My town

How to dress up a garden?

August 2, 2010 By Anne 13 Comments

How do you dress up a garden?

Plant two grand-daughters on their first day of school in front of some flowers! Makes any garden look wonderful!

School uniforms add just the right amount of red!

I just love my garden!

Hugs,

Anne

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Sunny, warm, and beautiful. That was our weather this weekend and I actually got outside for a bit! Strange feeling since I’ve been in the studio for weeks. Another storm is due on Tuesday and we may get some hail! Hail in the middle of April! Don’t know how the weatherman knows this in advance.

I love roses and every year I plant 5 or 6 more rose bushes. It’s finally starting to pay off. My roses are all starting to bloom, so if we get hail on Tuesday I hope it will be gentle.

A quick trip to our local farmer’s market was called for. They have the best bread!

And veggies of course…

And they were selling orchids! Beautiful orchids!

I may be able to grow roses, but every time I try with orchids, they never bloom again. Any orchid advice out there? If you think I should give it a try I’ll buy one next week.

My son was supposed to arrive from Germany today and of course his flight was cancelled. I’m wondering how the airlines will ever catch up when they do start flying. Mother Nature is amazing and definitely in control!

Have a great day everyone!

Hugs,

Anne

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Cherry Blossom Time

February 28, 2010 By Anne 27 Comments

It’s cherry blossom time and the area I live in is in full bloom. Mother nature is putting on a show!

Amazing how beautiful it is right now.

To think that in a few months these blossoms will be cherries. People will come from all over to pick the sweet fruit. The farmers will open fruit and vegetable stands, and fresh produce will be sold, picked fresh from the earth.

Mother nature knows what to do. She provides us with sweet, sweet treats.

The area I live in is new housing, surrounded by old farms. Farms with freshly ploughed rows of earth and beautiful rows of trees. It’s inspiring just to see it!

My assistant Brigette, knows most of the farmers in this area. We’ve promised ourselves some field trips as the fruit grows and the fields ripen. We’ll bring you with us!

Hope you’re all having a wonderful Sunday. Can’t believe a week has gone by! I loved watching Julie and Julia last week. Loved it! Meryl Streep deserves an award for best actress, she played the part so well. A++ for Julie & Julia. I loved reading all your comments about the movie. Tell me what you think I should watch next! I just ordered ”Love Happens”. Have you seen it?

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Farm Country

May 31, 2009 By Anne 29 Comments

Living in farm country has its benefits. I remind myself of this when I’m driving 15 miles per hour behind a tractor on a two lane road. The little inconveniences are worth it!

I drive past beautiful farms on the way into town. Fruit stands are open throughout the summer, and our area is known for wonderful produce. People drive from all over just to experience the pleasure of picking their own fruit.

Early this morning Brigette and I were off to the Farmer’s market in town.