Paula's Windowboxes

Two weeks ago last Sunday the weather was gorgeous.
I had intended on posting much sooner...

boy how times flies!!!

It's already Memorial day weekend!!!

and I really should be getting ready

but since I already had most of the post done I'll

get it done lickity split!!!! haha

The best part of the day was when Paula came
to pick out her plants for her 16 windowboxes

yep 16!!!

Every year she's done something different....

well most years.
For a few years she would plant all bridal veil and they would fill the

boxes in no time with these delicate little white flowers.

It was so her!!!!

I remember the year she decided she was going to use some

color.

I almost fell over from shock!!!!
It looked great against her all WHITE house at the time.

Now it's painted a soft gray with crisp white trim so every color

still looks wonderful.

The color theme this year is purple after she spotted some simple purple salvia.

The search was on for more PURPLE and these oxalis called Iron Cross

with their purple centers on the leaves were perfect.

The pink coral flowers set off the dark colors used.

Paula needs no help picking out flowers and most times just does her own thing.

No need for my silly imput

but she still lets me give her some suggestions.

I had asked her a few weeks before what colors she was going to do this year.

She replied.

You know me I'll just

wait 'til something pops out at me.

That's the way to approach it.......just let it happen and don't stress out.

If you like it then it'll be great!!!

I did suggest the lime colored vinca vine...it's so much more interesting then the

plan green and white.

Trailing and upright coleus with dark foliage were next on the list.

Petunia mini blue vein.

Love the spot of dark blue in the center.

It'll look great near her blue hydrangea's along the front of the house.

This is what the boxes looked like last year in June.

I took the picture late in the day and the

oxalis was closed up which they do in the evening

so unfortunately you can't notice them.

Cart in hand and windowbox under her arm she was

off and running!

Can't wait to see how they come out.

Thank you so much for all the

well wishes for George.

It's really meant so much to me to know you all care.

He's getting better and is now walking without crutches most days.

It's been frustrating to

not be able do things for himself.

Makes us realize how we can take

our mobility for granted and when you are in a phyical job

like we are, that we need to be careful and not take too many risks...

but even doing the mundane things you can get hurt.

I miss blogging so much and hope when the

craziness subsides and I stop working 95 hrs a week(uggh)

I can get some time to

visit all of you.

Hope your holiday is a safe and happy one!!!!

hugs,

Carole

Appreciating Every Day

My Gosh it's been ages since my last post, almost 2 weeks.

I knew there would be very little spare time now that the Spring season was here but I never expected that I would be away this long.

I've miss all of you and as busy as I've been I think of you all the time.

Ok I'll admit it

I'm addicted to blogging.

It's been killing me that I've have gone whole days without even getting a peak to visit anyone.

What are you all up to??

and what exciting things have you made,

What wonderful places have you traveled to?

Explored???

Bought???

What delicious food have you eaten???

These are pictures I took from some of the first days we

were opened.....seems so long ago.

and sadly we no long have any pansies left so it's nice to at least

get to see them again in pictures.

Love there happy faces!

but the deadheading I could do without:))

haha

and yes the tulips are no long with us either.

...and the sweet smell of the hyacinth are but a faint memory.

Hydrangeas were especially colorful and soon we'll be looking forward to

the other varieties that bloom in the Summer. Have I told you before how much I love Hydrangeas???

Probably one of my top 10 favorites.

Can't really pick the variety I like best.

That's just too hard.

When we've been lucky we've had time to play with the twins.

Haven't they grown like weeds?

and OMG are they funny! and not only do they look

so different but they act so differently.

Clio(Coco) on the left is so serious and

Felicia ( Fifi) though they call her Flea for short:)) is the giggly one.

wonder if she'll like fleamarkets??? haha

Spring is always hectic for the two of us....

About 10 days ago

George injured himself while mowing the tall grass

with the brush mower and hit a piece of 3" inch pipe with it.

It came out and hit him in the leg.

He's ok but it's was pretty scary at first.

I knew something was wrong as soon as he called me

and came running around back to see him hobbling out from the back of the lot

with his pant leg all bleeding thru.

We didn't take the time to even look at the injury but just got in the car

and speed to the clinic.

Luckily he hadn't hit an artery or he would have

bleed out in the car before we got there.

It's been a struggle to get thru the days since then

but we've had extra help and some help from good friends which has been such a blessing.

So many have offered to give us a hand in any way possible.

It been really touching to know that people care.

This will help to explain why I have been away for

all this time too....needing to make sure that I was there and more

focused to his needs.

It's made us appreciate how vulnerable we are and not to take anything for

granted.

I hesitated to say anything about it since I don't

often like to bring up ugly news but

since it's turned out to be not as bad as it

could have and he's recovering well, I thought

I'd share it.

He's been having to sit down with his feet elevated for part of the day....

though it should be more like MOST of the day.

He reminded me today that this

does not count as vacation time like I

had when I went on our girls weekend last Fall

at Laura's lakehouse.

I guess after this he deserves more then

a few days away.

I wonder what I could get him???

maybe a spa day??

Whata ya think?

Moonstruck

Well, I hadn't intended on posting til George asked me to

go see the full moon tonight.

Alone!

What's up with that?

I guess the romance is out the window this time of year!

ha!

That's ok it gave me a chance to attempt to photograph it.

Of course it looked nothing like these colors.

A little creative license.

I love seeing the greenhouses at night.

Like big glowing ...well whatevers????

I won't even tell you what George calls them:))

I wish I could take pictures of the moon like my friend Julie.

She never misses an opportunity to show us the full moon and her love of it.

La bella luna as she likes to call it.

I can't look at the moon now without think of her

.... and the movie

Moonstruck.

Well seems like I can't do a post without including a cat or two.

You've met Shaggy before. He's getting ready to take a little nap on one

of the numerous piles of row cover we seem to have to use during the spring.

It's going to get close to freezing tonight and tomorrow.

You may have noticed this in the background. I bought this on our trip to

Madison Bouckville with the girls last Fall.

and no I still haven't figured out what to really do with it.

Seems like it must have been electrified once but it'll have to go to a lamp guy to be done safely.

I sort of like just the way it is but maybe you have an idea?

Normally I wouldn't show you this sort of image with ugly boxes in the background but hey it's

"reality" and my sweet baby girl Brianna is in the picture.

She now is our oldest kitty. She's looks so sad in this picture.

We've been having problems getting her to eat and have

to sit with her twice a day to get her to eat anything.

The vet had to remove some teeth but her gums still bother her.

She's getting better so we're hopeful she'll be back to normal soon.

ok too sad...

need to change the subject!

the other reality is

yes... planting lots of cuttings.

That's getting better too

and we're almost done!

YAAAAA!!!!

Look at the roots on these guys! I think they really need planting!

Ok got to get back to work.

More to do!

One more thing.

Thank you for the kind comments in the

last month. I've been slow in getting back

to visit everyone.

You are always in my thoughts and in my heart!

Happy Spring!