Spring Walk Through The Garden

 

Spring is in the air 

and planting time has begun.

Normally I don't start planting 

until the second week in May 

and sometimes not until 

the middle of the month,

but our forecast says

no more frost so I'm 

starting early.

Hopefully by Monday

I'll have my garden

completely planted. 

The rhubarb and spring flowers

are strutting their stuff.

Pie anyone?

I just love this 

time of the year!

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This is where I'll be 

spending my time 

this week until I've got

all my plants and seeds 

safely in the ground.

That is if the critters

don't get to them . . .

birds, squirrels, and those

terrible little things

that eat them off

at the stem during the night. 

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Here's to all my gardening

friends . . .

Happy gardening, enjoy the process.

We plant the seeds,

but God causes the growth.

I know that verse pertains to

sharing the gospel . . .

but it kind of fit in

the garden, too 😇

God bless you all,

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Project Reveal!

 

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Do you remember four posts 

ago I teased you with a few photos 

from a new project I'd started.

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Today is my reveal,

I'm very excited to 

show it to you! 

All of this furniture 

is pretty old 

some of it over 20 or 25 

years old and the cushions 

are still functional but 

just aren't pretty anymore.

I've been covering them for 

many years now.

This is how they look 

without covers.

This is my stack of

slip covers.

Plus a little footstool

that used to be in our 

little motorhome

15 years ago.

It's brown and has storage

inside, but now it's covered, too :)

Warm weather has been sneaking 

into our part of the woods 

on and off for the last few weeks. 

Some days are warm and some days 

are still cold, 

but I'm ready for enjoying 

my front porch.

This project started with 

a set of old sheets. 

The bottom one was pretty worn

 but the top one was still nice 

so I used it 

(the white with the little rose buds) 

and added some big flower fabric 

that I got at Walmart 

plus a few whimsical panel pieces 

that I bought at a local fabric store

 a couple weeks ago.

The panel had 6 adorable squares

I used 3 of them on the porch :)

.I was with my sister-in-law 

and she said, 

"that fabric is you, Connie". 

So after thinking about it 

I decided she was right and bought it. 

It turned out to be the finishing 

touch that I needed for this project.

These are thrifting finds,

that I found just this week.

Well my porch looks very girly 

and makes me think I need 

to have some friends over for 

a tea party 

or 

at least lemonade and cookies. 

There's always a lot of hard work 

to do this time of year 

but I'm learning that I have to stop, 

take breaks and enjoy 

the simple pleasures in life.

 I think my new redo 

on the front porch is going 

to bring me a lot of pleasure 

this year and I made them all 

like pillow cases 

so I can take them off 

and throw them in the washing machine 

when I need to.

 

I wish I could have 

each and every one of you 

over to just sit and relax. 

Put your feet up, 

drink a cool drink 

and 

have sweet conversation. 

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God bless you all 

and 

Happy Spring!  

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Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

The Simple Life

Do you remember 

when every backyard had a clothesline . . .

and laundry day smelled like sunshine?

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I'm an old soul . . .

that has always been drawn to the

simple pleasures in life.

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Sitting on the porch.

A glass of cold lemonade.

A fresh bouquet picked from the garden.

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The song of a bird.

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Give me the simple pleasures

in life . . .

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Relaxing in the evening

with a good book 

or an old movie . . .

feet up, dog beside me,

minding my own business.

Tell me, what is better than that?

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(That's the good life:)

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DO NOT

WORRY

about anything,

PRAY

about

EVERYTHING

PHILIPPIANS 4:6

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So I leave you with this . . .

don't get caught up in the

hustle and bustle of this world.

Relax and let God take care of you.

Until by next post . . .

God bless you & keep you.

Your blogging sister, Connie :)