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Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day

Today is the start of Sew Mama Sew's annual May Giveaway Day.  I had a lot of fun last year checking out all of the great blogs and goodies out there and am thrilled to be part of it again this year. 

AFTER you enter my giveaway below, be sure to click on the link above and go to the master list at Sew Mama's blog to start visiting all of the great bloggers who are joining in on the fun.  Don't worry - it is called Giveaway Day, but it runs for 3 days so you have time to visit everyone who's playing along. 

Thank you so much to the great gals at Sew Mama Sew for once again putting on this fun event.

My Giveaway Details:

To enter, just leave a comment and tell me what your favorite color is.  Since the prize I'm giving away is going to be a mysterious surprise, your color choice might come into play if your name is drawn.  So it's important and mandatory to tell me what your hue of the moment is.

You MUST have a way for me to contact you.  If you're not a blogger with contact info attached to your profile, leave an email address in your comment.

I will use the random number generator to draw a winner.  The winner will be notified and have 48 hours to respond or I'll have to draw another.

I will ship internationally, so everyone is invited to enter.

The drawing will close at midnight PST on Thursday, May 20th.  I will announce the winner the next day.

I think that covers all of the fine print.  So enter and be merry!  Good luck to everyone.

Sunday Selections

In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.

- Kozuko Okakura

Giveaway Alert - Sew Mama Sew

Sew Mama Sew

I've had a lot of fun participating in the last two Giveaway Days hosted by Sew Mama Sew last year.  I almost missed this one.  It will be held this coming Monday, May 17th (also my darling niece's 16th birthday!)  If you want to participate, it's not too late.  They're taking sign-ups until tomorrow, Sunday the 16th.  I haven't decided exactly what I'm giving away yet, but I'll make it a good one since I'm still feeling a bit bad about my long absence from the blogging world.

Go check it out HERE and then come back HERE  :) on Monday to start some bloghopping and win yourself some crafty goodies.  Same bat time, same bat channel.

Growing Greenery Update

We're seeing a lot of green around here - and reds, oranges, pinks etc.  I'm really happy that so many of our plants and flowers are coming back in full force.  I was worried that I'd lost a lot in the move and with the neglect I showered upon them while Mom was in the hospital.  But they must be made of sturdy stuff.

One of the reasons for my latest neglect of this blog is our Herculean task of finding homes for the majority of the babies from THIS post about the rescued plants.  It has been a trial attempting to identify some of them and we're definitely not done.  We found out that the nursery guy was notorious for potting and replanting plants in whatever pot or tray he could find and didn't care how things were labelled.  (Do ya think this could have been a clue as to why he went out of business??) 

Anyway, so far we have planted about 25 butterfly bushes here along with an unknown number of jasmine - Mr. MoonCat's favorite.  I was thrilled to find that in addition to a gorgeous rosemary plant we'd managed to salvage several bay tree babies.  I love using bay leaf in some of my recipes.  We also have some agapanthas, canna lilies, African irises, boxwoods, spirea, and mimosa trees.  Still working on it.

Everyone in our life is benefiting from this little escapade.  I sent about a dozen of the trees that we think are maples out to the ranch.  It was amazing how all of these poor neglected babies just took off with a bit of water and some TLC.  Our friends are getting used to finding plants in their vehicles when they leave from a visit here.  Good homes must be found by all! 

As the rescues continue to get healthier and start to thrive, I'll show you some updated pictures.  But for now, here are some of my other little pretties that are enjoying the sunshine.

Peas

Our wedding mums

Nasturtiums

Our experimental potato/tater box

Volunteers

Beans

Tomatoes/Tomaters

Back in Action

I've missed all of you!  I apologize for the long lapse, but I can tell you that we've been extremely busy.  Thank you so much to those of you who checked in on us; we all appreciate you thinking of us.  I promise, I'll be better now and update you on all that's been going on here at MoonCat Farms....

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Mom is doing well.  She's still wheelchair bound, but she's determined to get back on her feet for more than a few minutes at a time.  I've been keeping her busy hulling strawberries and going through boxes for our monster yard sale in July.

We had some very dear friends here for several days.  Linda is one of mom's dearest friends whom she misses very much as she lives several states away now.  This is a photo of her with her husband and their adorable dog, Cappy.  I love Border Collies and would have kidnapped him in a second!

While Linda was here, some other dear friends also came for dinner.  Mr MoonCat outdid himself with some fabulous ribs which made my side dishes pale terribly in comparison.  We all really enjoyed the visit, especially Mom.

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Obviously I'm back online again!  I am so far behind on EVERYTHING:  email, blogging, reading the posts of my lovely friends, etc.  I was happy though that I managed to save everything from the laptop.  I was so fed up though, that I bit the bullet and bought myself a new desktop.  I had been wanting one for ages, but really couldn't justify it. 

But, wait for it........I won $2500 on a slot machine!!!!  I was just about bouncing through the roof. This hand was DEALT to me!   So after paying several bills and taking care of a few things, I decided that the money had dropped into my hot little hands at this particular moment for a reason - I needed a new computer!  The best part was that I hadn't gone there with any of my own money.  They were having a promotion and had sent me a $40 voucher and a free meal coupon if I'd come in that day.  I am SO tickled that I took them up on it.  It was amazing!

So one of the coolest perks of all of this is that the laptop is also back up and running.  I was being a tightwad and decided I'd fix it myself or it'd die from my trying!  I completely wiped it and started it back from scratch.  It's now behaving beautifully.  So I have my lovely new big guy in my sewing room/office and the laptop is used primarily as a back-up in the living room.  I do a lot of work on the couch while watching the Star Trek Next Generation reruns every evening.  "Tea - Earl Grey - HOT!" 

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I'll leave the massive garden update for another post, but I will show you what Mr. MoonCat is up to - besides getting all of his lovely curls chopped off for the summer..

Beuford - The Roping Dummy Steer

This is Beuford.  He is a dummy steer for practicing roping.  I can rope enough to help out at brandings and working cattle, but I'm not a competitor.  Mr. MoonCat doesn't know how to rope, but is insisting we keep Beuford in the front yard anyway.  Of course, he IS the cheapest of all of our pets to feed.

Below is Beuford with a dummy sitting on him...

"It's the other direction, dear.."

And finally, my beloved hubby - Mr. MoonCat.  Gotta love him....(I have a piece of paper that says I must, by law.)

"Thank goodness he has no aspirations to ride bulls.."