I'm enjoying a wonderfully peaceful morning here on my back porch. The weather is cool, the neighborhood is quiet, and the birds are very active.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Visiting Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Last weekend, my husband and I took a weekend trip to Charlotte, NC, a drive about 3 hours away from us in Raleigh. While we were there, we visited the beautiful Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens. I was absolutely entranced with these gardens - in fact, I believe this is now my favorite botanical gardens that I've ever visited.
Gratitude - Day 211 - July 30, 2014
We spent the day at the hospital today, after my husband experienced chest pains yesterday and then a trip to the emergency room via ambulance. Today the task was to get a treadmill stress echocardiogram test. What we hoped would be a routine and easy test in the morning turned into an all-day wait, with the test occurring only at 3pm, after a long day of waiting.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Gratitude - Day 210 - July 29, 2014
When the EMT asked me for my husband's social security number, I knew it by heart and was able to provide it. I had a flash back to the day we met - over 31 years ago, on a 20 hour bus ride from Oklahoma to Wisconsin for a summer band camp.
Monday, July 28, 2014
The Monday Morning Garden
After a weekend away, you never know what you'll find in the garden. Was there a rainstorm that knocked over all your phlox? Did the deer find their favorite salad bar in your vegetable plot? Did drought strike in the three short days since Friday?
When I returned home this morning, I found things had changed since Friday...
Gratitude - Day 209 - July 28, 2014
After a weekend away, you never know what you'll find in your garden. Today I was surprised to find that my experimental bush beans are sprouting nicely, and have gotten a couple of sets of true leaves on them.
Gratitude - Day 206-208 - July 25-27, 2014
A weekend away. Glorious relaxing time spent together. Wandering around North Carolina's beautiful countryside. Taking in lovely gardens. Catching a good movie. Exploring the beautiful city of Charlotte. Enjoying a great spectacle of the performing arts at a Drum Corps show.
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