Backyard Neighbor

There's no Place Like Home

We are home once again and 'Grand Kid's Week' has officially started.  Our camping trip was wonderful and we had great weather.   The Fourth of July was celebrated with this.


and this...



I will be visiting all of you ASAP.  I sure have missed you all.

Love...Jeanne

PINK SATURDAY - AN OLD FASHIONED SCHOOL TEACHER

 
PINK SATURDAY AND THE LIFE OF A VICTORIAN SCHOOL TEACHER

Today we are in the Pink Saturday mode and loving it.  Thank you Beverly for hosting this amazing event.  Amazing because 'so many' Pinkies join in the fun with the color pink.  We visited an outdoor/indoor museum and even in the the early Victorian times ladies liked pink.  You probably guessed we were in Momtrose, Colorado.

It all starts like this...


This home where the Victorian teacher lived, is over 100 years old.

The school house where she taught 12 grades.  These buildings were moved to this location.


The bedroom with the sweetest pink and white quilt.  Everything is authentic in this building.


A few of her clothes.  Notice the wallpaper which was recopied exact.  Some pink there too.


Wash stand and chamber pot. Three cheers  for modern bathrooms. LOL.


This home has only two rooms.  I love the settee. 


A wood burning stove.  The stenciling is original but redone. 


To the right is a cook stove for wood or coal.


Check out her vacuum cleaner.  The stove was weird.


Her working and dining table.  An oil lamp.  How did that vacuum cleaner work???


She was a Pinkie.  Notice the dishes and even the glass oil lamp.  She had some pink attitude.


Do you see the color pink?


Awwww, pink bunnies.  Definitely pink attitude.


Can you read these rules?  Who would want to be a teacher back then?

Be sure and visit as many Pinkies as you can at How Sweet the Sound.

Love...Jeanne


Remember this is preposted and we are camping.  See you in a week

FAVORITE FAMILY FOTO DAY

 

TODAY I AM REPEATING A SPECIAL UTUBE PRESENTATION

Thank you Deborah for being our host for this fun event.  Be sure and visit Deborah's blog at, Pictures, Pots and Pens, for more favorite family photos.

My granddaughter Molly, put this together for cousins week last summer.  She is 13 now and was 12 when she put this together.  For the life of me, I had no idea she could accomplish this and then put in on 'You Tube'.  We have loved her presentation, I hope you won't be bored. Smile.  As you read this we are in the process of getting ready for a great week of camping in the Smokey Mountain National Park. Party on the mountain (Click here). all of these photos used for this party are of my family.

Thank you so much for your visit today.  Have a wonderful week.  Please remember I won't have access to my computer for a week.  I will miss you.

Love, Jeanne

HOME SWEET HOME

It is so good to be home again, but not for long.  This Saturday we will be doing this...



And this...

And this too...



Wheee...



Hiking...


Swimming...

Lounging in our RV...

Wow, I am exhausted and we haven't even left yet.  But this Saturday begins a week of all of the above.  Home is where my heart is but camping is where my darling family will be.  I'm off and running once again.

I won't be able to visit next week but I'll be back, so don't forget me.  I will try and post ahead at least for a few days.

Love you all so very much...Jeanne

OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY AND A 50th BIRTHDAY

Outdoor Wednesday is here and I have some wonderful bird photos to share with you from our visit to Suzanne's cabin in Colorado.  In case you aren't aware of Suzanne's blog you can visit her at, Coloradolady.  You will be delighted to find a fun and interesting blog.  Be sure and visit our host for Outdoor Wednesday as well.  Susan at, A Southern Daydreamer, is our wonderful host for a very successful event that everyone loves to join in on Wednesdays.  The participants increase weekly.  Tell me, who doesn't enjoy the glorious outdoors?

Every morning  while we were at Suzanne's cabin, we fed the wildlife with some corn and seed from bird food left at the cabin for our use.  Then we sat back and enjoyed our coffee with the birds, ground squirrels and chipmunks.  A thrill we couldn't wait to enjoy each day.  My hubby set up his tripod and camera to catch the following photos.  Believe me, these guys move 'fast'.  He did a great job on these photos.  Enjoy.


What a cutie


Sharing the feast


I loved this bird but I don't know what he is??? Help!


You can see these two are giving each other the eye.  A western blue jay and he was gorgeous.


I think they decided it was fine to share the feast


Yep, check out the food  they are both eating.  I love this shot.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the fun we had with our morning coffee.  Have a wonderful outdoor Wednesday.  Be sure and visit the bloggers who enjoy this event. 
Susan spends a lot of time linking everyone for us.

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Today is our daughter's 50th birthday.  We were able to visit our daughter Monday evening on our way home from our vacation.  We met her for dinner in Tennessee to celebrate her 50th birthday.  However, her birthday is actually today.  It was a special celebration, even if we were two days early.

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY ANDREA!!!





We LOVE YOU

Mom and Dad

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I hope everyone has a happy day today.

Love...Jeanne

TO A PHENOMENAL WOMAN

The Good Doctor: Maya Angelou has been described as not only the voice of her generation but also the conscience of her time.

This post is something that was sent to my from a dear friend and I love what it says.  I dedicate this to my dear blogging friends.  Those of you who are young and can't relate to this.  Pay attention!  It WILL happen to you one day.  BIG SMILE!!!

