Tuesday, June 30, 2009

7/1 Outdoor Wednesday #25

Sorry everyone… I am running late this week….

My mother-in-law who recently got a pacemaker ….

fell and fractured her back… so life has been busy…

I will  have Outdoor Wednesday post for this week up by midnight tonight (I hope)

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It’s time for “Outdoor Wednesday”. Learn more about “Outdoor Wednesday” HERE

1. POST your outdoor photos and the Outdoor Wednesday logo/button on your blog and link back to  http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/ so that others will be able to find all the links to other Outdoor Wednesday posts.

Reminder: Do NOT link in until after your post is up.

2. Add your Name and the Permalink to your post (NOT your general blog address) in “Mr. Linky”. For help with permalink see HERE

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Blooming this week….crape myrtles!

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Don’t forget to visit other Outdoor Wednesday participants by clicking on their links. Check back later to make certain you visit all the Outdoor Wednesday participants.

HERE ARE THIS WEEK’S PARTICIPANTS:

99 comments:

  1. Oh so sorry to hear that Susan... hope your mother in law is doing fine.... blessings to you and yours... my OW post is up! ;)

    Thanks for hosting such a fun event!

    Cielo

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  2. Susan, I'm so sorry to hear about your MIL, you all will be in my thoughts and prayers.

    Family and loved ones come first!

    xo~m.

    P.S. Thank you for all that you do to make blog-land such a pleasant place. :)

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  3. Susan I hope your MIL improves quickly.
    My thoughts and prayers are with you both.
    My OW post is up too.
    Thanks for all you do for us!

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  4. Oh my Goodness Susan.. Will keep her and your entire family in my prayers. Mari is right.. don't fret about this..Family comes first.
    Big Hugs,
    Debbie

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  5. I am so sorry to hear about your MIL and I will include her in my prayers tonight. Take your time - I will check back later. My post is published.
    Glenda

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  6. Susan I am so sorry to hear about your mother in law!! Will keep her in my thoughts and prayers.

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  7. Oh Susan, your poor MIL. How awful!! As if the pacemaker wasn't enough. Oh, I will be praying for healing for her.

    Jennifer

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  8. Sorry about your MIL -- Will keep her in my prayers.

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  9. Oh my, your poor MIL & your plate is full to overflowing! I'll keep you & your family in my thoughts & prayers.

    I'll come back to link my post later.
    http://fourpawsco.blogspot.com/2009/06/outdoor-wednesday_30.html

    ☺♥☺ Diane

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  10. Oh, no, Susan! I will lift you all in prayer.
    IN the meantime, I will post my link here and then come back to post on linky.

    http://lbratina.blogspot.com/2009/06/outdoor-wednesday-plus-reminder_30.html

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  11. Susan I'm so sorry. I hope and pray she will be okay very soon.

    ~Happy 4th. ~Melissa :)

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  12. Susan, I'm sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. That's a nasty injury and difficult to overcome. I'll keep you all in my thoughts. Blessings...Mary

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  13. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your mother-in-law.

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  14. Susan, I'm so sorry. Family comes first, but your blogging family is praying for you.

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  15. So sorry to hear about your MIL. Will say a prayer for her and for your family tonight. Your crepe myrtles are lovely. I always love how they bloom no matter how hot it gets. A good lesson for all of us, huh?

    Christi

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  16. I love crepe myrtles although there are none at Linderhof -- those are magnificent.

    Hope things are better with your MIL.

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  17. You are all in my prayers as your MIL recovers.
    Thanks for hosting and the crepe myrtles are beautiful.
    Rhonda

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  18. My thoughts are with your mother-in-law and your family.

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  19. I'm so sorry to hear about your MIL. Praying for you all. The crape myrtles are beautiful! Thank you for hosting outdoor wednesday. God bless.

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  20. Oh my Susan! I'm so sorry about your MIL. I'll be praying for her and you...
    Your crape myrtles are so vibrant and beautiful. I think I'd be smiling every time I looked at them. ..

