Look closely, magic is all around you.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Dividing perennials, working on new designs


I love perennials and herbs! you buy a little pot, plant it and each year you are blessed with more than the year before. I've been dodging the rain drops and have been dividing my plants and replanting them.




I'm trying to get the thyme to grow all around my stone trough. It smells so good! I'm also severly computer challenged and cannot figure out how to get the text where I want it! Sorry!

I've divided these wild geraniums several times, I've been transplanting them to different parts of the yard.






It smells so wonderful outside right now with the lilacs and lily of the valley blooming!

Aren't these Virginia bluebells so pretty, I just wish they lasted longer

On the design front, I have 2 new things finished~~
First up is a tombstone one called 1612. This is in memory of the Pendle Witches.
I've been reading a good book on that subject~
http://www.marysharratt.com/books_dwh_about.html





The second is called The Olde Settlement.
Neither are stitched yet, stay tuned!
Thanks for stopping by~~

Lisa

Thursday, April 1, 2010

oLD aND NeW



Today was a glorious day! The weather was perfect~hung lots of clothes out on the line, took the doggies for a walk, and thanks to Laurie, put some screens in. Nothing like fresh air blowing through your house!
I started thinking that I am a old/new kind of gal~I recently discovered a wonderful magazine called A Simple Life, the photography and articles are wonderful. I started looking around my "homestead"





old stone out front



new witch ball




Old bottles and new stained glass things




old stone step in our house



old well out back



old looking new stone trough



old door with new mushrooms



our old house



old stone porch (I love how it ripples)



old light in the living room.



old brick and steeple thingy



old attic where lots of bats live



old door bell



new old looking angel~old beehive bank and small crock



new witch plate


I'm working on some new designs with some old themes! Stay tuned~