  When I was in my younger days,
                      I weighed a few pounds less,
                      I needn't hold my tummy in
                      to wear a belted dress.

                      But now that I am older,
                      I've set my body free;
                      There's comfort of elastic
                      Where once my waist would be.

                      Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
                      My feet have not forgiven;
                      I have to wear a nine now,
                      But used to wear a seven.

                      And how about those pantyhose--
                      They're sized by weight, you see,
                      So how come when I put them on
                      The crotch is at my knee?

                      I need to wear these glasses
                      ! As the print's been getting smaller;
                      And it wasn't very long ago
                      I know that I was taller.

                      Though my hair has turned to gray
                      and my skin no longer fits,
                      On the inside, I'm the same old me,
                      It's the outside's changed a bit.

                      But, on a positive note...

                      I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,
                      life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

                      I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
                      handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled
                      Christmas tree lights.

                      I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
                      you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
                      I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a
                      "life."

                      I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

                      I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on
                      both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.

                      I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open  heart, I
                      usually make the right decision.

                      I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

                      I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. 
                      People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

                      I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

                I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you

                      did but people will never forget how you made  them feel.

By:  Maya Angelou

This is me, all tuckered out!!!

WE ARE HOME!!!  I didn't have time to post much but I do love these words of wisdom.    Does this make you think?

Love...Jeanne       

BLUE MONDAY BLUEBIRD

Nope, we are not home yet, but we are on our way.  Tonight we are  East of St. Louis,  in Caseyville, Illinois and after more than a week, we have internet.  It's very late but I am posting something blue that was so exciting I couldn't wait to share it with you.  Sally at, Smiling Sally, is our gracious host.  Thank you Sally for not missing a beat, even when your have moved to a new location in Florida.  Now that is dedication!!!  After reading how wonderful our host is, there is no excuse for not visiting as many bloggers as we can who are participating in Blue Monday.

Are you ready for my exciting 'blue' contribution to Blue Monday?




A Western bluebird,  taken by Bill, while we were in Suzanne's cabin in Colorado.  This was a thrill to say the least.  The bluebirds were nesting in some bird houses near by.  I am so proud of my hubby for these magnificent photos. 

We will be on the road all day tomorrow, so I will not be able to comment until Tuesday.  I have  missed visiting  each of you very much.  I look forward to catching up with you all.  Until then...Love, Jeanne

PINK SATURDAY AND A BLOGGY BREAK

We are still on vacation and I had to post ahead or else!!  I can't miss Pink Saturday and disappoint my dear friend Beverly at,How Sweet the Sound.  This will be short but don't disappoint  us.  Get out there and visit those Pinkies.  They will love you if you do.  My biggest smile for you today.  Hope to see you soon.


A flower basket of live flowers just for you.

Happy Pink Saturday

Love...Jeanne

GET RID OF STRESS

Stress
   A lecturer when explaining stress management
 to an audience, Raised a glass of water and asked
'How heavy is this glass of water?'

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.

If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.

If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.

In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'

He continued,

'And that's the way it is with stress management.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,

As the burden becomes increasingly heavy,

We won't be able to carry on. '

'As with the glass of water,

You have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.

When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.'

'So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down.

Don't carry it home.

You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you're carrying now,

Let them down for a moment if you can.'

So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.

Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while.
Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

* Accept that some days you're the pigeon,
And some days you're the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet,
Just in case you have to eat them.

** Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be
"Recalled" by their maker.

* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again,
It was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be kind to others.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
Because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can't dance well.
Just get up and dance.

* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.

* When everything's coming your way,
You're in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you.
The more you have, the longer you live.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
*A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today... I did..

My daughter-in-law Lori, sent this to me.  I think it is worth posting.  Read and listen.

Thank you Lori, I love you...Mom

We are still on vacation.  Missing you...Jeanne
 

PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND READ THIS

This

poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a
New York

Hospital .



It was sent
by

a medical doctor -
Make sure to read what is in the closing statement
AFTER THE
POEM.




SLOW DANCE



Have you ever
watched
kids



On a merry-go-round?



Or listened to
the
rain



Slapping on the ground?



Ever followed a

butterfly's erratic flight?



Or gazed at the sun into the
fading
night?



You better slow down..



Don't
dance so
fast.



Time is short.



The music
won't
last.



Do you run through each day



On
the
fly?


When you ask How are you?



Do you hear
the
reply?



When the day is done


Do you lie
in your
bed



With the next hundred chores




Running through
your head?



You'd better
slow down



Don't dance so
fast.



Time is
short.



The music won't
last.



Ever told your
child,



We'll do it
tomorrow?



And in your
haste,



Not see
his

sorrow?



Ever lost
touch,



Let a good
friendship die


Cause you
never had time



To call
and say,'Hi'



You'd
better slow down.



Don't dance
so fast.



Time
is short.



The music won't
last.



When you run
so fast to get somewhere



You
miss half the fun of getting
there.



When you worry and hurry
through your
day,


It is like an unopened
gift....



Thrown
away.



Life is not a
race.


Do take it
slower



Hear the
music



Before the song is
over.


I thought this was the perfect reminder to slow down and live our lives like each day could be our last.

God is holding this girl in his arms now.

Love...Jeanne