In The Garden Today...........

We found this lovely rose....

 

and wonderful swiss chard.....

 

 

 

Lots of basil and garlic chive blossoms.

 

 

Even the return of our fennel for......Hey wait a minute........Becky are you hamming it up again???

 

Cucumbers and zucchini waiting to be picked finally

 

Monarchs.....

 

and Admirals

 

Painted Ladies...

 

 

Skippers......

 

and even Hummers..

 

Flowers galore........

 

 

and smiling faces

 

.........ahhhh a perfect end to a perfect day in the garden! Hoping that you have that kind of day!

 

A Place For Mom

 

Comfort Care.......Senior Connections...A Place For Mom...names that meant nothing to me until a few weeks ago.
How many of you think that you can do everything for everyone all the time and not burn out. I don't mean burn out as in,"gee I need a day to myself" or "man am I gonna crash big time tonight."

I mean the kind of burnout that leaves you feeling as though you will never be able to get out of bed and not feel whole again......the kind of tired that makes you feel helpless, hopeless.....angry, confused........

 

This is how I have been feeling for quite some time now.

Caregiving is more than a full time job.

 

It is a 24 hour, 7 days a week job. A job without pay, benefits, or time off for good behavior. There are no vacations. It goes on 365 days a year. And unlike raising a child, you do not see progress, when the person you are caring for has passed the age of ninety( I have had many people with good intentions, make that comparison.) I have for three years this month, taken on this challenge. Today I made a decision that will change the way I approach things.....and that is where A Place For Mom comes in.

 

The wonderful people there are helping me put a program in place for Mom. It will be good for her, good for me, good for everyone in our home...including the furry and feathered children. We needed to do this quite awhile ago, but then again, you think you can handle it all.......

The lesson learned.....listen to your body....don't wait until life becomes unmanageable to the point of no return. All that being said, we will do our best to keep blogging away about animal antics, gardening highs and lows, and looking at life through the camera lense ;o)

 

Monday, Monday.....

OK while we await the departure of de' bug, I have to keep the storyline moving here....very thick, humid, icky, stinky, stuffy, damp, heavy air here....kinda like the Seven Dwarfs of the atmosphere!
While the weather for most people may seem a bit dreary, it's really the perfect weather for nature photography!

 

 

After my Mother- In- Law passed I wanted to honor her with an appropriate addition to our prayer garden...

 

Shamrocks...beautiful don't you think? 

With Mother's Day approaching quickly, I wanted to dedicate the garden to her. I found the bulbs....and then I found this......

 

The only one at one of the local garden centers! I know that her Irish eyes were smiling down on that garden center at that very moment....
We plan on planting more bulbs at the cemetery this coming weekend.....we know that she'll like that. I have always felt closer to family and friends that are no longer with us through gardening.
How do you honor and feel close to loved ones who have departed all too soon?

The Light The End Of The Tunnel

All I can tell you patient blogger buddies....

 

 

 

...........we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel..

 

 

...REAL LIGHT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A peaceful place to dream, to pray, to just be.....

 

Honestly ALL WEEK my mother kept telling me to slow down or I would get sick....Mom knows best and was right. Once again I thought I could undertake a major project and keep on going on just determination....not...well at least Gus will keep me company on the couch for a couple of days!

 

 

 

 

That's if he ever moves over! I keep telling him that Becky will be here before he knows it...I think poor Gus thinks that Becky will be coming via the TV ....oh boy!

Hope you all had a great weekend...am heading to crash on the couch with a bunch of pillows, a nice hot cup of tea with honey and lemon, and my scottie dug ;>)