Spring Blooms
I didn’t bring very many of my flowering plants to Maine with me. There was the boxwood hedge that made it in and a few of my hydrangeas. I did manage to get a few of my ‘Walker’s Low’ Catmint, which is one of my favorite perennials.
The rest of these lovelies were all here when I arrived. With the exception of the rock geranium and bleeding heart, they are all new flowers for me. I had a purple columbine in my garden in Ohio but it was not like the one blooming here. I thought it would be nice to give you a glimpse of the color I’m seeing in my garden right now.
I’m not sure if I have a favorite yet, I’m still watching these plants to see what they are like throughout the seasons.
What’s blooming in your garden this week?
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So Long Carpet
We’ve been wanting to get rid of the living room carpet since we moved in. Carpet isn’t among my favorite things, I dislike that it can’t be cleaned. And by cleaned, I mean scrubbed and mopped. I suppose you can get a carpet cleaner, but that doesn’t get all the stuff out that falls down below the padding. Even though we wanted to get rid of the carpet, it wasn’t on the to-do list until later.
We woke up yesterday to find that Lucy had gotten sick sometime in the night. The carpet bore the brunt of it. Thus, the carpet was ripped out, yesterday.
This is exactly why I don’t like carpet, when we pulled up the padding this is what was underneath. It makes me cough just thinking about it. No doubt getting rid of this carpet will help a little with the dust problem here in this house. Underneath there is subfloor that has been sanded, stained and sealed. It’s actually much better than the carpet, and better than what we thought we’d find underneath. We’re still undecided as to what to do for flooring in here, most likely wood, but we may just leave the floor as is for a while.
What’s your favorite floor covering?
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Quote of the Day: Jim Goodwin
The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
~Attributed to both Jim Goodwin and Sydney J. Harris
Even when there are a thousand things to do in the garden, I try take a minute to pull out my lawn chair and sit in the garden each day. Sometimes I need to remind myself that it’s not a race, it’s a journey and I need to make sure I enjoy it!
Do have a spot where you can sit and enjoy your garden?
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The Bounty Begins
I love salad season. After a long winter of eating lots of root vegetables, salads really make my palate happy. Around mid-February I start to crave leafy greens but usually refuse to buy salad that’s not locally grown or grown in my own garden. Hopefully I’ll have a greenhouse someday to allow for a few green salads all winter long, until then winter means a famine of salad.
I’m extremely thankful that every evening I can head out to the garden to harvest a bowl full of various greens for our dinner. This year my focus was on red leaved salads since they contain more nutrients than green (for more information on healthier varieties of vegetables read Eating on the Wild Side.) There are also tiny French Breakfast Radishes to eat, I actually don’t like radishes, but I grow some each year.
Last night we also enjoyed Acadian Redfish as our maine course. I was reading an article about how this fish isn’t sold much because it’s considered “lobster bait” or a lesser species. Fisherman don’t make much on it. Our local fishermans co-op featured it and I decided to give it a try. Buying it helps the local fishing industry and it helps lessen the need for other popular fish. Here’s an interesting article from The Portland Press Herald about encouraging people to eat more Redfish.
What are you harvesting from your garden this week?
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Friday Favorite: Flags
I love flags, love.love.love them! When I was a kid I was always the one hanging our flag outside for holidays. Things are no different now, I have almost always had a flag or two in the garden. Last year I only had one small one in a flowerbed, this year I decided to go all out!
I’ve been eyeing these triple flag holders for quite a while, they’ve been on my Amazon wish list for many years. Bunting is also something I’ve been wanting to get but just haven’t gotten around to it.
Last week I stopped at a local store and they had both items! I snapped up a few and came home ready to decorate the house and barn.
Now it’s looking perfectly patriotic around here and that makes me happy. I love the flags so much I’m thinking of getting another triple flag holder for the chicken coop, no doubt they’ll love a little summer decor as well. Colombian flags will also be purchased to hang out on the appropriate holidays, nothing makes me happier than celebrating both of my citizenship countries! I don’t think I’ll be able to find those locally.
Do you hang a flag in your garden?
