A Tisket, A Tasket!

 

No, we have no red and yellow basket, but we have a bright, shiny new pantry. It just pleases me to pieces! It has three slide-out shelves for canned goods or whatever will fit in the shelf. Sterling warned me not to put anything on a shelf that could fall over sideways and block the sliding area. Think that should not be too difficult to handle. Oh, and it is just shiny, yellow, and even smells nice like new wood! If my photography works at all, maybe you will get to see a picture. Took a couple of pictures of Sterling and Jacqui after we got it in the office, but again, my photography is not the greatest. The bench the pantry sits on is over a foot tall—almost 19 inches tall to be exact. And the top part of the pantry is finished so that something can sit on top nicely. Anyway, it makes this old woman so very happy. Not everyone has such a sweet brother to do things like this!

 

Shona came over and visited with me just a bit. We laughed about how some of the things some of us say are just a little different from what people say around us. My excuse is growing up in Texas out yonder in Clay County where chip kickers ride their horses and then take their trailers to the car wash! So many trailers have gone through that car wash in Henrietta that they had to put up a sign asking them to CLEAN out the trailer before they washed all that shtuff down the drain! This is why the big truckers who haul cattle and other livestock have to go to special washout buildings! Those bulls are just full of it, don’t you see!

 

Sterling and Jacqui like Chicken Express with the mashed tators, gravy, fried chicken tenders, fried livers, fried okra, and those little fried clumps of corn—plus a biscuit or roll. Yes, we like fried foods! Oh well. Forgot to give them some cheese cake before they left. Dagnabit! Bought it specially for them, too! But made tea for them to drink with their meal. Have not made tea in ages. But this is decaf tea, so it won’t keep anyone awake.

 

My flowers are beginning to bloom and wave at the wind. Oh! Variegated tulips in the front around the rosemary bush just make me wish they really had a smell, but the black tulips that are growing in the center of the front flower bed are almost hidden by the poppy plants! Never had a black tulip before! Of course, the orange-ish iris is gorgeous out by the road. And the purple ones are about to open up! Don’t you just love the seasons and flowers! My poor niece Lesli got snow today up toward Chicago. But she likes cold weather. And they expect more on top of what they got today! Still, the weather is pretty iffy this time of year. We need to pray that the tornadoes stay somewhere no one lives. Is there such a place? Well, better yet, let us pray for protection for life and property.

 

The pollen count is over 10 and doesn’t look like it will decrease anytime soon. Let’s face it, if you have allergies to anything that blooms or drops pollen, this is the time of year to enjoy those sneezes. And it does not seem that any of the rain that has fallen has washed any pollen out of the air. Oh well. Summer will be here before we know it, and then it will be something else in the air that we can enjoy.

 

Last night’s hen count was one short. Finally found a black Maran under the deck. Had to shoo her out with the yard rake. Her comb is flopped over, so she may have not been feeling well for longer than a few days. But caught her and made her swallow some VetRx. She stayed in the nest most of the day, but will have to see if she has made it up on the roost tonight. Poor baby. Certainly hope the wild birds and these two stupid mallard ducks have not brought something in to make my birds sick!

 

Let us rejoice and thank God for all good things. We are so very blessed with all that can be given to us through friends, family, neighbors, and all those who serve us without even knowing us. Let us pray for others and show love as often as possible.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.