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Pansies & Dove Cottage

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Nothing prettier than the sunlight shining through a pretty pansy.

It’s Saturday and Don is going to take some photos at the Farmer’s Market today. The first time in over two years! He’s just about to leave and will be back later this afternoon.

I’m going to do a little work outside today; some pruning, some mulching, and some weed pulling.

I bought a new faucet for the sink in the cottage. I never liked the one that came with the sink. It was too tiny and was more like a bathroom faucet. This one is perfect! If you look in the background, you can see a new floor lamp for the living room. I got that a couple of weeks ago.

Finishing touches are happening at Dove Cottage. I mean, there’s a lot of tiny detail I can still add – for example, silverware in the drawers, little bits in the cupboards, etc. But that would be for me and not something you would necessarily see. I need a few more lamps and some details added to the studio and the front entrance, but that’s almost done.

Then…the Beacon Hill. Gulp.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

Flowers, Imogen & Dove Cottage

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More clematis this morning. They sure do add a jolt of color to the green of the boxwood.

Hot, hot, hot here today. Tomorrow should be much cooler.

Yesterday morning found me pulling most of the forget-me-nots out of the ground. They were going to seed. I also wanted to clean the edges of the garden beds, so I fetched the lawn mower and mowed in front of the beds so that I could see the rocks that define the beds. Then I pulled anything that interfered with that border. And then, in true Claudia fashion, I also mowed the lilac side of the front lawn.

And then…I was tired. But it felt good to be out there after feeling under the weather for a few days.

Meanwhile, Imogen was on the porch enjoying the flowers.

(I love the cleft in her chin.)

Slowly finishing the front of the dollhouse. There are one or two elements to add, but here is where we are as of today:

I want to age that big pot on the left. The chair arrived in the mail the other day, all the way from Milan. I love the look of these bistro chairs; they remind me very much of the chairs in the Luxembourg gardens. I searched high and low until I found one.

I may make some stepping stones leading to the door. This area was to be a porch on the original house. Most of the porch elements were missing when I found it at the dump and I wasn’t inclined to replace them as I had a different idea of what I wanted it to be. So I’m left with this raised area. I’m going with terraced levels. I’ll probably add some of the ballast that I’ve used on the area just outside the front door on the lower terrace as well. Though, it’s messy and a bit of a pain in the tush.

And then we’ll move on to the Beacon Hill.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

A Rainy Saturday

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Another rainy day here in the Hudson Valley. Both Don and I were so tired yesterday and a sort of grogginess was with us all day long. I’m sure it was a combination of being tired from the outdoor work the day before, allergies (in my case,) and rain.

Hopefully, we’ll feel a bit brighter today.

This photo was taken a while ago. There are more books on the shelves now. I love the light coming through the window.

Not much on the docket for today but some laundry and some dusting and some reading. I’ve read about 100 pages of A Line to Kill  by Anthony Horowitz and as I have come to expect, it’s a keeper.

The trees have begun to leaf out. There are teeny tiny maple leaves everywhere. When I look out at the woods surrounding our property, I see some green, not as much as I’ll see when the trees are fully leafed out, but I’ll take this in the meantime.

I’m sitting here in my chair and right in front of me, under the music cabinet on which the girls live, are the stone doves. What am I thinking? I forgot that they live on the porch! Another item on my To Do list today.

Okay. Short but sweet, as I’ve been indoors and have not done anything very exciting.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

 

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