HELLO TO ALL OF YOU!

May is twirling by at an incredible rate.I LOVE MAY as the GARDEN does it’s THING and the weather is perfect here in CALIFORNIA!Here I am dressed for MOTHER’S DAY to head up north to the youngest SONS house for the day!It’s been years since I went to visit the first time!This being my SECOND TIME TO VISIT EVER!There is a story behind that but will leave for another day!

I was expecting cold and windy weather when in fact it was in the 80’s!

Tigre’s Mother lives there with TWO of her OFFSPRING and they were lounging in their bed with a calm attitude.My son calls these FERAL CATS.They are not feral cats anymore!They are living the GOOD LIFE.Which makes me VERY HAPPY!I walked around the BARN and OOOHED AND AWED.Recognizing stuff from my past!But when I went into his KITCHEN I EXCLAIMED, “WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?”It was a little ITALIAN chest with wonderful pulls and embossed with a DASH of gold here and there.In fact, it was covered in leather which had worn down.His answer to me was, “MOTHER,YOU GAVE THAT TO ME!”.

My memory is going and FAST!I do not recall giving it to him but the only rational was it came from my shop HEN HOUSE and I had no SPOT TO PUT IT IN MY CASA after I closed!

GAWD, I HAVE GOOD TASTE!!HA HA HA………

Sorry I did not SNAP a photo to show you here!I have not been THAT EXCITED over a piece of furniture in YEARS!

Mother’s Day was spent in the mountains where a DELICIOUS LUNCH was made and ENJOYED!My lovely neighbor had GIFTED me TWO loaves of GLUTEN FREE bread from a vendor in PORTLAND, OREGON ;which I took a piece with me to clean up the oil and fixings!After lunch THE SON asked if I wanted to go on a QUAD ride to see the property!I couldn’t say YES, fast enough so I jumped on board!

I did not DRIVE.I let the ITALIAN do THAT!We had a couple of SNAFU’S!!!!!!!I might ADD!

BOLERO is the NAME………………..the fragrance is GRAND!

Off the mountain and back into MY GARDEN!

GOLDEN CELEBRATION I THINK……..as I said before my memory is fading now.

SALLY HOLMES……………….an all time FAVORITE as the blooms make BIG POM POMS!

Plus, she likes shade.

My retired MAN likes to TRIM OUR GARDEN……………..and NOW that there is this thing called FIREWISE he has the GOD GIVEN GRACE TO DO IT!Fires are a problem here in NORTHERN CALIFORNIA and we live in a very dense suburb filled with shrubs and trees and lots of GREEN STUFF.

This is the second PILE.The first pile already left in a truck!!!!

It took me three days BEFORE I COULD GO LOOK AT WHERE IT ALL CAME FROM which was down by the vegetable planters.The veggies will gain a few more minutes of SUNSHINE which in turn will produce MORE GOOD FOOD.The back hill is now BARREN AND BROWN with DIRT.I have that VIEW from my YELLOW CHAIRS UP TOP………….which takes the EYE up…… UP and to the GAWD AWFUL CYCLONE FENCE between us and the WATER SHED STATION.

BUT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE and will get MORE SUNSHINE PLUS FOOD!

LET’s LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE!

I will try and forget the LAST 32 years of covering the FENCE and CREATING A WONDERLAND in the BACK Forty as the saying goes………

I cringe at what will happen to MY HOUSE ONCE IAM GONE!

WHY DOES THAT HAUNT ME SO?

I need to FOCUS on the NOW.

MY GRAND DOGGY DIESEL.

Lap dog divine.

The PAW is ALWAYS on me!

He is a real LOVE of a dog and ADORES his GRANNY!

BEANS from NEW ORLEANS!I have a reader here who sent me RED KIDNEY BEANS and BEIGNET French mix donut box from her home town!I had NEVER had BEANS AND RICE except maybe in a BURRITO years ago.I made it with ground spicy sausage and added some of our HOME GROWN ITALIAN PARSLEY!

I enjoyed it VERY MUCH and so did THE ITALIAN!

SO, a BIG shout out to LAIFE who sent me a box of GOODIES!

I get such a tickle out of hearing about the people who follow me as this GORGEOUS DAME PAINTED her inside walls of her new home CHARTREUSE and has always wanted to take a photo with a COW in a BALL GOWN!

Who else do you know who LOVES CHARTREUSE and would LOVE to do the creative venture with a COW?I do have SOUL-MATES out there and it’s so EXCITING TO FIND THEM!Or they FOUND ME…….I am always curious HOW YOU DID ARRIVE HERE!

Here I’m in a new NORMA KAMALI long maxi dress which has the 1980’s shoulder pads!I LOVED NORMA KAMALI back in the day had a few of her bits and pieces.What I really LOVED was the sweat shirt material she made the outfits from.I was thrilled with the length of this dress on me.May use it as a NITE GOWN!

HAVE A SUPER DAY AND SUMMER!I have started HEART RE- HAB THERAPY and that is three days a week for the next TEN WEEKS!SO, that is how I will spend MY SUMMER!Let’s hope it will strengthen my heart!

By the way,I saw the new SALLY FIELDS movie on NETFLICKS.

A beautiful movie called REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES .No violence or guns so REFRESHING!!She turns 80 this summer!I still see her as the FLYING NUN from my childhood!DO YOU REMEMBER THE FLYING NUN?

The coat is by that brand I ALWAYS wear called BRYN WALKER out of BERKELEY, California.

These coats are so versatile for me as I use as a sweater, coat or even a robe over my nightgowns!

I ADORE THIS BRAND and HOPE THEY STAY AROUND ALONG LONG TIME!

It may be TIME to get THE ITALIAN OUT OF OUR GARDEN and drive me to BRYN WALKER……….I think they are having a SALE!WHAT do YOU THINK?A trip to Bryn Walker to lift my spirits and make me FEEL JOY?

JOY, in one’s LIFE is ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA.

I HOPE YOU HAVE TONS OF JOY and if you donot LET US MAKE SOME TOGETHER!

ANY IDEAS for finding JOY please leave in the comments BELOW!

That would be a GOOD TOPIC for a BLOG POST!

Let’s get the WHEELS OILED WITH SOME IDEAS!

HUGS TO YOU,

XXX

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