Saying Goodye

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57 degrees and sunny when I walked this morning.

Turned right at the end of my driveway for a change and walked

south down the main road instead of north.

Went about a mile or so and then turned around and on the way

back turned in by the industrial park and walked around there.

A little more traffic than on the weekend but certainly not a lot.

Continued on through town to the other end and then back home.

Ken passed me in the truck on his way to have breakfast with Edd.

Saw a couple of rabbits and many birds.

People were sitting out in front of the Rolling Pin Bakery

early this morning.

Some one commented, "Sure is a nice morning for a walk."

I said, "Yes, but every morning is." 😊

Walked 6 miles
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Came to a decision this morning that has been on my mind for a while now.
I have a C5 Red 2002 Red Corvette as many of you know.
It had been a dream of mine to have a Vette since I was a little girl
and I sure have loved having it and driving it around.
But I have decided to sell it.
 Since moving up here 5 years ago I just haven't been driving
it much.  Too much snow to drive it in the winter and
with Ken being retired we usually go out together and I just don't
drive it much anymore.
After driving it for 16 years I will miss it at times I'm sure
but I feel it is time for me to say good-bye to my car.

 Ken went up to the house again this afternoon but I stayed home.
He's doing some outside work in the back with stone walls.
I decided to stay home here and get some things packed up.

Sorry no house pictures again today.

I never went up to the house.

I often mention my nightly snack of ice cream and we do have
ice cream 5 out of 7 days.
I took a picture of my ice cream last night.
We eat it in these old ice cream dishes that we picked up at
an antique shop years ago.
It holds a cup of ice cream.

 Hope your day was a happy one.
Life is Good
happyone  💕

Yes, Officer, I did see the speed limit sign.
I just didn't see you.
~unknown

A clean car

A chilly start at 32 degrees this morning when I started walking.

It was a still morning and the sun was shining. 

It warmed up quickly though and we had a beautiful day.

Left at 6:30 this morning and walked up and down the main road,

around both cemeteries and the ball park loop.

Went behind the loop and walked along the short trail.

 Another quiet morning and didn't see anyone else out walking,

but I did see a farmer out in a field on his tractor.

Walked 6 miles

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Stayed home this morning and got a couple loads of laundry done 

and out on the line to dry.

Finally a nice day that I didn't have to go anywhere and was

able to get my car out of the garage, give it a good wash and

then take it for a little spin.

Now that winter is over and I don't think  we'll get any more

snow, I'll be able to drive my car again.

Hard to believe that my car is 16 years old.

Ken came back from the house for lunch and then left again.

I stayed home and got the lawn mowed.

Two other neighbors were mowing their lawn too.
I have one of those 0 turn around ones and it doesn't take that long to mow
our acre, about 45 minutes.
My neighbors both started before me and I was finished before they were.

After I got the clothes off the line, folded and the sheets
back on the bed I sat out on my porch and read for a little while.
I'm liking these warm sunny days. 😊

Life is Good

Count your blessings

happyone  💕

"We live in a fast-paced society.

Walking slows us down."

~Robert Sweetgall

Coloring at the Library

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49 degrees and sunny this morning when I left on my walk.  It warmed up

nicely though and was in the high 60's and sunny all day long.

I walked behind my house first and then walked through town and 

down the main road to the turn off to HT and turned right. 

At the turn is Harry's house and he has a bunch of cute bird houses in his front yard.

Walked to the next turn which leads up to HT along this road here.

A little over a half mile up the road is where our house will be.

I could have walked there but didn't feel like walking up the BIG hill.

Turned around where I took the picture and walked back to town,

a loop around both cemeteries and home.

No one else out walking which was surprising because it was so nice out.

Walked 6.5 miles

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Hung a load of laundry out on the line and filled the bird feeders.

Then decided to give my car a wash

and when that was done I took it for a little spin.

The lawn isn't soggy anymore so I got the lawn mowed today. 

After lunch I went back outside and weeded the garden in front of the house
and then planted some petunias and marigolds.

Walked over to the library to pick up a book I had on hold,
the next Anne Perry book in the Charlotte and Pitt series, The Hyde Park Headsman.
While I was there saw this notice posted on the library door.
Thought it was a great idea so joined up.

I like to color but don't do it all that much.  This will be a good opportunity.
Sign says 3rd Wed and they are going to have it the first Wed too.
When I got back home I sat out on the porch and started by book.
Still reading The Devil in the White City, book club book,
but need a break from it as it has become a bit boring.

That's been my day.
Life is Good

A happy day to you.

happyone 🎈

If you worry about what might be,
and wonder what might have been,
you will ignore what is.
~ Unknown

Comment Replies:

BettyC - Ken will just pack up his trains, like you said he's done it before!!

