A day with my granddaughter

Her mama had the flu, her daddy had jury duty so I got to spend most to the day with her.  I am madly in love with this little cutie.  Her hair is just the best. We had a day full of playtime.  She love bubbles, swinging on the patio swing, and toys.  

Happily better after.

The laundry cart  makeover..

The cart before. 

The cart after. 
I was going to paint it but I like the old, chippy yellow
paint. It looks old and well worn.
This makes toting my laundry out of the dryer to be folded much more enjoyable.

Places I love. The beach and the barn.

Pismo Beach, Ca.

The view from the condo where we stayed.
The weather was perfect.

The Barn.... Avila Barn. Just the greatest barn/farm stand ever.

CHERRIES,,, yes please.

STRAWBERRIES,  yes, please

HONEY,  yes, please, and I don't even like honey.

TOMATOS,  yes please.

Look at this clock.  I loved it.

This stove was adorable.  The gift shop

Homemade PIES,  yes, please.

Rows, and rows of CORN.

horses.

goats

Fun candy  and ice cream shop.

A goofy looking rooster.

A very cute baby goat.

roasted CORN

Veggies

LEMONS

SWEET WATERMELONS
The week passed too quickly.
But I did bring home a few things from
both the beach and the barn.

Decorating on a budget.

It can be done.  We rummaged through the garage of the home where the reception was being held.

We found some baskets, and old mirror, wheel barrow and pitch fork.  It helped that the backyard was gorgeous.  The bride was beyond thrilled and we were blessed to have been given the opportunity to help.

We were trying to make this ugly air conditioner not so noticeable. This was the entrance
to the yard of the reception.

Sunflowers bouquets.
 

I didn't notice that a flower was upside down. OY...

When I grow up I want to be a herpetologist...

That is what my 5 year old grandson told everyone at his preschool graduation.  I am quite sure that most people googled  that word before they left that day.  He loves all bugs and knows more about them than most.  This is his preschool graduation day.  He gave his teacher, Miss Elly a book that was illustrated by him and his mommy wrote the story. 

The graduating class of 2013.

The book is about a beetle and a butterfly.
He is the beetle, Miss Elly is the butterfly.
It is a story about the relationship between the two of them and what
took place throughout the school year.

It made her cry.

She was so sweet to sit down on the floor in the foyer of the church and read it.

He loves her so and she loves him.  It really was a precious thing to watch.

Things I'm crushing on lately.

I am loving my organic eggs from our local farmers market.

My son and daughter in law gave me this cute laundry cart for Mother's day.
I have big plans to redecorate it.

I love buntings.
 

More bunting love

This bunting I won when my name was selected in a random drawing
from a very sweet blogger friend.

I am getting the itch to make another quilt.  I have a lot
of material that I need to use.  I think that will be a summer project of mine.
 

I have to give a shout out to peanut butter M&M's



I plan to do more of this.  Breakfast alfresco with friends.
A Memorial day breakfast.  Cool day, sitting and chatting with friends, we talked about
birds, bees and flowers and trees and grandchildren and lots of other things.