Day 463

You'd never know I've been up to 1 am or so night after night, working on school stuff. I knew things would be busy, but not like this.

Thank goodness I can pull into my driveway in daylight hours and see hedge roses like this.

Day 462: Win It Wednesday

It's a double-down Win It Wednesday. Last week's winner didn't claim her prize so a new winner has been chosen - ytsmom, the crazy chicken wall quilt is yours if you want it! (Use the "Contact Me" button on the lower right of this page.)

Then there's number two, today's new prize. In our downsizing I've decided to get rid of all my scrapbooking things. With as many digital pictures I now take it makes more sense to do photobooks so the scrapbooking must go.

So today we have lots of letters, some punch out kind and some sticker kind, in all different colors, designs, shapes and sizes.

Anyone interested? If more than one person wants to get their hands on these, I'll choose a winner on Friday.

Day 461

The other day Karen commented: who would have thought that you'd be researching last year's photos for info - roses, birds, cakes... wonder what's next

Well, here's what next...


Last year we had just planted 50 bareroot strawberry plants.

This year that pile of dirt has become full of strawberries just ready for the eating.

Or should I say ready for the juicing?

Day 460

Last year we had yellow birds in our trees.

2011

This year, an entirely new different kind of yellow bird. Two years, two types of yellow birds. Thank goodness I take pictures or I would have thought they were the same birds. They are obviously not.

2012

And Lea, still waiting for you to use the "Contact Me" button on the right side of the page so I can get the chicken quilt to you!

Day 459

Kiddo and I stopped by Dairy Queen last night to get her favorite kind of cake - an ice cream cake.  The last time we had an ice cream cake from there was hubby's birthday. Last August, daughter had stopped by DQ on her way home and picked out one she thought dad would like. And now last night she picked out one she liked for herself. When she chose it I thought it looked familiar. I was so sure I had seen that cake somewhere before. It only took some blog searching to find out where.

Happy Birthday, dear daughter. Now I know what kind of cake to get you for next year!

Hubby's birthday cake (chosen by daughter) August 2011

Daughter's birthday cake (chosen by daughter) June 2012

And the delicious inside: