A Miracle and other wonders in my world

Who knows what prompts Mother Nature into growing
things that just should not be there. I planted these
daffodils at least 15 years ago. I think they came up the
first year and after that they never showed up again.
Did they lay dormant all these years waiting for the
right atmospheric conditions? Did the deer usually get
to them before they could blossom? Regardless of what
prompted them, they are there in the pasture surrounded
by deep grass...a miracle!

This is Katie, the k-9 wonder dog. She the girl of our best

friend. One of those designer dogs, you know, a Labradoodle.

Part golden Lab, part poodle. Only 9 months old and monster

of a dog. But really pretty sweet. I asked Jim as I petted

her and pulled out gobs of hair "aren't these dogs suppose to

be hypoallergenic and shed free?" Jim says the only ones

who believe that are the breeders that sell them! Wouldn't

want that mess in my house. There's something to be said

for small dogs, like my Bailey. Maintenance free,

just the way I like things.

I caught this picture of her just as she flopped down to play

with me. Reminds me of a Muppet.

And last a picture is of my nephew. He's 5 months old now.

Mom and I are going out to see him ( and his mommy and daddy,

of course)in June. Before he gets past the baby stage.

His little shirt says Captain Crabby...

now I ask you, does he look the least bit like a crabby baby?

Blogging is like...

exercise or dieting. You know how
you go at it religiously and slowly you
drop a day or maybe two and then it
seems like you quit all together? That's
kind of the direction I see myself going in
lately, at least with my blogging. Or maybe
my life just got really boring and I don't
have much to talk about. Yeah, that's
it...I've become boring. I've been
waiting for the daffodils to push up and
bloom. And I have seen signs that this
could be happening.


Actually, I've purchased a couple of really
great beading books and have enjoyed
pouring over the pages. Lot's of inspiration
going on there. The two books I got are:

A Charming Exchange
by Kelly Snelling and Ruth Rae

Semiprecious Salvage
by Stephanie Lee

Love them both, but my real favorite is
The Semiprecious Salvage. I find myself
thumbing through it quite a bit and actually
reading (I know that sounds bad). Usually
I look at the pictures or jump right to the
directions. But Stephanie has little stories
written through out the book, like pages of
a journal. She has some very interesting
ideas for making found art items.

And last, but not least Nancy at the Rabbit Muse
is having a great sale in her Etsy shop. 25%
off everything till April 5th. That's no joke
either. I'm gonna roam around her shop and
see if there's something I might need. So hop
on over and see what she has, you won't be
sorry!