It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown!!!

So many times we have planted pumpkins with little to no success. These pumpkins just appeared on their own. Now mind you, last year as the pumpkins began to rot I would just toss them out in the garden. In the island garden. These pumpkins however are growing in the border garden.

I don't know how big they will grow. Mr Uncanny informed me yesterday that he has already removed a couple of the pumpkins to let the others grow bigger. How funny is he that he has done a Google research on growing large pumpkins....gotta love that guy....although I think he is taking over my garden. As we spoke to a neighbor yesterday he called the roses "My roses." What??? Do you even know the name of the roses...my head starts ranting....then I stop it to remind myself what a great help he is to OUR garden!

Remember this? It is all but lost in the sea of Black eyed Susan. I must say thinning the garden is the hardest thing for me. I just hate tearing out, even when I know that it is best. I am in need of thinning out the Sunflower seedlings and I just can't stand it. But crowded does not a good garden make!

Joy.....................all ways!

Gifted

Left for me by a friend....how lovely that your friends will gather nest for you. It is so brightly woven with spagnum moss. A nice addition to my collection.




Joy............................always

Get hip!

If you have an Iphone and enjoy photograpy, you must get this App. Hipstamatic! I can not stop playing with this camera. It has an interesting back story that you can read here

These are just a few of the self portraits I took.

Joy........................always

I came down to fix breakfast...

Mr. Uncanny should be delighted that it takes so long for pictures to load...here is the breakfast I made him while pictures loaded...pork chorizo,onion,grilled tomatoes,and Mexican tarragon blossoms...
Mr. sunshine caught my eye as I headed down stairs....and well you know...my A.D.D. took over,the camera was on the kitchen table and festooning was all abound in the garden.
Paul Neyron rose




This should be in Sundays breakfast! Cherokee purple tomato....huge!


This is where I would like to spend my weekend,,,,instead I will be scraping ceilings in the new studio!!!

Lacecap
Popcorn Hydrangea

Hydrangea alley






It always thrills me when one Hydrangea head has so many colors.



Joy........................................all ways

Sometimes it is hard to let go...

So here are some recent photos from my antique space at The Depot @ McGill Mill. If you know anything about me you know that I am a freak for drawers. I can never have enough drawers! So how in the world am I able to sell this lovely set of drawers? The world must be slightly off tilt...that is all I can say....

I was badly in need of wall space. Mr. Uncanny found this wonderful door for me. Weighs a ton...but what a wall!!! I can even use both sides. Here is it's first display.

Summer time and the livin is easy...how many of you grew up reaching into the red Coleman ice chest to cool off with a cold soda....or is it soda pop ???Remember the red mustache from the strawberry soda? I can remember camp outs with Colman jugs filled with Kool aid...thanks mom! ( for a way cool purple mustache Drink...Groovy Grape!)

I want this blanket...please don't make me sell it...I will never find another.....OK..I will sell it...I know I can't keep everything....but you can be sure if I had a young child in our home this would so be on their bed! I wish I was a young child and had it on my bed....

Thanks for taking a peak.....I am scraping ceilings in the new studio this weekend...fun times!!!

Joy...............all ways

Not the Paris of my dreams

Parris Island bound....My son Drew goes to Marine boot camp June 1st. He wants to serve his country....no amount of talking from mom and dad could sway him. I am very proud of him, I must say.


photo A heart in Provence

I will find calm in my beliefs that all is for the good of God.I will tend my garden and think good thoughts. I will write him letters to tell him he is missed, and yes there will be some tears.....



Joy.........................always

TAAAAAA DUhhhh

Here is the lovely felted rose pin that I made at the Inspired retreat.

Here is my primer...sort of. It was just an hour class.

And here is what I need to finish...now mind you, she used that disappearing transfer...so if I fool around to long there will be no image to stitch! I must say I so enjoyed playing with needle and thread again. It has been such a long time. I forgot how relaxing it can be. I also want to try my hand at free form stitching on my sewing machine. I just need to find some time...maybe this summer.

Joy................................always