pirate phoenix and her play
had GREAT fun with miss phoenix…tonight (thursday, march 15th) she’s in a play at school…come to find out she’s a pirate! she rode shotgun with me to the school…grandma barbara and mom came with camera in hand! she got some really good shots, too! smile…phoenix did GREAT speaking her part…i love the parental participation at these events…full house for second grade! smile…then back for wonderful taco feast…thanks jason! got to play with the mighty quinn and you KNOW i took lots of pictures! smile…they have new pets now, more snakes and a funny frog named buddah…fun evening! thanks for the invite! SMILE
Read Moredone gone native
oh how i’ve looked forward to this day…coconut pie, 3 sets of batteries, bottle of water, i’m good to go! SMILE what a fantastic day for the first feast of the east tn overhill cherokee descendants…it was a mud pie…we’ve gotten several good rains lately! but so wonderful to visit with everyone again! some things old, some things new…some things borrowed, some things blue…some happy to get there, some happy to leave…you know…we all have to look into our own hearts, treat others as we want to be treated, respect is a wonderful word and should be put into practice more often than i see…if we can’t be good to each other, why bother??
Read Morebirthday girls
i was blessed with the chance to go over the hills and thru the woods…today is my Momma’s birthday…she is 85 today! it is also my birthday! i caught up with boo! hahaha made her a sweet potato pie early…so it would have a chance to cool a little…presents wrapped, the card in the mail days ago…glass of ice tea and down the road i go…i do so enjoy riding 27-70…it’s back way, 2 lane road that runs right along the french broad river…i go through dandridge, then newport, my favorite spot to stop is hot springs NC…then on thru marshall and into mars hill…it’s a pretty little town, Momma lives out in the country…on the very end of mars hill road at a place called madison manor. for a nursing home, it’s clean…the staff are nice…they have a wonderful outside area to enjoy from inside and out…pretty songbirds in one area inside, wonderful quilts and pictures to see on all the walls…it’s not the RITZ, but i’ve never been to the ritz…it’s somewhere i feel safe leaving my Momma to be taken care of…and that peace of mind means the world to me…she loved her pie, i fed her a whole slice…the rest is in the fridge with her name on it to have some everyday…and share with the nurses…we blew out our candles, made wishes and took pictures and talked! the visit was good until the end…so i’ll just stick with the “was a good visit” part…i do so love my Momma…enjoyed the ride home, the many, many curves of coming down the mountain…it’s starting to turn green in bits and pieces…don’t know if wintertime is gonna show itself this year or not…ya’ll be safe and thanks for riding along…glad you enjoyed the LOUD jams! SMILE…and by the way, happy birthday on march 8th to boo’s little sister, barbara!
Read Morecherokee dam
it was a beautiful day…70’s, sunshine, clear blue skies…had a bunch of things to take to the post office and was simply amazed at what a nice day it was for the first week of march. came back by the house and grabbed the camera and the extra batteries and off i go again…headed towards cherokee dam…it’s north of me and douglas dam is south of me…the mountains are a beautiful blue today and you can see snow on several of them…shining white in the sunshine…as several cars in front of me turned into the park area, looks like i am not the only one that is out and about enjoying this day…folks walking their dogs, babies being pushed in strollers, folks riding bicycles and motorcycles are everywhere…picnic blankets are spread on the soft, new grass…folks reading books, playing with children…even a hammock or two spread between the trees…i truly enjoyed the walk, enjoyed the view and took almost 200 pictures in the few hours i was there…soaked up some wonderful rays of sunshine, watched the squirrels play in the trees, listened to the birds singing and enjoyed watching the boats go by…thank you, Creator for giving me life to enjoy this wonderful time today…hope you got a chance to be outside and enjoy it, too! big SMILE
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