Can I be honest with you?

Can I be honest with you? Oh, those are the dreaded words! Recently, one night as Roland and I laid in bed waiting for sleep to overtake us, in the still of the night he said, "Can I be honest with you?" My resting heart rate was no longer resting, and my mind began racing. What could it be that he needed to be honest about?! With some hesitation, I responded, "Of course. What is it?" He began, "You remember those deviled eggs you made? Next time you make them, I think you should use garlic powder and not substitute with garlic salt. That salt changed the texture." I burst out laughing and replied, Now you've done it! I'll never make deviled eggs again!" But I thought, "What a relief!"

Visitin' Emily

We had a great time over the weekend at Emily's. It was Dad's first time, so he was very excited and fell in love with the area. He especially enjoyed the agriculture of the area. We went up to the Stone Door hike that Emily and I did last spring. On the way up, Emily spied the sign above. I must confess that it seemed like we might have driven onto the set of Green Acres. How many places do you know of where they sell produce, prom dresses and land? We had to stop and check it out. It turned out to be a second hand store. The prom dresses were quite nice and inexpensive--like $10!




But the real treat of the store was meeting their cat. Truly, it must have been a descendant of Scout's. She looked a great deal like him--only smaller. She was so very friendly. When you pet her, she sometimes would stand on her hind legs, wrap her front ones around your arm, "play bite" on it--just as Scout would! She was amazing : ) It was good to pet her and took me back a few years! We asked about other cats around that might be like her, and the lady who owned the place asked for our number. Emily obliged. We'll see if any kittens appear! The picture isn't the best, but it was the best I could do with my cell phone--and I forgot my camera at home on the dining room table.
The hike we took was short, and mild. We had to get back to get ready to go to the benefit for the House of Hope, an organization that serves the community as a safe house and helps those who are victims of domestic violence. But there were beautiful views all around and when Dad went out on a ledge, my cell phone proved useful once more. Most places that we visit have railings, so to see this natural view without one is quite dramatic. We thank Emily for a splendid visit!

Paw Paw Trees in the Springtime

See the lovely blossoms on our paw paw trees!?

Here you can see Dad caring for the paw paw trees. He's using a fine paint brush to assist the two trees in polinating.

The first tree has are 27 blossoms. On the second tree there are 147 blossoms! (Dad counted them . . . he says he may have double counted a few of them, but the number is pretty close.)

Bird, Butterfly, Eel

My grand daughter, Naomi, is a nature lover. When I found the book, Bird, Butterfly, and Eel, written and illustrated by James Prosek, I had to share it with her. The pictures are beautiful and the story is true! Migration is a very curious thing, especially migration of eels! I sent Naomi the book, but since she lives far away, I can't read it to her in person. So, below is a video with Nana reading it to her. What a great book!