Weekend Wedding Review

The Bag Lady and the Rancher had a busy weekend. Friends of theirs got married, and the bride used the Bag Lady's house to get dressed for the wedding. The Bag Lady was pleased as punch to have a hand in making the day special for her friend.
First, the Bag Lady cleaned her bedroom/bathroom and got it ready for the bride to use:



Then she set out some refreshments:


The bride's daughter did her mom's hair:

And helped lace her mom into her wedding dress:

Making sure everything looks good:

Adding the finishing touches:


The groom and groomsmen await the bride's arrival:


The bride and her 6 attendants (the bride and groom each have 3 grown daughters) arrive in style:

The bride's mother walked her down the aisle:


Supper:


The first dance as a married couple:


It was truly a family affair with 4 generations taking part in the ceremony, and a wonderful time was had by all!

Angel Skirt and Frosty

The Bag Lady is totally enamoured of the newest calf to be born on the ranch. He is so darned cute!
His mama is one of the oldest cows on the place, and she is also one of the friendliest and most placid (and can be really freakin' annoying if she doesn't want to go somewhere.... she just won't go!) She likes to be scratched and will stand and allow you to scratch her for as long as possible.

The Bag Lady thought the clouds the other night looked very interesting. There was little pink cloud peeking through the rest of the dark clouds, almost like an angel's petticoat hanging down:



Or not.

AND THE WINNER IS.....

.....MESSYMIMI!!

Email the Bag lady at the address in the sidebar with your mailing address.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Remember the day the temperature dipped below freezing at the Bag Lady's house? That chilly morning, she took a stroll out into the pasture and discovered this: (click on any of the images to enlarge - the Bag Lady recommends enlarging the first one - it's so darned cute!)


The Bag Lady had actually been aware that this cow had decided it was time to have a calf, and the Bag Lady was glad to see the little guy all curled up close to his mom for warmth!

As the Bag Lady shivered her way back to the house, she spied this spiderweb on the barbed wire fence, and thought it looked interesting, all covered with frost:

Now You See-um

There's still time to enter for the giveaway mentioned in yesterday's post. Leave a comment on that post to be entered to win 2 coupons for POM Wonderful pomegranate juice!

The Bag Lady is being driven slowly and quietly insane by the little bugs that are known as no-see-ums around these parts. They seem especially bad this year, so much so that the Bag Lady has been forced to close her windows. They are so tiny, they can come in through the screens.

The Bag Lady has a little trouble with her eyes to begin with. She sometimes sees little spots and has "floaters", so these little bugs really annoy her. She's never sure if they are real. (Okay, that sounded a little strange. But you must be accustomed to the Bag Lady being a little strange by now - if you aren't, you obviously haven't been hanging around her blog long enough!)

They commit suicide on light bulbs, and fall all over her stove. Creeps her out. How many of them have been consumed because they blended in and looked like pepper? Hmmm??

And they make her itch. She has no idea if they actually bite, but that doesn't stop her from itching. Little buggers.

What useful purpose do they serve? How many of them would it take to make a meal for a bird? Perhaps they are a delicacy to birds. They are only in season for a short part of the year, so maybe they are a bird's lobster. Perhaps the birds are all clarifying butter and adding garlic and calling to one another, "Hey, it's no-see-um season! C'mon over. Bring some mountain ash berries*." Which could be why all the no-see-ums are so eager to get through the screen into the Bag Lady's house. They are trying to escape being the delicacy-du-jour at the next chickadee soiree.

Or not.

Edited to add: *After mountain ash berries freeze, they become intoxicating - birds, usually cedar waxwings, will eat them and get drunk!

Giveaway Post!

The Bag Lady spent an enjoyable weekend puttering around the garden, going to town for supper with friends on Saturday, and having people out to her place for supper on Sunday.

She spent a lazy Sunday dealing with some of the bounty from her garden.... pickling beans. She used the same recipe and the same method as she did when she pickled carrots awhile back. Except for adding some dried hot peppers to a couple of jars, just for change.

She is sure that you all find this fascinating..... you don't? Dang. Do you want her to make up a tell you a story? Not that either? Sheesh.

Well then perhaps she could interest you in a giveaway? She has two coupons for POM Wonderful that she is willing to share with some lucky reader. For the price of a comment, that is. Just mention in the comment section whether you are interested in receiving the coupons for POM Wonderful (which she was tickled pomegranate pink to receive from the POM Wonderful people!!) and the Bag Lady will use a randomly generated number to pick a winner.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (Garden Edition)

Here are some pictures of the Bag Lady's garden. She spent a few enjoyable hours picking peas and beans today. There is a frost warning (can you believe it!?) for tonight in her area, so she thought she would pick a few things, just in case. She also covered her tomatoes to be on the safe side.

Here are her peas and dill:

Dill, corn, beans, turnips:


Corn and carrots, and many weeds:


This is the newest addition to the ranch:
And this was a fraction too late - the bull was resting his chin on this cow's neck - he moved just as the Bag Lady took the picture.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!