It's the Little Things that Matter #6

Hello everyone,

One bloom at a time. I planted some new 

gladiolus bulbs this spring, but it will be 

awhile before they bloom. 

This gladiolus bulb was left in the ground

from last year and it's the only one that came up so far.
Since I turned three-quarters of a century old
 I have been pondering the word ACCEPTANCE.

Acceptance is a word with many meanings.
 So let's narrow it down to Self-Acceptance...
Life is a journey and a happy one as

long as I can accept change.
I watch change every day in nature. The
daylily blooms in the morning and by the end
of the day its life is over.

 3 things I want to work on for the rest of my life.

One...I will try to nurture myself every day.
Two...Practice acceptance in my daily affairs.
Three...Live one day at a time.

Thank you for visiting.
I am so grateful for today.
Joyously,
Betty

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Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Wednesday is Puzzle Day #7

Welcome to Puzzle Day 

Canal Boat Grass

Enjoy 

Joyously,

Betty 

Wednesday is Puzzle Day # 6

Welcome to Puzzle Day 

Horse Leg Wraps

Enjoy

Have a great day

Joyously, 

Betty 

It's the Little Things that Matter #5

 Hello everyone,

Yesterday I showed you my big garden...

Today "It's the Little Things that Matter" and

I have been contemplating about what is really 

important in life. Since my birthday a few weeks ago I

think about how long will I be able to do such physical work?

 I love to garden. Planting, weeding and always changing the 

garden decor from one spot to another. Someday, will I have a little garden?

Maybe so...Today I'm so grateful  to have my Fern Grotto.

It brings me great pleasure.

I love the assortment of plants I can grow in this 

small place. I have a Lemon tree; Jade plant; a variety of Ferns; 

different kinds of Ivy and my Angel begonia.

 If you want to live more, you must master the

art of appreciating the little, everyday blessings 

of life. This is not altogether a golden world, 

but there are countless gleams of gold to be

discovered in it if we give our minds to them.

-Henry Alford Porter

 A single gardenia bloom with the scent of 

paradise~

Thank you for visiting today and have a great week.

Joyously,

Betty

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June Garden Journal

Hello everyone,

Welcome to my blog...If this is your first time

here I am so happy you are visiting.

Each month I share photos of my garden.

I love to see the changes from month to

month and year to year. 

The little blue bench got a new paint job.

and I am trying to develop a shade area 

under my plum tree...I have wild violets growing

and I would like to plant some hosta plants and other

shade loving plants.

My new love affair is my water pump.

I love the contrast of my garden decor in this

photograph.

June is the begining of our hot weather season.  I planted two

hydrangeas last year. They have grown taller

and wider this year. I bought a new umbrella to

cover them during the hot summer days.

I think I need to find a new place for my angel. She is

getting covered with the beautiful blooms. Go Here

for a look at last year's hydrangeas.

My hydrangeas are very special to me. 

During the month of May the roses are all blooming.

June is the month for my day lilies to show off.

I love the beautiful yellow/orange color of 

day lilies.

One more look at my water pump. 

I hope you have a great week. I will be back 

soon to share more garden beauty.

Joyously,

Betty 

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It's the Little Things that Matter #4

Welcome to another "Little Things That Matter"

Well things are a buzz around here today.

We are having a new roof put on our house and

the roofers are walking around on the roof and

making all sorts of noise... 

The weather has been beautiful for the roofers and

it will continue to be mild for a few more days. They are
a great bunch of workers and I love the new roof color.

**********

June reared that bunch of flowers you carry,
From seeds of April's sowing.
~Robert Browning

How do you like my new water pump? I painted it 

"John Deere" green...

The barrel is plastic and I cut the bottom out of it

and planted my favorite Lantana shrub. A Lantana shrub attracts

butterflies and hummingbirds. With our hot sun 

I planted this Lantana in part sun and part shade.

I would love it to cascade over the barrel before 

the summer's end.

Thanks for visiting today...

Joyously,

Betty

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Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

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No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

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A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 

The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

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Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

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Angel Tea Time

Hi Everyone,

Angels are on my mind.  Last weekend we had a family reunion

and my six granddaughters are my angels.

If you follow along...I celebrated my 75th birthday.

To see "When Little Things Matters" Go Here

I wanted to share the pretty pink favors my granddaughter 

made for my guests. The favors are filled with key lime salt 

water taffy. Yum~

Haviland, Annette

Summer Kiss Roses and my Butterfly Bush are

still blooming.

I found this tea set at a yard sale. 

It has one dinner plate to use for serving dessert.

I love to share my flowers and tea cups.
Especially with a little angel watching.

A tea cup and saucer to pin...

Things are busy around our house this week.
We are having a new roof put on our house.
I am picking up after a weekend of company.
And Life is good today.
Joyously,
Betty
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It's the Little Things that Matter #3

Hi everyone,

I've been busy since last Wednesday.  My 

family arrived from Southern California on

Thursday and Friday I was enjoying

my granddaughter's company at the 

Water Park. Saturday afternoon 

I celebrated my 75th birthday.

Our family consists of six males and ten females.

I have six granddaughters and they are 

AMAZING!

The great thing about 

getting older is that you

don't lose all the other ages

you've been

~Madeleine L'Engle

I received the "Grammy Award"

for walking 20 miles in three days 

while on a girls trip to San Francisco

in April 2016.

Go Here to see our trip

My family is fabulous and 

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH♥

Thank you for visiting today.

Joyously,

Betty 

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Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

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Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
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How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Wednesday is Puzzle Day #5

Wednesday Puzzle

Polo Player

Enjoy!

Joyously,

Betty 

Wednesday is Puzzle Day #4

Have a great day...
Betty

Let's Celebrate

Hello everyone,

I have all my yard work done and I'm ready for our

party this Saturday. Today's temperature was over the 

century mark and all this week it's projected to 

be in the triple digits.  I will be moving the party into

the house, but we will do the family photo 

outside under the big tree. I'll share the photo next week. 

I was planning to have the food inside the house and eat outside

So I moved the black table and chairs from the pergola to the open patio for 

more seating and with the picnic table we've had since the 70's

plus the table in the covered patio we have seating for 16 people.

That was before I saw the HOT weather forecast.

We will be eating indoors now. 

  I found two Salmon colored geraniums for decoration.

I love my bunting hanging in the pergola and my

new patio umbrella to shade my company.

When I moved the black patio table and chairs to the 

open patio, I moved my bistro set and bench under

the pergola. The lavender is blooming beautifully, and 

I decided I wouldn't harvest it this year for my lavender projects.

I just want to enjoy the beautiful blooms.

A little apartment size stove sits under the

pomegranate tree. I would like to find some vintage cups 

to put on the stove top adding more color... 

The family will be arriving on Thursday afternoon and  

hopefully I will be able to snap some photos of the

covered patio and the dining room decorated for

my birthday party on Saturday.

Have a great week. 

Joyously,

Betty 

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Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes