Friday Funnies

Ten Things Thursday

Today is all about porches, a pool and sunrooms.

I love everything about this pool setting--the woodsy background, the fence, the fringed umbrellas, the loungers with those cute pillows and fringed---towels? I also like the color of the pool tile and water. Just everything about this looks so inviting.

I always love these porch scenes. But I also know how unrealistic it is. Any outdoor space require a lot of cleaning--a lot--if you want it to look pristine like this! There is always a thick layer of pollen, dust, leaf debris--on a daily basis. It's not like you can clean it once a week and be done. It's every day!! Every day!

All I can say is OMGosh! So beautiful!! That hanging moss means it's somewhere in Mississippi or Louisiana. Which also means, it's hot, hot, hot!

Okay, come on! I do not believe that you can have climbing roses inside. But it sure is pretty.

Another beautiful sunroom. Love the furniture and that ceiling! It looks like it might have been added on to an exterior wall. Love the shiny tile floor too.

Love this pink and green so much!!

All that white!!! Totally love it! That ceiling, all the light and windows (which only look good if they are perfectly clean which is kind of hard to maintain), the view which is also perfectly clean. I'm no convinced that it would look like this ALL the time with a lot of work. 

Can you tell I am tired of working? It's all too much! I have so much to clean out of our house. It's overwhelming, but I swear, I'm going to get on it! I have been getting rid of books since I plan to move all of my scrapbooks to the library. 

Okay, that's enough for today.

What I Buy Wednesday

My granddaughter, Morgan had my first great-grandbaby on May 5th. Sorry, I am not allowed to put pictures of this beautiful baby on social media. Her name is Cassidy Luna (Luna is the tiny village in the Philippines where her other grandma grew up). I immediately ordered flowers to be delivered.

This is the bouquet that was to be delivered. Morgan & Olly live in a small town in Illinois.

         

The flowers were to be delivered on Wednesday. I texted Stephanie to see if they had arrived. They did not. They didn't arrive on Thursday either. On Friday I called. They promised that they'd be delivered that day. But, no, they didn't arrive until Saturday. Steph sent me this picture. 

Considering it was not one bit "girlie" nor what I ordered, I called to complain. Right at that moment--before anyone answered--Steph texted me that these flowers came from someone else!

The flowers didn't arrive on Saturday or Sunday--which was Mother's Day. First thing Monday morning, I contacted the company to cancel my order and get my money back. I told them it was too late. They told me that I would receive a refund in 24-48 hours. Instead, I got it almost immediately. Okay, I was happy with that.

Later in the day on Monday, Morgan texted me that the flowers had arrived. I asked her to take a picture. Here is what they sent:

Although it's sort of pretty, it's still not at all what I ordered! I told Morgan it turned out to be a "win/win" as I got my money back and they delivered some flowers. 

This is the second time that I've ordered flowers and they have not been what I ordered--at all! You can read about the other arrangement here.

I get that maybe they don't have every flower, but it seems to me that--that's the reason they use basic flowers--daisies, roses and carnations. And, there's nothing particularly special about the colors. In fact, if I was ordering mauve colored roses, I would have thought that might not be possible. But regular pink? Come on, baby pink is what you want for a baby!

Travel Tuesday

I'll be traveling this week, so don't have anything new to report. So, instead, I thought I'd share this information for anyone planning to come to Tennessee anytime soon.

Me on Monday

So, I've done it again! I've bought a "sucker" plant. I haven't bought one in probably 20 years. I know they don't live. They only look beautiful for a few days. But, I fell for it again! 

This flower is called a Fuchsia. It's red, pink and purple. Really so pretty. 

I know better, but I thought I'd try it again. I'll keep you posted!! Maybe this time I have it in the perfect place--full shade. We'll see.

Something for Sunday

When I saw this, I just had to figure out how many of these shows I've seen. Many of them were favorites of mine.

I've only watched 26 of them. What about you?

Friends on Friday!

So, I've decided to add something else new to my blog. Sometimes on Friday, I'll be posting specifically about my friends. 

Let's start with the 2026 Steeplechase. Steeplechase is sort of what they call "the social event of the year!" It's a place to see people and be seen. But, after 40 years, I'm over it! It's a very long day. Luckily, the weather was beautiful--some years it's been brutally hot! It's always hot in the sun so I bring an umbrella. 

We had a good day, but by the end of the 3rd race, I was getting tired. We left the house at 10:30 and now it was 3:00. Turns out, they moved the Iroquois (the main race of the day) to the 5th race--to start at 4 p.m. Everyone was on board to leave after this race. So we did. We were stuck in some of the traffic, and didn't get home until 5:30! Still better than 6:30 or 7. 

We do some light betting and I won this year--$16.00--but, I had $10 in the pool. 

Mindy, Nancy, me and Bonnie.

Justin, Nicky, Butch and Dave

Since Stephanie was up at Morgan and Olly's with the new baby, I invited Nancy to join us. I always say that she's my friend that says yes to anything I want to do!