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Green & White

May 18, 2019 at 10:33 am by Claudia

It blows my mind that the violets that have self-seeded in this flower bed are all white, when, not 3 feet away, there are scads of purple violets. As you can see, I have sweet woodruff growing in this bed and those flowers are white as well. The Solomon’s Seal has little white flowers. Everything else is green with no flowers yet. It’s as if the violets knew that there was an unofficial green and white color scheme here and purple violets were barred from the garden bed.

Ain’t nature grand?

More of the ferns that have also self-seeded here in the bed. One of my readers told me the name of this fern last year and darned if I can remember! That’s Solomon’s Seal next to them.

Love the quilted leaves of this Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta that I planted last year in the shade bed. I just now noticed that green bug. I didn’t see it when I took the picture.

Gosh, you just can’t beat hostas. We have so many of them here – a couple of them were here when we moved in, but the rest have been added over the past 13 years. So many varieties. I may have to buy a couple more – but they’ll have to go here in this shade bed. The big garden bed is now too exposed to the sun. I made the mistake of planting one there last year and I quickly realized it was a mistake and moved it over to this bed.

Today is gloriously sunny and we’re finally going to see temps in the 70s. Don refused to let me mow today so he was out there mowing rather early this morning. He’s going to shoot portraits for the rest of the day. I guess I’ll read and sit on the porch. I cleaned the bathroom yesterday and did lots of laundry. Each day I can tackle more, but I still have to be careful with my back.

At least I’m no longer sleeping in my chair, which I had to do for a couple of nights!

Enjoy your day.

Happy Saturday.

Doves, Violets & A Gift

May 17, 2019 at 9:51 am by Claudia

I finally remembered to bring the doves, who were living in the office, outside to their seasonal home on the porch. I love these beauties.

And I carefully walked around the gardens and took some photos yesterday, which I’ll share soon. Here, you see the white violets that have self-seeded their way into my garden bed.

It’s amazing how much is revealed via the camera lens. You barely see the purple marks with the naked eye.

The other day, I got a package in the mail from my friend Barbara, who lives in Alberta, Canada. That’s two packages from Alberta this week! Barbara is a miniature lover and she sent me a package with a Paris theme. Sigh of happiness.

Charming canisters.

Some window boxes.

Some Eiffel Tower charms which can be transformed into a decorative element in one or more of the dollhouses, a black and white print of the Eiffel Tower, and a Paris pillow.

And this gorgeous console table. Isn’t it lovely?

Oh, I forgot – there’s a little charm that can be made into a mirror, as well! Forgot to take a picture.

Thank you so much, Barbara. I love every little thing. The package arrived on a day when my back was quite painful and the reveal of its contents put a big old smile on my face!

I am blessed with friends that I have met via this blog. I never take it for granted.

I’ve not seen many rabbits this year – only one. And I’m not sure if the groundhog I saw long ago was Henry, which makes me worry that he’s no longer with us. I guess I’ll have to wait and watch. We see a guy who travels here from the shed next door. We’ve named him Joe, but he could be Nigel from last year. Who knows? But Henry? Henry, if you’re here, reveal yourself, please. Don and Claudia are worried about you.

Still being careful in my movements, which is getting tiresome. But better safe than sorry!

Happy Friday.

Much Better

May 16, 2019 at 10:11 am by Claudia

The lobelia that I’ve planted in several porch pots is taking off rather nicely. This is a quick pic that I took when I ventured out to the porch, walking slowly and carefully, favoring my back. My back, which I’m happy to report, is much better today! Glory be!

Though it will probably be a mixture of sun and clouds today, it’s sunny right now and I’ll take it. I never made it out to the porch yesterday, other than to water plants. No sitting on the glider. But I will remedy that today.

The grass is way too long due to all the rain. Don will have to mow this week. I think I should wait a week to tackle the lawn and so does Don. So, I’ve given him his instructions: the front lawn has to be mowed today because it’s going to rain tomorrow. And if we wait until after tomorrow, it will be impossible to mow.

Carol, a reader of this blog, sent me something in the mail, all the way from Alberta, Canada.

Another copy of Mockin’ Bird Hill, this time with Patti Page on the cover. Isn’t it lovely? We have two now – the other one has Les Paul and Mary Ford on the cover. We’re going to frame them.

Thank you so much, Carol! We love it and very much appreciate your generous gift.

I’m having the best time reading Beverley Nichols’ A Thatched Roof. It’s absolutely charming and I’ve lost track of the times I’ve chuckled out loud. Lucky for me, I have another one in this particular series waiting on the shelf, and there are four more ‘house in the country’ books that he wrote, as well. They hearken back to a seemingly simpler time, though we know that nothing is ever as simple as it appears, and the combination of an eccentric mix of characters and life in the countryside is right up my alley.

Happy Thursday.

Green & White

Doves, Violets & A Gift

Much Better

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