A New Scholastic Year

New things coming! 

Corduroy Bear has a birthday

This little girl just turned 1. Happy birthday puppy.

That's what puppy dogs are made of

Annabelle's a firm believer that every girl needs a little flare. So here's our girl Corduroy with a lovely bow. I do believe she's smiling.

Today is her birthday. She's one . . . or seven.

A little late with the change of seasons

Wow. It's a little chilly with the snow on my background picture. I've already missed spring, I guess I should change that and maybe the warmth of JULY will help me to get back to writing.

Father's day in Chicago

We enjoyed a sweet little Father's Day excursion in Chicago this weekend, visiting the zoo and my sister.

These little people are so adorable.

Funny faces

 But not too funny.  add a dash of serious.
We don't want to go over the top.

A Darling Starling

Probably one of the most  confusing manmade things to nature is the window. How many little winged darlings have thudded into the patio glass and ended life in a little crumpled heap upon the ground? Today while we were reading in the family room, this confused Starling discovered a glass window pane. Fortunately for him, he was only dazed. Minutes after this picture he flew off only a little rattled and a lot wiser.

Allium Blossoms

I cannot even tell you how long I've waited for one of these beauties to bloom in my garden.
I finally got some bulbs and nestled them into the moist earth in just the right place and anxiously waited for the perfectly spherical explosion of color.
They remind me of fireworks in July, but I get to experience them in May. I'll be adding to this collection for sure.

Just watching Oliver play

If it has wheels, he's going to line it up.

He's very much like his big brother in this.

Sorry it's a little dark.

Backyard make over in slow motion

Still trying to do something with this.

Morning lilacs

Morning sunshine on my lilacs. How wonderful that our new place has beautiful blooming lilac trees. One of my favorite as you may remember.

88 reasons to love you

My sister wrote this and mailed it to Grandma for her birthday this week. I'm posting the video so she can watch Grandma read it.