Happy Easter

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter!

Colored eggs to enjoy.   This year I tried the cool whip and food coloring method.  It works quite well.  The suggested presoak in vinegar does make the colors brighter.

Easter turtles.   My hand spinning continues.

And today's spinning project Mouse Ears.

Out on the patio......

Today has been sunny and warmer (well a bit, 16 C feels pretty good).  You can almost smell the lilac fragrance. 

Blossoms up close.  Another view from the end of the patio.

 

The fig tree is showing promise.

A Sully kind of day......sunshine, a blanket and a buddy to sit with.

till next time....

April showers

Spring is here and so is the rain.  We can't complain as March was the second driest on record and now we're catching up a bit.  But would it be too much to have just a touch of warmth outside?  9 C feels darn well cold...enough so that the heat in the house has been turned up.

The gazebo has been moved back to a corner position and seems to be holding in place.  Fingers crossed that this will be ok.  We've considered buying sandbags to anchor the posts.

The rest of the patio areas are a work in progress.    The outer garden, left and right....

 
That whole 'less is more' doesn't seem to be working too well.

A resident ladybug adopted a new hellebore.

Another hideout .....





...and on the move. 

I'm not sure how impressed it is with my coming round so often with the camera

And when the skies do clear and we get a view like this, it makes it all worthwhile.

Hand spinning has not been forgotten.  All things Blake, beautiful roving to work with  from singles to two and three plys  and now the box is done.

There are still singles to be plyed along with a spa day for completed skeins.  And then "What to make?"

Haunui Half Breed   Sabine  

That rainy day feeling.

till next time.....

flying gazebos

We managed to get the errands done and home again before the rain hit.   Nice, so I thought.....
and then the winds picked up (still ok at this point) but the next gust picked up the gazebo frame and shifted it over two feet.   Thankfully the cedar hedge provided a good buffer otherwise the gazebo would have been gone landing on the driveway.  So the best laid plans for a new look for the patio might be changing again.   In lieu of a boat anchor, the legs of said gazebo are currently held in place with bags of soil at one post, a large heavy planter wedged at the second, the third wheel in a bucket and the fourth, hey go for it  because as far as I can see it won't be going too far.

And this was to be a quiet day.

where does the time go

My efforts to stay on track and blog regularly seem to get derailed....by me....be it hand spinning (oh this can use up a lot of time), looking at more roving online, looking at sheep and their fleece online, sort of a trend here.....

anyways, Spring is here (finally), it is warmer (finally)  and it has been possible to have the doors and windows open.   Hibernation is done!

The patio shuffle has started.  This week I found hellebore one gallon plants on markdown for $5.00 each.  All they needed was a good drink of water to revive them.  Once potted up this resident has found a  new favorite spot (last year's mum plant is no longer in vogue for this ladybug).

Today marks four years since my Mom passed away.   Truly, where does the time go?  Life is different for sure.   I don't think that you really ever get past missing a loved one but there does come a point of acceptance.   Both my parents died within seven months.   Hopefully we can do their lives proud.   Gone but never forgotten.

Remember...... share smiles, be kind.....think of others.....

till next time.