Jolie and the Kids Visit

We had a surprise visit from Jolie, Bradley, and Alexandra yesterday.  It turned out very nice.  We had a nice lunch and freeze pops.  I didn't get pictures of all of it, but it was very nice.  Bradley made himself right at home.

We walked down to the farm and saw baby chicks, ate fresh watermelon, and picked blackberries.

 

Ali and Jolie drove the lawn tractor back to the house.

I got lots of snuggles.

Bradley liked the mask I cut from a T-shirt sleeve.

New Welding Cart

Sam Lopez, Louie's long-time friend is retiring from farming and has offered to let Louie go through his barns and warehouse and take anything he can use.  One of the things was a cart, which Louie built into a welding cart.

Caring for Mom

 I am caring for Mom at home following a hospitalization.  Here's our selfie along with a note she wrote on August 2, a few days before going to the hospital. 

 

 

Her helper Alma often reads aloud to Mom from the stories that she wrote.  You can see by her expression that it really takes her back to fond memories.

 

We never know how much time we have left.  She came home from the hospital on August 5, 2020, and I am staying with her 24/7 for a few days until she can stay alone (or not).  In the morning when she woke up, she told me about a dream.  She said (with a big smile),   

            "I just had a dream, and it was so real.  In my dream I knew I was going to Heaven today.  But I woke up, and you're here.  So I guess I am having another day!"   

I love my Mommy.    

 

 

 

 

           

New Potatoes

Delicious new potatoes and beans in cream sauce.  One of my Dad's favorites.

Another Gorgeous Sunrise

Weeding and Cultivating

It is weeding season, and Louie likes to keep his gardens looking perfect.  Here he is weeding on the way down to the farm.

And here is cultivating for one of the last times before the plants get too big. 

Lunch in the Orchard With Eileen

Eileen came to Racine and we took a walk down to the lake (with masks of course, because we are still in the Pandemic).  Then we had lunch in the orchard (socially distanced).  We split a bottle of wine and talked all afternoon.

A few weeks later we did it again.  It was so fun to see her, and have some company IN PERSON!