Little Glitch-

Hello friends! 

I was set to blog about our vacation to Anna Maria Island in Florida, which was fantastic, but I’m under the weather. 

I’ve had this nagging cough way too long. It could be my Vasculitis and Wegeners flaring up. For now, a

Bronchoscopy set up for next week. 

I’ll be back when I’m better, dear friends. XO

Love This! Your opinion, please!

Good morning!

I do love this shot I got of this beautiful cardinal! 

I dressed him up and framed him! 

I have heard and read that spotting a cheerful red cardinal means that a family member or friend is safe and happy, even if they are far away! 

That never resonated with me until after Mke passed away! 

What do I do now when I see one?

Oh my, I'm so excited and start blabbering away! I miss talking to him so much! I know anyone within hearing distance knows that crazy lady is talking to herself again! 

Do I feel crazy talking to a bird? 

Yes!! But, I just keep taking it away! He knows me well! 

What are your thoughts when you see a cardinal? 

Nancy

XO

Reilly~ so happy to share~

 My Good morning friends, 

Today I thought I would introduce my precious granddaughter, Reilly! 

She's a recent graduate of 

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY! 

Reilly's passion, commitment, and hard work to 

achieve her goals never failed to amaze me! She's always been focused and is an inspiration! I'm so happy for her and all of her accomplishments.  

 Congratulations, sweet Reilly, on your graduation!

Best of luck with your upcoming future! 

With your Bachelor of Science in Health 

and a Major in Allied Health, your career will be 

phenomenal and incredibly successful! 

We are all so proud of you! 

And I know Granddaddy my dad, your great-granddaddy would be over the moon proud of you!  

He was a proud Aggie, Class of 1944! 

I love you to the moon and back!

Nana

xoxoxo

GIG'EM AGGIES!

Simple Pleasures~

Happy Saturday to all! 

I woke up this morning and I was so excited about blogging again! Oh, the simple pleasures! 

Okay, the post today seriously did not take much brain use at all, but it did make my heart happy! Finding happy things to fill my days is something I work hard on since my dear Mike has been gone. A year and a half, it still hard living without him. Our 37 years together, as you know you get use to them being your right arm!

Anyhow, I love looking through photographs and making collages. So, you might find a lot of collages in my posts! 

Oh, and then I found out there's a Pink Saturday is Blogland! Yes!! A clear signal of where I was headed! So, I'm going to try and figure out how to link my post to that fun party! 

Yes, I decided to join in on the fun and it's the little things that make such a big difference in life, right?

Join in on the fun!                      

                                                         Pink Saturday 

In Flight!

Good morning! 

I was at the right place at the right time, and thank goodness I had my camera! I am not quite sure, but I think they are ducks! 

If you know what they are, please chime in and let me know! 

Did you know that ducks can fly around for eight hours? 

Since they have tiny wings, they must flap their wings fast! 

About 10 times per second! 

Have a great weekend, friends! 

Nancy 

xo

Heartbreak in Uvalde

My heart is broken for the families suffering unimaginable heartbreak in Uvalde, Texas. 

Yesterday I removed my post that was such a happy post about my lakehouse. I had just put it up and I felt I needed to remove it for a while. I just can't focus on comments and blogging right now. Lifting up in prayer the children and families in Uvalde, Texas.   

Back to much-needed resting after yesterday's infusion treatment. 

Take care, my friends.

Nancy

xo

Lake time~

Good Friday Morning! 

Well, I'm off to the lake and when I come back I'll show you pictures of my lake house! 

I have had some work done and I'm anxious to see everything! I was not going to head out there until next week, but I decided I go on out there. It's an hour away and it's going to be nice weather! Back soon, my friends!

Have a great weekend!

Oh, that fun friend of mine! IT’S NANA DIANA’S GAME TIME!

Oh, that fun friend of mine...

Nana Diana Takes A Break Blog 

started a fun way to learn about your blogger friends for all of us to partake in and if you would like you can continue this and put up information about yourself on your blog.  All she asks is you let her know so she can put a link to your post.

This is a fun way to find out a little more about the bloggers we follow.

Here are the questions and my answers.  Join in the fun.

1.  Where do you like to vacation?

I look forward to our beach vacations every summer. Santa Maria Island, Florida here we come!

2.  Do you have pets?

Not anymore. However, I do have 5 grand dogs, 3 grand cats, 1 grand rabbit and one great grand cat!

3.  What is your favorite color?

I’m crazy about yellow! If you look in my closet, you would think it’s black.

4.  How many are in your family?

I have three brothers and I'm the only girl. I have a son, two daughters and six grandchildren. They light up my life!

5.  What is your least favorite thing to do?

I don't like to empty the dishwasher or do laundry!

6.  What is your most favorite thing to do?

Anything with my grandkids and family, especially spending time at the lake. 

7.  If money were no object what would you like to do when you retire? 

Travel.

8.   What is your favorite season?

Must say, I enjoy them all!

9.   What book are you currently reading?

Rereading The Mitford Series.

10. What time do you go to bed, get up in the morning?

I'm in bed about 9:00.  I usually wake up between 5:00 and 7:00.

