We Interrupt This Gardening Season

We were on our way home from another band concert.

The sun was just setting Squam Lake, lovely. 

Tonight on the way home from going out to dinner. 

Again, Squam Lake

And not to be out done the moon was amazing this week.

I could not get the amazing orange color it was!

We bought gift certificates for 25 percent off earlier this year

and we decided to use one tonight. This is chicken parm in an egg roll! Just amazing!!!!! We also had Meatballs, but we ate them too fast lol. 

My crab tree is coming into full bloom. I had to stop gardening to catch up on housework and go to rug hooking. 

Back to that tomorrow. My gardens are looking so good now. 

A gelato finish at dinner yum

Have a wonderful week!

The Rain Has Stopped (for now)

Everything is becoming so green and wonderful!

I got a couple of walks in but because of the rain that was it. 

I had a 100.00 gift certificate for a local plant nursery.

It didn't go far but I got some nice plants to put in my shade garden.

This is a stone painted like a piece of pie. 

The little church here in town had their first sale of the season.

I didn't find much but this basket to stand my rugs up in. And for 2.00 a steal.

Lady liberty is hung but she will move to the porch when I get a chance to give it a good clean. 

Progress on my rug. I am stumped on how to hook all the grass.

I have a rug hooking class on Wed I will see what Pam says.

My Sweet B had a co-op band concert today.

18 different small middle schools came together to play as one.

What wonderful music they played. 

We went to an opening of a coffee shop just a few miles from us.

It was raining and we needed the break so out we went. The coffee was good the breakfast sandwich was good. But the pastries not so much. So, I made some blueberry scones for my husband today.

 

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Tomorrow is Mother's Day to each mother out there have a wonderful day!!!

Soggy

We have been so cold and soggy we had the fireplace going all night last night.

 We have only seen glimpses of the sun. Not much better until Sunday

While cleaning out I found my egg coddler 30 seconds and the perfect egg. I think I will keep it!

We went out to lunch it has been so dreary we needed a break. I tried the drink nuts and berries it was good but way to strong for me. I have not enjoyed dining out much lately. There are so many crazy added expenses. 

They added a convience fee and a cc fee. Over 3.00 in added fees. 

My friend and I went to a tasting. And these were tasty. I will drink them this summer with friends♡

Well dinner is done and the kitchen is swept,  time for pjs and a bit of TV. 

               Bye from soggy NH

Kentucky Derby Time

This picture has not been enhanced in anyway. The green so beautiful and the fog telling of rain to come.

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This is my back yard. When I first started this post, I was going to use a quote. I thought I deleted it, but it seems this picture went over the top of it. Now I cannot delete it unless I delete the whole post. I have never had anything like this happen before anyone out there that knows how to fix it?

 

I glued up a fancy hat...

And headed out for a fun party! Not sure why I am leaning in this picture, but we had so much fun. The hostess had mint julips, fun and games with door prizes and great little treat bags. 

Rain for the next few days. I have done some housework and now I will sit and hook this afternoon.

The rain is needed for the gardens; everything is the bright lime green that you wait for all winter. 

Happy Spring My Sweet Friends

Happy Beltane

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit for good luck the whole month!

The Gardens and yard are coming to life. 

And while spring is springing the mountains still have snow. 

That is what I keep telling myself as I get our yard and house into shape for the summer. 

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Beltane, it the beginning of summer for the celts.

It is celebrated in many ways with fire and maypoles, but my favorite is through creativity. I need to get back to my rug hooking and painting.

The spring chores have taken up most of my time. 

Happy Beltane!!!

Hooked

My mother always said "There is more to life than house work."

Sat I drove in horrid rain to get to a hook in. I met up with my partner in crime and we had a great day. The drive home was better.

This Mary Jane Peabody's fabulous rug. 

I won a bundle of wool and Donna won a beautiful hand throw mug that says hooker on it 

Sunday I picked up Sweet B and we headed for pedicures. I so could use one of those once a month this summer. It felt so good.

The past few days the weather has been cold and rainy. Today it is starting to turn around. I am with Sweet B until tomorrow. Then back to finish up yard work. 

Have a wonderful week!!

Getting Out The Rake

Our weather has finally turned a corner. I uncovered some of my herbs I wintered over. I have had no luck getting French tarragon through the winter. But voila!!! I mulched the heck out of it and turned a pottery pot upside down over it and it came through yahoo!

It is one of my favorite herbs. 

My motto is to get rid of stuff. I have seen what the neighbors are going through to move into assisted living. I took a suite case full last week now I will pass on some of my garden do dads I have to many.

We have had a very busy piliated woodpecker. 

I have never seen anything like it. Luckily the tree is nowhere near the house.

And this is the other side of the same tree. 

Last week while walking with my sweet friend I saw this fence.

I just love it, but I sure would not want to maintain it. 

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I was supposed to go to rug class today, but I decided to stay home and get a jump on the raking. Husband cannot help he is having some back issues thankfully they called, and he has an appointment. 

Sat I am off to an all-day hook in. It is supposed to rain Sat so a good day for hooking. Sunday I am headed for my grands to stay a few days while her parents go away. Ya me! 

I hope that the sun is shining on you, and you are enjoying spring. 

Happy Easter

Friday I took a very long walk with my sweet friend. And at the end we stopped for lunch.

            

Sat afternoon my daughter son in law  and Sweet B came to stay overnight. It was a lovely warm night we sat on the porch in our pjs. It was so relaxing.

This morning Sweet B got up to a full Easter Basket.  Poor kid was not feeling well and they left before the rest of the family came. 

We had an egg hunt lots of food.

And it was nice to see everyone.

We were missing those not there 

But the weather was good and the kids were happy. 

I hope your Easter was a great one.

Ice Out

I can always hope today was pretty cold with snowflakes falling.

Nothing stuck thank goodness. 

It is very late for ice out to be called on both of the big lakes here.

It is called when you can go from one end of the lake to the far end of the other. Or on Winnipesaukee when the boat the Mt Washington can call on all its ports.  

I have been working on getting Easter, all organized it looks like 18 of us this year including 5 littles. Once the kids hit high school they are out of the egg hunt

. Sadly, this is my grand's last family egg hunt ohhh it almost hurt to write that! One of my favorite parts of Easter is having my Sweet B and family overnight the night before. Such a nice time to be together, play some games before the rest of the family shows up. 

More watercolor big mistake with this one but at least I got to sit down and paint today. 

We have had a couple of nice days this week I got to have lunch on our porch and read a bit. 

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Husband had a sleep test last night I promised not to take pictures of him all wired up. We will know more later. 

We went to Home Depot they had a sale on 

mulch 2.00 a bag. I do not do a lot, but I have some areas I like to have mulch. I got 15 bags, so I have some work ahead of me. 

Happy Easter !

What The H***

We got about 3 inches of heavy wet snow on Saturday. 

By this morning it was all gone. Thank goodness!

Our fist sighting of the bear this year. He is a big bear but we both think it is the same bear that has been here the past few years. He is just older and much bigger. 

This cloudy morning, I made crepes for breakfast.

I needed to take a very quick trip to Wal-Mart. This is the view from our Wal-Mart you can see how heavy the cloud cover is. 

It held off raining, so I was able to get a walk in and I met a new neighbor moving in.  A nice young family, I am so pleased there will be young families in this little neighborhood. 

I worked on my rug this weekend. Not sold on the garden I hooked

but I will leave it for now. 

More watercolor painting. I am enjoying the process. 

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Beautiful tomorrow but more rainy weather ahead ugg.

Have a great week!!!