Summer Days

I am starting to see signs that the season is changing. Tons of spider webs every morning along with a heavy dew. I also noticed that the tip top of the trees are starting to change their leaves from a deep green to more of a lime green. I know that change is inevitable, but this summer loving girl is trying to squeeze out every last day that remains of the warm, sunny days.

I love, love summer blooms. Last year we had an old, crumbling sidewalk removed from this area and turned it into a flower bed. It still needs some work... edging and more mulch. 

Even without the finishing touches this area is a little bit of sunshine. 

Summer brings blue skies and puffy clouds. 

I remember laying on a blanket on summers days not so long ago listening to Megan tell me about bunny, airplane, and dinosaur clouds that passed over us. *smile*

You can always find an abundance of produce stands on summer days. The new rage is little stands that sell baked goods, fresh eggs, and in the case of this little stand, items made from goats milk. Fun!

Summer in Indiana also means you can't drive very far without being surrounded by cornfields. 

I have been soaking up as much pool time as I can. The little boys next door have been coming over also. Ice cream and pool time.. I think they are living their best life!

It also means there is fresh produce to pick each day. 

I am Team Summer and plan to soak up all of the warmth and sunshine I can. 

Wendi 

Signs of Summer

Well, it's been a minute since I've had time to sit and blog. In my last post I talked about how we had worked to get my niece, Katie, into her new house. Once she moved, my sister and brother-in-law purchased her condo, which meant we had another place to paint. The cleaning and painting basically turned into a small flip. I think my sister is trying to kill us! *smile* Another niece is moving into the condo. Rent is crazy expensive around here and it more economically for them to purchase the condo and have my niece to pay the mortgage than it was for her to pay rent. Needless to say, it's been crazy busy.

This the first day I've been able to breath for weeks. I have puttered doing cleaning, laundry and some canning. I am home, in my happy place, and I am soooo happy.

Even with the busy I've taken time to enjoy summer.  We've had plenty of rain, which means that the flowers have been beautiful.

Lemonade is always available. It's the summer drink of choice for Chuck and Megan.

All I can say about corn on the cob is yum! I could eat fresh corn with every meal.

Chuck won a Blackstone at his company Christmas meal. It has been getting a lot of use. My favorite thing to make on it is breakfast. It's wonderful for making bacon!

Before the weather turned nasty hot, we enjoyed eating al fresco. 

Eating outside is one of my favorite things. I often take my lunch on the back porch, regardless of how hot it might be. 

With the heat we have been enjoying the pool. It's not huge or fancy, Megan actually calls it our red neck pool. We love it!

There is something different about a summer rain shower. The smell is incredible. 

I'm looking forward to spending more time at home enjoying the signs of summers. 

Wendi 

Wordless Wednesday

Mrs. Red

I have a new friend named, Mrs. Red. After seeing her from time to time and longing for a better relationship she came into my life this Christmas.

She is an enameled cast iron dutch oven. We are having fun getting to know each other. 

I can already tell this is the start to long and beautiful friendship.  I'm looking forward to all the adventures we will enjoy.

If you have a friend like this, please, tell me all about her. *smile*

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations... keep moving forward, friends. 

W is for...

Wednesday. Also known as the downhill slide to the weekend or hump day.

Working on school work.

Washing machine.  A servant to make homemaking easier.

Wiping out the refrigerator.  Preparing for the monthly grocery haul.

Windows wide open.  We were blessed with two mild, wonderful days.  Heavenly!

Watering flowers.

Wendy's frosty for an afternoon treat.

May you find joy in the journey as you chase your life!

Tea with the Queen

While in the shower I hear the door open a crack.

"Mama can I print something?"
"Sure."

Once I am out of the shower I see a slip of paper slide under the door.  I pick it up and open the door as I am trying to read it.

"Mama, do you need me to read it to you?"
"I've got it, thanks anyway." Said as this blind lady squints to read the paper.

We begin our day with excitement in the air. While Megan is writing a story for her creative writing lesson I pull down a box of fabric. When our lessons are complete I suggest she pick out a piece of fabric for the tea. She thought that was great! After lunch she washed the tea set and then sets the table. It's tea time!

(Sorry for the picture quality. I needed more light, but that would have taken away from our candlelit tea party.)

 

It was a sweet time with special memories to store away. Megan is even telling me she would like a tea set with larger cups for Christmas. I think there will be more tea parties in our future! *smile*

May your day be filled with joy in the journey!

Fire!

The past week has been fantastic with Chuck off of work. We had a great mix of accomplishments and fun. There are times that staycations are the best! One of the things on our list was to have an evening fire. Between rain and some hot nights we were finally able to have our fire Saturday night.

It was a wonderful night for it. The humidity was non existent and the temperatures were mild. It actually felt a little cool later in the evening. 

While Chuck got the fire going I watched Megan chase the first fireflies of the night. 

When the fire was nice and hot we roasted some hot dogs to pass the time of dark fell. 

A hot dog over an open fire is best way to eat them! 

We waited patiently for dark before the marshmallows were brought out. 

My favorite smores is to use chocolate chip cookies in place of the graham cracker. Yum!

It was a wonderful evening to sit back relax and enjoy the company of the ones I love!

May your day be filled with joy in the journey!

Happy Summer!

In honor of the first day of Summer I thought I would share some things I am loving about this time of year.

Windows wide open with a nice breeze blowing through them.

Seasonal fruit to eat. Well, the peaches anyway.

Flowers in bloom.

Freshly brewed iced tea. Sweet, of course.

A summer only treat that is special because of this memory.

Sunshine, blue skies and fluffy clouds.

The smell of fresh rain. There is something about summer that makes rain smell clean and fresh.

I hope you all are slowing down to enjoy the simple pleasures of this season. Happy Summer!

May your day be filled with joy in the journey!