tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83759794367916865442024-02-07T14:14:24.102-08:00The Fluffy FlowerLacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-57571278897257288022011-03-17T14:05:00.000-07:002011-03-17T14:19:29.350-07:00I'm looking forward to...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SXK2gOnDHIXvuSFjvYI5hIlTJleA82BtzCQWFw961ABmUVUPT7f4gyysuZR2OHjNFYmI2pviXYCFStrN0CFmQgo7QSxOmIt4rvhupOHwnaBFYTZfrV6t15743_m39D_2TlBuxf3kpMY/s1600/DSC_0145.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585159522403056802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SXK2gOnDHIXvuSFjvYI5hIlTJleA82BtzCQWFw961ABmUVUPT7f4gyysuZR2OHjNFYmI2pviXYCFStrN0CFmQgo7QSxOmIt4rvhupOHwnaBFYTZfrV6t15743_m39D_2TlBuxf3kpMY/s400/DSC_0145.JPG" /></a> My first little pink tulip to poke her gentle little head out of the ground.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5ZLOlFkl0dDBU9k1WVDdQVqr3F3PO0esjVdivvocoRvgb6QBNxw3vTqGavjwvUcfnXIIHIVmxQBM-OztAIUIz81LUD2kNm6Z6NASs9Z6nQvqKvXLTSWS5CpoVk9AReqlW6O8fgma4JA/s1600/DSC_0183a.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585159515213187170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5ZLOlFkl0dDBU9k1WVDdQVqr3F3PO0esjVdivvocoRvgb6QBNxw3vTqGavjwvUcfnXIIHIVmxQBM-OztAIUIz81LUD2kNm6Z6NASs9Z6nQvqKvXLTSWS5CpoVk9AReqlW6O8fgma4JA/s400/DSC_0183a.JPG" /></a> Stolen lilacs. Yes, stolen. Although, maybe I might be able to pick one branch from my own this year.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SQ5yKrG2yB3U7jhr7KjhKqKdVEtuIE4yaXUyj74nnAdgh8TIzR_YnbItYpqED_nqy3_kVlVS2kGCf-BdiUOTUFlequcgpf6ea5qmCIpAgS78TiYDawegOm11zn8VPyDuvkMpnEyCR3s/s1600/DSC_0149+bluebliss.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585159514177346898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SQ5yKrG2yB3U7jhr7KjhKqKdVEtuIE4yaXUyj74nnAdgh8TIzR_YnbItYpqED_nqy3_kVlVS2kGCf-BdiUOTUFlequcgpf6ea5qmCIpAgS78TiYDawegOm11zn8VPyDuvkMpnEyCR3s/s400/DSC_0149+bluebliss.jpg" /></a> Grape Hyacinths which I can sooo relate to because sometimes little things have to be bold!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_jknuQTQKZ1basJkFNAcH3YcUyjfTQ3nb-UzqllEbcUhCBmwhb3Rh2CwKmTFQ3vbkEIOhTCP6jxOZcLKr4mR-OMcHBpEaAVQki4RDCU64LuseOmixLxWOX4QMhutvTAH3B034Nsuw3A/s1600/DSC_0148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585159506098892322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_jknuQTQKZ1basJkFNAcH3YcUyjfTQ3nb-UzqllEbcUhCBmwhb3Rh2CwKmTFQ3vbkEIOhTCP6jxOZcLKr4mR-OMcHBpEaAVQki4RDCU64LuseOmixLxWOX4QMhutvTAH3B034Nsuw3A/s400/DSC_0148.JPG" /></a> Fresh little buds on all of the trees and bushes. I'm crossing my fingers that the trees we planted last year will all be alive.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOiQ78BqDXCsvpp32J3e1EFybQnjIukeOdxm_X7D3R-6_ijI37087vASsjZX5_N_nsnjVZDHWLwK4n9ZruDNA2cMIDiqJP_hnPz1yfldmxqBuwtvh4CDM2PmgyCHaXAdQQYwmRH8ZFxc/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585159500728417346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOiQ78BqDXCsvpp32J3e1EFybQnjIukeOdxm_X7D3R-6_ijI37087vASsjZX5_N_nsnjVZDHWLwK4n9ZruDNA2cMIDiqJP_hnPz1yfldmxqBuwtvh4CDM2PmgyCHaXAdQQYwmRH8ZFxc/s400/DSC_0045.JPG" /></a> Buttons had not only spring fever, but summer fever, in January I had to tell her that it just wasn't quite time to be sporten the sun glasses. Although, she just looks so darn cute in them!<br /><br /><strong><em>New post on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/lacysblessings.blogspot.com">Lacy's Blessing </a>about Q.</em></strong></div><div> </div><div>Love, Lacy<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-26282899725374479882011-03-10T12:18:00.000-08:002011-03-10T12:29:40.046-08:00My parlor at chistmas.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ00k9QnsbnF-IBAsaJfE99qtjaLDy01T9EEX5EBeartBiJURlsAK5sC1zEq7JgKiGN6ZYOgKkkhGA20Xd_xN_oO5_sM8K1MLcCHgwRx4rmDgXh0n3bPm2QIGNA-urBvla8LrS5A0KE3U/s1600/DSC_0036+crop.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549211432088274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ00k9QnsbnF-IBAsaJfE99qtjaLDy01T9EEX5EBeartBiJURlsAK5sC1zEq7JgKiGN6ZYOgKkkhGA20Xd_xN_oO5_sM8K1MLcCHgwRx4rmDgXh0n3bPm2QIGNA-urBvla8LrS5A0KE3U/s400/DSC_0036+crop.jpg" /></a> In the past, my front room has always been pinkish or purplish. But this year I decided to go with brown and white. I made some cinnimon ornaments. Grab some things from around the house and bought three darling little chandilier ornaments and wa la. I had a new tree.