A Cowgirl's Dream

I have just returned from

The All American Quarter Horse Congress

of course we went to show our "Cutting" horses

but the "icing on the cake" is the

SHOPPING!

You can find ANYTHING related to horses

A Cowgirl's Dream!

I have never ever seen so many boots...

pink boots

blue boots

animal print boots

and every other boot you can imagine!

just to name a few...

The boots were just the start 

of all the cowgirl "eye candy"

and my favorite display,

the mosaic skulls

Needless to say I didn't

need anyone to spur me on 

when it came to shopping.

We had a successful show,

One out of two made the finals

and we loved "visiting" with our

"horsey friends" 

Plus I did lots of Christmas shopping 

and enjoyed every minute of it. 

Enjoy!

Kelley

Will We See the Light

I recently finished the book,

It is set in WWII and captures the essence of war

and how it can become part of everyday life where once

life was relatively carefree.

It was a reminder of a very grim time in our history.

It amazes me that all this tragedy happened less than 75 years ago.

How can we forget "the lessons" so easily?

Our world now scares me.

Craziness now invades our everyday lives

where once it was relatively carefree.

I of course do not have the answers but I do ponder these thoughts:

Have the "things" that have made our lives so much easier 
come in the form of a "Trojan Horse"?

Most children (mine included) live on "Easy Street"
where so many parents 

want their children to have 

the "best" of everything and "want" for nothing. 

OK...I realize I have now become
 my mother and my grandmother in one sentence.

Oh HELP!

I hate being a "Debbie Downer" I truly do wish life was all..

  I'll stop after one more thought:

The internet?
 The very thing that makes it possible
 for me to have this post sent everywhere 

and anywhere in the world also
 makes it so "others" with
 not such good intentions can do the 

same. 

So is this a book review? 

Yes, and I give it 5 stars!

and possibly a life review.

I rarely get this serious but maybe it is time.

I just hope history doesn't repeat itself. 

Hopefully the light of the past will guide us.

After all that :)

Enjoy you Weekend!

Kelley

The Cast of My Garden

It is time to "hit" the REFRESH button on my blog.

It has been way too long since my last visit.

On this first day of fall my garden will soon be 

getting ready for the upcoming winter.

So I put the garden teapot on 

poured myself beautiful blooms 

as I sipped I silently thanked 

all the flowers that graced my garden this year.

I would have liked to have celebrated

 their beauty more with photographs and thoughts.

I'm sorry to admit this year my garden was a bit neglected.

Although the neglect didn't detour the cast of characters from

performing their roles.

The sedum is turning a beautiful crimson

and plays host to a bumblebee party each day.

The snapdragons have let

 the mums have center stage.

The hydrangeas have been busy

 as they "fluffed and puffed'

their beauty all season and occasionally

 a fresh new bloom steps on stage.

The butterflies and hummingbirds 

have had their little tummies filled.

The Black Eyed Susan

 dance around the birches.

and the star of the cast is the rose.

Blooming in every "act" all summer

 until the first snowflake falls.

Thank you sweet garden 

you are beautiful 

in spite of your "Director's" lack of attention.

Enjoy!

  It is a wonderful time time of year!

Kelley

Quiet

Quiet...

"It's quiet"

My  first thought when I woke up this morning. 

The past 12 days I have awoken to the sounds of being grandparents. 

So much going on,

so much to do while the little ones
want to be with "grandma" a.k.a. "LaLa" 

Much was accomplished while our daughter and her family stayed with us.

Toys were played with.

Stories were told.

Beads were strung.

Tea parties given daily.

First steps taken.

"Peppa Pig" was watched.

The pool was splashed in.

Our trusty friend "Bart the Bear",

 who took such good care of our daughter and her cousins,

 was introduced to the newest generation,

A new bike was sat upon 

but was deemed to scary too ride.

The horses were ridden.

Songs, sung

 and 

dances, danced.

 and...
wildflowers planted,
 picmics:) on the lawn,
sending special letters in the mailbox,
lots of coloring,
painting rocks
and...

The best of all...

The art of "winking" was achieved.

So here 's "Winking At Ya" 

and, yes, it will take a little while to get use to all this quiet.

Wishing you Health and Happiness,

Kelley

Happy Memorial Day

All we have of freedom, all we use or know -

This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.

~Rudyard Kipling, The Old Issue, 1899

This holiday was born of great sacrifice

for us

to celebrate our freedom 

in any way we choose

Hoping your Memorial Day Weekend is...

JUST DUCKY!

Enjoy!

Thinking in Blog Posts

Where is a girl to start...

absent from blogging for so long.

Blogging really hasn't pulled at my heart strings

in a very long time..

I sometimes ponder WHY?

I have announced to those close to me

that I am no longer a Blogger.

They just roll their eyes and smile.

They know me too well.

They know something will spark the blogger in me.

Well the spark has happened!!!

I am finding myself "thinking" in blog posts.

So much excitement to see if I can capture my thoughts via my camera

Where is my camera???

Panic...my old friend has been sitting on the shelf for months.

I am getting ready to return 
to northern Michigan for the summer

IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF
 SINCE I HAVE BEEN HOME

While I do have a house and a life in Florida...

IN FACT a wonderful life filled with 
4 generations within 25 miles of one another, but...

I Miss My Michigan!

The place where new foals are born 

every spring on our family farm.

Born 2/26/14

Born 3/5/14

Born 3/24/14

The place where the meadow
 comes alive as days get warmer.

The place where I watch Lake Michigan 

take on a new personality each day.

The place where the Fourth of July
 is celebrated with great enthusiasm.

The place where there is only a stop sign in our little town.

IT IS A MAGICAL PLACE!

The place where I discover so much

 that it inspires me TO blog.

I guess my muse for blogging
 is the great white north.

While there is beauty in Florida
 it rarely inspires me to blog.

So as butterflies dance in my tummy

I hope you stop by occasionally to say "Hi"

and to share in my excitement.

Wishing you Health and Happiness!