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You're gonna love it Tuesday. Finally some hummers

2013-06-17T21:32:00.000-04:00

It is a most wonderful thing for HH (Handsome Husband) and I to be able to enjoy our home and yard without having to leave and be gone all day at a job.

I loved working when I did it.

I felt so alive being a nurse and taking care of my family.

Now we can just sit on our deck and watch the birds and finally get a shot of a hummingbird.

They are magical, mystical birds.

Just watch a PBS film Nature about hummingbirds.

They are only native to the Americas.

If you get a chance to see it, it is well worth the time.

Linking up with Kathe with an E

Here

Say it Saturday-Happy Father's Day, Dad, RIP

2013-06-15T10:59:00.000-04:00

I could not say this several years ago but due to Al-Anon, much prayer and a wiser me I can say it now.

I loved my father.
I wish him a happy father's day in heaven.

I miss my father.

When I was 8 and my only sister was 6 he abandoned us.

Taken in about 1934
he is shown with his father, and two sisters around the age of 24.
Just before he and my mom married.

He was spoiled rotten by my grandmother and his sisters.

He was a great looking man.
He was a falling down alcoholic.
Reminded me of Robert Redford in looks.
Sandy colored hair.
Nickname
"Rusty"
Outgoing, friendly and a better than average dancer.

He and my mom were always the center of attention at many of the dances they attended in the 30s and 40s.

We didn't have any idea where he was for years but our lives were thrown together in 1972 when my only sister was dying at age 32.

It was a sad story.

She died and we grieved together.

Grieved for more than the loss of his daughter and my dearly beloved sister.

Grieved for the loss of all those years we had lost each other.

We began to build our relationship as adults.

I have written about my father before.

15 years before his death in 1984 he earned his sobriety, remarried and owned a couple of businesses about 60 miles away in a town in Ky.

All the years of my growing up I was ashamed of him. Believed all the bad things my mother's brothers told me about him.
I was later to learn he loved and missed us terribly.
Had tried to reconcile with my mother and us for years.
He was very sad.
All the years we lost partially due to others meddling.
To me he is a hero.
He fought the battle of life,misunderstands and miscommunications that go on in family dynamics.
He is my hero.
In the end he stepped up and met his God a real man.
I am so proud of my father
John.

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Friday shoot out-theme, Odds

2013-06-14T00:00:00.000-04:00

The law of odds.

“Odd numbers are better than Even ones in photography.”

In decorating, for example, 3 or 5 make it more interesting.

More than that makes for more clutter.

7 volleyball players.

3 traffic cones.

3 Canadian Geese

7 golden finches.

5 dried roses.

There are 17 angels in my collection, an odd number, but it does look cluttered.

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Share the JOY Thursday. Loving Lavender

2013-06-12T19:12:00.000-04:00

I love lavender.

The color, the scent, the plant.

It reminds me of my mother.

She loved lavender.

She always had powder, soap and/or lotion in the lavender scent.

Yes, this is my new lavender plant and yes it needs to be trimmed down.

Because lavender gives so much JOY to me, I am going to let the blooms grow out and make a little dried flower bouquet.

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New painting-Kathewithane

2013-06-11T09:01:00.000-04:00

Finally finished this painting.

Two day project.

8x10

Acrylics on canvas board

Put the smokey look around it with PicMonkey.

Have not sealed it yet. By taking a photo and posting it I can tell what I need to do to make it look better. I need to make my stems and leaves a little greener.

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And another graduation celebration

2013-06-09T19:03:00.000-04:00

Finally had the latest grandchild graduation party this weekend.

We had 3 in the family, as I mentioned before so had to stagger them so all the family could attend.

Thomas the guest of honor.
Graduation and 18th birthday.

Spread out on the beautiful lawn.

The sun was a welcome blessing after the cool days of blackberry winter.

Plenty of room for volleyball

A father and son ping-pong challenge.

Another grandson limbering up for the upcoming football season and a few swimmers.

Granddaughter, daughter, daughter and family friend.

I went snooping on the back forty for a sight of some deer as shadows began to form.

A beautiful day filled with good food, fun and family and friends.

Linking up HERE with Grandma's Briefs.

2nd Saturday Photo Challenge-theme-Composition Variations and Say it Saturday.

2013-06-07T16:36:00.000-04:00

Theme this week is

Composition Variations.

Yard Art

The pansies take the stage.

Sweet little lady steps up.

Love the detail of her hat and smile.

The idea is to change positions and angles and lens settings to then be able to choose the photo you want to present.

I admit I was not well aware of this but do see the advantages.
Move around and get different shots.

