What I remember

Steve was watching an old movie this afternoon, one that began with the roar of the MGM lion.

When I was a little girl, say four or five years old, that was my favorite part of the film. When the MGM lion didn't appear - a competitor's flick - I left disappointed because that was all I came to see!

It's never taken much to please me. This week I'm reveling in the geraniums on our back deck. We lost a few in the February freeze -- I've never lost geraniums before -- but everything is in bloom now.

That, of course, makes me very happy.

The long days of geraniums

I don't have the greenest of thumbs but my geraniums manage to thrive with or without my expertise. These are in containers. I water and dead-head faithfully, remember infrequently to add something to the soil, usually forget to add and refresh and stir the soil. And still they live!

My first watercolor class today was awesome! The group was hardworking, the teacher was both incredibly kind and knowledgeable. I found the right ongoing class -- and it's FREE!

Geraniums, geraniums

Sorry for the blurriness but I just want everyone to know that one great advantage to growing your own is that you get to bring in your own and set the blooms on the dining room table. I love geraniums!

More spring planting

I've been transplanting small bedding plants into containers all around the yard, front and back, trying to get everything in place before the heat of the summer hits. Here are some geraniums, salvia and allysum that are next to the sidewalk to cheer walkers as they pass.



And here are the pansies that I planted on April 3rd.



And how they've flourished in just three weeks.