Weekend At The Farm

Recently Randy and I were invited back to the family farm of a friend. "The Farm" was the home of Rhonda's grandparents, and it is located way out in the boonies in central Georgia. We had not visited there in about 10 years, and we were so excited about going, and we looked forward to it for weeks. The farm is pretty, the big, fishy pond has a zillion bass, and the solitude is nice. But the best part is getting together with great friends we don't get to see very often. Randy and I live on a farm ourselves, so we're used to the peace and quiet, but I would love to have these special friends around more often. They are all crazy and fun to be around.

I'll show you around the farm and introduce you to my buddies.

This is Hippy Howard setting up his tent. He is a certified, bona fide crazy man. Howard loves the simple life, so he prefers the camping mode.

And, here's where we made Hippy Howard go when he misbehaved.

The fishing pros......Randy and Howard. We never actually SAW any fish, but we take their word for it.

We had a handsome mascot for the weekend. Say hello to Mr. Dumpster:

More on his mama later.

Dumpster's daddy, Fred, is on the left in the photo below. Fred is the one who saved Dumpster from the dumpster. I don't know who that strange man is on the right. Ohhhh......that's Steve. He's a practicing goof-off golfer these days, so he needs a lot of rest, as you can see. zzzzzzzzzzzz

Here are our gorgeous hostesses, Rhonda and her mother, Aurelia. Aurelia is the best cook! We enjoyed her pecan pies, brownies, and banana pudding. I'm going to invite her to my next party for sure.

This "circle of friends" that you see below gives you a good idea of how we spent the majority of our time....sitting and talking, talking and sitting, eating, sitting and talking some more....haha. Sometimes the circle was complete, sometimes it had some vacant seats. We drifted in and out at our pleasure.

Notice the sista girl on the right, putting on her lipstick. We can't live without it. It's the staple of southern womanhood.

And, below you see Laura, Dumpster's mom. Dumpster was found years ago....guess where...yes, at the dumpster by Freddy, Laura's husband. They are both suckers for a sad-eyed animal. Well, ever since that day, Dumpster has lived the life of Riley. He is King of the Castle and a mighty sweet doggie-person.

The pretty bouquet below was created by Laura, our family designer. Mona provided the coke bottle vase. Reuse. Recycle. Repurpose.

I love this old barn. It was the perfect back drop for our photo session! You can see just a little of THE Pond behind it.

This is Mona Lisa.....she's the one who puts up with Hippy Howard on a full-time basis:) Mona does not like...wait a minute, let me rephrase that....Mona HATES having her picture taken, so I'd better frame this one because it may be a long time before I get another one. Don't you agree she is "cute as a button"?

Susan looks so cute and sporty in this photo....I love it! We didn't include her husband, Steve, because he would have messed up the photo. haha

More pastoral scenery! I'm not sure what this cow's name is, but she was checking us out for a long time! Moooooo!!!

"Stop! In the Name of Love" ! This is one of the few times I was standing up over the weekend. Most of the time I was sitting in the Circle either talking or eating. I forgot to mention that Randy boiled lots of peanuts to bring to the farm, and they were very yummy.

I'm being very, very sweet to Randy as always. See that happy smile on his face? He is a lucky man!

Rhonda scooted around the pond, checking everything out. She was our Great Protector, killing a mean looking snake with her handy dandy shotgun.

Princess Lindsay. Yes, without a doubt, she was the cutest one there this weekend, but even she would have to admit the rest of us are hot mama's.:)

Lindsay is Hank's friend, and Hank is Susan's son, so, anybody Hank likes, we like 'em too!

And, here's Hank the Hunk getting ready to enjoy Laura's wings and Aurelia's sweets. He had been soooo sick all week, but I think this food cured him.

And, here we are....the Heavenly Hotties of The Farm.:) Thank you. Yes, we know we look much younger than our actual ages. Our secret tips to youthfulness will be published soon and proceeds will go to cover our Assisted Living Mansion.

Thanks, Rhonda, for such a special weekend at The Farm! Thanks, girls for being in my Circle of Friends. Love you all.