Its very rainy today which is good for the roses that we transplanted yesterday. I guess I won't be working outside today. Yay!! Its a studio day!!! Time to work on some of my art projects!

Well, today's weather is a far cry from the weather the last time I posted! It's very chilly and overcast today with enough wind to really make you wish you'd put on a jacket. In short, it's a perfect day to transplant roses. So, we did! The tea rose Mr. Lincoln and the David Austin rose Evelyn both have new homes now. I hope they do well. We have one more rose to transplant, but I'm not sure where it's going to go yet.

After tying climbing rose Zepherin Drouhin back up on the gate my poor fingers were soooo cold that I had to come inside and warm up with a cup of hot cocoa. Luckily I have a good supply of cocoa left from this winter since it was hardly ever cold enough to need it. Who'd have thought I would need it in April?

Good morning everyone! It is such a beautiful morning here! The sun is shining and the birds are singing. I hope you all had a lovely Easter day. Sunday was just as lovely as today. My garden gave me a lovely Easter present this year. Abraham Darby is now in bloom.

Now I've heard of Easter lilies, but Easter roses??! Ah well, this will give mean extra two full months (almost) of roses this year.

The birds are all building nests or sitting on their eggs now. Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal have built their nest in the Weigela bush outside my kitchen windows. She started sitting yesterday, so I'll have to keep an eye on her to make sure the cat doesn't bother her.

Just a note

I didn't realise it had been this long since I had posted anything.  Time sure does fly when you're having fun (and it seems to go even faster when you're not)!  I hope to get a full post out sometime this week.  I have some beautiful photos of my woodland yard to share as well as some art projects that I finally finished.  Anyway the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming (a month early in most cases) and all's right with the world.

Finally! A new update!

I really need to get it in gear here!! I can't believe its been over 6 months since my last post! No wonder I don't have any followers! Sheesh!!!

Well, a brief little bit to catch anyone up who's reading this:

I haven't been up to much. This summer was not a very good one for growing things. It was way too hot and dry, although the roses did OK. I was late getting the tomatoes set out so they were really late in setting on, but when they did they did it in a BIG way! This winter has been really mild, but very dry. We did get quite a bit of rain yesterday which was very welcome. It's supposed to snow tonight, but I'll believe it when I see it. We have only had 2 dustings of snow this winter which is very unusual.

I have been participating the the swaps on the Paper Whimsy forum. The latest one is for Valentine's Day.

I'll try to do a better job of updating my blog this year. But, I won't hold my breath!

Lavender Crafts

I harvested my lavender bushes the other day. Since I only have 2 that are really doing anything this year the harvest was less than spectacular. Hopefully next year I will have more plants to harvest.
This is lavendula Hidcote and Alba (yes, it is white). Even though there wasn't a lot I still had enough to make some lavender wands.I only made 3 and decided to dry the rest. I hope that later this summer I'll get another crop, so I can make more. :) If you're interested, you can find instructions to make your own lavender wands online. Just Google 'lavender wands'.

Here it is May already! Where has the spring gone? I have enjoyed the cooler weather, but today is gonna be a hot one! The heat should bring out the flowers though, and I am ready. I can't wait to see all my roses in bloom! They are my absolute favorite flower! One of my miniature roses is just about ready to open. It should be in full bloom when I get home tonight.

I have no idea what this one is called, but it is just about the hardiest little thing I have ever encountered. It is always the first one leafed out in the spring and the first one to bloom.