SENIOR MOMENT 4 WOMEN

  My Mom and I were discussing what to give each other for Mother's Day.  She hates it, if we give each other money. My Mom thinks were are exchanging money. She thinks that I am giving her the same money that she gave me! She's ninety  years old and I can't convince her this is untrue! Recently, Mom began wearing turban caps when we go to run errands. She could only find them in navy and black. I was able to find these turbans in several colors. I purchased a package of 10 colored turbans. This is going to be one of her Mother's Day gifts. I will not be accused of exchanging money this time! My Mom offered me money so I could buy my own Mother's Day gift. I agreed with this. I told her I wanted to  buy me a bouquet  of some type of purple  flowers. The big box  store didn't have  floral arrangements. I didn't  like the planters  of  Hydrangeas, Cala Lilies,  Daisies,  and Orchids on display.   I had to stop ...

  I love to decorate wooden crosses. I purchased seven inch crosses five years ago. I started decorating them in September, so that I would be finished in December. I included  crosses  with my Christmas gifts.  I decided to keep wooden crosses on hand. Unfortunately, I didn't purchase crosses when I saw them at my local dollar store last year. This year, there hasn't been any wooden  crosses in stock.   The  online sites I visited  had plenty of three, five,  nine, and twelve inch wooden  crosses.  I chose  to buy a pack of twelve,  five-inch  wooden  crosses.  I completely forgot about the crosses.    I recently found them tucked under  some fabric.  I decided to decorate the crosses  for Mother's Day  gifts. I have plenty of friends  and  family members  that are mothers or grand mothers.   I rummaged through my craft supplies and found faux gems and ...

  2023 PAINTED FLAMINGO DISPLAY  I love to look at the front  yard decorations, in neighborhoods.  I was traveling in a small  town called Turkey. One front yard   had  pots  of flowers in two  colorful vintage metal  chairs.  My Mom and  I thought this was a great idea. We  couldn't  wait to get home. We challenged each  other  to see who could recreate this decor. My local dollar store had so many beautiful yard decorations this year. I was inspired, so I bought  several of them. HANGING POTS:  MARIGOLDS, LILACS, & DUSTY MILLER PLANTS RAILING PLANTERS:  FAUX PLANTS:  VARIEGATED GRASS, WHITE LILIES,  WHITE AGAPANTHUS, METAL HUMMINGBIRD SIGNS I recall seeing old wash tubs full of  "Hens and Chicks" plants. Most of the senior women  I visited  in the rural area had them all over their yard. They explained that each generation  grew  them. They were ha...

  LIGHT BLUE DOLLAR STORE BUCKETS:  STICK FIRE CACTUS PLANTS My husband grew up in the country.  I had no idea that he would want a garden when we moved into our new home.  I  thought living in the city would make him abandon his desire for farming activities. We had been in our house for a year. I came home  from  work one day, and noticed that a lot of the grass  in  our back yard was missing. He had borrowed a neighbor's tiller, so he could " break up"  the  ground. He had sectioned off  a 5 feet section of our back yard. I let him know that this was his project. I must admit that his little garden yielded plenty of vegetables. The next year, he became too busy to tend a garden. There was no gardening done for several years. After I retired,  I tried to keep busy.  I watched a   gardening  TV show one Saturday morning. The show featured a  new  trend called, Planning a Raised Bed Garden. I ...

I was so happy that my local dollar store had plenty of stackable planters in stock. I was anxious to get them home.  I set aside  a day to work on getting them filled with plants. I was only able to get a stack of six done. I had unexpected visitors  and it  rained in the afternoon. Two days later, the weather cleared up. I was finally able to finish filling up the other planters. The stackable planters required about 32 ounces of quality potting soil. The total cost for the potting soil was  about twenty-four dollars. I spent about forty five dollars for the  stackable  planters. I paid four  dollars each  for  the first  batch  of veggies and herbs. I was very  happy  when my local  big box garden center had  discount prices. My second batch of veggies  and  herbs cost less  three dollars each.  The plants and herbs looked pitiful for the first week. I kept them watered but they  ...

  Front Door: Lilac Wreath  Items Used:   14 inch Wire Wreath Form, Wrapped with Purple Tablecloth Strips, Embellishments: Purple /Lilac Flowers  & Purple Wreath Hanger ANTIQUE FIREPLACE  CAST IRON POT   Items Used:  Dollar Store Pastel Flowers, Easter colors EASTER LILY: Purchased: Grocery store florist section  EASTER EGG TOPIARIES: 20 Inch Egg Tree Topiaries: Dollar Store