Quarantine limps on

Truff and I had a glass of wine on the deck. She was disappointed that there was no ice. I went inside and got her some. I’m using Mary Grace’s favorite glass because I miss her sitting here with me. I miss all my kids horribly. I know I’m spoiled to have most of them close but that makes it even harder in some ways. And yes, it’s an old jelly jar. 

Since nothing is going on in my life I’ll borrow Ivy’s for the blog. A neighbor gave her this rusty pot. She coated the inside to make it a fountain. 

Then she added rocks and plants. 

Then goldfish. 

There may be one problem with the fish. See green circle. 

Then some lights. 

Isn’t it pretty?

It is so her. 

Side garden. 

Let’s go sit there. 

Quarantine drags on

Ju Ju looks like he is glaring at me but we both just woke up from a nap and feel a bit bloopy. 

Ed was contacted through Ancestry by a relative of mine. She lives in Northern California. She asked how he was connected to Hugh and Willie Brown. After a bit of discussion we figured out that her great grandmother was my Granddad’s sister. She asked if we had a picture of them so I took one of the ones we have on our wall. The reflection was kind of bad but I was afraid to take them out of those cool frames. My mom did remember several of the cousins they had in common. 

Here are a couple more you might like to see, Karen. 

Made it through a Sunday of storms. 

Made it this far in this book. 

Some Mississippi snow. 

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen them so covered in blooms. 

Quarantine continues

Well it’s come to this. Hot rollers. My hair is so long and my curling iron is not working well. 

I guess I’m revisiting the 80’s big hair. Look at that gray though. Guess I could have put some clothes on. 

Jan brought me some okra, squash and tomatoes from Freshway. I tasted this one and deemed it worthy of this....

And this...

No pics of final product. We fell on them and then things got too messy for public viewing. Better go check Instagram for cute dog videos. Maybe some more have come up in the last 2 hours. 

Friends

Thank goodness for friends. 

Candy brought me a supply of books! They are in quarantine  for now. 

Amy brought me some banana bread. I spoke through a cracked window to she and Spooky G. He is her cat that likes to ride with her on errands and to work. 

Easter

Well it was a stormy Easter Day under very unusual circumstances. But as Pastor Lance said in his sermon (remotely of course) Easter has come anyway. We ate chicken nachos instead of our usual family meal. I decided to look at old Easter photos to cheer me up. 

I’ll just post some in order. 

Still just 2 girls 

Baby on the way. 

These little dresses can’t with a tiny bunny in the pocket wearing a dress to match their outfit  

Maybe my favorite 

These were pink lace 

Matching days were over. 

Love Sophie’s hair

One last one and I guess we went digital. No more prints. 

Then there was egg dying

A lot of egg dying

And hand painted outfits. I loved doing that. 

And hunts 

Triumphant 

So I boiled a few and stuffed them. I must have had so much energy back then. 

I even made these crazy things. 

Quarantine continues

Well I guess Ed and I are making it ok. I’m pretty grumpy without enough human connection. 

Truffles and I are enjoying the deck. 

Fish are always in quarantine. 

Did a little paperwork for Amy. Stuffing and labeling a mail out. Yes I’m allowed a little wine on the job. 

Made a great pork stir fry. 

Made a goody bag for Mom of plants for her deck. 

Scraping up material

So it’s official. We must shelter in place for the Coronavirus. Ed needed a project. 

A ten pound Boston butt which is really pork shoulder. He baked it low and slow for 7 hours. 

It turned out so good. I’ll spare you the pulled part of pulled pork. It looks kind of gross. I made a very tangy vinegar style sauce that I prefer. 

I’m getting a little nervous about running out of books during this quarantine. This one was a bit depressing but good. 

I heard that people were putting teddy bears in their windows for kids to spot on walks. Ed said why is there a dog in our window? I said because I didn’t have a teddy bear. 

Apparently I’m subconsciously saving slightly used Kleenex. 

I’m turning into my Mamaw Ellis. 

Also, don’t judge me. Yes they are in there with Ed’s corn dogs and my ice pack for pain. I’ve loved frozen Oreos since days of visiting Oxford and the Hoka. Does anybody remember it? It was a sort of theater that showed old movies and served bar food and drinks. Frozen Oreos were on the menu.