Dean's Birthday Quilt! Our Country Saturday.....

It's been a beautiful day here on the ranch! You would think it to be quiet in the country but it's really not. The birds sing and the bees buzz, the dogs bark and the roosters crow. I love all the sounds here. Even the coyotes at night. As we sat out on the deck before bed, I saw an owl swoop through the air and land on top of the power pole that's close to the camper. I don't often see owls! Every day God seems to give me at least one special little treat and seeing that owl was one of them.  

Louis Dean woke up itching to get to work on his framing. I slept so sound and so hard that I woke with a headache about 7:00 so I took a couple of Advil and went back to sleep until 9:30!

It's been so pleasant here that we haven't even turned the A/C on yet! While Louis Dean worked outside, I was Susie Homemaker inside. I cleaned all the kitchen drawers out and reorganized everything. We stocked the camper back in August of 2012 so it was time!

Dean and Sherry have been busy all day but this afternoon they stopped by the camper as they came in from running errands. 

I was so excited to get to see Dean open his gift from her!

This quilt is made from his Dallas Cowboys t-shirts. When they moved out of the house in Irving, she put all those old t-shirts in the trash pile....then pulled them out. Then after a time she put them BACK in the trash and then pulled them out AGAIN!

She is an artist and this quilt is a true work of art!!

I took this picture of Louis Dean this morning as we were sitting on the backside of the camper with our coffee and Bible reading.

I told him he was a man 'out standing in his field!' 

But, actually, he's out standing in his son's field!

The temps are in the 80's but the sun is shining and LD is being sensible in shading his neck.

He's come in for tea breaks and is pacing himself. He hopes to finish the framing in the next day or so and start on the roof. That will give us some blessed shade while he continues to work - putting in the doors and windows and walls.

By day's end he had this end framed out! The large opening on the left is where my big red screen door will go. Next to it will  be a large window - 36" x 60". That's the size of the four windows that will go across the front, too.

Dean and Sherry cooked ribs for dinner tonight and while Louis Dean was winding up his work, I walked down and fed the goats and checked on the baby ducks.

They are not so little any more!

As I walked over to the meadow, I saw something I have never seen before - the whole meadow was aflame with fire flies. They were everywhere!! I even saw some up close!  Never have I seen so many all in one place. Dean said when he was a little boy, he remembers seeing them along a creek lighting up the darkness like a string of lights! Last night - the owl. Tonight - fire flies. I can't wait to see what I shall see tomorrow!!

I set the picnic table with my Pfaltzgraff dishes for dinner tonight - dining al fresco!

Sherry made the best potatoes! Small new potatoes cooked with onion and in a cream sauce.

I could have made my entire meal with those alone but she also brought up BBQ ribs and Ranch Style beans.

My contribution was a garden salad, cheese and crackers, cream cheese stuffed jalapeno peppers and Sangria. It was dark by the time we finished dinner and we all called it an early night.

Louis Dean is already in bed and I'm about to do the same.

Internet is still scarce so I'm conserving as much data as I can by writing my journal posts offline.

I've done it 'piecemeal' style today so I do hope it makes sense.

Good night from the Country!