubby also hooked a chain on his truck and yanked out

a large boxwood bush and we replanted it. Now to see if it actually lives. I hope so. We had success doing this

with a forsythia bush several years ago. Time will tell.

Need to replant three new bushes where we took

three out. {yanked two last fall and the last one this

past weekend} So I have that area to get prepared yet.

We also took the original windows from the house

out in the shop, removed the old caulking {what was

left of it} and replace it with new caulking. We really

need to get replacement windows eventually, but that

is for another year.

I really feel like we have gotten something accomplished

this past weekend and today. Yay!

Hope you are having a wonderful day and that

you have cooler weather like us in Michigan today.

I am loving it...thank you God!!

Blessings~

I Just Happen...

...to know these cuties~ More darling grandchildren

of

yours truly ~

*Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,

and the glory of children is their fathers".

Proverbs 17:6

Allysha ...10 years old ~

sitting in my mom's flower garden

looking at an old book

Jon...3 years old ~ in front of my dad's shop Allysha and Jon ~ Jon looking up at his big sister. He sure loves her a lot. I can't believe she is 10 already! Where did the years go??

My son-in-law took these pictures the last time there were down to see my parents. They turned out so good I just had to share them with you.

Blessings~

Pink Flowers Abound ~

Today is church day again. Yay! We have a new pastor and I am anxious to hear him preach. Loved our last fill-in pastor dearly and desperately hated to see him go, but we must adapt I guess.

As I am heading to church I wanted to share some of my *PINK* flowers with you. Seriously thinking about it...that is about all I grow! Pink and white flowers mostly with some lavender mixed in. I have always been a pastel colors girl. I can't remember what these flowers are called. I purchased them already in the green pail and I love them ~

My pretty pink peonies getting ready to burst forth. I hope they hurry up because I am getting impatient! I see everyone else's already out, but mine must be more shaded. Isn't this impatien gorgeous? I adore the color and the sheen of it...just beautiful~ Have a wonderful and blessed Sunday~ Blessings~