Quilt Barn (2)

A Quilt Barn in Garrett County Maryland.

The barn is owned by Reed Rodeheaver

and the block is sponsored by Robert and Evelyn Hugueley.

The pattern is called Sallies T

and uses the colors and pattern in a quilt made by Evelyn's mother, Sallie.

 I'm linking up for the first time today with Tom at The Barn Collective.

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This morning it was 54 degrees and dark when I left at 6:15.  The sun eventually did rise and I had a sunny walk.

Walked first to the Laundromat to hang up a flyer for another event at my church and then walked to the post office and put one up there too.

Then continued on my walking all over town and as usual around both cemeteries and the ball park loop.

Down by the pond at the Drain house in an old rotting tree I spotted a downy woodpecker pecking away.  I zoomed with my camera but just couldn't get a good picture.

Kathy was out walking again and another woman who I used to see last year walking her dog.  Rebecca was out too walking her dog.  

Having a dog is another good way to get out there and walk.  You're alone but not alone.  

Walked 6.3 miles

Sunrise 6:56

Sunset 7:30

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A beautiful sunny cool morning and Ken went up to Happy Trails.
I stayed home to do housework but ended up taking my car for a little spin.

 It was a nice drive on some curvy country roads.

When I got back home I took a little walk around my garden.
I didn't think I was going to get any peppers or eggplants this year
but they are finally growing.

Eggplant

Peppers

Purple Pepper - the seed came out of the same seed packet as the green peppers. 

I did not plant these sunflower plants.  They just popped up
 all in a row  like someone planted them.
Must have been the birds.

Ken came home lunch time and I hadn't done any cleaning at all.
I hate to start cleaning in the afternoon
so I went back up to HT with Ken after lunch.
Before we went though we pulled up all the cucumber plants and threw them in the back of the truck and dumped them up at HT.
Goodbye cucumbers - it was nice to have cucumbers but I am glad to see the last of them.

Ken worked on building bench with two seats in the cabin.
I helped a tiny bit but mostly just walked around.
Read a little bit too and actually dozed off.

We will be eating supper in a little while.
Pasta and a salad.

A happy day to you.

happyone 

"Your mind is a garden,
Your thought are the seeds.
You can grow flowers,
or you can grow weeds."
~ Unknown

14 years old

What a happy surprise to see this bit of spring walking this morning. 

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Another sunny morning for my walk.  It was 35 degrees but quickly warmed up so most of my walk was in the mid 40's again.  

Happy to report that the horse Star is up and about today and running around the field.  I knew you would set me straight Ruta about the horse.  Thanks.  : )

Saw my first red winged-black birds of the season.  Lots of other birds around too chirping and enjoying their morning.  Birds always seem happy and cheerful to me.  I'm pretty sure that morning is their favorite time of day. 

My walk this morning took me around the Farm Loop.  I saw another walker who I'd never seen before.  Was surprised when she said she thought it was cold out.  I guess she doesn't walk in the winter!!! : )  She was friendly and I think I'll probably see her out walking again.  Sometimes I'll see the same people out walking quite regularly and then I don't see them again for a long time but then after awhile they start up again. I've lost count of the people who tell me they start walking because they see me out there every day.

I saw Joe driving up around the Farm Loop.  I don't think I've ever seen him up that way before.  He's always in town.  For those of you who don't know, Joe works for the town and I see him in his truck just about every day.

When I got back to town I made a pit stop at my house and then left again to walk the last 2 miles.  Left a couple of layers of clothing at home.

Walked 6.2 miles.

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Nice to be able to hang my laundry outside again.  Don't know how long this nice weather is going to last but I sure am enjoying it.




Ken and I went out for a little while this morning to a hardware store which we haven't been to before. The only thing we bought was some bird seed on sale.

 It was finally nice enough for me to give my car a washing. 

 Ken took a picture of me washing it this afternoon.

Here she is all nice and clean.

This month is my cars birthday.

14 years ago I drove my dream car home.  : )

Took my car out for a little spin after it was all nice and clean.

While the hose was out I cleaned up an old window frame that we had sitting around.  I love the old glass in it.  It is eventually going to end up on a wall in the house after fixing it up a bit.  Hope to get around to actually doing that very soon.

I'll be walking to the library at 5:15 for my book club meeting after a quick supper and Ken will pick me up afterwards and then we'll be off to church.

A happy day to you.

 happyone : )

My Three Happy Things

1. Little spring flowers
2. Hanging my clothes out on the line
3.  Having a nice clean car

Big

My nice clean car

For those of you wondering my car is a C5 2002 - She turned 13 in March.

