Take a look at that, my friend, and tell me what you think it is...
If you guessed a teeny tiny watermelon, you were right! How awesome is that?! I know, I get excited easily, but that's sort of the point of this gardening thing, right? Ha ha - don't answer that.
And look - here's another one!
That's right - TWO tiny watermelons out there, and more blossoms. Now, I'm not counting my watermelons before they hatch... er, ripen. Well, maybe I am, lol. But I'm not going to count *on* eating them until they are thumped and picked and cut open and eaten, lol.
But hey - I can dream, can't I?
:)
This is just way too amazing to wait until Saturday! Take a look at this and tell me what it is...
Yep, that's right - it's a post card. But not just any post card - it's a post card from my mail carrier!
How does this happen, you ask? Well, let me tell you...
If you're reading this, you most likely know about my post card collection. And if you don't, check out the post card page tab at the top of the blog page :D
Well, my mail carrier is a really super nice woman, and there have been a few times we've ended up chatting a bit. She delivered stuff to the door, etc, and we would end up talking.
One of these times, I told her how people had told me they'd sent post cards but I wasn't getting them. I explained about my collection, etc. So get this - she started looking out specially for them! And then would check to make sure I had gotten them. We talked about books a couple times and I gave her one I had two copies of, just a really, really nice lady.
I'm embarrassed to say I don't know her name even. I'm gonna find out, no doubt about that.
But apparently - she went on vacation last week. And she took my name and address with her - and sent me a post card! Here it is, her "signature":
How Awesome Is That! I put out a thank you note for her, and hopefully will catch her tomorrow or the next day to thank her personally. And get her name...
Post cards rock - especially from the Mail Lady!
:)
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| Time for Breakfast! |
Several very awesome things happened yesterday! Unfortunately it got late last night before I realized it and could get it all here. And it's early and getting ready for work time now. But just a teaser of things to come this afternoon.
Hope you're having a great week so far!
:)
I happen to have the most awesome mom ever. I think so, anyway, and I am sure many would argue that *their* moms are the most awesome moms ever. We'll all have to agree to disagree, because I know mine is. Just sayin' Ha ha!
Regardless
Happy Mothers Day
to one and all, regardless of how many, or even how many legs, your babies have. :D
Also - just to show you a little of what some of the Best Students Ever are like...
Friday, I walked into one of my classrooms, and saw - this
Yep! Students of mine had remembered Teacher Appreciation last week, and well, how amazing is this?! The pink bag was full of pink things - especially flamingo stuff (I *love* flamingos!). There were macaroons - YUM. And Cachitos - YUM again! Roses, balloons... How do they know all my favorite things? :D
It was awesome and amazing and I love my students, too.
Hope your weekend was as fabulously excellent and productive as mine. More pics to come on the productive part, ha ha!
:)
Here we are again - Post Card Saturday! I had intended to post some awesome pictures of some of The Most Awesome Students Ever yesterday, but ended up at a party. So tomorrow for sure. 'Cause yesterday was Awesome!
However, it is time for Post Card Saturday, and here we are, today's offering:
From New London, Connecticut, apparently. Here is the "big picture" of the back. There's a blurb about the front picture, as you can see. The address, once again... Lol. Just a box number, city, and state.
Here's the postmark, and the reason I chose this card today. The postmark is 1952. I'll explain when I get the message, ha ha!
Because here's the message! As best I can tell it says...
21 Randall St.
Groton, Conn.
Hi,
Was so glad we got to see you and Mother Pittenger. I kept my fingers crossed until we finally made it. Will write later. Don't have much time now. Wanted you to know we made it. (star or something?)
Love to all,
Leona (?), Leo, and Yvonne
The reason this one made me think is because, well, there I was, taking pictures of it with my phone. Yes - my phone. The one I can call anywhere in the world on, at any time (more or less). We just take it so for granted now, everyone has a phone, it's nearly impossible not to stay in touch if you have even the tiniest desire to do so.
So many of the post cards I've put here have been much older than this one, by a couple of decades or more. But even here, in 1952, the primary means of private communication was still - written. Letters, post cards, and the like. Imagine sending someone off on a long trip somewhere, someone you care about. Basically you just had to trust they got there.
Sure, stuff mailed in the US might make it in a few days or so. But that's still a few days you have to wait to find out if the person you cared about made it home, or to their new hotel, or over the mountains, or across the country, and so on... And that's even *if* they sent the post card or letter *immediately* after they arrived. Just think if they were on a voyage across the ocean!
