The Smith's Bennie and Patsy

What!

2012-01-30T11:35:00.000-08:00

My (Iberis) Candytuft is blooming , two or three here and there but it is blooming . It is not suppose to bloom until May.

I Am

2012-01-29T08:25:00.000-08:00

"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed ; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee;

yea, I will help thee."

Isaiah 41: 10

Lord, help me to rest in your care, even in times of danger.

New 2012

2012-01-28T09:01:00.000-08:00

Coleus Fuseable Under The Sun

A Multi-seed Pelleted with Versa Crimson Gold and Versa Lime.

You can buy this from Harris Seed Co.

I Got To Play

2012-01-27T09:04:00.000-08:00

With our new baby Micah Yesterday. His eyes are dark blue and he has dark brown hair and 4 1/2 weeks old.

Only one

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little Pansy in a sleeping winter garden. It sure brightens up that spot with a promise of spring.

The Bennie

2012-01-24T10:00:00.000-08:00

was dismissed from Home Health Care today.

It was a delight to have the nurses that came to see him. They were all very caring and helpful.

Trivia

2012-01-23T07:45:00.000-08:00

Betty Boop

Helen Kane 1904-1966

Betty Boop was created by Max Fleischer , was a cartoon character based on which real-life actress?

Helen Kane was known as the Boop, Boop a Doop Girl.

Her sigature song was "I Wanna Be Love By You"

Disciples

2012-01-22T07:15:00.000-08:00

"If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed".

John 8:31

Lord, May our love for You increase. May our desire for Your word grow into delight.

He found them

2012-01-21T08:11:00.000-08:00

Silly Rabbit is eating the Pansy's to the ground, they do it every year but they come back and do fine in the spring. We have run the moles out in the hay field with the coffee and castor oil. In the spring the Bennie will take care of there food the grubs.

New Coffee Maker

2012-01-20T08:58:00.000-08:00

A Keurig no grinding no messy clean up no hassle.

I saw Carol's Heirloom Collection blog where she got one and said she loved it.

We will try the 12 K cups variety and see the one we like best. I did get some tea .

Trivia

2012-01-19T08:20:00.000-08:00

"Eat like a Bird"

No don't because many birds eat twice their weight a day.

A Bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat.

Now I know why we have to buy so much sunflower seeds.

Food and Family

2012-01-18T11:55:00.000-08:00

Have you seen this magazine? By Kraft Foods, It has so many healthy recipes and it is affordable.

It comes Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Holiday. I sent my daughter a subscription for her birthday.

She loved it. Check it out on kraftfoods.com

I Changed My Hat

2012-01-17T11:18:00.000-08:00

back to ( sweet?) house wife.

We went to the doctor and The Bennie is good to go, he has made a great recovery.

still a little weak and has lost a lot of weight. Thanks again for all your prayers.

Invasion

2012-01-16T09:01:00.000-08:00

These moles are taking over our back yard.

We have tried most everything, now it is time for coffee grounds and castor oil.

Sorry little mole but you have to go.

At night a neighbors cat gets one some time and lays it at our back door, love that cat.

Mercy

2012-01-15T07:23:00.000-08:00

"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtian mercy."

Matthew 5:7

Father, help me be as gentle and kind to others as I want you to be to me.

We have our very on Buzz Lightyear

2012-01-14T11:46:00.000-08:00

And his name is Nicolas.

We are Jumping for Joy

2012-01-13T08:31:00.000-08:00

It was touch and go up until 10:00 pm last night after the morning surgery , then the Bennie started to perk up. So come jump for joy with us and thank the good Lord, all your prayers got him where he is this morning we have a ways to go but all is going to be all better.

A Birthday gift

2012-01-04T10:13:00.000-08:00

The Bennie got a kindle for his birthday and likes it, he has downloaded his second book from the library. He had his last visit from the home health nurse until after the surgery, so we are about to turn the long curve to day 12. He will see the doctor on the 10th and do pre- admission on the 11th. Thanks for all your prayers and good wishes.

A New Day and A New Year

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Our other Christmas gift

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Bryson was in the Church Christmas Play and he was boy Jesus.

