Angel Of Delight In The Garden
There’s Kelly at age 5 in our backyard in her Snow White wig.
There’s me zooming in on her face in that same picture.
There’s a map of our backyard.
(Except the summer she was 5 we were still a year away from getting her little swimming pool.)
(And her dad would not begin constructing her tree house for another year and a half – built it with his own two hands, he did – top to bottom.)
There’s the swimming pool… I got it for $300, landed. (Assembled it myself! I mentioned I kick ass on occasion, right?)
There’s the tree house, a shot I took about 2 months ago.
There’s that donut hole photo of Austin I took.
Austin, Texas, that is — where we live.
And guess what?!!??
Another Angel of Delight — Lori of the Jane Be Nimble blog garden, has an interview post about me up – a post with all-new Jannie tidbits, and one that beautifully showcases that entire donut (less a couple bites.)
Hope you’ll join us over there on Lori’s front porch?!
With love from your ever humble blogging servant,
Jannie
xoxoxoxo
There was Kelly helping her dad build the treehouse when she was 6. (She’s almost 9 now!)
P.S. If I’m not posting as often as usual this coming week — don’t worry. I’ll be immersed in any combo of the following…
– going into the recording studio on 2 or 3 of my new songs
– launching my big eBay selling blitz
– catching up on reading your blogs
– answering your lovely comments on this post
– finally mopping those floors!
xoxoxxoxoxxooxoxo
On 14 August 2010 at 6:02 pm Daisy said,
Fun pictures, Jannie! Your daughter is such a little model.
Good luck at the recording studio! WOOT! 
.-= Daisy´s last blog ..Monday Colors – Red =-.
On 14 August 2010 at 6:11 pm Lori said,
Hi Jannie!
I love the tree house! I love the tree house! You are too cool. That’s awesome!
Hey, that’s also really great about going to the recording studio. Enjoy and have a lot of fun. (I don’t think I need to tell you that, tho.) he he
Thanks for the link over to the Front Porch, Jannie. It was my pleasure and delight to chat with you. You’re one funny woman!
~xo
On 14 August 2010 at 6:13 pm Alice Audrey said,
What a cutie!
Yes, you do kick ass. Frequently.
Love the tree house.
On my way.
On 14 August 2010 at 8:31 pm Mama Zen said,
Can’t wait to hear the new songs!
On 14 August 2010 at 9:24 pm Lance said,
Jannie,
Pictures?? Will there be pictures of those said mopped floors???
Inquiring minds want to know (well…MY inquiring mind…)
That pool would have felt pretty sweet here today. Wait! Maybe I’ll just go hose myself off outside RIGHT NOW. (pause…) (…still pausing…)
Whoa! That was COLD! Yikes, next time I’m coming to YOUR HOUSE!
…happy recording!!!
On 14 August 2010 at 9:50 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Daisy, ain’t she a cutie, that Kelly! I am asking that luck be with me mostly before I go into the studio so I’ll have the second song further along! The studio will be fun.
Dearest Lori, I will tell Jim you like his handiwork! And the post you put together is pretty amazing over there!! So creative you are. I can’t thank you enough for that. THANKS!!!
Dearest Alice Audrey. Why thanks! And if you see my categories list, you’ll see Ass-Kicking, but I haven’t used it in months because now that Kelly reads so well, she tells me ass is a very inappropriate word. Glad she hardly reads my posts anymore.
Dearest Mama Zen! I’m working on ‘em, I promise! I’m trying to work TOO hard on one, I think. So my best bet is to go very gently with it.
Dearest Lance — oh yes, pictures, lotsa pictures. And a nice portrait of my mop. It’s not a new mop, but it’s a goodie –lots of strings still on it. The pool now actually is drained cause the hoses broke. But it fills up again in only 4 hours. So — come on down!
xoxoxoxoxox
On 14 August 2010 at 11:23 pm Talon said,
Great photos, Jannie.
Heading over to Lori’s porch now.
.-= Talon´s last blog ..Susie One and Susie Two =-.
On 14 August 2010 at 11:39 pm Rose said,
Congrats on the interview. Love the tree house. Thanks for sharing all the great photos.
On 15 August 2010 at 1:05 am Luisa Doraz said,
You have got a lot in your basket these days. lol
You always smile doing it, so…I know you will be having fun. 
