Chevron Birds

I went to the craft store the other day

and found this

chevron paper...

 

 

had to have it.

 

 

I went right home and started folding.

Have I mentioned lately

that I'm obsessed

with folding birds?

 

 

Anyway I've got two new listings up on

etsy of my chevron

origami birds.

 

 

 

Come see me and my birds.

 

 

Happy Sunday.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN MCCLASKEY

Happy Birthday Susan!

You're a wonderful

mother, sister, daughter

and friend.

There is no one I admire more.

You are truly amazing!

WINDOW BOXES FOR ME

I've been collecting window box pictures on Pinterest

all Winter for ideas and inspiration.

I know I should have a

killer,

spiller,

and filler.

 

 

 

 

This is how my boxes started this Spring.

Early last Fall I had added a few Mums

to my existing boxes and they made it

through the winter.

 

 

 

 

Here are my boxes today.

 

 

 

 

 

In the end, after so much looking and planning,

I just got some plants from the

 "drastically reduced"

section of Lowes.

$17 for the lot.

 

 

 

 

I'm learning that I can waste a lot of time

dreaming and searching.

 

 

 

 

When you are a girl on a budget,

sometimes you need to compromise

and go with what's available.

 

 

 



 

They still have some filling out to do,

but I think they'll work.

 

No regrets.

 

 

 

 

 

And the Mums should be pretty

this Fall.

 

Happy Gardening.

 

 

Patience Is A Virtue

 

Back in March I placed an order with Michigan Bulb for some plants

and they arrived about a month ago.

When I unpacked them, I was very disappointed.

I thought...no way in heck will these ever amount to anything,

I've wasted my money!

I had ordered some sedium, succulents, grasses and

 assorted other plants.

 

 

 

They were all so fragile and almost falling apart.

I decided they would never make it in the ground, so I transplanted them

into larger pots and decided to

wait and see.

 

 

 

A couple of weeks later, I still didn't feel good about

putting them into the ground.

I decided to re-pot the succulents and sedium  

 into an old strawberry pot

and wait again.

 

 

 

Here they are today on this beautiful Memorial Day.

I never would have believed it.

 

 

 

The verdict is still out on some others

but I am a bit more optimistic.

Happy Memorial Day

and

Happy gardening.

 



Holy Moley!

This past weekend my sister, Susan and I headed home

to visit our parents and celebrate my Dad's

87th. birthday.

 

 

Little Daisy was there for the party as well

which meant I spent lots of time

in my parents backyard.

 

Their backyard is CRAZY!

It's like walking on a sponge.

My Dad says it's moles

and that he has done everything he can think of

to get rid of them.

 

 

I have never seen a mole for myself,

and at first glance they look

kind of cute.

 

 

But on further investigation...

not so much.

 

 

I'm not sure if there are different kinds

or what he actully has,

 it could be just a few living below the surface

or an underground army.

 

 

 

 

What I do know is this,

the man has PROBLEMS!

I can't tell you more right now,

I haven't done my research.

Hello Google!

 

Happy Gardening.

 

The backyard pictures are mine

the moles are from Google.



HAPPY EASTER

Happy Easter everyone.

The day started out a little soggy

but it soon turned itself right.

A little overcast but

a pleasant day all

in all.

 

 

The garden is certainly showing off its

sunny colors.

 

 

The daffodils that have survived the snow

are pretty as a picture.

 

 

 

These have just opened up.

They were planted this past Fall.

 

 

I'm so glad I have planted some

early, medium, and late

bloomers, otherwise

they'd be all gone by now

with the weather we've had lately.

 

Easter Dinner for two today.

Sadly, Kate could not join us this year,

she is still in NY doing big girl stuff.

My sister Susan and I sat down

to my favorite holiday meal.

Ham, potato salad, deviled eggs, green beans, and

an old family salad recipe from my Mom.

 

 

 

 I've been practicing my origami

and have taught myself

how to make a simple

butterfly.

We've got plans

to have a evening ham sandwich

and watch the new

 Masterpiece Theatre series

Selfridge.

Hoping it's half as good as

Downton Abby,

if so, it'll be great.

 

Again, Happy Easter.

ME OH MY PIE!

 

I'm baking a pie...

and I don't know why!

Just kidding, I really do.

I've been inspired by a couple of things lately.

First off, Pinterest, and all the

delicious and delightful

pictures of pie

just make my mouth water.

 

 

Secondly, back on March 14th.

I saw that there is a

National Pie Day.

Actually I got that wrong,

March 14th is National Pi Day

that celebrates the mathematical constant Pi.

According to the American Pie Council,

the National Pie Day

was in January,

January 23rd in fact.

 

I often say...

I don't cook.

My kitchen is a closet,

no, literally, a closet.

When my sister and I moved into

our home here at

Buttermilk Cottage

(I took the upstairs, she the downstairs)

we coverted a walk in closet into a mini kitchen.

 

 

Okay, the saying is

easy as pie.

I gave it a try.

Granted mine doesn't even resemble

the one on Pinterest,

but what the ha.

This is my version of

French Coconut Pie.

 

 

 

I already get some of my mistakes,

that crust is pretty bad.

But I'm game to try again.

 

Stay tuned for my next

Me Oh My

Pie.

 

Have a great day