I Love Thursday #92 Blessings
This is the 92nd post of things we love for the week. We post these loves each Thursday along with LeeAnna on her blog at Not Afraid of Color. Several additional friends also share on a weekly basis – be sure to check them out. You will surely find something to inspire you.
Love #1
Gate to nowhere! I drive by these ornate gates each and every day. I just can’t figure out why they are needed?? A cul-de-sac with an opening apparently invites cars to drive through and over the grass, even without a street, I guess.
Love #2
Peace lily! In keeping with last week’s plant theme, I felt my peace lily just had to be highlighted. As another very happy plant, it has three potential blooms that will be opening shortly. This is a relatively new plant from 2015 when Sue’s sister died, and I’m so happy that it continues to thrive. ♥ ♥
Love #3
Rainbarrels! One of the last vestiges from summer school are these two rainbarrels. The kiddos painted the barrels themselves along with the covers. We have a rainbarrel but it is not painted at all – it’s just plain black. Thankfully, I didn’t have it hooked up in May because we got so much rain that it definitely would have been flooded.
I just adore the white cover on the right – I want it for my own!
Love #4
Random artwork! While getting the photos of the rainbarrels above, I walked past this cute little piece of artwork. I don’t know who the artist is but I think their work could speak volumes. It looks like their initials are ZA – I want to give credit where credit is due!
Love #5
Give Dominic a ball and he’s a happy boy – but two of them?! Holy cow! What is the t-ball thing you speak of? A new version of Baby Shark (are you humming it now?) – who knew there was an updated version?! Let me watch this closely. Sweet girl finally fits in her Little Black Dress, and yes, she thinks she should be able to walk (with a little help from momma). Addison says, hold on to your chair – the pear/pineapple mixture is all gone. OMG – that was SO good. Is there anything better than a nice, cool, relaxing (baby) pool? Nope. Especially when you can play with your shovel, and give it a nice chew now and then, and your pretend fishing pool. That must be a REALLY GOOD episode of Sesame Street on, as witnessed by both of them avidly watching Big Bird! And finally, can’t you just hear the peals of laughter with both of them wishing you a Happy Day! Momma just might be tickling their feet, too. ♥ ♥ ♥
I apologize if I’m not reading or leaving comments like I usually do. My laptop at home is just too hot to use for extended periods since we’ve lost our a/c until next week. I almost forgot to add the littles’ photos in this week’s post! Holy moly – good thing I caught that big oops. Stay cool and enjoy some sewing and/or quilting time for us. ~smile~
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Wonderful pictures all through the post – the gate to nowhere is a hoot! Dominic seems to be growing faster since his sister came along!
Adorable baby pics as usual. Adorable rain barrels too!! What a fun idea. And oh yes speak volumes does that wise artist. I hope you’ll post a photo of your peace lily when it opens.
I keep meaning to get a rain barrel. Such a good idea and also to have the kids get creative like that. Yes, you need a/c…we are into continued heat warnings. I feel sorry for the dogs so walking them earlier and earlier in the morning. Those two little ones just seem to complement each other; imagine how close they will be in life.
Silly gates. I wonder if the grass had been paved at some point? Love those rain barrels. What fun!
great list and those babies… cuddles!
I would send you cooling breezes, but we are at 115 heat index today. Oh my!
Love the gate to nowhere – I get such a kick out of funny things like that! Every girl needs a little black dress, right?! Hope your AC gets fixed, Roseanne – that doesn’t sound like a good thing for the middle of July.
Every week these two get cuter and cuter! That black dress is darling and those two laughing while mama tickles their feet is priceless. No worries about not getting back – staying cool is the priority!
OMG no AC — not a good time for that….I will say an extra prayer for you and Sue today ♥ Love the peace lily — mine are thriving also – my father in law passed 2 years ago. ZA art work is cute. Addie and Dominic are too cute — stay cool today!
That gate is peculiar…but so many things people do is. The kiddos are great and the kid creations fab. I love that your peace lily looks so happy and is blooming. Here’s to getting your AC fixed. We’re in for a few hot days but we do have lovely acs in our bedroom and study…makes it work!
So ways to stay cool….sit in the pool with the kids; run through the sprinkler; eat ice cream; sit in the a/c library and read; etc. Do NOT use the laptop. Thank you for the beautiful photos. I keep talking rain barrels to my hubby. We live in a very arid area so not sure how much we would get. But every little bit helps. Found out that up until 3 years ago, it would have been illegal here to capture rain water!! Enjoy your week.
Oh gosh! I hope you have your ac back soon! The kids are as cute as always- especially that little black dress. And I love seeing the blooms on your peace lily! Share again when they’re opened!
Good Morning, Roseanne, I hope you have your AC back soon. It is so hot here, we have even been running ours at night. Rain barrels are a new concept to me. Perhaps because we usually get so much rain in the northeast. Not this summer. May have to paint and place a rain barrel. As a lawn ornament, though. Our water is plentiful as it arrived from the river via the city pipes and I can never remember having local water restrictions here although some of the surrounding towns do have a watering schedule. Though it is hot and dry so far this summer, I am blessed with cool and water. The kiddos are even more adorable … if that is possible … thank you for sharing … 🙂 Pat
What precious little ones!
Oh no- no A/C? Be careful there. Those gates are just weird. What a healthy lily- I need to get one for inside. What a great idea to have such pretty rain barrels! Stay safe. mary
You lost your AC? You poor souls! I hope they’re able to get to you to fix it soon. Until then, lots of ice and popsicles!
No A/C sounds awful! Hope it’s fixed soon. It was a nice scroll through your Thursday loves…thanks for sharing. Don’t heat up that laptop to reply. 😁
Oh man, now is not a good time to be without a/c! Hope it gets repaired soon! I have a couple of WI quilt shops on my itinerary next week. I’m pretty excited!
Oh my dears I hope you have the a/c repaired soon! It is just too hot these days! Thank you for sharing the lovely photos and the kiddos sure are getting big so quilckly. Stay cool!
The gate to nowhere…very symbolic of a cul de sac in life anyway…love the little ones! As always they make my week! The little black dress is tres chic!!