Garden Loves.

We have this week off from work and our

plan in the moment is to create a tiny stone

walkway from our front door to our gravel

driveway. The stones we will be laying are

the same ones we used last year for the stone

patio we created in the back off our big deck. 

On top of the stone patio, my other current

love is the sweet meadow that has slowly

grown in the back. We have purple vetch,

chamomile, yellow blossoms and a little

bit of red that we don't know what it is. I

am not a fan of red but will leave it for

now as it's only a bit here and there. Love

that every year, the meadow grows in size.

It's raining now but we hope that as much

as we need the rain, it will stop soon so we

can get back to working on the stone path.

A big project for this long week off work.

~ Chy

Pink Blossoms.

Sweet and tiny pink blossoms for the cherry tree in front of our old house. I'll miss these each Spring but happy the new owners will enjoy. At the cottage, we have lavender (4 in total), a bleeding heart, a lilac bush that grows each year but no blooms just yet. a healthy hosta, 2 rose bushes in addition to many Wild Alberta Rose bushes all over the forest, a limelight hydrangea, some thyme, phlox, sedum and a whole lot of plants that I don't even know what they are. One day I'll have it all catalogued. For now, I just enjoy!

Today, the 2nd day in a 3 day long weekend, we woke up to pouring rain and strong winds. We did weed and work in the garden yesterday, so the rain was welcome to keep everything so green. And to give us a day off of landscaping. We slept in a bit, with the sound of rain hitting the roof. Then we headed in to the Big City to visit Ikea (2 new plant pots for my cuttings that have outgrown their glass bottles), new Country Living U.K. and Daphne's Diary from Indigo (our favorite book store), a visit to the Antique Mall to look for more plant pots (no pots but I found a vintage Holly Hobbie tea pot), a stop at the hardware store to buy paint and supplies for our preschool, and then finally, groceries to fill our pantry and fridge. Lunch, a nap and tonight we've been watching Hallmark Christmas Movies. It is July! And now "Christmas in Connecticut" has just started. Tomorrow promises to be a warm and sunny day. Hoping to get some cedar chips moved and would love to sit on the deck in the sun and do NOTHING! I'm not very good at sitting still but working on it. One day, I'm sure I'll perfect it!

The rest of the week looks like a very rainy. I don't mind rain during the week but always hope for at least one sunny day on the weekend. I'd like to get the decks re-stained this year. And get the final bits of landscaping done so we can just maintain it and then sit back and truly enjoy all the hard work we've put in to creating gardens, play zones and seating areas. We're getting closer and closer all the time.

Wishing you a beautiful Sunday tomorrow and if you're reading from the U.S., a fun, healthy and safe July 4th!

~ Chy

Pink Blossoms.

Our Village house is on the market and I'm loving that the pink blossoms on the tree beside the path to the front door opened up this week. So pretty and light. I'm going to do a little digging around to see if I can split this tree as it's gotten quite large. Rather than tear it apart, or prune it right down, I'll see if we can split it instead. Lovely sweet tree for the acreage. If we can't split it, we'll visit the greenhouse and see if we can find the same species there.

Last week was beyond great but this week has been hard ~ working through each item on my list. Challenges are to be expected and I always dread when they come up but feel great after once I can work through the pieces. Excited about the Summer ahead and looking forward to our music festival, landscaping the last bits of our land and planning our Disney trip along the way. Hard work all around!

Long work day today but shorter tomorrow ~ thankful for this as our list of tasks for the Festival fills in any open spaces in the evening. So I'm going to enjoy a bit of shopping with dh tomorrow afternoon while we're out and about until it's time to head home and tackle the list. Hope your Friday is amazing and you have many plans for a great weekend!

~ Chy

Tiny Blossoms.

I was sure this tiny plant was at the end of

it's life but it's suddenly gained blossoms!

Pretty pinks and vibrant, healthy green

stems. So happy it's doing much better.

~ Chy

Cherry Blossoms.

Our two Cherry Blossom Trees in our yard

have begun to bloom. I love the colors and

the soft petal and buds. Another few days

and they will be in full bloom. More pics then!