Garlic harvest time

I love Garlic and i just harvested mine

Summer naps

Its a hot one today

and the kitties love the cool stone for a nap

look close there are two...LOL

new use for old hose holder

flowers everywhere

Garden is in

picked the peas twice

SALAD ANYONE

OH IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER THAN YOUR OWN GROWN VEGGIES

GARDEN FAIRY

MY GARDEN FAIRY WATCHES OVER THE HERBS

BLOOMING

I JUST LOVE FLOWERS

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

PEONIES

IF EVER THERE WAS A SCENT SO CLEAN AND PURE IT IS THE PEONY

Tin Can reuse

Reuse recycle  that is the question? well they make great planters just punch a hole or two in the bottom for drainage and instant planter....

Happy is the day when my garden is in BLOOM

my secret garden

Farmgirl sisters

this is a wonderful gift from my secret farmgirl sister.
she is so wonderful and always knows exactly what
i'm wishing for..thank you SS

Bra recycling

oh what to do with those old bras

make a drawer scenter aha!
just cut off the sides sew around the bottom fill with lavender buds and down or fiber fill
stitch the top and toss it in your unmentionables drawer LOL..TIP if you leave the strap on
you can hang it in the linen or coat closet...

LAVENDER MIST

I LOVE LAVENDER AND SO
I MIST THE HOUSE MY PILLOWS
SHEETS AND EVEN IRONING
40 oz pure lavender essential oil (or your favorite oil)
4  oz  purified or distilled water (you can find this in the baby food aisle )
and a spritz spray bottle ..shake well and start misting.. its lasts along time

but you can double or triple the recipe if you like...

any day is a good day to live

each day i wake i'm groggy want to back to sleep
so i push myself up and before you know it i'm
glad to awake alive  and sipping my morning tea
in the garden the nice weather has that effect on me
i love watching my little plants growing and glistening
with dew ...i daydream about picking the first berry
tomatoe pepper etc. life is good
like the old saying "we reap what you sow"
i believe this in all things...

sorry for the delay computer issues

here is the clothespin hanger...any wire hanger  bend to shape
make a bag out of cotton (dryes quick) and a square neck opening fit hanger inside you can embellish or line it but this works fine and its super easy...

Lavender Shortbread cookies

Lavender Shortbread



3 Tbsp. fresh organic Lavender flowers


OR 1 1/2 Tbsp. dried organic Lavender flowers


1 cup butter


1/4 cup  cornstarch


1/2 cup icing sugar


1 1/2 cups flour




Set oven at 325° F.


Use food processor to blend chilled butter (not room temperature) plus Lavender flowers, icing sugar & cornstarch. Add half the flour amount
Pulse gently until roughly cut into a “crumbly” texture. Blend in remainder of flour until it “balls” into a smooth dough. Roll in a wax paper log like frozen cookie dough. CHILL 40 MINUTES.


Cut into 1/2 inch rings, bake on ungreased cookie sheet (i use parchment paper)
until just golden on the bottom. Aprox 20 minutes.
Cool before handling. Makes aprox 30. Store in tight tin.




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sharing recipes on a beautiful spring day

Lavender-Lemon Curd

1/2 cup of real butter


1¼ cup white sugar


2 lemons, rind & juice up to 1/2 cup


4 well beaten eggs


pinch of salt


1 TBSP dried lavender flowers or 3 TBSP fresh


Use a double boiler; bring water underneath to a boil then lower to simmer.


Place butter & sugar first in the top pot to melt together, and then add the rest of the ingredients.


Whisk gently until smooth and thickened.


Pour through a sieve over a heat proof bowl then spoon into two clean jam jars and cool. Keep refrigerated…about a week if you are lucky!

spring musings

the weather is perfect and still i'm waiting to plant
i love putting in all the veggies and flowers
hopefully next weekend??

its still alittle to cool. but i love the pink snow..

feels like summer

thank the lord spring has sprung
and its glorious the trees are
blooming white and pink
its so inspiring and beauty ,
you can feel the energy all
around you.
everything is colorful
and alive .

rain

rain rain go away..its been raining for two days and i know its great for my plants and garden soil but right about now i need a little sun. this is getting depressing and boring being stuck in the house and its cold.

but enough of the whining i'll just sew and blog....LOL.. and remember last Easter in Prague..

rainy day

the streets are like rivers and the rivers like lakes
it seems never ending  so i'll just bake.

getting wild at the flower show

flower show tribe

garden inspector

Cali making sure all is right in the garden last summer

after the storm

there always seems to be a rainbow after the storm

petey just loving the shade

Tequila

Cali cat

i

gardeners dream shoes

fancyful footwear

st paddys day fun

we have a fun st paddys day warm and cozy in my sister home

while the rain poured down and the wind howled

the lights flicker on and off..but thru it all its was perfect with candles

glowing every where.. and lots of good food

we can all use a little whimsy right now .
Willow and joey
making new a friend
is always interesting...

spring is almost here

it just keeps raining

but tomorrow promises to be the

start of sunny days and warmer temps so for now it dining in doors

a winters nite

i can only dream and plan my garden for now
as it is snowing like crazy
so i read LOST CITY OF Z the by the fire tonight
with a steaming cup of lavender dreams tea.
i'll most likely have to go out and shovel alittle later
or forever be snowed in. have a goodnight