Laveda D. Rockford

  AUTUMN PLANTING Last Wednesday was my birthday and I celebrated with my Mother and Aunt Bonnie by traveling to a few garden centers and purchasing plants to use in my garden design. Today was a very strenuous day. Wearing a straw hat while temperature soared into the lower 90’s, I continued the quest that I began in the early morning hours. It was nice this morning and made digging in the garden sweet. One thing that is funny about the past few days is the rain. We have not had much rain lately and I had been concerned about the toughness of the lawn where the garden would be. Well, God came through again. While riding home from Joplin on Wednesday, it started raining. We wanted to go through Nevada and pick up a tree that was purchased but we thought better of it. I did not want a muddy mess in the vehicle, so we settled down for the night listening to the rain and watched a movie.   It rained off and on for three days which made digging up the lawn a little easier....

  BEGINNING TO GARDEN In case you have not read my update about moving into town, I told you about the backyard and the birdbath that I have the pleasure of using in the backyard design. I have been very busy with my day job and taking care of the house and yard. Not to mention the time I like spending with my mother and aunt watching movies. Yes, you could say that we watch more than we should, but my mother does not walk as well as before and watching a movie together is the way we can spend time together doing something that we all enjoy. So, I have not had the chance to start the yard projects until now. Here is a photo of the birdbath with three Lavandula angustifolia, also known as Lavender, plants surrounding it. I thought it was an honorable day to plant these beauties. Their fragrant leaves fill the surrounding air with their lavender scent. I cannot wait to see them blossom next year. The fragrance is sweet from its fragrant leaves brings thoughts of future blooms desti...

  DÉCOR AND MORE I have spent the last three to four weeks moving me and my mother into a family home that we are sharing with my aunt Bonnie. After all, my mother still has stage four cancer and we three together will be able to assist with any unforeseen obstacles. Three women sharing expenses is going to save all of us quite a bit of dough. It is never fun when you move. But the joy of it is when you get to display your treasures in just the right spot. Each of our rooms are decorated accordingly and I had to share this photo of the top of one of my bookcases. I displayed one of my paintings with additional scenery. Yes, you may think that I am silly for thinking of something like that, but you have to find joy wherever you can.   It just so happened that our community and little part of the world we live in has a one-hundred-mile garage sale and since we had to move, we had plenty of items to sale. We were very excited to sale the first item and it just kept going....

The Sheer Essence of Love   Love is an emotion that can be seen through the sheerness of time, It cannot be coerced or prodded.   Love is a feeling that can be hidden from the world, Behind the façade of ones will.   Love can be given and received, But it cannot be taken, And never be deceived.   Love can change people, And effect history as no other feeling can.   Hatred destroys, love restores, Love gathers good things for its possessor, While hatred tears apart the own hearts way.   One is full of darkness, while the other full of light.   You can feel the weight of one, and the height of the other.   On any given day I chose to feel love over, All the gastness of hate.   Love is felt in the sheerness of time, Delicate, yet strong, Reaching out from its possessor, Filling the void where it belongs. The essence of love is the sheer evidence of God in one’s life. The essence of lo...

ROCKFORD SMILE: PAINTINGS BY LAVEDA D. ROCKFORD I thought it would be nice if I shared a short video of the paintings that I have completed. Oil painting is one of my stress relievers. I chose the thumbnail of the roses because it was my first attempt at painting. I will always love that painting! I hope that you enjoy this short video. God bless and have a blessed week! Love always, Laveda D. Rockford © 2022 Laveda D. Rockford

  TWO BOOKS BRING TWO SCREENPLAYS YAHREH | Screenplay Wade Hamilton accepts the assignment that leads him into an investigation that changes his life. He learns a new way of looking at things, and the ability to see beyond his own understanding. Combine that with the help of his team, and the criminals are rounded up and he closes the case that brings Gina into his life. THE CASE OF THE BLACK PEARL RING | Screenplay After Gina and Wade open their own private investigation company, they find out the world is not as small as they thought. Wade travels across the country only to find the answer that they are looking for in their own backyard. When his old team members join the investigation, the list of criminals get longer, and the team acquires new technology that help them get a positive result with an unexpected ending.   The Yahreh Series is an exciting crime drama that continues through many investigations. When the second screenplay ends, the team begins a new ...

DESIGNING THE GARDEN I have been excited because I will have a new plot of land to work with soon. A blank slate of ground except for a lone birdbath off-center that I must incorporate into my design. I have looked through my flower gardening books and produced some promising ideas. After having realized that I only have a small amount of time to care for a garden, I have decided against having a maraud of flowers even though I want to be surrounded with beauty. And instead, I will have flowering trees and shrubs and watch the seasons change with brilliance and splendor. To explain the beauty, I will describe it as only a writer can. In late winter, the warmth spreading across the resting snow-covered ground will surprise the eyes with green foliage breaking through to feel what little warmth the late winter sun can give. Its beautiful flowers begin to bloom when the flowering dogwood begins to arise from its winter sleep. It blossoms about the same time as the tulips that will b...