All in a Days Work

…. no, really!

This was one of those nagging chores that I guess I was finally fed up enough that I just did it! And I hung a trellis and got some clematis and really hope all goes well. Choosing the color was half the battle, and I am happy with it. The wood is sort of awful, awful looking, awful to paint, but I think this green stain worked out well. Still need to paint a trim round the window and roof….thinking maybe a deep yellow ochre or grey stain.

and 3 years ago, (a few more trees in the yard), and whallaah, and aren’t the kids cute….they grow so fast.

In the Pink

I thought I would share my blooms! As well as practice taking pictures. I actually got the manual out for my camera. My pictures have been dreadful, I apologize, and hopefully I can master this fine art! What a wonderful treat of color, during the dog days of winter. For some reason, they are climbing. I am not a green thumb, and they sometimes get overwatered when the children find the watering can, and then sometimes they get neglected. I have found geraniums to be a very generous plant for those who tend to underwater. The next bit of pink is a wonderful red pepper sauce over bowtie pasta I made last night. I had some beautiful red peppers and for the first time, roasted them myself. Not too hard to do. Just brush with olive oil and set under the broiler. Took longer in the broiler than I had expected. But the skins do peel right off. Heavy cream, fontina, sour cream (should have included riccotta, but I had none.) Parmesan cheese, garlic and pureed tomatoes. Yummy

Remembering Spring

Earlier today it was snowing, and I did manage to shovel the driveway and walk. Now it is raining. The snow is disappearing. I thought I would share some of the pictures I took of my garden early last spring. I am kind of proud of this, but I don’t have any pictures of what I had to work with to get it looking like this!!! All of this rain, and snow will do wonders for this shady garden.