Hey! It’s Penny here!
Mom says she has lots of photos to edit from her trip, but I keep asking her to do stuff with me so she hasn’t had time to mess with those old photos. I did let her edit the images in this post, cause they’re about me and I know how much you all want to see me.
This is mom’s favorite back yard weigela bush. It has three different shades of pink blossoms, that all bloom at once. This was the bush Mom was asking Katie to pose in front of in June of 2022 when she and dad noticed how sad Katie was.

Mom says that’s when she and daddy decided it was time to let Katie’s soul fly free. So when she sees this bush in bloom she always thinks about Katie and that day, and it makes her sad.
But did you see what’s on the bush, just to the left of my right ear? Go ahead and look again. Maybe make the image bigger on your device.
See it?
Yep…a butterfly! Mom had been out taking pictures of it earlier, from a good distance away because she didn’t want to scare it off. And then, when she thought it was gone, she took me out there to get my picture with the blooms, and the butterfly flew right around our heads and settled down eating and drinking.
It wasn’t afraid of us at all!

It stayed out there, flying around near us the entire time Mom was taking my picture. Do you think maybe it was Katie come to visit?
I think maybe it was!

June 12, 2025 at 9:43 am
😘😽 Lovely!
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June 12, 2025 at 10:21 am
The bush is really pretty this year, lots of blooms!
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June 12, 2025 at 9:51 am
Gorgeous Weigela – made especially more so with you by it, Penny!
And fabulous shot of the butterfly, too.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:22 am
Mom said I looked good in pink.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:24 am
She’s not wrong!
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June 12, 2025 at 10:00 am
Hi sweet Penny! You are such a good girl, sitting pretty for your Mom. Yes! I believe Katie stopped by for a visit. She wanted to remind you that she is always with you. ❤️
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June 12, 2025 at 10:22 am
I think so too, cause that butterfly didn’t leave when we showed up and it flew around our heads just to say hello.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:27 am
❤️
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June 12, 2025 at 10:50 am
I’ve never tried to grow a weigela bush, but maybe I should because yours is absolutely stunning! Of course, the photos of Penny, that butterfly, and the throwback one of you and Katie make this post especially poignant. It’s never easy to set a beloved pet free, but you know you did the right thing by her — and how cool that she stuck around for a nice visit in butterfly form!
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June 13, 2025 at 8:33 am
I will always wonder if it was exactly the right time. She was so miserable that Sunday but by Tuesday she was a little better. You always second guess yourself I suppose. I’m glad we were able to set her free in her own yard where she was never for one moment scared. But it’s hard for me, I still see her there.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:02 am
What a lovely gift! We have two small Weigelas in the parking strip out front – I’m hoping they grow large and beautiful too.
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June 13, 2025 at 8:34 am
We had this one up next to the house and it grew too big, so we moved it out into the yard and for many years it did little to nothing. But then this year it finally grew into it’s own and it’s absolutely beautiful. So I guess it takes a few years for them to decide they live where they are.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:40 am
Penny I love your posts. You tell such funny stories. Your perspective is fresh and fun. Keep it up. And yes, I think the butterfly was Katie coming to say hello!
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June 13, 2025 at 8:35 am
Well she loves to write, especially about herself, so I bet you see more of her enthusiasm for life on a regular basis.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:29 pm
and I’m sure the butterfly/ Penny left you a message. Love you and miss you too! Did you hear it?
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June 13, 2025 at 8:36 am
I hear it daily. Sometimes louder than other times.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:05 pm
Hey Penny – it’s nice to see you back here gracing your Mom’s blog with your pretty face and posing in front of the gorgeous Weigelas. They sure are pretty, but so are you!
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June 13, 2025 at 8:36 am
She says thank you. She’s pretty sure she’s prettier than anything else in her yard, maybe in her universe!
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June 13, 2025 at 9:02 pm
Well, having a good opinion of yourself is important! 🙂
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June 12, 2025 at 11:11 pm
The best of times. 🙂
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June 13, 2025 at 8:36 am
They were, and sometimes the worst of times. Just like these days.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:14 pm
Yes, definitely Katie come to visit. Dear dog!
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June 13, 2025 at 8:37 am
She was certainly that.
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June 12, 2025 at 11:23 pm
Beautiful photos- especially of you and your mom!
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June 13, 2025 at 8:37 am
That picture of mom was with Katie-girl, from the day they decided she was ready to fly free.
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June 14, 2025 at 7:57 am
Sweet photos, sweet story. I have a similar story about a butterfly and a former student. Still makes me cry.
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June 14, 2025 at 11:43 am
I’m sure it’s a sweet sad story.
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