Dear Aunt Juanita

~ JUANITA GRACE ~ 

Her middle name is GRACE. 
I didn't know this about her until I attended her funeral.  What a wonderful name for a wonderful Lady.  She made it to her 84th Birthday.  Vivacious is one word I can attach to my thoughts about my Aunt Juanita.  She loved her perms, the color RED, and her William Tell.  Married to her SWEETHEART almost 50 years.  Sharing a LIFE and HOME with her Husband and raising 4 children.  Became a Grandma and Great Grandma.  A Teacher, Business Owner, Courthouse Employee.  She was always working on HOUSE PROJECTS.  

My HEART aches some.  No funny stories right now.  Maybe later.  I will miss her, but know that I am so blessed to have known her all these years.  What a sweetie.  Truly. 

A wonderful Christian Lady.
Love you, Aunt Juanita.
d

Granny Nanny and Dancing The Night Away

~DANCE RECITAL~ DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY  and then suddenly it was over.  The Kids did great. Blessed to be there.  LOVED EVERY MOMENT, Granny d Nanny Lil Miss's Shoe Slipped Off

~PINK TULIPS FOR THE DANCER~

Admiring Pink

now.....i know that something good has happened to me.
my age is creeping up there and i feel blessed to be able to say that.
lately as i have surfed the net...PINK is catching my eye.
thought that was something.
PINK.

it has to be my age.
that femininity bug has bitten me.  i know that this is a goooood thing.
i have liked light colors for a while now.....lace as well.  hummmmmm.
feeling a decorating fever coming on.

a iced drink with feet up and the window opened while looking over decorating ideas sounds like a PINK THANG to me.

remember PINK KITCHENS?
oh my
oh my
oh my

never...and i mean never thought i'd like PINK in my KITCHEN.
especially appliances.  can that be real?

this is real.....delicate pink beauty

have a wonderful day....i think i will,
d

Surprise!

Surprise....Me with my oldest and youngest children

Daughter said she'd treat us to SUPPER at Gambinos.  Said we'd meet her there in 15 minutes.  When we walked in....there sat our Son from Oklahoma!  

Surprise!  These kinds of surprises I can handle.

Had a nice meal with him and then he was back on the road.  Nice to see him.

HAPPY,

d

Famous Women

FAMOUS WOMEN QUIZ

Just for fun.

Here's a short quiz.

Can you match these Ladies with 

their outstanding accomplishments?

1)  Harriet Beecher Stowe          A)  Author of Little Women

2)  Pearl S. Buck                         B)  Founder of the Red Cross

3)  Louisa May Alcott                 C)  Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

4)  Margaret Mead                      D)  First Woman named to the Aviation Hall of Fame

5)  Rachel Carson                       E)  Founder of Christian Science

6)  Anna Jarvis                            F)  First Black woman elected to Congress

7)  Clara Barton                          G)  Received Nobel Prize in Literature for book The Good Earth

8)  Mary Baker Eddy                  H)  Originator of Mother's Day

9)  Amelia Earhart                        I)  One of the world's foremost anthropologists

10) Shirley Chisholm                    J)  Author of Silent Spring, a warning about insecticides

   HOW'D YOU DO???

ANSWERS:

1) C

2) G

3) A

4) I

5) J

6) H

7) B

8) E

9) D

10) F

WHO AM I?

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Author of The Good Earth

Author of Little Women

Anthropologist

Author of Silent Spring

Originator of Mother's Day

Founder of American Red Cross

Founder of Christian Science

Aviation Hall of Famer

Congress Woman

I may not be FAMOUS,

but I am loved and have value 

because God said so.

You are LOVED!

One person can make a difference.

You are that person,

d

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too

~BIRTHDAY CAKE~

What a pretty picture!

Light Pink Frosting on Angel Food Cake 

with a side dish of Vanilla Ice Cream.

How do you celebrate your Birthday???

Turning 60

My Sis has turned 60.

Our 81 year old Momma 

baked my Sis a Birthday Cake.

What a nice treat.

