It has rained most of the week, which has been wonderful for tamping down the wildfires. It has made the grass and weeds grow, and brought the azaleas in full bloom. I've been taking more photos of them. We have this deep pink, along with the pastel pink and white ones. A few days from …
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Sunday Chat
The azaleas came into bloom this week with about half of the shrubs well into their spring show, just lovely! We have a lot of bushes inside the driveway island and down the edge of the meadow along the driveway. My favorite ones are the white ones. Luckily, the cold nights do not seem to …
Sunday Chat – Garden, Sewing, and Cookbook Winner
Spring is arriving when the ajugas bloom, although this week has been a full-on Blackberry Winter with lows near freezing, and that will continue into next week. It may damage the plants that have already begun to bloom, like the azaleas, but these ajugas can take it. We have lots of clumps all over the …
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Sunday Chat
It has been an up and down week. The beginning of the week we still had wildfires out of control, with the air full of smoke for a couple of days. Rain brought some relief, thank goodness. The clear blue sky with a few clouds was a welcome sight after a night of rain. At …
Sunday Chat
This week has been a bit worrisome, as smoke has filled the skies, getting worse each day. There are now seven fires burning in this area - three in Polk county southeast of us, two just south of us in South Carolina, and two more in counties north and west of us. The Black Cove …
Sunday Chat
The garden is coming more alive with more daffodils making an appearance. I don't have as many as I usually do, so I have to be happy with what does bloom. These are yellow cups and petals, such a delicate color. But they got a little bedraggled in the wind that has been blowing lately. …
Sunday Chat
This month teases us with nice warm days, followed by freezing cold ones. I am ready for it to moderate, and be warm enough during the day to run around without a coat. The daffodils are coming up, and just starting to make buds. I am hoping for some happy flower faces soon. A few …
Garden, Quilts of Valor and Hurricane Quilts
Time for a Sunday Chat, so get a cuppa and settle in for a long and picture heavy post. I have so many things to share today as these past couple of weeks have been busy! The bird feeder has been very active lately with really cold nights. My Sweet Babboo has kept the birds …
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Hurricane Quilts and MINIs Club Drive
It was a rainy day last week when we planned to make a trip out to Lake Lure to deliver quilts, and preview the route we were planning for a car club drive. All the quilts that have been collected since the last delivery were in this shipment, including these lovelies plus more than a …
In the Garden with Bluebirds
This time of year I begin to think about the garden. Recognizing my inability to kneel on concrete anymore, I did not start seeds in the basement this month. I'll just buy some plants after our final frost date if I want to do tomatoes in the brick planter again. My luck with squash has …
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