11. How long have you been blogging?

Started in 2009 and stopped a couple of times due to illness and then stopped when my husband and I were both I’ll. I am excited about blogging again!

I look forward to hearing about you!

TBT Summer and Falling!

Can you believe??? AND THIS WAS FIVE YEARS AGO! I'm into TBT mode!

This is the very beginning of September, I really can't believe it!

Where did the summer...year go?

Where we live we will feel the days of summer linger slowly into to crisp fall days...
I mean really slow.

For now, I'm still enjoying Summer in September!

Have a happy day and weekend!

Wait...a quick question. 

Are you all fall decorating? 

Like they say "FALLING!"

                 

    XO   

 

Question Day No. 2. Light hearted fun!

A favorite photograph of mine! 

Favorite Whites!

My youngest granddaughter who lights up my life. 

She is 12 now and still precious!

Well, hello again my friends! Okay, I had so much fun reading your answers last week so I've just decided it would be Question Day again! 

Are you ready to just have a little fun today? 

Ready to be cheerful and carefree? Well, let's do it! 

💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

What is a fun and interesting fact about you not many know?

I was in 4-H and raised Grand Champion chickens! 

What is your all time favorite menu for guests? 

I stick to easy! Steaks, baked potatoes, caesar salad and dessert.

Where is your favorite place to shop? Or places? 

Home Store, Steinmart, Dillards, Trader Joe's, Pier One, Chico's and Ace Hardware and any store that strikes my fancy! Lately during pandemic, it is basically, Amazon.

Do you have a hobby or hobbies? 

Knitting, gardening, vintage and antique cup saucer and plate collecting, decoupage and shopping! My most favorite, I use to be an avid golfer until my husband had a stroke and could not play anymore. 

Can you still ride a bike? 

Yes.

Name something you did as a kid and you would never do now? 

Walk around our neighborhood with two friends all dressed up in vintage gowns and hats and heels! We were a hoot! 

What is your all time favorite movie? 

Yes, The Sound of Music!

Do you have a guilty pleasure?

Humm....any drive thru and get ice cream!

Do you put on make up every day?

No. I'm slipping! 

Wondering, do you have a lucky number? 

Yes, 9. 

What is your favorite daily outfit?

Leggings, capri jeans and a comfy top and flip flops.

Is there a chore that should be done that you just keep putting off?

Cleaning out the garage! :(

Do you all remember the Bloggerette Society? What happened to it?

I did belong and it just went poof!

Okay, I could go on and on! Better stop for now! I've got to get some things done around here. 

Drop back in and you'll see my answers and others hopefully! 

Hugs dear blogging friends.

 Stay safe.

Love the country? Stop in for my Ranch Series~

Howdy Y'all! 

It's been a very long time since I've blogged about the ranch and just some how or another it came to mind! So if you are into country and ranch life, join me for some fun times! 

Love these beautiful horses!

Cutest boots ever!

Our daughter and our grandkids!

They absolutely love going out to the ranch!

Sitting on the front porch is a wonderful past time.

Yes, looking out there for the pet deer and critters moving around!

Nothing like driving around looking for the horses.

Kids love to take sacks of apples out to the ranch to feed the horses. The horses just chomp them up!  

Fishing is the best fun!

Nice dad!

Hot dogs on the pit! 

Picnics at the ranch are the best!

Are they ready it?

Cows like to walk up and see what's going on!

Our daughter likes to fish too!

Time for the yummy S'mores!

A night time treat...always!

 Her happy place is with the horses!

Oh my, she loves to feed them too! He's loving that apple!

Our youngest grandson just loves feeding the horses! 

Nothing like A SWINGING! 

SWINGING IS THE BEST FUN AT THE RANCH! 

What a relaxing thing to do~

Tree climbing at it's best!

A joyful one...oh how they all are so happy at the ranch! 

Even resting, reading and listening to music is a must!

Snack time. Keep fishing mom and dad!

Are they not the cutest? 

They love going out to the ranch. Most of these pictures are of from one of their trips there.

Father and son.

Love it!

Feeding the cute goats!

Always game time at the ranch!

Target practice is fun!

There they come!

They want to be in the middle of the action!

Beautiful Purple Sage! 

Just a  quick head to head snug!

Granddaughter's are sweet! Makes my heart happy to see them love the ranch so much! They've been going out since they were babies!

Here's our oldest son and grandson! 
They love going to the ranch!
Grayson just graduated from Hanover University!
Sigh...no graduation ceremony!
Hate covid.

The most prized photograph! 

 My precious parents riding around on the ranch. 

They are in heaven watching us all continue loving the ranch. 

They were in their glory!

They hunted together.

They fished together.

The traveled together.

They did every thing together. 

Wonderful role models~~

Dad always wore his cowboy hat and always boots!

Get this...even when in Court(he was an attorney) he wore a suit, cowboy hat and boots! 

Always a gentleman... hat always off indoors. 

And my mom always had a project going on at the ranch! 

She was having the back patio put in. She was a take charge lady! Yes, she was! 

I'll show you photographs of them some day all dressed up 

and not at the ranch! 

They were so cute! 

Dining and Dancing..oh yes! 

Sweet memories

Thank you for dropping in! Love your visits!

XO