Yesterday, we had a driving event with one of our car clubs. We met at a local grocery store, and drove back country roads for two hours (with a comfort stop halfway in) to the Highlands Motoring Festival in Highlands, NC. The drive route was so pretty, lush and green the whole way. We drove …
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Sunday Chat and Taking a Break
This week, the amaryllis opened fully with its second bloom. The last flower wasn't completely open before the first one was fading. They get white streaks in the petals as they fade. The orchid made more progress. Later, it is almost fully open. I do love these flowers with their pristine white petals and interesting …
Sunday in the Garden
I have been too busy lately with cleaning things out, appointments and meetings, and I have not had a lot of sewing time. Yesterday I went around the property and took some pictures so I would have something to talk about today. I noticed the mountain laurel has a lot of buds, and is just …
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
Warmer days have brought out some of the flowers on our property. The daffodils are just coming out, but I do not think their bloom production will be good this year. I forgot to fertilize them last fall, and they don't have enough phosphorus stored in the bulbs. The largest bed usually has a lot …
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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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 …
February In the Garden
My mind has been on my garden for a few days now, as I observe some green shoots coming to life again. The little patch of daffodils is coming up, with buds already showing. This patch is a mixture of all yellow daffodils and some yellow and white ones. They usually bloom in late February, …
Sunday Chat
My Sweet Babboo managed to get the pole for the bird feeder straightened, but we didn't want to put the feeder back on it yet. Still, he wanted the birds to have some food available, so he rigged up a feeder to hang high off the ground from a tree limb. The birds found that …
Sunday Chat – Car Show, Cooking, and the Orchid
It is the season now for our car clubs to ramp up, so we have been busy with several events. Last weekend was an annual fundraiser show called Luft Wasser, which is German for Air Water, referring to the two methods of cooling for engines. We were on the crew, and arrived early Saturday morning …
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