Mr. B. has always wanted Barred Rock Hens, so one day at the feed store it was love at first sight and the rest is history.
* * * *Come to Daddy.
* * * * Give Daddy a kiss.
As you can see a perfect match...good chicken, good man...I love you honey.
Brooster the rooster spies something out in the run. "What could that be? I'd better go check it out."
"Wow" he exclaims," it's popcorn, fresh made, not Mom and Dad's leftovers from the night before. Girls, come and get it....
Happy Birthday to my honey! I bought him these pear trees. They both are varieties that we are not familiar with so I hope they turn out as good as the description says. They are. Moonglow and Conference.
As you can see this one already has some fruit on it. He was pretty surprised and pleased.
Mr. B. will have a good dinner and fresh strawberry shortcake after. I just got back from Schuh Farms where the berries are local and they also carry the fresh local heavy cream for whipping. But the real bonus was the biscuits just being put out (homemade), so that is already done for me. I don't feel too bad taking that shortcut as I just made him a plum upside down cake for Fathers Day.....The sun is out and all is good. Have a good evening.
This is a quick update on the garden mainly because that's all it will take as summer has yet to arrive. I won't get started so as to not ruin your weekend with my really bad attitude. (I am so sick of this weather). ...The little tomato plants above were on clearance at 2 for $1.00. They will go in some sort of pots so they can be brought in the house to ripen if needed (I will have ripe tomatoes no matter what!).
What's this miracle? Mr. B.'s currents starting to ripen, who knows how. The purple flowers are the sage. 
Update on straw bale garden. Yes, that is a zucchini seedling. I pushed it down in the bale and took a handful of organic potting soil and patted it down, that's it.
Here are some zucchini plants that I just put on top then heaped potting soil and a little straw and they are doing quite well.
Yes painted ceilings! It hasn't been that long ago that you would never leave a ceiling white, it would be like a sin. I am jumping up and down over this and feel this look really finishes a room off. The lovely CreamyLife.com did a nice job of pulling these shots together to give us a feel for this. The entire site is inspiring and I can hardly wait to get my list done today to go back and look at more past posts. Take a look around and I am sure you will find plenty of things for your wish list.
This is a bit formal for my taste but I still like the effect.
Love this. That color takes your eye right up to the formal light fixture in such a simple kitchen.
Picture this space with a white ceiling....nothing really happening.
I will leave you with this one. I am amazed at how the red above and in the flowers, makes this room such a boss (chandelier helps too).
I am in love with the Bungalow style of home. You can spot it in pockets all over the country. In my home town of Portland it is very prevalent with the craftsmen style in most areas. These photos are from the American Bungalow magazine, a must have if you appreciate this style. This is an entire article on these homes and the owners in different parts of the country and you can check it out here. Enjoy!
Lola was kind enough to share her beautiful photos with us over at The Kitchen Calls. See you there.
Our daughter went to a local Farmers Market outside of Portland and posted it on her blog. You can go there for the full post but I wanted to show off some of our family here.
Our beautiful daughter and one of our sweet little granddaughters.
Here is our son (right) visiting with one of the vendors. He loves to grow vegetables and is probably comparing notes.
Our son with another of the precious granddaughters. I don't know why mommy and little sis didn't get in any of the shots. (son, please email me your pictures of the market like you said you would, thank you.)
Opening day at Portland Farmers Market - Photo by Lola Nova
We are trying something new. Straw bale gardening. I got in the trusty old pickup and went to the feed store and purchased these to start with. Hopefully the end result will look something like this............
Early on in my first days to blog land, I found the Norwegian Interior Blogs. Very interesting indeed. These photos are from Emmeline Blog which is the first one I found in my adventures and led me to a world I had never experienced. I encourage you to take a look around her sidebar at the favorites she has, you won't be disapointed.
Hope you enjoy your visit to Norway. Also you will get a kick out of the translation as it doesn't always make total sense but is still fun.
