Garden Musings and some favorites

Thinking garden, as we all do at this time of year. 

Perennials....The Lavender in my garden thrives even in clay soil. I harvest the seeds...

what do I do with them all? 

Lemon Verbena.... my go to lovely, fresh. Would love to over winter it, dehydrate the leaves makes a lovely lemon scent for baking.

Scented Geraniums...another favorite they come in many different scents, my favorite is the Lemon Rose, these I cannot find locally and usually order from a greenhouse. I would love to find a way to use these leaves as well. The flowers are small, but the leaves oh my they smell good.

Mojito Mint. this is an invasive little plant, I've pulled and keeps growing. We use it to make Mojito's on the hot summer days of July. I've not really found a culinary use for it. 

A vintage beauty in the garden, climbing red rose.

~ The joy is in the making~

Happy Homebody Monday #6

I'm up at 5:00 am, emptied the dishwasher, and am watching the eastern sky for sunrise, having a cuppa.

Lavender, Lilac color today so far, changing. 

Nothing is happening of any interest I'm afraid, winter is on the way out at least for this week, and we'll be topping out at a balmy 40 & maybe 50...goodbye snow.

I'm going to make stuff cabbage for supper we haven't had that for a while, and then there will be leftovers for another time, which is very frugal on the grocery bill as well as meal preparation. 

I may use the sauerkraut which I made to finish it off, I seem to be the only one eating it. 

No projects in the works, I used up a skein (ball) of cotton thread making Christmas tree ornaments. 

I had a wild idea that I would stock up some inventory and get a booth in Amish at the consignment store. Not so much.  I got 17 trees out of the skein, I'll donate them come the holidays to the retirement home my son works at, they could always use fun little things to pass out at bingo. 

I like to crochet, making money pumping out product not so much. I crochet anyway, and so donating seems to be a better mode for me. 

I've put out the St. Patricks' Day decorations, for a wee bit of cheer & green the colorscape here has been brown, gray & white, so a little color is in order.

A posting from the time machine

Concord Grape Pie

I hope you are all well, what are you up to?

The skyline ever changing, is  pale pink, deep peach & lavender, it is now 7:00 am.

GOD's Crayola box has beautiful colors...

~The joy is in the making~