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYTvJpXwgUau0dmm3AjxccVgKIjHkEPncOzb3Lz_VUduCps89E-gncsqaT8SdJjy_FrD8ZguVsQ90RO46s_vQkHGPA-_dwk-p6pnIqaO36svKH_KFCK-QzLzB_gcC2lhAjhrpCKRebWo/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549204202736658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYTvJpXwgUau0dmm3AjxccVgKIjHkEPncOzb3Lz_VUduCps89E-gncsqaT8SdJjy_FrD8ZguVsQ90RO46s_vQkHGPA-_dwk-p6pnIqaO36svKH_KFCK-QzLzB_gcC2lhAjhrpCKRebWo/s400/DSC_0037.JPG" /></a> The kids and I had a lot of fun decorating it and I really liked how it turned out. I think I'll do the same thing next year.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyNknW-747gdTWwrpk9e-tVY42mJuo8m2UhZE-STuoj4A71uxsf1OxxAdVVyv7X-VynJaOa6RfChaMib1alQQ093k1BsuQmaeZTDuYH318PifdNjlZyb8pIHhQ1mt_-cJ0zN8-VaXZ3U/s1600/DSC_0125atex.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582549196516800418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyNknW-747gdTWwrpk9e-tVY42mJuo8m2UhZE-STuoj4A71uxsf1OxxAdVVyv7X-VynJaOa6RfChaMib1alQQ093k1BsuQmaeZTDuYH318PifdNjlZyb8pIHhQ1mt_-cJ0zN8-VaXZ3U/s400/DSC_0125atex.jpg" /></a> This is our family tree. It has all the kids ornaments on it. It's fun and wimsical! You can see more of our christmas day posted on March 10 at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/lacysblessing.blogspot.com">Lacys Blessings</a> or click on the link on my sidebar.<br /><div>What sweet little blessings I have!</div><div>Love, Lacy</div></div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-26379598837226030212011-03-05T10:11:00.000-08:002011-03-05T10:39:12.833-08:00My bloggy soul faded away with my gardenI'm catching up on my poor neglected blogs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgoZgG2Dt-96ERUG1c_lDDOOB8HpEMkNlGBpAaN9UicWNB2NXgzUS2eBZIxY0xDHMfNpYak-DG3yovzQw-tvdNq1EU4l4fR0edKUgV8kbbLDwyicKp8hvTNAJi93qrT7bpX3FH-Eb4Oo/s1600/088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580664047768978722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgoZgG2Dt-96ERUG1c_lDDOOB8HpEMkNlGBpAaN9UicWNB2NXgzUS2eBZIxY0xDHMfNpYak-DG3yovzQw-tvdNq1EU4l4fR0edKUgV8kbbLDwyicKp8hvTNAJi93qrT7bpX3FH-Eb4Oo/s400/088.JPG" /></a> Last fall my life became crazy. I had one child in morning kindergarten and one in afternoon preschool.( Over here in Roosey town we don't have the luxury of a bus one way for kindergarten.) I was now in scouts. I had the girls in dance for the first time<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc1R602UyX4SThIBQZtTwpznfnipbrzCoguueW3unvzCYrLEPlws8tK8tjscJnSwLJ7oXwgJ9CTMm8Rzw8AqlQIzN0H2tAyyThQ0bQmcYbVxoz6HNsZHyCSNni9DsFgWAHvRrSFULBYQ/s1600/086.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580663025315029986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc1R602UyX4SThIBQZtTwpznfnipbrzCoguueW3unvzCYrLEPlws8tK8tjscJnSwLJ7oXwgJ9CTMm8Rzw8AqlQIzN0H2tAyyThQ0bQmcYbVxoz6HNsZHyCSNni9DsFgWAHvRrSFULBYQ/s400/086.JPG" /></a> and Q in karate. I was just trying to survive like my roses that kept blooming half way through November. (Roses never bloom in November here.) I can honestly say, I have never felt so busy and my mind so clouded. I've had a very traumatic year, that thankfully has only affected me. But My body was tired like these poor sunflowers down here.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwvc2mKL6LxlNJu2esN_6nXu9WdoE8QxeTMbO5W28ORLRhMSfcb5Vaj0q3AsEwf1zYRUzIDtbVsVVFciIHPeTlyhBnF3ItPWOKazvEWlyVJj432u7OAeAHhSP7g5rQr0YNKi8Hm9gFV8/s1600/103.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580663020887011906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwvc2mKL6LxlNJu2esN_6nXu9WdoE8QxeTMbO5W28ORLRhMSfcb5Vaj0q3AsEwf1zYRUzIDtbVsVVFciIHPeTlyhBnF3ItPWOKazvEWlyVJj432u7OAeAHhSP7g5rQr0YNKi8Hm9gFV8/s400/103.JPG" /></a> </div><div>My heart a little let down.</div><div>Blogging was the last thing I had time for or even cared about.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGkU27yAqQ7Jsc-dhEznFKaOGwg4wJJjRN3VLhoYNwHTzVJxF6-agvsFwsbCBEANLKjZ3Lcdh8VLjVPU_9OnOAMw6Bh8L7ySfhRqZ1SMZOaugKcwvr8xVz6Alo2QeGi0rO7iQG1Wmtyk/s1600/093.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580663015920018546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGkU27yAqQ7Jsc-dhEznFKaOGwg4wJJjRN3VLhoYNwHTzVJxF6-agvsFwsbCBEANLKjZ3Lcdh8VLjVPU_9OnOAMw6Bh8L7ySfhRqZ1SMZOaugKcwvr8xVz6Alo2QeGi0rO7iQG1Wmtyk/s400/093.JPG" /></a> My bloggy soul faded away with my garden.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHsVd-JbMP5r0FvJDYhUJBweRE7I3i4pBsG3QxeP8_BhswbTP2vP9Ozej4sLi6qSw8PSCC8SAZYdGBGg6eayX_O38nPFnqwV7h2Ph6ci6ugU0gYH4XnzbSbrE67SVt902YbKwfYienwI/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580663003188006722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHsVd-JbMP5r0FvJDYhUJBweRE7I3i4pBsG3QxeP8_BhswbTP2vP9Ozej4sLi6qSw8PSCC8SAZYdGBGg6eayX_O38nPFnqwV7h2Ph6ci6ugU0gYH4XnzbSbrE67SVt902YbKwfYienwI/s400/009.JPG" /></a> But now I'm trying to squeeze in a little time for blogging and get caught up on some pics. So I hope you don't mind a few pics from last year.