JOYFUL REFLECTIONS: 2024

Friday, November 1, 2024

Welcome to NOVEMBER 2024

Have a fabulous NOVEMBER my Friends.

Hugs,

BETSY

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Dear Blog Friends, George and I took a little trip to Biltmore in August... One thing I love in August, is going to the Water Lilies Garden. (Of course I had to include the fishies.). Here's some pictures from August 27, 2024.

Here's a couple more pictures of us at Biltmore (August 26-27, 2024)....

Hope you all enjoy one of my favorite months. I'm so ready for some FALL!!!!

Hugs,

Betsy

Friday, August 9, 2024

Hello Friends, Here's one to make you smile on a Friday morning!!!! Meet one of my all-time favorite ROSES in our yard: DOUBLE DELIGHT... Isn't she gorgeous????? Have a great Friday!!! (taken on 8/9/24)

HUGS,

BETSY

Monday, August 5, 2024

MADE IT TO 82!!!!

Mark, Robin, ME, George, Dawn, Jeff

Good morning on my 82nd Birthday, Blog Friends.... Can you believe that I made it to age 82????? Wow!!! My mother lived 'til she was 91---so I'm hoping I'll live that long!!!

Life has been good --and I'm still hobbling along!! ha.... My family is the love of my life--and we were all together to celebrate on Saturday!!! They are my JOY!!!

Today (on the 'official' day), I'm being spoiled by my sweet hubby.. He made me some homemade bread for breakfast... YUM. Then --he's taking me out to dinner tonight for some STEAK....

What a great Birthday I'm having. I'm SO SO SO Blessed in so many ways.

Love to all of you and God's Blessings.

BETSY

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Good Morning Blog Friends, How are you? George and I are still moving along even though we move much slower!!! I had a bad fall on July 3--but even though the wounds are still with me, I am doing much better now!!!! My Neuropathy problems keep getting worse --and I keep forgetting (most the time) to carry my cane with me when I'm in an un-level place in our yard! Duh!

We are not traveling as much anymore --but we did have a wonderful 3 days at Pisgah Inn along the Blue Ridge Parkway in JUNE to celebrate our anniversary.

We usually travel on my Birthday (August 5) ---but this year (instead of a trip), I wanted a new sofa for our Living Room.... We love it!! SO---Life is GOOD for us!!! Hope all of you are doing fine!

Today I'll share some of our LILIES which bloomed on the deck this summer. Hope you enjoy seeing them... We've had a pretty good year with our flowers: Daffodils, Irises, Day Lilies, Lilies and Roses. We used to have a lot more variety --but the deer (and our old age) has changed our thinking!!! HA!

Pearl Melanie Lilies

Rosella's Dream Lilies

Golden Splendor Trumpet Lilies

Frisco Lilies

Muscadet Lilies

Garden Party Lilies

Stargazer Lilies

Dizzy Lilies

Do you have a favorite out of this group???? Every time a new one would bloom, it was my favorite. BUT--Stargazer this year was GORGEOUS.

Catch me up on your life... I miss you all!!!

Hugs,

BETSY

Saturday, June 1, 2024

2024 DAYLILIES in our Yard

Good Morning Friends, Can you believe it is JUNE already??? The older I get, the more time seems to fly!!!!!! Last month, I posted our IRISES ---so this month I'm featuring some of our Day Lilies blooming in our yard... Hope you enjoy them. The yellow ones always bring a smile to my face!!!!

Early Bird Cardinal

Butterscotch Ruffles

Tiger Time

Charles Johnston

Dad Adams Day Lily (George's Dad gave this one to us many years ago. It is very special to both of us!)

Black-Eyed Stella

Lullaby Baby

Yellow Bouquet

I'm sure there will be more to come!!!! The Lilies are also beginning to bloom. Don't you just LOVE Spring and Summer!!! Seeing these blooms is good for the soul!!!!!

Have an awesome JUNE.

HUGS,

Betsy

Saturday, May 18, 2024

MORE IRISES 2024

Dear Blog Friends, Our IRISES in the yard this year have been truly fantastic. We have had 51 different varieties --and all of them had many stalks/blooms... Truly Awesome. Here are some more of my favorite Irises for 2024....

World Premier 4/23/24

Autumn Circus 4/23/24

Picasso Moon4/24/24

Garden Grace 4/24/24/

Laura Jean 4/24/24

Second Fiddle 4/27/24

Goodnight Kiss 4/28/24

Broadway 4/29/24 (a favorite new Iris this year)

Another favorite new Iris this year: Daughter of Stars (4/29/24)

Orange Harvest 5/2/24 (an every year favorite.)

Another every year favorite: Bountiful Harvest 5/4/24

Tennessee VOL 5/6/24. (favorite since I love the TN VOLS)

WELL--enough Irises for today!!!!! The Irises are leaving us now--but hopefully some of the re-bloomers will bloom again in Fall.

Hope you are safe and well. We've had our share of storms here --but so far, nothing serious... It has been many years since we've had THIS much rain! BUT --after seeing what happened in Houston this week, I do NOT need to complain about 'just' rain here!!!

Hugs,

Betsy

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

IRISES 2024

Dear Blog Friends, It's been too long!!!! Can't believe that the last time I wrote a Blog Post was on Feb. 1st... SORRY!!! George and I are still plugging along!!!! Since I last wrote, here are some of the things we have done: Went to Mt. Nebo, Arkansas in February; Went to Florida to spend several days with George's Family in March; Spent some time at Biltmore (to see the Tulips) in April; In April, we spent a weekend in Townsend, TN (Cades Cove) -- with my family to spread more of my son Bert's ashes on the day that he died one year ago (April 21).

On the 29th of April, we will spend a day at Fall Creek Falls, and in June--we hope to spend our 23rd Wedding Anniversary at the Pisgah Inn, North Carolina...

SO--as you can tell, even though we don't travel as much as we used to, we are still putting one front in front of the other!!! We keep on pushing on, and won't allow my neuropathy problem keeping me from walking much these days, or George's horrible back problem limiting his walking and working in the yard. We definitely won't give up!!! George turned 82 in March and I will turn 82 in August.

Today's post will feature some of the beautiful Irises blooming in our yard this month. Hope you enjoy them. They always make me smile!!!!