Shana Turns 51

 And we celebrated at the melting pot with the best drinks I've ever had!

The New & Improved, Franciscan, Saint Andrews Catholic Church Opens in Clemson

Miku Seasonal Photos (for the Calendar)

Loving Miku ... & Miku Loving Birdies

Harvest's Birthday 2021

This post hurts my heart & includes 2 visits from summer and fall of 2021. Hurts my heart because the kids came back from Oregon, ... and didn't visit us. Patience is a virtue.

Mountain State Fair 2021 : Sunset & Horse Show

Mountain State Fair 2021 : Annie's Big Wins

 Let me begin with my very favorite art piece Annie has ever made. It is a cross section of an oak log from our yard Ornamented by mountains that Annie made from the rug that my Amish friend Marlene made for me.  And with over 20 projects entered Annie won many awards with best in show and judge's choice in the mix.

Mountain State Fair 2021

... and nothing says "mountain state fair" quite like pig racing

Annie Prepping for the Mountain State Fair 2021

 This year not only were there photos and Edisto crafts and sculpy but there were alno covered pencil items and my favorite is all of the crafts made from the rug that Marlene my Amish friend made me. The tree cross section from our yard with the mountains in the foreground made from Marlene's rug Would remain my very favorite art piece from Annie.

Oma Before Emergency Hernia Surgery

 Let this be a lesson to anyone who has a hernia but can still put it back in their abdominal cavity themselves. Oma has known about this for years and put it off but was told that someday it would become an emergency situation. That day has come. It came out couldn't be put back in and became impacted. Now she has to have emergency surgery with anesthesia that she has never had before. As a result her mind would never be the same. So this is the last picture of Oma with her mind as it was when I grew up. There would be severe delusion first (thinking she was in Buffalo and going to walk home) followed by short term memory loss and days where "my mind just isn't doing well today" and times where she would get lost driving. Taking coconut oil, lions Mane mushroom, and cinnamon would help things a bit, but not get her back to her old self. Poor Oma.

Saddleback Caterpillar in a Glass

 (... so glad I didn't touch it!)

Annie Art Project : Sharpie on Newspaper