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Mmmm

Chef John at the Continental Divide here in Ennis, MT is a master!

Meantime our daughter, DeAna, in Switzerland, was enjoying some yummies at her choir party. And…

… our daughter, Laina, was enjoying the opportunity to celebrate her grandson’s first birthday with a trip and yummy food and fun rides In DisneyWorld.

Happy Birthday, Leo! Winnie the Pooh is a favorite Disney character for many of us.

Kenny wishes Leo a Happy 1st birthday while he celebrates his 2nd! Yum!!

What “Yum” have you experienced recently? Tell me about it!

Live, Love, and Enjoy all the mmmm you can!

Hugs,

JanBeek

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Animals, blessings, children, Family, food, happiness, Love

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Basic Skill

What’s a skill you consider basic, that most people don’t actually know how to do?

Listen

… in a crowd? Or

Do we really know how to listen? Or are we just thinking about what we’re gonna say next?

Listening is a basic skill that takes a lifetime to learn.

Are you a good listener?

Hugs from JanBeek

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learning, Life's Challenges, Love

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Pinch Me

We say, “Pinch me” when we see something too beautiful or experience something too wonderful to be real. Yesterday I needed you to pinch me more than once.

A great day and I wish you coulda joined me.

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flowers, Love, Montana, writing

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Wonderful Week

We just had the most wonderful week with my cousin and his wife. Adrian & Laura were such fun to have around.

And his wife, Laura, is equally delightful

They are DeAngelis (my maiden name) “of angels” – apropos!!

They visited Great Falls, MT on their way from CA to us and now…

They are spending a week in Yellowstone

We enjoyed the Ennis Rodeo and fabulous July 4 parade

We were privileged to watch the parade from dear friends, Roy & Barbara Washburn’s lovely place. Such gracious, generous people!

After the parade downtown we had our own kiddie parade in our neighborhood.

Adorable children & great neighborhood fun!

Before Adrian & Laura left for Yellowstone, they prepared our last night’s dinner (homemade pasta and bolognese sauce. Delicious!) and we had the neighbors join us.

It was a marvelous culmination to a beautiful week together.

Wish you coulda joined us!

Hugs,

JanBeek

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Family, friendship, Gratitude, holidays, Love, Montana, relationships

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TenderToucher

I posted this several years ago on this last day of June. It popped up on my reminders today. I decided it was worth posting again:

“There’s nothing like a tender touch to chase away the blues. You need someone who really cares – BEE the tender toucher!”

I hope you have a tendertoucher in your life!

Reach out to others and show you really care.

Have a Tender Tuesday!

Love, JanBee

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Giving, happiness, kindness, Love, relationships

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Hospitality

The gift of hospitality

Cannot be taken for granted

It’s a gift to be treasured

A gift that cannot be measured

and…

… her husband, Bill, is generous beyond measure

Yesterday he barbecued steaks, chicken, veggies, etc. and created a meal fit for royalty!

Of course, Jodie was responsible for all the prep work. No small feat!

In this home, tucked among the trees, love grows.

And they treated us to a night out on the town, too. A wonderful banjo event!

My maternal grandpa played the banjo, so this took on extra nostalgic meaning for me.

Could you hear me singing along? I loved it!🥰

Tonight we’re headed to a Pittsburgh baseball game. So, stay tuned! I’ll be back!

Love, JanBeek

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blessings, Family, food, Giving, Gratitude, happiness, kindness, Love, music

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Our son, Ty in CA, and our daughter, De in Switzerland , combined forces and bought us a gift certificate for Mother’s Day to one of our favorite Bozeman, Montana restaurants: Dave’s Sushi. Today we used it with great delight!

Mmm … a Bliss roll for me and a John Wayne for Bob.

Who do you think enjoyed theirs more??

Cheers! My Bliss roll was magnificent! But we both equally enjoyed the house red … a delightful blend.

Look at those sushi rolls again.

Beef on sushi!? Not my choice. But Bob loved it.

And we had enough left on our gift certificate to give Thomas , our terrific waiter, a nice tip.

Thank you, Thomas. Thank you, kids! We’re so glad you made me a mother!!

Now tomorrow we’re headed to Chattanooga. Stay tuned, my blogging friends. I’ll let you travel along vicariously.

We’re praying for warmer weather in Tennessee. It’s been a crazy May here in Montana. Today we had gray breezes, restless puffy clouds, snow, rain, and then bright sunny skies…. All within 5 hours in Bozeman. Crazy!!!

Hugs,

JanBeek

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Family, food, Giving, Love, Montana, relationships, Travel

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Help!

We live in a beautiful place with a beautiful view and wonderful neighbors.

Our property has about 4 acres and in the center of those is where our house sits surrounded by 13 evergreen trees.

The lawn and trees require a lot of care to keep the trees healthy year round and the sprinkler system working in the spring, summer and fall.

This is the time of year when turning the sprinklers back on and repairing broken ones and adjusting the direction of the water’s flow has to happen.

We couldn’t possibly do all this by ourselves.

Thank God for the helpful guys in our “hood” who volunteer their services annually because without their help, I’m sure we would find it very difficult to live here!