JOY from past Halloweens

We don't do trick or treat at our house anymore.

The ways trick or treat is handled in our town anymore have changed things a lot.

Church groups have Trunk or Treat in the parking lots, the larger grocery stores have it in their parking lot and we have no little tykes to even do it any more.

I miss seeing them in there cute little costumes.

Our JOY comes from looking at photos of past Halloweens and remembering the fun we had.

1992 Little Nikki in her devil outfit.

She was about 3 and thought she was the Bee's Knees.
Here she is playing with the devil's tail.
 

Now she is a beautiful 24 and expecting her first baby.

One of 2 great grands we are expecting in early 2014.

One of the JOYs of our life.

The other day Nikki told me

"QMM you will soon be

Queengreatgrandmamaw."

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Winter is coming but my flowers are blooming, inside that is.

Can't believe what my geraniums I brought in look like.

They are making me happy.  

The sun shines in this side of our house all day.

The calla lily has 6 blooms now.

Don't know how long these will last but having blooms in the house in winter makes for a less deary season.

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Love fall, don't care for winter, but I do like living in an area of the country where we have a good sampling of all 4 seasons.

Just have to recognize the beauties of the season.

It is getting colder now and most flowers are gone.

These Hydrangea have been brought inside to a cool place, hung upside down and when I can shake them and they are completely dry, I will spray with a fixative and use for winter bouquets.

Last year's dried Hydrangea used at Christmas time.

Now the winter time pretties are coming on.

Nandina beginning to ripen.

By Christmas time they will look like this.

Perfect for Christmas decorating.

Happy 18th birthday grandson Ben.
Made 3 TDs last night
Won game 43-o.
Hip hip hooray.

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Mystery


What is this?

Found this under the oak tree in our back yard.

They are all over the place, even on the deck.

I looked them up and they are the larva of a type of wasp.
Not dangerous to the tree thank goodness.

Downtown Bardstown. on every lamp post.

Pink Bows for Brest Cancer Month.

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I love to take a daily walk around our property.

Just enough for a good walk and there is always something growing whether planted by us or not.

Nature's gifts give me JOY

 Probably hit by the mower last week but still so white and hanging on til dry, cold, windy weather takes its toll. A survivor.

 Don't care for spiders but have to admire this natural work of art.

Took the spider away but destroyed the web since this particular one was just below my bedroom window.

It gives me JOY to find such simple things right in my own back yard.

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One of my granddaughters said to me.

"When the new great grands come you are going to have to

change your name to Queengrandmothermamaw."

Holly

Love i.t

WOW us Wednesday=Fall decor around town

Well here it is Hump day, but it does not mean the same to me since retirement.

But happy hump day anyway.

Riding around town there are some pretty neat fall and Halloween and Thanksgiving displays out there.

Thought I would share.

Henry and Henrietta Villager.

All of these displays were done by the residents and employees of

Nazareth Campus

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Grand Social- Papaw and grandson Ben. Granddaughter Holly

Well football is almost over for our grandson Ben as he is a senior and only one more game to play in his high school career.

Up for a college scholarship.

Papaw Tom and grandson Ben Jones

So proud of him, playing football or not.

It has been perfect football weather, but getting pretty chilly now.

Jacket weather.

 Granddaughter Holly picked for her high school

basketball team.

Granddaughter Ellen, leading her team to 

victory.

Go kiddos.

Sure enjoying those grands.

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My town under the clouds.

Cell tower  under the clouds on the property behind our son's home.

Shopping center under the clouds on one of the main arteries of our town.

New bank under construction under the clouds on John Rowan Boulavard.

Our neighbor's barn under some peaceful clouds.

Construction of our new high school under the clouds.

Exit from one of the finest residential areas in our town, under the clouds

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