Friday Fotos

🌻 It's a short post this week. We've been busy mowing, cutting and removing old trees, burning leaves, and planting the flowers purchased from County Farm Plants in Baxley. 

🌻 Steve noticed that Maggie photobombed the photo. I'm not surprised as she's almost always near at least one of us. 

🌻 The finished product. The trellis in the middle is the Solar Butterfly Lights I bought on Amazon. They don't look like much here but are lovely at night (short video at YouTube). 

🌻 Thanks for stopping by! I may not have time to post this weekend or I might do the Sunday Stealing. We'll see. Let me say hope the rest of your day and weekend are wonderful. Sending love and prayers. Catchya on the flip flop. 😊

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Wordless Wednesday: Pine Gall Balls

 

Pine gall-balls

Sunday Stealing: Crafting

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves. 💙

🧵 1. What (if anything) are you doing to celebrate St Patrick's Day?  Steve and I try to celebrate every year as this is our self-designated "anniversary". On March 17th of 1979 we went on our first date and have been together ever since. So, St. Patty's is our First Date Anniversary. Then we officially married in August of that year. I'm not sure what we'll do this year. Haven't really discussed it yet as it will be our 45th.  

🧵 2. What is your least favorite color (to wear, to craft with or to decorate with)?  I'll have to think about that for a moment because I like almost all colours. Um, I guess my least favorite would be the blue that Toyota picked to paint some of their auto's with. It's too purple for my tastes. I believe it's called Blue Crush Metallic. Not a fan. 

🧵 3. At a yellow light - do you speed up or slow down??  Usually slow down to stop. Don't want to run a red light but it depends on the traffic situation and if there is proper time to do so safely. I try not to ever do things to scare or endanger others but I also do not want to be rear-ended especially on my motorbike. There's too many distracted or doped drivers these days. 

🧵 4. How many pairs of scissors are in your craft room?  About 5, last count. One of these is Steve's old telephone repair snips he always carried at work. He's a retired Southern Bell employee. He wore those, or ones similar, on his tool belt for 41 years. 

🧵 5. What are the first three items you have 'saved for later' on Amazon?  None at the moment. I do have some mulling around in my squishy brain though ... 

🧵 6. Did you plant any springs bulbs in your garden and if so, have any of them come up yet?  Bulbs won't grow in our sandy, porous soil here in Southeast Georgia. We live in a forest of piney woods and scrub oak. When we lived in Jax (Jacksonville, Florida) I grew Amaryllis because the soil was a rich loam. They are lovely in the Spring. 

🧵 7. What book, if any, are you reading right now?  Finished "Breaking Free" by Beth Moore! Yay. Finally. What a life changing read that's been. Steve's starting on it now, so, I'm betwixt and between at the moment. Got some books on order though. 

🧵 8. Do you prefer ball point pens, gel pens, or thin tip markers to write with? Gel pens. I don't have to press down so hard to make it visible. 

🧵 9. What is your favorite crafting item - the craft item thing you use the most or can't live without? (Exclude basic items like scissors and glue)  It used to be craft paint. I really enjoyed drawing, painting, making things and being creative. I was really into stenciling on walls, doors, outside poles, anything that didn't move. There's too much tremor and arthritis to do that now. 

🧵 10. What are the first 3 items on your grocery list and what is your favorite grocery store?  Our weekly needs of Jumbo eggs, Half and Half, and Amish Butter. Because we live way out in the country and the closest grocery stores are in a small town, we have to shop at all of them to get all we need and want. 

🧵 11. What unfinished craft projects are you working on (or not:) at the moment?  There are none at the moment. 

🧵 12. What was the last item you pinned on Pinterest? Or hearted on Instagram?  I don't use either of them. 

🧵 13. What is the biggest tourist attraction where you live?  The Okefenokee Swamp near Waycross. 

🧵 14. What color is your favorite sweater?  A dark creamy brown with little sparkles in it. 

🧵 15. How does your family react when you get a big pile of mail?  That's kind of an odd question. What can we do but deal with it?! Most end up in the round file anyway. 🚮

🧵 My thoughts: 

We had a lovely time at County Farm Plant Company on Friday. We and all the ladies probably bought way too many plants. I have my job set for next week. If it keeps raining (fingers crossed) there should be a profusion of color in the back yard by April. I want to attract lots of wildlife. God's creation is much more entertaining than TV.  

After all the plant shopping we all stopped by El Vaquero Mexican Restaurant in Patterson to continue the smiles, laughter and funny stories. 

It was a great time all around. More sweet memories have been made and we made sure to thank Jesus for blessing us so!

Have a lovely Sunday. Keep looking up! Jesus is going to gather all of us who believe in Him to His Home soon.  ✝️

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Friday Fotos

 

March is definitely coming in like a lion. It has been SO WINDY lately that's what my hair must look like. 👀😂 Today we are meeting with other Church ladies at the County Farm Plant Company in Baxley to begin the process of Spring plantings. The gals have not been there before so I'm super excited to show them the ropes. It's acres and acres of plants, statues, fountains, and all types of ✨ sparkley's ✨ to spend our money on. Steve and I plan is to mostly stock up on flower seedlings with maybe a few veg's; the gals say they want mostly vegetables. It's all good. The time spent together will be wonderful. It's fun being with my Church family.

