Tiptoe Through The Tulips...........

No matter how long the winter, Spring is sure to follow...............OK, it may be MAY, but I think spring is actually trying to stay here in Hiawatha. Granted, it keeps cooling off into a very cool spring, but I can see the green grass and a few flowers! I am going to spend the weekend trying to get my yard into shape and planting some flowers. When I see my front porch with baskets of flowers, it immediately makes me feel better. We will probably never forget this past winter, but I think we can finally say 'good-bye' to it!

I feel the pull of Ireland...................

These are pictures the girls took along Ireland's coast. Aren't the colors amazing? I love the colorfulness of the boats and houses juxtaposed against the beautiful sky and ocean. Last Christmas I told the girls all I wanted were some pictures they took while in Ireland. The colors are amazing and they really do have an Old World feel to all of them. I want to live in Ireland for six months. I want to walk through the countryside knowing that my great grandparents started their lives there. I think if I were in Ireland they wouldn't even realize I was a 'foreigner'. (Especially during 'freckle season'!) Until then, I will have to gaze at the pictures I have been treated to........