What to do....

A few posts ago

I shared an

old vintage top hat mold

that I had found

at a flea market recently.

Still trying to figure out what to do with it!

A display for my little nest?

My salt and pepper puppies are telling secrets. 

The baby tears plant could sit inside the mold.

It could be a pedestal for my teacup potted African violet?

 

This is what I intended

to use it for ......  a candle holder,

but I probably need

to get a glass hurricane

for it too.

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These little bronze birds could roost here!

What do you think?

What would you put in there?

Working for the Weekend

Spent the entire weekend in the yard

pulling weeds, trimming hedges,

bushes, and trees,

and then raking and cleaning up.

Whew.

Lots of work.

But........things are blooming!

Found this sweet crock drink dispenser and stand at a flea market.

For years I have put water

in this iron bird bath ....

but the birds never used it.

The water gets too hot!

What was I thinking when I bought it?

  (I decided to plant it with flowers last week.)

This mulberry tree branch is about to snap, right?!!!

The baby wrens

left their little house this week.

Let me tell you.... they had gotten soooo noisey!

What did you do this weekend?

(I hope it was something fun!)

Why can't peonies bloom all summer?

Don't you love the look and the smell of a peony?

Heavenly.

My sweet mother-in-law gave me this gorgeous

Italian bowl with white doves perched on the rim.

It's larger than it looks... and the birds

are practically life-sized.

One of my favorite things for sure!

A pretty pairing.

What is the nicest thing your

mother or mother-in-law

has ever given you?

Summertime

It's finally starting to feel and look like summer!

We've had such an unseasonably cold spring,

so many of our perennials and annuals

are not nearly as far along 

as they normally are in the gardens.

The previous owners had 

 beautiful hot pink carpet roses 
added to the landscaping around the yard, 

so each year we plant annuals in pinks

and purples to coordinate with the roses.

The yard looks so much better 

when they are blooming,

but that will have to wait 

for another post in July!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Wish you could sit and have some pink lemonade

with me on the patio. 

What colors are the flowers growing

in your garden this summer?