We had a Christmas Baby

2011-12-26T09:46:00.000-08:00

This is Micah Sebastian

The Bennie is coming along fine, just wishing to get the surgery over and a better 2012.

Happy New Year!

2011-12-14T15:03:00.000-08:00

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

I am playing nurse to the Bennie. With so much to take care of I will take a break from posting. He is doing good and out of pain have to keep him that way so he can have surgery Jan. 12. 2012.

2011-12-12T08:55:00.000-08:00

I got in the mail My grandmothers 1914 Bible and these pictures of her daughter. Look like this was taken 1920.

These are her daughters son's. The little girl could be my sister.

Picture must have been late 1930's. All in this picture are gone now, the boy on the left died early this year.

Thank you all for the prayers and wishes for The Bennie, He is doing good.

2011-12-11T09:34:00.000-08:00

The dear Bennie has been in the hospital , home now and

recuperating well.

2011-12-07T05:53:00.000-08:00

Feeding the Birds in the snow, it was a surprise to see this. It looks like someone decorated the yard with whipped cream.

2011-12-06T07:33:00.000-08:00

My daughter had just to much fun Thanksgiving

at the Coronado Hotel in San Diego Ca

and all I got were these photo's

What a lovely trip for her.

2011-12-03T11:12:00.000-08:00

Anyone for a cup of December?

2011-12-02T06:49:00.000-08:00

Dear granddaugher

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To my village and blog friend Charlene!

2011-11-30T06:25:00.000-08:00

The Bennie said you need a new camera and this is it. He is so sweet or over come with Monday after black shopping day.

The technology of today can be very difficult to learn. You would think just point and shoot. But to get the computer and camera to work together was confusion, there are a collection of things I may not learn to use. The word

(CYBE-SHOT ) is scary. Could it be a sign of age?

The morning after the snow

Just look how the camera picked up the snow, wonder of wonders.

Today is cold but the sunshine is bright.

2011-11-28T06:51:00.000-08:00

The weather man is telling us we may see some snow flake's today.

But it is much rain for pass 3 days, it has gotten cold.

What better way to pass the after holiday blues then do a fun puzzle.

Stay warm and happy!

Contempt

2011-11-27T08:39:00.000-08:00

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.

Psalms 123: 3, 4

2011-11-25T13:00:00.000-08:00

The Holly Tree

As, when all the Summer trees are seen

so bright and green,

The Holly-leaves their fadeless hues display

less bright then they,

But when the bare and wintry woods we see,

What then so cheerful as the Holly Tree?

From Robert Southey

2011-11-20T09:50:00.000-08:00

To all my blog friends and more:

2011-11-18T07:47:00.000-08:00

Beatrix Potter's Journal

Between the age 15 and 30 Beatrix Potter kept a secret diary written in code.

the code was cracked 20 years after her death, the diary revealed a remarkable picture of upper middle-class life in late Victorian Britain.

Beatrix Potter 1866-1943

2011-11-17T08:08:00.000-08:00

More of our family : My daddy ,on the right and his sister. Daddy's birthday would have been today and his sister Blue Bell would have been 102 on the 13th of Nov. but she left us in Oct.

And this is Jill my daughter and her son,. Happy Birthday Jill!

2011-11-16T07:26:00.000-08:00

Our little friend the Rueous-Sided Towhee is back for a visit. He shows up in spring and back around December, he is a little early .

2011-11-15T07:12:00.000-08:00

One last look at the beautiful Trees, to soon it will change to a different beauty of snow and ice.

We are having much rain last night and today .

Will get the tea pot out and my book.

2011-11-14T10:19:00.000-08:00

I seam to have a fading memory about what I was to blog about today. So I can tell you ,I got my new 2012 inspirational calender.

And this is what it looks like around here now.

The voice of the Lord----strips the forest bare; and in His temple everyone says, "Glory" (Psalm 29:9 )

Now that is wonderful!

Secure

2011-11-13T07:26:00.000-08:00

Though danger lurks on every side,

In Christ our Lord we will abide;

Our God is strong, our hope is sure--

In Him alone we are secure!

