Cats and Ducks

Every morning, the ducks come to my kithcen window

to let me know it's time to feed them..

and drive my cats NUTS!

LOL!!!

Babies

The babies hatched last week!

Here is mama duck with her babies close by....

Here are the proud goose parents of 6 little ones!

Just so you know, I risked my life taking this picture!

The goose facing me, was hissing up a storm!
That's okay, they know who has the 12 grain bread!

What I Want For Summer!

Do you know what I want for summer? This!


A men's Schwin cruiser bike! Hubby and I could have sooo much fun as he would be able to join me on bike rides now!
(I bought myself a girl's one for my birthday!)


And I also need THIS...for my mama....when she comes to visit. She can join us! I only wish the brakes were coaster ones...as I don't know if her little petite hands would be strong enough to stop her going down a hill. Well, there's not many hills around here...so I shouldn't worry!



WHAT A FUN SUMMER IT COULD BE WITH THE WIND IN OUR HAIR AND FLAT LAND AHEAD!

You can't see me.....

Last month, under my window boxes in a little hedge against the house,

a mama duck has made her nest.

She doesn't think I can see her!

This was a week ago!

Come on little babies!

HATCH!

We want to feed you!

Fenton's Blue Monday

My second sister loves her Fenton colored glass. My mother started collecting it too. So of course, I caught the fever as well.

This is a piece that is a one-of-a-kind off hand original by Dave Fetty made in honor of Fenton's 100th year. My sister brought it back when she and her husband went to the Fenton Factory for a short vacation. YES...she loves Fenton so much, they used their vacation time to go to the factory! LOL! I told her how much I was willing to spend and she picked out 2 gorgeous pieces for me.

I picked this piece up at the BX in South Carolina. I was shocked they carried Fenton! So...I put it and a couple of other pieces on layaway.

I layaway anything that's over $100.00 so it doesn't interfere with my budget. Over the years, I've been able to get a few gorgeous expensive things.There's no guilt attached either because I waited months for it, didn't use a credit card and no one suffered from me being short a wad of cash! LOL!

The next piece was one of the ones I found with the above piece. I fell in love with the basket as soon as I saw it. You can't tell from the picture, but it's much larger then it looks.

Now mom has promised me her Fenton when she dies. I had better behave myself because if I tick her off before then, with her last dying breath, she will say:

BREAK THE FENTON- THAT WRETCHED ENVOY DOESN'T DESERVE IT ANYMORE!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

Please join Sally at http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/

for the other ladies showing their love of blue.

There's always a surprise in there that makes it worth the visit!

Spring is Coming!

A Robin's nest just outside my front door.

Planning for Spring Planting

This is the time of year the catalogues come tempting you with your own food factory on your land.

It worked!

I'll be planting the items shown: Crisp n' Sweet pear tree, Shiro plum tree, a Hall's Hardy Almond tree and try my thumb at two Little-Big Trees in the apple variety. (Pixie Crunch/Honeycrisp)Oh, and those Rainbow blend tomatoes!

I had never heard of the Little Big Trees before. It says just 16 months after planting one, you will get full sized apples. Since they only grow 6 feet tall, I'll be putting them next to the sidewalk on the side of our house. (that is between the garage & back patio) The house should provide protection from the high winds and the tree's roots shouldn't interfere with any city sewer/water lines. I would like to add 2 more apple trees, making a row of four. I'm thinking of a Fuji and Gala...or Sundance.

I've always wanted an orchard on my land. (April-2006) Every year, I'm closer to that dream. Every year brings promise of a sweet reward.