Funeral for a friend

No posts lately — I have been traveling a lot and been overall distracted. One of my trips the past couple of weeks has been to sit with my father in hospice, pack up his belongings and clean out his apartment and then plan and attend his funeral.

Day 30 — K-E-L-L-Y!

The day 30 pic of my #100happydays is a picture of me with my dear friend Kelly. We have a little inside joke with her name — but it goes back like 25 years or even longer, which is when I first met her.

Day 7 — the spousal unit

My pic for day 7 of things that make me happy is my husband, affectionately known as the spousal unit.

Day 52 — Foo-ey

My day 52 pic of #100happydays is a picture of the foo dogs guarding our back door. They make me happy because they look so big and goofy, but there is a funny story behind them.

I was in St. Louis for one of my visits this summer and had the opportunity to go by my friend…

Second Installment — String Art

So, this is the second piece of the four card suits I’m making from string art. This piece is a 24"…

Nothing new under the (no) sun

Before you get the idea that I am set in my ways and resistant to new things or new plants from reading my previous post, I just want to set you straight. I do love to try new plants. However, when I diligently follow the experts’ directions and do everything I am supposed…

Day 29 — Puppy walk

The day 29 pic of my #100happydays is my dog again; her name is Butterball and she is the best puppy and the greatest companion in the entire world.

Day 6 — North Carolina hikes

The pics for day 6 of #100happydays are from a gorgeous state park just west of Charlotte very close to the South Carolina state line. It is a really beautiful area with a nice series of hiking trails and some fairly scary rock cliffs. There is one large rock at the peak where…

Day 27 — Winghaven Plant Sale

Twice a year, Winghaven Gardens in Charlotte has a plant sale. The selections are great; they have a lot of native plants that are hard to find elsewhere, or at least I haven’t been able to find them anywhere around here. Plus the volunteers that work the sale are extremely…