Get Happy- Make Giant Bubbles

While at a wedding over the weekend, I was reminded of bubbles. Instead of throwing rice, everyone was given a small container of bubbles to blow.

I was inspired to get out my big bubble maker.

I discovered the book years ago and have given numerous kits and books to friends and family.

If you havent tried blowing these monsters, you have to give it a try. I am sure you will enjoy it. The hot humid days of summer are perfect for big bubbles.

My son John and his brother Kevin used to blow bubbles on foggy mornings while waiting for the bus to pick them up.

Here John and his wife Kara, have fun making and breaking giant bubbles.
The wand is called the Bubble Thing. Anyone can do it , and after you get the book that includes the bubble thing, you are ready to go, last time I bought the book it was $16.95.

Then all you need is dish detergent, water and gylcerin. Wait for a hot humid cloudy day and have some fun!

Get Happy-

More tractors

The Color of Tractors

If you have never been to a tractor show, you should go , if for nothing but the color!

Hermit Crabs!

Hermit Crabs make interesting pets and they can live many years in captivity.
I purchased these guys for a shoot and then they will go live with my daughter in law.


She will care for them this summer then they begin a new adventure .




They will be the classroom mascots for her third grade class.

Rainy Day fun!

Rain rain everywhere. On rainy days, I get out the tasty treats and give Molly some much needed mental and physical exercise by doing some trick training.

She immediately is interested when she hears the treat bag open . She always offers tricks before

I even ask. Most of the time she offers the last trick I trained, in this case , she offered what I call the hunting pose trick. I wanted to capture her pointing in a picture but in the field she is always in the wrong position to capture the picture. Now all I have to do is to have her stand, say paw and suddenly she is on point@

The cup game is a favorite

Backup is a great skill for dogs to learn .

Take the tissue is handy in the winter.

And when shuts the door , she really slams it!

Strawberries, Strawberries!

This year has been a bad year for strawberries.First it was a late freeze, then cloudy cold weather, and lately rain.

While I might not have been the best year, they still were yummy! Lots of rinsing is required due to the repeated heavy rains.
Once they were rinsed, they were ready to turn into strawberry preserves. I picked 5 pounds and once I rinsed them I realized I was going to have to use them immediately.

From the time of picing to time of perserves was about 6 hours!