Do You Remember.....?

 

 

 It seems my posts are only about flowers so for a change I thought I'd see how many of you remember these times.....

Remember when there were no seatbelts and car seats were not mandatory?  I remember having whoever was the baby at the time on the seat beside me as I drove. Amazing that we all survived.

picture from the internet

 

Remember Jello molds?  My grown kids like to poke fun at some of the strange  Jello "salads" I made. Some apparently one had grated carrots.

 

When my babies were in (cloth) diapers rubber pants were  necessary. Moms now use disposable diapers and rubber pants no longer exist.

Who can forget Mr Rogers?  I must admit when my children watched his program I watched right along with them.  Remember Donkey Hodey?  And Daniel Tiger?  We could use more shows teaching children kindness and gentleness nowadays.

I'm sure I'll be back with more pictures of flowers next post. It's just fun to deviate once in a while.

Thanks for visiting

 

May Blooms

 Yesterday we had our warmest day so far this Spring...30C  which was too hot for my liking. Then overnight we had some lovely showers, all my plants gave sighs of relief, and we're much more comfortable today. 

This row of Rugosa Roses completely hides our next door neighbours.  Fortunately they like them because they hang over onto their driveway. ( the roses, not the neighbours).  I love Rugosas because they don't need spraying or watering or even pruning, they rarely ever have aphids and they smell amazingly wonderful.

Here a volunteer Foxglove has popped up. This year has seen more Foxgloves show up in every area than any other year!  Fortunately I am very fond of them.

A bird must have dropped the seed for this perennial Bachelor Button.

 My best Columbine is this one that is growing in gravel beside the actual flowerbed

 The rain at night weighed the heavy Peony flowers down so I cut some and brought them in.

 That's it for today. Thanks for coming by.

 

Busy Days

 How quickly the days go by. It's been 5 days since I last posted . Our weather has been fairly pleasant so my excuse is that I was busy outside. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
This morning we had wild wind blowing the trees and shrubs while lashing them with rain.  Now, in the afternoon, the sun is out and although the wind isn't gone it has lost some of its strength.

Recently I picked up 2 jigsaw puzzles at a church garage sale that we noticed on our way back from our walk at Willband.  Both are 500 pieces, which we prefer, and the pictures are so attractive. Although we had decided not to start another one until Fall we ended up doing the one with the tractor and the cows. As you can see we made good progress.

 

  In the back yard I have an area which DH and Youngest Son covered with some metal roofing in order to protect my shade-loving Hostas, Ferns, and Heuchera from winter drowning as well as summer sun.
(The angel was found beside the street... Free... and stands guard over this area.)

 

 I liked that area so much that I created another shady corner right behind the house.
 I need to get someone to put a hook in the ceiling so I can hang that little metal birdhouse.

 Once we get very warm temperatures I'll be doing a lot of watering containers. Last count was over 40.

 

 That's it for today. Thanks for coming by.

 

 

Alliums

Lovely morning for a walk. Didn't see any ducklings today but the goslings are growing lanky and losing their cuteness :(    . Several bunnies were out and about. Some are so used to people that unless there's a dog nearby they don't hop away. I hope they don't become lunch for the eagle.

 

After we got back I walked around and checked to see what's blooming today. I noticed that the alliums near the parking area in by the street are opening.  There are regular alliums, with their purple globes, and the Sicilian Honey Garlic Alliums ( Nectaroscordum  siculum) which are less common. I believe my original bulbs were a gift from Eldest Daughter. They are easy to grow; I only wish their stalks were as sturdy as the purple alliums are. 

 

 

Above photo and write-up from the internet

Allium siculum (syn. Nectaroscordum siculum), known as honey garlic, Sicilian honey lily, Sicilian honey garlic, or Mediterranean bells. ...

This perennial exudes a strong garlic scent when bruised, hence its common name of Sicilian Honey Garlic. Easy to grow, undemanding and beautiful.

 What's blooming in your garden?  

Thanks for visiting

 

Plant Shopping

 Earlier in the week we went to the garden centre.   I found a few plants that I wanted, mainly Pansies which I transplanted into terra cotta pots and put out on plant stands since I don't have any empty spaces in my flower beds.  They still had mini Daffodils so I got 3 pots which I'll enjoy on the porch then plant them out where hopefully they will bloom next year.

 

 There's another plant stand in front of my garden shed.

 

 That's mainly what I've been up to. Our sunny weather seems to have moved on and we have showers almost every day.  It's chilly too. Perfect weather for some baking 💗

 

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Flowers and A Full Moon

 Irises are beginning to bloom.  These are tucked into a back corner out of sight. They were "extras" that I couldn't bear to throw out. 

A bouquet for Mother's Day

 The May Full Moon

from the internet

May's full moon is a spring spectacular called the Flower Moon.

It's a little smaller and dimmer than you might expect - known as a micromoon.

You've probably heard of supermoons - big, bold full Moons that loom large because they're closer to Earth.

A micromoon is the exact opposite.

It happens when the Moon is at its farthest point from Earth, so it looks around 14% smaller and 30% less bright than a supermoon.

I hope your week is off to a good start.

Thanks for visiting.

 

Mother's Day

 I liked both pictures and couldn't decide which to use so here are both of them. I hope your day is lovely, full of sunshine and love.

 

Wednesday Chit Chat

 

Not much to blog about today so I thought I'd see what pictures I might have that I (hopefully) haven't posted......

I sowed my pole beans in peat pots. 3 different kinds which I hope to keep track of, seeing which ones produce best. The first and second pictures were just 2 days apart. When beans start growing they really grow. 

 

The pink Spring Clematis that I believe is C. Montana. It did poorly last year but is doing better now.

 

Lilacs for the table.

Kitty's "friend" Harry. He comes around almost every day but she isn't very friendly towards him.

A row of Hostas behind the house.

Pots of Hyacinths by the library.

That's all I have today. I hope your day is a good one. Thanks for visiting.

Books and a very Expensive House

 

 

Good Morning.  Another week begins with the usual laundry. In between loads I'll see if I can get some reading done....out on the porch with another cup of coffee.

I'm reading three books these days.  The Miss Read is a recent Amazon purchase, the other 3 are from the library.

 I like to look at what's available on FB Marketplace ( where I found my rhubarb) and I came upon this house for sale. It has 11 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms....all for a mere  $1,899,999

When I posted about rhubarb a fellow blogger, Norma, commented that rhubarb leaves are a rich source of calcium. I believe she lives in Spain; her blog is very informative especially about nutrition. However, rhubarb leaves  that we know of are not edible and are in fact very toxic.  The stems, of course, are good to eat. I just wanted to clarify that.

Have a Happy Week.   Thanks for visiting.

 

 

Rhubarb

 

 

 

I saw that rhubarb was for sale on FB Marketplace so I ordered 10 lbs. There was a choice of grade A and grade B. I can't remember what we got last year ( we;ve bought rhubarb at that farm before) so I asked for 5 lbs of each.  Now I see that there's very little difference. I washed it and DH chopped it. We ended up with 7 bags 4 cups of rhubarb in each bag.  Along with what our small patch produces we will have enough for the coming year.

 

On the way home we stopped at a garage sale where I found this set of mixing bowls in such lively colours. Aside from their looks they are a type of  Melamine I think. In any case, they're not as heavy as my ceramic (?) ones.  I also got 2 more muffin pans for .50 each. I already had one. I like these bigger ones although for cupcakes I use my regular 12 hole ones.

That's my Saturday so far. The sun that was hidden all morning has now appeared and I'm on my way out!!

Thanks for coming by.