THIS IS MAKAYLA, MY GRANDDAUGHTER TALKING WITH THE HORSE SHE WILL BE RIDING FOR THE SHOW. SHE IS HAVING A SERIOUS CONVERSATION WITH NOTCH. ALL DRESSED AND READY TO RIDE

HERE SHE COMES.....HOW ADORABLE

THERE SHE IS DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB, SHE GOT THREE RIBBONS ON SUNDAY..

SHE IS SO HAPPY, RIDING MEANS EVERYTHING TO HER.

THE SHOW IS OVER, AND EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME, AND THEY WERE AWARDED RIBBONS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK.

MATTIE AND MAKAYLA

GREAT RIDING GIRLS, GRAM IS SO PROUD OF YOU.

"HELLO" ROBIN RED BREAST

I WAS SITTING OUTSIDE YESTERDAY IN OUR BEAUTIFUL SPRING WEATHER CROCHETING , AND I SAW MY FIRST ROBIN OF THE SEASON............HE'S CAMERA SHY........... THE SIGN OF SPRING, I LOVE FORSYTHIA........SO BRIGHT AND WHEN IT STARTS TO BLOOM....AHHHHH.......SPRING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

TODAY...TUESDAY......GLOOMY, AND RAINY........WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THUNDER SHOWERS...........BUT... REMEMBER..........SPRING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.....SAY IT THREE TIMES, AND IT WILL COME TRUE. RIZZI

OH NO!!!! DO I SEE SNOW..................

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN JUST HORRIBLE, THE DAYS HAVE BEEN CLOUDY, COLD, DAMP, IT MADE YOUR BONES ACHE. THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, IT WASN'T ONLY RAINING, BUT IT WAS SNOWING TOO. I TOOK SOME PICTURES, BUT COULD NOT CAPTURE THE SNOW WITH THE RAIN, SO I CHEATED AND GOT THIS PICTURE ON THE WEB. TOMORROW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE MORE RAIN, AND MAYBE GO INTO NEXT WEEK. I KNOW RAIN IS GOOD FOR THE FLOWERS, WHAT'S THE SAYING, APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS.............. HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.....RIZZI

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNA..........

YESTERDAY WAS MY GRANDDAUGHTER JENNA'S BIRTHDAY, SHE WAS 17 YEARS OLD. HOW QUICKLY THE YEARS GO BY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNA................LOVE, GRAM

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY. RIZZI

ST. PATTY'S DAY DINNER.........

IRISH SODA BREAD, YUM..........JACKIE MADE THIS DELICIOUS LOAF. THE RECIPE CAME FROM ANNMARIE FROM FROG HOLLOW FARM. IT WAS HER MOM'S (LILLY)
MY SISTER-IN-LAW. ISN'T IT JUST GORGEOUS, AND IT WAS DELICIOUS.


MY GRANDDAUGHTER MAKAYLA IS ALL READY TO EAT
THIS DELICIOUS IRISH DINNER HER MOM MADE.............

AND.....HERE IT IS........................THANK YOU JACKIE, YOUR A GREAT COOK.

WELL, OUR RAIN HAS FINALLY STOPPED, AND IT IS NOT TOO RAW OUTSIDE. OUR FORSYTHIA BUSH IS STARTING TO BLOOM, AHHHHHHHHHH THE SIGN OF SPRING.

THE BEST PART OF THE RAIN, IS WHEN IT STOPS AND THE SUN COMES OUT AND EVERYTHING STARTS TO GROW, THAT'S NICE TO SEE. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

RIZZI

RAIN

WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE, AND THERE WAS A NIP OF COLD AIR.
I STARTED MY LITTLE FIREPLACE, PUT ON A POT OF COFFEE, AND JUST SETTLED BACK IN MY BIG OLD CHAIR, IT FELT SO GOOD. I LOVE LOOKING AT THE RAIN AND LISTENING TO THE SOUND OF THE PITTER PATTER OF THE DROPS HITTING THE WINDOW PANE. I REMEMBER AS A CHILD THE LITTLE POEMS AND SONGS THAT WE WOULD SING ABOUT THE RAIN...............

IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING, THE OLD MAN IS SNORING.
HE BUMPED HIS HEAD, AND HE WENT TO BED, AND HE COULDN'T GET UP IN THE MORNING.

THEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE SUN CAME OUT, IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE SUN AGAIN.........BUT IT WAS SO NICE LOOKING AND LISTENING TO THE RAIN.

THE RAIN.....BY.....ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

THE RAIN IS RAINING ALL AROUND, IT FALLS ON FIELD

AND TREE.

IT RAINS ON THE UMBRELLA HERE, AND ON THE SHIPS AT SEA.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY........RIZZI

WELCOME SWEET SPRING TIME.......

WELL, IT FINALLY ARRIVED, (SPRING) WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER TODAY IN NEW JERSEY, I FEEL LIKE GOING DOWN THE SHORE. THE (SUN) IS SHINING, AND THERE IS A LOVELY (BREEZE).

HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE..........HAVE A LOVELY DAY......

BLUES ARE COOL, WARM, CALMING, AND EXCITING COLORS................................................

CALM AND COOL THE NATURE AND MEANING OF BLUE


BLUE CAN BE STRONG AND STEADFAST OR LIGHT AND FRIENDLY.

BLUE IS THE COOLEST COLOR.......THE OCEAN................

BLUE SYMBOLIZES THE VIRGIN MARY..........A PURE BLUE IS THE COLOR OF INSPRIATION

SINCERITY AND SPIRITUALITY.

BLUE IS THE COLOR OF THE SEA...............AND THEIR GIFTS............................

BLUE IS THE COLOR OF THE SKY....................

A BLUE IRIS MEANS YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.......................................................

BLUE GEMS..........WEAR TO FEEL CALM......................

TURQUOISE.......THE SYMBOL OF YOUTH........THIS COLOR HAS A SOOTHING AFFECT...................

ALMOST EVERYONE LIKES SOME SHADE OF THE COLOR BLUE......................MY FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE..................

LIKE THE OCEAN, WHICH BRINGS US GIFTS.........RIZZI

THEY CALL IT PUPPY LOVE

ON SATURDAY JENNA AND HER BOYFRIEND CODY GOT ALL DRESSED UP AND OFF TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE COUNTRY CLUB. THEY LOOKED SO ADORABLE.

THEY HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE PARTY, THEY DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY..........WHEN JENNA GOT HOME SHE LOOKED A LITTLE GREEN, NOW SHE IS THE THIRD ONE IN OUR FAMILY TO COME DOWN WITH THE VIRUS, POOR JENNA, SO HAPPY SHE MADE IT TO THE PARTY.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY........RIZZI

LOOK WHAT I GOT IN THE MAIL!

YESTERDAY I RECEIVED MY GIVE-A-WAY GIFT FROM DEBBIE, FROM SIMPLY DEBBIE....................





A LOVELY NOTE CARD WAS ENCLOSED.... DEBBIE LOVES PARIS AND THE EIFFEL TOWER...........

IT WAS WRAPPED IN PRETTY PINK PAPER,WITH TINY PINK ROSES ATTACHED......SO DAINTY AND PRETTY.....

DEBBIE MADE ME HER OWN HANDMADE ATC (ARTIST TRADING CARD) IT IS THE FIRST ONE I EVER RECEIVED.

IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL................................THIS SIDE IS THE

PARIS SIDE......................

THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE, AND SHE SIGNED IT.............

THANK YOU DEBBIE, YOU ARE A REAL SWEETHEART.....

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.....RIZZI

DID SOMEONE SAY SPRING.....................

WHAT TO MY WONDERING EYES SHOULD APPEAR........
S.....P.....R.....I.....N......G.......GROWING RIGHT OUT OF THE GROUND. SUCH A LOVELY SIGHT TO SEE.

