This beautiful swag made by Kynda at Petals & Company.
Merry Christmas to you all, thanks for being my friend in 2019.

Better Boy

My first tomato!  Finally!  12.5 ounces arrived July 26th.

My Pond

On almost the hottest day of the year, it is finished by pond artiste Jeff Powers. Water lily is coming, but no fish.  Happy Monday.

The Fixer

Now I have my own fixer, from the Town Peddler.  Love him.

See you all later, we're goin' to a wedding this weekend!  Love, Peggy

I don't just read....

Last week the area where I live was flooded badly, freeways closed, schools and others closed and you can't find a mop anywhere.  My damage was minimal but I feel so badly for others who have lost so much.

One of my friends basement has not flooded in 52 years and guess what?  There is a dumpster outside their house with all their basement treasures.  Up and down the streets there are piles of bags and furniture waiting to be picked up. 

My garden is muddy but the tulips are loving it so one day I had to read...The Glovemaker and I really liked it.  Check it out on Goodreads to see more details.  Utah territory, 1888, Mormon history, and set in a tiny town called Junction.  Today, its orchards are part of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.

The author notes are really interesting and I wish I had read them before starting the book.

Now I have to catch up with blogger posts and your news.

New Fiction

This is a new book you might like.  It is a little "romancy" for me, but very sweet.  She is 96 and using a computer to write her memories and skype, but it's fiction so.....

What I bought at the craft fair

This is a ROCK! Painted by Michelle Maddox.  He is just a small one about 8 inches, but she has all types of animals and all sizes, sells at D & L Garden Center also.  I passed on the snakes but fell in love with the kitty.  I think she is extremely talented.

April read

If you read Arthur Trulov by Elizabeth Berg, you will like this one. 

Making a "dirt bag".

 Pick up some old nylons at the thrift store....

 Tie a knot in one end

 Stuff with ever how much potting mix you want the bag to be.... tie the other end

try to have a stem on the plant ...I trimmed this one off some.  Just an inch is best.

Poke a hole in the bag with a pencil or toothpick and insert your plant and water.  You could add as many plants as you want to cover the entire bag.  Rachel at Graye's Greenhouse said to set it aside and forget it while it sets roots.  The ones we made at the class were so pretty, she had flats of tiny plants of various succulents for us to choose from.  It was a fun day.  And not rocket science.

PJ's Plant Poke

What's in the picture...PJ's darling little plant poke.  Had to show it off somehow so I covered a little can with jute and lace, made a nylon sock ball to hold the dirt for the plant (that came from my yard).
We learned how to make the nylon "dirt bags" when we went to the class at Graye's Greenhouse.

What do you think ladies?  Hope your day is the best!

Remember Hedy?

She was not just beautiful!  Interesting book.  (That's Hedy Lamarr, for you youngsters.)

Very short Stephen Kingish, but a kinda sweet story.  Read one sitting.

Thrift Saturday

I found this bag of odds and ends at Value World today.  It looked like a big ol' tangle of thread and unknown sewing objects.  I was so surprised when the blue shoe fell out. It is about 10 inches long and so pretty.

The bag was five dollars and now I have some knitting brochures (I don't knit), scads of embroidery thread (very seldom do that either), some snaps, elastic, hoops, patches, ribbon, a cute little box and some garters!!!!

But best of all I have a blue shoe!

Crochet

I love crochet, but can't do it.  So I connive to have others do it for me. (this may have cost me some friends).   My latest victim is Beth and she just made these little jar covers for me. 

Happy Tuesday.

Super Sunday

Feeling like spring today!  Flea Market Gardening is one of my favorites online.  Hope your Sunday is super.

Graye's Greenhouse

 We still call it Mrs. Graye's and probably always will, but this beautiful place is now under new ownership. 

Sad, that the family will no longer be there when we visit, but happy that the new owner will be continuing to operate this fantastic place.

 The day we visited, an estate sale was being held and this was my favorite thing to take home.
I also got some lovely vintage crochet and sheet music and old photographs.

This little worn book was in with some other items.  I love it, it is the words of Jesus, the four gospels and was owned by Margaret Plumsteel. It has notations in the front and back of it.  I can imagine how much she treasured it.

I have often written about Graye's Greenhouse on Joy Road, if you love succulents, it is the place to go. We are so happy, it is going to continue and grow.

It is very cold here in Michigan.  I hope you are warm.

Belated Happy New Year