Dorcas Annette Walker

The Walker family

My fall flowers are starting to come into bloom after the dazzling display of spring and summer. I love puttering around in my flower beds every chance I get, although it seems like I can never keep up with all that needs to get done. Despite my neglect, my flowers faithfully bloom enfolding me with their many hues of color. Watching graceful butterflies hover and birds sing among my flowers is food for the soul.

My peach trees hung heavy with fruit this year with the first big harvest. Even though the peaches were small in size their flavor was like a large peach and utterly delicious. We ate fresh peaches for a couple of weeks and I put up a couple batches of freezer peach jam. Then came the harvest of grapes along with other garden produce that kept my kitchen busy. There is something very satisfying in seeing the pantry shelves fill back up again with home canned produce.

    

This May, Annette had her sixth birthday and William his third. Birthday are always a fun time when us Grandmas and Grandpas get together with the grandkids to celebrate. It is amazing how fast these little ones grow. It brings back memories of when our children were home and at the same age. Now we get to sit back and enjoy watching our children corral their youngsters. Seeing the same mischevious traits that used to drize us crazy appear again in our grandkids is such a delight. It's a time of chaos, laughter, reminiscencing, and making lots of memories.

 

Sarah Annebelle decided that the top of my file cabinet was the perfect spot to snooze while I worked at my computer. After knocking off what I had sitting on top of the file cabinet a couple of times and scaring me silly, I finally gave up and put a pillow there instead for her royal highness. Now I can work in peace and we both are happy. She doesn't seem to mind that she misses half of her life snoozing. On the other hand I feel angry when I have to spend a day in bed. I do have to admit that she is the picture of contentment. Perhaps Annabelle can teach us humans a lesson, huh?