Petunias on the deck

Overall shot.

Below the surface.

A tribute to our youngest daughter.

Reaching for the sun.

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Friday Shoot Out-theme-warmth

2013-06-06T19:45:00.000-04:00

Friday Shoot Out

Theme

Warmth..

...of food

...of an afghan made for a grandson

...of a hug of mother and daughter

...of the sun on a chilly day

...of the sun on the flower

I am so grateful that I live in my world of

warmth.

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Also linking up with
June Photo for the day
here
June 7th. theme-bright

Check out this blog, a lot of fun things to do.

Share the JOY Thursday

2013-06-06T10:36:00.001-04:00

Weather has been so nice here.

We need rain right now but it is on it's way.

Enjoying trapsing around my yard looking for subjects to snap.

I love this shot.

From below the flower.

A great shot like this gives me

JOY

not to mention the beauty of the bloom.

Found this little momma nibbling the soft sour grass.

Tom loves to watch the rabbits in our yard.

She has a nest nearby and we see her try to sneak to the nest.

What JOY it brings us to be retired and have a lovely safe place to just spend our time doing what we enjoy.

Sometimes all is just quiet and we just watch savoring the JOY of the simple life.

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My name sake-The Daylily

2013-06-05T09:13:00.002-04:00

This is not about a handmade craft but about the work of a dedicated gardener.

For years we had daylilys from the front of our driveway up to the front stoop.

This photo was taken in 2001.

Everyday I would deadhead the blooms and loved doing it.

After knee surgery and some other activity limiting episodes we decided to have them dug up.

It was more than we could handle.

We had more in the back.

Our yardman took them all up about 3 years ago.

I missed them but not the work.

Truly daylilys only bloom one day.

That is where they get their name.

That is why one must deadhead them daily.

But because they only bloom one day but give their all for that day, I choose the daylily for my namesake when I named my blog.

I like them for a model to give my all each day.

To be the best I can be for a day, every day.

Three years after the removal I found this in my front yard, yesterday.

A survivor.

That is why the daylily is my namesake.

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Grand Social-Spreading my few beauties around

2013-06-03T11:37:00.000-04:00

Had a nice rain over the week-end.

No new annuals planted yet but

some bright spots.

Love those hens and chicks.

Clematis are priming up to cover this trellis.

Pansies will last until it gets too hot.

Linking up here with Grandma's Briefs.

So miss having my grands around to help with fun things.

All grown up and busy with college and/or jobs.

Life goes on

May Photo Challenge -theme-night

2013-05-31T00:00:00.000-04:00

I worked with my camera and these are the shots I choose to show.
I have no idea how I got them.
Next time I will write it down.

The last one is from my archives and I shot it for another night time photo post.

Go here and see some really great night shots.

Friday Shoot my Town-theme-Vintage

2013-05-30T21:59:00.001-04:00

I cannot count the number of antique shops in my town.

This is one of the most favorite vintage things I have seen in any of them.

Day uniforms and Sunday uniforms worn at Nazareth College in the 30s and 40s.

I found them in the Heritage Hall Museum on the Nazareth Campus in my home town.

St. Joseph Infirmary Nursing Program was one of the first and the very best by reputation in the state of Ky.

I so wanted to go there but did not get to out of high school.

My 3 best friends did go.

I wanted to wear this uniform and this cap so bad.

I did go to nursing school later in my life but an aunt that I so admired wore this uniform and cap.

She was my ideal nurse.

I found this in the Nazareth Heritage Hall Museum also.

I also wanted to wear one of the red flannel lined capes too, but by the time I graduated from nursing school, these were purely vintage.
Could not even by one.

That is okay,
the nurses cap I wore is vintage now too.

I even consider myself vintage now.LOL

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Sadness mixed with pride and JOY

2013-05-30T11:36:00.001-04:00

It is a very sad day in our town today.

Has been for nearly a week since the ambush and murder of one of our police officers.

The funeral is today.

Our town is inundated with police and sheriff cars from all over the state.

Cruisers from the north arriving for the funeral.

Highways and streets lined with flags.

Large sums of money donated for the reward to find the perpetrators.

The Family

It is a sad day but there is JOY in the pride and the care that the entire community has given to the family and to Jason's department family.

We are all affected.

May he rest in Peace, Amen.

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Google + is taking over my blog

2013-05-29T14:27:00.000-04:00

Nothing to show that I have made lately except the 2 afghans I made for my 2 grands going into the same college next year.

Color Burgundy and Silver.
They loved it.

Showed it on my post yesterday but had no visitors.