Se ya soon. 
On 15 August 2010 at 2:10 am Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. I see BB must have woken you from your beers and banoffee pie sleep-off? Achieving so much – good for you. Love your garden .. with all those advertising features – methinks Kelly perhaps was meant to be a boy? Still she’s up there being Dad’s happy labourer and helper ..
Great pics Jannie .. and you’re doing wonders with your lyrics and melodies .. so keep them coming .. and I’ve been over to Lori’s ..so hope everyone else has ..
Have an excellent goal ticking off week .. happy days to you all .. Hilary
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Seven Sisters – what would these mean to you =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 6:52 am Deanna Schrayer said,
How adorable little Kelly is! And what a great constructionist (is that a word?) you and her dad make.
My sons helped their dad build their fort when they were 3 and 5, which they used a lot throughout the years, but now that they’re 11 and 13 and have outgrown it, my oldest decided to take down the swingsets and turn it into a garden. He has a grape vine and roses climbing the fort now – all done by himself mind you – and it’s gorgeous. I just love bragging on the babies, don’t you?
Thanks so much for sharing these photos!
On 15 August 2010 at 8:14 am G-Man said,
Some folks see life thru Rose Colored Glasses.
You see life thru a Buttermilk Glazed Do-Nut
Love your BackYard Jannie…
Do you still have those ‘Retro’ Signs hanging up back there?
On 15 August 2010 at 8:18 am Paige said,
as hot as it is I bet most of that pool water has evaporated. move than one day this past week our household temp showed 106 F. reminds me of biscut days
now I must be off to check out the interview and lean more of you, for possible future reference.
BB-stay cool and in the shade
.-= Paige´s last blog ..Its a cover up =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 8:55 am Fireblossom said,
I am loving all those vintage tin advertising signs on the wooden fence!
Thanks for directions to the Grand Caymans and molten lava. Most people omit those! That made me laugh.
The treehouse is and remains the most awesome thing, ever.
The last picture is creepy! it looks to me like the view through somebody’s eye, from inside their head. *shiver*
.-= Fireblossom´s last blog ..Portrait In Monochrome And River Ice =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 11:26 am Jannie said,
Whoo-hoo! You guys MORE than rock!!
I’ll talk to you all tonight, as today I am drinking up the stars and flying away.
xoxoxooo
On 15 August 2010 at 1:00 pm Lane Savant said,
Hi, Jannie.
On 15 August 2010 at 1:06 pm Davina said,
What a cute little Angel
Yayyy… “going into the recording studio on 2 or 3 of my new songs”. I see that is at the top of your list and mopping floors is at the bottom. Good! LOL. Sing your little heart out, Jannie.
On 15 August 2010 at 3:49 pm brian said,
smiles. molten lava!?! nice tree house and pool! and isnt she a cutey in the wig…hope you have a great sunday…and can you pass the donuts please?
.-= brian´s last blog ..160 – count it all joy =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 4:58 pm sheila said,
I just love that treehouse. *sigh* lol. And that donut! Did you use that awhile back in a post? I remember one with a donut that was really cool. Anyhow, love that shot as well!
On 15 August 2010 at 6:19 pm Jingle said,
wow,
love the magical tree house,
it is brand new,
it is full of imaginations..
On 15 August 2010 at 6:20 pm Jingle said,
http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/08/15/poetry-awards-4thursday-poets-rally-week-26-plus-more/
two awards on the bottom for you,
the most creative blogger award,
u r a rare friend award….
cheers!
thanks for the visits…
xo
On 15 August 2010 at 6:34 pm william said,
Jannie these pics are gorgeous, love the first one, she is a wee poser lol, cute xx
.-= william´s last blog ..INN OF HAPPINESS PART 41 =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 7:40 pm secret agent woman said,
That is an amazing tree house – what kid wouldn’t love that?
.-= secret agent woman´s last blog ..Lake sunrise =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 8:14 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Talon, I’ll meet you over there! Thanks.
Dearest Rose — thanks, thanks and thanks!
Dearest Luisa — a lot of eggs in my basket. But luckily, not all in the SAME basket.
Dearest Hilary, BB is flat tuckered out now, all that pie he ate! Yep, a good week expected ahead, thanks.
