The Other Side

A little while ago I showed you my

Back Door Welcome

Today I am going to show you

what the other side of the door looks like.

It started because I wanted to try and hide the view under the deck

at least until we can get it closed in.

It doesn't completely hide the view

but it certainly does draw your eye away from it.

This year I have alyssums and pansies

as well as chives, mint and lemon balm in the larger pots.

Since you are here let me show you around.

Up on the deck my tomato plant is doing very well.

I wish my tomato plants in the garden were just as happy.

My first Livingstone Daisy is blooming.

This is the first year I have grown these.

The lily-of-the-vally is now blooming

and the scent is heavenly.

And the virginia creeper on the garage

is filling in nicely.

And before you go stop in and say hello

to our momma robin.

Even she added a touch of color to her home :)

~Finding the amazing in the simple~

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Daughter's 19th Birthday Card

My daughter celebrated her 19th birthday this week.

It seems like just yesterday I was holding her in my arms

and now she is a beautiful young lady.

We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful daughter!

~Finding the amazing in the simple~

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Back Door Welcome

Welcome!

We live in a small town

where family, friends and neighbors alike

all use the back door.

So I created a special back door welcome :)

The candle stand in the back I found at an estate sale a few years ago

and the gold chair was a recent yard sale find.

The little welcome sign I found at Dollarma

and you can see my little blue milk tin in the background.

The freshened up tea kettle sits just perfectly

on the chair.

Since you're here let me show you around!

Our apple tree is in full bloom.

I am hoping for lots of apple juice this fall.

While working up the garden this year

hubby hit what he thought was a large rock with the rototiller.

It turned out to be a large chunk of asphalt.

He had to dig down deep and break it up

in order to get it out.

We always find interesting things in our garden each year.

There's my hubby on his new toy.

Yup, our old lawn tractor basiclly fell apart

after the first mow this year - literally,

so it was time for a new one.

We can't complain though as our old mower

belonged to his parents when they lived on their farm

and they gave it to us when they moved

and we had it for over 12 years.

So, I would say we definately got our use out of it.

The lilacs are beginning to bloom.

And under the lilac are these pretty little flowers.

Sorry, I do not remember their name.

The Lily of the Valley's will be blooming soon.

And before you go let me show you this beautiful pot.

It was a Mother's Day gift from my parents.

My dad grew all the flowers himself.

It's not in full bloom yet

but I can't wait until it is!

~Finding the amazing in the simple~

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House Plant Makeover

I love growing things outdoors

but for some reason

I don't have much success with

growing indoor plants.

My daughter, on the other hand,

seems to have great success with her houseplants.

She had one instruction for me when she went off to college -

"Don't kill my plants."

Well, believe it or not I didn't kill them.

I actually am pretty proud about that - lol.

But when she got home she declared

they needed transplanting

and, well, they did - desperately.

We went shopping for some new pots

that she felt would go with her room decor.

And then the transplanting began.

The plants were so happy to have

bigger pots and fresh soil.

And the new pots look so nice in her room.

I love her bamboo.

It even got a new pot,

fresh water

and new rocks.

The plant on the left she took from me

and nursed it back to health

when she discovered it almost dead.

The little shamrock has been struggling

so she's claimed that one too!

I thought this pot was so cute for the shamrock plant.

She tried to match her plants to her pots :)

And her Christmas Cactus bloomed twice this year

under my care :)

It was a good day to be planting inside

because outside the snow was coming down.

It's been a crazy weathered spring

that's for sure.

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