Another Passionflower

Here's another flower on another plant. Isn't the Passionflower the craziest looking flower?

Thank you so much for dropping by. Please come visit again, soon.

UCK!

Blah!
Our poor beagle, Hazel was sprayed by a skunk. Nasty!

Happy Birthday!!!

My dear Meredith Catherine! Boy it was a struggle to have you, you came early and certainly on your own terms! You rolled early, walked early and was out of your crib before most could stand and walk. You haven't stopped living life that way and I hope you always live it on your own terms. I celebrate your uniqueness and am thrilled you are my daughter.

PS
I also really dig the birthday haircut!

WhAt?!!?

Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this display in our food store! Halloween cards, already?

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More From the Garden Off the Vine!

Hi!

Check these puppies out!!! Just picked them! Picked the whole cluster instead of just the red ones because they will all turn red quicker this way and there are so many more, just on one one plant alone, yet to come. Things made with tomes will be menu items for weeks to come!

Girls are so busy with their end of the summer activities, there has been a lot of quiet time, around here. A couple days ago, they had a chance to go to Boston to see Wicked, with their aunt and uncle. What a great weekend that was and the girls are still talking about it all.

An end of the summer fun activity for me; just finished a WetCanvas acrylic project of the month; August. A WC prokect of the month is fun and usually a subject I like painting. This time, the project host picked a bunch of still life food photos. Don't ya know, a couple were pics of peppers which I took! I was so flattered. There were a couple of some tomatoes, which have been in the Reference LIbrary for a long time and I've always wanted to paint… (I'm just saying'.)

To play by the rules, I have to wait until the actual deadline before I can post/show the painting (visitors to the house don't count - most aren't WC members, anyway). That way everyone reveals at the same time and everyone's surprised.

The big Reveal is August 21st and then until the end of the month (I believe). Since my painting is now done, I think I'll try to do another. Maybe I'll have it done, by the end of the weekend… again, no showing until the 21st! (this is SO fun).

So Very Sad

Please read about Joshua... Candlight Vigil Planned for Joshua Savyon

If you can't attend the vigil, please keep this poor boy in your hearts.

The school he would have gone to was the same school as my daughters went to when they were his age. They loved that school so much, especially when it was a morning when their father had a traumatizing episode. The school really took care loving care of them and a watchful eye.

It would have been a good place for Joshua to blossom during his difficult days.