Abby and Hopie time
~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face. I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
Very nice, love when a pine cone goes to seed
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ReplyDeleteLovely. Mother Nature really does it right. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you for choosing to share your photograph at Sunlit Sunday. Just looking at the pinecone gives me a sense of quiet calm brought on by the soft colours, the intricate design, and the appreciation you've shown for one singular element found outdoors.
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Nice little pine. lonely in the grass.
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JetteMajken
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Just beautiful!
ReplyDeletepopping over from My Little Home and Garden - thanks for sharing - nice to see a photo without snow!!
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of this! Visiting from Sunlit Sunday
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ReplyDeleteHow beautiful the stillness of simplicity in the natural scheme of things. Lovely textures.
ReplyDeletePoppy
This is so beautiful. Love it!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely. I'm a visitor from Sunlit Sunday.
ReplyDeleteNature doesn't need photoshop does it?
ReplyDeleteAll the beauty there waiting for us to capture it and you did!
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Sending you warm hugs and a pocket full of sunbeams!
Shane in New Zealand
Elegantly simple.
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