Dearest Deanna — you should well brag on those babies! What a fine young gardener you’ve raised, SO wonderful to hear! Thank YOU for sharing!
Dearest G-Man, ahhh those glazed sourcream donuts — you know those make me smile. And, yep — oh wait — some of the metal signs are still on the fence. Others hubby hung on the outside of his car place. He picked them up at flea markets and such over the years.
Dearest Paige, the pool is actually now temporarily drained, the hoses cracked, old. Ah ha — off to learn stuff to hold me over a barrell some day.
Thank you Dearest Fireblossom. Yep, our backyard is so HOT you gotta watch out for that lava on tender toesies. Methinks you do like that tree house. And that last pic is a little weird, yes.
Dearest Lane Savant. Man of minimal words today. How you doing?
Dearest Davina, mopping floors always stays near the bottom of the list!
Dearest Brian, thanks. Lots of donuts, come and get ‘em!
Dearest Sheila — good memory, I did post that exact same donut pic a while back.
Dearest Jingle — hi! Thanks for popping in. Hope you are well this evening?
Dearest William, she is a natural in front of the camera, that’s for sure!
Dearest Secret Agent Woman — Jannie likes the tree house!! I should hang out there more often than I have!
xoxoxxxo
On 15 August 2010 at 9:01 pm Ella said,
COOL!
.-= Ella´s last blog ..Photo Essay of the Mosaic 2 =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 10:08 pm Wilma Ham said,
Absolutely love the pool and the tree house AND Kelly of course. You all kick ass, I’d say. xox Wilma
.-= Wilma Ham´s last blog ..Learning takes courage and you knew that- didn’t you =-.
On 15 August 2010 at 10:37 pm Rose said,
You are welcome, welcome and welcomed.
On 16 August 2010 at 4:18 am desk49 said,
I think you said some were old photos. But old ones are still good.
saving old signs on the back fence wall?
.-= desk49´s last blog ..Missing- Short Story Page 1 =-.
On 16 August 2010 at 5:14 am Mandy said,
Jannie,
I’d love to recreate your backyard! I love the old signs. I’m impressed with the whole setting up the pool by yourself. Those can be notoriously difficult to get level. And the tree house…I’d like to have one for myself, let alone my kids! Love the picture through the doughnut! Was it a Krispy Kreme from good ol’ NC? Break a leg with your recording this week.
On 16 August 2010 at 7:08 am Tony Single said,
Ooh OOH! You gonna, like, record a bunch of songs and stuff? Nice! Candy for me ears! Yeah!
And the interview rocks. But then you rock. And so does Lori. Heck. Everything rocks right now! I decree it! I’m the Pig Man, so whatever I say is honest-to-goodness %100 kosher and true!
On 16 August 2010 at 7:09 am Tony Single said,
Oh, and any backyard with molten lava gets five out of five michelin shovels from me. Cool! Or, rather, HOT!
On 16 August 2010 at 10:38 am Alice Audrey said,
My kids don’t read all the time, but now and then they make comments about stuff I posted.
On 16 August 2010 at 10:51 am Jannie said,
Dearest Ella, Wow, the Donut Woman returns! Awesome to see you again!! How’ve you been? Checked our your mermaid mosaic — super-cool!!
Dearest Wilma, ahhhh thanks! The backyard is not quite as neat now with that walkway now gone and a bit of construction going on, but one day it shall rise again.
Yep, just call us The Ass Kicking Trio!! 
Dearest Rose,
Dearest Desk 49, yes olde photos can be very goodies indeed. The oldest one in this post is from 3 years ago. yes, the Hubby does like old signs. Not so many on the back fence now as he hung a few outside his building at work — where they look MOST smashing.
Dearest Mandy — well….. Hubby has garnered a few signs over these 20 years, various places. Oh, the pool set-up. I KNOW!! I never cease to amaze me.
When I get an idea in my mind, there’s no stopping me. Luckily, that side of our yard is pretty flat, and when filled to the top it’s only about 2″ out of level. Not bad, methinks! And Mandy — here’s the interior of the tree house, at this link…. (Let’s hope I did the link thing correctly!) Nope — that was a Starbucks sourcream donut!! 
