Do You Like My Hat?

Last week I found a garden hat on clearance at Target.  Temporarily, it is hanging in our laundry room.

A shot of the laundry room as is. Good thing I could crop the floor out!

More cropping of the laundry, much better!

I built the little lattice type of fence to hang my dried flowers from about 12 years ago from lathe boards.  It's probably a little "countryish" and the color in here is also outdated, but since it's not going to change anytime in the near future.  I'm deciding to still like it. :)

This is what was blooming last week.  My mums are about to burst open!

There's been plenty of heat to warrant a garden hat this past week.  However, since I'm not in the habit of wearing one, it has just hung here.

But, it's a perfect piece of decor too.

I think it's of the look and quality like it could have come from Terrain.  Yay, for Target! ($7.50 on clearance!!)

Maybe, though I should add a nice ribbon on it.  What do you think?

The title of the post comes from P.D Eastman's book Go Dog Go...the line is repeated in there often and so is quoted around here often too.  See a page from it here.

Saturday Digest

►Maybe it's time to take down these numbers?!?!

What can I say?  I liked them there!  Plus, I just accommodate to things and forget they are there...except when they cast a really cool shadow!

►Do you read Suzan's blog?  I wanted to make sure that no one missed these hangers that she used for her sweet dresses.  Tooooo perfect!  Sticks right out of her yard she says.

►Do you remember my Junkle Bells project?  Well, there has been a new thread at the Junk Revolution issuing a Junkle Bells Challenge...sounds like fun!

►A corner of the tank garden with one of my favorite plants the Hyacinth Bean Vine.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!!

It Was Time.

One week ago I moved my son to college. 

I should probably say that I went along to see his dorm room and carry a box.  Because moving him compared to moving my two oldest girls to college was quite a different experience.

You could say that he had less "stuff"!

This is the sun setting on the day he moved to college.  We were on the top of the parking garage driving off for me to let him off at his dorm and I had to stop to take this picture.

I'm pretty sure I have nothing to add to what many of you already know about how it is with your kids leaving home.  Lots of mixed emotions.

I will say though, that it was time and that really eased the experience. He is so ready for this next part of his life.  I will miss our daily conversations (he's not too much for the phone) but he's not far away so we will get to see him fairly often.

I took some of his senior pictures and we used a couple of them for his announcements.

I didn't set out to take visual metaphors of his life at this point;  it just kind of happened.  :)

We really had fun taking his pictures!  (I have more...)

I knew he was enjoying himself that spring day of picture taking when he pointed out a set of old springs by the creek where we were and he didn't complain when I pulled them out of the dirt and brought them home!!

Of course he was dressed up so he didn't have to help me pull the little trees out of the springs.

I haven't found a use for them yet.  

In time.

You Can Trust the Light

I recently figured out how to get my phone photos on to my computer.  (I know, it wasn't rocket science.)

Anyway, I've rediscovered some pictures I'm happy I have and can now easily view and edit them.

This photo is one of those pictures.

Old Windows :: Charm :: Character

Learning to trust Him more is a daily quest and is completely tied to knowing I am dependent on His mercy.

I textured the picture with one of Kim Klassen's  latest free textures, Culligan and am linking up with her post: Texture Tuesday.