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdMBDST0V-PRXMuI6cyfX0WbP5sW32qy7D6H-e7nYnqQdXrlfTAL5Jl4qu6yscSDI23DaWEQAovGprNx1_eeu6FJ4TjLBhQbUXAVSioDMMRfUVFFOlLimwSeGUVL-AkhSTaV_7UDO_GE/s1600/113.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580662991112513010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdMBDST0V-PRXMuI6cyfX0WbP5sW32qy7D6H-e7nYnqQdXrlfTAL5Jl4qu6yscSDI23DaWEQAovGprNx1_eeu6FJ4TjLBhQbUXAVSioDMMRfUVFFOlLimwSeGUVL-AkhSTaV_7UDO_GE/s400/113.JPG" /></a> Hopefully, the mud will dry out soon and the daffodils will bloom!</div><div></div><div>Love, Lacy<br /><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-25859193788328195182011-03-04T12:38:00.000-08:002011-03-04T12:49:57.124-08:00Don't die of shock!Don't die of shock but I finally posted on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/lacysblessings.blogsplt.com">Lacy's blessings</a>. Don't expect it to be new knews, though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjAt0kOi-oI-7Q8BHzIDfWPZwsJ2zCUpRdykJHDeT1b-WPMl51Ynvoqet48i24qimuE8VJyIqTd4J99BmgCekHs44iiB98J2byJn4n0-Rj9EDti3CL9U1VB0uUdkEgkcaxCywmv2nDk/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580327480103722162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BjAt0kOi-oI-7Q8BHzIDfWPZwsJ2zCUpRdykJHDeT1b-WPMl51Ynvoqet48i24qimuE8VJyIqTd4J99BmgCekHs44iiB98J2byJn4n0-Rj9EDti3CL9U1VB0uUdkEgkcaxCywmv2nDk/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-12960690581662386532010-09-24T08:07:00.001-07:002010-09-24T10:13:10.774-07:00An Heirloom<div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Zinnias </span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIvWPbMpQIO9X3iwP72p4ZKTKE_tnWw1osCgul1J4fxyNCEi9LBmIPer6G60riQtHD_lNg3-KK1aeu0ytA_wsD-B3T0zW2iDMgVkGvREZQ8FxLAfOdFx89bMImIjfhZZaOjdmBJA4iis/s1600/DSC_0174+tex.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520512838420407202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIvWPbMpQIO9X3iwP72p4ZKTKE_tnWw1osCgul1J4fxyNCEi9LBmIPer6G60riQtHD_lNg3-KK1aeu0ytA_wsD-B3T0zW2iDMgVkGvREZQ8FxLAfOdFx89bMImIjfhZZaOjdmBJA4iis/s400/DSC_0174+tex.jpg" /></a> Every spring my mom comes bringing a big mayonnaise bottle of Zinnia seeds that come from my grandma's Zinnias. My grandma has gathered these for so many years that these little seeds grow to be huge and beautiful. Bigger than our local greenhouse can grown them.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA56ke49Gr047GLnnPt4fBRVvQoOvGjZsCr3LaGQYal3Lf_h1-fderKTuf4XI7c8iuFukz44aQ7y_tYzFlFWweavj8Yxhpeam88-AkvwMlHB254-4auVdCYNeYd5L3NhNXWN8waEQ274/s1600/DSC_0174.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 360px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520510567225456674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA56ke49Gr047GLnnPt4fBRVvQoOvGjZsCr3LaGQYal3Lf_h1-fderKTuf4XI7c8iuFukz44aQ7y_tYzFlFWweavj8Yxhpeam88-AkvwMlHB254-4auVdCYNeYd5L3NhNXWN8waEQ274/s400/DSC_0174.JPG" /></a> I lovingly plant these little seeds along the edge of my veggie garden knowing that once they start blooming they will be show stoppers and also keep the bugs away.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidro4AhUDsmUgpWJDkl_aMtfW8DIj90yOstZxhvITM2ixDRc03s7rYzaxC3f4mbKFvXGWqe0QfpNWc-024A3O2asbFIsRHFlv8YCA4HntLfnmd_cZR7ne8j0A52Migb9OT3cB5CZd1Wc0/s1600/DSC_0159.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520510557505348418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidro4AhUDsmUgpWJDkl_aMtfW8DIj90yOstZxhvITM2ixDRc03s7rYzaxC3f4mbKFvXGWqe0QfpNWc-024A3O2asbFIsRHFlv8YCA4HntLfnmd_cZR7ne8j0A52Migb9OT3cB5CZd1Wc0/s400/DSC_0159.JPG" /></a> There are so many Zinnias that I am able to pick bouquets. This is so special for me because they are the only flowers in my garden that I am able to do that with. Someday, hopefully, I will have many flowers to pick from for bouquets.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DADHk9fZE9IFYH6-Y200RLilCH282-O5BGD4GeTE6cCMpjGznEa6HdaONd_VLOm_l94AIixATHPk5gxV4Giu2ptEHVwFxKF4ZcXpulNeLbaelIyDXsHXPqyeFKvSkqhpnjyviCHO6CY/s1600/DSC_0166.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520510549296435266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DADHk9fZE9IFYH6-Y200RLilCH282-O5BGD4GeTE6cCMpjGznEa6HdaONd_VLOm_l94AIixATHPk5gxV4Giu2ptEHVwFxKF4ZcXpulNeLbaelIyDXsHXPqyeFKvSkqhpnjyviCHO6CY/s400/DSC_0166.JPG" /></a> When I was finished putting them in the vase I noticed how pretty they look next to my sink. I had to add these antique garden gloves to make a vignette. The gloves are so cute! They are a creamy white and they came from my grandma, as well.I love how these gloves have the bumpy old plastic on them.