~Picnics~

Being summer I was looking back through some old photos

and came across this one.. That's me of course, and that's

my grandparents, my dads parents.. Ruby Deliah was my

grandmother and they called my grandfather I.N. His name

was Irwell Newton... great people.. Look at the look on my

face as I look at my grandmother..shes telling me to look at

my mother that is taking the photo.!. :-) I examined the table

contents..look at the old milk bottle..and see the coffee pot

on the end? I still have it..its in the kitchen on my bakers

rack.. I have 2 old milk bottles from a dairy that my family

once owned and it looks like that one there on the table...

Whats so neat about the picture is you see we are on a picnic,

was planned you can tell by the tablecloth etc...Look at my

grandfather...hes got on a beautiful hat..and hes in a suit

and tie no less.. Look at my grandmother all dressed.. They

were very influential people and always looked their best.. I

have ONE photo of my grandfather looking like just anyone

else..but he was a very fussy man.. I loved him dearly but he

was very stern and to the point..he loved me I know, but he

still intimidated me.. I wrote a story about my grandfathers

desk its on my bravehost site.. if you look at the side, it says

My Stories..click on that and it will take you to my bravenet

site, there are 2 storys there, how I got my name, Butterfly

and a story about my grandfathers desk that I wrote.. I

think theyre good storys but I wrote them :-D...
Well, miracles never cease, did you know that? My phone rang

this morning and guess who? BigDaddyKen.. I called him again

last nite to remind him about the basement..He phoned and said

he was bringing Diane over to wash and paint it... About noon

Diane walked in the door carrying 3 cans of paint and an extension

cord AND a huge bag of stuff to wipe down the walls.. About 3

Ken came and picked her up and asked "Did you get any paint on

the walls?" she had paint all over her. about 1 or so I yelled

down to her and asked if she needed a soda which she sure

did.. she came up and sat here with me for a while and we

chatted ..shes VERY nice.. and I did ask for permission to

put her photo here..Meet Diane..

Ken checked it out down there and informed me that the smell

is gone..for a while at least, I thought that....:-) but I also did

mention the tree outside that's dead.. his reply to that was,

"yes I saw it but we get our weather from the west so if it

comes down it will hit his house or the other neighbor"....

so hes done nothing.. If we get a storm..that one being dead,

has no strength.. it will come down like a house of cards.. I

explained to him I DO know trees.. I do know when work

needs done..I told him the shape these trees here in my yard.

well theyre NOT safe, they need thinned out and deadwooded,

we get a storm and a tree is too thick that wind will get up

in that tree and trying to go thru will twist around the tree

thus making the tree turn and loosen and BOOM! its on

the ground.. My ex was up in the bucket truck and saw a

tornado coming.. he hit the down on those controls and by

the time he got half way down he saw it was THERE, he

pole vaulted over the side and almost broke his leg but

he made a mad dash in to the house as that tornado

took out not only that tree he was working on but 1 other

as well !!

I'm late posting today and it is my sons fault.. I was chatting

to him on Yahoo, hes in the UK you know..and we just have

the best time.. Hes such a sweet kid.. and I am PROUD to

say.. hes JUST like his GORGEOUS Mother :-D.. Its almost

scarey we are so alike... I LOVE IT!! :-) well busy day and I

am content.. I got a lovely letter from Raife, and I hate to

be mad at a good friend.. Hes apologized and I know he

was just defending his friends honor when I attacked.. I

wont go into details as its all over now.. I am hoping he

will come back and read my blog and leave me the nice notes

as he did before.. We're all so different and differences of

opinion are bound to happen.. and when someone like me is

on one side of it well.. good luck to the other person :-D..

Time for a snack and to get out of this chair for today I'm

ready for some of my Dibs.. so that means its time for my

GORGEOUS WEEBLE "nitey nite"..

Y'all have a good one now , Y'hear? love ya and thanks :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend"

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

until I write again .....