And the winner is…
On friday I declared Jen the winner of the weird chicken award. So I set put to make her this amazing award and as usual, my son Ben took over and here you have it.
On friday I declared Jen the winner of the weird chicken award. So I set put to make her this amazing award and as usual, my son Ben took over and here you have it.
Crainsbill is a type of Gerainium that some consider more of a weed than a flower. However, I prefer to think of it more as a pretty flower, than a weed. It’s the seed heads that tend to resemble the bill of a crane. The translation of the Greek word geranos is crane.
This enameled beetle pin belonged to my Grandmother. I have a few buggy stick pins and a large bug ring that I know belonged to my grandfather, too. I guess my grandparents were collectors of bug themed jewlery, but I don’t know why!
Want more of weird object Friday? Follow these links: Margaret’s blog Jessica’s blog Ben’s blog (Margaret’s brother Ben not my son Ben) Jen’s Blog Gerry’s blog Would you like you like to join us?
Every August it’s the same old thing: The porch railing needs a touch up painting. This job has traditionally been designated as all mine. This year I am sanding and repainting thoroughly because we are about to have the house sided and I want the porch railing to look neat and fresh too.
After struggling with a larger and bulkier electric sander I had an epiphany. Shouldn’t there be an type of sander that gets into those little nooks and crannies? So I sent Chris to the hardware store and this is what he bought me!
Megan and I had lunch today at one of our favorite restaurants. I have blogged about Corky and Lenny’s before. You can click HERE for a second look. We both ordered smoked white fish sandwiches, which is a change from our usual bagels, lox and cream cheese.
Megan ordered a chocolate Phosphate. What is that you ask? It’s a carbonated drink made by mixing chocolate syrup and club soda.
Then we went to an upscale shopping mall called Eaton Square, where the outside flower arrangements and topiary trees are a bit over the top. Here is Megan on a bench that resembles an old boat looking out to sea. (The parking lot really.)
The flowers are really pretty here and this shopping center has our favorite grocery store, which is called Trader Joe’s.
The property next door has 22 acres. For twenty years, the house to our east was abandoned and falling apart. One year ago the owners tore the house down.
It’s amazing how fast the land has gone back to nature. I imagine that if it is left alone, It will eventually turn back into forest, which is fine by me.
So many of our weird object friday group have posted their chickens, and now it is my turn. This Chicken in a basket belonged to my mom.
This basket does serve an important purpose: It holds all my extra buttons! I Hope your day is “sunny side up!”
Want more of weird object Friday? Follow these links: Margaret’s blog Jessica’s blog Ben’s blog (Margaret’s brother Ben not my son Ben) Jen’s Blog Gerry’s blog Would you like you like to join us?
I was at work last night at The Fairmount Center when Susan Gray Bé, who is the art director gave me a wonderdul present. It was a print of a portrait that she did of my daughter Megan.
I have had this Rose of Sharon shrub of about three years now. I admired one that a friend had in their yard and was very happy when I found one to purchase at a local garden center.
This pretty shrub starts blooming in August and flowers for the rest of the summer. Hummingbirds and the insects they like to eat are attracted to it.
Sharon is actually a region in Israel on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea that is mentioned in the Bible.
For many years, this was just a plain old myrtle patch, which was fine by me because it was pretty and very low maitenance. As you can see, I now have ferns growing here.
I have tried pulling them out but they always come back stronger than ever. One friend of mine has suggested Round-up, but I don’t like using weed killer, and I think that will damage the myrtle.
I would love to pick a spot and transplant a few beacuse they really are pretty, but I don’t want them growing in this particular spot. So, if anyone reading this has any advice, I would love to hear from you!