Blooming sideways

Blooming sideways

My friend who recently had intense spine surgery (where they cut her back open from top to bottom and re-straightened her spine with rods)  just had her 6-week post-op follow-up appointment, in which she was told by the…
Joyful “firsts!”

Joyful “firsts!”

It's May 1st ... and the hummingbirds are sharing the feeder together! I had wondered if they would share the feeder together again this year. This is a "first" for this year! Yay for joyful "firsts!"And ... the…
From the outside looking in …

From the outside looking in …

Hubby built me a new planter for summer.   I’m thrilled!   He had been puttering about in the workshop this past winter, figuring out a creative way to make a planter box out of leftover decking material and leftover…
Storing up treasures in boots!

Storing up treasures in boots!

Squirrelina has been hard at work storing up treasures in boots!   Hubby went out on Saturday to put his garden boots on …  and lo and behold, his boots were full of stored-up treasures of Big-Leaf Maples seeds!  …
How often are you called by name?

How often are you called by name?

I have recently been listening through a sermon series over the different people in the Bible whom God called their name twice in a row:  “Jacob, Jacob”  …  “Martha, Martha”  …  “Saul, Saul”  …  “Samuel, Samuel”  …  etc.…
Raising a Hallelujah … no matter what!

Raising a Hallelujah … no matter what!

My daughter’s tulips have been growing in a big pot on our back deck.   I was so excited when they started blooming this year!   I brought a little tulip inside to enjoy!   I’m sure the little tulip would…
Raise a Hallelujah!

Raise a Hallelujah!

Hubby and I were over at our son and daughter-in-law’s home for Sunday afternoon brunch, when I was captivated by the beautiful yellow tulip magnolia blooms in front of their house!   The cheerful yellow blooms just seemed to…
Springtime at the lake!

Springtime at the lake!

My reward to myself after my dentist appointment is to drive 5 minutes down the street to a delightful little park on Lake Washington. Two birds were having a romantic moment together, bobbing their heads up and down,…