By Fitzhugh From "Our Daily Bread"

Thought

2011-11-12T07:19:00.000-08:00

Due to its resemblance to a face, the name pansy is derived from the French word pen'ee meaning "thought". Also varieties that grow sometime look as though they are nodding forward in thought. The flower's meaning tends to be "you're in my thoughts".They maybe food for the rabbits now but they will come back in the Spring.

And to see them bright like little sun shine in the dark cold winter is joy.

2011-11-11T07:23:00.000-08:00

Thank You Veterans!

2011-11-10T06:49:00.000-08:00

Ready for winter and the cold winds that blow.

But this Knock -out rose bush just keeps on giving.

2011-11-09T09:48:00.000-08:00

A friend sent me this Country Woman magazine and it had a nice story "Quilting Bee" about my favorite author of the Elm Creek Quilts novel's.

Jennifer Chiaverini

This was her last book The Aloha Quilt

Her new book is out and I wrote about it on My Reading List

It is" The Wedding Quilt."

2011-11-04T10:56:00.000-07:00

The flower of the month of November is the lovely Chrysanthemums.

And we had three that bloomed in the month of November.

Happy Birthday!

Laura Jean

Jill Ann

Bobby Joe

2011-11-02T08:25:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking about the word COMPROMISE-----

To compromise is to make a deal. Extremism is often considered as an antonym to compromise, which, depending on context may be associated with balance,tolerance. In the negative connotation, compromise, referring to a surrender of objectives, principles or material.

Do you think we have compromised our country into a radical social and economic structure?

2011-11-01T09:11:00.000-07:00

Have you seen the new rose for 2012? It is called Sunshine Daydream.

This is a best seller in the Southeast Belinda's Dream. It looks good enough

to eat!

Have a happy November 1st day

Reformation Day

2011-10-31T10:17:00.000-07:00

Door of the Schlosskirche (Castle Church) in Wrttenberg to which Luther is said to have nailed his 95 Theses on the 31 of October 1517 sparking the Reformation.

I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach. This passage, traditionally interpreted as referring to Luther, is commonly the text preached on during Reformation Day Services.

Martin Luther By Lucas Cranach

2011-10-30T10:17:00.000-07:00

"The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. A refuge in times of trouble." Psalm 9: 9

Thank you, God, for your protecting love. Make us able to face those times when we must suffer.

2011-10-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

Having some problems downloading my post.

What I wanted to say was ,we have been getting lot's of rain

and has gotten cold here in the south so had to get out the quilts to snuggle in.

We

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One last persimmon on the tree. You may have to enlarge to see it. I was so excited we have deer tracks under the tree. They are clearing land not far from us , guess they have run them out of the woods and looking for food.

The Knock-out rose is loving this cool weather

and the Zinnias.

This Pope John Paul II rose has made a come back.

2011-10-24T10:10:00.000-07:00

Bryson wants to tell you we are going to have a new baby boy

and this is our baby

He will be here soon

2011-10-18T06:23:00.000-07:00

I will be on a fall break------but you can visit me at Bible with Questions and Answers or My Reading List.

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See I have a pretty tree in back of my house!!! Well I need to get closer

So you will not have to enlarge to see it.

2011-10-12T08:05:00.000-07:00

Bound for Texas

They lost so much grass and hay they can't feed their cows for winter.

Just glad Arkansas can help.

It smells so sweet.

1950's

2011-10-11T13:24:00.000-07:00

I have been having fun

Putting a" Classic American Nostalgia" of Dan Hatala's puzzle in a can together. I remember when you could name every car on the street by it's American maker and what year it was made.

Dan Hatala's unique artistic style has earned him the honor of being selected as an illustrator for the United States Air Force.

Today Is A Happy Day

2011-10-10T08:09:00.000-07:00

In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue!

2011-10-08T11:00:00.000-07:00

I guess it is never to late to raise a family.We kept the garage doors up when it was so hot now that it has cooled off they are not up much. We saw the little Wren's flying around.

Then one day I saw this and wondered what is that grass up there for.

Poor little family I guess it is to late for them now.

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Blue Birds

bath time

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"Peace"

in bloom

2011-10-03T12:25:00.000-07:00

Not a Butterfly but sure likes the sweet pink Neon Sedum

I got sweet peppers

2011-09-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

The wind blew in some cool fall weather last night.

