GARDEN TOTEMS---AND OUR BOYS

Mom is always trying to build things in her garden, last year it was stacking stones her brother had sent her from Alaska, some of the towers survived the winter and some fell down.  Such is our life.

Last year. 

This year, it is more filled in with plants.  It is one of mom's prettiest flower gardens this year, we need to take a better picture for you though.

Mom started noticing people building them with other objects found laying around their homes, more glass instead of stones, so Mom has been working on some, of her own, to keep and give as gifts.

She collected old vases, plates, and then found in the 80% off aisles of Hobby Lobby several small decorative bottles, with crystals on the top, and even one little crystal weinie dog....his ear was missing but you cannot tell in the tower, all you notice is the beautiful light that bounces off of him.

If you look real close you will see him under the bell jar on the bottom.  WE are drying them on the steps before sitting them outside in the different gardens.  That is an old medicine bottle on the top.

We still need to find some plates to put under a couple of them.  Mom is going to the goodwill store cos they often have older plates and dishes, .....

They are not everyone's cup of tea, but we kinda like the unusual in the yard.  The color.  Mom enjoyed putting them together.....the one at the very top that is all clear glass is for her sister, Mom is looking for a beautiful butterfly to put on the top of it....the vases used are heavy old crystal.

A closer picture of it. It is made up of two vases, two candle holders, and a small decorative cut plate....it was the first one mom made.......
This is what she does instead of cooking.........................its safer that way.

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Tomorrow our grandmonster boys are going to their first ever Rodeo Christian Bull riding Camp.  They are very excited.....our mom and da are not so sure.  They remember when they were like this..

Marcus -3 and Micah-5.......And Now.....

Marcus -12

 

And

Micah-14


We wish Maggie Mae could go wif them, cos she would protect them from the bulls they are riding....she is tough like that!!!!!

Look at her just sitting up there wif her BFF on that big ole bulls head!!  Not scared at all.

Mom says sometimes she wishes she could see these little guys....its a grandma thing.

Stella Rose