Sunday Signs

I saw this poor tattered flag the other day when I took my car to have the oil changed and my tires rotated. I think they are way past needing a new one!

I have been getting ready for Blogstock so this will be my last post until after that. If you are coming I hope to see you there. If you aren't going to be there then you will miss a lot of fun and I wish you were going!

In the meanwhile do have a wonderful July 4th!! There will be lots of pictures when I get back!!

SUNDAY SIGNS

Visiting the Garden

Today I drove out to a friends house to buy some green beans, summer squash, zucchini, and new potatoes. I had not been out to her house before. She and her husband grow 4 acres of produce on their farm. They sell there at home and at the local Farmer's Market. They have 2 ponds that they use to irrigate the gardens using drip lines.



I really loved seeing the Purple Martins that live there in these great houses they provide for them. They come back year after year. They have 60 of these houses for the birds to live in! You can see some of the birds sitting there. The very top area is just for perching also. I remember when I was a kid we always had Purple Martin houses. They eat a lot of insects, so they are very desirable to have around, especially a garden area.

My friend and her husband were busy putting up more twine for the beans to run up. The amount of work is just amazing but it's a beautiful sight to see. I really enjoyed seeing their garden. I leave you with some more pictures from the gardens.

Sunday Sign

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SUPERSTITIONS

I was thinking about some of the superstitions that we were told about when I was growing up. To tell you the truth, I never did think too much about them being for real, but sometimes you just didn't want to take a chance!

My Mom was the one who mentioned these things mostly and reminded us of them. Here's a few that I can recall right off.
1. Playing with fire will make you wet the bed. We had an open fireplace and what fun to poke around in it sometimes with the poker. Maybe this was one way to encourage us to quit, as no one wanted to wet the bed.
2. If a snapping turtle bit you it wouldn't let go until it thundered. We certainly steered clear of them. Can you imagine carrying a turtle around hanging from your arm, hand, or leg until it thundered! Rather an annoying thing to have as extra weight. Stinky and muddy too.
3. If your nose itches then someone is coming to visit.
4. When you entered the house you had to be sure and leave by the same door you came in.
5. If your right hand itched you were going to get money. I forget what the left one itching meant, but I'm sure it meant something!
5. Never were we allowed to go outside with a wet head, for fear we would catch a cold.
6. If a woman was pregnant she was never to look at anything scary or it might mark the baby. If she were frightened badly by something, such as a snake, storm, or anything, this could potentially mark the baby.
7. If you were female and single and someone swept under your feet you would never get married.
8. If a pocket knife was opened it had to be closed by the same person who opened it or it would be bad luck.
9. No singing at the table or it was bad luck.
10. If someone gives you a live plant you are not supposed to thank them for it, or it will die.

Did you grow up with any superstitions in your family?

Another Sunday Sign...a bit late....

Just saw this sign today and wanted to post it before Father's Day was over.

I hope all the father's out there had a wonderful day!!

Sunday Sign

A neighbor had a partial tree down from yesterday's storm. Her nephew was getting rid of it for her, so I got him to do ours as well. He and his brother worked together this evening and got part of it done. They will be back Monday or Tuesday to finish it. It sure looks strange out there now with the one tree gone.

SUNDAY SIGN
I really like this one!

FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH

I really didn't think much about Friday the 13, but the day started off rough with my husband being confused. He started in at 7:00 a.m. calling for me. Normally at that time I'm still sleeping soundly. He said there was a horse in his bedroom. There was no convincing him otherwise. I was just thinking last night that it has been a pretty good while since he has had one of these confused times. I knew when I thought that, that I should bite my tongue! I'm hoping he'll wind down soon and go to sleep but there are no signs of it yet.

Earlier today I did go to the grocery and I saw this patch of newly planted tobacco, so I stopped for a picture.

Tonight I made us hamburgers for supper. I had fed my husband and I had just sat down to eat mine when I head it thunder and noticed how dark the clouds were. Soon the hamburger was forgotten as the wind was so hard.

Here's our Bradford pear trees after the storm.