Animals
- Works In Progress
The gardening marathon continues....from sun-up to sun-down!I should have a video tour for you by the end of the week.We'll call this one "Before" and then in a few weeks I will show you the "After".I should have shown you the "Before Before"...then...
- Spring Fever...the Donkey Way
Spring does crazy things to us all! I am really not sure what was up with Chloe and Daphne yesterday,however... when they came in to their dry lot from having pasture time,they were all wound up. They kept spinning circles...nose to butt... nibbling...
- April Showers
Things are rather quiet and uneventful around here these days. We've been sitting back watching the rain, rain, rain... taking a little time here and there for bird watching, and relaxing. (Yes, Maddie is sporting her summer haircut.)(It took...
- A Very Hoppy Birthday!
What a weekend!Where do I start?Yesterday was my birthday...and once in a blue moon it falls on the same day as Easter...making it a very Hoppy Birthday!! It was a perfect weekend.Saturday's weather was superb... sunny and 52 degrees. Given the choice...
- Fairy Garden
I 've been working in the garden.... planting, pruning, mulching. But it's not what you might think.No,it's not my vegetable garden,or even the gardens around the house. No, this is a teeny tiny garden,just created. It's a secret garden...
Animals
The Big Reveal
We seem to be in a patch of grey, drizzly days.
The skies were ominous most of yesterday, but the rain held off until night,
giving me a chance to get some outside work done.
After morning chores, and a trip to my local greenhouse,
I planted Violas in every color on top of Sadie's grave.
I did the ironing, bathed Ollie (one of the Littles), clipped Maddie (our Newfie),
and trimmed Ginger's piggy hooves.
I finished the fairy garden...
This year it's more of a fairy village...
I tried my hand at fashioning a fairy house from a gourd that I had grown 2 years ago...
complete with a roof shingled with pinecone pieces.
A tiny brick walkway laid in a bed of sand leads under an arbor to a bridge that crosses the stream.
Two more dwellings share a wooden walkway.
And in the midst of all that, Miss Minerva May Honeycut returned from her
visit to the spa.
New clothes (old clothes repurposed with Rit Dye),
and a new sun bonnet have her looking quite cheerful
and ready for another season of tending garden.
While at the spa, she must have had a spray tan that went a little wrong,
because it seems they only sprayed her forehead and the top of her nose!
No worries, though, a summer in the sun will take care of that.
The skies were ominous most of yesterday, but the rain held off until night,
giving me a chance to get some outside work done.
After morning chores, and a trip to my local greenhouse,
I planted Violas in every color on top of Sadie's grave.
I did the ironing, bathed Ollie (one of the Littles), clipped Maddie (our Newfie),
and trimmed Ginger's piggy hooves.
I finished the fairy garden...
The plants are tiny and will grow.
But in order to keep things under control,
I will have to do lots of pruning as the summer progresses.
with several dwellings, and a stream.
I tried my hand at fashioning a fairy house from a gourd that I had grown 2 years ago...
complete with a roof shingled with pinecone pieces.
A tiny brick walkway laid in a bed of sand leads under an arbor to a bridge that crosses the stream.
Two more dwellings share a wooden walkway.
visit to the spa.
New clothes (old clothes repurposed with Rit Dye),
and a new sun bonnet have her looking quite cheerful
and ready for another season of tending garden.
While at the spa, she must have had a spray tan that went a little wrong,
because it seems they only sprayed her forehead and the top of her nose!
No worries, though, a summer in the sun will take care of that.
And before I forget....
a few of you had asked what product we were using to treat our garden boxes.
It is a water sealant called "Soy Seal".
Unfortunately, I cannot give you a testimonial for this product...only time will tell!
- Works In Progress
The gardening marathon continues....from sun-up to sun-down!I should have a video tour for you by the end of the week.We'll call this one "Before" and then in a few weeks I will show you the "After".I should have shown you the "Before Before"...then...
- Spring Fever...the Donkey Way
Spring does crazy things to us all! I am really not sure what was up with Chloe and Daphne yesterday,however... when they came in to their dry lot from having pasture time,they were all wound up. They kept spinning circles...nose to butt... nibbling...
- April Showers
Things are rather quiet and uneventful around here these days. We've been sitting back watching the rain, rain, rain... taking a little time here and there for bird watching, and relaxing. (Yes, Maddie is sporting her summer haircut.)(It took...
- A Very Hoppy Birthday!
What a weekend!Where do I start?Yesterday was my birthday...and once in a blue moon it falls on the same day as Easter...making it a very Hoppy Birthday!! It was a perfect weekend.Saturday's weather was superb... sunny and 52 degrees. Given the choice...
- Fairy Garden
I 've been working in the garden.... planting, pruning, mulching. But it's not what you might think.No,it's not my vegetable garden,or even the gardens around the house. No, this is a teeny tiny garden,just created. It's a secret garden...