I've been really enjoying my part-time job helping a lady who makes soap, lotions, candles and such. We were sorting bins of dried "floof" (assorted plant parts, ribbons and things) that she embeds in candles and she paused to go stir little piles of rose petals drying in her kitchen on paper towels. She said she was nearly out and needed more ( Read more... )

Carpet! What a nice morning, hot tea in a cup and the rhythmic banging and shuffling of workmen downstairs finishing up with the new carpet there. I'm delighted to have that done, though it does mean lots of crawling around on the floor for me later as I have to reattach all the baseboards once they're finished and then get all the furniture back ( Read more... )

Snipped some early daffodils for our table along with a few giant snowdrops...the morning sun was coming in to hit them so nicely, thought I'd share a little of this cheery spring color with all of you:


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For those who wondered how I could possibly want to kill something as pretty as bluebells.....This is how they show up in my yard -


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