A Place of Reflections

It Was A Good Year for the Irises The "original" two clumps and two clumps only of Irises were located at the far end of this current bed three years ago.  My daughter who became the Resident Flower Gardner in Chief  took apart those two clumps, dividing them and distributing about anywhere we could on this property. She also gave away to other neighbors.  Our closest neighbor she made a flower garden for at the front of their home last year and indeed did transplant Irises into that one.  We had Irises blooming everywhere around us this season. The "other side" at the front of our home The Irises on this side were only just put in there last summer.  We were pleased they decided to bloom.  This particular pic may show you we have particularly sandy soil. The Irises do not seem to mind they are not given rich, black, top soil. My daughter is of the opinion they seem to thrive better just as the soil is. Frankly, I was skep...

Home Dog Grooming by guest blogger TAZ of  @3DogsWhite  on Twitter Itz wuz only 10 short dayz ago I was happily standing next to my sister Daisy in the backyard on her photo shootz day. Thenz comes Sunday, July 8, 2012 ...... "OH PLEAZE, I DON'T WANTZ NO HAIRCUT" Our GK's daughter invested in a wonderful pair of pet clipperz cuz the professional doggie grooming place the last timez they uzed it rounded off  to a cost of $60.00 for one doggie.  GK's daughter made a wonderful soft baby blanket sling apparatus to keepz us safe when she workz on our heads, whiskers, ears, and trims our nails. Sunday's session was leash only out on the garage work bench. ( FREESTYLINGZ )   GK's daughter called GK in several timez to calmz me, makez me feel securez. I also called GK in several timez to make me feel even more securez. The nicest thingz about home grooming vs. professional grooming iz  GK called a FULL STOP BR...

It was an important week at our home. It always is when a family has a break through versus a break down. My daughter was able to express (and make me believe it) that she was/is afraid that I would become too obsessed, too consumed by social media (i.e Twitter) as to not be present and available to connect and interact with her.  Here I thought it might be about her wanting me being more 'the maid'.  My daughter has many personality characteristics that are very close to what my own Mama's personality was (her grandmother). You will see where 'the maid'  plays a part in this. There are various main components and vast family dynamics at play here on this one.  The first one is I have a 'thingy' about not being 'the maid'.  I do a maximum of 50% of all household chores including cooking even though my daughter works full time.  50% despite my Twitter addiction and now this blogging stuff. I usua...

EARTH DAY~ Trying to Leave Petty Behind No this post is not about Tom Petty. It is about the small, often unimportant grievances that sometimes agitate, irritate and annoy a person i.e. "me" on this totally beautiful Sunday morning (Earth Day) in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It has everything to do with coffee or what I deem to be my lack of it after just having brewed the fourth 12 cup pot of the morning, so that I could so very much enjoy my very own fourth cup of coffee. You've probably seen/heard quotes from folks who love their guns indicating they would only give up their gun when it is pried from their cold, dead hand.  You've probably seen/heard quotes from entertainers and stand-up comics that indicate they'd only give up their microphones when that mic is pried from their cold, dead hand. That's how I am about my coffee. I very much expect at my end that someone will be prying my cup of coffee out of my cold, dead  right hand and my TV remote out...

Oh!  I so lose track of time. Just about at least once a day there is just a little short something or other that happens. I tell myself I should write that down.  Then I promptly forget to write it down. I figured out my own remedy, we'll see how this works out. I'll put all them 'short happenings' here into Short Takes with a date on it. After I get enough of them to make what I consider a proper length blog post, well then I'll publish it. * * * Your Room Is Too Messy A few weeks back I had to have that "your room is too messy" talk with Grand without directly saying "your room is too messy". I began with an entrance I've have used before ~ "Wow, looks like a lot of electrical cords and electronics on the floor in your room. You know that's one reason I don't hang your clean laundry up in your closet or put it in your chest of drawers. I might fall and break my hip or worse break one of your expensive electronics."...