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Name: Frances
Birthday: 3/11/1938
Gender: Female


Interests: Over the years I have had many. I have been heavily into sewing and knitting, and a lot of ceramics. I am presently enjoying my digital camera, do a fair amount of gardening (one of my life long passions), computer stuff, and always a reader. I love to visit new places and hear about different lifestyles. My family has priority though. They are my blessings in this life.
Occupation: Retired


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Monday, July 13, 2009

Oh My but it has been a long time since I felt like writing anything and sharing some of my life here.
Seems a lot has happened over the last few months, yet  life has been the same.
My camera does not seem to come out as much, but when I look at my saved pics there are quite a few new ones

Squirrel on bird feedersm May 6 2009 this littel fellow came to visit - I was lucky enough to get a pic as just after this a crow dived at him and chassed him away. I laughed so much at that as it just looked like the crow was protecting the feeder for the little birds. (They never feeds from it otherwise)

Yellow bird cropped June 7 2009 Another delightful little visitor while we still had the feeder up - we do not get to see this one regularly, but it came for quite a few days.

Elmer celelbrated his 80th Birthday in June

Elmer 80 BD June 13 2009 007 DIL made a truly great cake for him, and I asked two of his sons to share a chicken picnic dinner with us on our patio. They and their families came and I so enjoyed having them over - not sure what E thought though. He was excited at the prospect, but when it came to the actual event, I am not sure just how he felt. It took some doing to even get him to pose for this one

While there have been several birthdays or small events, I will have to get back to them - very few pics indeed for them.

Meanwhile - It has taken me a little while to get this album organized and uploaded. Always after the winter I can hardly wait to see what is going to come up again in my garden and what will not survive and have to be replaced. Seems the extra long cold winter and heavy snow did not hurt too many of my plants, though some did not make it. My bulbs were not the best, especially the Hyacinths, while the wild bluebells took over (Idid not take their pics) but it was just wonderful to see new growth and color again. This album covers from April to June, and as much as possible I have tried to show it in the monthly progressions.

http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view/449078385/Spring_Flowers_2009/

 


Sunday, April 05, 2009

I seem to have so little to say lately anywhere. April already - time just dissapears and every day is about the same. One thing - Yea! the sun finaly came out and the temps are rising for the next few days. Another teaser for what late Spring early Summer is to be. A reminder that the world is not always cold, cloudy and brown outside my windows haha.

The other day I took advatage of a break in the rain nad went outside to see if anything was going on yet in the garden. While the front main beds still look so sad the one alongside the house surprised me

Yellow Hyacinths April 1  2009

Pink Hyacinthsm April 1  2009 a few of the Hyacinths there were blooming - very week and scraggly looking, but still a burst of unexpected color. Also some of the Grape Hyacinths were showing their pretty faces.

Grape Hyacinthsm April 1  2009 These were growing in a crack in our sidewalk next to the flower bed.

I have virtually been housebound for so long now my legs are telling me they need to be exercised more, but I have no interest in going and doing anything for them yet. Just have to walk around the house more I guess. My one knee really is giving me some pain and I am not sure what is causing it. I also seem to have developed a corn on the other foot and it hurts to put pressure on it or wear some of the shoes I have - a new experience for me never having had one before. OK that is my whine for today

We had a bit of a scare too where Elmer is concerned last week - he bought himself a new hedge trimmer and just had to try it out and clean up some of the neighbors hedge that had overgrown our fence and looked ugly. An hour later he came in with pain in chest and left arm, his color was awful, and he could hardly breathe.  Scared me no end, and he will not see a Dr. for any reason. Gave him an aspirin and asked him to please just relax. He slept for the rest of the day and most of the following day, but seems OK now. He probably will not be happy to know I am even writing this for anyone to see, as he does not like me to tell anyone at all when there is something wrong. Puts me in a dreadful position all round - I feel helpless and can only worry myself sick and keep a close eye on him.

Needless to say I immersed myself in the donation areas of FB and could not concentrate on much else.

 


Friday, March 13, 2009

My Birthday Celebrations

It was this time of the year again when I celebrate another birthday. I am never sure just what is going to come my way for this occasion. No set traditins or family gatherings. So I was delighted when John and Angela called to say they would like to treat Elmer and I out for dinner at their favorite Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant on my day. The sun was shining, the temps not too bad, and with the change in time still light out enough that we did not have to worry about driving in the dark. (At least I did not have to worry LOL)

My BD Group March 11 2009

We started out with soup

My BD March 11 2009 001 We all chose this and it was good!

