HI EVERYONE

HI EVERYONE,
SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE BLOG.........WOKE UP ONE MORNING ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND THOUGHT I HAD A MINI STROKE.......THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE WAS ALL DROOPED AND NO FEELING.........BOY WAS I SCARED........WENT STRAIGHT TO ER AND HAD ALL KINDS OF TEST AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T A STROKE........IT WAS BELLS PALSY..........FACIAL PARALYSIS RESULTING FROM DAMAGE OR TRAUMA TO THE FACIAL NERVES.....THE GOOD THING IS IT WILL GO AWAY IN ABOUT 3 TO 6 MONTHS.....
I HAVE DROOPING OF MY EYE LID AND CORNER OF THE MOUTH.....I CANNOT RAISE MY BROW OR WORK THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE........IT ALSO IS A VIRAL INFECTION THAT GOES TO THE EAR AND IS VERY PAINFUL.......AND HEADACHES.......AND HYPERSENSITIVE TO SOUND.......IMPAIRED SPEECH...EATING AND DRINKING.....AND DIZZINESS....I GOT IT ALL AND THE PILLS MAKE ME FEEL YUCKY......BUT....ALL AND ALL I AM OK........I WILL COME ON MY BLOG TO CHECK OUT YOUR BLOGS WHEN I FEEL BETTER.......HOPE ALL IS WELL........RIZZI

MATTIE AND MAKAYLA AT HORSE CAMP

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

TEA IN THE GARDEN WITH BERNIDEEN

TODAY I HAD TEA IN THE GARDEN WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER JENNA

JENNA HELPED ME SET IT ALL UP AND TOOK ALL THE PHOTOS FOR ME

OUR BUTTERFLY BUSH IS STARTING TO BLOOM IT IS VERY FULL THIS YEAR......

THE HUMMING BIRDS LOVE IT TOO

TODAY WITH OUR TEA WE WILL HAVE TEA BISCUITS AND MARMALADE

PETER RABBIT ALSO STOPPED BY

A CUP OF DARJEELING..........ENJOY A CUP WITH US.....

HAVE A TEA BISCUIT AND MARMALADE........I WARMED THEM IN THE OVEN

MISS FLOWER ALSO JOINED US.........

AND SHE BROUGHT ALONG HER COUSIN BABY PINE CONE

MY DAUGHTER JACKIE GAVE ME THIS BOOK.......IT IS SO NICE...... FILLED WITH QUOTES AND STORIES ABOUT TEA........

AND WE CAN'T FORGET ANOTHER GARDEN PAL.........SARAH PINE CONE

SHE IS ON THE LEFT

WELL.....SUMMER IS JUST BEGINNING.......THE CHILDREN ARE ON VACATION........

AND WE ARE PLANNING ALL SORTS OF THINGS TO DO AFTER HORSE CAMP.....

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY....HOPE YOU HAD SOME TEA AND TEA BISCUITS AND
THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN TEA IN THE GARDEN..RIZZI

MAKAYLA'S NEW HORSE "CHIPPER"

SAY "HELLO" TO MAKAYLA'S NEW HORSE "CHIPPER"

AT ONE TIME HE WAS A RACE HORSE

I LOVE YOU CHIPPER

DON'T FORGET MATTIE'S MIKEY

THE LOVE OF HER LIFE AND FRIEND

MAKAYLA....JENNA....MATTIE

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

TEA IN THE GARDEN WITH BERNIDEEN

TODAY I MADE LUNCH IN THE SUN ROOM ....WE HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH RAIN LATELY.......AS I SET THE TABLE I LOOK OUTSIDE AND THE RAIN HAS STOPPED AND LOOKS LIKE THE SUN IS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH.......

I MADE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEA TODAY....THIS POT HAS DARJEELING....

WE HAD CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES AND TUNA SANDWICHES

PASTA SALAD....WITH ARTICHOKE....BLACK OLIVES....ROASTED PEPPERS....... AND A VERY GOOD ITALIAN DRESSING......

THIS POT OF TEA HAS EARL GREY........ONE OF MY FAVORITES

MINI CUPCAKES FOR DESSERT

IT WAS A VERY RELAXING AND DELICIOUS LUNCH....

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY..........................................RIZZI...........THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN TEA IN THE GARDEN

THIS FLOWERING SHRUB IS CALLED LAUREL

IT GROWS WILD IN THE WOODS.......IN MAY AND JUNE

IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL

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