living

busy days....

relatives in from oregon...

wonderful days in tubac, az

for golf, shopping, eating and relaxing

and home again.

we came home through the desert and again, i am in awe of how green it is after all of our rain. i don't ever remember seeing it like this.

so yesterday, we decided to go for a ride and explore....the sights were so rewarding, but even more...the smells were amazing! that is something that you miss in the car... quite a smorgasbord and some were ones i couldn't quite identify.......which made me aware of how much we go about our day without noticing or having knowledge of what is even around us.....

more lessons to learn!

laughter is great medicine

cory wanted to take brody and wyatt to the Renaissance festival today

and i thought it would be great fun to go along......and was it ever!

just something about the day.....i haven't laughed that hard in a long time.

this gentleman was reminding us to "rock and roll"

brody discovered these and they thought it was great fun

twig ~ one of the many wood nymphs there

lovelies for your hair



strawberry italian ices

those renaissance folk can be a bit boisterous!

the jousting competition

wyatt riding a llama

very proud of their swords and sword arm paintings

brody and mama riding a camel

it's not just the people who run the faire that dress up ~ so many join the fun!

colorful solutions for the sunshine!

their sword arm paintings

the two batmen trying to figure out what they wanted to have painted on them

just a great atmosphere of laughter with lots of jovial, fun loving folk around!

thanks corky and brody and wyatt

i loved it!

a little this and that.....

the weather has been gorgeous:

cool mornings, a little rain here and there...

and lots of sunshine!

things are looking like spring around here a bit

and it feels good!

cory got bryan a dart game for Christmas

and he put it on a big piece of plywood....

well...if it gets left on nonnie's patio too long....

it gets a little makeover!

(decoupaged with places that call my name)

there is green "shag carpeting" all over our desert this year...

so much rain! it is so lovely!!!

hope you are feeling spring in your whereabouts too!