Sure there were telegraphs, but I am thinking those were really expensive and rare to send. Meaning that you might wait *weeks* for someone to get where they were going, and then even *longer* for the letter or card to reach you.
Patience, Darling. Surely a letter will come today. How many times did loved ones think that to themselves? Because honestly, there was just nothing they else they could do. I go back to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Those pioneers packed up a wagon and set off across the country, and probably more often than not, never heard from or saw some of their families again.
So two things to take from this, as far as I see it.
1. Have Patience. Sometimes all you can do is wait anyway, so don't spend so much time worrying until you have something to worry about.
2. Don't take for granted any time you get to spend with people you care about. Once they leave your presence, there's no telling what could happen.
Wow - didn't mean for this to become such a downer, lol. But yeah, this postcard made me think, what can I say?
:)
So there are finally some doings in the garden to report on! Some very cool ones, I think. I'm just going to start with a couple tonight, then more this weekend. I'd say tomorrow, but given that tomorrow is Friday and all... yeah, we'll see, ha ha!
First up - Crazy Peppers!
Take a look at what look like poor, wilting, failing bell pepper plants!
Here's another look.
But if you look closely, they are once again full of both peppers *and* a ton more blossoms! They each have about four peppers on them now, in various sizes. One is even turning red! How awesome is that?
And here you go - take a guess what this is:
If you guessed watermelon blossoms, you were right! That thing is growing like crazy, spreading all over the place, and has several buds/blossoms on it! How amazing would that be to be able to eat my own watermelon from my own garden?! You can probably guess the answer to that... hehe.
More coolness on the way, sometime this weekend most likely, unless I really can do it amongst all the stuff going on tomorrow and tomorrow night. In other words, don't hold your breath!
:)
So - just this past Saturday, I discovered that there was one of these places near my house! That caused super major excitement, I can tell you.
What is La Granja? For those of you that don't know - it is Peruvian Fast Food. Literally. It is a fast food joint, with Peruvian food. They have mostly roast chicken, rice and beans. But they also have Lomo Saltado (If you want to know what that is, go here.). Also Papas a la Huancaina, Alfajores, Inca Kola, and of course, ceviche. They have all of this and more (all conveniently linked if you want to know. Peruvian food is the BEST! Everyone who's eaten it says so!)
And it's super affordable, too! Fast food might be convenient, but it's gotten kind of pricey depending on what you want. For $4.50, you can get a quarter chicken with rice and beans as a lunch special. Awesomeness, I'm telling you. Finally something to be happy about being in South Florida ;-)
I got a take out menu, hehe. Yum!
:)
Take a look at this - could there be a stretchier kitty anywhere?
Say hello to Penny Lane, aka Kitten, Squeaker, and lastly - Stretchy Cat.
Does this kitty know how to stretch or not? ha ha. You see Sophie is unfazed, just drowsing along while the cat does her thing.
Just another quickie to share all this cuteness. Seems sort of unfair to keep it to myself.
:)
Here we are once again - Post Card Saturday!
I've chosen another historic one because I just think they are all so dang cool, ha ha! This one is of New York, waaaayyy back in the day. Like, before my day. Before my mom's day, or even my granny's day, lol. So very cool. Enjoy!
Here's the front, of course. New York... I really am going there some day. I mean it!
Here's the back. There is some wear and tear obviously, but still in good enough shape to have and to read. And yet another with no address, lol. The name of a hotel, a city and state, and that's it.
See that postmark?! 1909!! Yikes! (And clearly someone thought this postcard was worth a buck twenty-five, lol)
And here's the message. As far as I can read, it says...
Dear Uncle Rob,
Harry and I send love. We have beautiful weather and sail this afternoon at 3 pm.
Corinne
So another little slice of American history here for all those interested.
Have a great Saturday!
:)
... Is a Beautiful Thing!
Don't we all know it? Especially when you realize too far in to something that the time vs. money equation has been on the losing side way longer than you realized. That's what's happened to me, another reason (okay, call it an excuse if you want, ha ha!) for my rather sporadic posting over the past few months. It's almost over, however, and I've learned my lesson.
So a quick update, hopefully some pictures this weekend :D
1. Limes are gettin' bigger! Maybe by the time my mom comes to visit, we can use them for our gin and tonics ;-)
2. The zucchini plant went the way of all the yellow squash plants, really quickly. I kind of expected that, but hoped anyway.
3. The watermelon plant is doing *great*! I think I might have seen a blossom on it last night - how awesome is that?
So there's the garden update, such as it is. More later!
:)