Dearest Tony, well, this week I’ll get a start on the 2 tunes I aim to enter in Kerrville NewFolk. Luckily, Jim and George bartered a bit, and I have a few “free” hours studio time. The Kosher Pig Man, eh? And I am th Walrus — koo-koo-ka-choo. Threw in that Molten Lava bit for weirdies like you! WONDERFUL weirdies, of course!
Wonderful wacky weirdies.
Dearest Alice Audrey — who art like heaven, and wast in moderation.
She reads sometimes, so I do endeavor to keep it PG. 
I just love when she comments, always makes my day!
xoxoxoxoxo
On 16 August 2010 at 11:35 am Glenn Buttkus said,
One fun thing about coming later to the party
is that you can chuckle at all the other comments.
Yup, those Retro signs are great. Kudos to
Big Jim for being nostalgic as well as mechanically
inclined. If they are original metal signs, of course,
they are quite valuable to other collectors; especially
the Coke and B.F. Goodrich ones. The PEA has so
many different looks it would be impossible to
put her in only one catagory; cute, yes, but more,
more, more. $300 for that pool, what a steal, but
too bad on the broken hose issue. August is blazing
in Austin, they say. It was 97 here in the Northwest
yesterday, and gonna stay there all this week.
Dear me, I may melt; if it weren’t for the A/C.
Lori’s front porch is also a FUN PLACE to hang out.
She must live in TX too? I love your answer about
meeting Big Jim in 1990, and the first time you
held his hand, “it fit like a glove”. And then WHAM
20 years have flown by, and the pea is the living
embodiment of your love, and the universe’s.
I liked the typo that Paige had where she wants
to “lean more of you”. That would probably be
a hoot. Hey BB, you look great dressed like Don
Hare ( which is a funny about Don Ho of course,
but it makes it funnier that my brother-in-law
who lives near Victoria, TX, is named Don Hare.)
Hope you get to see Hawaii one of these days,
Miss Jannie. I only stopped at the airport in
Honolulu twice, going and coming from
Australia in 1977. So Melva and I are going
to spend a week in Hawaii next April 3, on
our 18th anniversary.
.-= Glenn Buttkus´s last blog ..Two Nights Before My 72nd Birthday =-.
On 16 August 2010 at 11:57 am Jannie said,
Dearest Glenn,
I like how your comment is a flowing poem.
You speak of 97 hot there at your home.
And of hoses broken — that’s quite the bitch!
But here in public we swim well stitched.
To Hawaii you both go for year 18.
Twice in the airport — did it make you scream?
Kelly and I — just last summer
Saw NYC from Newark terminal — what a bummer.
On 16 August 2010 at 12:26 pm vered | blogger for hire said,
Really? You assembled it yourself? You’re amazing!
On 16 August 2010 at 12:36 pm Akelamalu said,
WOW the tree house is amazing!!!!! I love your backyard and Kelly looks so cute!
.-= Akelamalu´s last blog ..Microfiction Monday 16 =-.
On 16 August 2010 at 12:52 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Vered — yes, indeed, ma’am! I am good with directions when something has me in its grips. I also assemble shelves, barbecues, and have never met a battery-operated toy I couldn’t get the battery in!
Dearest Akelamalu — why thank you so much, my Hawaiin Princess — our backyard was once an untamed jungle we worked at over the years — and at the moment needs a bit of “touching up” as over the last 2 years we have been concentrating our efforts on the front. Yes!! Jim made an amazing, amazing tree house!! To see the interior — please click the link I left above for Mandy (in my comment response to her.) I am assuming that link works — I forgot to check it!
xoxoxoxo
On 16 August 2010 at 1:06 pm Jaime-Ann said,
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the final picture of the Treehouse! It is absolutely stunning! My dad has never been “construction” oriented. Thankfully my father-in-law loves to build anything and everything.
PS – I love the signs in your backyard on the fence, very nice!!
Jaime
On 16 August 2010 at 1:53 pm J.D. Meier said,
I don’t know why but I always like looking through the donut hole. Now I’m wondering what else I can look through. Maybe it’s kaleidoscope or pin-wheel time.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Day 16 – Use Metaphors to Find Your Motivation =-.