<br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg7ZX3IzYXYRRxF5xSYs1nyKGjt83JESNhTn3m2mgmsm0CVKBtd7obl4dHzJuonvSLBQR5b_FPTBrGy2Y6onw_YCvk7NhrVbDc_XAVMWAdC-zWA8fnijgYiSNFMrUjYx7rhpcXp9YIQE/s1600/DSC_0010a.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520498804688847250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg7ZX3IzYXYRRxF5xSYs1nyKGjt83JESNhTn3m2mgmsm0CVKBtd7obl4dHzJuonvSLBQR5b_FPTBrGy2Y6onw_YCvk7NhrVbDc_XAVMWAdC-zWA8fnijgYiSNFMrUjYx7rhpcXp9YIQE/s400/DSC_0010a.JPG" /></a> What's more cheerful than Zinnias with sunflowers?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWCuKgoNJC44qYpP77W_LjkaPNEp0ZEypCTlUFzEdkKDy8fAVJNJUBeqGQxQp3-AsfKQQ6JPllWkPs_O0eU93tH3-7cW8iYZgMdp0hOT5yp77NQY76O0zsf5ethYYKWAr2TLtz7DWcPI/s1600/DSC_0006a.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520498796805243682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIWCuKgoNJC44qYpP77W_LjkaPNEp0ZEypCTlUFzEdkKDy8fAVJNJUBeqGQxQp3-AsfKQQ6JPllWkPs_O0eU93tH3-7cW8iYZgMdp0hOT5yp77NQY76O0zsf5ethYYKWAr2TLtz7DWcPI/s400/DSC_0006a.JPG" /></a> Even the little creatures in my garden love the Zinnias. These great big bumble bees are constant little guest at our house and we welcome them gladly!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEQfwDTejS9PIP8YvHQXldqH95sRkgTXCOyZ5EnJwhG6_foD3J3espSLjLBnNEljkVhYByWMlBo5BOv3ZIXc77qJVAi9t39brAWL9lmSCl4SxzAGzOBoH9gpj0M8mASaM1icJ3Vfg5jo/s1600/DSC_0008a.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520498790631132770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEQfwDTejS9PIP8YvHQXldqH95sRkgTXCOyZ5EnJwhG6_foD3J3espSLjLBnNEljkVhYByWMlBo5BOv3ZIXc77qJVAi9t39brAWL9lmSCl4SxzAGzOBoH9gpj0M8mASaM1icJ3Vfg5jo/s400/DSC_0008a.JPG" /></a> I wasn't able to get a great picture but the humming birds came to visit also. If you come and sit quietly (My kids and I love this!) You might just get lucky enough to have a humming bird buzz you head!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FaL3FQmG3TGEv0jFEOqqVnF7xbZuOMWqtvuZCdF8BvMKV_dkDo0_q6O12zxBu7xfK-Bihjh-CvbQO5l089GYSB2EU5ie1Qk8kN7EndNDx091lfv-X1PU-LN4HO27Nt7ZUHBZmj35CCg/s1600/DSC_0005a.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520498785030497842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FaL3FQmG3TGEv0jFEOqqVnF7xbZuOMWqtvuZCdF8BvMKV_dkDo0_q6O12zxBu7xfK-Bihjh-CvbQO5l089GYSB2EU5ie1Qk8kN7EndNDx091lfv-X1PU-LN4HO27Nt7ZUHBZmj35CCg/s400/DSC_0005a.JPG" /></a> The cold is coming and as the Zinnias fade I pluck there sweet little heads and put them in my own Mayonnaise jar for next spring. Maybe someday 60 years from now, my own grandchildren or great grandchildren will barrow my mayonnaise jar of seeds and plant their own crop of Zinnias. I sure hope so!<br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff9900;">Love, Lacy</span> </em></div><em></em></div><div><em>p.s. You can see my kids first day of school at <a href="http://lacysblessings.blogspot.com/">Lacys Blessings</a>. <div><br /></div></em><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-89247915399782795182010-09-14T21:08:00.001-07:002010-09-14T21:19:18.596-07:00pink perfectionYou can read about Questen's first day of 3rd grade at <a href="http://lacysblessings.blogspot.com/">http://lacysblessings.blogspot.com<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516988710300912402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkG5DL5Gp6ZespU0Kz_S41RShlPixkw-j6S_k5bF8nTFXPtMGjKu5t5_7K9xbVkiQSF-ugDgArJHYgcveOYJeQCALAuaYQz1ytQR1G_-wgUdaFCphWJrVBMCh2ChVW2Pjf4IOnhjAqR8E/s400/DSC_0011a.JPG" /></a> Meanwhile...<br /><div>This flocks was hidden behind a bazillion hollyhocks this year so I thought I would share its beauty with everyone.</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-67280973827016907162010-09-12T10:07:00.000-07:002010-09-12T10:31:15.641-07:00Cozy Little Baby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawEsshZTbVAGzUjw1wXCDh4fBBgYpF3VvJvrziQkCPBbuwsg7s_pKogMWePyhrkjfZFXZVqM6gWF8g3ExHf6EkRuacvCtE1MenBk2p6RuRzI6lq3TnCGt3VpX331HS27bykXso_dIn7I/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516077136044437234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawEsshZTbVAGzUjw1wXCDh4fBBgYpF3VvJvrziQkCPBbuwsg7s_pKogMWePyhrkjfZFXZVqM6gWF8g3ExHf6EkRuacvCtE1MenBk2p6RuRzI6lq3TnCGt3VpX331HS27bykXso_dIn7I/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+010.JPG" /></a>Our little family is sad today. Our sweet little Cosette kitty was killed by a dog last night.