We have been having a much warmerand much dryer spring than usual... the garden is moving much faster than me... I can hardly keep up! wanna take a strollon a sunny day?(Yep, another sunny day,...
Spring feels like a time for small things... mix match china,clustered on a small platter... easy for a spot of tea at in impromptu picnic... the best spring flowers are the smalls,easily displayed i...
It was a beautiful weekend,it was a sunny weekend.. It was opening day weekend... the Lilacs burst open all around the garden... and garage sales started opening up... I picked up this round mir...
April has been a busy month in the garden... the weather has been beautiful, and I have been reorganizing beds... Everyday it seems something new is blooming, its happening too fast! Come along...
I have always loved May Day... as girls,my girlfriends and I loved to sneak around the neighborhood early in the morning,dangling baskets from the doorknobs of our favorite neighbors... the baskets t...
Its been a true spring day... bright blue skies, followed by fresh April showers... and repeat... So I gave up hunting Dandelions... and decided to decorate my mantle... What is spring without birds?...
Yes, Its spring... I know it officially starteda couple weeks ago... but, it hasnt been feeling too springy here,until this weekend... it was beautiful,it was glorious... the garden is a ...
The Bs of Easter.... Bonnets and Bunnies... as a diversion from the rain... I popped into a little antique mall for a some retail therapy... and popped out with a sweet vintage bonnet... a flopp...
I am smitten by wingsand twinkling white lights... fluff... and sparkle... the dazzle of Christmas... with a rusty edge,mixed in... Feet, What do I need you for when I have wings to fly?Frida Ka...
I have been slow to start my Christmas decor this year... I am usually a get it all done the weekend after Thanksgiving girl... this year I wanted to shake up tradition,try something different,l...
It has been a beautful weekend here and I have been snapping a few random shots of the garden... with it being late summer there are no more new flowers to bloom this year... but there is still ...
Is it really September?Where is the time going? (click photos to enlarge) I have decided to soak inall that the late summer days have to offer... the shorter days,cast a delicious shade across t...
I started out to pick some flowers today... (click photos to enlarge) I love to have fresh bouquets for the weekend.... then I remembered my littleflower picking basketI bought last fall... I have ha...
Do you love a long soak in the tub? Or would you rather be invigorated by the showers spray? (click photos to enlarge) I am a bath girlall the way... I cant remember the last time I took a ...
The lazy days of summerhave had me completely under their spell.... You may wonder what I have been doing,It certainly hasnt been blogging!truthfully,I dont know...my days are just drifting byI ...
Happy Saturday!!I hope you have fun plans? I thought I would send you rosy thoughts this morning... and share with you some of the pink Roses at the Point Defiance Rose garden... I shared the wh...
These are the days,the lazy middle of summer days.... (click photos to enlarge) when you want to soak in all you can,the sun...the smells.. to bottle it up and save it for a cold winters morn... gard...
Its the last week of Julyand summer really has yet to begin here... I was reading Deb at the Garden Party blog(she is a fellow Northwest gardener),and she had heard on the news that we had had a tota...
On Sunday Mike and I visited a local Lavender Farm, I thought you would like to come along for a peak... (click photos to enlarge) Mountain Meadows Lavender Farm is in Roy, Wa, It is a newer far...
(click photos to enlarge) Wont you join me for a spot of teawith the queen? in a sea of white.... a common roadside flower,of distinctive name... Queen Annes Lace Queen Ann wrapped in Lace... a battl...
(click photos to enlarge) It is also time for... Wordless Wednesday at Mom Caboodle Wordless Wednesday and White Wednesday Talk to you soon...
I think I spent the majority of my childhoodrunning in the sprinklers... and although,I really dont like to drag the hoses around the garden,the mesmerizing sound of the sprinklers,is the sound ...
(click photos to enlarge) It is a soft pretty day, full of dappled sunlight... I thought it would be nice, to sip a cup in the garden today.... snuggled up to a bed of Feverfew... I brought along a p...
Or maybe... I should say, It pays to be nice.... (click photos to enlarge) I stopped at a garage sale Saturday... I see this pretty plate and pick it up... there is a lady on the other sid...
I hope everyone enjoyed a fun holiday weekend? Mike has a few days off so we have been working to tame the garden...we both enjoy the garden so much its really more play than work.... (click photos t...
I hope your day sparkles... (click photos to enlarge) Thanks for stopping by!
(click photos to enlarge) I went out to a few garage sales this morning... this is a big deal,because my sweet new pup Daisyjust cant seem to get over being car sick,so I have been home a lot la...
(click photos to enlarge) do you remember the wild rosesfrom my garden a couple posts ago? after I cut them,I started thinking about Tasha Tudor... I love her cottage garden and the complete sim...
As the old saying goes"March comes in like a lion and, goes out like a lamb" .. That didnt hold true in my neck of the woods today,the lion is roaring here... (click photos to enlarge) S...
Rain, rain and more rain afforded me the perfect excuse to play... besides my hobby room is a room with a view, it overlooks the garden and its a perfect place to watch it rain and day...
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