Everybody is a Taurus

 Both my husband and I are Tauruses. Then we have two friends who are also Tauruses. So we tend to plan a party somewhere in the middle of all those April/May birthdays. That's usually around the time for my birthday. This year we all had lunch at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants.

The birthday couple. 

Some of the guests

The rest of the guests.

Eating some yummy birthday cake with Dahl

I plan to start posting the flowers next week. 

Day 126

The 126th day of the year was Saturday May 6th, yesterday. I received this inspirational quote from my niece on that day.   

This is a good jumping on point to restart, yet again, this blog, starting with spring flowers.

Happy Indictment Day

 

Ash Wednesday

 

Happy Mardi Gras 2023

From KNOE 8 News Monroe LA

 For links to some of my older Mardi Gras postings click here.

Legendary Ladies

One of my neighbors church has an annual tea the weekend before Valentines Day. They feature some historical character as a presentation for us. Frequent presenters are the "Legendary Ladies," a group that focuses on the lost history of women in Colorado. I've attached the program for this year's presentation below. 

I've also included the group's brochure and their contact information if you are in the area and interested in hosting them. 

Happy Valentines Day

Hi, Happy Valentines day to you all. I've created an ecard for you to enjoy.

Maus & the banned book club

 

We've started a banned book club in our neighborhood. The First meeting is in a couple of weeks and Maus will be our first book. 

Celebration 2022: Johnson Family Reunion

The family had a reunion back in Ohio this past July. I got to have some one-on-one time with my 98 year old mother. 

 Got to eat some yummy mid-western barbeque. 

All of this was thanks to my cousin Dwight who did all the work. 

Celebrations 2022: Choir

 The end of August was our church choirs first post-COVID performance. It was great to get back to singing in person again. 

Since then I haven't been singing regularly with the choir, but have continued my lessons to rebuilding my voice. 

Celebrations 2022:Anniversary

This year we celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary.  

With COVID restrictions lifted we wanted to have a party with our friends. So we met at an exceptional Italian restaurant called Parma in a nearby town.

The Year 2022 in Review: Celebrations

 The next series of blog entries will showcase our celebrations from 2022. We start at the end of the year, with Christmas, and then work back to the summer.

Despite multiple health complications this fall I wanted to have a tree this year. So we got one of the neighbor kids to help us and got it up at the last minute. 

Christmas day dinner is traditionally prime rib and this year was no exception.

We invited other friends and family to the dinner, but it ended up being more intimate with just the two of us. Hoping you had a happy holiday too! 

Happy New Years 2023

 We would like to wish everyone best wishes for a Happy New Year. Despite my visual challenges I'm looking forward to getting out and exploring new horizons in the coming year.