Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

Granny, I canned 6 quarts of soup yesterday, today I'm cutting & packing 6 more jars to can in the morning, I don't trust myself to can late in the day, I might forget to do one of the steps or lose focus & let the pressure get to high.

Wish I could be doing some of that with you.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Good news? Well, today I went and bought a flower. Not sure what kind it is, but I love flowers, it was fun.

Is it an outside plant or? I love flowers!

 

[h2oratt]

Someone tell me some good news. Something that made them happy .

I am visiting my aunt and cousin from Washington state.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I am visiting my aunt and cousin from Washington state.

are you there ? or they are in Ca.?

 

[h2oratt]

They are in cal

are you there ? or they are in Ca.?

They are in calif. We are at my dads. My dad lives about 1 hour from me.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

thats nice H2o I miss my dads

 

[cherrynberry]

Is it an outside plant or? I love flowers!

Yep, outside. I will get pictures once the temp is slightly cooler.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

91 here real feel 100

 

[cherrynberry]

I could use some happy stories too.

I have a little one...
In June the Manzanita took a cue from the chickens and started molting. There were little curlicues of peeling bark on the trunk and branches. I thought it looked really cool and tried to get some good pics.
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I noticed some of the branches had lost their curlicues in places and it made me curious. Why were those specific sections of those particular branches bare?
I was out to solve another mystery of nature.

The answer came the day after I took the pics. A family from down the road was out for a stroll and I heard their little 4 yr old calling to his mother to "come see this!" Spying through the fence, I saw Little Romeo (that's really his name) on the driveway under the Manzanita... and with his index finger extended thuslyhe was slowly running his finger down a branch, popping off the curlicues and watching them flutter to the ground. "Mama, Mama! Look! You have to try this! It's sooo satisfying!" (He really said that!)

Mom came up, with younger brother Wyatt in the stroller, to witness Romeo denuding my manzanita. "Try it Mama! It feels so good!" She indulged him for a minute or two, then they continued their walk. But that few minutes of sheer joy made a big impression on me. I'm smiling just thinking about it.
4 yr olds have a unique outlook on life... so many exciting new discoveries out there! It renews your spirit to be around their joy and amazement. I hope we all keep a bit of that awe in our hearts and get a chance to feel it and share it often. Go Romeo!

We have a manzanita tree as well...its at the very border of our lot.

 

[cherrynberry]

91 here real feel 100

Thats pretty hot! We got one pot of flowers, mainly because I love the look they bring! Really want to spice up our house a little, do a little cleaning, planting (maybe?), and tidying.