My Nasturtiums have begun blooming. There are still quite a few just tiny plants; I'm not sure why they're slow because I sowed them all at the same time.
My perennial Sweet Peas have also begun to bloom. Unfortunately I only have pink ones. Years ago I had a white one but it hasn't appeared the last 2 years. My annual Sweet Peas are just a few inches high. Maybe I should give them a shot of fertilizer.
A quick trip to the thrift store to look for more reading material and just look what I found. A treasure!! This Gladys Taber book first published in 1928 and no longer available on Amazon was priced at $2 ( and as a senior I got 20% off ). Those of you who are GT fans will understand my joy.
It's a pleasant day here, not too hot so just right for puttering outside which I have done. Now it's almost lunchtime and DH will be home from Gleaners and want some lunch. Neither one of us can face oatmeal at breakfast so we have it some days at lunch. With a drizzle of maple syrup and a few blueberries it is delicious!
Thanks for coming by, GM
I love the pink sweet peas.
ReplyDeleteI've heard of Gladys Taber (probably here :) but don't think I've ever read anything of hers.
Your flowers are so beautiful. I don't have any in my garden but would love to have some perennials. I also have never heard of Gladys Taber. I'm guessing it's fiction? We often have oatmeal for lunch too as we rarely eat breakfast unless we're eating out with others for some reason.
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Betsy
I have planted Nasturtiums in several of my garden beds and not a one has peeped through! It's the first time I've planted them... I must be doing something wrong. You always find the best stuff at the thrift store!
ReplyDeletePeace and silent joy in house and garden! Your lunch looks healthy and YUM YUM!
ReplyDeleteOur Nasturtiums haven't even started blooming!
ReplyDeleteI love Nasturtiums and have several, but they are suffering on these oh-so-hot days. I am giving them water every day. And, the rabbits that live under the garden shed don't eat them. That's a good thing. Your sweet peas are so pretty and decorate a table so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI have Gladys Taber's Stillmeadow, but have not read it yet.
Your oatmeal looks and sounds like something I would like too! I love nasturtiums too!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Gladys Taber so I looked her up - now I understand why you are so excited! Enjoy reading it :)
ReplyDeleteI try to have oatmeal a lot myself!! Mine with dried apples and cinnamon. Love your sweet peas!!
ReplyDeleteYour Plants and Flowers are growing well- your Oatmeal sounds very yummy indeed! Best Wishes. KEV.
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ReplyDeleteOh, that Gladys Taber book is a real treasure! Lucky you! My annual sweet peas are slow this year, too, and still not blooming. It's a weird year in the garden.
ReplyDeleteI love sweet peas! And we have oatmeal every morning — every. Single. Morning.
ReplyDeleteWow, great finding the Gladys Taber book, almost 100 years old! I have never been able to find one of her books in a thrift store.
ReplyDeleteI am with you on not having oatmeal for breakfast. I find it way too heavy first thing.
Have a great weekend!❤️
Robin
It looks like you found a lot of treasures at the thrift store!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I have been missing your posts lately. I think now I'm caught up.
ReplyDeleteMy sweet peas are only a few inches tall also. I think they will be a failure again this year. It may be time to give up on them.
Your nasturtiums and sweet peas are so pretty. I've never grown either one. I am having no luck with any flowers this summer. There is finally a few sunflower sprouts growing in the garden. I love to find very old books at the thrift store. That one looks extra special.
ReplyDeleteIt IS hard to face oatmeal at breakfast! Toast and creamy coffee is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteIt's strange that your sweet peas are so short! I've only ever seen them climbing up a trellis, pretty tall. But they are very pretty as they are.
I bought 4 used Gladys Taber books years ago, and Stillmeadow Seasons was one of them! I need to reread those books. She's a soothing voice of reason.
Your Nastursiums are so pretty. I planted several this year in a variety of colors and have really enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteNasturtiums are a long-time favorite and most years I plant them in several large pots leaving a few to go to seed and form a second crop. This year seeds from several sources have been slow to germinate or not at all. Hoping at least one planter will yield flowers .
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to find a treasure at the thrift store. I used to dislike oatmeal! One year me and my girls went to New York and I tried the hotels oatmeal made with brown sugar and took a liking to it. I don't eat it often but when I do it has to be brown sugar. Your flowers are pretty. I had some pretty flowers this summer but it has been a struggle with the heat it seems and lack of rain. I hope that you have a great week. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteHi GM! I have been reading up about Glady Taber, because I have never heard of her before you mentioned her. I ran accross a link I found at Susan Branch's blog, about Gladys https://friendsofgladystaber.org/, and thought you might be interested if you didn't already know about it. I rather fancy oatmeal, with real butter and at one time sugar, and lots of it. No more of that anymore, but I still eat Oatmeal almost every day.
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