But at the same time this has been a fabulous birthday week. God provides from his heavenly bounty all good gifts when we least expect them, or when we need them most! Monday, my dear sweet mother took me ( Well, I drove her) shopping and she bought me my hearts desire... a lovely church outfit and a darling pair of pink check petal pushes ... ok,, capris.
Yesterday I got to go on a Girl's Day Outing which was phenomenally wonderful! We went up to the mountains to a small town called Floyd. There tucked away amid the rolling hills we found complete solace. We visited 3 daylily farms. The first really concentrated more on hosta varieties. I've ridden past right by this property hundreds of times and missed the secrets we discovered yesterday!
The day couldnt have been more perfect. The air cool and breezy, the sky crystal clear and
azure blue!
The company and fellowship so sweet as best friends shared in the wonders of God's perfect creation.
The setting was just perfectly suitable for the growing of gigantic hostas.
A bit further afield we came to Wildwood, a lily farm that covered expanse after expanse of sunny colorful meadow!
Here I found and purchased 2 gorgeous lilies, one a princely royal violet and one a golden butter variety. Both are later bloomers and will be shown off in the coming weeks. We then stopped in the town of Floyd and had a wonderful luncheon at the Blue Ridge Cafe on main Street and then perused the local hardware which has always shone off its magical garden treasures in its storefronts enticing travellers to stop in and investigate yet that was our first visit! Fun!
Many thanks to Gerri for buying my lunch yesterday! So generous and sweet of you!!!!
On our return home we stopped at another lily farm, this one distinctly different yet again though I just soaked in the rural setting and peace.
Then we stopped at a divine little coun try shop in the miniscule community of Check, Virginia and bought a homemade ice cream cone and rocked in wonderfully comfy chairs on the wrap around veranda overlooking the byway and the surrounding country. The cooling breezes and crisp clean air was electrifying. It was so difficult to leave! All too soon I was back home. But then....
today when I returned from Bible study I found a wonderful package on the the doorstep.
My Mitford Secret Pal had sent me the msot thoughtful and wonderful box of treasures.
What a Sensual Pamper Me Good load of goodies! Frangrant oils with warmer and tea lights, scented soap, Bath teas, a Complete packet of spa essentials, sponges, pumice stones, brush, tea assortments, every sense will be tantalized and refreshed! Thank you, Lord for loving me through this precious friend!!!! And last but not least the book, God's Anointed Times ( Celebrating the Biblical Holidays) a topic near and dear to my heart! My Secret Pal knows me well! All this for my birthday and it is not nearly over yet! See I told you I am so blessed with wonderful family, friends, and by God and His precious Holy Spirit! I cant wait to see what Lynn and Amanda come up with... and another special friend has something coming.... I love to spead it out.. dont you? I guess, I was wrong.. I love birthdays!!!!
