" Miss Trixie GoLay "

There's a new inmate in the Chick Prison! Her name is Miss Trixie GoLay ! It will be interesting to see if Queen Vicki and Madame Willow can retain their reign as the rulers in the "pen" :)




Sometimes the older woman's experience reigns supreme over youth and vigor! Miss Trix is already a full fledged laying Hen, she knows the score! Can't wait to find that 1st Egg!

See what I mean? She gets to eat all by herself without interference from her young charges.

We went to a Fish Fry yesterday @ Hubby's cousins and he sent Miss Trix home with us so she could incite an egg laying riot! GoLay Miss Trix! HA!

We had a foggy start to this Labor Day morning!

I love these foggy mornings! So cool and relaxing!

A lot of the flowers and shrubs are showing off in a last hooray like this Gardenia!

Ok Mom, are you through taking pictures cause we're ready to go inside?

Happy Labor Day!!! :)

" It's The Sixth of August "

It's my wonderful Soul-Mate and husband Eric's birthday! Happy Birthday Honey!! Some of you know the story behind mine and Eric's relationship, others don't. A short version is:
We were next door neighbors when I was too young to think about love and he was going to Vietnam. However is was love that existed between us.He went to war, I married my children's father and went to war myself, another version however. Eric and I never saw each other or spoke again for 36 years. I had been single for 14 years, had not dated for 5 years and swore off dating and marriage for life when I moved back to Mississippi after living 30 years in the Nashville area of Tennessee. His wife of 34 years had passed away from Cancer and he showed up at my door one day and 36 years proved no match for those young love feelings. We dated for 4 years and then married ! I moved to Swiftwater Farm and began living the good life!


He knows how to relax.....

He's the hardest working retired man I know of and will work till he drops to full fill my dreams!

He'll traipse off to where ever to attend a book signing with me!

He's a great fisherman....some he finds, remember the Bass who swallowed the Bream?

And some he catches!! 17 pound Catfish from our pond!

He's a wonderful step-dad to my children!He and my son Marty at son Todd's in Oklahoma..

He never had a daughter, " the girl " has him wrapped around her little finger!

He's best buds with my 81 year old Dad and carts him 90 miles to his VA appointments!

The BEST Paw Paw in the world!

They love him...........He taught grandson Kohl to shoot a 22 rifle last week. He is now Kohl's all time hero!

Molly showing out for Paw Paw!

He'll fly over New Orleans with you in a little bitty plane!

He loves the Smokies just as much as me....

He'll dress up and go to family functions!

And he married me in the Smokies!! My dream wedding! Happy Birthday sweetheart, thank you for loving me!!

As he says; " grass don't grow under our feet, we keep it cut" !!

The Courtyard fence is finished except for one gate!

Can you see the tropical plants growing down the left side? 10 foot Cannas, Banana Trees and Elephant ears? Running Roses on the right next to the pond? Hardy Hibiscus in different colors growing 8 foot high across the back? I might even throw a Palm in that left corner!

This side gate is the only construction left to do....

This is where running roses will be. Don't want to block view of the pond!

A closer view....

The Peek Gang are loving their new outside digs!

Especially the " fat boys"..............

Ahwwwww all that romping makes Patch a tired little boy!

Jake still stays his distance, he can't stand it when the boys chase him! HA!

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!