early morning flags, new dollies and herb gardens

~ early morning flags ~

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Early morning sunlight crept up over the hills sending long finger like shadows across

the glistening mint fields first... then through my windows and shone bright on our flag early this morning.

a beautiful start for Flag Day don't you think?....

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Today I spent working on new dollies and digging in the garden.

Sculpting new dollies is always an exciting thing for me...

the little drawings and sketches and ideas I've scratched away at onto a napkin or the page corners of the

little book I keep in my pocket

begin to come to life...

I'm always so anxious to have them all begin to come to life at once...

just as I have dreamed of them being....the tilt of the head, a delicate chin...

a new sprigged frock...

my dollye ladyes & poppets

~~ A quiet and peaceful morning was spent planting more herbs from the greenhouse

herbs such as self-heal, chamomile, borage and comfrey.

This winter I'll make tea with my own dried chamomile to drink

while we read in front of the fire.

but today I'm enjoying their sprightly little daisy like blossoms

waving gently in the warm breeze with the star shaped blue blossoms of the borage

tucked at their feet.

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Most of my gardens have been planted just for the new bees & they're

loving every little thing I've planted for them.

They seem so grateful for flowers to explore and dig into with all their might...

and at this moment all the garden is content

with the happy humming of my bees covering every flowering plant.

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it's been a pretty near perfect day...

a quiet & peaceful day.

wouldn't it be lovely if it were as peaceful and quiet, every day...

all around the world.

I hope it has been such a day for you, too, my friend.

remembrances

such lovely days

old rail fence along the new garden and orchard~

Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal.

~ Nathaniel Hawthorne ~

heirloom Delaware chicks

heirloom tomato plants

with names like Mr Stripey, Pink Ox Heart,

Black Krim, Crimson Currant, red and yellow Brandywine

and

Cherokee Purple

it seems to me, at least in my experience,

that early breeds of chicks are much livelier,

bright eyed and bushy tailed...

or these little women were just so pleased

to be out of their mailing box.

It was all I could do to keep them in the basket to have

their likeness taken.

~We're ready for warm days in the gardens

and soft evenings on the porch ~

I hope this finds you all enjoying the same

if wishes were gardens....

~Tasha's spring gardens~

~~

"May I a small house and large garden have; and a few friends,

and many good books, both true, both wise, and both delightful too!

~~

from "the Wish"

~ Abraham Cowley~

17 th century English poet

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delightful May has arrived and yet she has not graced us with

her much anticipated gift of fragrant lilacs.

No budded peony or heady scented bridal veil spirea that for many years has arched

over the brick paths on sweet May evenings.

My favorite mock orange that climbs and kisses the chimney bricks and porch railings...

has just a few timid leaves peeking out here and there.

The seedlings in the greenhouse have sprouted sturdy and green,

looking through the glass out at

barren and windy garden plots...they seem to snuggle down into the warm

earth of their pots and trays, waiting for warmer days that surely must come...

but when ?

my gentleman farmer always says "patience, my love"....

Potted heirloom lavenders, rose and lemon scented geranium, citrus scented thyme,

all wait in sunny windows for late spring days when they'll be planted down

in the old rail fenced garden.

There are lupines, poppies, wildflowers and herbs of every kind

All waiting for spring to forget her fickle ways

and grace us with warm soft

days and gentle evenings.

~

I hope that this finds you having real spring outside your door way.

love to you all,

Christine

I have not forgotten that I promised to share my new old rail fence with you.

Soon as all the crab apples are in full bloom!

new doll story in the Deerfield Doll house

Good morning everyone~

Just wanted to let you know

that there's a new dolly story in the

Deerfield Doll house blog

with the little Deerfield Ladyes and of course,

Lydia. enjoy!

emma & elisabeth

my beautiful little grand daughters,

Elisabeth and Emma, in their Easter dresses.

Little Elisabeth is walking and Emma is always vigilant

to keep her from falling...

best friends for life....

a fine April morning.....

the sun is barely peeking over the hills here.

and I can already see that it holds alot of promise for a beautiful first day of April.

I'm here at my little table, candles lit and the house is quiet.

a small bouquet of tiny white daffodils scent the whole room.

From my window I can see the newly worked garden, the trees beginning to leaf out

and the old rail fence that has changed how everything looks and feels here.

It's beginning to feel like what my heart wants.

clean and new ~translate that to "old"

fresh and full of promise

Even the dollies have a tiny pansy bouquet in a wee cup.

Wishing you all a fine April morning