How Does Your Garden Grow?

Harvey likes to show me the feels like temperature I want to see. Thanks, Harve, but that's even too hot for me.

Sunday morning, the daffodils opened up.

Happy Easter, Happy Spring, Happy Sunday 

from the ever watchful House Tiger.

How does your garden grow?

Happy, Little, Time Waster

 

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The Friday Five Good Things

Image from USPS.com

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. Himself and I worked on the taxes. He did the taxes. I just verified what money came in and went out.

2. I tagged along to Himself's appointment only because I was promised breakfast out.

3. Doing some Easter shopping, the salesclerk gave me a great idea for Easter baskets for the Littles in the family

4. I needed some stamps. I thought I'd get a generic floral to use for bills that I don't pay through the bank like the oil bill. I asked for something with flowers and S gave me Garden Delights. Too pretty for the oil bill.

5. For five minutes the laundry hampers were completely empty.

How was your week?

Happy Mail

I stopped at the post office to mail a package to the Young One. While I was there, I thought I would check to see if there was anything in the post office box. I signed up for Informed Delivery where the post office gives you a heads up to what will be hitting your mailbox. Nothing showed up for the post office box so I was surprised to find

all the way from the Land Down Under, a postcard shaped like a stubby ('Strine or Aussie slang for a small bottle of beer) sent by Iris from Braunschweig, Germany.

The stamp looks like boats, but it's sideways. The picture is the iconic pregnant oyster better known as the Sydney Opera House.

Danke sehr, Iris for thinking of me while you were on your vacation. I'm so glad you're doing better after your spider adventure and relieved you didn't encounter a Huntsman.

Whatcha Doin?

 

I'll be catching up with my friend, Nan via Skype. Whatcha doin?

T Stands for Crumbl Cookies

My Young Cousin sent me a very sweet thinking of you gift. She had a box of cookies delivered from Crumbl Cookies. She had been raving how deliciously decadent these cookies are.

Even though there's a Crumbl cookie store near me, I had never indulged. She thought it was about time. She sent 4 choices: a brownie cookie, a sugar cookie with strawberry icing and white chocolate curls, a donut cookie (which was more like a snickerdoodle), and a classic chocolate chip.

I told her I was going to sample them from left to right in the package, and that I wouldn't share them with Himself or the Eldest. First up, the brownie cookie and a cup of tea.  And I did share all the cookies.

Thank you, M. for such a thoughtful gift. It made my day. I hope you enjoy your special day today.

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The Water Bowl

 

Himself: Why is the water bowl in the middle of the kitchen floor?

Herself: Oh, Quill plays hockey with the dish when the water is low or empty to let me know he wants water.

Himself: Hmm, maybe I should knock my dish across the floor so I can get fed, too.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Harvey wishful thinking on the last few hours of Winter. Just look at that feels like 92 temperature.

The Spring tree appeared on Harvey's indicators to welcome the Vernal Equinox. He's still wishful thinking about warmer temperatures. I love you, Harvey.

But Winter did not want to let go. The temperature dropped and

the rains came and froze.

Then a small miracle. Sitting on the frozen branches, the first Robin of Spring.

How does your garden grow?

Happy, Little, Time Wasters

 

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The Friday Five Good Things

 Five good things that happened this week.

1. I had to pick Himself up at WPI and to wait an hour or so until he got out of class. I walked up to the Campus Center and treated myself to a Chai Tea Latte.

2. Happy Mail. A St. Patrick's Day card from Nan

3. We had our traditional St. Patrick's Day corned beef and no cabbage, and we watched A Quiet Man. It was free on Pluto. But surprise! They cut the ending to start Donovan's Reef, another John Wayne movie.

4. On impulse I purchased Celestial Seasonings Vermont Maple Ginger tea. It was delicious

5. After a brief hiatus, Teague and I finally had a play day

How was your week?

The Last of More Orchids and Flowers

The Eldest and I went to visit the Patterns In Bloom an Orchid Exhibition at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. The exhibit combined the fun and colorful sculpture blooms of Molly Gambardella with the Garden's annual orchid display in the Limonaia and the Orangerie. The exhibit was on display until March 17, 2024.

Besides beautiful orchids, there was also lots of tropical plants and flowers.

I thought Gardenias only came in white

Bird of Paradise. I saw a meme where someone had put googly eyes on a Bird of Paradise. I think that would even make this plant more fun.

These reminded me of pansies

This puffball looks like something out of Dr. Seuss

Whatcha Doin?

 

I'm celebrating the Vernal Equinox, the first day of (astronomical) Spring. I'm also counting down to the Summer Solstice. 92 days until the First Day of Summer!

T Stands for More Orchids and Flowers

The Eldest and I went to visit the Patterns In Bloom an Orchid Exhibition at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. The exhibit combined the fun and colorful sculpture blooms of Molly Gambardella with the Garden's annual orchid display in the Limonaia and the Orangerie. The exhibit was on display until March 17, 2024.

Besides beautiful orchids, there was also lots of tropical plants and flowers.

A water feature with a Greenman or Greenwoman

A beautiful Hibiscus

Climbing Roses

Polka Dot Begonia

I didn't know Lady Slippers were in the orchid family.

After wandering among the flowers we stopped for lunch at the Farmer and Fork Cafe next to the gift shop. The Eldest had a chicken roulade salad with iced tea

I had the chicken salad sandwich, a pickle spear, chips and a Polar seltzer water. Polar Seltzer is made in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Drop by hosts, Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog to find out what the rest of the T Stands For gang is up to. If you want to play, include in your Tuesday post a beverage or container for a beverage. Don't forget to link your blog to Bleubeard and Elizabeth's page.

How Does Your Garden Grow? A Day Late

The most miraculous thing happened. Last Fall, Himself hired a young man from WPI to help him dig up all the daffodil bulbs in this garden and to turn over the soil. When they finished, they covered the area with landscapers cloth. 

Himself noticed the tarp was lifted up. He removed the tarp to find lots of daffodils poking up through the soil!

It was a nice day on Saturday.The sun was out and I decided I'd go outside to get some fresh air and a little exercise. The crow was not happy when I filled the bird feeder.

Lots of branches and sticks have come down in the wind and rainstorms we've had. So I thought I would pick them up and

add them to the pile Himself had started

He wants to use them as a base in some raised garden beds he want to plant. Help me, Lord. I think he's starting a farm, and I'm losing my Zensical garden.

While picking up sticks, I noticed the bark on this tree is peeling. It doesn't look good. Look$ like a call to the arbori$t to see if this$ tree need$to be taken down.

How does your garden grow?