On Tuesday we drove over to Laura S. Walker State Park near Waycross to walk one of the nature trails. For my FaceBook friends apologies that this is a repeat. Thanks for hanging in there.😉

The piney woods are beginning to look like Spring. The trees are budding. There are wildflowers blooming, butterflies and moths flitting from place to place, and all manner of creatures coming alive with anticipation. The State built a nice, wide boardwalk over Big Creek and the part of the Okefenokee Swamp that intrudes on it. 

Steve led the way.

Shhh. It's the wild Sparky in her habitat. 😅

Red Maple Seeds laying in a mushroom

Yellow Jasmine

Ty Ty

Palmetto

He's so cute.

We finished the walk downing our thermos full of New England Hazelnut Creme coffee. It's a reward to myself for not complaining about the long walk. 😁

Before heading off to Waycross to go shopping, we drove across US Hwy 1 to see if there's any wildlife moving around in the Okefenokee Swamp. There wasn't. Since neither of us wanted to spend $18 a person to go inside the park, we turned and burned the short distance to town. $36 for a couple of hours of sightseeing is a little too rich for my blood. 

In all the years I've lived here I don't know that I've ever noticed this historical marker at the Okefenokee. Vereen Bell was a Georgia boy, a writer, and a World War II hero. Y'all can read more about him here if so desired. 

So off we go into a new month and March be like ... 

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope the rest of your day is lovely with fair winds and smooth pavement.

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Wordless Wednesday: Abandoned Tractor

 

Sunday Stealing: Swap-bot

 

Welcome to Sunday Stealing. This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves. Feel free to join in! Original post here.

1. Have you ever smoked cigarettes?  Yes, when I was about 16 or 17 (about 1973-ish). Got tired of it, plus it was expensive even then, so, I quit soon after.

2. What do you think of hot dogs?  I like the All Beef ones but my favorites are now the Private Selection All Beef Hot Dogs from Kroger. They're so yummy. 

3. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?  New England Breakfast Blend coffee. Lots of Splenda and Half And Half please!  

4. What's your favorite piece of jewelry that you own?  My wedding band. Also, always wear an emerald ring. The gold is from the wedding band that was cut from my mother's hand when she passed in 1966. Over 42 years ago, Steve had a local jeweler remake it into a ring with the special emerald he chose. I've worn it nearly every day ever since. 

5. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Ice water from our deep well, Orange ice tea called Citrus Sunrise by Celestial Seasonings, and coffee. 

6. Like to travel?  I used to. Not so much anymore. It costs too much. Also, I like where I live. Really don't care to go anywhere else anymore.  

7. What should you be doing right now?  Since these questions are being completed on Friday, I'm doing it: resting. It's been a busy week. I needed to rest the old bones for a bit before continuing on. 

8, Your phone rings. Who do you want it to be?  Anyone but one of those scammers. I have blocked so many of them! There aren't as many calls as we once had but they still manage to get through every now and again.

9. Do you like to ride horses?  Once Upon A Time I lived to ride but not anymore. I still like horses it's just too much jolting for my neck and shoulders. I much prefer the steel ones now.

10. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?  I like listening to others, to hear their ideas and opinions. When I'm with Steve or my BFF, though, it's a back and forth kind of exchange. 

11. What's in your pocket right now?  Because it's pollen season here in the South, a hanky and a small tube of Vaseline Lip Gloss. 🤧 I'm using both frequently lately. 

12. Last thing that made you laugh?  Probably one of those YouTube TicTok videos.

13. How many TVs do you have in your house? Two but mostly use only the one in the Living Room. 

14. Who's your loudest friend?  Oh, golly, a very dear cousin and friend. I love him but he really needs to come with a volume control. 

15. Favorite sports team? (If you don't have one, just state that ...)  Not a fan of team anything nor stick and ball sports. I do still enjoy MotoGP, American Superbike and Rally Car Racing. To each his own though, right?!  😃

My thoughts: Big Business-Pharma-Government is deliberately covering up or lying about their shenanigans again. Did y'all watch that news report on YouTube about the dangerous chemicals in a box of cereal that was published recently? I'm glad I gave that mess up 5 years ago! For me it was about the high sugar / carb's content because I'm not a cow and don't eat oats. I only eat the cow. 😉 From this report now I hear ya gotta be aware of all the chemicals 'approved' by the FDA that's in our food (which are actually being paid off by big bribes from Big Business-Pharma, etc.) Yipes! So the FDA are as useful as breasts on a boar hog. They need to be defunded that's for sure.

Southeast Georgia is still growing in leaps and bounds. First, there is a Buc-ee's scheduled to be built in or near Brunswick soon. Now I read that there are two new WaWa stores being built not too far from our county. One in Jesup and one in Brunswick. There's also a Dunham's Sports at Hatcher Point Mall in Waycross. Oh, and I also read that Remington Firearms has, or is soon to be, moved to Savannah. Well, well. Guess everyone's getting tired of those places they've created in the NorthEast. I hope it doesn't end up like that here. 😌 

On that happy note ... I do hope y'all have a blessed Sunday. Keep looking up because Jesus is coming back soon and I'm so grateful. 

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``He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your forefathers to give you." Deuteronomy 7:13

Happy Caturday

 

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