Vintage Farm

Vintage Farm

Summer finally ended

We have survived the longest, dryest, hottest summer ever!! It may be my age, but the summer seemed to really be painful and neverending. I spent most of the past 4 months just trying to keep my plants alive. Weeds have taken over and even thought the plants are mostly living they don't look all that great. We visited the Oregon State Garden just outside Salem Oregon. They had some really nice plantings and the entry was fantastic. In Oregon we mostly visited the Columbia River Gorge; it too was fantastic. It must be great to live there--I'm just to old to think about leaving Texas. This is were my roots are and I'm sure I'll also die here. We took lots of pictures; received hard copies in the mail yesterday from Kodak Gallery. They do a good job. Some of the pictues for the waterfalls are pretty nice. I have a bad case of just wanting to be home for a while. In 2 weeks I'll venture out to Houston to the International Quilt Show with Susan and Alice. It should be nice. I always love to attend the IQS. Then comes Thanksgiving and all the preparation and company. Who knows what we'll do for Christmas this year. Last year was such a bust!! At least we all seem to be healthy this year. I hope and pray that will last. I'm looking forward to seeing the grandchildren and all the family. It is hard to believe it is almost 2007. The only good thing about getting old is that hopefully I'll be able to retire before too long. I've worked many years to prepair for retirement. Hope it is good and tha Bill and I will be able to do somethings together. The Golden Years are not always what they are made out to be, but if we can be healthy and do some fun things and visit the grandchildren it will be worth it.
Until next time!!
If I can find this Blog again!!

4-28-2006

East Texas is looking really good; blooming trees, lawns are green and filled with flowers.

April 5, 2006

The temp today will be 50 - 80 degrees; windy and partly cloudy.
Have to drive to Houston Intercontental Airport in the morning hope the weather is good and traffic is mild. We can always hope. I really hope I can sleep tonight and while on this trip.

Time

It is hard to believe that so much time has passed since opening this blog. Texas is moving into a beautiful spring with all the blooms that make this part of the country so special. The rose bed is coming along; it will have to wait until I return from Washington D.C. and viewing the Cherry Blossoms. Hope they are as pretty as our Dogwood blooms have been this past few weeks. I'll try to do better about checking into this blog.
Later

photojones

photojones

February 18, 2006

Texas weather is totally confused; we are beginning to see the signs of spring and now we are having freezing temperatures and frozen precip. The flowers are beginning to bloom and the peach trees are blooming or ready to bloom and it is freezing. Hard to explain! Reminds me of the year it snowed on Valentine's Day and we lost all the azaleas; it may happen again this year. I sure would like to see flowers on my azalea bushes, I used lots of water on them the past couple of years.
I planted a new Dogwood tree this past week; hope for the best. 5 new blueberry bushes and a couple more that could go in the ground soon.
This is a 3-day weekend and it will be cold and wet all weekend. I'm trying to concentrate on sewing and a little cooking, but would rather visit the grandchildren. Hope to visit Houston next weekend.
Planning a trip to Washington D.C. the first part of April; hope the weather is nice and that we have a good time. I'll be traveling with Mother and Alice. Hope I get to see somethings I'm actually interested in; I'm not sure we share the same interest. Would really love to visit the National Archives and the Library of Congress again. Just have to wait and see what happens. Maybe Bill and I can take a trip this summer to the Northwest and enjoy the mountains and ocean; it is always so great.

Feburary 18, 2006

Great Flora

Good flower pictures from Dallas area

December 21, 2005

Since my last post everything has changed. Bill had heart bypass surgery and our whole world has been on hold since December 9th. We hope to get things back together again real soon; the good thing is that he will be OK in a few weeks. We will have some changes to make, especially in the way we eat and the level of activity. I really hope we will be able to travel again and do all the normal things we both enjoy. Our Christmas will be spent giving thanks for all we have and knowing how fortunate we are to go into the new year together.
After spending many hours in the hospital, I certainly came to realize that there are lots of people in this world who need lots of prayer and understanding. May 2006 be a better year and hopefully the year for true peace on earth, peace of mind for many people and bringing home a lot of our young men from over seas.
Till next time!!

The Gypsy Librarian: What have I learned from blogging?

The Gypsy Librarian: What have I learned from blogging?

November 18, 2005

Northeast Texas is finally getting some seasonable weather. We've had freezing temperatures the past two night. Still no rain in sight; we are now at least 15 inches behind on our rainfall for the year. It would be nice to think there's rain in our future, but the forcast says differently. Thanksgiving is just around the corner; what a good feeling this time of year brings.