Hello hello!!!
Where in the world have I been?
some of you have been so sweet,
inquiring.......
checking in on me to make sure I'm
still around....:)
well no worries.....
all is well!! :) :)
I took an unplanned break....
and because I'm kinda boring like
that, I don't even have a good excuse...
It's my same ole' story....
holed up in my work room.....
work work work work work.....
no time for decorating....{boooooo!!!!}
no time for projects....{bonus for Mr. T & T}
no time for housekeeping...
{just knock down a cobweb every now & then...and wipe down
counters once a day....}
or grocery shopping...
{thank goodness for a teenager who can drive & for
my girls who love nothing better than "a party in the grocery store" while
doing the grocery shopping for mom!!! :) }
or cooking
{it's a good thing I've been training them since they were wee little girls
to cook!! cuz they've done their fair share!!}
or
personal hygiene
{good grief~ my roots are ridiculous.....you've heard of ombre
hair color right??? well I'm developing my new ombre style....}
or....
or....
or..........
I've been working 6 days a week for
as long as I can remember....
at least 8 months I would say.....
yikes!
but what a huge blessing it is to
have my little
{for those of you who haven't a clue what I'm talking
about!! :)}
it's been growing growing growing!!!
and I've been hanging on for the ride &
just trying to keep everything under
control!!!
we just hired another seamstress....
so now I officially have 2 full-time
& 2 part time seamstresses....
and an on-call crocheter! :)
c.r.a.z.y.
but fun....but busy...
I did have the opportunity to be a part of the
Junk Salvation show
way back at the beginning of February...
she asked me to come, along with my
bedding & pillows & such...
so I was able to display my linens on her
gorgeous vintage bed....
and hang around & chat with people,
and help Kathleen when the crowd was
swarming...
{of course her booth was one of the best there!}
it was a lot of fun!
and I met a lot of people who followed my blog :) :)
{and yes I felt soooo guilty for the recent lack of blogging....}
we created some new items for the show...
a couple union jack pillows....one is shown above
here's another:
this one is my favorite...tattered & all...
and a new duvet cover....
lots of ruffles of course!! :)
and some new linen pillowcases with
hand crocheted edges...
sooooo beautiful & soooo french country....
anyway...lots of fun stuff!!
if you'd like to take a closer look
I did have the amazing opportunity
to work in my garden beds yesterday....
first time in f.o.r.e.v.e.r.
it was 62 degrees out & sunny blue sky!
so I grabbed my gloves & clippers and
went to work!
it felt soooo good!
something so therapeutic about digging in the dirt
and listening to the birds sing....ahhhhhhhh :)
dreaming of lilacs blooming....
and clematis scrambling up the rose arbor....
spring is definitely on the way....
I love spring!
all the little plants poking their heads out
of the soil after a long nap....
so exciting......:)
I have so many plans this year....
like fine tuning my english garden....
love the allium shown above with
the boxwood hedge...
I've got the boxwood hedge just
not a certainty of what's going inside....
I've done veggies, petunias,
and a mix of everything...
but this year I think I want something
different.....
allium?
roses?
lavender?
ideas????
please share! :)
~*~
well I guess it's time to get back to work!
it's been so nice chatting with you this
morning & I promise I'll do better
getting back on here!
fair warning though~
it may just be me rambling about life with
some pretty pictures for you to look at :)
I hope your day is fantastic!!
xoxoxoxo,
Shellagh
btw....I do post every single day
on facebook!!!
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