Chit Chat over the Clothesline

 

 love this little picture, everything about it.

(Internet Photo)

  Another week has gone by, here we are at the clothesline. What's news? The ice cream truck is driving around, and the song will be stuck in my head all day, you hear it? He's a one trick pony, I bet when he gets out of that truck he can't get that song out of his head...

Do your ears hang low? Can you tie em in a not, Can you tie it in a bow? I remember my mom giving me 15 cents to buy something when the Ice Cream Man used to come around. I remember that 7 up popsicles were one of my favorites. One time, I lost a dime playing while waiting on him to come down our street. I went home and told mom, she wouldn't give me another dime. I learned something that day, take care of what  you have, it wasn't easy for her or me, but maybe we could use some of that today.

just saying.......Thank you Mom...you did the right thing. Love you, wish I could tell her.

 Out in the garden

We are not yet into full summer, but there are things growing and flowering which require attention for harvesting now, for soon they will be gone for this year. 

Roses, Lavender & Honeysuckle are in their prime now, and so I'm harvesting, drying and setting up some tinctures etc.

I already mentioned about the Honeysuckle, I've just pulled a batch off the dehydrator. Next up I pulled some Roses off my vintage plant they've provided me with beauty and joy for a few weeks now, and I've selected some to make Rosewater, and the others I am dehydrating for something later mixed with the HoneySuckle & Lavender. I've got a good amount of Lavender flower heads which I captured a fews year back, and will use those first, and fill in with the new flower heads which are coming along nicely.

Honeysuckle

Rosewater

Roses drying

And now, I'm afraid I must get some chores done, there is laundry to fold and put away, a loaf of bread is in the rise for supper, it has been a lovely calming day working with all these beautiful flowers provide to us by the Good Lord. They have benefits beyond their beauty, and I am enjoying learning about it. 

see you next time at the clothesline!

 

 

In the garden

 

I've always wanted to grow Hollyhocks! Every year I purchase the seeds, this year is no different. I even tried to start them inside to no avail.

Last year, or maybe the year before, yes it was the year before I tossed out some seeds and of course zip zero nada. No Hollyhocks.

Toward the end of that year, something popped up in the garden, not where I thought any of the seeds had been scattered, it had large leaves, not like anything put there before....I mused to myself that it maybe could be....a HollyHock. After all I am still waiting for the Virginia Blue Bell to come up every spring, nothing...just nothing. Ever hopeful.

So I got a little happy about this, and then...this happened 

I've named her Rosebud, the rest of her family our Isabelle and Tobey...

aka " My DEER Friends"

Love them to bits, but they took a big old bite out of the Hollyhock. 😒

So this year, the plant came back, it is huge! And it has buds.....I've been spraying it with stinky stuff so Rosebud and the gang move on.... 

Let's give a look see!

                                                        See the buds there in the center? 

                                                  Those leaves are about the size of my hand.

I do like vintage things, and that includes flowers and such...

This opened up just this morning. This was from a cutting over 25 years ago when we moved in our home. The house next to us was almost 100 years old then, and these roses were growing in the yard. The original owner had passed away, and her so n still lived in the house, and he was moving to Florida.The house was empty for a time, and I snipped a few cuttings. I have 3 plants now from that original in all stages of growth. Such a beautiful color. 

Lavender is up and blooming, I went out early and snipped some off to dry. I don't get alot of blooms, but enough for me. I also noticed the pink lavender has a bud, I grew that from seed last year and will be anxious to see what that looks like.

We are to get some rain today, which will be benificial to garden, rather than hosewater.

Enjoy your day.

 Happy Birthday to my loving Dad, he would be 100 today. I love you Dad!💓

 
 

 

  

In the wee garden II

In and about the my wee little garden. Checking the Lavender which remains on the plant. The garlic..scapes are forming, it won't be long now. I've done some research on those about whether or not to cut them. It doesn't hurt, and in fact will send more energy back into the bulb. Harvest isn't far away now, watching the leaves is what will happen now. I found a recipe for garlic scape pesto.

The vintage rose cultivated 25 years ago which was absolutely beautiful, it's a climbing rose and it just spills over with color and vintage fragrance.

we moved it, it has been struggling every since. And this year I have beautiful blossoms (4) on it. It's growing and I couldn't be more happy about it. I sprayed it with a rose spray which kills those little bugs which eat the leaves, no leaves, no roses. And...a little repel scent for my "deer friends", who I love deerly but not when the eat the little roses. I can see that they have paid me a visit, but the roses were not eaten.

The Peonies...how lovely the scent.

We have seen the mama Robin and her baby in the yard for several days now. Mama is teaching the wee one how to forage for food. I love to watch them. That little one hops around and screaches for food mouth wide open. Mama goes about her business, and every once in a while treats the little one to something she's caught. Fun to watch. Soon the little one will be on their own. 

The potted plants are starting to fill up with plants, it seems like it is taking along time for things to come from seed this year. I didn't mark what is in where, and so I'll be surprised. But every day they grow taller and taller. The calendula is taking a particularly long time getting it's leaves.  

Peace & Simple Joys

I love the vintage roses

  A short posting, I've been rather lengthy of late. 

I appreciate your time, it is valuable. 

It's snowing, and it's cold it's wintertime. Feels like 1 degree as I write this. It's gray and white.

but soon, in its' time it will be spring. A posting about beautiful bright and fragrant vintage roses might be what we all need.

I saw an blurb on the web, and we can believe that because we see it online right?????

Anyway, it said that you can grow roses by sticking them potatoes? Raw Potatoes.

Any of you see this?
Anybody ever do this in real time?

I found it rather intriguing, and I must admit I think that it may be something I might try.

Years gone by, I got a cutting from the house next door, it's an old vintage rose, the climbing kind.

I rooted it by sticking the cutting in dirt, and then covering it with glass jar. Like a terrarium. By Goodness  It rooted, and grew into a fine and lovely plant.

Isn't it lovely?

I almost lost it, I have a little sprig of it now which struggles every year to stay alive.

If it gets big enough for me to get a snip off of it this year, I may try the potatoe. I havn't had much luck with the dirt and glass of late. 

Such a beauty, I'm glad I got pictures. I hope I can nurse this back to health.

I do so love vintage things, and that most certainly includes roses. 

I love the vintage roses

  A short posting, I've been rather lengthy of late. 

I appreciate your time, it is valuable. 

It's snowing, and it's cold it's wintertime. Feels like 1 degree as I write this. It's gray and white.

but soon, in its' time it will be spring. A posting about beautiful bright and fragrant vintage roses might be what we all need.

I saw an blurb on the web, and we can believe that because we see it online right?????

Anyway, it said that you can grow roses by sticking them potatoes? Raw Potatoes.

Any of you see this?
Anybody ever do this in real time?

I found it rather intriguing, and I must admit I think that it may be something I might try.

Years gone by, I got a cutting from the house next door, it's an old vintage rose, the climbing kind.

I rooted it by sticking the cutting in dirt, and then covering it with glass jar. Like a terrarium. By Goodness  It rooted, and grew into a fine and lovely plant.

Isn't it lovely?

I almost lost it, I have a little sprig of it now which struggles every year to stay alive.

If it gets big enough for me to get a snip off of it this year, I may try the potatoe. I havn't had much luck with the dirt and glass of late. 

Such a beauty, I'm glad I got pictures. I hope I can nurse this back to health.

I do so love vintage things, and that most certainly includes roses.