My Goodness, friends...

Thank you for the many many comments on my last, "what we older women should wear" post. 

Look, just so you will know, I did order that pretty shirt and the cool cowboy boots. The shirt arrived, and guess what...It doesn't look good on me. sigh! Of course, I ordered an extra large and the tail of the shirt hits just above my knees. 

Anyhow, maybe the boots will get here soon and if the boots fit, and if I can walk in them, I will show off my feet. :) 

I really had my heart set on that pretty shirt. Funny how the shirt looked totally different on me than it did on that gorgeous 5' 11" model. Imagine that! :)

Sure was fun reading all your comments. Thank you so much! and Connie at Crafty Home Cottage, you're right, I did ask! and you answered, and I totally agree with what you said. 100% Thank you!

Smokey got comfortable beside me on the couch after supper. Said he liked all the pillows I use to cover up the old worn out couch...

We just couldn't resist a little photo shoot...

Have I told you that Smokey can say "ma ma"? Well he seriously can. Poppy and I taugh him...

When he weaves around our feet meowing for somebody to open a can of food, we say to him, can you say "ma ma" and he changes his long drawn out meaow to two short "meow meow's". It's the sweetest thing. I just have to pick him up and hug him, he is saying "ma ma".

Hard to believe, here in the middle of February we are still struggling to get the leaves cleaned up...

With my back problems and then shoulder pain too last fall, I really got behind. The leaves are actually too much for a leaf blower. I'm right behind poppy with the rake and a giant tarp...pulling the leaves away.

In Randall Rabbit news, I've added an old wooden chair to his pen...

gives him something more to jump on and gives me a place to sit andvisit with him. 

Tomorrow is line dancing...I can hardly wait. Guess I will be dancing in my old boots again.

Oh, would you believe there is a 96 year old lady who line dances with us?? She is actually in the advanced class. Her name is Helen and she turned 96 on December 21st. How encouraging is that! 

Here it is Tuesday night, I've been to line dancing, bought groceries, cooked supper and washed the dishes...and now finishing up this post. 

Line dancing was really fun today, must say it was the fastest hour of the day. Carla and I plan to start staying for the advanced classes which start as soon as the beginner's class ends.  Every Tuesday a few new ladies start the class and a few drop out. So for those of us who have been there long enough to know the more simple dances, it tiring listening to the instructor start all over...when we want to be dancing. :) 

Okay, I'm sure you've heard enough, if you're still here. Thanks again for all the comments. Hopefully, I'll be around in my new boots soon...hopefully, I will be able to walk in them. :)

Love, Henny

Tell me something...

Should we women wear clothes designed for our age, or should we wear clothes that we love and feel good in?

Both my daughters tell me, mom, wear what you want to wear, wear what makes you happy. Well, I've always worn jeans and I have always loved boots...here's a little bit of me... 

These aren't real cowboy boots, but close enough. Since I've been line dancing at the senior center, my love for cowboy boots have come back...

and not only my love for cowboy boots, my love for cowboy hats. Well, I have always, always, loved Western wear. In fact, over a year ago, Andee and I were in Tractor Supply Store and I found the the cowboy hat I had been looking for so I tried it on. "Mom", Andee said, "you've got to buy it". 

Poppy snapped a picture of me. I despise pictures of myself especially like here in the old raggedy tee shirt, but it's my cowboy hat...

Look, a few years back, when I was into having yard sales at the local flea market, my friend Nellie stopped by and talked me into selling her my black cowboy hat, for $5.00! I regretted it as soon as she 'happily' drove away.

Have I told you how much fun those Line Dancing classes are? Oh my gosh, friends! It is the most fun thing I've done in 30 years. I believe it was last May when Carla and I started the classes. I have missed being there only one Tuesday and believe me, I struggled to learn those dances. My brain and my feet just couldn't get together, then one Tuesday, it clicked! 

Wonder if it's okay to post a picture taken from Amazon?? It's a shirt I want. Well, here it is... (maybe I won't get arrested and thrown in jail)

isn't it beautiful! why, it's the most beautiful shirt I've ever seen, and that's not all. These are the boots I want...

Be still my heart! Anyhow, probably won't be able to get them but will keep you posted. 

