sometimes it's the petals...

sometimes it's the seed pod

i snipped one of these beauties to put in a vase

later that same day i walked into the room

where i had put the vase

it must have been the way the sun was coming through

the window that made me see this flower

in a different way

i have never noticed the beauty of the seed pod before

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cute tea bag tags & coffee or tea?

coffee or tea ?

for me...both!

i love coffee in the morning

and

sweet tea the rest of the day

we drink sweet tea around here

winter or summer

i haven't made sun tea in ages~

i think because i didn't have a big ole jar to put it in

thanks to my mom, i now have one!

thanks mom!

( if you need something, just ask her, most likely she'll have it, find it or go hunt for it ) 

i've never noticed until today

the cute tags on the tea bags!

the tea brand is luzianne

the recipe 

2 family size luzianne ice tea- tea bags

7-8 cups of water

let sit in the sun for several hours

or until fairly dark

remove tea bags

&

add as much sugar as you like

1/4 cup if you're from the north

1/2 cup if you're from the south

or as abbey says...

keep adding sugar till it taste like your hummingbird water!

sometimes we add mint & lemon 

sometimes we throw in a peach

stir & enjoy

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my little helper~

the pixie loves to help me hang clothes

so her grampie put up a little clothes line

that is just her size

she loves it!

that grampie

he's the best!

if one clothespin is good

six will work much better!

i think she did a great job!

one thing for certain.....

those napkins weren't going anywhere!

her mama says she loves to fold clothes and does a

very good job

when she was all done

she did a little spin

& 

headed to the sand box

awwww, the life of a three year old

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flutterbys ~

or so my children called them when they were small~

i love a conservatory!

i was so excited

when abbey suggested we take a trip

to cincy for the butterfly exhibition

at krohn conservatory

we picked a day through the week

when neither hub had to work

and the kids

were out of school

our thinking was

it wouldn't be as busy

through the week

wrong.......

lots of others had the same idea

but

it was a beautiful day

with plenty of

 flutterby's & flowers

there were real flutterby's everywhere!

how cute is she!

they landed on hats, faces, pant legs, purses

you name it, it had a butterfly on it!

and there were

paper ones 

and

plants shaped to look like flutterby's

 

there were even chairs shaped like butterfly's!

we were each given a little cardboard flower

upon entering that

you used to lure the butterfly's to you

so you could observe them closer

he held the flower so carefully

&

studied his new little friend

it was so fun to watch everyone

 they were having the best time!

connected to the observatory

is eden park

which offers a

beautiful view of the city

we enjoyed a picnic in the park

&

 took a stroll around the ponds

these two loved standing on the ledge

making their grampie nervous...*lol*

doesn't it look like if you stepped backwards

you would be a goner!

but

you wouldn't be

there's a flat area behind the ledge

but

still made the gramps edgy!

the deppens

 

the barkers

good food

good company

good times

thanks deppen family

we had a great day!

~*~

peas in a pod~

our first pick of sugar snaps

&

i believe i ate as many as i picked!

the hubs loves home grown peas

but

the kind in a can....not so much

when our daughter abbey was little

she would make sure to put a spoonful of peas

on his plate

she felt this evened the score for when

he made her try new foods....*lol*

i smile every year when this pea

makes it's garden debut

it's by george carruth

&

a gift from my son

~*~

i agree......

two heads are better than one!

happy weekending

~*~