Velvety Violets.....💜

I picked a posey...

Of Violets...

At the cottage...

My Mom loved Violets...especially in a Posey...

I know she would have loved this....💜


       Hope you are all having a great day...

           Busy one here...Miss V kept us hopping...

                 So much fun...💜

                     Meatloaf...Roasted Yam...Parmesan Zuchinni...

                           Ready for the oven...

                                  enjoy your evening...

                                      Cheers!   :o)

                                          linda ♥️ 

 

Welcoming Spring......

While working in the back garden yesterday...

Along with my boyfriend...

We got to spend some quality time...

With a few feathered friends!

The Red Chested Nuthatch...a couple...were fantastic to watch...

And listen to their sweet "trumpeting" song...

We were so close to them...we could hear their tiny wings flapping!!

The Black Capped Chick-a-dee-dee-dees were also having a feast!!

A lot of Spring bulbs are up...no flowers yet...

I am sure this upcoming cold week, will keep them fresh!!

And blooming in no time at all!!

Gonna get the boyfriend to cut a few Pussy Willows from my tree...

Love to use them in my front door display...and indoors as well!!

Have you done any Easter decorating???

Any Bunnies surfacing in your home? hahaha! 

 

Last nights Moon was gorgeous!!!

Did you all see it???

Pretty soon I will be seeing these in my garden!!

Hope you all have a great day....

So happy that Spring is here...

Cheers!  :o)

   linda ♥️

A Few Pretty Bloomers....

I am lucky enough to have a few pretty bloomers inside...
3 beautiful African Violets...and 3 Cyclamens...only 1 pictured here...
They certainly do make you feel cheery, as the sun shines on them...
You have anything blooming indoors right now???
Do they put a smile on your face??? 
Let's hope so...

Hope you are all having a great day...
I drove out to feed my daughters cats...went thru a lot of blowing snow!!
Very blustery and cold today...
Oh well...as they say...

                                    It is January!!

Picked up a rotiserrie chicken at Costco...
Will add some fries...I know..I know...I shouldn't...but I will!!
And a greek salad...sound good?

                                  Enjoy your evening....

                                    Cheers!   :o)

                                     linda ♥️ 

Vibrant...Vivacious...Violets♥️

My small backyard here at home...

Has become...

The Violet Patch!!

How sweet are these little guys....love them!

                                 ````````````````````````

Hope you are having a great day...

Sunny and warm here...

Boyfriend and I did a few errands this morning...

Picked up some lovely stain for our sunporch at the cottage...

Perhaps we will get that done this weekend...

Did a Costco run...everyone was buying planters...

None for me...haven't even thought about annuals yet...

Although I may take a trip to ITTENS out at the cottage...

A lovely little nursery♥️

I have Pea Soup bubbling on the stove...which will come in handy at the cottage...

Rotisserie Chicken...Fries...Swiss Chalet Sauce and salad for dinner...

      We might be heading for the cottage tomorrow...YAY!!!

                      Enjoy your evening...

                           Cheers!  :o)
                             linda

Blooms Outside & Inside....Weather Changes...

The extent of my Blooms outside...

Are...

2 Daffodils...

And...

A clump of white   Hyacinths...

Oh yes...

Can't forget...

Tiny bouquets of Jolly Jump Ups scattered here and there...

Hoping for something more flowery SOON!

Inside...things are a bit brighter...

Geraniums still going strong...

African Violets looking very glamorous...
 

What is flowering in your outdoor/indoor garden?
 

 I wanted to show you how much the weather is jumping around...

On Monday...on  the way to the park with Miss V...

We were all bundled up!!

Her Mother would kill me, if she saw this outfit!!!
Nothing co-ordinated...
But...
I let her pick everything out! 
Gosh...she makes us smile...from ear to ear♥️



On the way home from the park, my boyfriend was gathering up water bottles etc, that "people" had left behind...Miss V got in on the act...she was so excited to carry them back here, and put them in the recycling bin!

Bless her little heart!!

Fast forward to Wednesday...

Warm and toasty...

Short sleeved shirt!!

Crazeeeee!! 

Here is the Moon last night...

I think it will be right over the lake...can't wait for that!!

We are leaving bright and early in the morning...

Hopefully much warmer...and perhaps even a bloom or two!!

Hope you are all having a great day...

Mix of sun & cloud today...not as warm as yesterday...

Think I'll get outside and do a wee bit more raking...my favorite pastime!!

A comfort meal tonight...Grilled pork tenderloin...

                                 Mashed potatoes,fresh green beans,gravy..

                                     Yummy!!

         Enjoy the rest of your day...

              Cheers!  :o)
             linda
 

Front to Back Garden Tour....

Starting in the front garden...a few Ferns have come up...
My front garden faces East, so does not get a lot of sunshine...
Only 'til about mid-day...
It is a wonder anything grows at all...
the Solomon Seal are tall and plentiful...
These are the true genus, and are truly spectacular when in bloom...

My front door Easter planter is still in full swing...
The cooler temps have kept the tulips and daffodils from blooming too quickly...
Will soon be time to transplant into the garden for next year...

Climbing Hydrangea is gorgeous...
Perhaps a few blooms this year...
Going into its 4th year...no blooms as yet...
Below that...
My Muscari is not open as yet...but hopeful!

Now...to the backyard....much more going on out back here...
These Jolly-jump-ups are so cute...kinda spotted almost...
Purple and white...next to Jenny...creepin' along!

My few trilliums took a beating in the last rainfall...
Looking a wee bit dirty...
But...
Still gorgeous!

The Bamboo is coming out like gangbusters...
Will probably dig up a few, where not wanted...
They can become quite invasive...
But...
Given the right spot...
They are perfect!


Right below is the Rose Campion...
A beautiful flowering plant, with luscious velvety silver leaves...
I really like this plant ♥️

Lungwort with pink and blue flowers...
So shortlived...
But...
SO pretty and delicate...

More of my favorite wee jolly-jump-ups...
And..so fragrant!

Three Peony bushes up...
This one complete with ants!
I have a White...Deep Pink and a Pale Pink...
All from my Mom's garden...
I think if I ever move...
They will have to come with me...or...move to my daughter's garden ♥️

Another of my amazing Kalanchoes...
This one from Thanksgiving...flowering again...
Now she is outside...where she will flourish...
Will chronicle her over the summer months...

Hope you are all having a great day...
Pouring rain here...could be worse...
Tornadoes near where Betsy lives...she is AOK!!!
Lots of flooding everywhere...
Hope it lets up for our long weekend...
Lots to do at the cottage...

                                         ~~~~~~~~~~~ 

We have Miss V for dinner and a sleepover!!!
We have coloured, counted, played music, danced, read, clapped...
Pretended to sleep and snore....played farmer in the dell...

                                  Me Tired!!!!   and grampa too!!!

On the menu tonight....

        Buttermilk soaked and rolled in delicate panko crumbs...
               Boneless chicken  breasts....
                Roasted to a crispy crunchy deliciousness...
                   Roasted crispy taters...
                     Fresh brocolli and fresh yellow beans...

  Hope Miss V likes it!!
       She already had a big piece of the...
          banana/blackberry/strawberry spice cake ♥️♥️ 

A nice bath...a bit of bubble guppies and off to bed...fingers crossed!!!!


Enjoy the rest of your day....

                      Cheers!  :o)
                        linda