Saturday/Crew One: Nate, Bailey Mission: More mulch by the truckload. Spread mulch. A dozen truckloads of mulch = a pretty landscaped yard Saturday/Crew Two: Da Guys (Kirk & Scott) Mission: Stain pool deck, make final repairs. Saturday/Crew Three: Cheri, Dee Dee Apply 2nd and 3rd coats of paint to cabinet frames, drawers, doors. By 6:00 … Read More
We did work
We arrived late Thursday night. Our mission: to get some work done at my sister and bro’s (in-love) home to give them a head start on graduation open house preparations. Night One: Visited. Relaxed. Snacked. Hit the sack. With a 9:00 am work start, we needed our beauty rest. Friday/Crew One: Nate, Mackenzie, … Read More
Back tomorrow…
Mr. D, Nate and I just returned from a 4 night/3 day “family mission trip.” Story to follow tomorrow…
Sunday afternoon ride
Not being a fan of automobile rides … today I opted for a Sunday ride over a Sunday drive. The trails we took were marked like Minnesota highways…but were much more scenic! I rode Layla. Karen rode Faith. We were the only ones on the road and the rest stop was a welcome sight after … Read More
Blooms and haircuts
The forsythia bush is blooming the bulbs are up AND blooming Mr. D is mowing the lawn The canines received their spring hair fur cut The dog from South Dakota (Nike) is diggin’ the Minnesota spring! Gabby: “this is not the norm, boy”
Blooming
Last week I put some apple branches in a pitcher on our mantel. They started to bloom over the weekend… and now the mantel is blooming with beautiful white flowers! and this picture is on my computer desktop … tomorrow, this one will be on my work computer desktop! Feel free to download for your … Read More
Kitchen utensils
I am forever changing up the kitchen utensil holder in my kitchen. My wood spoons, and assorted other kitchen tools have made temporary homes in vases, crocks, mason jars, pitchers, etc over the 30+ years I’ve had my own kitchen. Once they were actually in a real life utensil holder designed specifically for holding utensils. … Read More
Spring Mantel
Hey, how are ya? This unseasonably warm weather here kinda pulled me outdoors and off the blog radar for a little longer than I expected! About a week ago Mr. D pruned our apple trees, and I grabbed several branches to bring indoors and force blooms. After a week, they are budding out beautifully, and … Read More
Therapy
A peaceful, ride on the back of a horse you are bonding with, on a beautiful spring day is amazing and incredibly therapeutic. Any stress I might feel melts away. I have really become attached to Layla over my months of riding her. We have built up trust in each other. I’m learning …. about … Read More
Four things…
ONE. Our Nike dog came to us via a chance encounter with Camp Companion and our unexpected, totally spontaneous adoption. His breed was unknown. We have since nailed his breed down to a Norwich Terrier. He fits all the descriptions from personality to looks. Tonight this advertisement was in our local paper: Norwich Terrier Pup: … Read More