Good Monday to you all. I hope you had a quiet weekend and are ready for the week ahead. Our weekend was low-key, not much excitement to report, which is a good thing. We did a lot of gardening, planting little veggie seedlings, and went for long walks in our neighborhood, and that’s pretty much it. Continue reading Veggie Planting on our Hill. May 2020
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Friday Flowers. The Humble Carpet Rose
Happy Friday everyone. I hope your week is going well and you are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I am definitely looking forward to a relaxing weekend in the garden as I have a few veggie plants that need planting, and since we are expecting rain I want to get those seedlings in the ground soon. Continue reading Friday Flowers. The Humble Carpet Rose
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day!
Wishing all the wonderful Moms a wonderful day filled with love and relaxation 💕❤️🧡💛💐 !
Today, on this very special day honoring Moms, I would like to share this poem I discovered titled “To be in my Mother’s garden again.” This poem spoke to me immediately as my Mom was an avid gardener and a botanist who grew all kinds of flowers, vegetables and herbs in her tiny garden patch, and enjoyed all things nature 🌿🌱☘️💐. Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day Flower Exchange. Part Deux 💐
Good Friday to you all. I hope your week is going well and you are ready for Mother’s Day weekend! I know it’s going to be different this year, we may not be able to get our usual hugs and kisses that all Moms like to receive, but I hope we can all still make it a special day for Mom. One thing I know that makes all Moms happy is a beautiful bouquet of flowers. That’s why today’s post is all about flowers – in honor of Moms everywhere 💐🌹🌺🌸🌼🌿. Continue reading Mother’s Day Flower Exchange. Part Deux 💐
Mother’s Day Flower Exchange. Part One 💐
Good Monday to you all. I hope you had a relaxing weekend, and maybe got some fresh air to get ready for the week ahead of shelter in place? I hope you are all doing well and taking care of yourselves. This week I wanted to start off with a wonderful happy post for Moms. With Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, I thought these images of beautiful flowers would be the perfect way to start the week – Moms love flowers 💐! Continue reading Mother’s Day Flower Exchange. Part One 💐
Nasturtium Blossom Hummingbird Cake
Here is a delicious cheer me up sweet and gorgeous cake to celebrate spring and all things beautiful. Where do I start to tell the tale of this cake – the cake or about the blooms? Let me start with the cake. Continue reading Nasturtium Blossom Hummingbird Cake
Friday Flowers. The Last of My Freesias for the Season
Good Friday to you all. Today I would like to share some pictures of the last flush of freesias in my garden. Continue reading Friday Flowers. The Last of My Freesias for the Season
Friday Flowers. Swimming in Sweet Pea Blossoms!
Good Friday to you all. Today I am so excited to be sharing more pics of sweet peas blooming in my garden this year. As it got warmer here in May my sweet pea vines burst into full bloom and now I have a prolific profusion of sweet pea blossoms. Continue reading Friday Flowers. Swimming in Sweet Pea Blossoms!
Friday Flowers. First Flush of Sweet Pea Blossoms
Good Friday to you all. On a happy note in the garden for the first time in seven years I have sweet peas blooming! I’ve tried for years to grow these darlings of the spring garden to no avail. Then last fall I decided to try again, one more time. Success! Continue reading Friday Flowers. First Flush of Sweet Pea Blossoms
First Spring Rose
Happy Easter!
It’s Easter Sunday and though it’s not our typical Easter celebration, we do have much to be thankful for. Our world is coming together against a common enemy, the corona virus. When was the lat time the entire world stood together in solidarity? In the true meaning of Easter, let us celebrate the arrival of Spring’s hope and the victory of good over sin.
“The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.”
–Katie McGahan Continue reading First Spring Rose