Mama wanted to spend a little time with her best friend in south Alabama so I took her there for a quick weekend visit.
We met at a restaurant in
Hartford. Mama is on the right and her friend, Ms. Martha, is on the left. I
thought it was funny how they wore the same color that day. It wasn’t
planned. Mama was going to change
clothes that morning because she didn’t think her jeans were ironed enough. I
told her she looked fine, which she did.
They worked together for
many years when we lived in Geneva. Ms. Martha was also my girl scout leader.
I stopped at The Pig
(Piggly Wiggly) while I was in Hartford so I could get some of my favorite
cornmeal.
We can’t get this in North Carolina.
After I left the troublemakers
😊, I met my friend Andrea
in Enterprise at Fraley’s Framing.
She drove down from Memphis, TN. We selected some frames for a few of my cross-stitch pieces.
Witching Hour by Keslyn's
Red Bird Sampler by Brenda Gervais
English Rose Sampler by The Proper Sticher
There was a fourth piece but, as luck would have it, I found a frame at Hobby Lobby that worked. Bonus – it was 50% off. I’ll share it on my Floss Friday post this week.
The main reason Andrea met
me in south Alabama was to surprise our friend Ronny for his birthday. And we
were successful.
We had dinners out in the evenings and stitched at GaRon Stitchery during the day. Gary, Andrea and I started a new patriotic piece that I’ll share on Friday.
Our last evening out was
celebrated with a strawberry cake for Ronny’s birthday.
I picked up Mama on Sunday morning to start our journey home to the mountains. She had two hampers of fresh peas ready for us to put in the freezer.
We processed those Monday and Tuesday evenings.
While I was away we had a lot of rain. Hubby said one storm was strong and it flattened one of my hydrangeas.
Our temps are beginning to cool off. I can't say that I'm happy about that but I'm going with the flow.
I hope you've had a great
week so far and I'll see you soon.
9 comments:
Beautiful photos, Jeanna! We had a slight cool down here in Montreal and, for myself and many others here, it was a welcome relief after the extreme heat and humidity and poor air quality from the wildfires. However, the heat is coming back I believe tomorrow, and fiercely, and will last for a good week.
I love the smiles and green t-shirts in your photos, and, of course, the beautiful flowers! :)
It appears that you and Mom had a fun and productive trip. Having lived in Alabama all my life, I still had to look at the map to find Hartford.
Your Mom is beautiful, and so are you. :) Ron's birthday cake looks delicious. Do you frame your own stitchwork or did you leave it to have it framed? So glad you had a fun trip. Your hydrangeas look lush and gorgeous, love that delicate pink. Did you plant them when you moved in? How do you put up your peas? Sorry so many questions - I'm nosy! :D
What a fun time for you and your mama! My hydrangea tree always has pure white blooms and then it turns to a Mauve color which is where it is at right now. Do you frame your own pieces?
It sounds like both you and your mom had a lot of fun! Your cross stitch pieces are beautiful. Your hydrangeas still look good. I think you and your mom look alike!!
Your poor Hydrangeas were beaten down by the rain. It's sad when that happens.
Your mama and her friend look like twins!
Looks like you had a great trip. Shame about the hydrangea though. xx
It sounds like you and your Mom had a fantastic weekend getaway. You both stayed very busy too. I wish you a wonderful day, Jeanna. Hugs.
That looks like a very fun trip, Jeanna! Friends, stitching, and... peas? Did your mom's friend grow those in her garden? We've had nearly 100 degree temps every day this week - you can send your cooler ones this way!
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