On 16 August 2010 at 3:13 pm Sarah said,
cooool ;D
On 16 August 2010 at 3:15 pm Sarah said,
I simply adore the snow white wig. muah.
. I hope I could wear that wig some day…..joking. Well, cya then!
On 16 August 2010 at 5:38 pm Sara healy said,
Jannie,
That is such a cool tree house. I want to live there:~)
I can’t believe you assembled that pool by yourself. I am truly impressed. I had a hard time with the blow up version of the baby pool. Somehow the air hole got water in it and blowing it up became very difficult. Then again, it didn’t last long for my girls because the dogs jumped in it and one broke the pool:~) C’est la Vie.
I love the picture of bb… he does looks like he’s feeling groovy:~)
On 16 August 2010 at 8:32 pm Patricia said,
I am in love with Blue Bunny today…love the peace sign….WOW!
I just knew you could assemble a whole swimming pool – you are just that talented. Like IT Girl, who washed, vacuumed, and gassed up all the cars this weekend plus: washed all the sheets and towels and hung on line before 9am and leaving for the airport, and on top it all – got her father to take the pain medication for the multiple stitches in his knees from falling down jogging and get some sleep….while he was sleeping she invented peanut butter, peanut butter cup cookies with Gluten Free Flour and did the run to the Farmer’s Market where she bought flowers for all to enjoy
She even went to a movie with good old mom…
Jannie kind of talent just abides with such lovely people…
She also built the chair in the garden bathroom for her US History project in Middle School….since she has no “the child” she bought herself a wonderful camera or two along the way…and took pictures of grey hairs for Silver and Grace upcoming post…
Ah…I think Barbara S. would say this comment is just too long…
Sing your heart out at the studio…we will all be here and hear…loving you
On 16 August 2010 at 8:51 pm Jeanne said,
Jannie,
Kelly is too cute!
Thank you for taking the time to make a map of your backyard. It’s most helpful for readers to have their bearings.
Oh dear!! I thought you recently said that you had discontinued the use of such inappropriate language, my dear Jannie… as per Kelly’s wishes. Maybe you should just say “K. A.” for short from this point forward so as not to distress Kelly. I know you don’t want to corrupt your sweet angel. (Oh darn. Blue Bunny is already taking care of that front, isn’t he??)
BTW, you do K.A. in a major kind of way!!!
Ah Jannie. Teasing me with the dream tree house again. We had to put the tree house project on hold here. I’m afraid that little pesky things like grocery bills and paying for the “full-sized house” (you know, the one we actually live in?) need to take precedence now. Ahhh… someday!
The infamous “Donut Perspective on Austin” picture always makes me smile.
I love that picture of Kelly helping her dad!
Jeanne
On 16 August 2010 at 9:15 pm Jeanne said,
Jannie,
Just stopped over to Lori’s lovely blog and read your interview. While there, I asked Lori for tips on bribing you to do an interview with me. I will have to look into the highest quality donuts I can find. After that, I’ll have to figure out if I can transport donuts to you quickly via magical powers… along the lines of the apparating that takes places in Harry Potter. Perhaps I can send donuts your way via house-elf. That might work!
Jeanne
On 16 August 2010 at 10:06 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Jamie-Ann, hi and a big Funsterment Welcome!! Whoo-hoo. If I’d a known you were coming I’d baked a cake. (But grab a cup of coffee — courtesy of Mandy!) And you know what? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your cute gravatar!! It will be fun getting to know you. And I will tell Jim you like his tree house!
Dearest J.D. I think a USA photo tour of photos thrugh dnut holes would be really really great! Empire State, Grand Canyon, Redwoods, Hollywood — you name it!
Dearest Sarah — it is my great humble delight to see you here again, Tree House GIrl!!
I have missed you. And yes, I think maybe somewhere we still have that Snow White wig. Where oh, where could it be?? 
Let’s look for it sometime.
Dearest Sara (not with an “h” at the end…)
Don’t you know better, woman than to be making me laugh in my daughter’s quiet Kung Fu dojo with your LOL comments!! had a hard time with the blow up baby poll. That CRACKED me up.
Dearest Patricia — you mean you are not in love with BB EVERYday??
Holy cow — how many cars did IT Gal wash and fill up? 2? 3? 22? 
