this photo was taken two years ago when we bought
our home, in April 2014.
So this is one of the beautiful sights I'm longing for :)
yesterday I spied these tulips
popping through the ground.
on the lilac brushes.
How exciting!
They haven't arrived yet, but I'm
getting the potting shed ready.
and to start my own plants.
I can hardly wait to get out there
and get my hands dirty.
I still have at least six weeks before I can start,
but I can dream and plan :)
it has melted but this time of the year
we could always have more.
I'm enjoying the sun when it comes out.
Most of our days have been grey and cloudy.
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Well, that's my post for today . . .
are you doing anything to get ready for
Spring?
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Keep Smiling!
Your blogging sister,
Connie :)
Looks like spring at your house. I can't wait to see what blooms at our new place this spring. But for now I must enjoy the snow. Stay warm.
ReplyDeleteHi Debby, I hope that you are pleasantly surprised with tulips and all kinds of perennials in bloom. I was delighted to have mature lilac brushes on this property . . . white and purple . . . I love them :)
DeleteIt looks like Spring is ever so close for you-yay! I really need to start planning a garden now so that I am ready for when it's time. I hope you are having a lovely week!
ReplyDelete~Trisha
Hi Trisha, thanks so much for stopping by, I love company. It's fun to start planning early . . . it helps chase away the wintertime blues :)
DeleteConnie, The towels are so nice, I love them. Your potting shed is a great one. Looks like spring is near at your house. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
ReplyDeleteHi Susie, I think that in about six weeks I should be able to start planting some things in the shed. It tickles me pink just thinking about it :)
DeleteConnie, the towels are lovely. So charming. You're going to have so much fun in your new garden shed this year. Love seeing your Lilac buds and the tulips popping up. Ooh! Soon your lovely home will be bursting with blooms. Hugs, Nancy
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, I know that we have planting flowers and gardens in common . . . I just love getting my hands dirty and will be out there planting in the shed in another six weeks or so. I'm having fun planning and getting ready. Once I start gardening, I'm sure that sewing projects will be put on hold :)
DeleteI am delighted that you like the dish towels. I figure they are something everyone can use.
Oh Connie...this post had me smiling all the way through! Even though I am longing for cooler weather, I still love Spring and all the sweet delights it brings! I am excited for you that you're going to be starting your garden! Gardening is so lovely, and each season brings different joys! The tea towels you've been creating are gorgeous and I love the spring theme!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy these last few weeks of wintry weather, dear Connie!
Blessings and joy!
Hi Kelly, To tell you the truth I have no idea where South Africa is compared to the equator, so I'm not sure what seasons you have. I mean the degree of differences in temperature throughout the year. We definitely have four season here. Cold, warm to very warm, hot, and warm again :) I've never had the room to have a garden until two years ago, when we bought this place in the country . . . now that I have the space I absolutely love getting my hands dirty and watching the garden grow and change throughout the season. I have had so many squash and cucumbers in my garden that I have put boxes out by the road for passers to take home with them. That's fun too :)
DeleteHi Connie - love your potting shed - you are going to have so much fun there! Very sweet embroidery, too. I'm looking forward to seeing what you grow! Hope you have a lovely week. xx Karen
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, thanks for stopping by . . . I am so looking forward to warm sunny weather . . . I'm tired of being cold :)
DeleteOh Connie, I love your shed.I like gardening too, and what you've done with it is a marvel- so inviting.Can't wait to see those tulips!
ReplyDeleteSpring cannot get here soon enough for me . . . I start getting antsy for spring every year around February, how about you?
DeleteHi Connie, Looking forward to warmer weather here also! Prayers would be appreciated for hubby. He has a pinched nerve and is in so much pain but can't get a shot until March 4th. An anesthesiologist has to do it and that is the soonest he can get an appointment. So I am trying to do double duty here. I love those towels. Did you do that on the embroidery machine? They are so cute. Dream on about gardening!!! Nancy
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, he will be in my prayers . . . I can't see why they wouldn't send him somewhere else where he could get the shot. They should care more about him being out of pain, than who is around to do the shot and who isn't. I get a little bit ticked when the lawyers and doctors on TV are always so good and on the ball; when in real life they don't seem to care, much more than collecting their pay. Sorry, but I have a sore spot for doctors and the whole insurance vs goverment thing with health care. You don't even want to get me started.
