Bucket List Update

  

Time to Update!!

To learn Portuguese (no progress)
Pass on my love of the land to my grandchildren (in progress) Vacation in  Charleston, S.C. (Still hopeful)
Visit the redwood forest (Still hopeful)
Make a good friend that I can talk to about anything (Still hopeful - last attempt failed)
Sew a hand pieced quilt for my granddaughter (soon to be begun) (Maybe this year)
Learn to do pen and ink drawings(No progress)
Learn all about cows (any ideas how I can do this???)(No progress)
Finally learn to meditate (know of any classes, anyone?) (Have begun)
Organize my house!  (It is organized - now that it is for sale) :(  )
Visit Lost Maples State Park in the autumn (maybe next year)
Learn to do watercolor(No progress)
Learn about dragonflies(Maybe next  summer)
Find my talent (Wish me luck)(Maybe my talent is appreciating others' talent)

NEW ONES

To see a bald eagle (have been looking, but no success so far)
Make jewelry (am in the process of learning--post to follow)

Learn to "live in the moment" (That would be a major accomplishment for me!)

And still that mystery one!

Stay tuned!!

A New Look For My Lawn

It seems I still have a lot to learn when it comes to "outside" stuff. :)  I learned an important lesson about lawn mowers. Always check your tires!!! For some reason, I seem unable to tell if a tire is low just by looking at it. I mowed my lawn and uh,oh, look what happened!!

A new look!

You will remember that I have my house for sale--this is the worst time for the lawn to look strange!! Seems if a tire is low, the lawn ends up striped! I guess I could tell prospective buyers that I did it on purpose--and call it "lawn sculpture". Now I'm hoping for warm nights so the grass will grow enough for me to mow one more time before winter!! And believe me, next time I will check all my tires!!!!

Stay tuned!

Grandchildren, horses and golf cart

There is just something special about girls and their relationship with horses. I received my first horse on my 8th birthday. Her name was Dixie, a flea bitten grey, and I loved that horse. I talked to her for hours on end, told her all my problems and secrets. She was a good listener.

My 9 year old granddaughter, Sara, and her brother, Owen, visited last week. Obviously Sarah has inherited my love for horses. She is so calm and good with them! 

Ready for a training lesson

When blogspot gets their video problem resolved, I will post a video of her putting Bochica through his paces.

Her brother, Owen, liked the horses okay. Moe was his horse for the week. But I think he liked scooping manure the best!

Have any treats?

Another favorite thing to do was to drive the golf cart. They both were able to drive by themselves this year. That special man's grandchildren gave them extra lessons!

Driving lesson

Sarah and Owen had a great time washing the golf cart for me. Funny, they didn't realize it was a color--it was very dirty! I'll be able to see through the windshield again!!

Wow-didn't know it was purple!

A wonderful week--grandchildren are just so much fun! I laughed a lot--guess I should laugh more. Owen told me I looked like a teenager when I laughed. Is laughter the secret to staying young???

The Next Door to a New Adventure

It seems that I'm to open a new door to find my next "adventure" in life. Circumstances require me to sell my beloved Salsipuedes.

Come take a look!

I've always thought that we really do not "own" our land, that we are just able to use it for a while. I believe we have a duty to leave it as good or better than we found it. I hope that I have done that here. Check out my listing. I would appreciate any suggestions to improve my chances for a quick sale .

I can't believe that I'm starting over AGAIN at this stage of my life. It is pretty scary--yikes!!  I don't have a clue as to where I will land  next.  My main concern is, of course, the horses and cats. Both Bochica and Moe are retired, Bochica due to cancer and Moe due to arthritis and old age.  My animals have been my motivation the last 10 years for battling a major health issue and beating the odds. They are my family--so I'm determined to ensure that they are taken care of. I'm hoping I can continue to do so in another setting, but we will see what fate has in store for me.

I wonder what new adventure awaits me!! Stay tuned--I'll keep you updated.

More Signs of Spring at Salsipuedes

Even though we're expecting cold weather again tonight, Spring is here!!  The bluebird house down by the pond has new eggs. (I think the last ones froze when we had a low of 28). Hopefully these five beauties will hatch. I'm not a nest watcher for Cornell this year, so will just watch from afar. Maybe--I may not be able to resist peeking after they hatch. Bluebirds are just the neatest birds--the entire family helps feed the young.

Nature at its finest!

My blackberry patch is much larger this year--hmm, I can just taste blackberries and cream.

Lots of blooms - hopefully no snakes!

And the grafted pear is putting on leaves like crazy!

New leaves every day!

Who knows, maybe I'll be making pear preserves from the fruits of this new tree.

If my little garden ever begins to grow (it has been way too cold), I'll post pictures of my vegetables. I think I'll take my strawberry plant in tonight.

Stay tuned!!

Springtime in Texas

Dogwood Blossoms

Spring is my favorite time of the year--I begin wishing for it in January. This year it has been late in coming. But I treasure it all the more. The "special man" toured me around his property and showed me his dogwoods in bloom. Breathtaking!

Dogwood in the Woods

The bees are humming, butterflies are flitting about, hummingbirds have returned, and birds are busy building nests. Lest you think Henbit is just a weed, check this out--the butterflies depend upon it for a food source in early Spring.

Down the road from me is a field of canola--I never knew the source of canola oil before--breathtaking!

Wow!

This photo does not do it justice. It is a sea of yellow as far as the eye can see. Reminds me or Italy for some reason.

Stay tuned for more Springtime shots!

The New Tree-Part Two

Remember the grafting of the wild pear tree here at Salsipuedes? Well, two out of three grafts were successful (so far).

Success!!

See the tiny leaves emerging from the new grafts? How exciting--now we wait--my tree expert (the special man in my life) tells me we leave it alone until fall.  Then I assume we will unwrap it and see the final results.

Stay tuned!!