Photo Potluck and Loss

 

Spring has arrived in Georgia, though we still have a few chilly days here and there.  Frank went on two business trips this past month.  The first was to Boston.  He took no photos on those trips as he was busy with work.  He did enjoy a few appointments catching up with old friends.  The second trip was to Philly, and one day before his meetings, he went for a run and saw the Rocky statue. Breadmaking is back on the menu. They eat it as fast as I can make it.  One afternoon before spring break, the ladies at church held a baby shower for a young new woman in our congregation. We can't wait to meet her little girl. While Addy was in Florida with her choir, the girls and I saw Kung Fu Panda 4.

I fell asleep, so I can't tell you whether it is good. The girls enjoyed the movie, so that says a lot. I took a picture of our house one afternoon because, sadly, we had to rip out the trees. After all, the roots had utterly destroyed the grass and the roots were starting to grow down into the sewer. From past experience, we know that is not a good thing.  Strawberry season has begun.  I love Southern Bell Farm.  They are a good hour's drive from where we live, but their strawberries are the best, and their shortcake can't be beaten.  Many others thought the same thing because the line for the bakery items was a good thirty minutes long when we got there.  I decided the wait wasn't worth it, so I grabbed a ready cake and a bucket of strawberries and headed home. Happy Spring!

Recently, the world lost two amazing women.  

Francine left this world this past week at the age of 76.  She was a mother of 7.  She was the mother of one of my good friends from middle school and high school.  She was a fantastic woman, always serving those around her, and as a teen, she was like a second mother to me.  Always inviting me into her home.  She went out of her way to take me to church and other church activities even when she had young children at home, and her husband was often away as he was in the Air Force.  Always cheerful and had a tremendous love for music.

Joyce passed away just a little over two weeks ago and will leave a considerable legacy behind.  She was the mother of ten.  She was my seminary teacher in high school.  The sweetest woman.  She made a delicious coffee cake.  She was 87.  

I couldn't have been more blessed to have had these two women in my life.