White Wednesday and a little JDL Giveaway

I know the excitement that everyone feels when Spring is

upon us. No other place then

a garden center does that enthusiasm come out as much.

Well, maybe your first day at the beach

can give us that thrill too:))

The smile on customers faces when they enter the greenhouse

when they are greeted with something "green" and lush.
It doesn't even have to be flowering.

It alive and it's been a long winter

and they're

READY!!!

We have to be ready too which is why I haven't been
posting or blogging as much lately.

I know you all understand.

I've missed coming around to visit you and feel like I've gotten so behind
on what's been going on with all of you.

In the next few months my schedule will

be more of the same.
It's what my husband George and I have been doing for years so
we're pretty used to it but to most
of our close friends they think

we're NUTS!

we realize now they are

Right!

But as the saying goes

"You have to make hay when the sun shines"

Good thing George doesn't actually go haying anymore.

He did always like it. Maybe because he got to

do it with his dad.

He adored his father.

I miss him too.

I wanted to mention that the 9 issue or 3rd issue for 2010

( I'm never sure what to call it)
will be arriving next month around

April 15th.

Makes tax day much nicer

don't you think?

You can go HERE and preorder if you'd like.

Expected to be just as lovely as the other

issues with more gardens, recipes,

craft ideas and of course decors that spur the imagination.

I thought I'd share what is in the courant issue...just something sweet and

a tradition that you might not have known of.

It is a Danish tradition where a letter containing a riddle has been

crafted from paper.

Children would send these letters to each other,

and if the recipient wasn't able to guess who send the letters,

the author would win a kiss.

Today children still make the letters but rather then a kiss,

they hope for an Easter egg instead.

( Jeanne d'Arc Living)

Nostalgic Ostrich Egg

Here they've decorated a blown out ostrich egg and decoupaged

it using paper and text. They've torn off strips of paper

and glued it onto the egg using glue and decorated it with a little lace and an old Danish coin.

The egg looks great in a lace paper lined sauce bowl.

A few small eggs, onions and feathers compliment the piece.

I think even a novice crafter could do this.

No real big investment of materials needed.

I wish I could say I've made one myself but it

seems these days that I enjoy watching what you
all create more then making it myself.

I'm overwhelmed with the talent you have to

make all the things you do and still have time to blog and share

and even have tutorials about it.

I have so enjoyed getting to know you through your blogs and

emails. I never thought that when I started this blog that

I would love it so much and it would become a daily oasis where I

would find such kind friends.

It's truly made such a difference in my life.

I thought that it was time again to thank all of you for having

been so kind with your encouraging words and comments that

I would do a give away of the 2nd edition magazine just in time for Easter.

I love this magazine and just want to share it with you.

So

All you have to do is leave a comment and let me know what it

is about Easter that you love the most.

That's it!

Anyone already a follower will be entered too!

Winner will be picked next Wednesday on the 31st.

Good Luck!

Oh and
now don't forget to visit our lovely hostess Kathleen at Faded Charm
where you'll find all kinds of wonderful WHITES awaiting you.

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