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  21. One of my favorite blooming trees.. Crepe Myrtles. Wow those in the second and third photos are bursting with blooms. My grandparents had a few in their yard but didn't keep it cut back so it grew HUGE.. one of the largest I've ever seen. I prefer them cut back like those you have posted. Thanks for sharing their beauty. As I said earlier.. keeping you all in my prayers..God Bless!
    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  22. These are beautiful Crepe Myrtles, Susan!

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  23. Happy 4th Susan! Those blooming myrtles are gorgeous and so vibrant...just in time for the July summer season.
    -marie

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  24. The Crepe Myrtles are a perfect summer tree. They come in so many variations of color too.
    Mine haven't started to bloom so it's nice to enhoy yours.
    Kathy b

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  25. Stunning blooms! And I wish you all the best, Susan.

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  26. Hope your MIL is feeling better soon, Susan.

    The Crepe Myrtles are stunning! Grouped together like that really makes an impact when they bloom. So pretty!

    I am very excited to be participating in my first Outdoor Wednesday. Thank you for the opportunity!

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  27. Your thoughtfulness in providing such a great post every week,that everyone flocks to is testiment to your lovliness.

    Thanks for taking your family time to think of others... you are sincerely in my thoughts and prayers.

    TTFN ~~Claudia

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  28. Susan-I will keep your MIL in my prayers tonight, please let her know how many prayers are being lifted up to the Father for her. Thank you for continuing to host this under such circumstances. Take care of yourself too.

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  29. I love Crepe Myrtles! So bright and beautiful!

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  30. Susan, no problem about the delay. Take care of your mil and yourself. :)

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  31. Sorry about your MIL. I hope she recovers. Your crape myrtle is beautiful.

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  32. Wishing your Mother in Law a speedy recovery Susan and hope you too are feeling much better now. Claudia said it beautifully, thank you for hosting this week.
    Your Crepe Myrtle are beautiful what vivid colours, your garden must be a blaze of colour, happy outdoor Wednesday, Kathy.

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  33. Sorry to hear about your MIL. Hope for her fast recovery.

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  34. Ooh no... I hope you MIL heals fast!
    BEAUTIFUL PINK TREES!!!

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  35. Hi Susan,
    I hope your Mother in Law is on the mend. I love your trees, such amazing colour, I don't have any colour in my garden at all. Come and see what I have done with some very prickly thistle flowers which are the only things in my winter garden at the moment.
    xxxxxxx and hugs Coty

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  36. Susan, I hope she feels better... And I hope she doesn't have to endure much pain from that fracture...

    Sorry I didn't visit for a while, I took a little break. The fam summer schedule is tight!

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  37. Ooopps... I forgot to comment on your lovely, lovely trees. Their colors are just wonderful!

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  38. Oh my goodness! I will definately be praying for your mother-in-law!

    Love the crape myrtles! Beautiful color!

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  39. Oh, how awful for her! Poor thing - will keep her in my thoughts and prayers - you too!

    The crape myrtles are gorgeous! Love the last shot!

    Good luck with everything!
    Robin

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  40. Crepe myrtles look like crepe paper flowers bunched together.

    Susan, this is terrible news. I do hope and pray that in days to come she'll cope well.

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  41. I love cerpe myrtles. I love it when they are grown like tree's and they make a canopy over you when you have a lot in a row. Very beautiful.

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  42. Wow I can't believe that happened! Hope everything is ok. Beautiful flowers :)

    All the best,
    Allison

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  43. Susan, I'm saying a prayer for you, your mil and the rest of your family. I'm so sorry this has happened. You still managed to post some gorgeous crepe myrtle. laurie

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  44. Sorry to hear about your MIL and hope she will be on the mend quickly.

    Your Crape Myrtles are gorgeous! The drought here has caused all of our trees to look very pathetic this year, but one of them is finally starting to bloom.

    Thanks for hosting OW with all you have going on you should have taken the time off!

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  45. Wonderful pictures. A delight to our eyes.

    Alfazema

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  46. We have CREPE myrtles too. And they're blooming so heavily this year, the branches are bending.

    My Wordful is all about something that was 'taken from our yard'. But at our request. Happy Wednesday to you.

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  47. Sorry to hear about your MIL. Hope she feels better soon. Take care!

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  48. Susan,
    My MIL has a very small crepe myrtle trying to get started. It is nice to see what the potential of this little tree is.

