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And getting drowned. He was such a good sport.\u00a0 The boys also got a shopping trip to the Ralph Lauren store where David works and they bought some clothes.\u00a0 Ralph Lauren clothing is much more expensive in their country.<\/p>\n Not sure what the boys are looking at?\u00a0 It must be something amazing!\u00a0 They stayed two weeks and our daughter’s family were sad to see them go.\u00a0 I hope they can come back one day.<\/p>\n Spring sprang almost overnight it seems, but now that we are in May everything is so lush and beautiful.\u00a0 I am loving the meadow we are creating in our backyard. David spread a bunch more wildflower seeds and If just half of them come up it will be a show.\u00a0 Here are a few pictures of the blossoms that have appeared in our yard the past few weeks.\u00a0 Some are already gone and some are still around and I didn’t even get pictures of the peonies which are at their peak right now.<\/p>\n The lilacs were gorgeous as usual and smelled so good.<\/p>\n An azalea in my kitchen garden.<\/p>\n Only one Iris out of several different varieties I have growing.<\/p>\n This is a Weigela shrub we just started last year and this year it was full of blossoms.<\/p>\n It has a cage around it because of dogs.\u00a0 The pups love to dig.\u00a0 In a year or two they will be use to it being there and we will take the cage away.<\/p>\n Sprirea. We have this shrub all along the north side of our house.\u00a0 They were here when we moved in over forty years ago.<\/p>\n The Snowball bushes never disappoint.\u00a0 They were loaded with flowers and the limbs bent under their weight.<\/p>\n This is a miniature lilac bush.\u00a0 It was so loaded with blooms and smelled so good.\u00a0 \u00a0 This is about as big as it will get.<\/p>\n Closeup of the Azalea.<\/p>\n There are lots more plants blooming and we planted Three more new shrubs this year.\u00a0 Two have white leaves and one is bright yellow.<\/p>\n David and I have been planting and planting. David is becoming a gardener. He is cultivating a rhubarb patch and a strawberry patch, plus he planted a couple of pumpkins I started in the greenhouse.\u00a0 I made something delicious with the rhubarb.<\/p>\n I don’t usually brag, but this was the best pie I have ever made.\u00a0 It was so good and David and I enjoyed it for several days.\u00a0 My next pie might not be as good, but this one, oh my!<\/p>\n We took a drive Sunday.\u00a0 We had a destination picked, but we take back roads and never made it.\u00a0 We decided our next drive we would pack a suitcase, just in case, and drive directly to our destination and then drive slowly home on back roads. If we don’t make it home, we will be prepared.\u00a0 \u00a0Here are some of the things we saw on our drive.<\/p>\n Roads not taken are our favorite roads.<\/p>\n There was a burnt down house behind these trees.<\/p>\n We got into the Hoosier national forest which goes on forever and drove and drove down this one road and this is what we met.\u00a0 A bar across the road and we had to turn around. On the way back, we passed several motorcyclists driving the same road and I wanted to warn them the road dead ended, but we drove on.<\/p>\n We came upon this.<\/p>\n A fire tower.\u00a0 You could climb it if you chose to. David and I chose not.\u00a0 I can remember the day I could have climbed that with no problem.\u00a0 Now if I made it to the first level, I would be completely out of breath if not dead.<\/p>\n Someone up in the tower was flying a drone.<\/p>\n Not sure if he was taking our picture, but we took its picture.<\/p>\n . There are a lot of old abandoned homes in southern Indiana.\u00a0 This looks like a little cabin. I wonder who lived here, why they left and why they didn’t sell the house.<\/p>\n We had a tornado go through last week. In fact, our house was right in the line of the storm that was coming.\u00a0 We got some wind and a deluge of rain which I was happy for as we had just planted several flowers. But southern Indiana got hit hard and we passed places like this.<\/p>\n Trees down everywhere.<\/p>\n These people were cleaning up their lot from the damage the storm had caused.<\/p>\n People in southern Indiana seem to have a lot of horses.\u00a0 We saw these and stopped to look.<\/p>\n This one came right up to us and I wished so hard I had a carrot or apple, but I apologized to it for not having anything.\u00a0 I hate disappointing animals.\u00a0 I have always loved horses. I was quite horse mad when I was a girl and I did have a horse of my own, and I miss not having one.<\/p>\n It was a nice trip and we stopped for ice cream.\u00a0 I always said if I reach eighty years old I will eat ice cream every day.\u00a0 I am getting might close and I am practicing now.<\/p>\n I, of course, am sewing quilts.\u00a0 I have a plan to sew several patriotic quilts to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday next year.\u00a0 Here is one I started.<\/p>\n I actually have it all pieced and will be showing it to you.\u00a0 I call it “Patriotic Chicks.”<\/p>\n I ordered fabric.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n