Well, Minnesota “summer” is here. I can tell because it is already up to 50 degrees at 11 AM. So, I suppose it will be like groundhog day knowing that when we hit 50 degrees by 11 AM, we know there is 6 weeks of summer left before we head back into winter. I guess I had better get Joyce’s snowblower ready and moved to the front of the shed just in case.

We have been blessed with the gift of friendship the last two weeks. And, we are looking forward to the end of the month when Linda and John will be spending a couple of days with us.

Joyce’s plants are taking off like gangbusters.



She sure has brought life to the surroundings here. We are going to be blessed with wonderful views from all our windows all “summer” long.



It seems like whatever flower she plants and wherever she plants it, it flourishes.




She claims she does not have a green thumb, but I politely disagree.