I'm Moving!

Not my blog--just my house and as you can see it's all a little tipsy and very stressful. The lease has come to an end and so has the marriage. I didn't say anything, but I have recently went through a divorce--very sad and now for a new phase of life. UGH!

This is moving week and the house that I'll be renting isn't even ready yet and won't be for 2 more weeks, so I get to condense almost 30 years worth of stuff--and I have a lot of stuff!--into a storage unit somewhere. Oh yeah I still have to get one of those. UGH! Thankfully however my brother is coming to help later this week with the move and I will be staying with a family that I know.

I'm still packing and doing lots of stressing! We've had to sell our poor beloved donkey and get rid of the chickens, but at least I still have our dog and cat. At least the move is only down the road not very far, so that does help a lot, but there's still so much to do! But I'll get through it and onto a new phase in life and I'll have faith and see where it takes me and hopefully as soon as I get settled I can get back to blogging--regularly. I have really, really missed blogging! I can even feel the creative bug starting to emerge again, so slowly I'll get back on track and take life by the horns, but until then if I'm missing too long, someone please make sure I didn't lock myself in the storage unit or get buried under a pile of boxes! See ya soon!

Thistles, Weeds and Spent Flowers

Are they beautiful or are they beautiful. I think they are beautiful. Ok, call me strange or just plain weird, but I have always liked purple thistles. They're pretty! I mean look at their gorgeous purple color and the fuzzy centers and unique bud they are before they blossom. Yes the farmer calls them noxious weeds and I call them worthy of a bouquet for my dining room table. And no that is not my dining room table, that is the front of the garage. I call it my study in contrast or bouquet of weeds.

Look at that big gorgeous puffball in the back. I only found one of those in the yard and it was short lived. A stiff breeze came up and poof it was gone!

The pods are the remains of some spent tulips from the front flower bed and those leafy things are from my overgrown rhubarb plants in the pasture, where I found the wonderful purple thistles and had to run from Miss Dixie our donkey, because she thought they were for her. Donkey's love thistles too and consider them a delicacy. I did share one with her however, so not to worry--she is spoiled.

For a pitcher full of weeds I think they are quite artful..........

I also tried to get the chickens to cooperate for a portrait with the weeds and even bribed Mildred Stubbs with a bowl full of bread crumbs. Of course all Mildred was interested in were the bread crumbs. Poor girl is missing both of her feet. They froze off this winter, so now all she has is two stubbs at the end of her legs, but boy can she run!

Mrytle has joined in now and not interested in a portrait sitting either. Silly chickens.

My new little weedy arrangement now sits on my dining room table where I can enjoy it's unique beauty. I gave them plenty of water and I bet this bouquet will last weeks if not months.

So what's in your yard?

Vintage Children Images to Share

Aren't they just adorable! They are art prints by Maud Tousey Fangel from the very early 1930's. They have been scanned in and will come up quite large when you click on them. Feel free to save them to your computer and use them as you wish. Enjoy!

Happy 4th Of July!

In honor of the 4th of July I'd like to share a few of my favorite things with you.....

One of my favorite renditions of the Pledge of Allegiance is by John Wayne........




Another favorite that I would like share with you is The Title of Liberty, which may be new to most. It is well worth the listen. You will not be disappointed......





Barry Hansen is one of our locals here and the awesome field of flags--Liberty Field--is right here in Idaho Falls where I live. I had the great pleasure of attending the sunrise flag ceremony this year on Memorial day and helping along with everyone else to unfurl the giant US Flag as it was raised along with the Title of Liberty Flag.

Here's a close up of what the Title of Liberty Flag looks like.......

May we all remember our wonderful freedoms and from Whom all blessings flow in this great nation of ours. Have a happy and safe 4th of July!