Hello May...Stormy Weather...The King

Good Morning friends...What a week!

May rolled in with a vengeance, knocking over a tree from our neighbors yard, behind us, landing onto our fence.  It happened sometime in the night (worse time!).  We get up early in the mornings...so, when I went out with our Libby to potty, (I don't have to but she likes it when I do...), I noticed something out of the ordinary, laying in out yard.  Libby saw it the same time I did and started growling.  It was still dark so I shined my flashlight towards the left side of our fence and saw this... 

I just stood there...wondering "what the hell??"

Went inside and told Larry to come see...He did but, we got a better look after daylight.

"He was not amused..."

(See how I did that?  On Coronation Week? lol)

Anyway...our neighbor to the left of us got involved and found out, since it came from the backside neighbor's yard, they were paying for the damages to our fence.  They knew they had gone too long in trimming the tree back.

Yes...we watched the whole thing.  This is my favorite photo of them.  I've always been a bit of an anglophile.  I remember watching Charles and Diana's wedding so long ago.  She would have been a wonderful Queen...but, that's over and Charles is happy with his true love.  I'm all in for true love...

Our Libby being ever vigilant, inspecting Larry's new grill.  Grills are his weakness.  Seems he buys one every six months!  Not really, but it seems so...I don't say a word though.  He's worked hard for years and if we can afford it, why not!  Besides...his grilling skills are amazing.

I made Banana Nut Bread....Larry's favorite.

A silly photo of our precious Sloane that either her mom Samantha created or her grandma Lollie made...either way, Sloane also, "Was not amused!" lolol

I needed to make some more brown sugar...I'd run out.  I refuse to buy it at the store!  Getting high in price so...I bought instead, Grandma's Molasses and made my own (use any brand you want).  So much better tasting than store bought!  It's just white granulated sugar and molasses.  Put sugar in mixing bowl, add molasses until it's as dark as you want it.  That's it!

Truth! lolol

On our weekly outing, we stopped in at our favorite restaurant, Cappuccino's.  A Triumph was sitting out front.  It's been years since we'd seen one.  It was one of the registered few.  Larry was drooling! lolol 

Larry ordered a pecan pancake and I ordered the strawberry crepe...yummy!

This wasn't Me!!lolol

That's about all from me this week.  Hope you all are happy and well, so until next time...

Kitties and Cake...and Rain.

There are THREE of these...

There are TWO of these...

There is none of this...I ate it....

And Libby feels totally  DEJECTED because we won't let her have a Kitty to play with.

 

 

What a weekend....When you think it's all going to be roses, it usually ends up to be mud.  
I heard a meowing coming from the back door so I investigate.  I open the door, look down to see where the sound was coming from, only to see this kitty.  About three weeks old...looking up at me.  I heard MORE meowing coming from....the roof???  I get Larry and out we go to check it out...Sure enough, there's two more staring down at us from the carport roof.  Momma cat had had her babies under the eaves of the roof.  What are you 'gonna do?  Leave them?  Storms brewing and I mean bad ones?  We hadn't seen momma cat in over a week milling about the neighborhood so the prognosis for her return was...nil.  So, out comes the crate I had used for Libby, a trip to the store for a few supplies and food and we think we're set until today after one when the no kill shelter opens...BUTTT...Crystal has just informed me that there's a waiting list for drop-offs....super....  SO....anybody want a kitty?

The cake is a lemon sauce pound cake.  I LOVE lemon and it was Good and pretty easy to throw together.  Of course, I had lemon sauce icing all over me...I never can avoid, really getting into my baking!  Yes, I'm messy.

Hope you all enjoyed your long weekend.  Storms, here in Texas, have been powerful.  We have NEVER seen it rain constantly for three weeks!  There have been some tragedies along with them.  A group of friends (not ours) were staying at a rented house in Wimberly when the floods hit.  Nine people washed away...A man's family, wife and two children missing...the family dog was found last night in a tree...alive!  So, at least the man's dog will be with him.  Such a sadness.

SO, here's hoping you all are safe and sound.  Coming to check on you after I get a refill on the coffee.