Normal-ness ~

I cannot tell you how good it feels to have some sense of normalcy again ~

although, our 'normal' is probably not your normal…

we are nuts,

we laugh a lot and loudly.

we do silly things and I love it that way ~

Yesterday ~ 

Hannah, Peter, Charlie & I

spent a beautiful Mother's Day together….

we ate supper and spent much-needed (for me) time together on the porch.

of course our goofy-girl made us laugh.

 a lot.

Hannah looks like a Teletubby 

 I look like a hyena.

or braying jackass. 

…or both.

dirty knees from gardening

 We aren't the only ones trying to find Normal again ~

our Lazy is once again sleeping under the bush by the front gate…

~ the bush that he & Buddy would watch from.

our little old man-dog

 Zzzzzzzzz

sweet dreams my faithful friend

 I enjoyed getting my hands (and knees!) dirty in the garden 

...pulling weeds,

mulching and transplanting ~

this rusty box was a gift from Joan and I've filled it with long-lasting plants

to enjoy all Summer long…

thanks Joan xoxo

 I planted daisies, ivy, pansies and wormwort 

then tucked in my old crow-on-a-spindle ~

...perfect for my old farmhouse porch.

happy-ness

 it was such a pretty day,

our little patch of wild poppies were swaying in the gentle breeze ~

wild garden

 I love these little volunteers!

so pretty

...aren't they the perfect color?

love the seed pods too :)

perfect

 I even spent some time stitching and charting new patterns ~

I haven't offered a freebie here for a while, 

...so here is one for you that reflects just how I feel lately:

right click on the chart above, save it to your computer and print out.
use whatever threads/colors you'd like ~
I would LOVE to see your finished work too!

I will be processing your orders and shipping them out all this week ~

I want to thank you for your patience while I get things back in full-swing!

I feel recharged and I know it is because

 of all of the positive-ness that you have all recently sent my way…

I hold you all in my heart for that.

Have a beautiful day my sweet Friends!

* Blessed be *

 Lori