The Lemon grass grew well this year, in the pot with the mun.

The Mums are right on time. They will be in full bloom soon.

Arizona Red Blanket flower

2011-09-28T10:52:00.000-07:00

We are going to have a new baby in December, so I had to get busy and see if I could sew again. I am making Christmas quilted place mats.

I did this and my sewing machine quit on me. We went and got me a new Brothers today now to get busy.

Have a happy day!

2011-09-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

The fall Peace Rose is blooming ,they are so happy to have cool weather.

They smell so good like a rose should.

Have a happy day!

2011-09-26T10:27:00.000-07:00

I put in some pretty new Asters this week-end. Love the fall colore's.

2011-09-25T07:24:00.000-07:00

Dear God, help me to withstand the temptation of self-righteosness, and all other temptations that keep me from knowing Your will.

"The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations".

2 Peter 2:9

Trivia

2011-09-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

September Flowers

The Forget- me-not flower

Folklore: In a German legend , God named all the plants when a tiny unnamed one cried out "forget-me -not " O Lord! "God replied that shall be your name".

Henry IV adopted the flower as his symbol during his exile in 1398, and retained the symbol upon his return to England the following year.

The Morning Glory

and Aster or other September flowers.

Have a wonderful Autumnal Equinox day

Vichyssoise

2011-09-22T09:28:00.000-07:00

Cold soup

I have been revisiting a Gladys Taber book and told the Bennie about the soup ,told him I would like to try it.

He read the recipe and said I don't know about Vichyssoise but I can sure make Potato and Leek Soup and you can eat it cold if you want to but I will have mine hot.

Will what can one do he is just a good old southern boy. We just call it delicious Potato Leek Soup.

What Fun

2011-09-21T14:22:00.000-07:00

I have been just sitting and watching my new screen saver of the family pictures I have put on my blog at sometime or other with a post.

I think I am going to like this new computer. The only thing you can't enlarge the pictures?

Back On The Blog And Other Good Places

2011-09-20T14:37:00.000-07:00

The Bennie has worked over time to get me up and running on the new computer.

We have been on xp windows and this 7 windows was very confusing to me.

Now to catch up with all my blogger friends.

2011-09-16T09:34:00.000-07:00

We are getting a new computer will be back soon.

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The first nice Peace Rose of this hot dry summer.
This poor Autuma Joy is in bloom

Soon I will have Mums there are lots of buds.

Trivia

2011-09-13T10:46:00.001-07:00

Today is the birthday of the real "Uncle Sam"
Samuel "Uncle Sam" Wilson
He was an Revolutionary War veteran who owned a meatpacking plant in Troy, New York.
He provided beef to the Army of 1812 in barrels stamped "US", indicating that they were "US" property. The soldiers began joking that the initials stood for Uncle Sam referring to Wilson, unwittingly inventing the character.Sept. 13 1766

2011-09-12T07:26:00.000-07:00

Talk about freedom: We saw this beautiful Red tailed Hawk yesterday.

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Freedom

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From the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

The Japanese Flowering OnionIt offers up their beauty for the autumnal garden.
Clumps and grows 12-15 inches tall when in bloom.

2011-09-09T07:16:00.000-07:00

My flowers have suffered from heat and this Begonia may not look very pretty but it has bloomed all summer.
This is one thing the grasshoppers will not eat Blue Fortune Mexican Hyssop.

My little Camellia is starting to put it's buds on.

Poor Neon Sedum it said on the tag it was upright but it sure lay down on me. Mildred said it would root well. (Look new growth).Thanks for walking around with me and looking at my flowers.

Have a happy day.

2011-09-07T06:31:00.000-07:00

As you all know I have been working on ( parts of the person I am) genealogy. As I do my research I get it on Ancestry.com. My great great grandfather had 12 children ,so it has been exciting to find what happen to them and their children. I have made contact with so many family members I would have never known. This is a picture in 1930 of my great grandfathers niece and her son in his cleaning business.
This is a 4th great grandfather from a different side of the family we could not find until now.1792---1861

2011-09-06T06:21:00.000-07:00

My secret garden cast your spell in mist. Mark down your truths on an unending list.From a Shakespearean Sonnet

2011-09-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

Gold MargueriteAlso known as golden Chamomile a tough, drought, tolerant perennial herb.

