I can't believe it is Friday already! This week has truly flown right past us! But it's been a good kind of "flying"... Thank you all for your many kind words and anniversary wishes and sweet comments. I treasure them all, and one of these days I am going to get better at responding. But it seems that my free time is getting gobbled up and I am having to catch up on the "fly". Thank you for your patience!
You see, "Skippy" the Squirrel is demanding more and more attention. Yes, that is what the Dixie Cottage mascot has been named. When I asked my daughter in law Rose what she thought he should be called, she said the name "Skippy" just seemed to fit. And so "Skippy" it is.
And as we are spending more and more of our days at Dixie Cottage, you may be hearing more about "Skippy" and his friends. I hope you don't mind that my photos this week are primarily from Dixie Cottage, because, as I said, we are spending more and more of our days there. Our one day a week has now grown into several mornings a week as well, which really isn't a bad thing. We actually enjoy being there and even when we aren't necessarily supposed to be there we find ourselves gravitating toward there anyway.
So yesterday while there was a lull in the action I took some pictures of a few signs that were "speaking" to me. Hey, if you are a dog lover, and I know many of you are, we have some cute signs and items you might like. Now, don't think this is a sales pitch. It isn't. It's just that when this is where I am, this is what I see, and so therefore this is what I have to share with you.
I thought these mugs and leashes were a cute gift item for the dog lovers around us:
Oh, and there's even a door mat to wipe your doggy's feet on when you come back from your walk!
Now, over here are a couple of Skippy the Squirrel's friends. One is a bunny rabbit and the other is a squirrel, and they are each holding a rain gauge. Speaking of rain, we had a humdinger of a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon! I wish I'd put one of these rain gauges out, but I bet they would have been overflowing! It was a gully-washer for sure. But we needed the rain and Still Waters Pond is a little happier today to have some more water. We still need more rain to fill it up, but every drop counts!
Speaking of signs and water..."The Lake is Calling", and "Life is Better at the Lake"...but "The beach is my happy place", and you should just "RELAX and accept the CRAZY"...because my "FAMILY is a little bit LOUD, a little bit CRAZY, & a whole lot of LOVE". Some "FAMILIES are like fudge...mostly sweet with a few nuts!" LOL.
Meanwhile, you are "Welcome to our neck of the woods"... where you can "Eat, Sleep, and Fish", and you are also "Welcome to our firepit, where friends and marshmallows get toasted at the same time." LOL. Just a little bit of fun to brighten someone's day.
And speaking of "fun" to brighten someone's day...a couple of mornings ago we did manage to take a little walk in the woods. But we were startled to find an alien sitting there waiting for us:
Well, it looked like an alien to me...even has a little face! Apparently someone has been getting their "marshmallows" a little too close to the fire out there. LOL.
And with that thought I will just have to close this crazy post down.
I do need to have some words of wisdom or more meaningful food for thought to share with you...
How about this...
Amen.
Have a blessed and beautiful Friday!