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54 degrees and sunny this morning on my walk.
Walked to the post office and dropped some mail in the slot and then walked on over to the library and dropped a book down the slot for Ken.

Walked down toward HT and up Sale Barn Road a little ways, around one of the cemeteries and then on home.

Just a 4 mile walk this morning and a rare morning when I didn't take any pictures.

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The short walk today was because we wanted to leave early to get a load of stone to take up to HT and I had to get a load of wash hung out on the line before we left.
This big pile of stone is where we've been getting our loads and this huge machine is what puts it in our trailer and it is BIG.

To give you an idea of just how big it is, I took this picture out of the windshield of our truck.  Look how big that wheel is next to the truck.

Going up the driveway at HT is quite an experience with a couple of tons of stone in a trailer and Ken has been doing a great job.  Today there was a bit of a problem.  We have a big stump right at the edge at one part and the 5 other times we went by it with no problem.  Each time Ken says, " I should get rid of that stump one of these days I'm going to hit it. " The 6th time we weren't so lucky and the back trailer tire ran into it and the axle was slightly bent.  So we only were able to get one load of stone up at HT and the trailer now sits at the trailer dealer waiting to get fixed.  Oh, and the next time we take the trailer up the driveway at HT that stump will be GONE. : )

Some pretty little wild flowers are starting to bloom up at HT.

This afternoon we washed cars.  Ken washed the Equinox and I washed my car.  Then I went for a little spin in my car.  I had planned a nice route but kind of got lost. But I did have a nice tour of the other side of the lake. : )  Then I drove up to the scenic overlook and stopped and took a picture of my car which is the 'picture of the day.'
I drove my walking route around the Farm Loop too.  Felt really strange to drive it.  : )

Supper is in the oven and soon after we eat we will head out to church.
When I get back I have to make some muffins - from a mix so it will be quick.
Then I'll be happy to have my ice cream snack, watch a little television and make a few weave-it squares.

Life is Good.
Hope your day has been a happy one.
happyone : )

Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts.

It's what you do with what you have left.

~ Hubert Humphrey

Another good day

Picture of the Day

Fall is on its way

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Rained last evening and over night but it had stopped when I started walking.  A cloudy morning with some sun and it was 60 degrees.

I walked the Farm Loop and around one of the cemeteries and the behind the ball park.
Haven't seen the chickens at one of the farms for quite a while but they were out in the front yard this morning as I walked by and they stayed so I could take their picture.  Isn't he a handsome rooster!!

Walking past one of the churches were a couple of men doing some work on the building.  We said good morning and then one of them asked if I had a cell phone and if he could borrow it.  He had locked his keys and cell phone in his truck and had to call his wife to bring his extra key.  I told him your day can only get better after a not so good start.  He laughed and told me to have a good day.

I walked 6.2 miles.

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Thanks so much for the prayers for Betty.  She is doing very well.  Moved out of ICU last night and already is saying she wants to go home so she can go to church on Sunday. : )  

Remember two weeks ago when Ken and I went to Perkins to meet people from church for lunch only we had the wrong day?  Well today was the day.  : )  It is called Super Seniors Luncheon and meets once a month.  This is the first one we have gone to. We had such a nice time.  I had a half sandwich and a piece of delicious Lemon Meringue Pie.  Next month is a picnic in someones back yard.  Too bad our stone patio isn't done yet.  We could have had it here.
Pastor said a few words and challenged us to do 5 things every day.

1. Read the Bible
2. Pray
3. Do an act of kindness
4. Thank God for something specific
5. Witness to someone

The first two peppers and a tomato we picked from our garden.  We made BLT's for supper yesterday with that tomato. Oh boy, there is nothing like fresh produce out of your own garden.

We are thinking about having a small green house so we can start our garden earlier in the season next year.

A beautiful sunny day with a nice breeze.  Warm in the sun but cool in the shade.  Ken waxed my car for me and now it shines like a brand new car.
While he waxed mine I washed his. His is a 2005 and three years newer than mine.  Here is Ken's nice clean car.  The yellow color seem attracts bugs and wow were their a lot of bugs to clean off the front.

Hope you enjoyed your day and you smiled often. 
God loves you.
happyone : )

I grow plants for many reasons:

to please my eye 

or to please my soul,

to challenge the elements 

or to challenge my patience,

for novelty 

or for nostalgia,

but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.

~ David Hobson

Three Thankful Things Today

1. Things to eat out of our garden
2. Lunch and fellowship with church friends
3. Ken waxed my car for me

Comment replies:

Kerin - Yes, we live in a very small town of only 321.
Keith - heads up : )

My car gets out of the garage : )

I over slept this morning and didn't get up until almost 8:00 but I was out walking by 8:10.  It was 20 degrees, with a breeze and snow flurries.
I walked the farm loop.  A couple photos along the way.  This is Farmer Bills barn.

