They Arrived - To Our Yard

The pileated woodpecker which along

with his girl have been

hanging out at my in-laws.

A lone turkey wandered through the

woods right next to the house.

And this generation of acrobats

are back ~ 

They are such pests.

Our grass is starting to turn green and

soon I will be uncovering some of the

flower beds.

A Finished Project ~ Cabinet

Where did the week go ~ I guess

we have been busy as we wait for

the weather to straighten up and

warm up. 

A couple of weeks ago, Hubby finished 

this project. 

I have been looking for a table

to put my Windmill Pumphouse on to

display it other than on the floor. 

Then I remembered this gem that has been

 in the garage, waiting

for a new update.

Many years ago, when Lineman Son was in

4-H he was going to re-do this for one of his

projects and started sanding. 

It  belonged to

my maternal grandparents.

There isn't much for details other

than it was remembered to have 

always been there.

 

Hubby dismantled it and started

sanding.  The shelving on the

inside didn't require any work so

that indicated it wasn't used

to any extent.

Then he started his magic in wood

working ~ he found the perfect

matching stain or oil and 

finished it up.

My grandfather was born in 1909

so possibly this either belonged to

him or his parents.

We have found information in our

research that these liquor cabinets

were used during the prohibition which

was during the years of 1920 - 1933.

Another possibility is

back in the 1940's my grandfather

also purchased two beautiful cedar

chests so possibly this came from the

same place (but there are no markings

whatsoever on it).

Hubby did a wonderful job on it ~ it

turned out beautiful!

Beautiful Saturday and A Helper

Saturday, a beautiful day!

We spent most of the entire day

outdoors ~

Being busy outdoors is just what

this gal needed! 

the summer furniture

came out of storage

~~~~~

we also had some help, Grand #1 

was here.

some raking up (of you know what)

and help with the wheelbarrow.

Another Birthday!

 Happy Birthday to my Hubby~

Yesterday was kind of a snow day, the

roads were icy in the morning and we

had a little bit of snow.   It was

a normal work day for both of us

but I made a pumpkin pie for

an after supper dessert.

Birthday snow

Happy Birthday!

Looking back....

Friday, April 13, 2012

Happy Birthday Honey!

Today is my Hubby's birthday - 

Hubby has many hobbies - he loves the outdoors - we

have plenty of things we enjoy outside during all

seasons of Minnesota.

He enjoys shopping - not real shopping - the kind of

shopping that some hate - reading up on the product, pros

and cons, etc.   It could be shopping for guy stuff or

when he bought my Christmas camera - he shopped

and studied about cameras for who knows how

long before he made his purchase.   He reads and learns about 

the item he is looking for and then shops....

He also like cars, trucks, snowmobiles, and on and on...

he is a kid at heart!

Anything new coming to our place has already

had the once and twice over before the deal

was made and then once it gets home... there

is no rest until it is cleaned, detailed, greased

and lubed if needed.... and so on!

The kids have each gotten there lessons and yes

Mom too (although I have to admit that I am a bit

spoiled - I usually don't have to worry about the vehicles

because Hubby has that all under control)

Happy Birthday - 

Happy Birthday To You! 

Grand #6

                              Last Wednesday, April 7th, our sixth

                           grandchild arrived.   A baby boy

joining his two big brothers.

4.8.21 taken by mommy

a blessing to our Daughter and

Son-in-law and to our entire family!

Because of the coronavirus we were not

able to visit at the hospital.

Welcome little one!

Windmill - Another Project

The ol' windmill ~ Mom painted this

canvas back in 2012 (she did a beautiful

job).   After seeing some prints that

dad had framed for her, I got in line.

The frame not only will protect the

canvas but it sure does add to it.

I had a special request to leave the

back side open (no added brown

paper to complete it), you see back in 

2012 Mom wrote on it and I wanted 

to keep that visible.

And It Rained

Wednesday and today it has rained, we

definitely needed it.

We now have many puddles in the yard,

some mud and lots of mud in parts of

the horse pasture.  And we are

seeing some green!

It is wet but we will take it.

This is before the all day

rain today. 

I know the dog dish outside

is almost full of water   :) 

(we don't have the rain gauge

out yet).

Easter

Easter 2021

It was a beautiful day.

We didn't make any big plans actually

quite the opposite ~ no plans.

We spontaneously went to

Hubby's folks for lunch. We visited 

at the kitchen table and it

was nice ~ it was over a year ago that we

took them out to eat before everything

shut down because of covid.

They have stayed healthy and have

both been able to get the vaccinations

some time ago.

We visited mom and dad ~ they were

both busy one painting and the other

out by the barn.   The pup, Titus, 

is getting big (as tall as his brother now).

I raked and we turned on the sprinkler ~ I

had an audience (he is always curious

in what is going on) and

some of us rested under the trees in

the shade (yes it was quite warm in

the sun, I think it was 70 degrees).

Hubby worked on a project ~ I can't wait to

share when he is done.

April Has Arrived

 And it arrived very nicely, Friday

and Saturday were quite nice!

We definitely have spring

fever around here. 

April brought a Birthday, Grand #4

turned 2 years old~

picture from Mommy

We look forward to celebrating

soon ~ a big celebration since

last year we celebrated remotely.

Signs of Spring~

*Today we opened windows and got

some air going through the house.

*The four legged animals are getting

some clipping and brushing done.

*Crossing things off the spring to-do

list.

*washing and putting away the

every day winter snowpants, etc.

*adding more things to the to-do list

Grand #6 will be arriving any time ~ he

decided to have a birth day of his own

and not share with Grand #4.

Time will tell if he has his own birth day

or if he shares.