For my main meal I decided to try their Steak, which I normaly do not have when I go out like this

My BD March 11 2009 002 but it was covered in mushrooms and I wanted that.
Turned out to be well worth it. I could not eat half of what is on the plate, way too much for me, but enjoyed every mouthful.

John had alerted the staff that this was a birthday dinner, so when they brought our desert of ice cream mine had a sparkler on it and the waiters/waitresses all gathered round and sang Happy Birthday to me. I was just so tickled.

I received wishes from so many people - online, email, and long lovely phone calls. Some even surprised me as I had not expected them to do that. Made my day.

But my celebrations were not over. The next day I was invited over to my other daughter's home for lunch. Sheilagh put on a delicious chicken salad wrap, her girls had made me a beautiful bithday card, Angela was there too, and it was party time! I finally even got my birthday cake.

My BDblowing out the candles March 12  2009 Knowing that carrot cake was one of the very few kinds of cake I truly like Sheilagh had made this for me. We joked that she had better not put all the candles on as there would not be any room and a fire hazard LOL, still she had a lot on there and I had to blow twice to put them all out. All in all a great birthday, and leaves me very happy and feeling loved.

 


Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Time for me to post some updates on what has been going on in my life.

Lunch Christopher and Me Feb 13 2009 This is my eldest Grandson and I - Winter blues are getting to me. I needed company, sun and time away from this house. We had a good day so I took off and collected Angela (his Mom) to go out for a lunch. As Chris was home from work early, I collected him too and the three of us enjoyed the break - Angela took this pic for me. Yikes my hair looks bad!  It has become long and wild!  I have broken down and had it cut (March 2)- so much nicer now.

Me March 2 2009sm Elmer took this for me - playing in Facebook haha.

Back to earlier in Feb.......

Crocus Feb 23 2009sm Two days before taking this I had been out and checked the garden - nothing showing, then on the 23rd Feb Wow look what was shoing in the front beds!  I was just so tickled to see their pretty faces.

Crocusbee Feb 23 2009sm Even the bees were out enjoying them.

Then the next day - look what happened

sunny snow Feb 26 2009 001sm Snow by the bucketfull, freezing temps and major winds - so strong it had covered the huge patio we have.

snowing Feb 25 2009 004sm Here you can see the large snow flakes just coming down in the neighbors back yard.

sunny snow Feb 26 2009 002sm Ahhh the next morning it was all over and the sun was out - same scene as the last - quite the difference here. Just so pretty when it is all lit up and glistening. Took a few days for it all to melt, but it has all gone now.

John BDayDinner Feb 2009 006 Here I am with Elmer and his eldest - John. As we wanted to have dinner out we asked him and Angela to join us at the ABC Restaurant. It was a couple of days before John's birthday, and we though it was a great way to help him start his celebrations   They have a great selection on their menu, and each of us had different meals

John BDayDinner -Salisbury Steak Feb 2009 003 This was mine - a Salisbury steak - yummy!

As for the rest of my time - I spend a lot of it playing in Facebook.  I have discovered that I can play all the favorite card games I ususally do when I just want to relax and at the same time get cyber dollars that I can donate to many good causes online, a thing that I have done for years elsewhere on line(and still do) with those free clicks - food for the hungry, animal causes, health services, support for cancer research, the list just goes on and I get to have fun too. So I appologise for not being in here as often as I used to, but there really is not much else of note going on to write about.

Both Elmer and I are doing well healthwise for which I am so thankfull.  I do know while he had fun digging out from all the snow when it was around, he too is longing for the days that we can get outside to work on the garden. Be a while yet. He threaghtened to go out and mow the lawn the other day when it was so pretty haha  too soon!  He has done some clean-up of the dead leaves for me but it is not enough to keep him that busy and he does not like to sit around at all, way too active a person.

 


Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine Day Everyone

The day is almost over but I do hope there are still many out there who are celebrating this evening with their loved ones. I have been having fun sending Ecards to all those I love. Received a couple too.

Amaryllis Jan 2009 003 This year I went and treated myself to another Amaryllis - an Orange one in a box. When I opened it it had already bloomed and the flowers were dead and all curled up. I was so disapointed, but planted it anyway. Surprise! It sent out another stalk and here is what the looked like. Gone now but I enjoyed it while it lasted.

I have been procrastinating for months now in putting all the pixs I took over the Summer of what flowers I had. Today I decided it was long enough and did it

Summer Flowers 2008
http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view/449078385/Summer_Flowers_2008/

Still have to do the ones I took for the Fall, but it was good to look at these and remember what was growing in the garden. With the temps warming up again, and the sun attempting to shine more often, I start to think of outside and how my garden is going to be once again. Wonder just how much of it survived this winter and how much I will have to replace. Part of the fun of gardening I guess.

 



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