My Dad...

He always called me his first love...he always bought me little special things my whole life long...a thermos for school...a chunky silver charm bracelet that I have still...a little coffee pot like his that I said I loved. He loved my cats and had treats waiting for them, too. He packed my lunch on my first day of teaching school. He helped me buy my first car...he wanted me to live at home forever...my one and only dad.

I can only go by what I am feeling but...I don't think it ever gets easier or better...I think you just put it in the back of your mind...and I imagine what it would be like if he was still here. Den and I talk about how much he would have loved our house and the pond...and feeding the ducks...we so wanted him to be well enough to come here...and he wanted that, too. He would have armed himself with bread every day...and walked and made sure the ducks and geese were fat and sassy. But...it wasn't meant to be. So...I think of him...and hold one of his soft flannel shirts...the ones he loved and no one got why I wanted them...and...








I think of him...I think of him every day...I look at photos of him...and I look at my collection of his soft flannel shirts that I can't bear to part with...and I miss him still...

Happy Father's Day, Dad...

Finally...A Sunny Saturday!

Woke up to a down filled back yard! That's a duck...the spot just beyond my hammock poles!




And the goose family came back from the other pond...they had 7 babies but only 2 are left...so sad...the babies look just like their parents now but they can't fly!


They all sit under or close to the deck and wait for us to fill the feeders. Roxie and Lucy love watching them...especially Roxie...Lucy got bored and wanted inside. She abandoned Roxie and me!


Today the air is turned off...we are doing yard work and having deck time...grilling turkey burgers tonight...with salad and watermelon for dessert!


Still reading this...still really loving it...


What are your Saturday plans?


Buona Lettura!

Pondering Summer Stuff...Shoes In Particular!

I still can't stop titling posts as though they were bulletin boards...sheesh!

I love this warm tan color!

Want these...Nordstrom's...





Want these...Sundance...love their shoes!








And these...from Free People!






Love comfy comfy shoes! Love this color!

Love wedges...love flats...love sandals!

What about you? Flats, higher heels, wedges? Or just barefooted all summer long?

Oh...by the way...I am still
reading this and LOVING it...it razzle dazzles me!



Buona Lettura!

Wow...Wicked Weather!

I have never seen so much wind, rain and lightning! I was sitting in the dark at around 9 this morning...sipping coffee...and praying...you could not see outside...except for lightning flashes...Den is sitting in the airport in St. Louis trying to get home before the next storm comes in a few hours...of course the phone was ringing but my mom always said not to answer the phone if it was lightning so that was even worse...worser...more worse...lol.

The entire time I was trying to figure out how to get two kitties and one birdie to safety. Amazingly the kitties did not seem that stressed by the storm. And now it's really quiet...but it's supposed to come again later. Hopefully it won't. But even yesterday the ground was so squishy from all of this rain...so I guess it will be even squishier.

Finished this...good but not as good as I wanted it to be...


Reading this...oh so good...I need a bit of YA...sort of a secret society paranormal mystery. This is my break from all the adult dysfunction I have been reading.


Want these...with battery operated tea lights I can hang them everywhere! I think I will!


Bought this...it's yummy, oversized and awesome with jeans!



Bought this...comfy go everywhere dress! I love dresses in the summer!



My airport shoes...sorry, Juju! Really comfy!



What's your favorite summer go to outfit? I really need to know!

Buona Lettura!

Life!

Finished this...who knew Dottie had such a snarky sense of humor...lol...and husbands such as the ones in this book can not exist...right? The kind who play golf every week end and take their wives for granted or turn them in for a younger model...no way! This book was way too much fun!



Reading this...it's good...really good...it reeks of family dysfunction and I only just started it this morning!



This was a day filled with errands...before Den comes home...and that means lots of different stores...
Target for Target stuff...Pier 1 for room spray and big white coffee mugs...that I don't need...PetCraze for the Weruva Turkey Duck wet food that my girls are inhaling this week and for Grammy's Pot Pie and Turducken...their other faves. My last stop was Whole Foods but there is a huge roadblock in the same little plaza as Whole Foods...and it's called Bejamin Lovell Shoes...be still my beating heart...I needed a pair of shoes that I can walk/ run through airports in...and I found a pair...cute but still comfy! Mission accomplished!

I am always looking for comfy yet trendy shoes...what about you?

Buona Lettura!