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Time stopped for us - literally - on Saturday morning, October 18th. Dan and I were taking our usual Saturday morning walk together. It was a frosty morning, about 22 degrees. We passed a neighbor whom we often see when we walk, and greeted him with a "Good Morning". Just minutes later, Dan said the frosty air was hurting his lungs and that he couldn't walk any farther. He has mentioned this before when walking, and we didn't think this was odd. But, we turned around to go home when he said he was experiencing some gas pains, and wanted to wait for me to go home and get the pickup, and bring him home. After arriving home, he continued to complain of gas pains and wanted to go to bed. I noted he was clammy and very sweaty, and realized this could be a heart attack. I immediately called 911 and told them I was concerned he was having a heart attack. I gave him 3 aspirin with a tiny bit of water while we waited for EMS to arrive. Dan was still conscious and speaking, and the aspirin eased his pain. EMS arrived and determined he was in serious heart distress, and transported him emergently to the local heart hospital.
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| It was a very frosty, foggy Saturday morning when our lives changed forever |
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Is there any flower more heartwarming than a sunflower's bloom in late summer/early fall? This sunflower bloomer was an optimist in my garden this summer. In spite of harsh circumstantial reality, it chose to sprout up inside a small pot planted with potatoes. In true symbiotic rhythm, the potato and sunflowers grew happily together all summer, amazing me, and all who witnessed it! When the potatoes were ready to harvest, we found the potatoes nestled into the roots of the sunflower. After pulling out the potatoes, I repotted the sunflower, and it has grown happily since, after a time of readjustment.
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| A sunflower growing in the same pot as a potato |
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| My garden in late September |
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| Sunflowers smile amidst the abundant sunshine we are having! |
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| A peek at my garden from the entrance |
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| For my birthday this year, I asked for more raised beds, and hubby was glad to pick them up for me. I will have four more raised beds to grow food in next year. I can't wait! |
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| The blooms of summer are still amazing to see! Usually, by mid to late September, we've already had a frost/freeze. I am grateful beyond words for this extended summer weather! |
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| This massive tomato is a heirloom Beef Steak variety that I grow from seeds I save from last year's crop. They are so juicy and full of flavor! |
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| Some wonderful friends treated me to a birthday lunch this past week, and afterward we enjoyed a walk around the park where the restaurant was located. This is a beautiful waterfall, man-made, but still lovely to enjoy! |
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| This is a man-made pond in the heart of Coeur d'Alene, and it has restaurants and condos along its edge. It is a beautiful area to enjoy! |
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| The food was spectacular, too. I ordered the steak tacos with rice and beans. So yummy! Highly recommend the Terrazo Waterfront Cafe! |
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| Alanna joined us on the birthday lunch, and isn't she looking adorable! She is 7 months along now! |
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| The Aurora or Northern Lights were out recently, but our cloud cover was too dense to really see them. However, I did capture this photo, which was still pretty special. |
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| Fall mornings are a little foggy now as the cool earth awakens to the beckoning sunshine. |
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| We've had a couple of fires in our woodstove now to take the chill off in the mornings. Smoky, our Big Boy, likes to snuggle with me as I drink my morning coffee. |
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| Spending time with our little Princess! Danielle found a tote of clothes that I kept from when she was a baby. We had a fun day of trying some of them on Miss Danika. This is an outfit I made for Danielle, and it fits her baby now! Wow! |
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| Danielle wore this dress a lot, too. They both loved the piano - I don't think the "apple falls far from the tree" in this case! |
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| I can't remember if I shared this picture before, but it's so funny to me - Danika will use both her hands AND her feet when she is playing the piano...{smiles} |
We recently held a baby shower for Alanna and Baby Clara. Oh, what fun we had together! Alanna chose the theme of the baby shower to be "A New Chapter is About to Begin". Each guest was asked to bring a book to help build Baby Clara's library. I loved the theme, and it was so fun to host!
Thank you to all who entered in the two book giveaways! It is a genuine blessing to support authors that I know have written books that will be a blessing to all who read.
So, without further ado, I would like to announce the winners!
Faith from GoldintheClouds blog has won Cheryl Smith's book (Homespun Devotions Volume III).
Martha Jane Orlando from Meditations of My Heart has won Kathy's book Torn Robe: Choices!
Please email me with your mailing addresses, and I will get these books on their way to you!
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| August skylines! |
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| Late August skies and horizons after we took a ride out into the mountains. |
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| We hiked a short distance and found some more huckleberry bushes. |
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| There are a few huckleberries still hanging on the bushes, and we enjoyed picking a few more for the freezer. |
Enjoy this video I made a while back, I think it will be a blessing to you today! Blessings to all :)
Did you realize that August is the one month out of the year - for the United States at least - that has no national holiday? It has no special connotation associated with it, unlike other months. February is the month of Love, July is the month of Patriotism, October is the month of Pumpkins, November is the month of Thanksgiving, and December is the month of Christmas. Poor August! No special holiday for this month. Speaking for myself, I think August is a month of preparation.
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