♭♮♭"Spread a little sunshine everyday.
Spread a little sunshine everyday.
Help someone along life's way.
Spread a little sunshine everyday. " ♭♮♭
Do you remember this little diddy from the Andy Griffith show? It has been humming in my head as I have been deadheading my marigolds and spreading the sunny seeds.
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| French dwarf marigolds are in bloom. |
Good morning , Sweeties. It is a pretty day in the holler. Would you like to take a stroll in the gardens before it gets too hot?
Be forewarned this post is photo heavy. I got snap happy! 📷📸📷
My tansy is blooming.
This is the first year I have grown it. Dad cut a big tree down at my sisters'. I helped him move the brush. I then grabbed a few limbs to prop up my tansy which is reaching for the sky. 
The wild and woolly garden - well it is wild and woolly. Weeds need to be pulled, Gladiolus are spent and falling and small sweet gums need to be removed, but it still brings me joy even if it is on the wild side. "Perfectly imperfect, " as Jeri Landers of Hopalong Hollow says. ❤
It is filled with coreopsis, marigolds, lilies, lirope, purple majesty, cosmos, sedum, hostas, bee balm and newly planted hydrangeas.
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| My wild and woolly garden in the making. |
This the 2nd year my Annabelle hydrangea has been in the ground and the 1st year it has bloomed.
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| The Annabelle Hydrangea has finally bloomed. I am delighted! |
Mr. Pinker has been bringing home more rock from the creek. Perhaps in the future, new garden areas will be framed with the roly poly stones.
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| Creek rock line most of the beds. |
In the evenings, I like to sit in one of the patio chairs that I found on the side of the road. I watch the butterflies , bees and hummingbirds. Occasionally, I swat at mosquitoes that seem to pester me just when I want to relax. I usually have a piece of needlework nearby. The Garden is My Home is in the hoop. I am slowly making progress on it.
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| Working on a piece of embroidery. |
Speaking of gardens , I would love to show you my latest house that I meant to share a few weeks ago, but alas I was lost in my own secret garden. 🥀🥀🥀
This little stitch is called The Blue House, and it has a small garden of flowers just beyond its door.  |
| This house was inspired by a house I saw in Alabama as we traveled. |
What a pity, there are not many windows for the residents to view the blooms , but they can make their way outside of his humble blue home and sit among the flowers. That is what I would do.😀
The Blue House was stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida using -- DMC floss colors which included:
221, 372, 610, 642, 648, 730,732 , 775, 822, 844, 869, 926, 930, Blanc.
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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Did you notice the darling red, white and blue wool pennies?
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| My new dough bowl filled with sweet wool pennies. |
My friend , dear Cheryle surprised me with a sweet package filled with these darling woolies to fill my dough bowl. ❤💙❤💙 ( Be still my heart- patriotic colors!)
She also sent me some cosmetic wedge sponges to prop up my pillows in my dough bowls. She said she saw that tip of Youtube. Now isn't that clever! Thank you so much, Cheryle.😘🤗❣
Well, Sweeties it is getting hot as the dickens. I guess we best go inside and enjoy a tall glass of iced sweet tea, put up our feet and do a bit of stitching. What do ya' think? Thank you for joining me today.
Now let's relax! 😀😁😘
As Always, Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all Melisa Thank you for the sweet visit. "A garden is a friend you can visit anytime " - Unknown Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤ Dedicated to my baby sister, Amy. . Love and miss you, Amo. |
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Tomorrow will be a good day for a parade of stitches. If you are in the neighborhood , put on your hat while we march through the sunflower fields.
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For me, it's always a pleasure to walk through the valley...there are never too many photos!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden photos.
Hugs from Spain
I love your flowerbeds, so colorful! The blue salt house is very cute. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteYour flower garden looks so lovely. I love the rock trim, really sets off the blooms! The Blue House is lovely. I would love to live there but not in Alabama -- too hot for this old gal! Thanks for the stroll through your garden.
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful flowers in your garden. I have lovely flowers in my backyard garden, but I call them weeds. Lovely shades of brown, every shade you can imagine. LOL On occasion I do encounter some green but it's very unusual. LOL And, the lovely treats from your friend are wonderful. Little to no stitching today as it was not a pleasant day. I'll spare you the details. Ugh!!! It's days like today that I truly miss my sweet husband. This too shall pass!! Deep yawns so I'm headed to bed. Enjoy your Wednesday. Big, big hugs, dear friend, DarleneJ
ReplyDeleteI failed to mention how much I love The Blue House. Everything about it is wonderfully perfect. More Hugs, DarleneJ
ReplyDeleteGood morning my friend,
ReplyDeleteYou have a beautiful garden, what a relaxing oasis! ❤️ Just like you, I take walks in my garden and sit and stitch. Nature is so beautiful and relaxing! I love how many things the two of us have in common 🥰
And the blue house!!! I absolutely love it!! Just recently I told my 5 year old that I'm dreaming of living in a light blue house with a red door...and here it is! 🤣 I need to immediately start stitching it. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us, I appreciate it more than you know 🙏🏻🤗 I think this might be a nice little project to stitch on the plane when I go visit my sister's family.
My sister had an amazing green thumb and would've loved your garden too ❤️
I hope you have a fabulous day sweet Melisa!
Lots of love and hugs from Maine!
-Alex
P.S.: One of these days I'll finally start my own blog too 😁
Beautiful garden. Wow, I absolutely love the blue house. My favorite color. Can hardly wait to start this one. Thank you. I’m going to look into the woolies. I never heard or seen these. Very interesting and cute. Have a great day. K from NY
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ReplyDeleteOh what a wonderful garden. I wish my garden would look like yours. The flowerbeds are so pretty. Hydrangeneas are my favorites. The blue house I take to my collection for the day I will stitch. Thank you for sharing.
Have a nice garden day,
Gabi
I love your garden and your Blue House so much, Melisa! Hydrangeas are amongst my favorite. My glads have all fallen down too. Unfortunately, I just can't do the yard anymore. I'm glad we are mostly natural. My one yellow rosebush I bought and planted from a roadside nursery I found when I worked home health turned red years ago and now it just leaves but no flowers this year. I really need to get someone to pull it up. Have a great day! Hugs.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty blue house addition to the neighborhood, Melisa! Love the wooly rounds Cheryl sent you and what a neat tip! Thanks for sharing! Your gardens look awesome.
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