The State of our Union

The State of our Union

Even our Union is broken. Congressman & woman fight with one another, who do they work for? Us, not the money, vote them out, the ones who refuse to compromise, vote them out of office, no matter their party. I am married to my opposite, but we’ve learned to compromise with each other. Because we are grown ups. Because we love each other & what we are, a family. We (it is ‘we’ isn’t it? People & the land are ‘we’), as a country, are giving up & pulling out. I drive down our roads & there is nothing to see but FOR SALE signs. This is NOT who we are. We have families, we have homes with friends & dogs & cats & birds & fish… These are the things that define who we are, do you really want to sell WHO we are? But who am I to say this? Nobody, really. I’m just one vote. But I’m paying attention & these ribbons say it all.

I don’t know the name of this Mum, but let me tell you, they are beautiful

I don't know the name of this Mum, but let me tell you, they are beautiful

They were at hold foods, & bought four, then I went back with a math genius- how notice I was being over charged & told the casher guy. He said Ok I’ll go look. My Genius friend hit on the card slide thing “is this the correct amount” she hit the no button. I told the casher I’ll show him where they are, he was a short man & young. So I said,”she was so cool, I would never have done that, i’d just pay & leave” The casher said,”me too” I showed him where they came from & he corrected everything & I got Mums in July. I have the stick to tell me what they are, but it had like 12 letters, that end in Mum. Happy me & I love my Math Genius friend, Erin-you rock!

Look at those faces

Look at those faces

Chickadee @ Cahaba heights (seems I put too many posts up at one time) So I will post one or 4 at a time. Never 2 or 3…..

Summer Time Food? Or a science project…

Summer Time Food?  Or a science project...

just a wee lecture today. People say they don’t like spitting out the black seeds. Scientists, geneticist, farmers mess around with the seed until they have created (believe they have corrected God’s Watermelon) I remember eating the sweetest Juiciest watermelons when I was a kid.
So don’t like the seeds? You can have those pale, tasteless things they should name the “Nothing going on here Melon” Any one around Birmingham still grow black seed & sweet flavor?