Dear Maria (Note#1)

Two dragon flies flew into my car while I was closing the gate today. They couldn't get out because all of the other doors and windows were closed. They bzzzzzzed angrily because they didn't know why they couldn't get out. So, I walked around opening all of the doors until they found the way out. I thought about you and the way you like it when your daddy plays with the bumble bee toy. They sounded just like that. I miss you. Love, Grandma

Pictures from the Farm

Doesn't this picture look weird. It looks like a mean old wild cat, but it is really just Little Prince Philip at dusk. Those eyes are crazy. I would fix them but I don't have a program that fixes these kinds of picture errors. He is hard to take a picture of because it is so hot, the cows don't stay in the open very long. They like to stay under the trees where it is cooler.

The peppers came from my garden this year. The calves are Fiona and Prince Philip. Aren't they cute?

Soooo--while I was getting to know my sweet new granddaughter, my garden back home went into hyper mode. Here is a picture of what I had waiting for me when I got home. The hammer is for a demonstration of size.

Coming Home

I was running low on batteries on my camera, so I didn't take a picture of me getting on the train to return home. My sweet son made me a lunch for the train and it sure was good too. I had cheese, crackers, and the sweetest, juiciest plum I've ever tasted. Then he put in a couple of Dr. Peppers and I was set for the long ride. I've become a grandmother recently and it has colored my life pink. I just love my new little grandchild. So I think this blog is going in a new direction from now on. Oh, I'm still gardening, but first and formost, I am a grandmother now. On June 10, 2010 Maria came into my life and from the first time I held her, I knew we would have a very close relationship. Her smiles tickle my insides. I love her. You know what, she likes to be outside, too. I can picture her helping grandma in the garden. So here's Maria!

Introducing another one of our new plants. So, so, so beautiful!

We had a very hard winter causing the loss of many plants. I just decided to replace them with roses. So I'd like to introduce you to Mon Cherie. What a glorious bloom!

This is the beautiful yellow flower of the St. John's Wort. We got this plant at the plant sale I wrote about earlier. It looked like it might not make it for such a long time, but here it is looking so beautiful.