Blessings From Our Nest: spring

Monday, March 19, 2012

We Need a Touch of Spring Around Here

When I opened the front door to go to church yesterday morning this is what I saw. The snowflakes were huge. It was a slow and slippery drive to church.

I had the day off today so the first thing I decided to do was add a touch of spring to the inside of the house. It was still pretty cold outside.

I pulled out a spring tablecloth and realized that I had to shorten the table, which is extended to the maximum. Then I had another idea. I have two of the same tablecloth, I will sew them together to fit the table fully extended. We leave it that way so that it is ready for the family to visit each week.

I laid the two table clothes side by side to match the design.

Of course, they were a little off and didn't quite match up.

Here they are sewn together. The bunny has two noses but I don't think anyone will notice but me.

Here it is, table fully extended with a tablecloth that fits.

I pulled out a few spring decorations to brighten things up.

I make these paper bunnies many years ago, this one I made for my Mom

This planter was a Christmas gift from some dear friends. The nest and eggs say spring.

Oh, and we can't forget to share my "Peeps"

I am trying to add some spring to other parts of the house but we'll try to share that another day.

Happy Almost Spring!

I am linking to Bunny Jeans Blog Hop

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Celebrate Spring!

What do we find blooming in our garden? It is still early so we don't want to miss a thing. I wander around looking for any sign that spring has arrived. The few plants I do find make me smile. The new life I find reminds me of what I have to look forward to as our garden comes to life in the spring and summer to follow.

This picture we took last week while visiting Savannah, Georgia. Spring arrives a little sooner in the South than it does here in the Northwest.

"I wandered lonely as a cloud"

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed-and gazed-but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills

And dances with the daffodils.

Wordsworth

Victoria Magazine - March 1993

When I take the time to sit in my favorite chair and look through my Victoria and other magazines and garden books I think about the beautiful flowers and trees we will see soon in our gardens. One of the first and my favorite is the deep red peony plant that came from my grandmother's house where she had lived almost 60 years.

This is one of last years flowers.

I want to take the time to really look and enjoy God's amazing creation, one flower at a time.

Victoria Magazine - April 1994

What kinds of seeds do we want to plant to add color to our garden this year?

It will soon be warm enough to start seed planting.

While we are waiting for the show in the garden I thought I would bring a little spring inside. I filled the terrarium I purchased last summer with things that say Spring.

Spring time is a time of renewal and new beginnings.

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