Flowers or oxeye daisy like.

The name Marguerite is a French name and used as a woman's name.

The English is Margaret.

2011-09-02T10:18:00.000-07:00

Cleome's are funny plants last year More Family and Flowers (Darla) sent me white with little pink in them. I wanted some all white and all pink too so I planted some.This year I am back to white with little pink. They look funny so tall and well just funny looking.

But thank you Darla or there would not have been any this year.

2011-08-31T09:26:00.000-07:00

The first blooms that have not been chewed on this year, summer has been hard on this rose. It smells so good and I love the cream center. Makes me think of a 1950's glass bottle of milk with cream on top.

All of my Phlox have been eaten by grasshoppers but they keep on blooming.I am SOoooo ready for fall, winter and 2012.

What a depressing year this has been for so many.

2011-08-30T08:45:00.000-07:00

Today is a beautiful sunshine bright and cool day for butterflies in the garden.

Have a good and happy day

2011-08-27T15:37:00.000-07:00

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I have been entertaining myself with a puzzle in a can.
"Spring Dance"
By artist Dlane Phalen

2011-08-25T07:27:00.000-07:00

Astronaut Douglas Wheelock shares photo's he took of the Earth aboard the International Space Station.
This is Florida and southeastern U.S. in the evening, the moonlight over the water and sky, dotted with millions of stars. Please enlarge to see our beautiful world.

2011-08-24T10:47:00.000-07:00

Five in the morning it came :

2011-08-23T06:06:00.000-07:00

We have a new tenant in the blue bird house, a flying squirrel.
I had to borrow these photo's because he is very fast but hope to get my own soon.He or she is so cute and keeps peeking out the little hole, The Bennie tapped on the box to make sure what it was and it came out ran around the tree and back in the box.

This is better then in our attic!

2011-08-22T07:48:00.000-07:00

TO MY GRAND DAUGHTER

RACHEL

2011-08-21T07:05:00.000-07:00

"Call upon me in the day of trouble: Iwill deliver thee"

Psalm 50 : 15Father, I want to live close enough to know that when I call, you will answer

2011-08-18T06:18:00.000-07:00

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I could not help myself , with the break in the heat I had to have new plants.

We were at Lowe's yesterday Not for flowers and these were calling my name.

(Patsy over here)This is not the Helenium (Sneezeweed) but Red Blanket a daisy like flower that has 4- inch flowers it grows to 12 in tall with a 4 in spread. Hardiness zone 3-10. only 3.99 3 gal size.
This is Pink Fountain Gaura , butterfly and hummingbirds like it, height 24-26 in. spreads 18in. hardiness Zone 5
looking this up it was selling for 10.99 and Lowe's had it for 3.99

And the ever ( have to have) Blue Salvia and Rabbit proof.

2011-08-15T06:48:00.000-07:00

The temperature has dropped to a pleasant 74 this morning.
The flowers and I will be very happy if it stays like this.When all the plants and flowers look spent, just see how the Zinnias never fail.
I hope it is nice and cool where ever you are.
Have a happy day.

2011-08-13T08:00:00.001-07:00

Have you seen the Helenium ( Sneezeweed)?
This is the Red Jewel flowerA great flower that blooms in the fall.

2011-08-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

All of the lilies bloomed out in the birthday flowers, the roses didn't last long that you see in the header.
My garden is sad, it has been so hot and dry,and grass is not looking good.

There is some color and the butterfly is happy. If you enlarge you can see it.

I must retract my words about how hard I had it with the window and the blinds inside.

The Bennie was in the heat and and he had a much harder job then I did.

Alls well that ends well.

2011-08-10T10:57:00.000-07:00

The Bennie had me up early this morning washing window's.
He did the out side and I think he had the easy job I had to do the inside and the blinds.They are so nice and clean-----I can see out better now.

2011-08-09T11:01:00.000-07:00

Today I dream of walking down a country road;

If you take the high road to kindness, understanding, and faith in mankind.

You will always get like treatment and your deeds returned to you in kind.
Have a lovely day.