Summer Colors Bright and Beautiful

We have enjoyed a week of beautiful mild summer weather. The BACK TO SCHOOL signs are everywhere, though, a reminder that the seasons will soon change. Some of the flowers in my yard have survived their summer of neglect and are in full bloom. Today I am soaking in their beauty, grateful they were able to care for themselves.

Spending the weekend building a Playhouse for Christopher

From start to finish in two days!!


With construction crew supervisor, Katherine, on the job,

help from friends and family,

and a lot of approval from Christopher along the way,


it was a great weekend! Looking forward to many happy play days ahead!!!!!

Monroe's Pungent Morning


Monroe, my dear sweet squirrel chasing dog, learned early this morning that skunk chasing is a very different sport and not much fun..... She went out into the back yard just before 6 am and ran around behind a large rock near the back fence. She made some noise then came out from behind the rock from one side and a skunk came out from the other side. Little Miss Monroe and I then spent the next hour together in a lather, rinse, repeat routine. We are both very tired now. The peroxide/baking soda/soap mix got most of the smell out of Monroe's fur, but her nose leather still smells of skunk. She must have taken a hit directly to the face. I think the skin on her nose absorbed the skunk oil before I could get it washed off. The rest of her smells OK, but she will have a powerful odoriferous reminder on her nose for a while.