Friday, May 28, 2010

OOPS, I did it again....

If you ever lose your Basset, look under your Hosta tree....
I mean bush!


Apparently, she thinks it's a tree, cuz she has buried herself
right down in there.
It's BIG enough to be a tree....
but she knows Hostas are Dad's "prized" plants in the yard!
and she just got BUSTED!
Boy, am I in trouble now!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Old Wicker, New Life....

I say old, not meaning antique, but probably 8 yrs...old. And not expensive wicker either, but a decent set for my needs. Last year I had it on our back deck, which gets the hot sun for most of the day. So it is weathered and not the cool chippy kind of weathered, but the chipped and flaked kind of weathered!

Although, that is kind of a shabby chic kind of look, I guess. I just grew tired of the white color!

So I purchased some spray paint, great for wicker, twice the coverage (so the can said). I chose the color Nutmeg, not too dark and not too light! The plant stand is in fact, old....antique kind of old....older then 8 yrs for sure! It was the cool kind of chipped, but....I still painted it and I like it better! Now I need to find some cool plants to put in it!


I like how these "whirligiggy" things fell on the seat of my settee! The pillows are new this year
from Kohl's and are a tad darker then the one on the left. I think they give my wicker a pop of color!


I got the lamp shade, which is wicker, from the thirft store the other day for $1.99. It is very sturdy! The lantern on the coffee table is from WalMart last year $10 and the shabby flower carrier is from an arrangement from my Mom's funeral flowers! The rug I bought years ago from Kmart and just tired of it in the house. Good enough for the porch!




This is just a view from my porch I thought I would share. My rhododendron is doing nicely this year and the little pink flowers in the lower corner are on a weigelia bush!
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Almost....

May 23, 1950
Today would have been, or should I say IS, my parent's
60th Anniversary....
Another hard "special occasion" to have to get thru....
too soon!
Missing you Mom, but you know we will all in some way
be there for Dad today!
Love you!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Putzin In The Yard....

Now that the weather is starting to warm up around here, we have done some fluffing in our yard. I thought I would share a few pictures of what we have so far!

First, I thought I would share this beautiful hanging basket. I hope I can keep it alive! I have never had one of these and truthfully I am not sure what it is, maybe a begonia? Anyway, it was one of my Mom's beautiful flowers from her funeral, so it holds special meaning to me. I have had it in the house because we have had terrible cold and rainy weather. But, yesterday it was begging to be outside!
I started planting these a few years ago and so every year I try and find them. The yellow are called Butterfly Daisy and not sure the little orangey one's, but they look like a mini petunia and are like a vine. The sun was hitting them so nice this morning, so I snapped a picture.

This is a new little tree we bought over the weekend. It is a Cleveland Pear, a fast grower so the tag says. We planted the 3 arborvitae about 5 yrs ago, they too were supposed to be "fast growers", my hubby said they've only grown about 4 inches! This spot gets the hot summer sun all day long. Hopefully in time our little tree will help to shade this spot up and the flowers will be able to flourish!


Hopefully this sign helps!



This spot is at the rear of our yard. The tree is another new one this year. You've gotta love Lowe's. One of the tree's we bought last year didn't survive....they replaced it this year. This is a Bradford Pear. My planter's on the fence (I have 4) have the coconut liner's. They all need to be replaced this year, haven't had any luck finding the smaller size. I have 3 old apple ladders along this stretch and I have climbing roses planted in front of them. Our whole yard, around our flower beds anyway, is bordered with rock found in our area. There must be hundreds! Every weekend we go out in the country and bring home a load or two. Some are huge....I've had to have physical therapy, lol. Getting to old I guess!



This spot is a nice place to sit and watch the birds or share the day. When we bought this Home 10 yrs ago there was an old metal shed on this spot and an old post from a gas grill where the Wiegelia Bush is. The owl by the door is on a post from an old chain link fence. I think we've made it look alittle bit better!
Well, off to another part of the yard. The weather is supposed to be in the mid-70's today. It's about time! Have a delightful day in your yard too!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Life....

I miss my Mom so much right now it hurts! I put on my happy face, so to speak, each day because I have to. But, in truth, my heart is broken and I can't seem to get it in my head that she is gone! You don't know how often I have wanted to pick up the phone and call her, but yet I know I can't. If I lived closer I would probably find myself at the cemetery everyday and yet I haven't been back since the day we buried her. Life goes on and there are, as before, daily needs in my own family that keep me busy here. So the trip back to even see my Dad has not happened yet! I do talk to him every few days and sometimes daily, but, it's not the same. Dad used to say his friendly Hello and pass the phone to Mom. Now we have to come up with a conversation of our own, neither really knowing what to say and trying not to get down and talk about how we can't believe she is not with us anymore! I know this is all "normal" right now as it has only been a couple weeks, but it is so hard to NOT feel sad! The slightest memory brings me to tears and yet I don't want to forget! Someday soon, I will be able to blog about normal stuff, like before. But for now, I can't seem to come up with anything!
I know you all are still out there and praying for me and giving me words of encourgement! Thank you for that! I check in every few days or so. Again, Thank you for being there for me!
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