Life's a Holiday on "Penny Lane"!

Life is a holiday on Penny Lane but not all the times/

16 days ago Penny fell off of her ATV and sustained

a head trauma, numerous lacerations, road rash and some

broken toes. She had to be taken by helicopter life line

to be treated at a hospital in Nashville.

She has been recovering for 16 days and I think she has
won the battle. Kathy, Betsy and I were able to visit her to
ascertain that she is well, not too worse for the wear and is
back to her normal self.



We took lunch and a plant.
Penny appreciated all the cards she recieved
from well wishers.

On a sunny day we lunched outdoors on peanut butter soup,

salad, foccacio bread and kit kats.

I was beginning to feel sorry for Penny when she pointed
out her rehab art work featured below. If you can create
this piece your brain is still workng.

She is now into deep pink colors for her flowers.

But Yellow is still her color of choice but the thing about

Penny is that she is totally into color. She is not

afraid of color.

Can we ever recapture a sunny day in April
when we celebrate a friend's recovery and feel
grateful that our friend is well? This was just one
of the best Sunday afternoons that I have spent.
What is missing here? We have lime green,
and hot pink and yellow.

A lavender chair of course. Well here it is.

Pennay is back!

Sunset Photos!

Don't know how many of you have ever attempted sunset photos

and they just never came out quite right. I have always had a problem

with them till yesterday. I just discovered a function on my camera

for "sunset" shots. This was my 1st attempt to utilize that function.

This is not the Caribbean nor the mountains. It was simply me

stopping on 75th street as I was heading west at about 745pm last

night. I think it looks exotic!

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

A Perfect Day!

A beautiful day gets you out of the house and out of

doing chores. It gets you on the road with your bike

and if you are lucky you have friends who want to
do the same thing. With spring in full bloom it was a day

filled with sights. A great leisurely 23 mile ride to the center

of town via the Monon and back home by the canal tow path

was the 1st group ride of 2010.

Chet likes to pose with the ladies

A new building downtown which is reminiscent of the

Wynn in Vegas. Every area was hopping with people

who wanted to be outdoors.

A view of the redbuds as we approached the Zoo

No ride is complete without big lunches. At the end of the ride the reward is

a stop at the Bruge Cafe and sample their home brewed beers. There is a dark

Guiness stout like one. There is a pilsner type, there is a pale ale and my

favorite was the triple ripple which is like a wheat beer with hints of pear.

There is a limit of 2 on the triple ripple because it is 11% alcohol. We had

several beer connoisseurs in our group. So the question is do we ride for

excercise, food or beer? You be the judge.

Signs of Spring

Spring is the time

when not only a young man's thoughts

turn to fancy. All people's thoughts turn to fancy

or you may experience a feverish state of euphoria.

Whatever happens to you it is a true rebirth,

a new beginning. It's here!

If you are not feeling it go immediately to

a med check.

Ready for spring kayaking.

My favorite reading spot is set. Just add sun.

My phlox is in full bloom.

This is a tulip tree I passed on my way from Avalon Hills.

Below is a yard I saw filled with spring

bulb flowers in a wooded setting.

PoPo Duties!

Being a PoPo is very easy.

You don't have to do diaper duty or

stay up at night when they are sick.

You basically just have to play with them

and be a kid yourself. You just have to make

sure they are safe.

WHEE!

This is more fun than being a parent!

You know I am a big kid at heart.

Faces of Baby D!

On my 3rd visit with baby D, who is now 16 months old,

I only took 172 photos with my camera and about 30 on my

camera phone.

Obviously, I had to be selective with what I post.

He likes hiding under the dining table.

His smiles are very winning.

He likes to swing very high.

He is crazy about his Mom who talks to him and

teaches him many words that he signs. It is amazing

how much he understands. Nouns are the easiest but he

also knows adjectives, verbs and adverbs and even

prepositions.

I thought his t-shirt was cute as it shows a truck and says "kimchee delivery"

Seoul, Korea

This is a typical smile that could melt your heart.
Who could resist?

He loves to read and has an extensive library already.

But right now he is checking out Po-Po's book.

I think this is his inquisitive look.

I liked the way the sunlight was dappling the wood floor here. as

he was coloring his Easter book.

Now, I know you think I am a bragging grandma.

Well, maybe just a wee bit.

He got a grandfather figure in a lego set and he

goes around signing "grandpa" and even gives

the little figure kisses. What we are lacking is

an Asian grandma lego figure. I spent hours yesterday

combing websites for this and have not had any luck.

So if anyone comes up with anything just call me.

The youngest Lutheran

My grandson went to his 1st Easter service

and behaved very well. He was so cute when he clasped his

hands to pray. His parents have taught him to pray and he

knows to clasp his hands and he looks around for approval.

He also bows his head.

The eve of Easter was spent coloring a few eggs.

It had been a few years since I engaged in this

activity. I tried to get creative. He soon lost interest

and preferred to explore

After church we let him find his eggs.

Okay we did not challenge him too much.

With each egg found there was a scream of

surprise. Keeping his eggs in the basket

was quite the undertaking.

So we are setting traditions for this young man!