Relief from the heat

We finally cooled down, such a relief too. The heat and humidity took more out of me than I thought because today I felt like sleeping half the day, lol  I didn't get much done but I did take out my afgan out and started cross stitching on it. I also put a box of things away and took 2 bags to St vincent de pauls bin.... its been a long time since I did that... don't tell the fly lady. I have been throwing things away but mostly outdoor stuff... you know like weeds etc. :) I also went to the store to pick up some needed things with Leo. I was going to get another hanging basket but decided I have a lot of flowers now and really need to mulch and take care of the weeds first. Besides there are other things I really want to do so I will pass.
Isn't this yellow Peony beautiful. we got it a few years ago and this year it really bloomed nice for us but if I wouldn't have gone into the garden Im afraid I would have missed it. this warm humid weather is making every thing grow too fast and then the hard rain is taking it away.... This cool weather is better. we will have a chance to see the beauty for  a few days at least ( I hope)
I can hardly wait until I finish my afgan so I can take a picture to show you... and then I can start on something new soon...oops... forgot about the poncho.... have to make that first but I can think about what Im going to do as I finish the afghan and poncho... think about how much I could have gotten finished if I hadn't made all those puzzles... oh well, it was fun.
Tonight is going to be a good night for sleeping, supposed to go down to 49 the weather man said. Can you believe that? My quilt will keep me cozy tonight.... hope you have a nice sleep tonight too, Sandra

What plant is this?

I have to write fast.... the last time I put this in a couple of hours ago we had a storm and the line went dead so I lost everything I was writing etc... I hate when that happens. Anyway if anyone know what this flower is I would appriciate it if you would tell me.  I think I got it at Green Acres several years ago( a place to go for different and unique plants that are tiny but really cheap.) Teri , my daughter- in - law and I always went there for Mothers day and we looked for something unique and to see who could find the best plant... well we ended up getting trays and trays of plants .... and then by the time we got home we lost the names for half of the plants we got. This one is special to me and even if I don't know the name it is one of my favorite plants. It has the best fragrance of any plant I have and last night I was sitting in my family room with the door open and could enjoy it.... wow it is so sweet! I can sit on the patio and enjoy it any day as long as it is blooming.... It spreads so one year I pulled a lot of it out and then was afraid I lost it but this year and last I babied it and now have a lot again so next year or this fall I will be able to share it but would like to know the name. Anyone know?????
We are going to be cooling down now and soon the humidity will be gone.... Wed. it should be in the low 70's.... but then it will warm up again of coarse but it will be nice to have the dew point lowered as I don't like it when I have swollen feet. I can't get my weeds pulled when the weather is like this because my feet and legs hurt too much..... and I NEED to get the weeds pulled and the mulch put down soon or I might as well forget about it, LOL
Leo had just finished cutting the lawn and fertilizing the front when the rain started. I thought I might see some burnt out spots in the grass because its been so hot but I guess he knew it was going to rain....just hope it didn't rain so hard it ran off. I don't think that happened as we have a pretty flat lawn. I finished my laundry and had just come home from the grocery store too so we got lucky today. Now I am going to sit and finish reading a good book I started a couple of days ago.. Its a series of books about a group of ladies that like to quilt. Written by Jennifer Chiaverini. Soon I will be wanting to quilt again. First though I will finish 3 projects I have started so I can enjoy it more.
Hope you are having a nice day and evening, Sandra
I found out its Valerian.... it is used for many things ~ among them perfume and something to help you sleep , I guess its used in that night time tea....( check the label next time you buy tea) don't reccomend you harvest it yourself because I heard you have to do it at just the right time and in the right amount or you could be in trouble... but it must be an herb then???? or wild flower I thought and they grow in zone 2-8,  I think it said. Hope you find it as I know you will enjoy. :)

