This and That

Thunderstorms are somewhat unusual around here but last night we had one and my but was it loud. Every time there was a flash of lightning the rain fell even harder and I lay in bed wondering what damage my flowers would sustain. Had the storm been forecast I would at least have pulled the pots of Petunias under cover.  Well, nothing was ruined and IF we get some sunny days I think most everything will pull itself up again. Unfortunately the weather forecast is not terribly promising.

While taking stock of how badly things were beaten down I realized that certain plants had become quite overgrown and today youngest son came to dig out the worst thugs. Spiderwort was the first to go. From an 8" pot a few years ago it had spread to a good 3 feet in diameter and was sprawling over.
Next he dealt with a grass that was supposed to look so great but never did. Can't remember what it was called but I am keeping only one grass and that is a gold-barred one that grows about 4 feet high and actually looks nice.
Next to go were 2 large patches of Lysymachia ( not sure about the spelling). It had mostly reverted from variegated to solid green and didn't look nice any more.  You get the idea. Anyway, I hope to keep things a little more under control now.

In the kitchen this week I tried to use up bits of this and that in the fridge.  Half a container of cottage cheese, a cup of sour cream and an 8 oz box of cream cheese plus another half box... ended up as a cheesecake.  I tried to make a blueberry glaze but I think there was too much glaze and not enough berries. Oh well. It tasted great. Also had a cup pf cherry pie filling leftover. Used most of that.

Also in the fridge was milk that was needing to be used. I should have doubled the recipe but didn't think of it. Now we have baked custards and still more milk to find a use for. That's cinnamon on top not the usual nutmeg that egg custard calls for. I'm not a big fan of nutmeg.

Well, this post certainly turned out to be lengthy. I thought I had very little to say but apparently once I get going.....


Thanks for visiting today.


Granny Marigold

My Week

It's been a week since I last posted and it seems as if the more time passes, the harder
 it is to "get back into it". But I shall make an effort. It has been a very busy week.
On July 1 my DH's younger brother, who was a widower, remarried in a lovely
outdoor wedding. My DH's 2 sisters came from out-of-province and left this morning.
 Although they didn't stay with us they did spend a lot of time here.
Then on the second of July we had our annual family BBQ to which the sisters came
 and saw all their nieces and nephews. That was great too.

My flowers are growing. Lilies are blooming as are the Daisies....

                                                  ....and the first Dahlia 

         

                                 and the Montbretia ( or Crocosmia if you prefer).
                                 The Hummingbirds seem to love this flower a lot.

    
           My sweet little grandson turned 7 today. His mom made him a Spiderman cake.

Thanks for visiting today. I hope you are having a good week and good weather.

                Granny Marigold

July first.....Canada Day

Summer Day

These lovely clouds greeted us this morning. A very hot day ( make that a hot week!!) was forecast so we were off to the blueberry field right at 8 o'clock.  Filled another 3 pails in an hour. The owners even provide buckets if you prefer to pick sitting down!!

        On the drive home I asked my DH to stop so I could take a picture of this monster home.

Here is another one under construction not far down the same road.  There wasn't much of a shoulder to park so DH took this one out the truck window. Isn't it enormous?

Once we got home and had sat down for a bit we were off to the littlest grandson's sports day. 
DH got tired standing around and went to sit on the Buddy Bench. Aren't they just the best idea?  There should be Buddy Benches for grown-ups too.

I just had to sneak in a picture of flowers.  My poor Hydrangeas don't like this hot weather and are drooping. I will have to do a lot of watering if this keeps up.
 I cut these big Mopheads and filled an old teapot that has no lid. Actually it has a big crack too. This stands on the front landing so if by chance it gets knocked off I won't be too sad. Little boys going past with backpacks can easily hook on you know.
Just three more days of school left!  Yay for summer holidays.

Happy last week in June!!  I hope you're enjoying sunny weather too.

Thanks for visiting.


Granny Marigold

A graduation and some treasures

It occurs to me that my grandson is one of my treasures too!  His grad ceremony was this past week. We're very proud of him.

                    Here he is with his mom, our second oldest daughter.. He's all dressed for Prom tonight.

 We went to a few garage sales this morning and I did find a couple of things. Some books, these lovely tea cups, a new mug for my tea.

Just a day or so ago over at Mamas Mercantile she was showing her collection of old  wooden darning 'eggs' and  darning mushrooms.  Would you believe I found one at a gs this morning?  I might not even have noticed it if she hadn't mentioned them but for .25 you know I got it.

Just one more thing to tell you and it's very good news because my CT scan came back normal.
I am very very grateful.



I'm grateful for you too, for faithfully visiting.  Have a blessed Sunday.

Granny Marigold

Foxgloves and Teddy Bears

While puttering in my garden yesterday pulling weeds and deadheading flowers I noticed a Foxglove that I don't remember having last year. It appears to be a cross between the purple one and the white resulting in a white with a purple/red speckled inside.   The Foxgloves are almost done, sadly, because every year I enjoy them wherever they pop up. And some years they pop up almost everywhere!

You know how fond I am of my Teddy bears. This particular one is enjoying a tea party with blueberries that we picked earlier this week. We've frozen some, shared some, and eaten a LOT. This is all that's left. Next week we must go pick more.

Hope you are having a peaceful and pleasant day.

Thanks for visiting.




Granny Marigold

Lilies

When my DIL was at Superstore she happened to see that in their garden center the lilies that had finished blooming for this year were marked down to $5.94 ( from 11.99).  Since I needed to go to SS anyway I went to take a look and would you believe they were now marked down a further 30%.
I picked up 2 pots of yellow and 2 of red. They are quite short, growing to only a foot or so high but they are very prolific bloomers and they spread too!  Right now the spot that I want to put them is occupied by tomato plants but I'll keep them watered and fed until the tomatoes are done. I'm quite happy to have them.

It was a quiet day around here. I did go for my CT scan of my head at the hospital because my  headaches are an ever continuing problem.              The forecast for the next few days is for showers so I guess I'll be forced to do housework.  What are you planning to do?


Thanks for coming by.



Granny Marigold