Well, what a day this is turning out to be...I am on the phone with Elaine, trying to figure out what we have to do to add avatars or custom signatures to our Blogs...Why do these things seem to be so hard for people with experience in HTML!?!?!?
Help!!
My day is fraught with housework, if the pupper will let me stay inside today, but I have such a desire to go work in the yard, so I can moan and groan about how much I hurt!

I will update later...see ya soon!

A bit colder and a bit tired...

Oh!!! How cold it is here today!!! I did NOT expect this to be such a cold day! We forget how cold 60-something temps can be once we hit those 80's, don't we?

Well, I have some nice pics today of the peonies in bloom...my oh my, are they just gorgeous this year!







Are those not just Beautiful???!!! I have to cut some more today, for a dear friend, Mary...
She had a "sampling" the other night, when I only had about four open ones to cut, and so I shared them with her so that she may have some brightness in her life! Her DH said she would be so pleased, and yes, she was!

Here is the Lavender, that I thought I would lose this year...I cut it back HARD, and tho' it started to grow again, I whacked it hard again! But it looks like it may have some Love for me still!



And the Lamb's Ear is even looking great! So many things got neglected last year, with my illness not allowing me to get out there and tend to many things...no strength. But geez...my body is paying for it THIS year, and there had Better be results...as the rosebush knows! It was threatened with annihilation if it acted up this year, and so far, it is doing great, and has two blooms....so take a lookey....








So ...that is the results of some hard work and then some hard labor, and lots of TLC!

Now what about that pupper??? Well, Miss Pixie is a mess....never wants to get out of bed...so here are some cute pics of that goober!









OKAY!!! I'M RIPE & READY!!!



Other than that...DH has worked on the rails to our front deck....feels a LOT safer now...and if we can ever get a few days together, all in a row, of nice weather, I can go out there and get this stained and pretty!!! Oh!!! I can't wait....it will match the house...



I think we are making a come-back!!! Yippee!!!!



We are talking about visiting our son in North Carolina...and all at the same time, planning on the upcoming cruise for their wedding...a vacation in lands unknown...oh my!
We have some plans for this and plans for that, and time is creeping up on us...but we're old, so this is the same ol' same ol'!

That's it for now...so let's hear from you!

Have you SEEN this person??? M I A!!!

Okay...so I have been Missing In Action, but NOT out of commission! I haven't really had the time, or the energy to get in here and sit long enough to have two thoughts on what to write. I reviewed my past blog posts, and decided, what the heck, just update the old stuff....right???

Well, it has been a hectic few weeks here. Between being down with that Viral Infection, then getting a Real Cold the same week, and just fighting the weather, the blahs, the blues & various other things, I am truly exhausted!

Where I live, we "rent" the land that our home is sitting on...common for mobile home owners residing in a park. Not to mention that OUR park is absolutely the TOPS as far as the overall appearance, the wonderful neighbors, and so on....but it DOES have drawbacks...such as the demands that the Owners have exerted on all of us in the past....and as of late. Sometimes they are justified problems, and other times, you just Have to Wonder!
Let me just state this up front...I do NOT drive a Mercedes, much less a Late Model Mercedes SUV...and considering the Rent here, on an average is about 300.00 per month, and there are 63 homes here...well, do the math...that is JUST this park...They OWN FOUR....so do some MORE math!!! Let me make it easier...They have UPWARDS of 60,000. 00 coming into their pockets EVERY MONTH...and I still have NOT included the HOME SALES division, which these days, one seldom sees a home sell less than 50,000. Hmmmm.....so why are they SO concerned if I have just a FEW weeds in my flower bed, after 3 days of rain?!?!?! That's what I can't figure out. Given my pictures of previous weeks, I think we can all agree, that this is one fabulous lot, and this past week, my fabulously hurting body is telling me that I don't EVER want to hear NOTHING about my yard, ever, ever, ever AGAIN! But here are some Before & After pics to prove my point, and hopefully, as time goes by, I will put updated posts and let you see for yourself how lovely we make our home...
So here goes...and do not forget to click on the pics to see the larger versions/details!



This is the FRONT back in April...
Growing...slowly, but hey, it hasn't received it's manicure, yet!


Here we are just these past few days, and wow....just look at the difference!

Things are smelling wonderful around here!







And there are "things" in those window boxes now, and the peonies have started to bloom under the windows.

Some of the yard decorations have been gotten rid of, moved around, refined...pretty neat, if you ask me!














This particular bed is a hard one...lots of shade, but the color of the tree and the path are the biggest focal points to look at....needed some mulch, and just a general spiffing up!
Added some flowers here, but that is yet to be seen!



But there is a LOT of work still to be done, and the AFTER pic is just ONE of many that show the huge difference.






