Onsies, Twosies, Threesies....

Today would have been my Mom's 80th Birthday. Staggering. I can't even begin to imagine what she would look like at 80. She's been gone for a 25 years, long years that somehow went quickly. She always said that the days may drag but the years fly by & she was right.
On my desk sits one of my most treasured items, a little blue crock that holds a ball & jacks & for some unknown reason one marble. These were my mom's, she loved to play jacks, just one of the zillion things to love about her!

The Welcoming Committee

The little kids across the street giggle when they see Virginia sitting next to the Griffin because they said they look like sisters.

Signs of life

Spring has Sprung!

MY dad made these tulips for me the year before he passed away, this is the first time I put them in my window box (my husbands suggestion) & I LOVE the way they look. I get my love of gardening & woodworking from my dad.

Thanks to pinterest I discovered some new seed starting methods, paper towel rolls cut down, newspaper pots & I came up with the idea to try paper dixie cups, we'll see what happens.

ZINC home & garden Lambertville NJ

Love this shop. If your in Lambertville check them out, 74 Bridge Street

Blue Bottles & Bulbs

There will definitely be a bottle tree in my garden this summer! All I have to do is develop a taste for sparkling water!

Trying something new this year by starting my elephant ears & caladium bulbs indoors.

3/13/13 First Crocus Sighting

 

Made my day spotting these crocuses walking on the East Side of Manhattan today.

The Not So Great Blizzard of 2013

Virginia is 15 years old & would sit out in the snow watching the world go by all day...if only someone would let her!

Happy National Pancake Day!

Oh Noooooooooooo!

Everyone posts beautiful photos of their beautiful rooms, well this is my reality...I didn't make any New Year's Resolutions but I did make a very long list of the things I want to get accomplished this year. First on the list was paint my office, which I started this weekend, all I had to do this morning was 2nd coat the trim, who needs drop cloths for that?! I thought I was very clever pouring the paint into a quart size container, paint in one hand brush in the other, what could go wrong...the paint actually landed in 3 rooms! Could have been worse, my dog who is now sporting white patches on her tail & side from the walls could have tracked it all thru the house, ever the optomist.