Tuesday's Treasures

All treasures are not material.

My biggest treasure of this day was spending time with a relatively new friend.

I drove over past the other side of Dallas to visit with Dee and Gerald.

They are the parents of Leah's husband, Patrick.

Leah is Nita's daughter so this makes us somewhat related - right?

Louis Dean did not have a good night so he stayed home - supposedly to rest!

He was missed as we all three visited over lunch at The Cottonpatch Cafe.

Feast your eyes on the treasure Dee gave me!!

It is gorgeous!

Stained, leaded glass. It's way too beautiful to put in front of a fireplace and Louis Dean is working his mind around how we can display it to give it our full attention.

I drove back to Irving before traffic and unloaded a good trunk full of stuff at Goodwill.

Then I went in and bout half a trunk full back.

Not even half a trunk full,  actually!

As soon as I get home, I unload, document, and put up my treasures.

This is going to be an interesting read and will help me better identify with Rayne's life.

She says, "I'm Puerto Rican now!!!"

I have honey on my mind.

And this is where my honey sign lives......above my two honey pots.

A new beach bag for my pool days.

I called home to see if we needed anything from the store.

Louis Dean was in the kitchen cooking!

He's only missed one opportunity to cook in all the times I've left the house this month.

Today it was sausage and eggs.

You gotta love his determination to get in the kitchen!

While I was cleaning and doing this evening, he was back out working on the gazebo frame.

He has to wait until later in the day to work because it has been so hot today.

I think we hit 100 degrees. And we can't complain as it IS July!

There was one damaged frame piece and he rummaged around in Sanford and Son's area of the back yard and came up with a piece from an older gazebo. He cut the bad part off of the current one and slipped the older piece in. Win! WIN!!! I do declare that man can fix anything!

By nightfall most of the top frame was up!

I put a pound cake in to bake while I cleaned the kitchen.

It is all sliced up and in small bags to give out to staff and residents of the nursing home tomorrow.

This is the photo I should have taken last night.

I do so love our living room.

The foyer curio cabinet - bought at a garage sale on our way to Fort Worth back after Mother had a stroke in September of 2005. That's when we all took turns going over and spending the night at her house.

I told Dee how pretty and bright her house was.

Every room is filled with sunlight.

Not my house. I like it darker. For some reason bright lights bother me at home. 

Funny how I can enjoy them at some one's home - other than my own.

My main job tonight was cleaning the kitchen.

It's done - for now.

Hard to get a picture of the laundry room.

Fresh new lights were strung up with the sunflowers that live year round above the French doors in the kitchen.

Louis Dean gave up getting the entire frame up tonight.

It got too dark but we're sure we can finish it tomorrow evening.

It will most likely be Friday before we can go to the ranch.

So many things must be put up outside and projects finished up.

It's getting late and we still need to go out and water in the front yard.

Don't forget to look at the moon tonight.

I'll be thinking about a special lady........

Ma at On the Bright Side!

Goodnight, Moon.......