perfect day

my family is a blessing to me.

they had a special day planned for me from beginning to end.

i had a lovely peony from the garden picked and placed by my bed.

then breakfast was served to me in bed with everyone piling on to talk and open

gifts and cards.

as we talked, stories of earlier days are being told and we break into laughter.

then...

my oldest daughter, rachel and oldest son, david and i

went to centennial park for the taca fair.

(tennessee association of craft artists.)

my pottery teacher was selling her pottery and lots of

tennesse artists were at the fair.

we had a wonderful time walking around and checking everything out.

the parthenon is there in centenial park .

we took a break from the beautiful day and sat on the steps

of the museum and had some kettle corn.

just a few pictures to embarrass the kids.

as we came home from the park, daddio and the kids at

home were planting trees.

well some were surfing on shovels...it's the latest thing in tn.

this is our third year in a row planting trees on mother's day.

i think it might become a tradition...i love it.

i now have two apple trees...one macintosh and one fuji.

also two pear trees. i am so excited to add fruit trees to the farm.

the gorgeous day and i mean gorgeous...perfect weather...was rounded out

by me getting to ride my newly fixed tractor and cut grass quietly by myself

with my ipod on, of course.

as i was surveying my work my darling hubby and kids were

putting steaks on the grill and making the best dinner.

also i received a wonderful photo book of an earlier visit

from my daughter, esther who doesn't live here... along

with a call from her on mother's day morning.

i was treated all day long with a lot of love.

it was a wonderful mother's day and my family deserves a hand.
happy days in may.

peony blooms

this simply is one of my favourite flowers ever.

new love

as some old favourites begin to bud and bloom...peony.



white clematis

calibrachoa

large blotch pansy

red hot geraniums

chive blooms

oregano

there is still room in my heart for new loves.

one of my local garden centers is on the way to lots of things.

picking up kids from work, the grocery store, target, tractor supply.

i pass by it quite often...today i just couldn't do it again without stopping in.

so i thought i really need more hellebores...they didn't have any.

i was not really surprised but they had plenty of other goodies.

yarrow 'terra cotta'

coleus 'twist and twirl'

coleus 'pink chaos'

petunia 'bravo blue veined'

creeping jenny 'red'

osteospermum 'daisy side show copper yellow'

weeping loropetalum 'purple pixie'

i don't think i have ever bought a container already planted

but i loved this combination and i am moving more

toward containers because of all the dogs we have around here.

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lavender pentas

dark blue petunias

dracaena spike

a soft green fuzzy leafed trailing vine, silver mist licorice

the tiny white flower...not sure.

it was nice having something ready to just put out in the garden.

happy april planting.