~breezy spring~

Happy Monday everyone!

first off ~ thank you soooo much
for your well wishes....I'm happy to report,
we are all quite healthy now & doing great!!!
I really appreciate your concern & sweet comments!

What amazing weather we've

had here in the northwest!

it was clear....

sunny....

breezy....

and magnificent!

a lovely 82 degrees here yesterday....

and 80 today!

definitely the kind of weather that's

got me thinking of summer.....

and sitting on the porch swing...

soaking up the sun with a good book &

listening to the birds sing...

ahhhhhh.....

can it get any better??

the sun has been so elusive for sooooooo

long that it has just been a treat!!

 of course my attention is now completely diverted~

gotta get outside & clean, weed, plant

fluff, decorate....etc....etc...etc... :)

right now I'm in the middle of attempting

to contain all my gazillions (seriously!)

of black eyed susans....

who have been happily proliferating....

pro·lif·er·ate   /prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt/ Show Spelled[pruh-lif-uh-reyt] "to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively. "

verb (used without object), verb (used with object), pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing.

.....in my garden everywhere!!!!

I've been digging up, dividing, gathering, giving

away, planting in my neighbor's yards, and doing just

about anything to get rid of them all!! hee hee

but still have lots to dig out ~ so if you live anywhere

near me~ come & get them!! :)

I have a new plan this year for my "boxwood beds"

they are smaller symetrical beds in our back garden,

that in years past, I have planted with a mixture

of veggies & flowers but this year I'm going

to forego the veggies and plant a mass

planting of impatience....

I think it's going to be amazing....

can't wait to show you....

and I'll be able to show you pictures because

after months of going without a camera....

I'm finally getting a new one!!

woo-hoo!  it's being delivered today!

it's a canon rebel t3...

anyone got one??  love it?? ya??

I am super excited!

ok...more ideas for outdoors....

how about a hanging bed on the back porch?

like this?

or this??

I can just see my girls laying out there

with a good book or hanging out with friends

giggling & such! 

as long as I could  s o m e h o w  manage to keep the
#%<*!  cats off there....
{any ideas???}

oh the cats...cats...cats....cats...

forever making me crazy with
all their fur & furry gifts they leave for us....;)

we've got 3, one is our eldest daughter's

who couldn't keep her in her apartment ~

so we being the dummies/softies/animal lovers

nice parents we are ~ said yes.....we'll take her....;/

...temporarily of course....

temporarialy 3 years ago....ahem.....

~*~

anyway ~  I digress!!

Happy times ~ planning, gardening

& outdoor decorating!

what've you been up to??

any gardening plans??

fun little porch projects??

do share!! :)

Have a lovely week everyone!

xoxo,

Shellagh

{all images from here}