Memorial day

I just got back from the green house again where I got a hanging basket for the front porch and a few geraniums to plant in my pots. It will look even better when the clematis & the lilies start blooming. They had such beautiful plants at Canterbury farms today I had a hard time deciding. this year I went with an expensive pot instead of all little ones. I hope I won't be sorry but it looks so pretty now I think. I still have a pot or 2 to fill in back and lots of clearing out to do but for today Im happy happy.
Now Im going to go sit on the porch for a bit and then maybe watch a dvd... I finished reading all my books and the library wasn't open because of the holiday but I always find something to do.  Will go tomorrow I guess. Hope you are all enjoying the beautiful day,
Sandra

Beautiful days

So I guess Im still learning about this journal changing. these are pictures of my first iris and since I have yellow and other shades in bloom also. the other is a picture of my porch and the planters I have just planted. they will fill out during the summer and im sure I will be adding more pictures.
Saturday my cat Charlie bit me...... ouch. he was looking out the window at another cat and they were talking and it started to get loud so I went to the window and  hit the screen and yelled and Charlie got mad I guess or maybe as the nurse said he thought I was going to hit him.... I don't know but it sure did hurt and Monday we decided I should go and have the doctor take a look at it. Im on some kind of pills that are supposed to be good for cat bites ..... some kind of penicillin type drug and I take 2 big ones daily and have to put heat on it 2 or 3 times a day. it is getting better and I have to go back to the doctor tomorrow morning. I was really really mad at Charlie for a long time .... in fact Im still not too happy with him. I can't believe he did that to me. I guess I learned something Saturday. I should have handled the situation differently I guess. he wouldn't come and sit in my window for 2 days and he still is careful when he does. I wouldn't look at him until yesterday.
After I see the doctor tomorrow I think I will go and check out some plants to put on my 2 Granparents graves. my younger sister,Lisa is doing my Mom and Dads now.
Then I will get some flowers for some of my pots too. not going to plant any in the ground as we have so many already but I will fix some pots and maybe get another hanging basket, not sure.
Hope everyone is enjoying Spring. soon it will be Summer. I have been reading on the front porch and the fresh air is so beautiful. What a lovely time of year.
Sandra

Checking the pictures

I just wanted to come in to check and see what aol is doing with the pictures. do you think it will stay this way or are they just trying something new again. Personally I like things to stay the same as much as possible. :) what about you

Sandra

Sunny Spring Day

These are the pictures my son sent us finally. so I am sharing them with you.
Mike and Teri are on their way home from Florida. They are driving. Teri's brothers funeral will be Saturday so its not a happy time for them but we will be happy for the visit.
 I planted a wisteria vine yesterday. I guess it won't get flowers until next year and not get big for a few years but its supposed to be hardy so I am looking forward to that. They say you should always have something to look forward to don't they?  :>) 
Leo went fishing today but didn't take pictures of his 3 big fish. he catches and releases them so I can't either.
Now he is in bed resting before he cuts the grass again.
I didn't do much today~ a little laundry and I finally took my Santa etc off the mantle. I didn't want Mike to laugh. lol but it was so pretty and new this year so I wanted to enjoy for a bit longer.
I don't have much else to write about. I have been cutting back some twigs and doing bits in my garden but not much. I have a stiff neck and its bothering me. hope it leaves me soon. Probably just caused by the stress of people we are close to dying... I try to be brave but then I tense up and my neck muscles are stiffening up...... if it isn't one thing its another right.
Hope you are enjoying Spring, Sandra

Beautiful sunny day

I went out in the yard today and did a little springtime planting. I planted 2 Rose of Sharon bushes. One is white and the other purple or lavendar. The third one I promised to my daughter Shari. It should be pretty too. She picked the pink and red one. Can't wait to see them grow and flower. I also plante 2 honeysuckle vines because the one I have is growing so nice this year I figured that was a good one to grow on the other side of  the arbor. Leo is cutting back and tying up branches from the snow storm and then he cut the grass. It is beginning to look nice already. The leaves are coming out on a lot of the trees already and the weather is warming up. supposed to be 70 today and in the upper 70's tomorrow.
I'm doing well on my diet. think its 3 weeks now and I lost 8.5 #'s   
Maybe later I can sit on the porch for a bit. My shoulder and back have been aching lately so I won't be doing any more yard work today. Im taking it slow so I can do a little every day. The daffodils and some of the tulips are in bloom and they look so pretty and it looks like my yellow lilac is going to bloom this year for the first time too. It should be a beautiful summer.
Take care and enjoy Spring,
Sandra

sad day

My neighbor died this morning. the one with lung cancer and then it was in her brain and they operated 2 weeks ago but she didn't make it. she will be so missed by me and many others.... darn it anyway, I wish there wasn't a thing called cancer. Its a rainy day today because I believe the angels are weeping.

I was going to add a nice entry and was just waiting for pictures but haven't gotten any yet. Jasmin turned one and had a party but I didn't take pictures so am waiting for my son Dan to send me some.

Tomorrow is supposed to be a better day. Hope today is for you!

Sandra

Sunny day

Just another short entry. My computer is still not working the way I want.  can't imagine why or put my finger on the problem yet.

ps I am learning slow but sure.... starting to get happy again. :>)

Sandra