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Just where did this year go?  Last week was Thanksgiving, and now it's only a few weeks until Christmas.  I think the older I get, the faster.... oh, wait... that was a saying my mom always said... Oh My Gosh... I have indeed become my Mother!  Not a bad thing, just something else to ponder. Well, here's a sunrise from yesterday, December 1st... it was beautiful, and yesterday marked 4 years since my husband, David Fite, passed away from leukemia.  He is missed.  David was so kind and thoughtful. and an inventor too!  He was always coming up with innovative ideas.  We were together such a short time, but one thing he did:  he taught me to Really use my head and think.  He said there is 'always a solution'... and you know what?  He is right. Get to work on what ever solution you need to be happy in this life, because we never know how many days we have here on Earth.  Make each day count.  God bless you in this journey and r...

check out my Fiance's FB about our new B&B:   Heavenly Oaks Bed and Breakfast. First photo is the walkway to the pond.  Second photo is our friend Christine Culp (CiCi) planting herbs in the garden. Thank you CiCi!!!!!! :) Come on out.... help in the garden!

    It's official -- Heavenly Oaks Bed and Breakfast, Imperial Mo is taking reservations through AirBnb.com. You can see photos and comments on the AirBnB site.  Give me a shout if you trek there and peruse the photos.... Yep, I took them.    Tom is a wonderful host for your vacation or staycation. Heavenly Oaks is private, yet only minutes from St. Louis, historic Kimmswick, South County Antique Mall, St. Louis Cardinals' Busch Stadium, Grant's Farm and Six Flags Over Mid-America ... just to mention a few local attractions.     Mastodon State Historic site is 5 minutes away. There are hiking trails, a museum, and a creek in which to swim (BTW: creek is Cold spring water - very invigorating!).     I have been working on the gardens: flowers, veggies and herbs.  I love the outdoors. Come visit us, stay a couple days, or stay a week. You will be refreshed and will Not want to leave!     Now.... I will just lay back in this ha...

It's fascinating to watch hummingbirds flitting around so fast. We have 3 feeders for these tiny birds, and they fight over one or the other.  Sometimes they sit and rest on top of the hanger holding the feeder... their bright feathers gleaming in the light.  Amazement is what I feel when I watch them. If you have never stopped to observe their antics, please make time to do so. Here at Heavenly Oaks Bed and Breakfast ( Imperial, Mo.) we have many types of birds and wildlife on 7 wooded acres.  If you want to see what I mean, travel over and visit:              www.heavenlyoaks.com

Happy July 4th. Independence Day for USA.  God bless our forefathers and the ones who now defend our freedom. I am thankful every day for this. Yes, there is snow on this bell. But I feel the bell symbolizes "ringing" in our Freedom. I do not take our freedom for granted. God bless America. Let freedom ring!               ~~~~ Happy 4th of July!!! ~~~~

My Dad.  A kind, sort of quiet guy.... until you got him to talking, then came the stories. I miss hearing his stories.  Tales of "when I was a kid".... "the show cost a nickel, but we were poor, so my brother and cousins and I snuck into the theatre." you know, those kind of stories.  Then there was WWII.  Wow.... the older I get the more I appreciate what he must have gone through.  He was a 'pre-flight engineer' in the US Army.  He had the last say of whether a plane could take off, or not.  One of his worst memories was of a flight out of St. Louis on a cold, icy night.  A young "officer" decided my dad didn't know #@!$% about flying, so he disobeyed the grounded order, and loaded about 50 soldiers, and himself and .... well .... the outcome was a fatal disaster.  My father would describe the scene with tears in his eyes, and pain in his heart.  All those young lives gone in an instant, just because a "know-it-all" pilot had to ha...

Well,  I was hoping to go shoot some photos today of flowers, and pretty landscapes.... ummm... Mother Nature decided we need more rain.  So I look in the back yard for flowers... I found a few droopy ones, and rose bushes that need some sunshine to get their blooms open.  Here is a new rose bush (see the tiny bud in the center?)... covered with raindrops. Pretty in its own way, but not the photo for which I was searching. Maybe there is a lesson here:  you can search all you want, day after day, but things are as they are.  Some days we get sunshine and good feelings, some days not so much. We must learn to make the best of what is given, and be thankful in all things. Have a blessed day, and enjoy the "raindrops" in your life too!