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Flood recovery continues.  One of the groups to which I belong will be serving 200 lunches to workers this week -- two weeks after the main hotel district was totally flooded. Tourism dropped to almost nothing for the rest of the summer.  Workers lost their jobs and brides lost their venue, homes were damaged, gardens ruined, possessions lost, lives changed. I am amazed and humbled at the human spirit and the power of hope.  And the willingness of total strangers to grasp that hope and fan it to a flame that gets things done.   Also amazed at all the wonderful ideas, projects and recipe that are shared freely on Busy Monday!  Thanks for stopping by! Featured from last week:  Cincy Shopper -- Copy Cat Chick Fil A Frosted Lemonade   Jessie Fearon -- 6 Budgeting challenges and How to ... [Read More]

It’s been an unusual week.  Eight inches of rain in four hours – on the Great Plains in the summer time.  Not usual.   The ground was already wet from a series of smaller rains earlier –  not usual – that it could not absorb the additional.  The lowest quadrant of town flooded – not from either of the two nearby rivers – but with water from the sky.  We are fine, as are homes in ¾ of this smallish city, but everyone has a new perspective on  reports from other parts of the country where such things are more routine.  Thanks for coming by to lend your perspective and awesome posts on Busy Monday! Featured from last week:  Tinsel Box -- Tips for Traveling Internationally with Kids Whispers of the Heart -- Strawberry and Green Gingham  table for Summer  So Much Better with Age -- Easy ... [Read More]

We had a wonderful Fourth.  Sister Bee hosted the usual extravaganza with food, friends, family and fireworks.  Then wrapped it all up with multiple kinds of homemade ice cream!  The rain held off until just as we were leaving.  Couldn't ask for more!  I was delighted to learn the proper name for spats from the seventh feature today.  They are properly called spatterdashes! And they are the finishing touch on an adorable Mary Poppins costume! Thanks for coming each week to share your fireworks of great food, awesome and adorable projects and thought provoking ideas. Featured from last week: Fluster Buster --  Air Fryer Cinnamon Churro Bites Bird's Party --Balloon  Photo Booth      The Scrap Shoppe Blog -- How to Install a Rain Barrel   Bride on a Budget -- DIY Wedding Flower Shadow ... [Read More]

Wedding weekend! The bride was best person for her brother a couple of years ago. He returned the favor as bridal attendant complete with daisy bouquet. Short Stuff was the flower bearer, throwing handfuls of petals high in the air. Grandpa walked the bride halfway down the aisle, where stepfather met them, then he and the bride walked hand in hand to the waiting groom. Not a dry eye in the house. A perfect occasion surrounded in love. May you have a perfect occasion this week, too! Thanks for stopping by.   Featured from last week:  Ariana Dagan -- 4 Ways a Bucket List will Change Your Life   Of the Hearth -- How Parental Screen Time Impacts Kids Ridge Have Homestead -- 15 Homestead Kitchen Essentials   Sparkles to Sprinkles -- Keto Pizza Chicken   Thrift Diving ... [Read More]

We are still enchanted with the Baltimore Orioles visiting our garden.  Yes, plural.  The females are more yellow than the brilliant orange males.  They not only love the grape jelly Wheels provides, but are visiting the humming bird feeders as well.  They are so high energy, it's no wonder they need all that sugar!  Heard their song for the first time -- loud, clear and so definitely musical.  Our yard was so barren when we  moved here, but plants have grown and new ones added so the space is more friendly to wildlife -- and humans.  These humans realize just how much they missed that friendly space!  Thanks for stopping by this space to share your awesomeness each week! Featured from last week: Of the Hearth - 5 Things I've Learned by Watching My Parents Interact with My ... [Read More]

Wheels has been feeding the birds regularly even though the weather is warm.  Baltimore Orioles come every morning to eat their fill of grape jelly.  We had never seen one before -- their brilliant orange coloring is spectacular!  Goldfinches and cardinals add their brilliant red and yellow flashes to the garden.  Robins and doves hop around doing ground patrol, while white capped sparrows and other brown birds sort through the feeder finding their favorites.  Busy place!  Thanks from coming from your busy place to share your awesome posts! Featured from last week:  Jodie Fitz -- Scrumptious Breakfast Pizza    Wonder Mom Wannabe -- 100 Things to Do This Summer The Bearded hiker -- Creamy Salsa Chicken - Instant Pot        Snazzy Little Things -- Potting Bench with plans Marilyn's ... [Read More]