The first stop on our way home was at the Jacksonville, Fl.  flea market.  Here is a picture of just one of the  3 identical buildings which housed so many booths  we soon tired out just looking.  Met up with younger  brother and family and shopped until we dropped.  Had a bit to eat in the concourse and then said our good byes and  took off on our long journey home.  Had bought some gifts for the grandchildren (t-shirts).

It is great to have a daughter who knows her way around this computer stuff. She can to my rescue and helped me to get my  pictures  posted.  Now  I  can do it for myself again.  We older gals sure must rely on the younger one to get us through these electronics  obstacles.  Many thanks to her now my friends and family will continue to get my info.  Wonder how many other are in such a tizzy trying to get set up once again, figuring this out by themselves.  Good luck to them all!

This is a rose  brother gave me before I left to go north.It's from his own garden.

April draws to a close here

The weather has surely  worked in our favor and we have got most of the things  done that we wanted to do before heading north.  The flowers I planted seem to be enjoying their new home and adjusting well. Put down some of that ground cover that keep the weeds at bay and  topped it all with pine bark for the time being.  Wanted to put down white stone chips but Walmart has yet to get in a new shipment before we go so must  use what they have.  The flowers lasted a long time but all good things come to an end.  The surrounding neighbors had some beautiful yards with so many blooms I had to take a picture of them.  Here  are two of the same yard at different  views.

My brother had his MG out for a spin in the beautiful weather we have been having.  He grins from the time he get in his little pride and joy until he gets out.  He really enjoys buzzing around  in the fair weather. I wish I had my MG down here too.  We would be out buzzing around all the time together.  Gram is no slacker at enjoying the fresh air and beautiful warm days lately.  Here she is out on the porch doing her puzzle book and enjoying the view.  The trees are getting greener and the grass is too.  Had our first cut of the season a few weeks ago.  It always looks so good with a hair cut.  As you can see the dog is enjoying laying at Grams feet.  She wait to see if Gram is eating anything  then begs for a sample.  Which Gram always give her.  Not in this shot  though.Well, guess that is it for pictures for this time.  Tomorrow we have  heard  their may be  bad weather so guess we were wise to get out and about this week and enjoy the good times.

Will be packing up and heading home up north the first of the month so will be real busy  loading the RV and closing up here.  Will be good to see the kids.  Have misssed them a lot lately.  Won't see grandson who is now so far away but he can certainly access this and keep up with us.  Hope he enjoys the pictures.

THOUGHT I WOULD POST SOME RECENT PICS OF THE LOVELY BLOOM HERE IN FLORIDA AND ALSO THE SHOTS OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE SMALL TORNADO THAT WENT THROUGH LAST WEEK.  NO ONE GOT HURT BUT THE PINES TOOK A BEATING UP WHERE THEY GROW THEM FOR TELEPHONE POLES AND GROUND COVER.  THE TREE THAT IS COVERED WITH WISTERIA VINE  IS SO BEAUTIFUL IT GIVES NEW LIFE TO THAT OLD DEAD TREE IT CLINGS TO..YOU CAN TELL ITS A TALL TREE BY THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE BEHIND IT.

HAD TO TAKE GRANDMA TO HOSPITAL A FEW WEEKS AGO.  SHE WAS DEHYDRATED.  HERE  IS A PIC OF THE HOSPITAL  TMH,  IN TALLAHASSEE.  SHE IS HOME AND ALL BETTER NOW.

 

 

 

PLANTED SOME FLOWER  OUTSIDE OUR HOUSE IN THE FRONT.  THE KIND THAT TAKE CAARE OF THEM SELF I HOPE.  BROTHER WILL COME OVER WHILE WE ARE GONE AND WATER THEM I AM SURE DURING THE VERY HOT DAYS OF SUMMER.  THAT GRASS I HAD TO REMOVE  TO MAKE A BED WAS A REAL CHALLENGE.  BAHAIA GRASS  THEY CALL IT AND BOY IT REALLY WANT TO STAY IN THE GROUND.  I WON THOUGH.  OUT IT WENT AND IN WENT MY LOVELY  FLOWERING BUCHES.  NOW I WILL STAND BACK AND WATCH THEM GROW.   WILL STILL HAVE TO PUT DOWN THAT GROUND CLOTH TO PREVENT THE WEEDS FROM COMING UP BUT THAT IS MINOR PROJECT COMPARED TO THAT GRASS REMOVAL.  WILL ALSO PUT DOWN SOME WHITE STONES SO WHEN THE RAINS COME IT WILL NOT SPLASH SAND ON THE HOUSE.

