Thursday Thoughts

So, last night I was relaxing in my bed with my book. I knew Bauer had snuggled up right by me, I could feel a paw on my arm. I looked over and almost passed out from the cute.

I seriously love this guy. I am so happy to have him in our family.

I mean he fits in so well it is a little hard to believe he has only been with us for four short months. It kind of feels like he has been here forever. I can't imagine not having him.

He and Sammy make a perfect duo. Love.

In other news from my garden. I planted no sunflowers this spring. That doesn't sound at all noteworthy except that there are sunflowers growing in with my daisies.

Pretty right? They are super tall and I am not sure what kind of sunflower it is, but I can only guess that I have my birds to thank for them since there are sunflower seeds in the seed mix I feed them. I love nature.

Enjoy your Thursday!!

Weekly Finds

In a word...flowers.

I suppose the word plants would be more accurate since I did plant some herbs and veggies also.  I am excited to have my patio and deck planted for spring and I loved sitting out there Saturday evening and Sunday morning enjoying all my hard work.  Here is a little tour for you.

This is a view from the sun porch door out on to the deck.  Things that are on my list still...have the husband move the fire pit back to the garage and replace the two chairs on the right side of the picture.  I want to finish the space out with two more chairs like the ones on the left.

Here is the view looking back toward the house.  The empty stand in the front of the picture had one of those pretty glass balls in it.

A clumsy girl with 4 legs broke it last weekend, but she is cute, so we will let her stay.  My yard work is on going so you might notice a weed or a pile of clippings that need to be disposed of. 

By my back door I have this cool new to me pot.  I came across it in my garage last summer and thought it would be great for a mixed planting.

In the mix: oregano, hen and chicks, stonecrop (which will flower yellow), and mint.  Helpful tip for herb labels (for spaces that will not be rained on)...make your tags on sturdy paper with a sharpy and stash them into plants on a clothespin.  I used scrap book paper for mine.

Next to the back door above this pot is my wind chime bell that my mom gave me for Christmas.  I love it.

The seating area facing the house has the cozy chairs and a coffee table.

On the coffee table are rosemary, gerbera daisies, and English daisies.

I have never grown the English daisies before.  They are new to me, I love them.

The bottom level of the table has a tray of old gardening tools and other odds and ends that I found in the garage.  Finding treasures that I don't know I have never gets old.

The table opposite the coffee table has petunias on it and gerbera daisies beside it. 

 

I came across the bird cage on clearance at Hobby Lobby.  I think is is a cute addition.

My plant stand is full of daisies, yellow erysimums, and hen and chicks.

Oh, yes.  I am happy spring has sprung.  I am ready for a happy hour glass of wine on the deck this evening.

Sammy approves.

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Weekend Recap

Spring has sprung in my backyard.

I love this new planter!  You might remember it from last week's Weekly Finds post.  In the top basket I planted a mixture of red salvia, dianthus, and marigolds; and in the bottom pot I have a mixture of riviera blue eyes (which are still going strong since the last planting) and purple petunias.  My backyard gets plenty of sun and these are all sun loving plants.  I have never grown the salvias or dianthus before so I am anxious to see how they do.

I revamped this hanging basket with a new insert and flowers (marigolds and petunias) and I planted some veggies this year!

This pot has tomatoes, bell peppers and pink petunias.  I hope I get some yumminess from here.

The only other news I have to report from the weekend is that the husband started on our spice rack.  I can't wait until it is fully completed so I can do a before and after post on it.  Our house was built in the 1930's and our kitchen has an old ironing cabinet in it.

I thought this space would re-purpose nicely into a spice cabinet.  After some of the husband's work this weekend I know I was right!

I can't wait to share the finished product with you!

Thanks husband for being so handy.  <3 br="">

Have a great week!