Rose season

We had been out, camping this past weekend, and what a marvelous surprise it was coming back home to a newly reborn garden!  For what a spectacular and perfect outburst of blooms it had occur during just those few days we were out…

Roses filled the space everywhere, bird tracks were left behind for me to find and rejoice, and shrubs and vines had nurtured and propagated from one day to the next; filling open spaces and fences. 

The clematis are so beautiful this year, too.  I have planted a new one at the feet of that river birch that died this winter, with the idea of leaving part of its beautiful white trunk as a stand for this new clematis to grow on.  I can hardly wait to see this happening, although I now it won’t happen this year.  Everything in the natural world takes time… time to adjust and time to grow and I must learn to wait, as I must also learn to wait on the Holy Ghost  to nurture my spirit in faith and divine graces.

In the house, I’ve been changing things around as well, for it seems that spring calls for changes inside and outside.  So I hired a painter to retouch my ‘less than a perfect painting job’ I did a few years ago in our upstairs room. 

The white walls along the stairs were in deep need of a retouching job as well, for somehow we had used the wrong sheen/paint and the disparity had been driving me crazy for way too long. 

Everything looks so pretty and clean again!  Nothing like fresh paint on walls!

I decided to also paint one of the walls in the upstairs bathroom as an accent wall.  I painted the cabinets (did the job myself), and move one of my downstairs plants to that corner by the window.  A new shower curtain, and I’m loving how this humble bathroom is looking! 

Have a beautiful June everyone!

   

Goodbye beautiful May

...And just like that, May disappeared!

It flew away into Eternity... until another year and another season...

The roses have been slowly forming, and it seems to me as if the season has taken its time to unfold this year.  Nevertheless, shrubs are bursting with beautiful rose buds, ready to open at any day now.  Some of the pink and magenta peonies have also started to open, while the rest are still taking their time.

Perennials, such as the candytuft and yellow rock cress I planted last year have re-seeded and expanded; however they have not put flowers.  I’m disappointed at them, and I’m thinking that perhaps this most unusual behavior must has something to do with the extended winter we had and the amount of water in early March and April. 

It is a delight to be able to spend my few hours of freedom in the garden.  I cannot say that I go out and just enjoy the view, for I am always doing something, or working on something.  I cannot stop myself and I would not rest whenever I’m in the garden, for I rather be digging, or pruning, transplanting, embellishing this corner or painting flower pots.  Tiny seeds need to be hand-watered and stepping stones swept and cleaned.  Then, I can sit and admire what beauty I have created. 

I hope you are doing well, wherever you are!

 

Beautiful May

 In the blink of an eye, the garden had turned into a magical place once again…. 

I cannot miss a moment… I won’t lose an instant. 

 Life is not measured by time. It is measured by moments, 

but moments goes by so fast!

Keep the faith. Be patient, be prayerful and wait for the fulfillment of your dreams... 

 A garden does all that for you… and I cannot be more happy when my little world turns green

 and the ground, magenta from the fallen flowers of the crabapple tree.

White petals from the flowering tree on the front of the house travel south, and entering through the garden gate, go to rest like fresh snow above shrubs and tulips. 

And if you love the color purple, I’m sure you would fall in love with our lilac tree this year!  

What a marvelous rendition of everything that’s lovely and beautiful this tree has been. 

 

The lovely scent from the beautiful clumps of purples, flies above the wind and you can feel it playing with your senses, in the tip of your nose…

It’s been raining a lot too, and in the early morning the grounds take the deep color of emeralds, shining with star dust. 

I still have some more work to do. I will have to separate perennials, replant them around in less crowded places, moon flowers and sweet pea vine seeds have to be placed at the feet of larger vines and grape vines, but I am thinking that they will also look lovely planted in flowerpots, so I can later place them by the windows... 

I wish you well, and I wish you peace, love and health...

See you soon again!

Saturdays

I love Saturday mornings.  I wake up with a thankful heart, my lips praising God for a good night sleep and for life, and my ears, opened to the voice of Infinite Love.

For you are my God and my strength, my heart trust you and I will praise you, my Father, my God.

This morning, I made up our bed and brought in another area rug that I love and just only yesterday discovered tucked away in one of the upstairs closets.    

What lovely surprises these little occurrences are to me—when you find something beautiful that you either were not expecting to find or looking for... 

I don't know why husbands don't love plants as much as we do, but the thing is, they just don't. Ugh! So, on this side of the bed, I'm not allowed to place any of my beautiful live plants... only this little fake thing here, in case it gets knocked down ;)  

But I can't complain... you see, at least the husband still helps me with all that wall and ceilings hanging of plants that's going on around here, which is a big help! ;)

Today, we woke up to another chilly morning with the sky in the color of steel.  We are bound to more rain and cold and I felt like making some Mediterranean chickpea breakfast with chocolate caliente.   So I did!

 

We ate it all... If you asked me, even leftover dishes look awesome on a table where love and peace abound... don't you think so!

can you find me inside Monalisa?

Hope you are having a beautiful day!