The Adventures of Garrett Squared: Thursday's Things In A Row...Spring Changes...

Friday, April 20, 2012

Thursday's Things In A Row...Spring Changes...

Joining Pat over at A View From The Edge for Thursday's Things In A Row.

This week I took all of my pix with my new camera phone. I haven't used it yet, so here goes...
Let's start in Tom and Nina's Garden to see what is new this week...

I don't have pix yet, but the hummingbirds are back! Yay! Nina let me know because a hummingbird flew into the greenhouse and got caught. She was trying to lure it back out the door with a feeder...hope it worked. So, I guess it is time for me to put out some feeders to see if I can attract some to our new site here. Cross your fingers for me, okay?

Look at the Wisteria blooming above the bench by the little fish pond...

Not sure what these purple flowers are (maybe Alum???).

The purple Iris are coming out now along with the white ones...

These are Syberian Iris that came from my grandma's house in Pennsylvania one year. Tom got some and I got some. I had to leave mine behind when we moved one year, but Tom and Nina have a nice patch of them that I can visit by the big fish pond...

On the other side of the big fish pond are these little duckies at mom and dad's house--dad made these and painted them--he's good like that...

And something new is happening in the Victorian Cottage of my niece and her hubby. Remember that I told you about their home and you got to see a little outside view of it during the Victorian House Tour of Tom and Nina's house here? They have lots of rows in their bathroom...Ugh...

This is Heather and Matt--Matt moved just as I took the picture...BAD MATT...hehe!

I told them that you guys are gonna want to see all of the changes that they have made to their cute cottage. It is truly amazing! Heather and Matt both agreed that they have a TON of pictures! You are gonna LOVE it! :)

Thanks for stopping in and now, head on over to Pat's blog to see more Things In A Row...

5 comments:

JimApril 20, 2012 at 12:10 PM
Wonderful gardening and flower pictures, Labbie. :)

My favorite though is the yellow ducks. I even have a book for carving ducks but haven't done a thing. Your dad's would be much simpler and even nicer in a garden.
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Melbourne Australia PhotosApril 20, 2012 at 7:21 PM
Nice post, well documented with your photos that are spontaneous and vivid.
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~Lavender Dreamer~April 26, 2012 at 7:29 PM
I love those little duckies and all of the pretty flowers. It's raining a lot here and everything is blooming like crazy! Enjoy your week, my friend! Looks like you are busy...as usual! Have fun!
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The Mockingjay

It is with great sadness that I say goodbye to the characters of this Trilogy.

This 3rd and last book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was not remotely what I thought it would be. While the first two books were books about horrific competition and massive loss it was also about the indomitable will to live and thrive of the human spirit.

I thought that this book would be much as the other two. Our heros are tested and then survive to live happily ever after.

But, this book is much deeper and probably much more realistic than that. The thin skinned President Snowden in his extreme anger makes it clear that Katniss, her family and even her village are not going to be allowed to live in the peace that we anticipated after the first two books. To the end that President Snowden wants to see Katniss and everyone who follows her and her courage destroyed, we are drawn deeply into a story of battle both internal and external, love and loss and the dramatic results of a long lived, hard fought war while unsure of who is friend and who is foe.

The end of this book was a loss in many respects. The loss of a group of people to whom I was drawn and the loss of a way of life for those characters. While the war was won, the battles took their toll on all of the characters that we have come to know and love and their lives are forever changed by the end of this book and trilogy.

Catching Fire

This 2nd book in The Hunger Games Trilogy was even better than number one!

I read it in about a day and a half.

I simply could NOT put it down!

The main thrust of this book is the Quell games. Every 25 years the districts must take part in not one but two games to celebrate the domination of the Capitol.

If I go further than that with explanation, I will probably ruin #1 for you, so let's just say that the Mockingjay has a part in this and that the families of Peeta and Katniss as well as Gale are well represented.

The ending leaves us hungry for more at the edge of an abiss...

Now, on to book 3.

PS--Don't start this series without purchasing all three books because you will surely kick yourself if you can't go right to the next book!

The Hunger Games

Book 1 of the Trilogy:
GREAT READ! This was recommended to me by my hair stylist while I was in Missouri. I purchased it for my Kindle, but subsequently passed it up for other reads. My mistake! What an engaging book! Following Katniss and Peeta as well as the other characters in a richly written narrative of the Hunger Games which are a fight to the death each year of children chosen from each of the 12 poor downtrodden districts of the country of Penam for the enjoyment of the spoiled, protected class of people in the "Capital". Gripping and twisting right to the end! I liked it so much that the second I finished I felt like I couldn't let go of the characters and zipped right on to the second volume of the trilogy! RECOMMEND HIGHLY!

Pumpkin Roll

Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack~~This book was recommended by another blogger who made it sound so good that I I just had to check t out. I purchased my copy for Kindle and really enjoyed it! The author writes a very fine mystery without using vulgarity or objectionable content which is refreshing. This book was a fun one for the autumn season when our thoughts turn to pumpkins, spices and a nip in the air.

The neighbor is rumored to be a witch and with several other colorful characters of dubious nature, we have a fun Halloween culinary novel.

The nice twist at the end of the story gives an interesting wrap-up to make this book a good light read.

In addition, the recipes sounded so good that I had to copy some of them down and try them--including the Pumpkin Roll of the book title. A good read and good recipes! What's better than that?

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Thursday's Things In A Row...Spring Changes...

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