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Follow Your Heart

Just a quick "howdy-doo" . . . . . . from me to you!

It's A Wrap

All crazy activity and excitement over secret "project 503", (aka x-treme m.o.h.e.) has come to an end and things are slowly returning to normal.  I believe the show will air in October.  Run your mouse over the photos for a sneak peek and a backward glance. 

Over here on this homefront...we're having barrels of fun in the garden.

Talk of the Town

Exciting things are happening about a mile down the road!  About a thousand people blew into our quiet, little town over the weekend, and are currently in demo-mode,  kicking up dust and making this reality TV show (which will air later in the year), to help a family here.  We drove by it all on our way home from the coast yesterday, and got a glimpse of everything.  The road is closed now to thru traffic, but my friend Missy lives just a few doors down from all this ruckus and has been a spectator from her front yard, keeping us informed of all the latest happenings.   I'm posting today because she asked me to mention that she's added the last of her wonderful handmade soap to her Etsy shop before closing down for awhile.   She's sold her farm and is moving back to the Midwest, so head on over and help her lighten her load if you can. 

   

Yes, I said moving back to the Midwest.  I've had plenty of time to digest the news, but it's still going to be hard to say goodbye when the time comes for them to pack up and head out at the end of summer.  We've come to know Missy and her family well, our girls are close friends, and they've been a vital part of our homeschooling community.   Naturally, we're sad they're leaving but do understand.  It was a hard decision to give up the lifestyle here, and they'd been wrestling with the pros and cons for quite awhile.  When they pulled up roots and moved three years ago, they didn't realize the kind of family connections that would be broken;  namely grandparents, and have since longed for those family ties.  I think things just sort of pointed them back in that direction because it was meant to be.  Things just won't be the same without them though, and they will truly be missed. (sniffle) Moving on here... cuz I don't want to think about that until I have to.  I like to cross my bridges when I get to them.

Our latest adventure...

Visiting the Oregon coast can be a crap-shoot, it's either breath-taking beautiful or foul-weathered, rarely anything in between, but we were lucky yesterday and "Mr. Toad's wild ride" over the twisty mountain road paid off.   

Not too breezy...just right. 

A picnic on the beach.  Sketching.  Splashing.  Sandcastles.  Sweets.  We had a great time!

 

We're off to pick berries this morning before things really start to heat up.  Looking ahead at a few days of triple-digit heat starting tomorrow.   Hope Ty remembers his sunscreen.

Dream

...I'm popping in to say "hello" as promised.  Summer is clearly here and its keeping me so very busy.  But it's a good kind of busy and I wouldn't have it any other way.  It's great to be outside in the yard again and going places. Nothing inspires me more than the pure evolution of visions and dreams, and the Thyme Garden is an example of what that truly means. This amazing place with its humble beginnings (all told here) is a testimony to how seeds, when planted, will grow.  I do mean that literally and figuratively and am still in awe after another visit out there a couple of weeks ago. 

When friends visit from far-away cities, I love to drag them out here for a quiet respite and I thought it would be fun to take you, dear blog-pals, on a virtual tour too. 

   I sat in this gray area for the longest time just thinking my thoughts.

Did you know that there are over 400 species of thyme recorded?  Thymon means 'courage' in Greek, and was thought to impart strength and fortitude.  I'm quoting from the Thyme Garden Catalog:  "Ladies in Medieval Europe gave scarves embroidered with springs of thyme to knights as tokens of bravery."  How utterly romantic that sounds.

"At one time gardeners thought a thyme garden provided a home for fairies so they planted one just for them."   My plan exactly.  I didn't see any fairies here, only a small mouse that zipped by.

Between the three of us with cameras, we took over 500 photos.  It wasn't hard, as every turn held a spectacular sight. 

It was so hard to narrow it down to just a few pixels.  (See these full-size by clicking on the photos or go here.)

All in all, an incredible 80 acres, not all planted with herbs, but includes natural elements  such as streams, waterfalls, forest trails, and a small pond which supports their current 'stream project' that provides habitat for the salmon that return to spawn in the fall.  It all just makes me smile.

And dream.