It seems to be
a slow start to spring, doesn’t it? I mean it just won’t kick in. Today is a good example…it is sunny but boy
is it cold. Another 10 or 15 degrees
would make all the difference!
Last week, I
went out looking for unique items to place in flower beds or pots. The stores are filling up with all the usual
stuff but I want the unusual. Something fun, colorful but not cheap
looking. I have spent hours on sites like Pinterest looking
at ideas, saving pins, trying to locate items featured, or something close that
catches my eye. This week I begin rehab
of the moon garden, starting with the soil.
I think there is one plant in that area that I can salvage, maybe two.
We spent
several days away from home again this week to attend some events with
grandchildren. The highlights were a
talent show and a six-year old’s birthday party. I mean, it can’t get much better. The kids are so funny, so much fun. Now, I
think we will be spending several weekends at home as we finish up some
projects around the house to get ready for summer, although I am sure I will
squeak out a visit to grandkids even if I go alone.
Even though it
is just now spring, talk of summer creeps into our conversations. Summer comes fast and the “big” events require
some planning! In going out and about I came across a huge display of 4th
of July decorations already, and the Easter grass isn’t even off the shelves
yet! For some reason, this doesn’t’
bother me as much as Christmas decorations shoving out Halloween costumes. 4th of July is different for me
this year, too, with a mantle and two new porches to decorate!
And speaking of
mantles, I can’t tell you how much fun I had with Valentine’s Day and St.
Patrick’s Day and doing just a touch of something different on the mantle. Nothing huge, just a swap out of a couple of
little things but brought me much joy. I’m
setting out a bit of Easter today. I am
sure hubs thinks I am about the silliest. So, yes, I am starting to think about getting the
screen porch finished, the deck railing, busting out 4th of July
decorations and having a yard and house full of friends and family. A girl can
dream.
Today, however,
I am bundling up a bit, throwing on some work gloves and heading out to work
some compost into the moon garden area.
It needs help people. I largely
ignored this area last year while working on the house and I am being punished for
it now. Give me a few weeks, however, and
she’ll be back! I have new pots on order, as I think to feel more success here
I will have to use planters and pots, with some good potting soil, and a fun
piece of garden statuary tucked away for just this spot! I moved an azalea here
last year, and trusting she made it through the winter, it will be a nice, new
anchor for this spot. It is pink not
white so I have decided to run with it and use a bit of pink, along with the lavender
and silver already there, and declare it Lady Esmerelda’s Prime Pastel Garden
and Water Respite. Just kidding. I just call it the moon garden, but with more
color.
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