Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Enjoying Some New Flowers...

Though I'm a late bloomer in having any desire to garden, I have high hopes for the interest our yard may hold someday! Here are a few new additions to my (very humble) flower patches.

Verbena - "Taylor Town Red"


Blue Lithodora - "Grace Ward"


Dianthus - "Neon Star"

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Mother's Day Eve and Mother's Day

Saturday evening I was washing dishes at the kitchen window and spied two of these flower boxes on our deck railing! How did they EVER guess that's what I was hoping to have someday?!


The next morning I was further spoiled by these dear homemade cards, a wooden flower box made by Jake, and a coupon for two backscratches or massages from Kylie. I can't wait to get flowers in all of my boxes! (Amazingly, the above poinsettia, which was a Christmas gift, is STILL alive! I can see what a little regular watering can do as my black thumb begins to turn green.)

A Little Reminiscing for Mother's Day...





Special Stationery



Correspondence is not one of my strengths, but when I had a message on my heart to send a friend, I was tickled with the pretty look of this handmade notecard and was inspired to try a handmade envelope from scrapbooking cardstock. (I had to laugh at myself when I went to lick the "envelope" and found it didn't stick!)

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Froggy Fun

This morning Mom captured the Prince Charming that might be eyeing up her pond fish for dinner.


Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Nature Notes

Today was our first Tiger Swallowtail sighting. Interesting tidbit...this is South Carolina's State Butterfly.

Last year, Jake was able to get this butterfly to stay posed on his face! Here are two of the many photo shoots these cooperative subjects allowed me.

Love those big baby browns!

Flopsy, the Sew-sweet Bunny!

What do you get when you combine a desire for a no-fuss sewing project, an old Family Fun magazine article, and an hour or so? Flopsy, the Sew-sweet Bunny, who's even more of a keeper for me since she was made from Kylie's cute but outgrown church sweater.