When I was at my parent's house, I got some of my grandma's jewelry. One treasure is this charm bracelet. I don't know anything about the history behind it but each charm had a little moving part - the accordion opens and closes, the lid on the ice cart opens, the wheels on the other cart revolve, etc! With the cuckoo clock and little people in the house, I am guessing it's German. Anyone know anything about this?
Today DH and I went to watch the Senior Tour Play in Sunriver, OR! We had passes to the Nike hospitality tent so after walking and watching the action on the front 9, we headed to the shade the tent provided (and the all you could eat buffet spread). What a fun day in a BEAUTIFUL place!!!
You probably can't even tell what you're supposed to be looking at in these pictures but today I had my new retractable screen installed on our backdoor! I am so happy with it! You can't even see it, can you? Hooray!
Today was the annual health fair at DH's work. We need to have our blood work done each year to get a break on the cost of our insurance. I HATE needles (yep, I faint) and have very weak veins so it is usually quite the ordeal for them to fine a vein to tap into - thus increasing the misery for me! So after pricking my right arm and not catching a vein, they finally got the job done on the left arm. Here's my bruise to show for it. And, I didn't even feel light headed today! I feel so brave!
I had my eyes on these cute little pumpkins last year at Michaels but they were a little more than I wanted to spend on a seasonal decoration (though I LOVE Fall). Today I saw them again and used a 40% off coupon and then got an additional 15% off! Now, what to do with these cute little guys . . .
This industrious spider has been working away on his web and catching all sorts of tiny insects. I have been watching him for a few days now. Problem is, he is right outside our front door and his web makes our house look a bit neglected. I think I'll move him later today to a nice plant far from the the front door!
I changed Helmer's water today and he is so happy to play his favorite game! He has 2 things in his tank - a plant and a statue. This is what his tank looks like when he gets fresh water. However, he loves for his plant to float and will be working on it for the remained of the day. He moves the rocks one by one by picking them up in his mouth and depositing them elsewhere in his tank. Once the plant base is on top of the rocks, he will pick the rocks out of the base that weighs it down and eventually by tomorrow, the plant will be floating at the top. It looks ridiculous but he does it EVERY TIME he gets fresh water. Silly fish!
I was delighted to wake up this morning to this sweet flower blooming near my kitchen sink. I turned the pot to enjoy its beauty since the flower was facing the window screen. Later in the day, I noticed that the flower was again facing the screen. It dawned on me that the flower was turning to face the sunshine out the window. How like that flower I should be with my heavenly Father - always straining to face Him and the direction He will lead me. Simple flower with a deep thought!
This was going to be the clue that gave it all away but Jan, you guessed correctly! I was in Huntington Beach visiting my family. I grew up in HB (isn't it pretty) and then lived in Orange County most of my life. It was a great week down there! 
Today was a day spent organizing - a favorite pass time. I bought 3 new plastic tubs - 1 for DH's memorabilia, 1 for my memorabilia, and 1 for items from our life together. This bowl got to go in DH's box. It is his baby bowl. Ceramic and pieced together multiple times, it is one of the few items we have from his childhood so many miles away.
10 1/2 bags later, I cleared the side of the house. I started early and finished a little before 10 am when it was getting hot. Now, if someone would come and get the weeds from the backyard . . .
Yep! This is the side of our house. I have NO idea how it happens but seemingly overnight, weeds grow and fill in this space. Some are as tall as I am!! This is my project for tomorrow - to pull these weeds! Wish me luck!
Nothing says summer quite like fresh fruit! What a delight to find a few cherries still left high up in a tree!