I didn't really want to replace the stones under the tree, but it seems our Pixie dog loves to run over them when she is in her WILD mode of running around the yard...she shoots up thru there as if shot from a cannon!

So, I just rearranged them a bit more and put them at better angles!
Now if ONLY she would stop eating my purple violas! Indeed, they smell soooooo wonderful! I don't blame her!







These are my "shady side" plants.
There are Hostas and of course I have to have my New Jersey roots here in West Virginia, so those beautiful bright pink Azaleas are actually named New Jersey!


How do you LIKE that color???

Is it not just so N E O N?!?!




Love it!

Here we are...New Jersey....
Up Close & Personal!!!















Remember that Redbud???

Welllllll....It is now just a simple tree of Green!























Gorgeous heart-shaped leaves...
This bed needs some color to it, and I have some Petunias I want to plant here....later!




















While I was resting from all my hard work, I looked up thru the Corkscrew Willow....what a sight!






















Here is one scroungy, dirty, dry-skinned hand....MINE of course!

Can you tell I just Despise working with gloves??? Can't stand them, never could....be it gardening, stripping furniture, staining, painting, what-have-you!!!

I have to "touch" everything!

But THIS is just ONE problem with that sensory hang-up I have!


Now for some fun.....How bout that Pixie pup??? Wondering about her??? Well, here she is...looking just as cute as ever...Check out her "spots" on her belly....I think she is a mini Dalmation....my brother would be sooooooo proud!!! Given he was a Fireman, I do believe this would be the best dog for the best seat on the best Engine!!!



What a FACE!!!

















What a Belly!!!!


She didn't have ANY spots on her belly when we got her....hmmmm!











Once again....observing all this world & the daily grind of people watching, car looking, sound making things that have mesmerized her in her short life!!!













Last, but not least...my Bestest Friend , Steph! She will probably HATE me for posting her pic! She claims she doesn't do well as the subject, and given her life as a wonderful photographer, she may THINK she is not a good subject. I disagree!!!
Given the past year of her life and all she has been thru, I am PROUD to see that gorgeous HEALTHY face of my most dearest friend in the world!

Love ya, Steph!!!
You go, girl!!!




Okay....so this is it for now....I will try to do better with the timing...I am sure that SOMEONE is reading my Blog, cuz the numbers tell me that, but not sure if they will ever come back....I'm appearing to be a boring person!!!

Checking Later??? Try Even LATER!!!

So...I mentioned how much I hate Hospitals, Doctors, etc...from previous posts...But MayBe what I Should have said was I HATE being Sick!!! So here we are....S I C K!!!
DH came home early from work the other day...said he felt like Crap. Next day...DH needs to see a doctor. Not ONLY for the "illness" he is currently suffering, but we need his BP meds refilled, and that "scrip" is expired, according to our loving Pharmacist....We don't Breathe, without Tony...and needless to say that when he says we Need something, we Need it...And so started our day of Hell and Hell Raising...we live in WV...DH works in MD....we would LIKE to have doctors HERE in WV, but guess what...that is Out Of Network, more money, less doctors, deductibles & scales and yada, yada, yada...What a friggin' nightmare trying to figure out WHO needs to go where and only to be pronounced "ill" that doesn't cost a day of traveling and waiting and a pocketful of change that everyone is short on right now!!!
Well, that is HOW we spent our entire day yesterday...and we are OFFICIALLY pronounced Sick & Sicker....DH is only Sick....MYselF??? S I C K E R!!!!
Somewhere between the doctor we Can't have in WV and ANY DOCTOR in Maryland, I started feeling "bad" again....back of nose raw...snotty, feverish, and so on....well, yes!!! Of course!!! Robin is SICKER now...and I am tired...DH is tired...the PUPPER is NOT TIRED!!!!
Of course she is Mad that she spent nearly 4 hours in her crate and was just MENTAL once we returned home, but she is worked up and Ready to Run!!!
We, on the other hand, are just trying to muddle thru...DH is sooooo behind in what HE needs to get done...I am trying to run around and stick little stickers on ANYTHING that is NOT appealing to my senses, for tomorrow's Yard Sale, and that makes it seem as if anything qualifies...I don't feel like washing dishes...how much can I get for dirty dishes? Trash needs to be taken out, how much? Bills need paying, can I put a FREE sticker on those and just lay them on the table next to some magazines? Hmmmmm....DH just left....if I lay-in-wait at the front door....what price could I get for him??? Nope...priceless at this time... The Pupper??? Addie, bat cattie!!! FISH!!!! Water comes with them FREE!!! I need more drugs...DH needs more drugs...can we give Drugs to Pupper??? Addie? LOL!
Anyhoo...just thought I would pick up where I left off last....The Yard Sale is tomorrow....can anyone help??? Don't blame ya....I wouldn't want to help either!
So....Check in Later....maybe the news will be Wonderful!!!
Till Another Time!