    Your photos are great.

    Hope all slows down a bit for you.
    Best wishes to your Mother-in-law that she would heal quickly and completely.

    Becky K.

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  49. Your cape myrtle are beautiful! I'm so sorry to hear about your mil. I do hope all is well soon.

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  50. Susan, my sincere thoughts are with your family and your mother in law. Thank you for hosting OW, and please know that I will be praying for a quick healing and recovery.

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  51. Susan,
    May healing come soon,

    Blessings,
    Irene

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  52. So sorry to hear about your mother-in-law's problems. Old age is no fun.

    Your crepe myrtles are gorgeous. Happy Outdoor Wednesday.

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  53. Hi Susan! I hope your MIL is doing better! What a fright that must have been! Your crape myrtles are gorgeous! Mine are only barely beginning to think about blooming! Have a great week!...Debbie

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  54. So sorry about your MIL, hope she is on the mend. Will keep her and your family in thought and prayer. Love your crepe myrtles, they are gorgeous! Hope things calm down for you some soon. Kathy

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  55. I've never seen a beautiful myrtle tree, Thanks Sue for sharing. Happy outdoor.
    Hope she's fine now.

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  56. Lovely, mine would love to have more water than it gets. We did get a little rain yesterday morning but always need more.
    And the Rose of Sharon is so beautiful, too.

    Thanks for sharing your blooms,
    Candy

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  57. Susan your Crepe Myrtle is simply exquisite. I have to get some for my yard. Gorgeous!

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  58. I was so sorry to hear about your MIL. That sounds painful. I'll keep her and your family in my prayers!

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  59. Susan, sorry that your life has been all 'topsy turvy' lately. You're amazing and we appreciate your efforts to keep 'Outdoor Wednesday' going! I hope everything settles down soon!

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  60. So sorry to hear about your MIL. Hope she heals quickly.

    The trees are beautiful in your post. Happy Wednesday!!

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  61. Susan! I'm so sorry about your MIL. I'm glad you're feeling better, too. I love those crepe myrtles. They look so rich and full. Hope all goes better with your family. Thinking of you, my friend...

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  62. Hope your MIL feels much better soon. The crepe myrtles are lovely.

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  63. Susan,
    I am so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. She will be in my prayers today. Your photographs are magnificent as always. I will pray that you find the energy to fulfill the demands of the day.

    Blessings, Karen

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  64. So sorry to hear about your MIL. I do hope she recovers soon :)

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  65. Your crepe myrtles are beautiful--such vibrant color!

    I hope your MIL is better soon.

    Jane

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  66. Oh, I love crape myrtles! I'm so sorry to hear about your mil. I hope she's going to have a full recovery!

    Justine :o )

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  67. Oh your poor MIL. I'll say a prayer for her. I love the crepe myrtles. Very pretty! I have one crepe myrtle that doesn't do too well. I'm hoping that it'll get better. We just planted it last year.
    Blessings,
    Sandra

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  68. Now those are so beautiful crape myrtles! I have a two foot tall one. I wish my drive was covered in these! They are so lovely!
    I hope your Mother-in-law recovery goes well, I know you have to be busy taking care of her! I will say prayer for and for you!

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  69. Very sorry to hear about your MIL and I hope you are feeling better as well. I will keep you in my prayers.

    I am sorry, but I messed up my link. Can you delete the first one that says 4th July Tribute? thank you Susan.

    I love the crepe myrtle pics. Mine don't grow that great here in my neck of the woods, but they do grow a little...sometimes the winter gets them.

    Hugs to you my friend.

    Kristine

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  70. hope you are feeling better.
    i love crepe mrytles, the blooms last so long, yours are beatiful

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  71. Best wishes to your MIL, Susan, and I hope you are feeling better this week too.

    I love crepe myrtles but sadly they won't grow in the Midwest. They're beautiful.

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  72. Dear Susan,
    My prayers are with your MIL...the bones just get so brittle the older we get
    The crepe myrtles are glorious...so very beautiful...mine and the ones in the neighborhood are starting to bloom..that is a happy time for me.
    thanks for hosting outdoor wednesday even when your life is so chaotic.
    Angel Hugs
    debbie

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  73. I'm so sorry to hear about you mother! My goodness girl, don't worry about us!

