Showing posts with label thegardenshed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thegardenshed. Show all posts
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Monday, July 12, 2010
What's blooming today?
Early July is my favorite time in the garden~ everything is still fresh, full of fabulous color and simply gorgeous! Enjoy!*******
~ sweet honeysuckle blooms by Esmerelda's house (she's our garden fairy!)
~pretty pale pink dahlias in the porch window boxes
~ deep pink Asiatic lilies that are at least 15 years old- I transplanted them this spring and thought they may need a year to recover, but, here they are!
~ wild orange daylilies are throughout my garden
~ the snow-on-the-mountain is past blooming, but I love the seed head left behind!
~ old fashioned pale yellow single hollyhocks, the perfect flower for a cottage garden
~ Brown-eyed Susans sew themselves everywhere!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Spring has Sprung!
There are flowers blooming all over my cottage garden~ welcome Spring!
Earlier than they've ever been (due to our mild winter and warm early spring, I'm sure) these tiny blooms are the first to show their pretty faces. Minature daffodils and white crocus sway in the gentle breeze...the blue pink mix of Bethlehem Sage are the decendants of a plant I moved from my grandmother's garden over 15 years ago - I love them! And that purple one...it was a gift from a friend and neither of us have any idea what kind of plant it is - it's stem is woody, it profusely blooms hundreds of tiny lilac purple flowers before it leafs out, and the fragrance is absolutely heavenly! Do you know what it might be?
On Friday, I raked and tidied my little garden in town, freeing the patches of purple and white crocuses and wee white starflowers - I'm sure I heard them giggle as they warmed in the sun! My cottage garden is calling for some attention - all those neglected fall chores returning to haunt me. I can't wait to get at it!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
a little romance...and a breath of spring!
I was mailing packages the other day and was stopped in my tracks at the floral counter by these amazing tulips - they are a hopeful breath of spring and a wee bit of romance as well! I just had to photograph them in the early morning light - hope you enjoy their loveliness as well!Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Top 10 Things to Get Organized
At the best of times, I've been accused of being a bit of a neat-freak ... I like things tidy and organized and if they're not, I like them behind a closet door. January brings out the Abominable Neat Monster in me. It begins as a tiny thought, "I'll just clean up the house after Christmas" and builds to a rising crescendo of open drawers and closets and cupboards and finally, everything in the kitchen in the middle of the floor surrounded by garbage bags and boxes for Goodwill. Really, it's a sickness!
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Here, in no particular order, are the Top 10 Things I'd like to organize once and for all...
1. My husbands socks (yeah, I know, none of my business...)
2. Our pantry - do we need 5 jars of paprika? I've never used paprika...how about 4 bottles of cooking oil with barely a drop in them...pretty sure they're rancid too.
3. The drawer by the phone, which contains about 3 years worth of wine corks that I'm sure I'll need for something ...maybe I'll send them to Cat at uncorked....
4. The beach bag of old slippers and flipflops on the floor in my closet, the ones I'm saving for a catastrophic cold feet emergency and the 20 or so trips to the beach that will require the wearing of mismatched footwear.
5. The stacks of home decorating magazines under my bed dating back to 2001 - 'nuff said.
6. The cupboard in the laundry room (hard hat recommended when opening the doors) where several years of half full sunscreen tubes, leather protector and Shout reside and there is no longer room for, you know, actual laundry detergent.
7. The basement shelves containing all the decorations from Christmases past - really, I am over the pink bows for the tree...
8. The linen closet upstairs, home of 612 plastic grocery bags, ready to line the bathroom garbage can until 2047.
9. The three boxes of assorted mugs sitting on the floor in the basement - they've been there since the spree of 2008....but who wants them?????
10. The pile of boxes sitting in the garage at the lake, all nicely packed from the old cottage....I can hear them calling me - but that's a job for SPRING FEVER!!!!
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Here are some lovely organizational helpers from some fabulous shops on Etsy - happy organizing!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Weekend Deals at Wild Woman Jewelry
Little Black Dress Goldfill Hoop Earrings ~ Featured in Etsy Finds Weekend Deals Storque Article this weekend! (Click on the photo to see the article.)
Weekend Deals at Wild Woman Jewelry
Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25 ~ Receive 15% off your total order including shipping all weekend long! Simply write the words WEEKEND DEALS in the message to seller box at checkout and 15% of your total will be refunded to your Paypal account.
Weekend Deals also apply to all orders from The Garden Shed, my other esty shop! Check out original photography holiday notecards and party invitations available NOW!
Friday, October 9, 2009
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Night Fever
ok...I know...it was the late 70's...disco, Saturday Night Fever, shaggy hair, the Beegees... and although I tend to be drawn to designs, music and the culture of the 50's and 60's, I was actually part of the disco generation (blushing). I remember not being allowed to go see this movie because my mother thought it would be a 'bad influence' on a teenager (moi). The dancing WAS alot of fun! A few years later, I met my husband near one of these dance floors and the rest is history!
Like a disco ball in the center of the dance floor, these faceted light reflecting hoops and beads were just irresistible to me!
'do the hustle' do-do-do-do-do-do-do....!
Night Fever earrings
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Leap into Autumn ~ Happy September 1st!
Cool bright mornings, sunlight on the lake, cosy sweaters and woodfires...ahhh, September treasures! I have a vivid childhood memory of a pink mohair (soooooo itchy!) sweater, my younger sister and brother, a pile of leaves and an autumn afternoon. We raked and jumped and played until nearly dark, exhausted and full of fun! Last October, my niece and nephew endlessly raked this pile of leaves and leapt to their hearts content. While I often feel a little nostalgic at the end of summer, I do love the leap into this beautiful season of the year!
Welcome, September.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Abracadabra! well, not quite...
For the last several weeks, I've been wishing I could wave a magic wand or wiggle my nose or cast a spell that would begin 'The Move'... and yet all things happen in their own good time. Ah, yes. The Snuff and his band of merry men have been here for several days and have made great progress as you can see. They carried in a rather monstrous pneumatic -new word for me meaning air pressure :)- jack and raised each corner a bit at a time. It soon became clear to all that the addition on the far side of the cottage would have to be separated to facilitate the move and that they did ~ just sliced it off! Now, I'm telling you, this group of men had patience beyond measure (it took TWO full days!) as they inched the main building around by 90 degrees and tucked it in beside our garage (where we are presently residing!). These photos show the before, during and after ~
The flatbed trailer is arriving to today to carry it all up the road to its new home.
Looks like there's room for a new cottage! Stay tuned!
Friday, August 7, 2009
w i s h
So, I've been somewhat neglectful of my blog this week...family visiting, days at the beach and cottage...totally fun and relaxing! Two pieces of great news yesterday however ~ first, the Snuff appeared and work on moving the cottage has officially begun! yahooooo! I'll post some photos of the adventure this weekend. It's quite a process, one I found difficult to imagine until seeing it happen!And second, my photo, w i s h, was chosen for this week's Etsy Finds article in the Storque! another yahoooo!
Friday, July 31, 2009
The Elusive Snuffleupagus...
Have you met Snuffy? You know, Big Bird's friend, rarely seen by adults or anyone, really?
We have dubbed the contractor hired by our cottage buyers, as 'The Snuff', rarely seen by adults, especially those with plans to build a new cottage...hehehe.
We are all certain, however, that he DOES exisit and will one day soon, show his rusty, fuzzy face...I'll let you know.
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