Happy Mother's Day

My mother's name was Annie Lee Johnson before she married my dad.
Then she was called Ann.....and Mom.  Here are some pictures of her
soon after she married and later when I was born.

I was born in 1955.  Mom was 23 and Dad was 29.  My mother
loved being a wife and mother.  So we had to endure many things,
such as eating our vegetables and taking piano lessons.  Here is a
picture of  my brothers and I right before we had a piano recital.

You can see my brothers were not to happy about the suits!

Mom was also one of the funniest persons I ever knew.  She always
found a way to find something funny in every situation.  She loved to
drink coffee and talk.  She was also a diabetic and died from diabetic
complications at 68.  I miss her.

So, this is my tribute to her this special day.  My sons took me out
yesterday for an early Mother's Day to eat BBQ!  It was fun and the
BBQ was great!  The best part was being together.


Have a happy Sunday and "Treasure Today!" 

Love,
Lottie

The Crescent : A Life Line

The Crescent is an Amtrak train that travels from New York to New
Orleans and back again.  It is a life line for DH and I to our families.
At 5:30 am this morning I drove DH to the train station to catch The
Crescent to Birmingham so he can spend some time with his family
and spend this Sunday with his mother.  We packed his suitcases last
night and made sure everything was ready for his trip.

Clemson Station is a beautiful building built in 1916.  A few years ago,
the city of Clemson, SC  was very smart and put some money into
restoring this station with a waiting room.  They made it into a nice
place to visit even if you are not waiting to board a train. Often there
are students from Clemson University waiting with their luggage.

Then we heard the whistle. We waited at the gate excitedly because we
knew any minute the train would come around the curve in the tracks.

Just time for a quick kiss and for DH to board the train.

After DH finds his seat we wave to each other, just like new lovers parting.

My hubby and sons love trains!  I don't love trains, but I do love this
one.  A couple of years ago, DH lost some of his vision and now I do
most of the driving. I am so glad we have the Crescent as another
option than driving.  There is lots of  love involved with this train.
When DH arrives at the end of his trip, his dear sister will pick him up.
Then when he comes home, I will pick him up at midnight.  He seems
to be doing all right traveling.

Again, I am just so thankful for the Crescent!
Hope everyone is having a great week!

Love,
Lottie

Irises - Part 2

Warning, this post is full of iris pictures.  This has been a good year!
Here are a few closeups.  Hope you enjoy!

  We like to cut a large number at a time and fill the air with the scent
   of the old timers!

Thank you for visiting with me today in the yard.  I love to walk
around the irises after I get home from work and see who is
blooming today!

Have a great week!
Love,
Lottie