All in a Day's work.

Bede, and our neighbor Randy worked all day on the fence. They started at about 10 am and are just finishing up as I write this. Andrew was here for a little while. He helped out and did some yard work for us. The fence looks good as new. Bede is going to be very sore tomorrow...probably pretty sore now. They have been lifting, digging, carrying...all day long.





Thanks for doing such a great job!





Now if we can just keep the high winds away for a while.

Storm damage...

For the second time in less than a week, we have had severe thunder storms and very high winds.And for the second time in less than a week we woke to storm damage.
Last week it was the fence on our east side, this morning the west fence bit the big one.




Guess what we will be doing this weekend?
We didn't have a tornado here in Lincoln, but many to the west of us.
Rufus thinks it's great.
He has 3 backyards to sniff around in now.

New...ish coffee table

It's all about reusing and recycling. I recently purchased a coffee table from St. Louise Gift and Thrift Store. I have been looking for something to go with my western/cowboy decor. It also had to be smaller than a normal coffee table. Sometimes with patience...you get just what you want.







This one was owned by dog lovers as well, notice the previously chewed corners. All for $20.00. What a deal.

Did some yard work today. Planted some containers with flowers. Cleaned up the leftovers of last night's storm. We were lucky. We just had some plants blown over, but neighbors and people all over Lincoln lost trees and fences.




Had a little help from my gnomey...and Rufus too.

Take cover....

Unlike my daughter..I am a chicken when it comes to severe weather. We are in the middle of a wild thunder storm. Winds up to 65-70 mph. My poor plants are all rolling around the front porch. Reports of cars and trucks being blown off the road.






Things are calming down a little. My little river birch in the back yard was bent over almost horizontal. Rufus doesn't like this weather either. He is curled up right next to me looking to me for comfort...

Just a few words about this holiday and the men and women who died fighting for our freedom. Thanks to them we get a 3 day weekend to picnic, play, shop, chill, whatever. We get to do it without fear. We live in a country where we are free to celebrate...or not as we see fit. We live in a country where we can say what we want, complain about things and take part in the governmental process. Even though this election season seems to be the longest on record, we should thank God for the fact we have elections. Free elections. Elections where We The People get to cast a vote for the candidate of our choice. We get to do all this without fear. We, as a nation probably don't appreciate that fact very much, because most of us have never really lived in fear. Thanks in great part for those men and women we remember on Memorial Day. These brave people understood the value of service and the value of our freedom. They gave us the ultimate gift. They gave their lives for you and me. So before we get all excited about having a three day weekend, lets remember why. Thanks to all those who laid down their lives for their fellow man and to all those who serve today and have served in the past. Heros all. Thanks... God Bless you and God Bless America!

Dinner!

Went to the Farmer's Market in KC yesterday. The veggies looked sooo good, brought home lots. Tonight I saute`d fresh green beans in olive oil with garlic, mushrooms and a little lemon juice. We also had new baby potatoes with garlic oil and rosmary. MMMMmmmmmm..... Add a chicken breast and a loaf of fresh baked french bread and we had a great dinner. Looked so good I had to take a photo.




Our weekend in KC was great. We spent Sat. morning at the Battle of West Port reenactment and the afternoon on the Plaza. Dinner at the Cheescake Factory for Bede's birthday.We stayed at the Marriott...thanks Bud and Beth. We had a great room with a fantastic view of the plaza.

Sunday at the Farmers Market and lunch at the Brookside Market, where we bought enough salads and cheeses to last all week. Thanks Joanna for setting up such a nice weekend for your mom and dad.