Smile... how much is a smile worth?  Depends on if you are on the sharing end or the receiving end, I guess.  

It depends on what you are doing to cause them to smile at you, like smelling the flowers, I really enjoy smelling the flowers.  

Oh!  Busted!  What are you looking at?  Yes, I love taking time to smell the flowers, don't you?  But I do love sharing a smile even more.  

Hello there my friend. I hope you had a good weekend. I didn't do much. It was hot. Helped hubby last night trim some of our trees. Well he trimmed then I hauled some off to the dumpster. Didn't take long to get hot from that. Then after that we went out and ate supper. Its 97 here right now. Take care my friend and enjoy the rest of your day. Hugs, Cheryl

Happy Monday and New week!

It's a warm yet partly cloudy day here with rain on the way. We've been so dry so every little drop helps!

Such a pretty lily  in my flower garden. Puts a smile on my face seeing all the lilies in the flower bed of many colors that was planted last fall. My goodness saying the world fall we will be heading into August soon.  Really to tell you the truth I am looking forward the fall days.  Hope we are blessed with a long colorful fall season.  Ha, Ha,  I am even wearing today a brown outfit  and have a fall amber orange sweater on for it is 57 for the temp at the moment this morning. Loving these cooler days. In the mean time I'am sipping on a nice cup of coffee.   Have a Glorious Life doing this and that and I will do the same. Smiles  Gloria

Music Monday!  Do you like music?  Do you listen to it?  Do you dance?  

I love Oldies and older Country music and we listen to SiriusXM quite a bit.  My girls both like Choir in school.  We used to dance all the time but since Hubby's hip surgeries we do not go dancing anymore.  

But music will always be one of the keys to my heart.  Even though I can't really sing, remember the words or play an instrument.  What do you play?  

I have videos from when my granddaughters were very young playing all sorts of instruments, horns, drums, etc.  Actually, Michelle is now taking virtual guitar lessons from Mexico every week.  

Now, if I can just keep my plants alive, I will be happy.  I need to turn on the music outside and water them.  Monday Blessings to you!  

good morning Wendy, hope you had a good weekend. Ours was kind of busy but I enjoyed the visit with my twin and getting spoiled for my birthday.  There was an issue with the grill or something at Roadhouse when we went to eat on Sat. so they discounted our meal by half. Seemed like a good deal to me. lol. Our food was really good, as it always is there and plenty left over to bring home for supper.  Hubby spent most of the day mowning yesterday and working on different tools that seem to need repair or maintenance constantly. This time it was an leaf blower.  If he didn't mow at least weekly the grass would be knee deep. Has it cooled off any up your way?  Still getting rain here frequently and thankful for it too. I know many areas could use it. Well time to start the laundry I guess.  I've put it off as long as I can. haha. Talk to you soon.  Have a good week!

we finally got some much needed rain..yea! the grass was crunchy..hope your day is going well..much love..mk

Sunday morning and the sun is shining.  Blessings from God are also shining down on you today!  

Every day should be about LOVE.  I hope you know how special you are and that you are loved.  

Friends, family, same or different, it should always be about being loved and loving each other.  Blessings to you as we begin this new week.  

Hello dearest Wendy..

A beautiful day to you.   Just had to share this picture of the bachelor button plants. I use to have them many years back in the flower gardens. A dear friend gave me some seeds  to plant this summer. Looking forward to seeing them once again in the flower garden.  Wonder if there is a poem for the bachelor buttons for they are such a smilie flower .  Think I will look into that thought. May you have a relaxing weekend.  Smiles  Gloria

A flower in a scrapbook
dried as dry can be
but beautiful in its colors
a bookmark to eternity
~Terri Guillemets

Happy Saturday!

I love to fish but this year the weather has been so hot people are saying even the fish aren't biting. Maybe when it cools off I'll get to go. I hope your day is going well and you have a good weekend.

I am all dressed up for a trip to town on Saturday.  Are you going anywhere today?  Have any fun plans?  

Since we only have 4 dogs, what do you think about getting a new pet?  I would like to put netting over the back yard and just let it fly free!  