THOSE LITTLE GREEN LEAVES SURE PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE........YESTERDAY WAS MATTIE AND MAKAYLA'S BIRTHDAY, THEY WERE ELEVEN YEARS OLD. THEY WANTED THEIR MOM TO MAKE CHICKEN PARM, IT WAS DELICIOUS.....BEING TWINS THEY EACH GET A CAKE,

THEY WERE DELICIOUS TOO. THEY GOT LOVELY GIFTS, AND TO THEIR SURPRISE THEY GOT A PHONE....I KNOW..

I KNOW....THEY ARE ONLY ELEVEN, BUT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF HANDLING ONE. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A PARTY WITH THEIR FRIENDS, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A CARNIVAL PARTY.....IT SHOULD BE LOTS OF FUN. THEIR MOM WILL RENT THE ROOM AT THE FIRE HOUSE, AND THEIR WHOLE CLASS IS INVITED....IT SHOULD BE FUN. THE ONLY SAD PART IS MAKAYLA WOKE UP THIS MORNING THROWING UP. SHE HAS THE VIRUS, BUT ALL AND ALL IT WAS A GREAT DAY. HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD WEEKEND.......RIZZI

COOL BLUES

AS PRECIOUS AS SAPPHIRES, AS FUNKY AS DENIM, AS EXPANSIVE AS THE SKY, BLUE IS AS ADAPTABLE AS IT IS ADORED. USE THIS VERSATILE COLOR GENEROUSLY IN YOUR HOME AND FEEL YOUR MOOD SOAR.

BY.....KATHLEEN HACKETT

I RECIVED MY MARTHA STEWART MAGZINE, AND I JUST LOVE IT. THEY USED EIGHT SHADES OF BLUES WHEN THEY PAINTED THE STAIRCASE, IT LOOKS SO NICE.

THE BLUES ARE SO SOFT.....................

CHOOSING THE RIGHT BLUE IS ALL ABOUT CREATING A MOOD.

SEA GLASS - INSPIRED PALETTE.............

TUMBLED AND SMOOTHED, LUMINOUS GLASS..............

PORCELAIN - INSPIRED PALETTE

CORNFLOWER, AND ULTRAMARINE

RELAX IN THE RICHNESS OF A TRUE BLUE ROOM OF DENIM SHADES...............................

NOW I WANT TO DO MY ROOM BLUE AGAIN.....BUT IT WILL HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE. HOPE YOU ENJOYED ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF BLUE, THEY ARE SO LOVELY. HAVE A NICE DAY....RIZZI

REMEMBERING.....................

I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME OLD PHOTOS THE OTHER DAY, AND I CAME ACROSS TWO THAT I THOUGHT WERE SO ADORABLE. IT WAS DECEMBER 2, 1961, MY WEDDING DAY. FIRST PICTURE IS MY NIECE KAREN, SHE WAS MY FLOWER GIRL, AND HER BROTHER MARK WAS MY RING BEARER. KAREN HAS A BLOG "OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE," WONDERFUL BLOG, AS SOME OF YOU KNOW ALREADY.

PICTURE NUMBER TWO, ANNMARIE AND KAREN DANCING UP A STORM. ANN MARIE IS ALSO MY NIECE.
SHE ALSO HAS A BLOG, "FROG HOLLOW FARM GIRL" IT IS SO INTERESTING. AREN'T THEY ADORABLE, THEY ARE HAVING SO MUCH FUN.

ANN MARIE, AND KAREN ARE SO SWEET, I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. AS A TEENAGER I TOOK CARE OF ANNMARIE WHEN SHE WAS A BABY. MY OLDEST BROTHER ANDY IS HER FATHER. MY OLDEST SISTER CAROLINE IS KAREN'S MOTHER, MY SISTER AND I WERE VERY CLOSE. CAROLINE WAS MY MAID OF HONOR. SHE DIED A FEW YEARS AGO, I MISS HER SO MUCH. WELL, JUST FELT LIKE SHARING A FEW GREAT MEMORIES. HAVE A NICE DAY.......RIZZI
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