Now, I realize this shirt and these boots are designed for the younger set but why can't I wear them? I mean, if the shoe fits? (is this a good place to use that little saying? :)  At the risk of getting my feelings hurt, what do you think? 

Guess I should mention the weather while trying to decide whether or not to publish this.

Today has been cold and windy and has rained non stop... "It ain't a fit night out for man or beast", W. C. Fields   

Better check in the living room where Poppy is watching the Super Bowl. Guess I'm missing all the action!

Love, Henny

Here I am back, doing a little update to this post...a picture I wanted to post of Poppy back in the late 1970s. Take a look at this cowboy hat he wore back in our dating days...

We made a trip to town today...

 and why I have to keep putting off buying that new pair of jeans 😉

What's this? A line forming already just outside the pantry door?

Somebody might as well open another bag of birdseed too. That old saying, "eating us out of house and home", pretty much fits us here...

Got all kinds waiting in line at feeders.  We moved these two hanging bird feeders from the front porch to just outside the kitchen and living room windows...

Actually, two little birds have flown into the kitchen window lately. Our thinking was, hanging something there might prevent it from happening again...

Now there is a constant flutter around the window with birds waiting their turn to grab a sunflower seed.

And the little hanging pot at the living room window gives Poppy something to watch besides the TV...

Nothing going hungry around here. Wait until you see just inside the freezer door...

Shame on us! But who could resist! Tillamook is on sale at Food Lion for 3.99 and Breyers is on sale, buy 2 for 8.00 and get a thid one free. Wow! Another reason I need to wait about buying that new pair of jeans. 😞

Anyhow...I've been meaning to update you on Randall Rabbit...

He is now 8 months old and growing really big. What a sweet bundle of fun he has become. I need to get a little video of him showing off when I go inside the pen. He does bunny flips and is so cute! We added a panel to the front of his cage...such a cozy little home...

and his cozy little home home is safe and snug inside a 10' x 10' chain link pen, reinforced with rabbit wire and complete with an enclosed roof. Why most any bunny would be proud of such a fine home. Just check out the coziness inside...

with lots of hay to play in and nibble on. Why, I just might spend the night with him one of these nights. 

and our old "Miss Ducky" is happily sitting on two duck eggs, and has quite the story to tell...

Miss Ducky is very old. She is a Muscovy with Angel Wing, a cosmetic condition where the wing feathers twist as they grow causing them to grow out from the body instead of lying flat. She has never been able to fly. 

She has outlived all the ducks we've had and seems very content to live alone on our little pond...

Well, content except for the fact that she wants a baby duck of her very own...Miss Ducky has been sitting on a nest near the pond ever since last spring. We didn't think much about it until one day when she was off, and we saw that she was sitting on a pile of large acorns. Acorns! She had to have gathered them and put them there.

Anyhow, after telling the sad story to my friend Carla, Carla gathered two real duck eggs from their yard and brought them to us. The next time Miss Ducky was off her nest, Poppy took the acorns away and replaced them with the two eggs.  We seriously doubt that Ducky will hatch them but we'll see. For now, she is very happy and terribly proud which makes us happy too.

Well friends, I've gone on enough about the foolishness around here. How's the weather been where you are? We have had days and days of rain and the days without rain are cloudy. Very little sun shine...

But February is here and we're now getting closer to spring. Just can't wait to see blue skies and green grass again, and Mr. Sun!

Okay, don't know how this other duck picture got here but if I delete it, all different font sizes will appear in my post. Thank you for visiting.

Love, Henny

Hello from the Big Boys...

 

Well, big boy and big girl!

My, what a dirty chin you have Eli! These two recently had birthdays. Miss Ellie turned two on December 21st and Mr. Eli turned nine on January 13th.

Isn't it hard to believe that Eli is 9 years old? The years go by too fast. Life with Eli has been like living with a real live teddy bear, and speaking of bears...

This picture was taken last night. Eli is still carrying around the same old teddy bear...

this bear goes where Eli goes. Oh, remember when we brought little Rosie the goat home? 

just another teddy bear to look after, thought Eli...

nothing like a few minutes in the sun.  Eli has been nothing but joy since the day we brought him home from the farm in the little town of Micro. He was only eight weeks old...

and what an adorable little bundle of white fur we brought home that day.

