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Monday, July 20, 2015

Birthdays

Last week, my first daughter and I celebrated our birthdays. Her birthday is one day before mine. We have celebrated our birthdays in the past at Guide Camp. It always seemed that we camped the week of our birthdays. Actually, another guide, and still friend had a birthday the day after mine. Her mom would make a cake for all of us. That happened for several years. Then, when the farm got really busy, there was no time to really do anything special at all. We usually had a joint birthday cake. This week we went out to dinner on her birthday, though it was her treat for mine. The very nice part of this double celebration is that on my birthday, R's boyfriend's mother brought us a delicious lunch and desert and we had a little get together with R and said boyfriend, C, L and of course D. C's mom also brought us both flowers. She is a lovely person.

The picture above is a needle point that D made for me. I thought it was beautiful and decided to use it as a header for a while.



Left, flowers that H gave me, and right, flowers from C

I have done a little felting and this is a picture of a little doll.

She is made on a clothes peg.

Well, the painter only took one day off and returned to finish the dormer. I was so happy to see it finished, I was so pleased to see it done.

I just had to take a picture to mark the occasion, as it has been
a few years coming.


These little roses are being closely guarded by lilly leaves.
I really need to move the dear thing.
My garden is quite overcrowded.

We have had some very hot, humid days and everything was quite dry. Needed rain began yesterday, and the next few will also be wet. The rain is good for the crops, except it makes picking the raspberries difficult. They are just starting and need to be picked. 

This is all for now. My little brain cannot think of anything else, though I am sure there is something I have forgotten.

Until next time....enjoy life. It's the only one we have, rain or shine.



10 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to you and your daughter - how special to celebrate your BIRTH days so close together. That needlepoint is absolutely priceless and beautiful. Love it!

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    1. Thank you Pam. You are right in saying that the needlepoint is priceless. I certainly appreciate the work that went into it.

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  2. Happiest of birthdays, to you and your daughter, Bonnie~~ we are rich in birthdays this month! Thanks for brightening MY day today.

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    1. Thank you Kathy. Yes, July seems to be a good month for birthdays. Thanks for stopping by.

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  3. Happy Birthday to you and your daughter, Bonnie! Your painted house is a good present, too! Ours is getting stained this fall. It's definitely a project even though we hire painters. Lovely bouquets and the cake sounds yummy!

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    1. Thank you Barb. It's great to have the house done. It was needed. The flowers are still alive and I am continuing to enjoy them.

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  4. Glad to hear you had some good birthday celebrations. Lovely flowers and that little rose bush is adorable.

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    1. Thank you Ruth. It is a brave and persistant little rose bush, making its way in the shadows of the other plants.

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  5. What a beautiful cross-stitch - it looks like a lot of love when into its making.

    I've been away for a while - it's what I needed at the time, to stay in my own cocoon for the time being. But I missed you! XO

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    1. I have missed you too, Stacy.I am glad you stopped by. I can understand your need for the cocoon. Perhaps that is why my blog is not done on a regular basis. There are days when the silence of a cocoon is all I need. Take care friend.

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