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcuNESKU0G646-g1HHT9QAAdWb0R7OP5IhFjuJeXP0kX5Xze87bhCpqYTcOyzpPXi2TgU4wRVFsuvJ4p9uS4JmDIK-bXHxIhPxX5UzNctEtezqagYhG-KmVqyGT1mUK41kq3Pz8dPpJQ/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516075689842662274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcuNESKU0G646-g1HHT9QAAdWb0R7OP5IhFjuJeXP0kX5Xze87bhCpqYTcOyzpPXi2TgU4wRVFsuvJ4p9uS4JmDIK-bXHxIhPxX5UzNctEtezqagYhG-KmVqyGT1mUK41kq3Pz8dPpJQ/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+008.JPG" /></a> Cozy was so cute and she entertained us with her playfulness.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4CUP_loXUN_5pGrzoDnsIamH6XNlqoy1laIfQ0npKN4JEI8mOVXacXVnEMP-1ZB1G_n1y_7qUoQXzRz_OAQHrlGCVnwwPef_b8upY9SLeSbaklM2VQ_T52P3fL9kiWEEDjmR6MiR6II/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516075685855305122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4CUP_loXUN_5pGrzoDnsIamH6XNlqoy1laIfQ0npKN4JEI8mOVXacXVnEMP-1ZB1G_n1y_7qUoQXzRz_OAQHrlGCVnwwPef_b8upY9SLeSbaklM2VQ_T52P3fL9kiWEEDjmR6MiR6II/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+001.JPG" /></a> Cozy is on the right and her brother chip (left) will miss her dearly.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWncKe4EjWN3_osddvpFpDirUMmL05EnDut6PJRUPxhnjyaDSkGt5lMtJwIA3G07QDMCN_xyff6KZcBxajRwQKmn9sRK_oe3sAzPgsLYTEXmO-YsWKJkiA2T9W5Ip76skYdQWqiv4JuLE/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516075677561156098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWncKe4EjWN3_osddvpFpDirUMmL05EnDut6PJRUPxhnjyaDSkGt5lMtJwIA3G07QDMCN_xyff6KZcBxajRwQKmn9sRK_oe3sAzPgsLYTEXmO-YsWKJkiA2T9W5Ip76skYdQWqiv4JuLE/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+002.JPG" /></a> We will miss her dearly. Thank you Cozy for having a constant sweet purr that soothed our hearts and letting the little girls pretend you were their baby.</div><div>We'll miss watching you chase your brother and bugs.</div><div><br />We love you. Good bye<br /><div> </div></div></div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-70736968151418938732010-08-11T16:15:00.000-07:002010-08-11T16:19:35.131-07:00Lavender Delphinium<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1bQjfMAywVst-KmWJE2O7LgrLG0S-ruDGU72Xp59R4EVAU2VTxCZqUHAp3-A8DFqhOUPeGCSB5uNGz8xuvwGxKThYXfToJkebHz0MUjd6_mhjM081Wj1e4iGeQWqv4nndQQ4EHt9pqs/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+109.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504295441389638098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1bQjfMAywVst-KmWJE2O7LgrLG0S-ruDGU72Xp59R4EVAU2VTxCZqUHAp3-A8DFqhOUPeGCSB5uNGz8xuvwGxKThYXfToJkebHz0MUjd6_mhjM081Wj1e4iGeQWqv4nndQQ4EHt9pqs/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+109.JPG" /></a> With our Lavender hose. He he<br /><br />New update on <a href="http://lacysblessins.blogspot.com/">Lacy'sBlessings</a>.<br />Love, LacyLacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-56260520018062709312010-08-11T07:44:00.000-07:002010-08-11T11:43:41.709-07:00One flew over the cookoo coop...Earlier in the spring my rogue of a husband decided he was going to get chickens. Because I didn't grow up in the country or on a farm I was a little skeptical. I finally said, " Okay, but your cleaning out the coop."<br />Before I finished my sentence he was walking in with a box of baby chicks.<br />As my hubby started to build the coop it just kept getting more elaborate and we would have people stopping and saying, <em>What a darling playhouse your building!</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjK1w4Sy4eATPMELYb2-Q5nyCQ-JlHAKZ7mxMEAhSZI7ZDYp8_ymaBYhr_ZSUFQrg5Fv-y1eSVKE_mczgqpIs8xPRIG1BJR-qtouHon6AZrF_QpSNNLxvXuRdIdCltp2nT-Ywn3cQuxc/s1600/critters+and+flowers+164.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504168149107447314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjK1w4Sy4eATPMELYb2-Q5nyCQ-JlHAKZ7mxMEAhSZI7ZDYp8_ymaBYhr_ZSUFQrg5Fv-y1eSVKE_mczgqpIs8xPRIG1BJR-qtouHon6AZrF_QpSNNLxvXuRdIdCltp2nT-Ywn3cQuxc/s400/critters+and+flowers+164.JPG" /></a> Um... well... actually... it's a chicken coop. <em>What! all of that for chickens?</em><br />Here's<em> </em>a<em> </em>picture right after the rogue moved the coop (which has wheals) and our veggie garden was just starting.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibekDC8XTK7eqQkZbN-86IvEpXMkXfljmQkqVCH9yQXzkgVwcrb4H2D-m0BPy5CwHoxKPTk2KQms_xi-2kAQevmkcPdg1WiFgdoWvhsIc6REHrIKEyQtLi6JECv0ZCR2cer4C0p9l6HGg/s1600/critters+and+flowers+158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504167374021087666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibekDC8XTK7eqQkZbN-86IvEpXMkXfljmQkqVCH9yQXzkgVwcrb4H2D-m0BPy5CwHoxKPTk2KQms_xi-2kAQevmkcPdg1WiFgdoWvhsIc6REHrIKEyQtLi6JECv0ZCR2cer4C0p9l6HGg/s400/critters+and+flowers+158.JPG" /></a> The rogue put cute little letters on the egg door! I think it's a darling touch and I'm so grateful that soon we will have non-hormone eggs for my little children to eat.