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I Am So Happy!

I Am So Happy!
I Am So Happy!

Celebration Church, on the former site of Union Elementary School, where I spent 32 years as a student and a teacher, purchased my mom’s previous house next door!

Celebration Church, N Wilkesboro, NC
Mama’s House

It was warm enough to get some more pictures of flowers:

Buttercup
Tulip poplar
Sappho rhododendron visiting the porch
Sapphos and Catawbas
Iris

I don’t remember this variety’s name. It’s never set more than a bud or two until this year. It’s more purple than the Catawba’s. I’ll take more pictures as more of them open.

Purple mystery rhododendron

I also found this case in the bonus room over the garage,

and opened it!

Oh boy!

The Amish Store

The Amish Store
The Amish Store

No chance to create, today. It’s our anniversary. We went to the Shiloh General Store in Hamptonville, NC, an Amish Market.

There’s a world of goodies in that store!

Dried cherries and pineapple, ginger snaps and oatmeal whoopie pies!

It’s also in a very pretty part of the world. I took some pretty pictures, too!

It was a very lovely day!

Talking Turkey at Easter

Talking Turkey at Easter
Talking Turkey at Easter

I texted my across-the-street neighbor to tell her she had company.

They had come from the woods behind our house, gone down our side yard, and across the street to visit.

After looking to see if anybody was home, they wandered on around the neighbors’ house and into the woods behind.

Turkey Trot

Since everybody’s having ham or lamb tomorrow, it was safe to take a stroll!

Good Friday

Good Friday
Good Friday

always makes me sad, but today, my flowers gave me joy!

The dogwoods were especially glorious!
They have reached their peak of purest white.
Sitting on the porch looking through them was pure bliss!
Looking up through them was like looking at a blizzard of blossoms!
I confess to kissing the ones that reach over the railing.
No matter when Easter falls, the dogwoods always bloom to announce their message of the cross.
I love the nail marks in their bracts (petals)
There’s a little one dancing at the edge of the woods.

Other flowers were in bloom, but these dogwoods stole the show on this Good Friday.