Flowers and Birthdays

 

Hello Dear Friends

It's been a very busy

few weeks . . .

Lots of gardening, home repair,

great times with friends & family

and one birthday after another.

I've been picking and enjoying

cut flowers from the garden.

The greenery in this bouquet

is Dill Weed and Carrot Stems. 

These lovely Dahlias

are not from my garden,

but a gift from a dear friend

from her garden,

for my birthday. 

These beautiful cards are just 

some of what I received.

See the one with my glorious age

on it . . . that one is handmade

by Connie at Connie's Crafty Creations 

https://conniescraftycreations.blogspot.com/

She makes lovely handmade greeting cards.

These two cakes I baked for 

friend's having birthdays . . .

And this was my 

Birthday Day cake made by my 

Sweet Sister-In-Law.

She knew that I couldn't eat

cake . . .I can bake them,

but not eat them, LOL.

It was beautiful

and very delicious :) 

💡💡💡💡💡

To change the subject . . .

I had this idea "💡"

I made a selfie video on 

my android phone 

and tried to download it

to put into this post.

I'm at a lost when it comes

to technology.

Do any of you know how to do this?

I sure could use some help 🫤

That's my post,

Thanks so much for visiting.

God bless you all.

I'll be looking forward 

to reading your comments.  

Keep Smiling,

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Some Days

  

Some days you've got to do

things you don't want to do,

like take a bath!

Hang out the wash.

Pull weeds and harvest.

But when the work is done,

it feels so good,

and you can kick back and relax.

That's when you have time to 

enjoy your surrounding

and the fruit of your labor.

Even take a nap 🐶😁🐶

Then there are days when 

you have to face the fact 

that your Kayaking days are over.

And sell it 😢

My 80th birthday is 

right around the corner.

I know that I could get in it,

paddle around for an hour or two,

but on the return . . .

I might have a terrible time

getting out of it.

Let's face it, there are days

when getting out of my 

easy chair is hard, LOL.

👩👩👦👩👧👩👩  

Thank you all for stopping by

have a wonderful week.

&

God bless you 

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Flowers, Scarecrow and Yard Sale Finds

 

Hello Dear Friends

&

Welcome to my garden :)

Some of the morning glories 

are starting to bloom. 

As well as other flowers

and the blackberries 😁

🌸🌸🌸🌿🌸🌸🌸

This year I made 

a new scarecrow. 

Starting with a chair,

a wig head form,

and a pool-doodle. 

 

Last week there was a

 neighborhood yard sale

just a 1/2 mile from where

I live and I found two

outstanding finds.

First this pretty wooden

wall plaque.

I added it to my headboard.

  

$1

Then this used once and didn't

like rice cooker with a steamer

basket. 

I love it!!!

$2.50

🌸🌸🌸🌿🌸🌸🌸

Well, that's my post for today.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

I wish there was a way 

to have a glass of lemonade

and a dish of cookies

to share when you visited.

🌸🌸🌸🌿🌸🌸🌸

God bless you all!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Easy Banana Coconut Cake

(that old sliver cake server belonged to 

my Mama when I was a little girl)

You're all probably too young 

to remember a song 

that started out . . .

"If I knew you were coming

I'da baked a cake" 

 

Well last Friday I baked a cake 

and everyone wanted my recipe. 

I was a little hesitant to give it

because these ladies always

bake cakes from scratch.   

All that I did was add a 

ripe banana to a yellow cake mix,

then I added coconut extract 

to a powdered sugar and water 

glaze and topped with coconut.

Sooooooooooooo Easy! 

 

You might have noticed my 

aprons on the wall in 

the photo with the table.

My old rake handle hanger

is very full.

Since my fall a couple months ago

I have started wearing aprons 

everyday.  Not all by clothes

have pockets and if we fall 

and we are alone, having our

phone in our pocket is 

a necessity.

Flowers from the garden :)

If you try my cake, you'll

have to take the good rating

from my friends, because I didn't

even taste it.

This is why.

I have been having this problem 

for well over a year,

but it started getting worst

so I've started this diet.

There are a lot of "NO'S" in it

that I don't like but I'm doing anyway.

No Coffee or Tea

No Chocolate

No Spicy Food

No High Fat Dairy . . .

That means

No Ice Cream

No Tomatoes

(and I have a garden full of them)

No Fried Foods

No High Sugary Foods

Oh, and many small meals eaten

slow throughout the day rather 

than my usual 

two eaten faster than I realized.  

😔What's a food loving girl to do😟

The bright side is that I've

been on it just over a 

week now and it working :) 

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Wishing you all a wonderful week.

God bless you,

Your blogging sister,

Connie :) 

Girls Just Want To Have Fun!

 

I just came in from 

opening the gate . . .

I'm expecting friends to drop in,

in about half an hour.

While outside, I checked the 

mailbox and took a few

snapshots.

We are getting together this 

afternoon to play dominos.

Sometimes girls just 

want to have fun 😁

🂃🂄🂅🂆🂇🂈🂉

Wish you were here!

🌸🌻🌸🌻🌸🌻🌸

God bless you all,

and have a blessed week :)

🌸🌻🌸🌻🌸🌻🌸

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)