Some of you may notice my blog page looks a little different.  My former blog pages were not really “blog friendly” as far as allowing you to comment and allowing me to type and post.  It was also limited in that it didn’t link to other blogs or allow categories for easy searching.  So, I have incorporated a blogging software called WordPress into my website.  The learning curve on this has been pretty large.  It took me quite a while to get things positioned as I wanted, but now they are pretty close.  Because there are templates with the blogging software, I have had to try to adjust things to fit my color schemes and styles… most of this has been done through trial and error.  There are still some changes I may make later, but for now at least you can leave comments if you like.  You can also see the post names and categories on the left navigation bar.  Below those, you’ll see links to other blogs and underneath those you’ll find the posts categorized by month.  What’s really wonderful is that the WordPress software does the categorizing automatically. 

And you can just click the tab at the top if you want to return to the Charm & Grace main page.  Thanks for stopping by and checking out the changes.

We have just returned from eight days in Michigan…eight perfectly beautiful days of tempteratures in the upper 70s and even down in the 50s some nights.  I have never been to that part of the country, and I must say it is very beautiful.  Between weeping willows and blue spruces, I think I could get quite used to it.  I wanted to get to Mackinac Island, but we didn’t quite make it that far.  I will have to save that special spot for my next trip that way.  We visited Spring Arbor, Ann Arbor and Detroit. 

The males in the group were very excited to see “The Big House.” (photo left) For those of you who don’t know, that is the University of Michigan’s football stadium.  And it is indeed a big house!

I have come home to find that it has rained significantly since we left.  The flowers that looked parched and dried out when we left are actually looking good today.  I was concerned that I would not be able to water them for that long, but I needn’t have worried.  They are all perking up quite nicely.  

I didn’t have a lot of time for blogging this week, but I took a ton of pictures.  I have gotten a new digital camera since I last posted, and I have been having so much fun with it.  Some of the pictures are quite beautiful, but some are really terrible.  I still have a lot to learn about the features.  There are so many beautiful things to take pictures of, and I am looking forward to sharing some of mine with you.   The campus we visited had the loveliest pots of flowers all over the grounds… (photo right) geraniums, morning glories, daisies, etc.  It was a pleasure just to walk along the sidewalks, surrounded by the beautiful scenery and the cool breezes.  What a lovely week!