Itchin'......

Happy Thursday dear GIRLIES!!!



Oh my.....I AM ITCHIN' to get outside and get my pots planted up for summer.


I am sooooo late getting started this year. It takes me all day to get things goin'....but that's sure nothing compared to Marydon over at blushingrosetoo.blogspot.com. Holy moly....she's planting 32 gazillion posies! Honestly, I've never seen so many plants.....except at a nursery. I can't wait to see all of those pots in about a month!


I am crazy for flowers.........until about the end of August. By then I'm so sick of watering the darn things I wish they'd croak. Shhhhhhhh......don't tell the posies!



See that little rock peeking out of the pot? Very early in my blogging career I mentioned that I collect heart shaped rocks. No sooner had that little bit of information passed my lips when I got a message from Candy at rockcandy56.blogspot.com saying she'd watch for them for me....is that not the sweetest thing?



Well, a short time later this yummy rock arrived from TEXAS....it's not a heart shaped rock, but just look at that little heart in it........Isn't that FAB.U.LOUS? I couldn't believe it. I love my Texas rock....Candy, you're a peach.

Thank you.

Now, this would be my very favorite pot.........LAST YEAR. We had a pretty hard winter and the darn thing is BLACK. It turned black every year, but as soon as spring showed it's lovely face it would green up nice and PURTY again........nope, not this year. The darn things staying black. It is NOT lovely. That's a little bird peeking out of the top.... I love him.

Yep, another shot from last year. See that great piece of garden art?

We have had 3 or 4 of those little canvas patio covers. I LOVED this one. See the little fleur de lis? Ahhhhhh.....so cute? Well, a couple of years ago we got a really good snow and the darn cover ripped with all the weight. So, I just took three of those little bugers and used zip ties and put them together. Pretty clever, huh?


As I've said MANY times, they don't call me Tightwad Tilly for nothin'.......I can't bear to throw anything away. Not exactly a hoarder, but pretty darn close.

My snowball tree is finally growing up to be a regular tree. For the first two or three years my little Ruby ate it down to the ground. It was NOT pretty. I guess she's decided to leave the darn thing alone now....bless her little heart.





I made a tiny slip for a little chair today. I'll try to take pix in the next few days so I can show you.


Have a great day sweet chickies!


You're the BEST.


Lovies and Huggies,


xoxoxoxo

Spencer

Posies At Bellamere Cottage *Part Two*..............Happy Pink Saturday too!

Happy Pink Saturday little Sweeties!!!!!

I know you're going to want to see loads more PINK.....so

head on over to see Miss Beverly at:

www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com

You're going to LOVE it!

So, that little green pot of baby tears is one of my very favorite pots! It's a cute little cement pot underneath all of that "hair"... :-) It dies every winter, but always comes back in the spring. The little blop of white? Yeah, that's a little bird that's just LOST in all of that green hair.

This is what I see from my kitchen. Bellamere Cottage is just that....a beensie cottage...and the yard? Yep, the same......SMALL....but I LOVE it! I can't begin to tell you how much pleasure and joy this tiny plot of land gives me. It makes my heart sing!


When we downsized we looked at condos.......While there is so much to be said for that style of living, it didn't quite suit us, so we bought the teeny house with the tiny yard instead.

Perfect for us!

And, true to form, just like my house........I'll stuff it as full as I possibly can!

We have one of the canvas style gazebo's out there. I've thought about the permanent solution for the entire six years we've lived here. I finally came up with the perfect idea about two weeks ago. It'll be in the plans for next summer. That is if my half-husband isn't married and way too busy with projects for his little missus by then! :-)

(Yeah, I posted this story awhile back....There is nothing "weird" going on...)

It makes me smile!

See those petunias in the middle there? Yep, that's actually a flower pot of tunies! WOW! They really love that spot. I'll remember that for next year.

And, the tall pink flowers? Cosmos! They're HUGE! I love 'em. Gosh they were easy to grow. I've never tried them before.

To the left? Yes, those would be my roses. I do NOT like this variety at all. I don't remember what I bought, but they get watermarked and look yukky. I'm so disappointed.

I hope you all enjoy your PINK weekend!

God bless all of you. You're just the BEST!

Hugs and Lovies,
Spencer