Foxgloves

These foxgloves I grew from seed.I`ve been planting them every year now for awhile so that I will always have some in bloom.They bloom every other year.

Weekend fishing & musings

My son had to work Sun.& our grandson had spent the whole weekend & didn`t want to go home right away on Sun.,so he rode with us to drop his dad off at work,then we took him to a kids fishing rodeo at the Adams County Fish & Game.They had a chicken barbeque before the start of the free for all kids fishing.The kids were allowed to get 3 trout.Our grandson got 3 rainbow.He tangled up with everyone & they with him,but all 3 kids side by side were pulling in fish anyhow.It was funny.No one got angry.
This is the same pond where on the right view of the pond at the highest bank,I was standing at the bottom with my son & husband in May 2001,& stepped back to allow my son in my "hot spot",I couldn`t seem to hook them.Richie said ,mom,don`t move,you`ll fall.Did I listen?No.I backed up & slipped & fell.To not appear completely stupid,I drew my leg back real quick so as not to fall into the pond,thus making a spectacle of myself.When I drew back my skinny leg,I heard a snap,as well as everyone else beside me.My dh came bounding down the hill,"Did you beak my rod?! "I looked down as I was not feeling my right foot at this point & said,"no,it`s worse than that." He took one look & began getting sick.
My first ever broken bone was a compound fracture of my tiblia & fiblia.I sat there feeling an out of body experiance.I wondered if I was going to die that day.I should have went to church,I told myself,instead of skipping out on this little fishing venture with my family.
There was an angel there that day.He took charge.He looks like Richard Gere,I`m not kidding.But he was supposed to be somewhere else that day & was here instead,much to my luck.They called an ambulance to come & drive back to where I was,a feat in itself was a miracle.The "boys"started to pick me up without a backboard or stretcher & my angel along with my son said,"no way you are carrying her up the bank without support under that leg."I was in shock,I could not tell them that myself.My son rode with me in the ambulance as my husband followed in the car,still sick.
Well,it took about 3 years to get healing up from the fall.I will get a pic of the scar & blog it sometime.I had IV antiboctics 3 times,4 operations,one to take the hardware screws out because I had an infection,then the one smaller bone healed,not allowing the large bone to grow together,so had to go back in & have the new bone broken again & cadiver bone put in....it was horrible.The cast was on & off,I had staph,then osteomelitis.The cast I wore was always from the crotch down,it was horrible, I ended up at Hershey Medical Center where I got the right antiboctic by IV for 7 months that I needed.I gave these antiboctics to myself.
I still see my angel,& I always give him a hug,He is so special to me.

Well,I digress with my own story,here are pictures from yesterday... 

The wonder of a box turtle

My son & his daughter found a small box turtle yesterday near the goats pen.They wrote her name on it as we had done for our son years ago,then let the turtle go under the masses of roses & dame`s rocket flowers.

We have seen his turtle off & on over the years,so this must be a good breeding place for them.

Vintage Clothing

I had a bad day yesterday.I did too much for one thing.I also went to mom`s to bring more clothing home to wash & go through,I had a car load yesterday I dropped off at the goodwill store.The Salvation Army may have been better to take to,but the store is clear across town.
It struck me yesterday that I should have been going down every week to clean.But mom was funny about her home,& at times I felt she didn`t want me to help.But now I see how bad it was for her,& she NEVER threw out anything.I had begun going through my brother`s old bedroom because she asked me too before her last fall.She was worried about what she would do with her wedding gown & different things like that.She told me she didn`t think she was going to live much longer.I told her she was wrong,& I would keep the gown,so we keep it,what is so wrong with that?She seemed relieved when I told her that.Now her belongings are all in my garage,including the cedar chest they had to break to get into to find the deed & things & her wedding gown was in there among my old boyfriend  things that I kept..I believe the key to it was in her jewelry box.
I may hang on to these vintage slacks,they were J.C.Penney,& at that time most clothes I noticed she had were made in the USA.When did we stop making clothes? She most likely never wore these slacks,the legs were wide,& she was like me,we have skinny legs & wide leg pants don`t look right.
Polka dots were apparently in back in those times.She kept my rollers,still in the old paper Acme grocery bag.She kept my baby shoes too,I didn`t take a picture of them.Just think,they are about 57 years old.
I didn`t go down there today.I will take my son with me the next time so I won`t get so depressed.I was alright going in there by myself a few times,but yesterday it was overwelming depression.

Her sister,Aunt Irene called me this evenning,she made me feel so much better,& it was odd because it seems like she may have sensed I was sad. & made the call.I have been wanting to ask her advice about things of my mom`s to give to her sisters,& she told me thought I made good choises on what I have picked out.I already gave her something of mom`s.I feel closest to her because she does phone me.Leaving you with pictures of the vintage slacks....& polka dots.

Just one more yank,I`ll get that worm!

Does laying this way make me look thinner?

My world here on Sat.

We still have Savannah,the granddaughter ,but she goes home today.She has been here since Wed.Then I believe we`ll be kid free for a few days.
The weather has been still very cool here in Pa.Our furnace is not working properly & I need to get the woodstove fired up again as the fire went out overnight.A guy came out & cleaned our furnace yesterday,replaced a few parts,but the central air unit is causing the malfunction & they won`t be out till Tues.So,must get the stove going as it is only 50 in here.
Our son had a job interview yesterday,it sounds promising,I`m not sure what to pray for anymore.His meds don`t seem to be working as well,& I know he won`t succeed if he can`t get his head on straight.

Strolling through my yard I notice everything growing here is getting out of hand,raspsberry vines blooming with set fruit climbing through my roses,I haven`t the heart to pull them out now....maybe after the berries are picked,wasn`t that what I told myself last year?A columbine came up in the midst of everything,making me smile as I believe God placed it there amongst the weeds to remind me He is beside me all the time.