DeleteThank you Connie!
DeleteLove the towels...so pretty!! Makes me want to get into my sewing room and do some machine embroidery.😊
ReplyDelete~Cindy
Hi Cindy, I love pretty dish towels. They look nice hanging in the kitchen, they are more fun to use and I love making them. I am one of those crazy women that enjoy doing dishes . . . It's my favorite household chore.
DeleteI'm ready for spring too. At least it's looking more like spring where you are than it is here. It's snowing like crazy right now.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry.
DeleteWell Connie, I read this post earlier today and left a comment...or at least I thought I left a comment. Maybe I didn't hit publish. :) I am dreaming of spring and warm days too. I just love your little potting shed. You must be so excited about using it for the first time. I just love the way the sun shines in. It looks so warm and cozy.
ReplyDeleteI am very excited about useing it. We built the shed last fall. The framework and the planting tables are new wood, but the windows were all salvaged from our new window project on the house. I still have old Windows left to use in craft projects. Waste not want not. Thanks so much for visiting, I enjoy reading your blog and the comments that you leave here.
DeleteOh yes, I'm definitely dreaming of Spring. My tiny garden shed will soon be ready and I'm looking forward to putting all my 'stuff' back in it.
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be a wonderful year for gardening . . . I can feel it in my bones, LOL.
DeleteYour potting shed looks great and what a lovely interior!
ReplyDeleteGroetjes Karin
Thank you, This will be my first year to experience starting my own plants . . . I am very excited :)
DeleteHi Connie, Spring might still be around the corner but it has definitely already sprung up in your heart and around your home. The towels are lovely. They will lift your friend's heart right up into spring along side you. :)
ReplyDeleteYou say the nicest things . . . thank you :)
DeleteThose towels are simply adorable! What a lovely place to begin your garden, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It has been so cold here and most of our days are cloudy, but we have been getting a lot of snow and rain this winter which is so good for our desert soil. I'm looking forward to using my potting shed and to having a garden again this year. I get so much more exercise in the warm seasons and I eat so much better when the garden is producing fresh eats. I get off track with good health habits in the cold months . . . I'm so ready for Spring :)
DeleteLove your potting shed Connie. I bet you must be so excited to start planting. Such a great feeling when those first seeds start germinating. I'm still amazed & excited everytime it happens.
ReplyDeleteThis will be my first year to start my own seeds . . . I can't wait. Yesterday I got an email that said my seeds are being shipping. It is still too soon to plant, but I am enjoying the planing process. Thanks for stopping by to say, Hi :)
DeleteI am dreaming of spring too but it has turned quite cold again and we are getting snow still. Looks like your already to start planting once those seeds come in :) Oh your friend is going to love those towels they are lovely!!
ReplyDeleteHi Connie, I'm afraid that my seeds will have to set on the shelf awhile before it is warm enough to plant, but that's okay . . .I am enjoying in planning stage :)
DeleteConnie the weather is beautiful this week and I'm so excited. I have to work though so I can't putter in the yard until Sunday. I don't know if I've ever told you but I'm a farmer and we grow produce and are going to start growing flowers for Fall. I'm so excited and nervous. Your greenhouse is great. Can't wait to see what you have planted.
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie, I just received my seed order today, but it is still too soon to plant. Last winter we had a bad storm with 70 mile an hour winds, they destroyed some of our fencing and even turned over and broke some of our above ground beds. Therefore; I have a lot of work to do to get everything ready . . . in a way it is good, because i've decided to move my beds all over to the second garden area and put in a drip system. That should save a lot of work during the summer. We live in a desert area with hot dry summers, so I was watering all the time.
DeleteI hope spring comes early for you, Connie. Sending some sunshine your way.....and the blossom trees. :)
ReplyDeletelove, ~Sheri
Hi Sheri, I have been enjoying reading your comments and I am so happy that you popped in today to say hi. Last winter we had a 70 mile a hour wind blow through here. It took a big portion of our fence out and turned over and broke some of my above ground garden boxes. It split 2 X 4's right in half. So, I'm rebuilding them and moving them to a different place, where I will be able to set up a drip system on them. Lots of work, but it is so nice to be outside. We were lucky, because it took out three of our neighbor's 40 year old blue spruce. It's still cold here at night and we wake to heavy frost but the sun is shining and it feels good to get out in the fresh air. Have a wonderful week, by friend.
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