Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Puzzles, Olivia, & The Hearing

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Having so much fun with this one: Alice’s Wonderland. It’s made by the same company that does all of the “World of…” puzzles. They’re always beautifully illustrated and the quality of the pieces is excellent. I may finish today, but then again, with the hearing this afternoon, I may not.

Don’s eye doctor had delayed his original appointment because he was going to be on vacation. It had been rescheduled for the end of this month, but his eye was beginning to bother him, so he called yesterday morning and got an appointment for the afternoon. This time, I drove. I’m glad he got in the same day he called. All is well.

We’re due for some storms this afternoon. “Potentially severe.” Just don’t knock our power out when the hearings are on.

I felt the need to dress a doll this morning. It was Livvy’s turn. (I do keep track of these things.)

I call this “Olivia and the Flowers.”

She really is my comfort doll. I’ve decided that she’ll be by my side today. She can help me with the puzzle.

Just looked at the radar for this afternoon. It looks a bit ominous.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

Flowers and Renewal

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The miracle hydrangeas, back from the dead!

I spent hours cutting back most of the dead wood, spurred on by the appearance of tiny little shoots coming out of the ground. I think that I’ve checked on them just about every day since then. And look! They’re tall and the flowers are far bigger than they were in the past. One bloom is over 10 inches across.

I’m so thrilled by this. Thanks to those of you who told me not to give up. I was ready to write it off. Boy, do I need this, to see renewal and regrowth out of seemingly nothing. It’s also so much healthier.

As we were leaving for the grocery store yesterday, I saw this great spangled frittilary on one of the coneflowers. (My favorite butterfly name.)

Just about to fully open.

It’s spectacularly beautiful out there. After an incredibly rainy spring, we’re in our first stretch of several days with no rain. We may get some storms tomorrow. I’ve noticed that both of our rivers are low. It happens every summer.

I started the new puzzle and worked on it quite a bit yesterday as I stayed true to our “Day of Rest” Sunday. The only thing I did outdoors was to get in the car to go to the grocery store with Don, and water all of my plants. The rest of the time was spent quietly.

I even slept in a bit this morning.

FYI, the starting time of the  January 6th Committee hearing tomorrow has been changed to 1 pm EST.

Can’t wait!

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

 

A Day of Rest

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My favorite time of the summer is when my coneflowers start opening. I have scads of them because they self-seed. Over the 16 or so years since I first planted them, they have popped up everywhere. The deer got some of them this year but now that I’m spraying, no more damage.

First monarch butterfly sighting the other day. I tried to get a picture but he/she flew away before I could get close enough.

I pulled a Claudia yesterday and did way too much, including mowing both sides of the front yard, cleaning, laundry, pulling weeds, pulling out the refrigerator to clean behind it, etc. By the time Don got home from the Farmer’s Market (which was a dud yesterday) I was fried. But hey, the front lawn looks nice! I was trying to get to it before it gets very hot on Monday, and when Don is away, I get much more done. But I’m very tired today, as is Don, so we’ve declared that Sunday will truly be a day of rest.

Here’s a picture of the puzzle I finished the other day – it’s not the greatest photo, but it’s very hard to capture the tiny detail in these city scenes. It’s called The World of Sherlock Holmes.

I just started an Alice in Wonderland puzzle by the same company.  After my flurry of activity yesterday, I sat at the kitchen table and started sorting through the edge pieces and that’s as far as I got.

It’s a quiet Sunday morning, though for most of the day yesterday I thought it was Sunday instead of Saturday. I was surprised to see the mail truck because I was sure it was Sunday!

Katie – my surprise doll – is settling in nicely. As you know, I purchased another doll from Ukraine. She’ll take a while to get here. But when she arrives, I’ll have ten  Blythes, which is two more than I’d planned on having. I think ten is enough. In fact, I know  it’s enough – I have no more room!

Today, I’m going to read, walk around the garden, and work on the puzzle. That’s it.

Oh, and finish my coffee.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

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