Sunny Days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's been a beautiful warm and sunny week of weather. We got a chance to dry out from the flooding rains and I hope those who needed rain received some.

It was nice to be outside and enjoy the garden, visit friends at their farm, and get some work done in our yard. We brought home farm fresh eggs and juicy sweet peaches from the farm. I made a peach pie from this easy recipe. And we finished a simple but much needed landscape project, removing some overgrown ornamental grass and replacing it with sedum, cactus and sedge grass, all better suited to the hot sunny location.

Summer Solstice Weekend

 

 

Summer, my favorite season!
Happy Weekend Everyone!

 

In the Garden. . .

This week in the garden. . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the lotus are starting to bloom in the koi pond

 

we have an adorable tiny turtle living in the small goldfish pond

 

the perennials are in full bloom

 

Jasper loves the morning sun!

 

Flowers for Mom

 

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Welcome Spring!

It's been so warm so early this Spring, flowering bulbs are blooming and trees are flowering several weeks earlier than usual. Even though it was a very mild winter here in Central Indiana, spring is a welcome sight!

My husband and I will be enjoying a few hours tomorrow, Saturday March 24, at a favorite garden center, Avon Gardens. As Randelli's Gourmet Pizza, we will be passing out pizza samples from 12 noon to 2 pm. to celebrate their Spring Opening.

We're hoping for dry weather and lots of potential new customers to try our pizza!

If you happen to be in Avon, Indiana tomorrow, please stop by! Otherwise I hope you get to enjoy a beautiful spring Saturday.

Be My Valentine!

Here are a few Valentine gift ideas from Felt Sew Good. . .

"Heartfelt" mittens of red wool with pink and lavender appliqued hearts!

"Heartfelt" zip pouch made from recycled, felted sweater wool. Fully lined in a pink floral patterned coton fabric.


And of course, flowers for your Valentine! These everlasting varieties are also made from felted, recycled wool sweaters.

In the Garden

This week in the garden. . . the perenials are in full bloom.

Hummelo attracts the bees.

Pink astilbe in the shade garden.

Milkweeds in the vegetable garden will hopefully attract Monarchs.

This cute little toad is a garden visitor.

A close-up of a hygrandea bloom.

This bright magenta monarda, or bee balm, is a favorite of both bees and hummingbirds.

It's Summer!

Happy first day of Summer!

In the Garden

This week in the garden. . . the water lilies are blooming!

A cluster of white flowers with yellow centers.

A big pale yellow flower.

These smaller flowers are bright magneta with yellow centers.


They are all hardy water lilies that live in our small garden ponds year round in Indiana. As long as the roots don't feeze in the winter, they provide these gorgeous blooms all summer long!

Soft Wool Flowers

I've been working on a new batch of felted wool flower brooches. These are all made from recycled wool sweaters, felted in my washing machine. I then cut layers of flower shapes from colorful wool and hand stitch the layers together. Some flowers are accented with buttons or trimmed with leaves. The leaves are also made from recycled wool sweaters.

You can see my real floral inspiration in this post. These flowers and more will all be avilable in my Etsy shop, FeltSewGood!

Floral Inspiration

I love gardening. The hard work is very well worth the end result - yummy fresh vegetables and beautiful flowers!

My flower garden is my inspiration for my recycled sweater wool flower brooches. Here are a few of my favorites.

bright magenta echinacea, or purple coneflowers

yellow water lillies from our garden pond

fragrant peonies, one of my all time favorite flowers

and elegant roses

My daisies are blooming now, so I have a new inspiration!

Look for daisy felted wool brooches coming soon.

Happy Earth Day!

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our children.
~Native American Proverb

Shouldn't every day be Earth Day?!