……….365 Days………..

~A Labor Of Love~

~Like guardian angels they flew in by numbers over the tree tops…~

~Delicate Colors~

~Delicate Colours Of Past~

~Thunkin’ The Thoughts At Home~

At Home

~Get Me Outta Here!~

I can’t watch another Netflix show! The rains have been driving me crazy on top of this sheltering in time.  Being outside in the garden has been my saving grace, and raining for a couple of weeks here has done me no good.  I can’t eat all that I bake either although you would think […]

~Once There Was A Princess~

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. ~Henri Frederic Amiel

~The Skinny of 2019~

One has to look back in order to move forward…

~Continuing On ~

After a nine-month break, it feels good to come back to the blogs. Starting in January I’m getting back into 365 Days (a photo a day) and a once-a-month post right here on Tales From My Lens. It’s been so long that I’d even forgotten how to upload from the phone which is what I […]

~A Little Break Did Not Hurt~

A little refreshing was much needed. Somehow I had to rethink this year, as last year was a terror trying to get things done on the house and then posting with no time to have fun posting. Even my simple post of once a week got me weathered and worn by the end of the […]

~Messy~

Well it’s not only kind of messy, it’s a real mess messy. Things are getting repainted and I am adding texture to the walls so this is my pull up a seat spot for the next couple of weeks. I keep having words with the painters about not pushing my desk into me while I…

~Rosemary-Thyme Pound Cake~

~Be Kind To Your Taste Buds~

~Kind Of Cute~

Here’s Witch Green Thumb. She comes out once a year and pulls up a seat anywhere she deems fitting. She’s done with her flying days but she still gets around and can have some attitude. You can kind of see that here with her giving me the stink eye. She wasn’t going to move over…

~Oatmeal Strawberry Banana Blend Smoothie ~

For many, oatmeal isn’t something you think of drinking but if you blend the oats finely in the blender before adding the ingredients, you won’t even think of them being there when drinking it. With all the added ingredients it becomes a rich, healthy and vegan smoothie. *That makes me sound like I’m one of…

~Beer Bread~

Yes, I made Beer Bread and I liked it.

~Swinging & Singing~

Pull up a seat, swing and sing. This oak has been determined to be between 200-300 years old and has been registered so we love it. Most of the big oaks on the property are at least that age and they are the perfect trees to sit under and relax for awhile. Robust, strong, and…

~Fall~

Inside Autumn has arrived on the calendar. Mr. Creepy came out of the shed last week and now the pumpkins have found their place inside among other little do dads for the Fall days. And even though it is triple digits here today, dried up leaves and pumpkins are very welcome to get the mood…

~Mr. Creepy Pulls Up A Seat~

Via his homestead in the Tuff Shed, Mr. Creepy has arrived on his new seasonal chair. If you recall The Pine Throne post, we had to cut a tree down on the property and I had the guys make a seat for upcoming garden travelers. Mr. Creepy has decided it is his for the season…

~Short Ribs~

Make a pot of savory short ribs and bring those comforting memories on! We actually had our first 2 guests over for dinner since COVID started hunkering us down. My sister and brother in-law came over and we cooked up a batch of short ribs, made a nice salad, a honey cake and had a…

~The Beer Garden Crew~

Sometimes taking a walk around the gardens is worthy. I noticed a few things today. This guy decided to pull up a seat and grab a beer right on top of the moss and stein. Gotta love a sloppy gnome. Here’s a fellow getting off work and heading toward the beer gardens. He’s trouble, I…