Giving The Gift of Time

While out in the garden this morning,

I found several Sun Gold cherry tomatoes

to harvest,  ~~~  and eat like candy.

I had to use my shirt to carry them

back to the kitchen, ~~~ the ones that

made it that is.

The zinnias are just getting into full swing

out there in the garden. They're attracting 

beautiful butterflies, but do you think

I could get a photo of them?  

 No ~~~ Not this time.

The Crepe Myrtle bush is blooming

it's heart out.  Liberty gave it a severe

pruning early in the spring time.

I guess it actually needed it,

because the plant is doing better than ever.

Especially now that there's a fence

protecting it.

~~~

Speaking of Libs,

her tail seems to be back to

it's normal happy up curl.

Even after it's morning show,

the Morning Glory bloom

is still beautiful while it folds

in upon itself.

~~~

 I'm on the road again tomorrow.

I'll meet up with my Mom

and my Aunt in Redding,

and then we're off on a girls trip

to the coast for a couple of nights.
They both live about an hour away

in two different directions,

so it will be nice to spend some

time with both of them.

They do talk your ears off...

so I'm glad they can talk to each

other while I concentrate on driving.

They haven't been to the coast in 

years, so I'm really happy to be 

taking them on this trip.

I had fun putting together these gifts for them.

They both get a set of pajamas

which I got for a deep discount at Kohl's.

They were on clearance sale,

plus I had Kohl's cash to use,

plus I had a coupon for $10. off of $30.,

and to top it off I also had my 30% off

coupon to use.  Yes!!!  The pajamas

were just 40 cents more than the 

matching coffee mugs

 I found at World Market.

I already had the color coordinated note pads

and cards from the dollar (1.50) bins at Michaels.

I later went back for the ink pens and 

was lucky to find the exact matching pens as well.

There's a few tea bags in the mugs,

and perhaps I'll add a little sweet something

to go along with the gift.

Cookies, or chocolate... ?

I had hoped to get this post done

earlier in the week because I wanted

to ask you for ideas of what else

to add to their gifts.

It will have to do though, 

cause I'm out of time

 to get everything together.  

I still have to figure out a gift bag,

and write a little something in the note cards.

Oh and I  almost forgot to say:

The fabric in the background of 

the pajama gifts is the fabric

I chose for the pearly pillow.

I did resist calling it the pearly poo pillow.

Courtesy of a Susan Branch calendar from a few years ago.

Our coast in Nor Cal, is chilly

and we'll be wearing jeans and 

sweatshirts.  

It will be a relief  to get away from the heat

and wildfire smoke here in the valley.

It was very smokey in Reno as well.

Take care and have a great week.