Nothing would be more fun than going dancing this evening.  Do you like to dance?  We love listening to SiriusXM, 50's Gold, Oldies, and of course lots of Classic old Country Music. 

Aren't dreams nice?  I guess I will just play in the garden!  I sure hope I make you happy as I love being a gardener!

Sure is hot, Wendy.. Would like to jump into a cool pond.  Wanna join me?

Luv'n'Hugs, Anne

July is way more than half over!  July is the month for vacations!  July is usually the perfect month for picnics!  

If you live in Texas in 2022, July is the best month to leave the state.  My DIL and granddaughters have been in Mexico where the days are about 75° and the nights around 55°.  Sadly, they have to come back to our HOT weather because school starts soon.  

I do hope you are enjoying the month of July with dress up and picnics or that you have been on a lovely vacation.  If so. where did you go?  

I feel like all I have done is spin my wheels this month... and watered and watered and watered the plants and the grass.  If you don't hear from me again, it is because my water bill showed up in the mail and I fainted!  

I am sure I will need a day at the beach!  Hey, maybe I can bring some water back with me.  I wonder how much my car can hold.  Any ideas?  OK, my plants probably won't like salt water.  

Maybe a trip to fresh water like Crater Lake.  Can you imagine the cost of gasoline from Oregon to Texas?  I guess I'll just have to pay my water bill.  However, Multnomah Falls is one of my favorite places.  

Enjoy your weekend and make hay while the sun shines, Wendy.   Hugs

Every sunrise gives you a new beginning and a new ending. Let this morning be a new beginning to a better relationship and a new ending to the bad memories. Its an opportunity to enjoy life, breathe freely, think and love. Be grateful for this beautiful day.

  love and  smiles

GINGER

Good afternoon my friend. Its a warm 97* here. At least it isn't in the 100's,that returns tomorrow. I'm having a good day today. Went and did some shopping this morning and now getting my laundry done. I hope you are enjoying your afternoon and it isn't to hot for you. Take care. Hugs, Cheryl

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Love me, love my Teddy Bear. Teddy bears like to go on morning picnics in the summertime, so they can enjoy the sunshine before it it too hot for their furry selve

HAVE   sunshiny  day   love the little  reddy  bears       they make us  happy  in a  world  of  sadness love  and  teddy bear  love 

Good Afternoon Wendy,Thank You Always...Enjoy Life...May you have a colorful and peaceful day my dear friend

Hello Pal, sounds like you had a good day and enjoyed some yummy seafood. How did your appt go with the dermatologist?  Yes, it's time to get all the patriotic stuff down.  I have so much of it out and also the garden flags out as well.  Next theme I will be doing is Sunflowers.  I got some stuff last year to decorate with sunflowers and recycled an old wreath by sprucing it up with them.  Yesterday was busy with the girls here.  We mostly hung out inside and watched TV. It stormed for 2 hours with plenty of lightening.  We played with the new Alexa device and listened o some music on it.  Today I'm catching up on laundry and hoping to dodge the showers again.  It's been hit and miss all week with drying clothes on the line.  Hope your evening with friends is fun.  hugs from stormy, steamy FL,  Beth

Welcome to Texas!  I wonder how many people moved here, paid way too much for a house, and have nowhere else to go are loving our 109° temperatures with no rain in the near future.  I read stories on NextDoor Neighbor all the time about moving companies holding their belongings for more money$$$.  

If you live here, I want to know what is for breakfast and what time it is usually ready.  Oh, and let me know the address too.  

Maybe later in the day, we could swing out over the waves.  Now that looks like a lot of fun.  Have you ever been in one of those great big swings?  

And when the moon comes up, I would love to take a stroll on the beach.  That is, unless the mosquitos are as bad there as they are in Texas.  

Or we could just sail around in the warm breeze far away from mosquitos.  Doesn't that look like fun?  Now, back to reality... we start the day in Texas at 82° and at 5:30 in the afternoon in Texas, it is 107°.  My garage started at 90° today and was as high as 103° yesterday.  Welcome to Texas!