The Nana Second

O.K. just a quick catch-up on what I’ve been doing in the last few weeks. Told you a little about the garden… didn’t say that I have planted over 400 plants - or did I? Anyway, the plants are coming along just fine, but for the past couple of weeks when the weather is cooperating, I have been working on the park benches and chairs we have in the backyard. They were in terrible shape. I had to replace all of the wood and repaint the ironwork. Because that had not been done since we got them 8 or so years ago, that meant that some rust had built up and they had to also be sanded and prepped before the painting occurred. In other words, lots of work. Owen did advise that he would just buy something new, but I just couldn’t see throwing something away that could be fixed for a reasonable amount of money… and time. Well, reasonable amount of time in whose book? After many, many hours, I am closing in on the project. I now have the chairs to put together - just waiting on the paint to dry. It was too wet yesterday to go outside and get any work done. So, here I offer you some before and after pictures of my handiwork.






Not a bad finished product, but now that I’ve proved to myself that I can do this, once is enough!!
Other stuff in the last couple of months…

Finding these fifteen eggs in a nest - along with the hen setting. Something disturbed the nest, got some of the eggs, made the old hen mad and she left - never returned. I really DID want some chickens!

….finding this lemon on our tree that weighed more than a pound and a half and, as you can see was six inches long!

….observing the azaleas in full bloom is always the most beautiful part of Spring.

…working on the little playhouse for Alyssa and Samantha has been so much fun. I haven’t quite finished, but it is close. The blackboard is also magnetic. There will be a border painted around it to finish it off. The little “ice cream parlor” chairs you see are now painted pink. There is a table that goes with them. As I have said to others, this is a process. I don’t have the time to work on this everyday. So I am doing this a little at a time, but any progress is progress.


An unexpected and welcomed visit from our dear friends, Danny and Pat Duplantis, from Morgan City. We knew they would enjoy a trip to the Antique Rose Emporium and they DID!

Richele and the girls joined me for High Tea at the Giddings Mansion the last Sunday of March. What a fun afternoon we shared.

…finding my very first strawberry on the plants I put in the ground last year. Yay

….going to Melissa & Garry’s wedding - really beautiful! They make a wonderful couple. Here’s a pic of me with Natalie and Richele, also.

….Bluebonnet Festival time is always fun. The whole family was here for bluebonnet pictures and to go to the Imms for their festivities. Great Fun! There were
pony rides… and armadillo races…

….and family pictures.

….and Johnny came, too.

We had a really fun day just talking and visiting and eating.

Next came the Bluebonnet Garden Club Home and Garden Tour. This is my flower arrangement, “The Yellow Rose of Texas”. This was not a judged show, so we were able to bend the rules a bit. The show was a great success and lots of fun, too.

…and then dinner with some Chappell Hill friends, Bob and Fran. I can’t for the life of me remember the point Bob was trying to make. He is some kind of character - hails from Mississippi, she from Louisiana! What do you expect?

I think I’m caught up through April. And there was lots more in between these pics, but not to bore you. We have had a very busy Spring.

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