A Little of This, A Little of That

Happy Friday to you! I'm headed out this morning to hit the garage sale trail; hoping to find some good treasures. Before I go, I wanted to check with my blogging buddies and especially those who are bird lovers. This is the nest that is in my daughter's bbq; two of the five babies didn't make it. Because I love watching birds and identifying them, it has driven me crazy trying to figure what bird these are. Initially, I thought they were Robins-because the eggs were Robin blue; silly me! I didn't realize just how many birds have blue eggs. So my daughter said no they aren't Robins, but a smaller bird(in order to get inside the back of the bbq)and we thought maybe Starlings. I'm still not sure; she has seen a black & brown bird near the area, smaller than a Robin. They are definitely bigger than the Sparrows I had several years ago. So if you recognize what type of bird these little ones are, please do tell. Whatever they are, they sure are cute!

Many, many years ago(about 20)when we lived in Ca., my dear mother-in-law started giving me Orchids for my birthday. As much as I loved their look, this was a period of time when I didn't have any indoor plants because I was just to busy. The beautiful Orchids would bloom and then I could never keep them alive, so I became very intimidated by Orchids. Then we moved to this house and a friend gave us an Orchid as a house warming present. Inwardly I groaned, knowing that it wouldn't last long. Funny thing happened, when some friends gave me a tip about their care, my white one started to do well. I think it is all about the lighting and the watering. After I moved the first one into our bathroom where is get filtered light, I got another two. One of the two hasn't re-bloomed, but the purple one is doing so well. I love them, but won't be getting more until I see how they due during the winter. They do love this spot though. 

Well, the time has come for me to get ready to go; my weekend will be busy-the sales today, lunch with another friend, a birthday party for a neighbor tonight. Tomorrow, a gal who owned a quilt store in town that closed is opening her home to share her new studio. I'll be hitting that and seeing what type of goodies she has. Hubby leaves Sunday morning for his annual golf trip, so I'll be having some fun too. Have a fantastic day and weekend!
Noreen