Tolentreasures

Friday night and much of the day yesterday, were spent in the yard.  Mulching and weeding and cleaning up.  Black mulch this year,  Never thought I would like it,  but I think I do!  Rhododendrons in full bloom!  Shade plants Front planters,  that I am hoping don't flood out this year!  Under the kitchen window where I have officially given up trying to make it a kitchen garden.  Planted lilies and balloon flowers and  some other yellow  flower stuff that I can't remember the name of... Oh yes,  kept the chives and sage.   They are the only thing that grows well there.  Iris almost done. My only dahlia this year.  Nothing but perennials.  My late blooming lilac.  It blooms after all the other lilacs are done and honestly smells better than regular lilacs.  More perennials.  Eliminated a l...

Loving it! Outside sitting spaces, Tons of flowers, A little embroidery, Some painting. And some knitting. Along with a lot of mowing, weedeating, and watering. But all fun! As a side note, the painting was for friends that are redoing a room. He is a plasterer and does ornamental plaster work. I have been on mission trips with him, but have never been to their house. They asked about colors for a room that they are doing and I told them that if they brought a sample of the plaster to me, I would paint some "ideas" on it. The perk for me? I got to visit their home last Sunday and WOW! It was so interesting! It made me want to rip all the drywall out of my house and start over, but we all know that is not going to happen!

and one more pic of the little girls! I made this little prayer book with one of the paper mache books left from the shower. Picked up these peas and strawberries at the Amish Auction today. You just can't beat fresh peas although they do take some time to prepare. And some pics of my yard...I have not had near the time that I would like to have to work in my yard this spring so far. But it is not too bad, just not where I would have liked it to be this year. And as I was snapping pics this buggy clip-clopped by the house. And one more pic of the little girls. Don't they look like complete opposites? Gracelyn with her white hair and Kendall with all that dark hair. Gracelyn loves her and has tried to share her toys and sippy cup with little Kendall. She was just sure that this was a stroller that she could push Kendall around in.