Dear Week, you have been filled with emotions from feeling guilty, to feeling happy, to feeling sad, to feeling dog tired to feeling rested, to feeling sleepy, to feeling thankful. I guess that is why we are human and not robots, we have emotions and feelings and I think I have felt almost every emotion this past week, well maybe not frightened, unless you call that screech that I yelled when I stepped on the ant bed and stirred up that mountain of ants.
Dear Oh My God Are You Stupid or What?, when I sent my luncheon invite to my entire email contact list....all 262 of them. Many of my friends have enjoyed a great laugh out of this, glad I could bring some joy in their lives.
Dear Barns, Farms, and Fence Posts, I love driving in the country and spotting a new barn, a farm with freshly planted fields of corn, and great looking fences with "off the beaten path" character.
Dear Lillian, I went to your memorial service today. You led a wonderful life, filled with adventure. How many women do you know sky-dived at the ripe age of 79? Lillian was part of our Wednesday morning Bible Study and would continue to meet with us on Wednesday mornings at B&N in the summertime. She told me once that she didn't like women, but she liked us. In her 80's still driving and wearing short shorts, what a woman. You went out on your own terms by deciding that you did not want to live with the help of machines. I will miss you.
Dear I Did Something This Week That I Said I Wasn't Going To Do, I made a small "fairy garden". I said, no, no way, never and guess what? I folded and made a small one....very small. I told my friend Bonnie, as we oohed and awed over the small treasures, it's just like playing doll house...sometimes we just never grow up, still children at heart.
"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." ~ E. E. Cummings
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OH, I wish I would be just like your friend, Lillian, if I get to be 80. She sounds fantastic. And with a friend like you, why wouldn't she want women friends...unless you uninvited her to your party, too. *wink*
ReplyDeletedelightful post that echos amongst many of us readers I'm sure. We can relate. Especially loved the first floral image; what a beauty Deanna
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ReplyDeletei think it's cute that you made a fairy garden. :) sorry for the loss of your friend. she sounded like a real character.
ReplyDeleteHello Fellow Barn Lover! Sorry for the lose of Lillian, she sounds like she was a gem of a gal!
ReplyDeleteFirst I'm sorry for the loss of your friends. Second, I love the fence and barns photos. Third, I've always wanted to make a fairy garden, but never got around to it.
ReplyDeleteI love how you processed the barn image...very "Americana"! And that fairy garden.....adorable!
ReplyDeleteI want a fairy garden, too! Maybe I'll make one with Grandchildren. When it's my time to leave, I hope someone will write about me as you did Lillian. I like the bare bones barn.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your friend- I hope that I can go that way..I so dread even the thought of a nursing home. Fairy garden- too cute!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about Lillian. What a lovely and fun lady. I'm feeling better and so enjoying being out and about again. See you in a month!
ReplyDeleteI love your fairy garden! Never say never, right!
ReplyDeleteSorry about Lillian Deanna -- but sounds like she lived a full life.
ReplyDeleteLove your little fairy garden, but I don't think I will be making one. Unless I can use what I already have laying around here. Like dog hair, cookie crumbs and dirty laundry. Lol.
Oh yes, how many times have I said...I will never...then you know exactly what happens...sigh! But in this case, the Fairy Garden has me dreaming of happy endings!!!!
ReplyDeleteyour farm photos are all beautiful - I really love the one with the blurred horse. that is hard to do and you made it work!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of your friend's passing. That's never an easy thing but she sounded like a great gal.
ReplyDeleteAnd, I really like your weekly letter format as a way to recap your week. It's lovely and fun and your pics of the horse and barn are gorgeous.
Thanks, jj
This was lovely. I'm visiting for the first time from Kim's Friday Finds. I love your barn photos especially. I need to put down my phone and use my DSLR more.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, very relaxing atmosphere!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful post and beautiful photos. You are such a talented writer!
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading your Friday letters... and of course your photos are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHugs~