Embrace Me, My Sweet Embraceable You.

Wearing  this clam shell brace isn't 

exactly fun, but hey ... you do what 

you've got to do.

The brace has an opening in front

for  breasts.  Um, yeah... so they're 

lifted up and out. Way too far out.

  So they're

a bit obnoxious to me. 

When I leave the house

I throw on a big over shirt

to feel a bit less self conscious.

My dear husband says I remind him

of opera singers with their cinched waists

and enhanced bodices.

He says:

All I have to do is sing. (smile)

I feel like taping a little sign

on my brace just above the 'girls'.

It will say,  "my eyes are up here"

with an arrow pointing up.

A senior friend  

has a new nickname for me.

She called me Harbor Lights

yesterday while we were having

lunch at Seniors...

I'm thinking of strategically  adding

a bit of red and green fabric

to my shirt next week for

game day.  

One will be for the port side

and the other will be starboard.

For her eyes only,

of course.

It's all in  good fun,

because humor helps.

Other stuff:

Have you noticed PicMonkey

now has the collage feature  

and textures to play with?

Yeah!  

Our nesting crows are busy tending

to their babies. I see them at 

the bird baths often.  They're 

getting bread crusts from one 

of our neighbors because I see

the crows dunking the bread into

the birdbath water to soften it up a bit.

They're making a mess, but that's OK.

~~~

I was just outside to enjoy 

a few minutes of crow watching.

While sitting at the picnic table

on the deck a noise off in the garden

drew my attention.

It was a turkey  

coming up for a drink from the

concrete bird bath which was

not ten feet from me.

He dipped his beak into the water

that was chest high to him.

I guess it wasn't quite good

enough, because he hopped up

on the teetering  bird bath

to scratch around in the water 

and took another sip.

He stepped around to the edge

of the bath, and tipped it off

the pedestal.  Ah, ha...

So that's who knocked the 

birdbath down earlier this week.

I was wondering how it happened,

but I didn't say anything to anyone.

Why?

I'm not supposed to be lifting

weight, and I would have

had to explain how the

concrete (heavy) bird bath

got put back together...

Guess I'm in trouble again 

today, because I've already

taken care of it. 

Those birds need their

water right?

P.S.  I was careful.

This butterfly was  

resting on our Jasmine  

which is now in full bloom.

How lucky I felt to find that

it had stayed in place

while I went upstairs to get

the camera. 

Yesterday, while out on the deck,

a gorgeous butterfly flitted by.

It had orange spots 

on the tips of it's wings.  

It fluttered by the flowers

blooming in the pots on deck,

and then drifted off the deck,

over the driveway and 

off into the woods.

I'd love to see it again.

~~~

Rick and a family member are 

fencing in the garden area off the 

front deck.  Fence posts holes

are drilled.  Wooden posts are 

cemented into place. Other posts

were pounded in.  Next up is

the fence wiring.  Hopefully

it will deter the deer a bit.

I haven't planted the garden or the 

new raised beds yet,

 but once the fence is done,

I will get to it.

'Little Miss No Name'

our new puppy will be home

with us in about two weeks.

The new fencing project is all

about her as well.  

She'll help deter the deer from

getting into the garden when 

she's outside.

We're going to be shopping

for puppy supplies this weekend.

So far the only thing we have

are puppy pads...

 Oh boy, the joys of potty training.

Now that's something to look 

forward to. 

I'm skipping out of potty training

duties for a few days 

(right after we get her) 

to go over to the coast

next month with a few 

girlfriends. 

Hopefully by the time I get 

back the puppy will be 

100 percent trained right?

One can hope,

so please don't burst my bubble.

I'm ready to start sewing a 

couple of new totes as soon

as I sign off for today.

 Have a great holiday weekend. 

Take care!