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0o6Uzxn1_C7IeXCVb48ZkB6TZcfNd9Cfa_0JFzxyhaZWYQN5nWMynSrP9wvQTViI5gwyeQrZvgoLxRYSdR0MygoGFyuDLUlh7JEAWJxjpeiF-cJxqrLkoqGbRmgaQOREl-1QO2k24ww/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504167370370638370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0o6Uzxn1_C7IeXCVb48ZkB6TZcfNd9Cfa_0JFzxyhaZWYQN5nWMynSrP9wvQTViI5gwyeQrZvgoLxRYSdR0MygoGFyuDLUlh7JEAWJxjpeiF-cJxqrLkoqGbRmgaQOREl-1QO2k24ww/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+023.JPG" /></a> He added a window box. Which may have been a default for the rogue because next year he's making me some for OUR house.</div><div>So cute and Just a little secret here...<span style="font-size:78%;">He planted it himself</span>. So cute of him.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk59HcXm2pGyqF7SyFvLTUSATXOlDLg0WALvhERAEn7ltW7x-TnFJW143N66_zZW0EpC50O3l9kBOY_xt8vpwLaVep4fxct7nNF1XrMHkxBIhRwrCoj-Le0Fe_WKXC2sGFP28lDtNjc_Y/s1600/critters+and+flowers+156.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504167359082946066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk59HcXm2pGyqF7SyFvLTUSATXOlDLg0WALvhERAEn7ltW7x-TnFJW143N66_zZW0EpC50O3l9kBOY_xt8vpwLaVep4fxct7nNF1XrMHkxBIhRwrCoj-Le0Fe_WKXC2sGFP28lDtNjc_Y/s400/critters+and+flowers+156.JPG" /></a> Here's a side view. My sunflowers are in front of it and now you can't even see the coop from this angle.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeC2EZtcgdo2N4jgrQYTg8Q3MQOMuCh6IA2rWADJnOskqIqejQDgL3QNyyQlWpsscjlM9BhGlrBzrjjMY6xGPUCfUnGPqsQpUchNZwLtyaHEb_XG_7wTT7XvZr7TcmcFgc7MLR8NK6utU/s1600/critters+and+flowers+163.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504164224044086850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeC2EZtcgdo2N4jgrQYTg8Q3MQOMuCh6IA2rWADJnOskqIqejQDgL3QNyyQlWpsscjlM9BhGlrBzrjjMY6xGPUCfUnGPqsQpUchNZwLtyaHEb_XG_7wTT7XvZr7TcmcFgc7MLR8NK6utU/s400/critters+and+flowers+163.JPG" /></a> A shot of one of the Rogue's tenants. Mrs. Tenant says that she is very pleased with her apartment and will be paying him with eggs soon.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAQ6E0xfXI_aFGmBR8cV18FYTItqT8C9yRdd9pZOiGgctQVBs5cTDV5WU1Mc52at7gDKbbZWZoJRXw1F4DoZAvTmhfkwdwlgN4LNv5cqrdmxLN3dUwTj_5gI8sOvcpRA4c-ziEsWCi5M/s1600/critters+and+flowers+160.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504164218658106994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAQ6E0xfXI_aFGmBR8cV18FYTItqT8C9yRdd9pZOiGgctQVBs5cTDV5WU1Mc52at7gDKbbZWZoJRXw1F4DoZAvTmhfkwdwlgN4LNv5cqrdmxLN3dUwTj_5gI8sOvcpRA4c-ziEsWCi5M/s400/critters+and+flowers+160.JPG" /></a> This last shot is of the front. (I know my shot was off. sorry)</div><div>Anyways, It's darling my hunny. Now your challenge is to make a playhouse even to out due the coop. Can it be done?</div><div></div><div>Anyone else out there have chickens?</div><div>It's a definite trend in my town and state. But I think it's a good healthy trend. </div></div></div></div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-67527819551818931562010-07-22T07:35:00.000-07:002010-07-22T07:42:12.399-07:00Truly my blessings!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXBEx-J5ORgyUfquIn8PRfTz4Jpel0LI2Gu21hl2bLHEl5s8X_VuGezNYuM5q2UFL7eCvhW_2MnfHkvJO4nriBpd50qditBZpIa8nwO-4foh4GQsoeyYyF4Gs7FYXL_PN6P8BUA2UlDg/s1600/DSC_0071soft.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 396px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496739303876502130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXBEx-J5ORgyUfquIn8PRfTz4Jpel0LI2Gu21hl2bLHEl5s8X_VuGezNYuM5q2UFL7eCvhW_2MnfHkvJO4nriBpd50qditBZpIa8nwO-4foh4GQsoeyYyF4Gs7FYXL_PN6P8BUA2UlDg/s400/DSC_0071soft.jpg" /></a> I snapped this while my little ones were going through the arbor at my grandma's house. I think it's cute that, </div><div align="center">sometimes when I'm lucky, they get along and hold hands.</div><div align="center">These guys really are my blessings. </div><div align="center">I'm just missing my rogue husband in the picture.</div><div align="center">I'm so thankful that heavenly father has sent them to my care!</div><div align="center">There's a new post on <a href="http://lacysblessings.blogspot.com/">Lacy's Blessings</a>.<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Love, Lacy</div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-28928770374113878442010-07-08T15:40:00.000-07:002010-07-08T18:41:09.978-07:00Rose colored glasses<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVXGjwafaZArLhMvIwcrfv4MLeOaMreRaffhjrHGsT-jDZ92kYRtZpMz4DBGy5JaRP80GoOcjBKK_IKU3-o9Cxf_Gqr4jQvWZt36rV5UrwL6Whon3Lc4XMEVYfWkeQDvFf2p442pwIy4/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+136+texture.