Today I’m half way following Paul’s daily prompt. He suggested to share favorite photos from you niche or personal photos from your latest traveling adventure. My great granddaughter Lia is visiting me this summer for a month so this is more about her adventure but it’s also from our niche since it’s about baking. But it’s also Silly Saturday and I found a way to combine the two! Yesterday Lia invited our neighbor Judy over for a baking day. We made blueberry muffins from the fresh picked blueberries my neighbor
My Friday Story Time by Lia is different today, I’m showing you our Crepe Myrtle Bark Lice. I am interested in all kinds of bugs and creepy, crawly things. We have a huge Crepe Myrtle tree between ma’s house and Judy’s. When the flowers are out, it is so pretty. This was a picture from last year when in full bloom. Crepe Myrtle trees shed their bark like a snack sheds his skin. When the bark loosens it falls off in strips. After it’s all off, the tree is so
After reading my blogger friend Danwil’s blog a few days ago about the Power of Gratitude I knew it was my time for getting back to journaling. One part that really stood out was the paragraph It’s Not About All Positivity when he spoke about, “Gratitude isn’t about pretending everything is fine when it isn’t.” Last January I started writing thoughts of my day, I only wanted to write about happy thoughts and leave any sadness or negativity out of my journal. I did that for the entire 2025 year
Something about looking at the clouds brings me so much peace. We had a storm brewing Monday evening and bright blue sky with white puffy clouds turned into dark clouds and finally rain! I love sharing photos of clouds and flowers for Wordless Wednesday. Yes it’s Wordless but I have to ask you a question. Do you see the face in the clouds? There is also the making of a heart. I like to find hidden objects in the clouds. More words but I have to explain this photograph. Lia
Yesterday I shared my salmon with riced cauliflower recipe and mentioned my dessert would be next. Well here is the delicious strawberry mousse I made for dessert. Last month I went on a week’s vacation to Cherokee with my dear neighbors. A trip there is definitely worth a stop to Darnell Farms for fresh fruits and vegetables. We stopped the morning we left to come home and they were just bringing in fresh picked strawberries from the fields! April and I each got a large basket of them and when