Food for Monarch Butterflies

I let a corner of my yard (right under my living room window) free for wild plants that feed the bugs that take care of my yard, my heart and my soul.
 This little milkweed plant is going to seed, to blend it’s self with the other wild and natural plants in my yard.

The Wide-Front End

Finally after much pushing on the ‘other half’ of the wide-front end it came apart!  Terry was so joyful last night that we celebrated with frozen berry pie!
It took three jacks, the biggest was a 30 ton.  Goodness!

Watching Cartoons

One of the things the kids love to do when visiting Grammy and Grandpa is “watch cartoons”.  We have to limit them to just certain ones (I think some are really not appropriate-of course I am bias toward Tom and Jerry, Sponge Bob, you know things like that).

So IF there is a good cartoon on [...]

Pretty Boy

Is this rooster pretty?  I call him Pretty Boy and he thinks he is too.

The End of Summer

The Brugmansia’s  are just lovely! (Also known as Angel’s Trumpets)  I hate the fact they are going to have to be put to bed soon. 

Removing the Motor

Terry bought a ‘salvage combine’ from one of our neighbors for little of nothing.  Seems the combine has a blown motor.  Another neighbor brought over his forklift to remove the motor from the combine.

 
Boy!  Was it ever blown!

 
So now when you hear the term “a blown motor” you know what one looks like! J [...]

Last Cutting of Hay for This Season

Years ago we would never even THINK of a fourth cutting of hay, but our average frost date has moved to October 14th. 
This hay is new, just planted this year; this is the second cutting from it, not bad for baby hay!  Prices are staying high for good quality hay, so we can say [...]

Miniature Golf

At least once before the end of summer we go play a round of miniature golf.  Bladen has finally caught onto the importance of NOT taking a lot swings at the ball, but Linkin still loves to bat that ball around many times.
The most important part (in the kid’s minds) are what color of ball [...]

What’s Up Grammy?

Tallin was curious about what I was doing.  She has become really ‘interested’ in things on peoples faces like: glasses, earrings, and the camera.

Surprise Family Visit

We had a surprise visit from Carolyn and Wayne, (Terry’s sister and brother-in-law), which resulted in a quick family supper.
Eating outside is a nice treat AND I even put a tablecloth on the picnic table.  How about that!