Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[TiggerTrigger]

I bought myself and my 30 something daughter the Hawaiian dolls with the grass skirts since those were her favorite dolls growing up. (I have so many photos of them!)
My DGD now loves pushing the button and hearing her sing. I still have mine in the box, but my daughter’s has been played with.

We have India and France. I have to check, but I think both were removed from their boxes, but not 100%. My kids weren't big into dolls. We bought them American Girl Dolls at one point and those things just sat. I do love that the IASW dolls sing.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Driving to Disney - nope been there done it twice once in the Summer once for Spring Break - about 17 hrs each way - no thank you I’ll fly !!!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Hooray for Small World

 

[SpaceMan5]

2. Watching TV with subtitles - when people are at our house they think it's kind of odd, but when we started watching Ted Lasso, we turned them on because they talked so fast and I felt like I was missing half of the dialogue. We found that we really like it and picked up on a lot that we were missing and just didn't know it!

My wife and girls watch with subtitles and it drives me bonkers. I just find it annoying to see the constant subtitles popping up on the screen. That's when I head to the man cave....don't need the subtitles to tell me that whats happening in the movies like John Wick

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I don’t care for subtitles- gives me anxiety trying to read and listen at same time - and if I’m watching with someone they don’t keep up and everything is messed up !!
Funny story - I was messing with the remote once - not only turned on subtitles I made everything Spanish !!! I don’t speak or read Spanish and couldn’t for the life of me turn it back !!! had to call the cable co to get that fixed !!
No subtitles for me!!

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Also not a subtitle fan. Thankful of course they are available to people in need of them or who enjoy them.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

I agree and they come in a variety of other languages as per my story I noticed they had several !! It is a very good thing for those who need it and those who enjoy it

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Sat, 4/13) - 3 plants / growing things you're grateful for

 

[slo]

Good Morning!

#1 - My Garden (in the past) - I used to have a big, beautiful garden in the past. I loved it and I’m glad I had it. I filled it in when DD20’s schedule became incredibly busy and I no longer had time to maintain it.

#2 - Flowers - In about a month I’ll be planting flowers. I’m looking forward to having beautiful colors around the house again.

#3 - Daylilies - I have several in my yard and I may plant some more this year.

 

[flyingdumbo127]

Dsd has recently shared how God continues to grow anew His Christmas tree Evergreen. Dad shared Evergreen once again this Spring has all new green shoots. God willing sooner than later I will be able to go outside to see him. Dad meantime when it warms up will take a picture that I'll share.

In another few weeks, just before my birthday the Jacaranda trees on our street awake with new puple buds, so pretty. Picture of them to come, too.

Light pink carnations that are budding are my favorite flower. and hug to all with love.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Trees - I always plant trees when I move somewhere - some favorites are Blue Spruce and burning bushes

Rose Bushes / I’ve planted my share and everyone else’s over the years ( thank those pesky deer) I love rose bushes almost as much as deer do !!!

Flowers - every Spring I plant a ton of flowers I do enjoy the look of flowers everywhere around the house and all gge birds they attract I guess you try to get flowers that attract hummingbirds

Gardens - had them when I was a kid nothing better than home grown tomatoes!!! And baking and canning pickles !!! End of season making tomatoe sauce with all those left over tomatoes and best one Fried Green Tomatoes!!! Yummy !!!

 

[TiggerTrigger]

All that subtitles discussion seeped its way into my morning. Someone randomly turned them on for just SOME things and I had to dig to figure out where to turn them off. Although, there are some things like Wednesday where the subtitles add some comedy.

1. The garden at our old house- some years were better than others, but we always had a ton of basil and lots of yellow teardrop tomatoes.

2. AeroGarden- while I wasn’t able to make it work long term, it’s a fun little way to grow things. I could easily track progress, I got to harvest and use some, and a hydroponic garden felt like a little bit of Living with the Land in my kitchen.

3. Mimosa Tree- DH doesn’t like it, but we planted it after the passing of our last dog and it’s grown so beautifully. It’s now 5 years old and large enough to put out a decent amount of blooms.

Honorable mention- while it’s on the side of the house, one of the previous owners planted shell ginger. I didn’t think much of it since it usually just looks like a basic green plant, but one year, I was doing some work over there and I found this…

 

[mumto3girls]

1. The herb garden I grow in my deck. Our winter was so mild this year many plants are coming back. Usually there are a few, but this year it’s more than half.
2. Peonies—my favorite. I have them in several different beds at home and at work.
3. Lilacs—I have several, but the light isn’t quite right for a couple of them. I have one in the front though that produces a ton of blooms and the fragrance is fantastic. It also grows prolifically and I end up cutting it back about 25% each year.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Those flowers are gorgeous

 

[bluecastle]

1. I am grateful for every single plant source that is part of my pain relief cream that helps relieve my back pain.

2. Herbs, especially memories of my mom’s herb garden; her homemade pesto and watching the cats enjoying the catnip.

3. I am grateful for all my neighbors who plant beautiful flowers and for all the large trees in my neighborhood. The trees were one of the main reasons we chose this neighborhood. At the very least, they keep down the electric bills during AC season, and on another level, they inspire me.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Flowers - one of the things I love practicing photography on!

My back deck garden - which in a few weeks will consist of tomato plants in re-purposed kitty littler buckets.

Trees - for oxygen, shade, and just plain visual appeal.

 

[Tink-osophy]

Plant Appreciation

Evergreen trees -- I grew up with them; they give us some green through winter, and they make great Christmas trees!!

Aromatics -- lemon balm, mint, lavender, orange blossom etc. etc.

Woodland flowers -- bluebells, primroses, snowbells. I love scattering of flowers growing around tree trunks.

 

[newski_mom]

(Sat, 4/13) - 3 plants / growing things you're grateful for

1. Very appropriate for my day today - DH and I went to a nursery to pick out trees for our yard. We built our house 2 years ago and have the yard and landscaping around the house in great shape, but have no trees. That will be changing very soon. We purchased 8 trees to be planted around the yard and I can't wait!

2. Bucket / Container gardens. My dad always grew them (mainly tomatoes)!

3. Grass - DH runs a lawn care department at the company we both work for. So, in a way, grass provides a living for our family! I've come to learn through his job that some people are crazy about their yards! I do love the look of them and kind of take ours for granted since DH takes such good care of it!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Sun, 4/14) - 3 smells you're grateful for

 

[slo]

Good Morning!

#1 - A meal cooking - I love it when I walk in our front door and smell dinner cooking, because that means DH made it and I don’t have to - it’s wonderful!

#2 - Sunmer smells - I love floating in my pool smelling fresh cut grass and people using their grills. It all smells so summery.

#3 - My Grandma’s House (RIP) - I always loved the way her house smelled. It was my home away from home - I loved being there and I was there a lot.