DELICIOUS

Happy Birthday 

SIS

I love you,

d

Celebrating this week with FOODIE FRIDAY

 http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com/2013/06/foodie-friday-easy-blueberry-tart.html

Small Town Treasure

~ FLORENCE KANSAS TREASURE ~

Blogger is doing something I'm not sure of.

These pics may be turned sideways.

Not what I wanted, but hey.

Any whoooo.......the Florence, Kansas Mansion 

is a pleasant sight to see.

Wonder what she looks like inside?

That would be a treat to see.

Majestically sitting in little 'ole Florence is this beautiful house.

Like many other small Kansas Communities there was some culture at one time.

Culture.

 

Florence has a Stately Opera House on Main Street 

and by the Railroad Tracks, there is a Harvey House 

where many a delicious meal was served.

For now, this lovely structure is someone's HOME.

Several Porches to enjoy and a front double door.

Windows with lace panels.....looks so nice.

As we drove by her, her Owners were busy on their property.

The elderly Gentleman was in the Garden 

and the sweet First Lady was sweeping the Porch.

May you have a blessed LIFE 

and your HOME be a HAVEN,

d

Oh DEAR.....see what I mean.

Home Happenings

Pleasant day with my Husband on Monday.  A medical appointment in Topeka had him home in the morning.  We started the day out by SERIOUS TALKING. There is a lot going on in the Family.  Serious Talking is a type of THERAPY around here. Much needed.  We sipped hot coffee and TALKED.  Much on my heart and difficult to process.  

Before going to Topeka, we did some Homemaking Chores.  All these years I have single handedly flipped our mattress.  Hubby helped me this time.  I need help doing this task these days.  My wrist have grown weak.  He helped flip our mattress and vacuum it. Put fresh sheets on and admired that the bed was made.  

Off to Topeka to eat Lunch and go to appointment.  Afterwards, we had some SOHO coffee and drove the Potwin Place Neighborhood.  Lovely area.  Off to shop.  Ended the day tired and headed HOME to our small community.  Hubby fell asleep in his overstuffed chair.  Watched a little television and off to bed.

Today I am in need of resting up.  Somewhere in here I need to unpack, do some laundry and tidy the Family room.  Will be Babysitting Lil Miss.  She slept in this morning.  Glad she did.  I needed a slow paced morning.

The last three week-ends I have been out of town and away from HOME. Celebrated my sweet Aunt's 90th Birthday one week-end then traveled a ways to see my hospitalized brother.  Had to hide out in a storm shelter due to Tornadoes.  The next week-end, Sister and her family journeyed from Iowa and we got together to celebrate Memorial Day.  Then, one of my favorite Aunts died and we attended her Funeral.  She was 84 when she entered into Heaven.  A very vivacious woman and I so loved her.  Her Funeral Service was very uplifting and one of the best I've been to....if you can say a Funeral was uplifting. She was Methodist, but the officiating Pastor is Mennonite.  He was vibrant.  

The month of June is peppered with Medical appointments.
THYROID HEALTH MONTH for us.  I had hoped that I would weigh less than I did in December.  Not sure this is going to happen.  Sigh.

This week Lil Miss will attend a COOKING CLASS.  Think she will enjoy this.  As for the swimming, the weather is too cool and more rain is suppose to fall this week.  Praying that there are no more Tornadoes.  They have been so destructive.  Awful. 

Hoping we can stay home next week-end.  Hubby will work on our Kitchen.  Ready for more cabinets to be made and put into place, primed and painted.

My goal this week is to get the Parlour Door primed and painted.  My sister hopefully will come to visit in the month of August and I have so many things I hope to get done before she does.  

This is the day that the Lord has made.  I will rejoice and be glad in it!

God bless you and may HOME be a HAVEN,
d

A Sweet Blue House

 

~MANHATTAN KANSAS TREASURE~

 Driving through the University Town Of Manhattan 

holds some interesting houses 

that people have called HOME for a long time.

I like the color BLUE 

and think the shade of BLUE here is perfect.

SOMETIMES IT'S ALRIGHT TO BE BLUE.

d