RE-RUN...

My Beautiful Baby Girl left a comment on an old blog post, this week, about how I was trying to lure her home last Summer.  It didn't work then, but apparently it has stayed on her mind.  Here's the post:

08/11/09               "Tormenting My Beautiful Baby Girl"

OK. I admit it. I've resorted to blatant bribery and psychological manipulation. But Katie started it! She's the one who said she might come home over Labor Day weekend!


HOW am I tormenting my beloved, youngest child, you may ask? By posting photographs of her favorite place to be:



My Back Yard


To be more exact ~ the SWING in my backyard.


This is where Katie likes to sit and read and relax when she's home.


Most evenings will find her sitting in the swing, reading a book and sipping a glass of wine. If it's cool out, she may wrap one of my shawls around her shoulders.


Katie's seldom alone ~ Mimi and Bella frequently join her on her nightly vigils. We all miss her.


Hurry Home Katie!


We'll keep your seat warm!

*For the Record...*

Katie, I'm pretty sure that you know that as much as we do all miss you, we certainly understand your desire to be with Carter if there's any way that can be arranged. I'm (secretly) hoping that you can work it out. Don't worry ~ it'll be beautiful in the FALL as well...

I love you


 
03/25/10   update:  Well, it's not exactly Fall and things might not be quite as pretty as they were in these summer photos and some things have changed.  Sadie's gone and so is my Lily kitty.  Now we have Sable and a few  more chickens.  But the swing's still there and I've got lots of warm shawls to wrap around my Beautiful Baby Girl's shoulders.  I better dust off the seat cushions and chill some wine...
 

;-)

KNITTING Update...

My Beautiful Baby Girl sent me this photo that she took modeling the lace scarf/wrap that I knit for her.

I'm pretty proud of it!

(both the scarf AND my BBG!)

;-)

I like the pattern so much that now I want to make myself a shawl using the same pattern!

P.S.  My kiddo is so talented that she actually took these pictures, herself, using her phone and a mirror to photograph her reflection! 

Wonderful news:

Katie's coming home this weekend!!!

I haven't seen her in FOREVER and I can't wait.

She even promised that I can HUG her!

(you have to know my daughter to know what a big deal THAT is)

Life is Good in the Bluff Country

A Beautiful Friendship...

Sable and Bluff Country Zaria

Watching these two warms my heart!

As soon as we enter the pasture, Sable seeks out Zaria (who is usually running to greet Sable) and the joy they share upon reuniting is palpable.

Sable covers Zaria with kisses and Zaria just beams.

   

 

ZARIA says:

"I Love my Puppy!"

SABLE says:

"I Love my Zaria!"

DREAM says:

"What's a Girl gotta do to get any camera time around here?

Get a DOG???"

There's Nothing Like a Little Sheep Therapy...

As I had promised Dream, it was time for me to pay a visit to my woolly friends.  It's been a while since I've just gone out and sat with my girls.  Of course, Sable was more than happy to accompany me and a number of the sheep seemed just as happy to see her as they were to see me!

And Sable was absolutely in her element!

The sheep, quite literally, mobbed her!

And Sable LOVED IT!

She gave lots of kisses...

And caught up on all the latest hillside gossip.

It was a very relaxing afternoon.

A good time was had by all!

And may I add:

DREAM  looked LOVELY!

DREAM says:

"Awwww, Shucks!, Mom ~ you don't have to fuss over ME!"

Right, Dreamer.

;-)

Latest NEWS FLASH...

A  Dear, blogger Friend sent me the following Emergency Medical Services update this morning. 

It brings me hope...

**EMS** has introduced trained service dogs to help cut costs.*

*Canines have been used for police work, search & rescue, tracking, service dogs, and a variety of other tasks.*

*Now they're assisting EMS and doing so at a much lower cost.*

*See the example below...*

please scroll down for an example of a highly trained

EMS service dog at work:

*Breathe, damn you, breathe!*

I have no idea where Tammy got this, so I am unable to give credit to it's author but it had me rolling on the floor and wiping tears from my eyes. 

I must say,  Sable's been doing her best to help me in my recovery.  Although I don't always appreciate her attention!  She is considerably larger than the puppy in the above photo but was apparantely trained in the same technique...

My heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone for the kind words, thoughts, prayers and wishes for my recovery!  They really do help!  I am finally making some progress towards becoming a functional human being again.  I'm even going to try doing a couple of loads of laundry and VACUMMING today!

I suffered a significant concussion, but other than that, only minor cuts and scrapes and some aches and pains.  All are deminishing a little each day.  I am so grateful to my daughter, Pam for helping me through this difficult time, as well as my Dear Friend Katie W., who has made several  trips to come down and help in any way that she could.  I know that my Beautiful Baby Girl felt horribly frustrated that she could not be here to help her Mama but thoughts of her coming to see me in just a COUPLE OF WEEKS sure do inspire me to heal and get well as quickly as possible. 

I am very blessed.

DREAM says:

"I don't see what's so funny about that puppy but I sure am happy that Mom's feeling better!  She's even going to come out and SIT with us today and TAKE PICTURES!

I LOVE having my photograph taken.  I must tidy up to look my very best.  See you soon!"

The Shepherd's Going to Bed...

It could have been a good day.  I planned on planting LOTS of seeds to start in my brand new (still in the box, in my Jeep!) greenouse.  The morning  started out wonderfully.  I stayed at "Doc's" last night.  He is such a wonderful, kind, good-hearted man!  He always makes me smile.

Unfortunately, on my way home, I hit a patch of ice and rolled my Jeep.  Now, THAT's an experience I've never had before and hope to never have again!   I remember feeling like I'd hit a patch of water on the road.  A pull.  Then fishtailing, sliding, spinning, glass everwhere,   my head flinging around and something smacking the left side of it. THUD.    Snow.  I was SO disoriented.  I couldn't figure out where I was in the vehichle.  My seatbelt (thank God, I always wear one!) was very uncomfortable but I couldn't get out of it.  It took me a minute to realize that I was hanging upside down.   My first thought was "Thank You, God" .  I was alive.  Lucky.

I mangaed to crawl out of my seatbelt and was trying to find my purse with my cell phone.  I didn't think I was badly hurt but my hands were bleeding and my HEELS hurt.  What's up with that???  I knew where my purse should have been but couldn't find it.  It took me awhile to figure out that I was actually searching on the ceiling of the Jeep! 

I finally found my purse and managed to crawl out through the tailgate of the Jeep.  All the glass was shattered so I had a good sized opening.  Unfortunately, I crawled out into about 2 feet of snow in the ditch.  And it was still drizzling.  I made my way back up to the road which was so ice covered and slick that I fell two times, trying to walk to the nearest farm.  There's no cell phone reception in my valley.  I finially decided that it was too dangerous to walk so I went back by the Jeep and sat on the side of the road, waiting for help. 

Doc always asks me to call him when I get home to let him know that I made it OK.  When I didn't call ~ or answer his calls to my home phone ~ he came looking for me.  Needless to say, my poor Honey felt TERRIBLE.  He helped me into his car and brought me home.  He gave me the name of a garage to call to get the Jeep towed and then went back to the scene of the accident and got my greenhouse ( I hope it's not damaged) out of the back of the Jeep and brought it home to me.  I had told him that I was worried someone would steal it.  I scolded Doc for driving back and forth on the icy roads and he promised me he would go straight home. 

I'm not sure what I'll do now.  I only have liability  insurance on the Jeep as it's a 1994 with over 220 thousand miles on it.  But it was dependable and I needed the 4-wheel drive out here in the Bluff Country.  I'm not going to think about that now.

I took care of the morning necessities with my animals and now, I've got an ice pack on my neck/shoulder and I'm going to bed.

DREAM says:

"You just rest Mom.  We're all grateful that you're OK!"

Thanks, Dreamer.
Me TOO!

Sloppin' The Hogs...

I mean, seriously!

You'd think these girls never got fed!

DREAM says...

"VERY funny."

Coming in Like a Lamb.... ...

There may still be plenty of snow on the ground but with the temperatures expected to be pushing forty degres (F) by the end of this week, Spring is definitely in the air!

My Beautiful Baby Girl saw this sign in a window at a movie rental place  in Augusta, Georgia:

I said  I'll pass ~ I've already been there ~ done that!

DREAM says:

"I don't get it!"

;-)