Hens and Chicks

Got ready to go walking and was just to walk out the door when it

started pouring.

I waited a few minutes and the rain stopped so I left with my umbrella.

It was 70 degrees.

Happy to say the rain never did come back for the whole of my walk.

Walked behind my house on the streets, then through town, up

Barn Sale, down toward Happy Trails, back to town, and around

both cemeteries and home.

The lilacs around town have started blooming and it smells so

good walking past them all.

There are pink one and white ones.

Seems to me that the pink ones have a stronger smell.

The ones in my yard haven't bloomed yet.

Walked 6 miles

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 Ken went up to the house to work again today on the tractor

moving dirt around.  

 I stayed home.

 Grass is growing like crazy and had to mow it again today.

Sure glad I have a riding mower.

One time before we move I'm going to mow the whole yard

with the mower you have to walk behind.  Just curious how long it would

take.  That should give me a good step count for the day.

I have quite a few more hens and chicks to dig up here at the house
to plant in the crevices of the stone walls up at the new house.
I mention it again because of what Angie said in her comment,
"Hens and chicks - my Mom used to have them and they have a very special place in my memory bank!!!"

 

Here's the story of my hens and chicks.

 These hens and chicks of mine started out many years ago from the ones

my mom planted in NJ when I was a kid. 

When she moved to NY state in the 80's she took some with her.

By this time I'm living in VA and took some of hers from NY.

When we moved to MD some of the hens and chicks came with us.

And then took some again when we moved to another home in MD in 2009.

By now my mom moved to PA and again some of the plants went with her.

When we moved here to western MD some came with me.

Mom moved back to NY again and more went with her.

Now the hens and chicks will be up at the new house too.

These hens and chicks have a special place in my 'memory bank' too. 😊

The last move my mom made was to heaven this past year.

I like to think that she has some hens and chicks up there too.

It's Monday and we will be meeting our son David

at Brenda's this evening for supper.

We missed it last week because he was down in Alabama 

with his kids.  Pretty sure he will be bringing us the latest

school pictures of them.

 

 A happy day to you.

  Life is Good

Count your blessings

happyone 🎈

"People may hear your words,

but they feel your attitude."

~ John C Maxwell