A Little Catching Up

Hello, Dear Friends, have I told you
 how much I enjoy all of you? 

Having you stop by and visit
 is such a sweet joy. 

And visiting all of you,
 sharing your lives, 

your homes, gardens, thoughts, and creativity 

is such a wonderful pleasure. 

I find myself thinking of you when I am not visiting, 

wondering how you are, 

thinking of the things you have shared. 

We all live in different places,
have different lifestyles, professions, etc., 

but what I have found is that we are
all much more alike than we are different. 

We all share the same love
of home, family, beauty, faith, life.....

We all have a passion for living. 

We share the same difficulties,
sorrows, disappointments, struggles. 

But we have each other to lift the spirits, 

offer a kind word of encouragement, 

cheering each other on
 in a world that can sometimes get the best of us. 

That is what I love about these lovely friendships. 

We may not meet face to face,

but we meet heart to heart. 

If I have not been stopping by as often lately,

 you can blame it on the weather. 

With warmer temperatures, 

everything is growing so quickly that I can't keep up! 

I have been planting rose bushes, lilac trees, wildflower seeds,

 herbs and flowers, along with weeding, weeding, weeding. 

The Mr. and I have been trimming, 

washing deck furniture, mowing,

putting out umbrella's, potting flowers, ....

And reseeding the lawn!

 Can you tell that Whitey Bear and Champ

 do not like to use the stepping stones? 

This side garden is my most recent project 

and one that will continue for a while. 

I'm afraid it has been neglected.....

But my sweet Blue Eyes installed the rose arch recently 

and we planted 5 rose bushes around it. 

Two climbing roses, two shrub roses

 and one very small creeping rose. 

My picnic table has its own Forget Me Not garden beneath it, 

so I am waiting until they go to seed
before giving it a much needed painting.

Can you see Ling Ling surveying our hard work? 

We had a gazebo over here, 

but it was crushed in our ice storm two years ago

 by the beautiful wild cherry tree that succumbed to the ice. 

Gardens, like life, are always evolving. 

On rainy days, of which we have had more than our share, 

I've been inside spring cleaning. 

It's amazing how a little bit of spring sunshine 

can illuminate all your dirty little secrets. 

Ahem!

But of course, can you ever really get everything done? 

That is what 'Tomorrow' is for! 

I always loved Scarlett Ohara's philosophy in
 'Gone With The Wind'. 

"Oh, I'll think about that tomorrow!"

So we pick and we choose what we can comfortably

 get accomplished in one God-given day. 

Sometimes all we can manage is doing the dishes
 and heating up some soup! 

With so much going on this time of year,
a gal can get worn out. 

That is me, today. 

Luckily, I have leftovers in the fridge
 to serve my hardworking Mr. when he gets home. 

Speaking of leftovers.....I did promise you recipes, didn't I? 

I have posted these on my previous post
now that I have had a little bit of time....

xoxo

Thank you, Dear Friends for being there. 

You are all so very appreciated! 

xoxo

There is in friendship something of all relations,

 and something above them all.

 It is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.

-John Evelyn-