Towels on line? You must’ve taught that gal very well! Silver & Grey? Hmn, are you going grey gracefully like Vered? What? IT Gal invented peanut butter??!! Did she invent the wheel too? 
I LOVE your long comments, always welcome here, pull up a cup of tea and we’ll chat. Oh, in studio, yes, thanks.
Dearest Jeanne, who art like heaven. I’ve been at The Lobrary the last times I’ve seen your video, and had no audio. Yes — at the Lobrary — I get my lobotomies there. And hey — I’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Yes, really. But where were we? Oh yes, you left a comment here… Thank you for that. And funny. K.A. are her initials.
Don’t worry — she’s too busy with Farmville lately to read my blog. Seriously! WHAT!? You are eating instead of being frivolous?? That the heck?? You hang in there, Baby! I plan to start my eBaying Sunday night. Whoo-hoo!! Oh, my bad, but I am working on a guest posting scheme, more of an interview idea where you can ask me questions. And I need to telepthically transport wood (firewood) to you! 
With love and undying devotion to all…
Jannie
xoxoxxxxxoxxxoxoxo (etc.)
On 16 August 2010 at 10:20 pm Patricia said,
Jannie,
I truly enjoy and like BB everyday but today just moves me in a loving fashion
IT Girl washed and vacuumed 4 cars and the living room…
No she did not invent peanut butter….she created peanut butter peanut butter cup ( like reeses pieces) cookies with GF flour so all could enjoy…she is talented and we do have to grind our own peanuts to make the peanut butter everyone can enjoy
I have always been naturally grey….or gray? and 3 times when I was job hunting I reverse frosted it to make it not look so senior…but I stopped doing that now.
My IT Girl is as gray as Vered…maybe more so at 31…
My brother in law invented Microwave Antennas so we could all have cell phones!
She is not old enough to have invented the wheel….but maybe Hilary will enlighten us with the history of the wheel when she gets back to blogging?
Hope her mum is doing okay…because you are a mum who is doing rather well…
Thank you for commenting on my post on creativity…
On 16 August 2010 at 10:49 pm Carla said,
I love those first photos of Kelly. Fabulous! Now I’m over to see what you said in that interview.
On 16 August 2010 at 11:28 pm moondustwriter said,
You rock mama
did that with the treehouse – its a beauty
Best to you in the studio. Know it will go great
when you want let me hightlight you and the music on Moondustwriter Thursday – OK!!!!
moon smiles
On 17 August 2010 at 7:43 am debbie said,
Good heavens, she is gorgeous! Quite the pose.
And I love that treehouse.
.
On 17 August 2010 at 11:25 am Jannie said,
Dearest Patricia, BB is so glad he can make you happy with his peaceful attitude today. He does have a Peaceful, Easy Feeling! Maybe I’ll go ahead and add onto his basic peace outfit here, into a whole groovy, loving scene. And I hope you didn’t think I was in any way making fun of IT gal with my “did she invent the wheel comment?” I meant if of course, as a high compliment to her –such a dear, amazing,impressive sweet soul — like her mama. How SWEET to make 4 cars look great!! Grey / gray? Ahh, I get that mixed up too because of the Canadian / US differences. Awesome, brother-in-la! Is he still inventing? Yes, Hilary has a lot on her mind these days, yet she still breezes into all our blogs like that fun sunshine she is.
Dearest Carla — ain’t that a great shot? That was taken with my now defunct Kodak EasyShare. Not bad, but loking forward to what a DSLR will do, who-hoo!!!
Ahhh, Dearest Moon Lady — so sweet of you. YOU rock too!!! And funny, but “Let’s Drink Up The Stars” seems to have taken on a decided romantic bent, over more of a general love of life and universe. Get outta town! You would do a little something for me in Thursday Music? Seriously? Holy cow — thanks, that would be lovely. Feel free to highlight anytime, and let me know if I can help you in any way. Yep, feeling good about my “Sail A Child” guitar for the studio!! I’ve been a good girl and sat with my metronome. And just after I post this, shall I go and run through it a few times. Left hand calluses are still not where they will be, but I’m working on that! I had not been playing as much guitar as I had been.
