The Blog Looking Glass

This morning I woke up,

let the dog out and turned to go back inside

and looked at my house from the outside in.

It took me back a little...

the sun was shining after a few gray and cloudy days and it lit up my home.

I have seen this many times before but today it was different,

today it made me want to grab my camera and "catch" the feeling

It was a true reflection of how I was feeling.

I have had a few "cloudy" health days in the past few years

but lately the sun is shining more often than not.

Puppy Love on Valentines Day

Life Is More Fun with Babies...

The Magic of Babies has already visited our farm...

The newest addition is a little filly named 

"Moria Layne"

Shake It UP!!!

IT IS TIME!!!

TO...

SHAKE IT UP!!!

I am done trying to NOT complicate my life....

I find I am much happier in the middle of chaos....

 (please remind me of that in a week or two)

I tend to go overboard,

For example, I decorated with poinsettias for Christmas and

Look what happened

LOOK what happened!

I have been a poinsettia slave since Thanksgiving,

lots of watering in the Florida sun

it usually starts with a" mumble grumble" and finishes with "that felt good"

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