02 Monday May 2022
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13 Wednesday Apr 2022
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had a sweet visitor recently…
the kids just got a kitten, to go along with their dog…
they came for dinner and brought her with them… gates went up, doors were closed, and plants were protected, lol…
I think she is going to be a climber because she was up on ledges and chairs, lol…
she also had a lovely nap in the sunshine…
she is very cute… reminded me of some of the cats we have had over the years…
07 Thursday Apr 2022
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as I watch the plants start sprouting for spring, I also watch more snow falling outside…
and the morning glories I planted awhile ago have started to bloom daily…
the slow warmup and lots of wind have been good as the snow banks have been melting away and there is not tons of standing water in the yard…
06 Wednesday Apr 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, happy, moments, morning glories, nature, purple, seeding, seeds, snow, tomatoes, widow
this morning I was happy to discover two blooms on one of the morning glories…
that encouraged me to do some seeding for the garden…
I had decided not to do any, but felt a need to start morning glories so they can begin blooming earlier…
I cut toilet paper rolls in half, then cut slits at one end, folded them and put a piece of tape across the bottom…
then I put all of those into a spinach clamshell, filled them with soil, and dropped a few seeds into each one… I also planted three of them with grape tomatoes…
watered each one and closed the clamshell…
now for the waiting game… and we won’t mention the snow that was falling as I wrote this, sigh…
17 Thursday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, Japanese Maple, memories, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, shamrocks, St. Patrick's Day, starting, weather, widow
yesterday I put up a photo on Instagram that showed my Japanese Maple just starting to leaf out… this picture below came up in my Google Photos today showing the same tree two years ago… made me laugh because it is so different, lol…
the good news is that it is starting…
and obviously, I should have put it up today, on St. Patrick’s Day, when we are all Irish;-)…
at the bottom of the tree, shamrocks have been growing since the first summer it went outside and the shamrock plant jumped into the pot…
it was fun taking the pictures;-)…
16 Wednesday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, hyacinth, moments, perfume, plants, purple, scent, season, smell, widow
I love the perfume that hyacinths produce, but it is very strong…
recently, I had company and knew that strong scents were difficult for them…
so I bagged both of the hyacinth plants to help dissipate the smell, lol…
they looked a bit funny but are now back in in the open and delighting me with the scent;-)…
14 Monday Mar 2022
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a few fun surprises today…
when I looked out the window first thing this morning the sky seemed fluffy as it was filled with cute little clouds…
a bit later, as I was walking around the living and dining rooms, I spotted this tiny morning glory;-)…
and the purple hyacinths have started to scent the air… I get the lovely perfume as I walk into the kitchen or living room…
all very lovely as it was overcast and not very energizing…
and it snowed again, sigh…
11 Friday Mar 2022
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what a delightful afternoon…
a friend was coming over so I went out and did a quick shovel of the snow… there wasn’t really much out there, although the wind was a bit chilly… it was nice to be outdoors for a few minutes…
when she arrived we had tea in the living room and a great visit… multiple topics were covered as we discussed life and the odd times we are living in…
it was so lovely to have an in-person conversation…
she brought me a lemon loaf and also picked up some tulips and hyacinth at my request…
after she left, I had a fun time filling vases with tulips and distributing them in every room in the house…
there might still be huge amounts of snow outside, but in here it is Spring;-)…
19 Saturday Feb 2022
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the violets are doing well…
I moved one that was rather one-sided and put it onto the living room table… it straightened out nicely…
another is in the front window now and I hope it will straighten out as well…
the third has a few blooms on it and has started a new plant on the side…
nature is quite wonderful… so happy to have the time to watch each little step…
18 Friday Feb 2022
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beginning, big girl pants, blessed, blooming, flowers, happy, moments, nature, opening, orchid, plants, purple, widow
had the opportunity to watch the beginning of the opening of one of the orchid buds…
in the morning…
through the afternoon…
and into the evening…
really, nature is spectacular;-)…
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