And our Miss Ellie...

was already a big, four month girl when we brought her home.

and what a sweet playful girl she was...

and so totally different from Eli.  Ellie loves to play ball and Ellie is a "barker"! Barks at everything! and is afraid of thunderstorms. Ellie is a mama's girl...

and keeps me company in the sewing room. She's my sweetie pie!

And last, but certainly not least, today is Poppy's birthday and I don't even have a picture to show you. It has been a cold rainy day so we built a fire in the fireplace and stayed inside. I did make him a coconut custard pie, instead of a cake for his birthday. 

Now friends, I'm wondering, should I post this mess. Guess I will.

Love, Henny

Last post of the year...

Dearest friends,

Hope all of you had the most wonderful Christmas.

Now, I wish you a very Happy New Year! 

I'm telling you, your nice comments and Christmas wishes on my last post made Christmas for me, seriously! Thank you so much. 

I must say, this was the strangest Christmas Holiday ever!  

And I am not complaining. Just thought I would tell you about Christmas Day down here on Henny Penny Lane.

Oh, but first, if you don't mind, look at these pictures...

this was last Friday afternoon as that big cold front, the Bomb Cyclone, I believe they called it, moved through. It's odd how the tree tops looked white...there were wind gusts 40 to 50 mph as the temperature dropped. Strange stuff everywhere!

Folks were warned to stay inside if possible and around here with all the trees...well you should see the yard! Tree limbs, chairs and large pieces of tin blown around...

plus, my big Santa picture blew out of the frame and the swag of greenery, off the door...small stuff, really

So we can forget all that. I decided to make a pot of fudge for Christmas! I started the fudge in the same pot I always use for fudge, but this time it boiled over...I grabbed a bigger pot and transferred the boiling liquid. Along about this same time Poppy yelled something about two charges on the bank statement...grrrrrr

Anyhow, I marched back to the bedroom and jerked open a file drawer, twisting my back...the pain was excruiating. Hobbled back to the kitchen, pulled the boiling fudge off the burner, added butter and vanilla and tried to stir the fudge. Here's how it turned out...

Ruined! Hard as a rock! Anyhow, with an ice pick I got out what I could, put the pot in the sink to soak and went to bed. I didn't sleep much though...had chills...just couldn't get warm. Woke up Saturday, Christmas Eve, sick! 

We cancelled all Christmas plans. By Sunday afternoon, Poppy was running a fever and sick too...so we've been home all week, taking cold medicine and eating chicken soup. Today, Friday, we both are feeling much better. In fact, I've raked leaves most of the day. It felt wonderful!! The yard is looking better too!!

Poppy stayed inside most of the day. He did climb the tree, late afternoon to deer hunt a little. Monday, will end this deer hunting season and I am so thankful!

Smokey found a warm spot in the middle of my sewing...

That old apron in the picture came from an antique shop and is the only comfortable apron I've ever worn. I was tellling that to my friend Carla and she offered to make a pattern from the old apron...which she did. I'm tickled to death and hope to get a few made. Will sure keep you posted. 

Anyhow friends, I wish you all much happiness and good health in the new year...

                            HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

love, Henny

I need to hurry! Christmas is almost here...

and wouldn't I feel awful waking up Christmas morning knowing I didn't even say Merry Christmas...

                             

My decorating this holiday season is a little haphazard, but I'll post a picture or two anyhow to show you I did try...

Whatever would I do without the old cupboard? The thrift store dishes that worked so well for fall, look okay for Christmas too.

and a roaring fire in the fireplace would really help here. We'll  do that Christmas Day for sure.

Oh my gosh, have you heard how cold and blustery Christmas Day is supposed to be? Of course, I'm sure it's not just here!  35 degrees for Christmas Day, wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph! I'm telling you, moving to Florida sounds mighty good to me! Have I mentioned that summer is my favorite season? Well, it is!

Another thing I'm not good at is making a wreath. I did, however, tie a handful of greenery together with a few bells and hang it on our little front entryway. 

So, my main reason for being here tonight is to say, "have a wonderful Christmas",  and friends, thank you for putting up with me for another whole year even though my posts are now few and far between. You're the best friends ever!

Eli and Ellie hearing me talk about Christmas, hurried off to bed, thinking Santa was coming tonight...

Well, it won't be long now. 

Love you friends!           MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Henny

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