La Tour Eiffel en rose

A gift from Crystal.

It's a bank.

A reminder to save for our dreams...

I'VE BEEN STUCK IN A RUT

 

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But I've had it with myself! 

And,

Unexpressed ideas are lost forever...

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

So,

please bear with me as I catch up on the last month...

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Our town’s Memorial Day parade got rained out this year,

but the day turned out nice enough to cook out on the grill.

I enjoyed a relaxing day.

My girls did all the cooking, including prep and clean up! FAB!

~gratitude and love~

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On June 1, the week before school got out,

tornadoes left a path of destruction 40 miles long across the state.

Too close for comfort.

Thankfully, though, we only had hail and thunderstorms.

Many are still recovering from those few minutes of fury.

I can't seem to get this picture out of my mind.

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A few days later, my husband and I took the T

to Fenway for a Red Sox game.

On the way, we met a couple who live in one of the towns worst hit.

It makes you feel kind of funny and

SO GRATEFUL

to just get up and go about your business

when you think that a few miles away

people became homeless in the blink of an eye.

June 4th was a perfect day for a ballgame in Boston.

The weather was ideal and the Sox won. 

 I agreed to leave after the 8th inning to beat the traffic

(the Sox were winning with a healthy lead)

and we certainly needn’t have worried!

By the time we got to the T,

the game was tied and went into overtime!

They played 14 innings before beating the Oakland A’s 9-8.

We stopped for dinner at the 99 Restaurant

where Crystal works and watched the rest of the game on TV!

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I can’t believe the last day of school was almost 3 weeks ago!

{ducks then}

Sometimes the end of the school year can’t come fast enough

and I was counting the days along with my class of mostly boys

(just one girl!) and eagerly anticipated summer vacation.

After a few days of curriculum development the day finally arrived

on Flag day this year!

~love those stars and stripes~

Did you know?   Flag Day, celebrated in the United States on June 14,

commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States in 1777.

Wikipedia

On June 15th my family was delighted that the Bruins won the Stanley Cup!

On June 19 I celebrated Father’s Day with my husband,

Dad &GrandpaExtraordinaire,

and my 3 girls.

I did have a few teary moments.

Love you, Dad. Miss you every day.

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My family has celebrated graduations and birthdays,

I've spent hours with my grandkids

watercolor painting, reading and playing,

and chasing the ducks.

{ducks now}

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And these pics...

were inspired by

Christine at{Vista Woman}.

Take a look here.

{Your pics made me smile, Christine.}

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Now, for those of you who have made it

all the way through this lengthy post,

I will leave you with this thought and photo of sweet Olivia...

Life is good.

Blessings!

simply irresistible...

the amazing sights and sounds of Paris

 

delicasies from le boulangerie

french champagne

and the alluring fragrance of  Chanel #5

...a person can dream...

Merci, beaucoup, dear Anita,

of  http://wwwcastlescrownscottages.blogspot.com/

for hosting this simply irresistible

"party parisienne!"

If you stop by and leave a comment and I don't respond,

please know that I have been having

TROUBLE

 posting comments for several days. 

I can't seem to stay signed in to my google account.  grrrr!

feelin' blue...

 in a good way...

baby bluebirds, blue skies, blueberry muffins, and fresh brewed coffee...

Anything making you blue in your world?

Wishing you
blue sky happiness 
on this Saturday in May!

Blooms I gathered from "up on the hill."

~*~

May your week-end be filled with

the sweet delights of Springtime !

Little Duck

In raincoat of yellow

And rubbers of red,

With rain pouring down on his back,

This fine little fellow

Just lifts up his head

And gives out his happiest "Quack."

~Anonymous

Click to view Our classroom ducklings first swim when I brought them home for the week-end...

Olivia {2 yrs old} kept saying, "I want to ho'd one!"

  

If a child

is to keep his inborn sense of wonder,

he needs the companionship of at least one adult

who can share it,

rediscovering with him

the joy,

excitement

and mystery

of the world we live in.

~Rachel Carson

 {I volunteer!}

Joy in Springtime...

I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me.

                                         

They have clung to me all my life.        

Abraham Lincoln