During my bookshop visits yesterday - looking for the May Romantic Homes magazine (doesn't seem to be on our newstands yet) - I found this adorable tote bag at Barnes & Noble. It's regularly $9.95 but if you buy any two items it's only $4.95. I purchased another magazine I've been looking for, the April/May issue of Somerset Memories, to view art blog friend Linda Harre's magnificent altered books made for her twin grandsons, and a greeting card, and bought my pretty bag to use for toting Spring reading etc. It's made of heavy coated paper which can be wiped clean, printed on all sides with beautiful English cottage roses and calligraphy. Handles seem strong and it has a snap to close the top. It's so pretty I'm leaving it out to admire as an accessory!
Out in the garden today I drifted along with the pollen - whew! it's bad this year - to take some photos of my cherubs enjoying the Spring sunshine and blooms around them.
This little sweetie, while talking to her bird friend, is excited because the climbing rose is actually climbing this year - hopefully it will get to the top of this arbor and bloom magnificently before the hot Summer sets in - last year we had just a couple of yellow roses on it. Remember the old saying........."First year sleep, second year creep, third year leap". This actually is the third year so I'm waiting, and hoping, to be pleasantly surprised.
Out in the garden today I drifted along with the pollen - whew! it's bad this year - to take some photos of my cherubs enjoying the Spring sunshine and blooms around them.
This little sweetie, while talking to her bird friend, is excited because the climbing rose is actually climbing this year - hopefully it will get to the top of this arbor and bloom magnificently before the hot Summer sets in - last year we had just a couple of yellow roses on it. Remember the old saying........."First year sleep, second year creep, third year leap". This actually is the third year so I'm waiting, and hoping, to be pleasantly surprised. If you can enlarge photo - sometimes they do, sometimes not - you will see the angel, frog, and kitty in the background marking my granddaughter's hamster cemetery. This was constructed over the past few years following teary-eyed "funerals". Snuggles and Ginger are now in a better place, "hamster heaven".
The Carolina Jasmine is doing well this year. It was huge a few years back but had to be cut down to the ground when replacing the rickety old fence - now it's blooming profusely again, and the flowers are as yellow as yellow gets - such a contrast to the "Carolina Blue" sky. Way to go!
And, while "fenced in" you have to admit these are cute little copper roofed bird houses from Tuesday Morning. They've held up well for over a year despite being left out all Winter. The tiny Chickadees love them - they don't seem to nest in them, just pop in and out and perhaps sleep in them at night. I love to look over and see the little heads sticking out, makes me giggle!
Hope you are enjoying the treasures hiding in your garden.
The Carolina Jasmine is doing well this year. It was huge a few years back but had to be cut down to the ground when replacing the rickety old fence - now it's blooming profusely again, and the flowers are as yellow as yellow gets - such a contrast to the "Carolina Blue" sky. Way to go!
And, while "fenced in" you have to admit these are cute little copper roofed bird houses from Tuesday Morning. They've held up well for over a year despite being left out all Winter. The tiny Chickadees love them - they don't seem to nest in them, just pop in and out and perhaps sleep in them at night. I love to look over and see the little heads sticking out, makes me giggle!
Hope you are enjoying the treasures hiding in your garden.
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Hi Mary, Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Come again any time. I have enjoyed so much your beautiful home. I love the cottage look, and I was delighted when I saw you were from N.C.... My mom is from Clinton and I have relatives in Goldsboro and Wilmington. I love North Carolina. Some of my fondest memories are from summers spent on my aunt and uncle's tobacco farms. My youngest son was born with cleft lip and palatte and after searching over the U.S., we found the best treatment for him at UNC, in Chapel Hill. So over the past 20 years, we have spent quite a bit of time there, as he has had 9 operations on his face and mouth. As a matter of fact, he and I spent Thanksgiving there last year when he had a little repair work done. I look forward to visiting you again. Easter Blessings to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteSeeing your garden sculptures reminds me to put mind out. I take them in during the winter rains! I do have birds in our greenhouse - little Rufous-sided Chickadees! I also have old onion bags hanging on the trees with bits of yarn hanging out for nest building!!
ReplyDeleteI love the tote bag - you can never have too many bags, I say!
Hello mary,
ReplyDeleteThis is just a wonderful garden. I spent many years for a month at a time in Chapel Hill. You are in a most beautiful area. I love the old southern homes with the white porches and wicker rocking chairs.
Do you know who Elizabeth Lawrence is? She was from around your area.
You may enjoy reading her jornals on gardening.
Love
Robin
Thanks for the info about that tote. I think it would be lovely for the farmer's market this summer! Any excuse to visit Barnes and Noble!
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