It is wise to eat a cookie.

I need to live by the fortune in my cookie.

Summer sights

Sometimes there are just NO words...ya know?

Midwest gridlock???

I chuckled to myself as I drove home yesterday and saw THIS sign...

I was NOT chuckling when I got behind this fellow...

Any ideas on how to pass???

Sweet Lilies

I have always loved Lilies. Growing up my mother had Tiger Lilies planted in our back yard and we regularly used the dark orange pollen found on the anthers to mark up our faces for various make up purposes or Indian war paint. Now, I prefer to simply look at them and enjoy the many varieties and colors. These gorgeous lilies are on my mother's patio and they are the most beautiful yet!



THE LILY
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,
The humble sheep a threat'ning horn:
While the Lily white shall in love delight,
Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright.
~William Blake

San Francisco Trolley

A trip to San Francisco for the SOLE purpose of vacation and sight seeing requires riding the trolley cars. We chose to ride the trolley and walk in order to take in the amazing sights of the city. We had gorgeous sunny weather which is NOT always the case in chilly, foggy, rainy San Francisco.

The trolley cars are beautiful and we had a charming operator that kept us entertained on one of our rides.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching all the people as we waited to catch the trolley. This tap dancer kept us entertained...the street performers range from phenomenally talented to painstakingly HORRIBLE.

Meet my new "friend" Phil. We came to be intimately acquainted when...

...we went down this steep hill in the below photograph and I reached out to grab the pole in front of me to keep from sliding...and missed. He was quite....SHOCKED surprised! I thought it only FITTING I take his photograph to remember him by...because I KNOW he will remember ME!

These are my girls! Our happy crew stopped for a photo op on our way to enjoy Fisherman's Wharf. I love you gals! MISS YOU ALREADY!

Adventure time!

Friends, I am off on an adventure! I am leaving on a jet plane to hang with my four favorite ladies in the universe. The anticipation alone has made me SO HAPPY!


Below is a little hint as to where we are going to hang out!!




I will be MIA from blogland for a few days. I look forward to catching up with all of you soon!

Images from google, traveldk.com, marinvacation.com

Movin' IN or actually Movin' OUT

My favorite room in the house isn't IN the house. It is the porch. It has stopped raining long enough for me to move the furniture, rugs and plants out and start the summer off RIGHT.













Top Ten Things I love about the PORCH:
1.) Coffee
2.) A good book or magazine (sometimes my laptop - I can't help it!)
3.) A cozy fleecy blanket
4.) Watching the Hummingbirds
5.) The cats keeping me company (have to share my blanket with them)
6.) The sound of the horses whinnying and galloping in the paddock
7.) No television or even music...just the bullfrogs from the creek
8.) Swinging on the porch swing
9.) Summer
10.) Did I say coffee already??