Tomatoes and Flowers...

On sunday, I planted some new flowers and some tomatoes, zucchini and anaheim chili. I am very much looking forward to caring for them this summer and reaping the rewards. Yummy yummy.

{hugs}
Laura

The red pot here has my hydrangea bush that I have had for a few years. I am hoping it comes around this year...

Happy Mother's Day...

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day. Take some time to enjoy your day and be pampered. 

Her children arise and call her blessed;

her husband also, and he praises her... 

Proverbs 31:28

God Bless You.

{hugs}
Laura

Granny Square and Flowers...

I don't know what it is lately, but I have very little desire to sit down at my computer. Well, I am gonna blame it on the book - lol. I am more than half way through it now, page 668 out of 1059, so all is good.

I am almost done with my embroidery and will be sharing the pattern with you in the near future.

And, I started a new blanket last night. One large granny square in navy blue and white. And I must say that I am very happy with the results so far. In the past, I have played around with making small granny squares to "get the hang of it" but just wasn't happy with my results. So, I put it away. But last night, I followed this tutorial from Carina's Craft Blog and now, I am very happy. 

This past week was Teacher Appreciation week at the school where I work and I was truly blessed by many wonderful families. Two yummy lunches, a breakfast, thank you cards, flowers and little gifts - it has been a fabulous week. And I love flowers. The roses are home grown (from three different families) and are so fragrant and beautiful. The sunflower has been slowly opening and is just lovely.

And, isn't this cute...

The little rose here is from my mom's backyard. It is so tiny and sweet, I love it.

And my husband brought these beautiful strawberries home from the grocery store this morning. What a treat.

Happy Saturday...

{hugs}
Laura

A Wonderful Sunday...

I have been enjoying a busy yet productive Sunday. It is beautiful here with sunny skies and a breeze. I have been working on several projects lately. First, I can't seem to put down the third book in the Outlander series and it takes up a lot of my free time...

I have also been drawing a lot this past week for the purpose of embroidery. I have really feel in love with the Wild Olive blog and enjoy reading it every day.

Of coarse, I am still working on my Vintage Stripe blanket...

And I finally finished my pillow. I don't think I ever really told you about it though. It matches my Ripple Blanket...

And I used the sweater I purchased at the thrift store for the back. Funny how it took me almost a year to finally use it.

I got the idea from Lucy's (from Attic24) post about her pillow. You can read about it here...

Also, I am making macaroni salad to have with our BBQ tonight - yum...

I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.

{hugs}
Laura