Being

 If you all recall my word for the year was "Be." 

Being thankful for those in my life is a big part of that...my husband, my daughters, my Grands, my Greats my sister, my brothers and my sisters in law.  

Yesterday we went out for lupper with my brothers and their brides...it was a tad chilly out on the patio of our favorite Mexican place...but the food was great and the company a blessing!

I am trying to be more organized...you know small things...like too many clothes in the closet that I have not worn in a couple of years.  I found sweaters that I could not recall!  Some made it into bags and donated to the DAV boxes in town...they take only shoes and clothing. 

Then I was able to straighten out my closet a bit...Summer in one part, Winter in another...and Summer is color coordinated!  I have way too many red tops...with coral and turquoise almost joining the too many..but none have stains or holes.   I did gain a whole bunch of hangers!

Of course there is much more to be organized.  Find a Grave "stuff", family history"stuff", photos on my computer...the list of "stuff" to be accomplished goes on and on.  

Far Side

Happy Mother's Day!

 

Hope all the Mom's out there have a wonderful day! My Mom loved flowers and these were right outside her front door for many Summers.  She would drag those pots in and out until the weather got warm enough. 

Far Guy's sister Janice, Far Guy's Mom, me, Far Guy and Chance.  Chance loved Far Guy's Mom she saved cookies for him.  Photo taken in December 20, 2005 on Far Guy's Mom's last birthday when she was 91 years old.

July 1981.  Far Guy's Mom, Far Guy, me holding Bethany.  In front Jennifer and Trica. 

Summer of 1934.  My Mom is the child on the right, next to her Marion and Alfred.

My Grandmother is holding Vivian or as we called her Aunt Skip and My Grandpa.  My Mom would have been almost five years old in the photo.

Lots of Moms are not with us for Mother's Day...or sisters, aunts, uncles and grandparents.

I am thankful for those still with us!

Far Side

Baxter and Smudge

 Baxter and Smudge are back from their Winter in Oregon!  Yes they remembered me. 

I got to give them treats and play ball with Smudge while petting Baxter.

After they took a potty break I took them in for a drink of water. 

Smudge wanted to play ball for a long long time. 

Throw the ball already!  She is a good ball player and drops it very near .

I think I tired her out. 

It was a fun break in my morning. 

Far Guy and I met a fellow in Osage as I sold some more "stuff".

Back at home I gave the bathroom a really good cleaning.   I can scrub the floor again on my hands and knees or sliding along on my butt!  

What's cooking? Toward evening we made pork chops, fried potatoes and corn for supper.

Minnesota weather: High 63F or 17C  Low was 37F or 3C and we had a red flag warning all day...windy and low humidity makes for dangerous fire conditions. 

Far Side

Book Club 2026: May

 The read for May was There's Something about Mira by Sonali Dev

I give it a 4 on my scale of 1 to 10.  The plot was easy to figure out...I wrote the ending in my head half way through the book.  Not impressed.  Most everyone at bookclub was not impressed.

Thursday is Infusion Day so I ran errands to Wally World, Aldi, another grocery store, the Meat Market and the bank all within an hour.   Yeah me! 

Late in the afternoon we went to the visitation for a 94 year old neighbor who died.  Maurice was a very kind man, we served on the Fire Department with him and when we were building our home he did all the cement work for us.  He was a perfectionist when it came to cement!  94 years is an accomplishment!

Minnesota weather: High 55F or 13C  Low was 33F or 1C.   The wind was chilly. 

What's cooking?  Ham, turkey and cheese on a pretzel bun with peaches and raspberries:)

Far SIde

Tilly on Main Street

 We ran all kind of errands in town...Post Office, recycling etc...then we picked up Tilly and went to lupper.

He has his blinker on here as he was leaving the parking spot.

Not many tourists here yet so we could park in the center of Main Street.  Yes Park Rapids is one of the few towns where you can park in the center of the street or diagonal.  The Main Street is extra wide because when they laid out the town they wanted enough room for horses pulling a sled of lumber to turn around in the street. 

A number of buildings on Main Street are empty.  There is no longer a dime store or a fabric/quilting/yarn store.

Gasoline was $4.04 in town. (Tilly uses lots of gas)

Anyways.  Tilly endured a few snowflakes in the air....I think Far Guy was about ready to catch them all. Tilly is home and safely in her garage.  Goodness knows what he would have done if it started to rain!!

Minnesota Weather:  High 42F or 6C  Low was 27F or -3C. Cloudy all day. 

Far Side