@crystalena ,
What a beautiful picture you painted with words. I can "see" the colors, smell the pond, hear the birds and frogs...how wonderful you get to enjoy the property you live on.

Fellow mentor @gingerw is an artist with fabric as well...although I could not explain what it is she does with fabric...but it's creative for sure. I wonder if she has heard of Sashiko.
Eighty-one sounds younger all the time to me. What's the saying? It's not the years in your life...it's the life in your years that matter most.
You keep that wonderful attitude and be careful up on the wooden rumble seat! You don't want to add stunt person to your long list of accomplishments!
Where would one find you on eBay?