Happy Memorial Day

Just a quick note to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day. Please take a moment to remember of all those men and women who have died in military service to provide us with a blanket of freedom so that we may enjoy our picnics, family gatherings, trips to the beach and sporting events.

The weather here feels like the middle of summer, 90-degree days, high humidity and warm nights with the occasional thunderstorm that blows up and passes quickly.

Well, it's back to planting for me and hopefully, later, I will do a little stitching. I may even take a trip to Joann's to see what's on sale.

I haven't done any sewing this month. I have to keep reassuring "Bernina" that she didn't do anything wrong - I'm just too busy outside. Thankfully, she is a good friend and understands.

I've been keeping busy by working in my garden and I have to share some pictures with you. My Knock-Out rose is just gorgeous. This is the third growing season for it and it must have over a thousand blooms on it. I guess all those April showers really did a great job of producing May flowers.

I have this one corner of the garden in the backyard that has a lot of tree roots and shade (the crappier side of the yard). So, I decided to make it into a "Fairy Garden", which turned our pretty cute. I put up a shepard's hook and hung a candle and in the evening it just looks magical. Of course, Bailey thinks I put the gnome there so that he has a place to cock his leg. Gotta love my Garden Guard Dog...

Up until today the weather has been delightful, warm during the days and cool in the evenings with a nice breeze . However, today it was HOT (90-degrees) and I had to break down and turn on the air conditioner (argh).

We celebrated my granddaughter's 11th birthday this week - how can she be 11 already? Now that she's a "tween", I picked up a copy of a teen magazine as part of her gift. Can you believe that Tiger Beat magazine is still around? That brought back a flood of memories for me. I used to love that magazine. And, she was thrilled with it, too.

I've been working on another embroidery project. A "Bare Roots" sewing tote, but I don't have enough done on it to share a picture yet. By the time I finish working in the garden and cleaning the dirt out from under my fingernails, it's so nice and relaxing to just sit and stitch.

I think I'll kick back and relax tonight with my new copy of Quilt Sampler magazine.

Happy Mother's Day

WOW - Where has the time gone? It's been over 3 weeks since I've posted on my Blog. First, I would like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to all my fellow Bloggers.

Gardening season is in full swing here in the Northeast. Beautiful sunny skies and WARM weather during the days, followed by nice cool evenings. This is my kind of weather - no need for the heater nor the A/C to be running. However, gardening does make you break a sweat. Don't you wish that you were the person who thought of bottling water?

Here's Kylie trying to teach Bailey how to drink from a water bottle.

After a few trips to the local garden centers, I have quite a bit of stuff just waiting to be planted.

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I had a wonderful early Mother's Day gift...my granddaughter came over to help me plant. We had so much fun playing in the dirt. Kylie prepared the soil and I did the planting, while Bailey supervised.

And, just to make this post semi-"quilty"...I finished this little bag to carry my embroidery hoop, floss and scissors. I have really been on an embroidery kick lately. After working out in the garden until it gets dark, it's a great way to kick back and relax.