A garden metaphor for life~ note to self and blooming chalkboard inspiration for my Potting Shed back door. Life is a Garden~ Leave the flowers and pull the weeds. A favorite pillow had suffered through multiple pollen seasons on the porch and washings, and was looking a little weedy & shabby~ So I picked a few flowers from Michaels to plant.…
It’s Canning Season in my Potting Shed! Peak season for Watering Cans and Canning Jars. . . Ball Perfect Mason Jars are filled with flowers and petals. . . Instead of jams and jellies :) Instead of a waterbath canner and jar lifter, my Hatherley Lattistep is standing in for service! No worries about processing, sealing or fermentation. .…
M is for a beautiful May morning and a few things that make me happy. . . Many blackberry flowers I harvested moments before being mowed down. . . Morning shadows. . . Une Maison d’oiseaux. . . :) Mint green watering can. . . Mushrooms on a toad house. . . Magenta Moon Peony. .…
My branches and burlap window dressing in my Potting Shed were ready for a spring metamorphosis! I found the idea and inspiration for spring-flowering branches at An Extraordinary Day~ using a paper punch to make book page flowers. You can find the tutorial here. My branches in my Potting Shed were ready to shed their oak leaves and…
“Just living is not enough. . . One must have sunshine. . . Freedom. . . And a little flower.” ~ Hans Christian Andersen. A few beautiful books never hurt either :) Wishing you some sunshine and a little flower! Thank you for your visit, I’m joining: Metamorphosis Monday, Tutorials Tips and Tidbits, Wow Us Wednesdays, Be Inspired Friday, Feathered…
Our freeze date guideline for planting spring & summer annuals is April 15th~ I’ve been ready for the bloom, enjoying violas that will tolerate cold temperatures~ Patience is not my forte so I’m getting a jump-start in my seed box in my Potting Shed. Although not patient enough to plant from seed :) Wishing you Happy…
You can find me at Savvy Southern Style today~ where I’m honored and thrilled to join Kim and her readers and share my favorite room! It should come as no great surprise that room is my Potting Shed. . . ‘Potting Shed’ is a misnomer since I putter and play more than pot :) and feather my nest! Thank you Kim for inviting…
I’m welcoming April~ including her showers, and chalking up the door to my Potting Shed! My Potting Shed doors were salvage finds for $12 each~ you can see the before version with the tape on the broken glass. Instead of replacing the glass in my back door, I decided to add a board and paint it with chalkboard paint. I wanted…
The weather, meteorologically-speaking, has been Hopping Up and Down the Bunny Trail ~ Unpredictable with some sunny days in the 60’s, cold & rainy days in the 20’s & 30’s, followed by blustery days with wind advisories~ fortunately for us, no March snow. The plum trees are dressed in pink blooms and putting on their annual show despite the cold…
Ready for the Bloom! Happy Spring! Thank you for your visit, I’m joining: Wow Us Wednesdays, Be Inspired Friday, Feathered Nest Friday, Seasonal Sundays