Candles, Books, Tea, and Frogs...Oh My!

                                                          

We like to celebrate life in grandiose ways, but it is the smaller celebrations that bring us so much joy. This weekend was a true celebration and it was because I spent it with friends and family. My neighbor and adopted niece, Isabella, who I have been babysitting and teaching since she was three months old, has just turned seven.
                                                                  

 

I’ve been reading to Isa since she was three months old. She is now entering second grade and is reading at a fourth/fifth grade level. Her younger brother is following in her footsteps. He enjoys having me read to him.

Books are the fastest gateway to universal knowledge. When you read to a child, then teach them to read, you allow them to use their minds. This is the most powerful gift to give to a child! Knowledge gives a person the gift of discernment. When we teach a child to read, they gain the ability to find the truth hidden within the lies. Happy Birthday, Isa.

Speaking of books

This weekend was the Authors’ Bonanza that I hosted at the Treehouse in Audubon New Jersey. We have many talented people in the South Jersey Writers’ Group and many of them had recently published a new book. I also had friends at the event that were not part of the writers’ group, but were also published authors.
                                                             

Check out this link to learn more about the authors. It was a success in spite of the ungodly heat and, I plan on doing another Authors’ Bonanza in early December.

Tea Party

Many of you know about my psychic abilities and my love of ghost investigations. I have many friends with this special gift. We call ourselves the “Golden Seers.” We ladies are on a journey to learn more about the Universal Collective and to tap into the spiritual realm.
                                                          

I hosted a Tea Party for my friends and it was fabulous. The afternoon was filled with topics on Angel Card Readings, spirits and, secret gardens.

Speaking of gardens

Rita, Blanch and I were already Pros at making garden ornaments. We'd been gathering items from various yard sales and thrift shops. After a leisurely lunch, the Golden Seers began a new garden project. My basement was a flurry of glue guns, beads and glassware. Luckily, I did not glue myself to any of the projects. Here is one of the completed items created by my daughter.
                                                              

Speaking of gardens part 2

I was born and raised in South Philly. We did not have gardens in our back yard, nor did we have a pond. Our yard was nothing more than brick and cement as witnessed in this photo with my mother and brother.
                                                                

After moving to Audubon New Jersey, I made it my life goal to plant as many trees and pollinator attracting plants as possible. My husband is worried that I’m trying to create my own rainforest. I am! This year, our pond has been the pivotal point of the garden. We have guests. Frogs! One of the frogs is huge and has earned the name, KONG.
                                                                 

                                                        
Did you know that bullfrogs can live a long time? Did you know that they can get big enough to eat birds? We have 16 fish in our pond, 3 large frogs; Kong, Hopper, and Tiny. We have migrating birds stopping at our feeders and, we have lots of hawks.

We, as a species, are destroying too many natural habitats, but although the rest of the world appears to be circling the drain, my home will always be a refuge for wildlife.
                                                          

How about you? What are you doing to protect the birds and the bees? Send me a photo of your garden.

Gardening, Avengers and Dinosaurs

                                                                  

This weekend was fun and I was able to get to working on my secret garden and planting some vegetables in my small makeshift vegetable section.

Here is the pond in our back yard with one of the two large bullfrogs who live in the pond along with the eight carps.

                                           

This is the smaller of the two frogs.

                                

This is the entrance to the secret garden.

                               

This is the gnome and fairy section.

                                                

I have parsley, tomatoes and peppers in the pool.

                                               

My daughter, three grandsons and I went to see The Avengers and it was awesome

                                         

I was told it was a good movie, but it surpassed what I had expected. There was adventure sprinkled with well-placed humor and bonding between the Marvel characters. I hope there will be a sequel. Make plans to go see the movie because you won’t be disappointed.

                                       

Nathan slept over and we went to the Academy of Natural Sciences on Sunday. He has his favorite spots and I have mine.

                                            

The Academy has everything including this mummy, who when alive, was a second ranking priest of Egypt. I know this because I did the mummy classes there.

                                                

                In Outside- In, we stopped by to check on the turtles.

                                                                                           

Here we are trying to find all six of the wood frogs. We were only able to find four.

                                            

We can’t call it a day until we stop and visit Dinosaur Hall.

                                             

If you have a chance, come visit this museum. You won’t be disappointed.