is my hippie showing?

When I spotted a little Boston Fern at the grocery store last weekend for $3.99 I knew I needed it for my favorite 1970's pot that sits in the middle of the living room table.

Then my son showed up to visit and he brought his mama sunflowers.  Yup... "Right on."

Later, my husband and I stopped at a tag sale and found this fabulous stereo console (with excellent sound) for just $20.00 and I knew I had stepped into a blissful time-warp.  When we were told that the box of albums was part of the deal and the one on top happened to be the John Denver (and just below that, Seals and Crofts) that I sang to in my adolescent years... deal cinched!

The painted trash can?  Picked it up at this adorable little weekend shop to hold our chicken feed (it will live in front of the chicken yard).  

The sun tea is on the porch and a summer breeze is blowing!  Tell me someone can relate?

Blessings, Debbie

a peek at my dark side

I don't take days like these for granted.  I jump in with both feet and a holler because I know they are getting fewer and farther between.  Am I wrong?  Of course I hope I am, but then the worst thing that can happen is I am wrong and I jumped into these opportunities when there are plenty more to come!  Not a bad scenario.

A time for everyone to meet together, eat together and hike together (in a cold dark cave) presented itself last weekend.  Usually this is  a favorite thing to do when it's above 90 degrees outside as the inside is a consistent 42 degrees year round.  It's amazing, as you approach the mouth of the cave you feel the drop in temperature... three steps in and you are blowing frost.  

This day that we chose was lovely but it was only about 63 degrees outside so I was a bit apprehensive about my level of comfort.  I like to be comfortable.  :)  No worries.  Once you got moving it felt great.  Especially if you took a turn carrying the propane lantern which gives off a modicum of heat.  Yep, carried that lantern for awhile.

If you're ever in Central Oregon give me a call.  This is where we will go.  I'll shove you in the mini-van, treat you to a bag of peanuts, pop a glow stick on your wrist and we'll be off!  I'll even carry the lantern.

** The different lighting in the pictures is from the flash.  You can't see a thing unless you are within a close radius to the hand held lights.  There is no other light in the cave and it is BLACK.  Mwah hah hah hah...

Blessings, Debbie

   

circus maximus?

This morning grandma came back to go through her pictures again (slowly this time).  After our first viewing the girls and I watched this 3 part DVD segment on Rome.  It was full of excellent information and we found ourselves wanting to see the pictures again now that we had more understanding.  I highly recommend the videos for informative, fast moving images and info.  We look forward to watching Turkey, Greece and Asia minor next week.

After lunch grandma went home and we were off to our Friday Science class.  This was my week to lead the experiment for module 10 in this book demonstrating Newton's third law of motion ~ For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.  We put a cup of vinegar in a 2 liter pop bottle, laid it on its side and carefully slipped a thin foil 'boat' holding 2 teaspoons of baking soda inside. Next we corked it, then gave it a little shake, laid it back down on pencil 'rollers' and stood back.  Success! Oh how I do love a successful science experiment.  I'm always on pins and needles until we get the proper result.  I apologized to the mother who's head the cork whizzed by and then told the kids that if they wanted to take everything outside (it was 60 degrees today!) they could do it again.  They did.. again and again.

The girls are back from the birthday party and the 'killer' has been identified and apprehended.  I'm happy to report that Cat Levens the lion tamer and Ricky Mammal the menagerie man are now sleeping the sleep of the innocent upstairs in their own beds.  What a relief. 

Blessings, Debbie

a stylish welcome for our 'wind'some travelers

What?  Willows, you've returned home without accepting our invitation to tea?  You'd think that after traveling 'round the world, just one more jaunt to Oregon could have been arranged.  Ah well, how about we do this kinda virtual like?

That was simply divine.  Wish you were here!  (You too Pom Pom)...

Blessings, Debbie's gals and friends

The puppets perform... les miserables

The practice

The dinner

   The performance

     

Next gig...  America's Got Talent!!  :)

Blessings, Debbie