Friday, April 30, 2021

Gardening, Stitching and Cuteness

Well...this week is gone.  I know that Wednesday was trash day, but not sure what I did the rest of the week.  LOL

Our weather went from the low 60's to the low 90's.  I am just too darn old for that type of drama.  It seems that I am outside most mornings just keeping up with watering.  On the garden front...I am cucumber challenged.  I planted zucchini and cucumber seeds on the same day, in the same soil.  Hmmm.  Here are my plants today.  Guess which is which.  LOL  I had the same problem last year with my lemon cucumbers.  I thought it was just the seeds.  Nope.  It's all me.  LOL


I got berries!!  Granted, not a lot, but I see them on the way.  This the first year for both plants so I'm not expecting much.


Out checking my irises and found this beauty.  I honestly don't remember purchasing or planting this plant.   But it's here...and it's in my garden...so it must be mine!! 


Lots of roses this week.  The pink is so much pinker in real life, almost neon.  I planted it several years ago and am horrible with names.  But it sure is pretty.  Smile.







I love geraniums.  Pretty forgiving and easy to start your own.  These plants are all on my back patio.  I have a soft spot for the white.  Just so pretty.





These are my starts for this year.  I figure that if I shove some trimmings into the dirt and they grow...WIN!  LOL  It looks like all took this year.


On to stitching.  Have you ever seen a pattern that you love, love, love?  You purchase that pattern.  You begin stitching that pattern.  You completely forget about that pattern.  Oh?  Just me?  LOL  So I am watching Floss Tube.  I see this beautiful pattern and...there's a SAL!  I should do that!  Let's buy that pattern.  Wait.  Why does that pattern look so familiar?  That would be because I purchased and began stitching that pattern about five years ago.  It's in a project bag in my side table.  Oh. My. Goodness.  I am such a dweeb.  LOL  I can't remember why I stopped stitching this.  The border matches...nothing needs to be frogged.  Guess what I'm working on this week. 



I completed a few finishes.  I found the first as a freebie and just wanted something quick and cute. Stitched, walnut stained and stuffed with walnut shells (lizard litter!  I love saying that.  LOL) The second was a Christmas freebie last year from Brenda Gervais, With Thy Needle and Thread.  It should have a bottom row of flowers.  I decided that I would never finish stitching it.  I had to make it into something or throw it away.  It is now a Christmas plaque. 



This is a cute little stocking that my friend stitched.  There are two more to finish. I will stay with the homespun bow and rusted bell for embellishments. 


Jack Jack is looking so sweet. Thank goodness.  He has eaten three pairs of my cheater glasses this week and if he wasn't so cute....LOL  He is very long and lean.  Just the right size to put his little paws on the kitchen table to grab anything close to the edge.  Usually that is my glasses.  I am being trained to put them on a small shelf next to the front door.  And he is working on ignoring me when I tell him not to put his paws on the table.


I'm off to finish laundry.  And today will be some stitching on the forgotten sampler.  LOL  Have a wonderful weekend.  Be kind to one another.



8 comments:

  1. Oh your garden has made me so happy this morning! What a wonderful pattern you are now working on now once again. :) Three pairs!! Oh no! He is awfully cute. ;)

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    1. Yep, again. LOL I really do like it! If Jack Jack only ate my DollarTree cheaters it would be "okay". Nope...he hit the Foster Grants. LOL

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  2. The garden whisperer has posted beautiful pictures once again!!!
    Too funny about the sampler. At least you didn't purchase the chart once again.
    Jack Jack is as cute as ever.

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    1. LOL Garden whisperer? Most of the time I'm yelling at the top of my lungs...why are you not growing?! LOL

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  3. Beautiful flowers... especially that first rose!
    Jack Jack looks like he has so much energy!
    I had that Cherry Hill Sampler in my stash and then sold it off... I think it was the alphabet border that made me realize that I really did not want to stitch it? Anyways.... when it's finished, it truly does look amazing! Happy stitching!

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    1. Jack Jack is my weirdo. LOL He bounces, bounces and bounces some more. I am hoping to stay a bit more focused...but boy, Cherry Hill Sampler is SLOW going. The alphabet was the easy part. Working on the bottom grass now...oof. Have a great week.

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  4. Your garden is looking amazing, Angela. And you are already getting blueberries. Your garden is ahead of mine a bit, but we haven't reached the 90's yet either. lol. I have done just as you say- loved a stitch, stitched awhile and then forgot about it. Lol. Summer at Cherry Hill is a great stitch. Thank you so much for stitching Lizzie's Pinkeep. It looks so darling and I love how you finished it. Super cute! Have a great week and happy stitching.

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    1. Oh. My. Goodness! I forgot to give you credit! I must apologize. I was so excited to finish it. Thank you for taking the time to design this little sweet pattern. I found quite a few things on your blog that are totally my style. LOL I have eaten three blueberries. With temps in the 90's again this week, should start to ripen quickly. Have a great week!

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