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  74. I hope that her recovery will be fast. Thanks for hosting! Your photos are great. Have a fun and safe 4th of July.

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  75. Susan,
    I am so sorry about your MIL. I can say I truly know what she is going though as I did almost the same thing two years ago fracturing mine in 2 places. I pray she does well. It is amazing what they can do with a great surgeon. As of yesterday, mine still hasn't fused. But I am functioning and trying to stay positive.
    Your crape myrtles are absolutley gorgeous! Just another treasure of the south!
    Hugs and good luck this week!
    Beth~♥

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  76. Oh wow.. I am post #100. Cool.

    Love the crape myrtle -- that's my idea of pretty; lots of bloom!

    Do they grow in the North?

    I'm so sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. Getting older is tough. My best wishes to her, and to all the family at this tough time.
    Cass

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  77. I love this "Outdoor Wed." Thanks for hosting....I can't believe your crape myrtles! Wow...haven't seen them that big before! I like how you've made them into a tree type hedge...very cool!

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  78. It's just not good Susan is it? I feel so sorry for your mother in law. So much trauma. I hope that you have recovered from your bout with the flu. The crepe Myrtle pictures are beautiful. I am thinking of you and hoping for the best.

    XOSue

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  79. Your crepe myrtles are beautiful. They remind me of our trips every summer to NC. My mother has tried and tried to get one to grow, but we are just too far north :( It was great seeing all your sunshine too, it just keeps raining off and on here in PA. I guess you have to take the good with the bad :)
    Thanks for hosting and sharing!
    Crystal

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  80. Hi Susan,
    Sorry to hear about your MIL. Hope she's feeling better soon. Your crepe myrtles are lovely! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  81. very pretty I am also posting vacation pictures with pretty plants

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  82. So sorry about your mom in law. I love crape myrtles. They are so pretty.

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  83. Faithful lovely Sue mentioned you were making lemonade... so, I came by just to tell you I'm sending positive, uplifting thoughts and that I wish you and your family quick healing, strength, fortitude, and big hard hugs. xJ

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  84. Whoa, I didn't think i could post this week due to preparing for work to be done on my house. But here is a short intro. to a visit to a huge garden last Sunday.

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  85. Hi Susan, your crape myrtle pictures are so beautiful. We have two and I just love them.

    Keeping you and your mother in law in thought and prayer.

    Hugs, Barb

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  86. I hope your MIL recovers quickly. Let her know we are all thinking of her!

    Love the pics of the crepe myrtle pics. Ours are no where near ready to bloom, which is fine as we have the dreaded Japanese beetles and they feast on the CMs when they bloom. Maybe the beetles will be declining by the time the flowers show up. :)

    ~~Rhonda

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  87. It would have to be impossible to be surrounded by such wonderful blooms and not feel good! Lovely pics.

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  88. Wow, the crepe myrtles are amazing. And they're still blooming this late in the year?

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  89. Hi Susan
    I hope your mother in law is doing better. I love your pics, the blooms are beautiful.
    You are in my thoughts...
    Happy 4th of July
    Judi

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  90. Hi Susan,
    I noticed you hadn't posted since last Wednesday so got a little concerned. I hope your MIL is doing OK and you've just been busy because of the long holiday weekend. Will pray all is well for you.
    Robin

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  91. Beautiful pictures! I hope your mother-in-law is feeling better and up and around soon!

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  92. Lovely pictures! Susan, I'm terribly sorry to hear about your MIL...will keep her and your family in my prayers.
    Susan

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  93. Hello Susan, I was so sorry to read about your MIL. My prayers will be for all of you and for her recovery.

    I love crepe myrtles and I want to plant some soon. They are gorgeous. The purple ones remind me of lilacs.

    Take care,my thoughts are with you dear Susan.

    Hugs...Jeanne

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  94. Keeping your MIL in my prayers. I love your pretty bushes.

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  95. Hi Susan! This has to be my all time fav Outdoor post of yours!! I love crepe mrytles!!

    Big Hugs,
    Stephanie
    Angelic Accents

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