Priceless

Happy Birthday!

Today our Mother is 91 years old.

We are so blessed to have such a wonderful woman for our Mother.

You are the key to our hearts and our lives.

We love you dearly.

Your Family

Yes! So Pleased!

So happy with my first attempt at fingerless gloves made from a recycled wool sweater.

A few little tweaks and I got it!

It's One of Those Days

Outside:  47 degrees, windy and rainy, dark and dreary.

Inside:

 

Curled up on the couch by the fireplace.

Reading a good book (The Miller River Recluse)

Warming up with homemade soup.

My idea of a perfect day!

Babs~

What a wonderful weekend.

It started by picking up Mike and Marlene is Grand Rapids Thursday night.  After a six hour delay, they finally arrived.  The guys went up to a cabin fishing and the girls hung out.  Down to the lake, little happy hour, some cards, some cooking.

 

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Maggie and Marlene

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We celebrated Mother's 91st birthday.  All of us kids were there for her!

And of course, we know who stole the show!

Joslyn is growing.....she's squeaking, grabbing her toes, rolling over to one side, fingers in her mouth, and happy as can be.


We enjoyed each other, lots of food, and we were all so thrilled that we were able to celebrate another year with our Mom.

And today our fun ended.  Everyone went back to their lives.....great seeing you Mike and Marlene!  We're so glad you joined us.

Love, Babs~

What a weekend

Company, family, party, baby visit, cooking, baking.....I'm getting pooped!
Pictures soon.

Ahhh....Beautiful Fall

If you follow my friend Lynne's blog, Irish Garden House, you already learned that she took me to her "secret" spot and we picked wild bittersweet vine!  What a treat!  We filled the trunk of my care and divided it up.  I did some decorating around the house and yard.  I have guests arriving Thursday from Florida (my brother Mike and his gal, Marlene).  I wanted to spruce things up so they could get a feel of fall.

My little vignette off the dining room.

Bittersweet vine!

One of my pots of the sides of the garage, mums and gourds.

You can see the bittersweet along the fence tops.

Beauty along the driveway.

Another shot of the bittersweet vine as you come down the driveway.

Other side of drive.

It truly has been an Indian Summer this past two weeks.  The sun, the warm temperatures, the leaves turning, the sights and the smells have been overwhelming.  We've been blessed to have this weather.  It is predicted now to rain and temperatures will be dropping to only the high 50's.  The leaves are starting to fall off the trees, the acorns dropping, pinecones, coming down........time to start hunkering down.

Thank you Lynne for sharing your secret spot with me.  Mum is the word....promise!
Babs~