 

 

FINALLY GOT A WREATH FOR SUMMER ON THE FRONT DOOR.   GUESS THAT FINISHED THE WORK OUT FRONT FOR THIS SEASON.

March doings

THE MONTH OF MARCH WENT BY SO FAST AND I DIDN'T GET TO POST ANYTHING BECAUSE I WAS SO BUSY WORKING IN THE YARD AFTER  WAITING SO LONG FOR WARM WEATHER.  IT IS HERE NOW AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE BEFORE WE  HEAD NORTH FOR THE SUMMER.

THERE WAS A CLEAN-UP DAY  IN THE  NEIGHBORHOOD EARLY IN THE MONTH  AND WE ALL  WORKED AT TAKING  DOWN SOME DEAD TREES THAT BLOCKED THE DRIVE TO THE LAKE.  IN THE AFTERNOON WE HAD A FISHFRY WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD.  IT WAS LOTS OF FUN AND GOOD FOOD.

 

 

LATER  IN THE MONTH I WORKED ON MY  GARDEN IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.  PUT IN SOME ROSES I HOPE WILL SURVIVE WHILE WE ARE GONE.

 

WHILE I WORKED ON THE ROSES  DAD WORKED ON GETTING THE SCREENING  UP ON THE PORCH.  THE BUGS ARE STARTING TO  CHALLENGE US AND IT WILL BE SO NICE TO SIT OUT IN THE EVENING WITHOUT THE UNINVITED GUESTS BUZZING AROUND OUR HEADS.  THEY BELONG ON THE OUTSIDE.

SO ,  THERE YOU HAVE IT.  THE MONTH OF MARCH.FINALLY SOME   PRODUCTIVE WORK DONE.

ANOTHER BONUS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL......I GOT TO CONNECT WITH MY GRANDSON WHO IS IN JAPAN OVER THE COMPUTER.  HOW GREAT  THAT WAS TO TALK REAL TIME TO HIM ON  "IM".  THIS MAKES THE LONG DISTANCE SO MUCH CLOSER.  THE TIME IS SO DIFFERENT I MUST GET UP AT 6AM TO TALK TO HIM  HIS TIME 6 PM.  SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR SUCH A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO  CONNECT.  HE WILL GET TO READ MY BLOG AS WELL AND KEEP UP WITH HIS OLD GRAM AND GRAMP.  ALSO THIS TIME HE GETS TO SEE HIS OLD BUDDY ANGEL THE DOG.   SHE IS MY DOG BUT SHE LOVE TOMMY BEST  OF ANYONE OF THE FAMILY.  STRANGE BUT TRUE! THAT'S  O K.

MARCH

Can't believe  it is March already.  Time has rushed by and I have not entered anything since Feb.  We are finally enjoying some of the warmer days  here in Florida.  not many but some.  Have been working in the yard raking up leaves and pine needles  and pinecones and more pinecones.  They are still falling from the trees as we  rake.  This will be a never ending job  I am sure.   Little buds are forming on the trees and the early flowering redbuds are showing their beautiful colors.  Spring is in the air here. YEA!!!!    Don't have any pictures this time.  Have talked to Grandson Tom many times on the phone along with tex messaging.   He will be graduating from MP  training next Thursday ( 3/18/10).  His Dad will be going down this time to see him get his baret and badge..Tom is very happy to be moving on to his deployment soon.   Texas is getting boring out there in the desert.  He is anxious to see what Japan is all about.  Me too.  Can't wait for those first letters telling me what  interesting discoverys  he finds. 

The rain has come down in buckets today.   Two or three inches this morning alone.  We feel like we are in the middle of a river here.   We must get some fill to level out this yard and come up to dry ground again.   

February was a hard month on the family with the passing of a dear cousin, Martha, and late news of another cousin, Roy,  passed in Oct.   They will be surely missed.

This  weekend is cleanup days for the neighborhood.  So will be real busy again.  After the cleanup there is to be a big fish fry for everyone.  The guys in the 'hood  have so many frozen fish from all their excursions  they want to  unload some to the neighbors with the "big fry".That will be fun to get together after a cool wet winter. Not to mention  good eating.

Granddaughter  will have a birthday this month.   17  already. HAPPY BIRTHDAY  to Becky.  love ya!!!!