Ahhh, Dearest Debbie, thanks. Funny how a split-second expression or a passing pose can be caught forever to share. Yep, that tree house seems to be a hit, for sure. I might save electricy in the day but living out there, and turning up our house to 85 while I vacate it!!
xxxoxxooooo
On 17 August 2010 at 2:14 pm Keith Davis said,
Hi Jannie
What a performer… does she have a good side?
My daughter was just the same when she was younger, she always knew how to strike a pose.
That garden looks like a great place to be young in.
.-= Keith Davis´s last blog ..A splash of colour =-.
On 17 August 2010 at 4:32 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Keith, “make sure they get your good side, good side. Write it on a pound note, pound note….”
Thank you, the garden was especially lovely that year, and she picked out all those flowers. Got a kick out of those little decorative peppers she was so proud of that never did grow much bigger than you see there.
xoxoxo
On 17 August 2010 at 6:37 pm Okie said,
Another great selection of wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
.-= Okie´s last blog ..THINK before you POST – You may forget- but the web has perfect memory and universal indexing =-.
On 17 August 2010 at 9:23 pm Mandy said,
Jannie
Thank you so much!! I love the button you made for me here on your blog. I especially love the fact that the coffee cup represents another one of my loves–Krispy Kreme! Also, I’ve decided I’m moving into your daughter’s tree house. Now that I’ve seen the interior pictures from the link you left me…well, let’s just say my bags are packed and by the door!
On 18 August 2010 at 5:12 am SnaggleTooth said,
Such a lovely array of backyardagain pics! (Thats actually a Nic cartoon show).
I think they sould have signs like Jims at the car repair places n Doc offices where theres a really boring wait with little to look at-
Nice huge flower pots- Wonder how big beets would grow in there? But too heavy for the deck anyhoo.
Sorry to hear about the pool hoses in the summer heat-
“The Blog-hood of the traveling Donut Hole!”
Hope you get some good tracks down fast in your studio time!
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Troll Alien =-.
On 18 August 2010 at 5:11 pm Linda said,
Coming late to the party as usual. Seems like I’m always playing catch up. That tree house rocks, big time. And, I sure would like a dip in that pool. It has been so hot and humid here this summer, I haven’t even seem a swimming pool much less been in one (pouts and feels sorry for herself). OK, moving on. The donut picture is great, though I’d rather just have the donut.
Good luck with your music!
On 18 August 2010 at 6:41 pm Jannie said,
Thank you, Sweeties!!
Will reply later. Off to studio now.
xoxoxoxo
On 19 August 2010 at 8:07 pm Jingle said,
have a nice day,
it is getting cold early in the morning and late at night,
put on some clothe when the air conditioner is on.
best wishes!
On 20 August 2010 at 5:35 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Okie — hi! Sorry for the wait. You are welcome. I LOVE sharing them. Have you noticed that?
Dearest Mandy — Oh , I’m so glad you like your button. I have muchly been enjoying your blog. Looking forward to getting over there again to read what I’m sure will be another fun and interesting post!! Oh, and Mandy — you don’t mind sharing the tree house with the other 29 peeps on that want list, do you??
Dearest Snaggle – I well remember the Backyardigans show! Kelly had me be Pablo and she was Uniqua for a solid few months when she was four!! Cute show, nice songs and attitude. Beets are good!! The pot to the left of the strawberry one is actually plastic, double layered, and nice and sturdy, but not too heavy.
Two tracks down!
Dearest Linda, NEVER late to the party are you!! And look at me now, late in comment answering.
And OMG — I wish I could do nothing all day but read blogs, but that is not practical, thus I am always playing catch-up too. But I think blogging is like housework — it’s ongoing upkeep!! 
But unlike house work — it’s FUN!! Pool hose cracked and broke, need to get to Wal Mart or Target for new ones. Been SO HOT here too. Umm, donuts!!!
Dearest Jingle, I am here at the library in full clothes in the air conditioning!!!
I’ll be over to see you very very soon. I miss your blog. I had a BIG-BUSY week, but hubby is out of town this weekend on a business course so I can Blog, blog, blog!!! 
xoxoxoxooxoxxo
On 21 August 2010 at 11:14 pm Alice Audrey said,
Mine never actually comment on my blog, just to my face.
On 25 August 2010 at 5:01 pm Jannie said,
Dearest Alice Audrey. ah ha!
xoxo