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675734028120418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVXGjwafaZArLhMvIwcrfv4MLeOaMreRaffhjrHGsT-jDZ92kYRtZpMz4DBGy5JaRP80GoOcjBKK_IKU3-o9Cxf_Gqr4jQvWZt36rV5UrwL6Whon3Lc4XMEVYfWkeQDvFf2p442pwIy4/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+136+texture.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">playing with texture</span></div><div align="center"> This may come as a shock to most of you especially those who know me really well, but...<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0rnDnoY7axTJVn7A3rV3CNFRGu6SXCp5qM5tae6hniLsaqQuTAge51LD0QPC-uzin3V68RoySMsmPahROW-pRZ8M5-_fguePZw33M3H9CKl88AcqxOEhB0X5FAQDBl0k2XQCDb7LEaE/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+102.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675729652213858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0rnDnoY7axTJVn7A3rV3CNFRGu6SXCp5qM5tae6hniLsaqQuTAge51LD0QPC-uzin3V68RoySMsmPahROW-pRZ8M5-_fguePZw33M3H9CKl88AcqxOEhB0X5FAQDBl0k2XQCDb7LEaE/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+102.JPG" /></a> I love flowers;) <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiN4Jd2FtqB2Yquh9LPZYXpwaEUX1Th38JEv_cB2JcqQMhCK12aKd8wh0iv59BcYt-SmgKYxYRM_kv1xtpT4D6_BaUeSegPE5MU1XIqukwJj0tt-jRIhR1-S6PPlA15JmOpfCoNfRyto/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+137.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675721120342050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiN4Jd2FtqB2Yquh9LPZYXpwaEUX1Th38JEv_cB2JcqQMhCK12aKd8wh0iv59BcYt-SmgKYxYRM_kv1xtpT4D6_BaUeSegPE5MU1XIqukwJj0tt-jRIhR1-S6PPlA15JmOpfCoNfRyto/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+137.JPG" /></a> Sometimes, I feel like Dorcas Lane on <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gbbl0">Lark rise to Candleford<br /></a>Let me explain. Dorcas is always saying, "It is my <strong>one </strong>weakness." The cute little thing about that saying is that she says it about something new every episode.<br />So here I am saying Roses are my favorite flower.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEng-dwfwbVrvEs5Oh-OrlqE9a-DWh_FxlWFfZ6zYe0Uzwl_VnhNEAn3YrOjnLUPGGOtjzof1QD8pU_HLtB-wrL-6YMFb9RYAhYcmhAKkA6oEmQjKRWH6dCfUauG6CanLlBXEmRCY1Nco/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+104.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675056309245810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEng-dwfwbVrvEs5Oh-OrlqE9a-DWh_FxlWFfZ6zYe0Uzwl_VnhNEAn3YrOjnLUPGGOtjzof1QD8pU_HLtB-wrL-6YMFb9RYAhYcmhAKkA6oEmQjKRWH6dCfUauG6CanLlBXEmRCY1Nco/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+104.JPG" /></a>Yes, I am aware I have said that about Lilacs, Violets, and Irises.<br /><br /><br />Really, I just love flowers and believe it or not<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PqFFKqnvHchWzIt01y68DHo9zVzRppgX6qtlQe54TLpcM2kwlsNpjPOgHxNzisLlT8HF6hf4WTCGN9jIfzJvPxypsjq5Waje4pMJhx0Mr33W9hYnET9L5pOQVyuS9mY5mcLuLWv54Ec/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675049737504450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PqFFKqnvHchWzIt01y68DHo9zVzRppgX6qtlQe54TLpcM2kwlsNpjPOgHxNzisLlT8HF6hf4WTCGN9jIfzJvPxypsjq5Waje4pMJhx0Mr33W9hYnET9L5pOQVyuS9mY5mcLuLWv54Ec/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+101.JPG" /></a> I do have a few that are not my favorites at all, Like Marigolds.</div><div>They stink.</div><div> </div><div>but even Marigolds are useful for keeping bugs away.</div><div> </div><div>Flowers can bring such color and beauty into the world that for a moment when you gaze upon it you forget all of your worries.</div><div>It's like wearing rose colored glasses.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLu0CXOgKyMZRvaqkb1K6yXdlYSHmvZYAb0gVhxlj6czv-sU9KJB4YMO8t6hKtBpPRAaFhPmgZ6bJ-xElAWgzcWzhJ7k3OzxoAVQ9I-5y20beKwM1qzSbSdjsykk7OjcPCWkVbpM_la-I/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+080.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491675041583184818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLu0CXOgKyMZRvaqkb1K6yXdlYSHmvZYAb0gVhxlj6czv-sU9KJB4YMO8t6hKtBpPRAaFhPmgZ6bJ-xElAWgzcWzhJ7k3OzxoAVQ9I-5y20beKwM1qzSbSdjsykk7OjcPCWkVbpM_la-I/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+080.JPG" /></a> Love, Lacy</div></div><br /></div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-52028931433251552422010-07-08T15:38:00.000-07:002010-07-08T15:40:28.562-07:00Grandpa Gardiner on Lacy's blessingsNew post-Grandpa Gardiner and My kids <a href="http://www.lacysblessings.blogspot.com/">www.Lacysblessings.blogspot.com</a><br />Please leave my your email if you want access.Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-5460742978707786292010-07-03T12:07:00.000-07:002010-07-03T12:13:39.467-07:00Happy Indpendence day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qxIQk-uXZGvhV1I8RUWrZGmaAfQB2-AN4CtKTa3QPLWO5KuzxmY6nIGjUyqOeNAsBkG6qRIuNYlkAfZyLIHV1Wj4nii3uXytzUNuf4rJzJrjAYksZhPlH5DAaF49s9-j9aBbkUAYivo/s1600/June+critters+and+flowers+163.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489759079189313522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qxIQk-uXZGvhV1I8RUWrZGmaAfQB2-AN4CtKTa3QPLWO5KuzxmY6nIGjUyqOeNAsBkG6qRIuNYlkAfZyLIHV1Wj4nii3uXytzUNuf4rJzJrjAYksZhPlH5DAaF49s9-j9aBbkUAYivo/s400/June+critters+and+flowers+163.JPG" /></a> I feel so blessed on this 4th of July weekend to have the freedoms that I have!<br />Thanks so much to our troops and veterans!<br />Have a great weekend everyone!Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-71104517289725109462010-07-01T19:33:00.000-07:002010-07-01T19:50:58.907-07:00VioletsFor those of you don't know, my middle name is Violet. Yes, I was named Lacy Violet! I have always loved my name. I also have always loved Violets, but not just because that was my middle name.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1v7dcRXqvXt-124euEYPaG-fBqvEdfJb9LVZV82kMmraPfRjFdJirfodoSz2BWkkIjQO9I8EMSB2u5VCnmpFIf8oHUCy9kqH4RlN_Sm08Y8LJvQrH2TtMRaT3YGG1qo9qB0QBwZSzag/s1600/critters+and+flowers+138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489132122683962274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1v7dcRXqvXt-124euEYPaG-fBqvEdfJb9LVZV82kMmraPfRjFdJirfodoSz2BWkkIjQO9I8EMSB2u5VCnmpFIf8oHUCy9kqH4RlN_Sm08Y8LJvQrH2TtMRaT3YGG1qo9qB0QBwZSzag/s400/critters+and+flowers+138.JPG" /></a> My mom has always had a huge array of African Violets growing in her piano room and they are always blooming with 10 blooms each, at least. I love to go and sit in her little room and just look at their <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">loveliness</span>! <div>I have two plants and I've waited for years to have them bloom more than 3 blooms and it's finally happening! They have been blooming for a month now and they are gorgeous. If I do say so myself...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPH4fi2Fes2-OZOvvbZfiXsdYB8cQDr0CkAq7KcrtTzQ0CzhO7io6eRid3Z6sbJc04TdCNCJSgdLpVIIWaoLujEvoIaXnibHHeYU7SimD_6BOrshfNc6KUySxurxn7W9pVtpq4jAzRGiI/s1600/critters+and+flowers+140.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489132116411320770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPH4fi2Fes2-OZOvvbZfiXsdYB8cQDr0CkAq7KcrtTzQ0CzhO7io6eRid3Z6sbJc04TdCNCJSgdLpVIIWaoLujEvoIaXnibHHeYU7SimD_6BOrshfNc6KUySxurxn7W9pVtpq4jAzRGiI/s400/critters+and+flowers+140.JPG" /></a> But the best Violet is my precious little five year old princess named Violet. </div><div>Who on her first birthday 4 years ago picked off every bloom (which was about 4 blooms) off of my African Violets. Ha ha! I wasn't so happy about it, at the time, but I still found it very ironic and laughed at it. </div><div> </div><div>Thanks for stopping by!</div><div> </div><div>Love, Lacy<br /><div> </div></div>Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8375979436791686544.post-70321851658584698332010-06-28T20:10:00.000-07:002010-06-28T20:21:15.132-07:00ChangesI finally have my blog mostly figured out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2ZkcfTwWoqJrXjrJz6XgFxC9MnBAuIZvqqteHtJfD3yyTsuiVBSmAtQyGBbmf_G0OpQlIDU5dbqsIkNlzgXLostekQopC34Of3IwBT8hdRkKEkIfhttabj_JlHd3ORa_CCFZ-DVYtsw/s1600/critters+and+flowers+030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488028397675923986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2ZkcfTwWoqJrXjrJz6XgFxC9MnBAuIZvqqteHtJfD3yyTsuiVBSmAtQyGBbmf_G0OpQlIDU5dbqsIkNlzgXLostekQopC34Of3IwBT8hdRkKEkIfhttabj_JlHd3ORa_CCFZ-DVYtsw/s400/critters+and+flowers+030.JPG" /></a> So this blog is just going to be my blog about our home and gardens. I will also publish updates for my family blog on this blog and they will show up on your list so keep this blog and add my new family blog if you've had an invite.<br />This is the family blog <a href="http://www.lacysblessings.blogspot.com/">www.lacysblessings.blogspot.com</a>.<br />If you would like to be invited let me know in the comments below.<br /><br />The beautiful peach iris above is from my sweet grandmother Ellen's garden. <br />My grandma is who I proudly get my taste from and I have many gorgeous pictures of her gardens that I'm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">going</span> to share soon.<br /><br />Did you see the little fellow at the top of the flower?<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by, Love LacyLacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224906678189610421noreply@blogger.com2