Well the weather we’ve had for the last two days sure has been different than what it was. It’s beautiful out, and with a day off today, I’ve been enjoying the last days of summer before it turns cold. This morning I sat out on the patio and had my tea while reading the book I started and just enjoying the sounds of the morning. With the weather so nice, I’ve worked a bit in my gardens since soon I’m going to have to “put them to bed” for the winter. So far, it’s been a great day!
A great place for plants!
Awhile back I was thinking about how I have been running out of room for all my plants and flowers and also that my house needed some kind of sort of finishing touches. I decided to check out some window boxes. I’m not sure if I’m going to get anymore, as I do indeed have a few, but it was cool checking them out along with all the other various containers to plant in. I do however have to, or actually want to have more space for my living friends.
While browsing I did come across some items I really liked. I loved the idea of garden window boxes, that I actually thought I could plant my herbs in, that seemed to be actually becoming a ground cover in my garden. I thought that they would look nice trailing out of the box itself, and also thought about adding some smaller flowers in with the herbs.
Since I already have a few window flower boxes, I looked at those to see if I could find some that matched. And even if I couldn’t, who cares? I could mix and match them evenly to make a unique look and since it’s my house and what I like, who cares if there might be questions about why I didn’t have boxes that didn’t exactly match one another. I’m not into the normal things like some picky gardeners are. Next spring the neighbors will no doubt be looking over here to see what I am going to add next to my gardens and they may be surprised at what they see!!
Grow little seeds!
I planted zinnia’s, hyacinth beans, poppies and some other plants today. Hopefully they will take. Haven’t even begun to start my straw bale garden yet. Work work and more work and not enough time to play in the dirt, like I so want to do. The weather is going from storms and chilly, to what seems now like a drought. Today it got up to 101 degrees outside. I can’t believe with all the rain we had that the ground is cracking now.
Weekend plans.
I know I have to work a bit over the weekend and I also want to go check out some plants and seeds for my gardens. My blogging friends are all a buzz about plans for theirs and we are comparing ideas, sharing thoughts and as well as my friends, all interested in the straw bale gardening idea my dear friend told me about that I’m going to try. It all should be quite interesting. Like most my friends, who are fortunate enough to still have our Moms alive, we will go to visit them. Lately I’ve been entertaining the thought of what it would be like to be a mom. It comes and goes though. I want to be absolutely sure and ready if ever I decide to settle down and have a child. Still, it’s not like I don’t want kids. I do. But in this world of such disasters, and chaos, and also such hard times, should I bring a little one into the world? I don’t know. So…my weekend is going to be full. I also have to get around to cleaning this house, both inside and out. I’m such a procrastinator sometimes. Happy weekend, to All!
Garden Idea
Oh the wonders of the internet. I had heard from a friend about straw bale gardening. She told me that she’d never tried it and really didn’t have the time to start a new project. Me? I say… Bring ‘er on!! I think that I have read darn near everything I can find on this subject and I’m ready to go for it! Just because. Give me a way to garden and I’m right on it! Since I have a guy friend who owns a farm and I work out there now and then like barter system type work, I have access to the bales of straw and extra twine…name it! I’m really looking forward to it. I have ten bales of straw out in the back yard now, and itching for warm enough weather so I can go out and play.