 Farmer Georg's Farm

Not one car passed me along the farm road.  No bus drivers to wave to because with my late start school was already started.

My walk took me around town too.  Not much going on, things very quiet.
I'm just glad that I'm getting in these outside walks. : )
I walked 6 miles.

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The snow flurries didn't amount to anything and by afternoon the sun was out and there was no sign at all that it even snowed.

Since it was a nice sunny afternoon with nice clear roads I decided to take my car out for a little spin.  She doesn't get to go out much here in the winter.  I drove out to the interstate and went up a couple exits and came home the back way.  I stopped at the overlook on the way home.

I finished reading a book I got for Christmas, W is for Wasted by Sue Grafton.  I've read all the alphabet books by her.  Did she ever write anything else but them?  Anyway I think the first ones in the series were her better ones, but this W was a good one.  I liked it a lot and it was a real page turner for me.

Hope your day has been a good one and that you smiled often.
happyone : )

Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.

~Erma Bombeck

I'm adding, especially if it is a Corvette. : )

Comment replies:
Betsy - We like living here a lot and are so happy that we moved here. : )  Though it snows a lot, so far there has not been a lot of accumulation.  I'm still waiting for a snow fall of a foot or two.  That will be fun. : )  I didn't realized I liked snow until we moved here.  I think it's because where we used to live everybody made such a big deal about an inch or two and things came to a standstill.  Here people just go on with their daily lives when it snows - no big deal.

37 and counting - Yes, I do have Yaktrax and use them pretty often.  I love them and without them I would have had a lot more walks in the basement this year. : )  Yesterday it wasn't really icy.  I just happened to step and slip on the one piece of ice in town.
We love the pellet stove.  Even with temperatures below zero it was toasty warm.   We are seriously thinking of getting another one for down in the basement.

Thinker - good question!  Maybe because we feel silly or clumsy and don't want others to see that. 

Three things I'm thankful for today.
1.  A sunny day in winter
2.  Driving my car
3. A good book

The pellets arrived

A little bit warmer this morning than it has been with a temperature of 58 degrees, but it was pretty windy so it didn't feel that warm.
I walked directly up to the school and started around the farm loop. I am headed out to a different road than I usually walk on and I've put an arrow so you can see where I'm headed.

I didn't take this road that heads back home,

but turned left up this road on my way to the arrow.

 I passed some cows in a field and a ground hog ran out from his house along the side of the road and across the street.

When I got up to the top of the hill the road leveled out a bit and I turned around and took this picture.  The arrow is where I was standing when I took the other arrow picture.  Isn't that some odd looking tree!! 

I turned around again and walked a little farther down the road until I came to this 4 Sale sign kind of hidden there in the weeds, where I turned around and headed back toward home.

When we were looking for land to buy before we bought Happy Trails we looked at this piece of land for sale.  It had a pretty view but was cleared so it wasn't what we were looking for.  We had forgotten all about it until driving down this street a couple of weeks ago and realized we had looked at this land.   That neat odd looking tree from the picture is what made us remember because I had taken a picture of it at that time.

HERE is that picture.  

A few school buses passed me on the way home and all the drivers waved at me.  I walked back to the main road and home.  I really enjoyed this walk!!  Great being out there!!

I walked 6.4 miles - 12,206 steps.

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I made some chocolate chippers this morning.  A man that we know who works at the edge town in one of the stores is not having the best of times and I was feeling bad for him.  So this afternoon when I took my car out for a ride I stopped by and gave him some cookies to try to cheer him up a bit. Seeing his smile and the look in his eyes, I was sure glad I did. : )

We finally had our pallets of pellets delivered this afternoon.
That's two tons of them in those white bags with my car.  It seems like a lot of pellets to me!!!  Ken assures me we will use them all up.

 Here is a picture of our pellet stove.

This is what the pellets look like.  The top of the stove opens up to put them in. 

 I read some more of the book for the book club which is Wednesday evening.  I just have about 40 more pages to read so I won't have any trouble finishing it and hope to finish it later.

Well, that's been my day so far.
Hope your day has given you many smiles.

happyone : )

Happiness depends more on how life strikes you

than on what happens.

~Andy Rooney

Comment replies:

Deb - No, that isn't my church.  It is the church here in my town that plays the bells on Sunday and at noon time. : )  There are a lot of churches around here and I thought each Sunday when I post a Bible verse I'd put a church steeple picture up too.  At least for as long I take pictures of them.