A Bridge in Summer....

This bridge is at the spring where we get our drinking water. It is a lovely place to go and the water is almost 99% pure. The picture is of Lucas and his friend.

Lisa's extended family for the week-end....

Lisa had two extra children at her house this week-end. She took them to the store and several people told her what a beautiful family she had. They DO look like siblings. The girl is Anna from Mexico and the baby is Lisa's first cousin once removed. His name is Damien. His Dad is from Mexico, but he isn't related to Anna. Anna was a former student in my daughter's class. She loves to come to the farm.

Is this a Chicken or a Turkey?

My daughter sent me this picture. She made it in her chicken house. Looks like a good roosting spot to me. I don't know if the chicken thinks he is a turkey or the turkey thinks he is a chicken.

A New Baby Donkey....

This is what happened at my daughter's farm last night. It was just born in this picture. If you look, you can still see the sac. The mama donkey is a good mother. I think this is her second baby since Lisa has owned her.

A Good Book....The Glass Castle...

This is a remarkable memoir of a dysfunctional family written by one of the daughters. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. they fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them, choosing to remain homeless even as their children prospered. This is based on a true story. Once you start reading it, it is hard to put aside until you read the last word!

Lucas and the cherry tree.

If you look closely, you can see cherry juice on his mouth! Clara

Cherry Tree and my grandboys.....

Yeah Tina, I like this picture better than the one of the cherries in a box!

Cherry Pickin' Time in TN

Lisa came home Saturday and this is what we did......picked a gallon of cherries from my yard. We had such a good time. She said, "Mom, you know people pay money to do this." She took enough home with her to make a cherry cobbler and I will use the rest to do the same.

Ryan, Lisa, Lucas and Donaldo

This is my daughter Lisa and her family.....made at the Tennessee Aquarium on June 1st, 2006. Donaldo just received his citizenship on this day. He has been in the USA since he was a teenager....We are all happy for this transaction to take place. Congratulations Donaldo!!!!!!

MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE....

This house is directly across the road from me. (my closest neighbor) The lady that lives there is 94. She still has her little garden and yesterday I saw her down on her knees out in the yard pulling grass. I hope I can do the same when I reach that age. The sun on the house caught my eye this morning. It's great to be alive!

GRADUATION PARTY FOOD.....

This is showing down the first side of the table ....BBQ Ribs, Weiners, Chicken and Baked Beans.

BBQ CHICKEN....STRAIGHT FROM THE GRILL

Can't you just smell the aroma coming from this? The whole neighborhood was drooling .

EVEN MORE FOOD.....

This is part of the dessert..... Oranges straight from Hawaii.....cantalope and cherries straight from Johnson City......Wonderful!!!!!

MORE FOOD....

Homemade egg rolls and a noodle dish ..(I don't know the name) but it was delicious. If you went away hungry, it was your fault!

FOOD, FOOD AND MORE FOOD

This is some of the food we had at the Saturday graduation party. The cooks were from Hawaii.

I crocheted this Poncho for a graduation present. The graduation was today and Danielle was thrilled with her gift. It suited her to a "tee". Last night at midnight, I was sewing down the last of the loose ends. She is my DH's Niece.

My DH taking his EECP Treatment

This is Bill getting his treatment today. It is for his acute angina. They last for one hour. When he got in 30 minutes today, he was half way through his treatments. There are 35 total. The day he finishes, we are on our way to the beach....YEAH!!!!

This B24 fighter Bomber was on display at our local airport yesterday. It was open so you could go inside the plane. They were doing rides the day before that cost 400.00 for 45 minutes. I'll tell you one thing. You won't see me flying in it...even if I had the money. One reason, it seemed like a shell that was about to fall apart and another reason there was a jug sitting outside the plane for donations and it said, "Please make a donation, I'm having engine trouble." Now who would fly in that plane after reading that? LOL But it was nice to see.

There is a story behind this fruit pizza. This is the first one I had made. By mistake...I used plain flour for the crust.... I was so proud of myself because I thought it looked perfect! At three o'clock in the morning, I woke up just like a light bulb went off....I thought....Oh my goodness, I used plain flour instead of self rising. Well, the first piece I cut was as hard as a rock. You had to have a hammer to get it out of the pan. By the next day the juices had soaked down into the crust and it was delicious. But the next time I will make certain I have the right flour in front of me!

This is Me and my DH.....playing like we are young again....LOL