Another Puzzle finished

I finished another puzzle. This one was 1000 small pieces and I did it all myself.... no help. Now I know I can do a puzzle so I think I will try and finish embroidering my afgan and finally finish that. This puzzle took me exactly 1 week but I did other things too, like weed my garden and go shopping and house work sort of things. I even read a good book. Now I will try and finish the afgan and maybe the second poncho I started.... It will be nice to have things finished so I can start some new projects.. I was making the afgan for a grandson that was engaged but they broke up so my heart wasn't in it anymore... I will finish it and put it away for another time. I didn't tell him I was making it for him so I can give it to any of my grandchildren I guess...
We had tornado warnings tonight. we have been having severe thunder storm warnings but this was different as it was supposed to go right over us.... so we took the dogs and cat and sat in the basement for awhile..... Guess what...... we didn't even get a drop of rain. Better safe than sorry though isn't it? My son called from his home 5 or 10 miles from us and he said they got 3 inches of rain... he was sleeping and the sirens woke him up so he called and asked us what was happening... LOL I did hear lightening did strike and some trees were blown over so it was a bad storm, we just got lucky.
Hope you are all lucky too, Sandra
Ps.... notice the 2 pieces that are missing? don't know where or how they got lost as it was a new puzzle and sealed..... maybe kitty jumped on the table and had fun with them....don't have a clue.  :)

Hot again today

It's going to be another warm day today.... and very humid. I will just take it easy today and hope if it rains the humidity will go away. Not much chance of that though as this weather is supposed to continue for another week yet...you know hot and humid with chance of thunder storms. Weird weather for the beginning of June but maybe its good for the tomato plants. I should think anyway. My sister said the corn is going to be much higher than knee high by the fourth of July. Thats a good thing isn't it? I love nice fresh corn-on-the-cob don't you? With a hamburger on the grill, with a slice of home grown tomato. I guess this weather is good for something after all isn't it... the flowers are are beautiful too. Last evening I sat on the porch and finished reading my book while sipping on a glass of iced tea. Life is so good, isn't it !
hope you are having a Happy day, Sandra

Butterfly and hummingbird planter

Here is my planter, Angel. Just for you to see what I have in it.... couldn't find all my tags though I thought I saved them we must have gotten a clean up streak and threw them away... darn. I got all my plants at Steins. The center one is Penta and I put in 2 as I know from experience the humming birds like them, then I have that yellow flower Janice plants but I forgot the name and then the Salvia that P Allen Smith says to put in and some Stock... white and red and assorted flowers that apeal to me and to heck with the birds and the bees, LOL   I also found some Zenias and Asters and put them in a planter to see how that would work.... Probably not but I had to see ... still have some to put in the ground but this humidity is not good for me, hope I adjust to it soon. Always takes me awhile to adjust to a new season, wonder why? Feet swell and headaches.... not fair to finally get nice weather and have to wait to adjust. My body is so tempermental ~  LOl.... we have a whistle blowing now and its only 10 on Wed so that must be a storm warning..... so gotta go.
hope you all are having a nice day and no storm warnings, Sandra

Carley with my puzzle

I was almost finished with the puzzle when Carley came over.... she wanted to help and she was better at it than I expected... She got a little impatient but did find some pieces for me and we had fun. I started this one on June 1st... took longer because it was 1000 pieces but not really hard once I got a plan in action, LOL
Our weather turned to summer .... very humid though and I have been having trouble with my feet swelling so we had to turn on the air conditioner. Darn but you have to do what is necessary. I hope the humid weather goes away soon. I guess there is always something to complain about isn't there.
 I finishe my gardening I guess. I planted the seeds I wanted to but I have room for a few more hanging baskets and am going to try and find some for a special price tomorrow. Maybe I can even find some asters and zinnias that are alreay potted... I hope. I can't believe how the flowers are growing already. I even have clematis and Peonies in bloom and a lot of Iris' along with many others. I even had a day lily in bloom yesterday and today...Its always amazing.
We have another neighbor who put their house up for sale yesterday and another one that is fixing his up for selling.... 4 in all now. I had a dream last night that my neighbor said it was time we sold our house too. I said I didn't want to but she said I had to and then I woke up....what a night mare that was.
It's getting late so I guess its time to go to bed. Hope you have a nice day tomorrow, Sandra

Did you notice the picture of Carley in the frame on the wall.... she is growing just too fast isn't she. She is only seven but is almost as tall as Iam already. Sometimes you can tell she is only seven though ( when she wants her own way and doesn't get it) I guess she still has some things to figure out but all in all she is pretty smart... and fun to spend time with too.

Pictures of the back

Now that I have spent all morning with pictures I haven't time to write anything else... I had to get pictures in now so you can see how the yard changes through the summer. But now I have to get going if I want to get anything finished today. Its such a beautiful day I don't want to spend it all in here... Hope your day is beautiful too, Sandra