I have been having a hard time dealing with the move of my photos to somewhere else, I know not where.

Spent the entire day yesterday trying to upload or download the photo below and it just would not come up.
Got it today

Love the wild look but it needs trimming and we need rain.

But I forgot about an ATC swap card I did

I prefer a Matte Spray on my finish but only had glossy,do not like the shiny finish.

And some beautiful ones I got from Sara at
http://differentrandomness.blogspot.com

So here is my blog from yesterday on today with a link to

Crafty's world

here

Need rain and a rose trimming

2013-05-28T12:44:00.000-04:00

With all the graduations and holidays lately have not done much creative work.

Finished two afghans for grads going to college.
Did the afghan in the college colors.
Burgundy and Silver.

The grands absolutely loved them.

First clematis bloom of the season.

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A sad, sad day for our community

2013-05-25T13:22:00.000-04:00

It is indeed a sad day for our community.

Jason Ellis, a young man serving on our local Police Force as a canine officer was shot and killed at 3 AM on his way home from work.
He was found when someone stopped and called the police from his cruiser.

He had been on the force since 2006.
Thank you Jason and our condolences to your family.
His wife and 2 children survive.

No witnesses, no clues yet.
Evil will not survive they will find his killer.

This is happening all over our county more and more.
I pray for his family and for our nation.

Linking up with Say It Saturday
here

FSO-From the ground up

2013-05-24T12:24:00.000-04:00

When I think of from the ground up, literally, I think of something that grows from the ground.

With a little PicMonkey enhancement

Very early spring flowers.

Spring flowers

Mistletoe in the trees.

Yes this is an old photo and yes I took the shot and yes it demonstrates from the ground up.

Building a human pyramid

The girl upside down on the left is our niece.

Veggies from our garden.

Squirrel on the ground

This little fellow was too fast for me to get a shot on his way from the ground

Up, way up.

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here

A Rose is a Rose is JOY

2013-05-23T11:41:00.000-04:00

Share the JOY Thursday.

We wait through winter, rain and chill in Spring and finally that first rose.

HH loves to sit on the patio in the evening,as soon as it is warm enough to stay outside and watch the grass grow.
I tease him that is what he is doing.
In this case he spotted the first rose and brought it inside to me and presented it to me in one of my favorite blue bottles.

A two JOY situation, in this case.
The first rose and HH's gift.

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Wonderful family time

2013-05-20T00:24:00.000-04:00

Grand Social

What a busy week this has been.
Three graduations this week.

Hannah Wurth from Assumption

Peggy and Tom Jones,daughter Rachel Jones Wurth , granddaughter Hannah Wurth, dad Gregg Wurth, Hannah's grands Bill and Marge Wurth
at the Wurth home.

Holly Wurth, with grands, graduated on Wednesday from St Margaret Mary.

Dad made a video of the two girls school days. Some tears and many laughs. Wonderful time.

Gifts for both girls

Beautiful cake

Thomas receiving his diploma on Sunday night.
Party later.

He is so sweet I could just kiss his cheeks.

There is just too much going on.

We are going to take off a few weeks then party some more.

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FSO-The Five Senses

2013-05-17T11:36:00.001-04:00

The Five Senses

From

My point of view

Okay folks I get to spotlight and now get to work on
From the Ground
for next week.

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Share the JOY Thursday

2013-05-16T11:47:00.000-04:00

Share the JOY Thursday with Meri

"Even though there may not be a reward now for the effort you put into your relationship with God, He has promised an eternal reward for those who see Him."

Jeremiah 29:11-13

We have lost two dear friends to cancer in the last two weeks.

They and their families has a firm faith in God and the afterlife.

The JOY of knowing your loved one is with God after death brings an element of JOY of a life lived in God's care.

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Note card Wednesday with Vee

2013-05-15T09:22:00.000-04:00

Vee's Card Party for May

I am having computer problems, so what else is new.

New cards for Vee's Party

Computer problems are driving me crazy.

Between Google+ and Picasa 3 I sometimes get pretty aggravated.

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Have a great day.

The Grand Social

2013-05-13T09:35:00.000-04:00

We had a beautiful sunny but windy Mother's Day in Kentucky.

We had planned a pool party at our daughter's home and yes some of the littles did swim.

We did enjoy the ourdoors on the porch, with sweathers and head scarves on.

All the teen grands had their own topics to talk about.

Proms, graduation etc.

Love those grands.

It was a wonderful day and makes me aware how blessed our family is.

Linking up with Grandma's Briefs here.

April art project

2013-05-12T23:01:00.001-04:00

Geranium

-5/12/2013