Be careful what you wish for...
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Comments (6)Thanks, Lucille. I wish it were my house, but it is a rental apartment that I have taken over, pretty much. The Julia is own root. The minis are but they seem okay. Black magic is not, but Morden Blush may be, I can't remember, actually. She has been in the ground 3 years, maybe four. She was bare root but I totally can't remember a graft or not. I'm not thrilled with the composters, they belong to another person in the apartment and were there before I started digging up the yard. I do my best to mask them but it's pretty hard to hide big composters in a small yard. The cars I am praying, are going to be okay. Seems like (hopefully) much of the weight of the main branch is being held up by what remains of the Dogwood and the fireplace. Hopefully. The fireplace was empty space for so long, total shade till this year. Trees were removed and fell, so it became sun space. I built it into a planter this summer. Talk about hard work! I cut all the wood to fit in the spaces around the existing rock and cement. I did my best and in is pretty tight and has not lost any soil at all. It is pretty rustic, but I built it with wood lying around and spent zero dollars in doing it. Didn't even have to buy screws. Good thing, too, cause the budget for the transformation was Zero dollars! :) There is enough drainage that it shouldn't freeze and split, hopefully, but I will be covering most of the top in the winter, I think. I planted it w/ passion flowers and various annuals this summer cause it was late in the season, but I would love to put a rose climber in there somehow. Two days ago, I was considering starting a thread to see if my newly identified Pat Austin rose could live in there. I figure she nods, so being high up like that may be pretty and work for her so we can see her blooms....See MoreBe careful what you wish for!
Comments (3)Well, I'm sure none of are asking for "too much rain." :-) Just enough would be great! LOL A nearby school is having to have water bottles brought in for drinking, and are using paper plates in the lunch room because the water situation is getting so bad. On the upside, a cloud just came over, and we're getting some rain! :-D...See MoreWishing for that idylic white Christmas?
Comments (1)Snow makes for such gorgeous photos. Not wishing for a snow storm like some of our friends on the east coast are experiencing, but we will be looking forward to seeing your pictures :-)...See MoreBe careful what you wish for!
Comments (15)This is free advice so take it for what it's worth. Go. Go as soon as it is reasonably possible. And start planning now for the eventualities that go with a move and with aging. Get rid of everything that you don't need. Store what you can and get your home ready to sell if that's part of the plan. Start making changes in the next home now and even consider moving in whatever plants and outdoor equipment that you'll be taking. Moves don't get easier if you wait. I've been through this before plenty of times with husband and children and I, along with my brothers and sisters, helped my mother move after my father died. Mom was not used to moving and tended to think emotionally rather than rationally even in better times. It did not go well, but we got through it. But that's a story for another time. Now Mom is in her 80's and is still, well, herself, except that she has physical limitations that affect living where she is and taking care of the property. My husband has talked to her about making future housing and living decisions now while she is able, before an emergency may require that they'll be made for her. She doesn't hear him. I see this going worse than the first time. And we are not as young as we were 20+ years ago, either. This is a blessing for you and your husband on many levels. You have your health and have a daughter and son-in-law who can help you. You can move in at your own convenience. It's a great place. You'll be near your grandchildren. The rose garden is just gravy. I'm sure there's a down side to this, there always is. But think long and hard about putting off moving....See More
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last yearlast modified: last yearChar suggested photos, so I cleared the design wall and hung all the UFO's. I'm glad I did. I see now why she didn't finish them. I didn't have the best light for photos, so the colors look muted.
The Dresden Plates are apparently from 2 or 3 different quilts, as the size varies as does the color schemes. (Her County Fair Blue ribbon quilt is a Dresden plate (soft greens and yellows), so these might have been her first few attempts to find something she liked.
One of the machine applique group didn't make it. There was one more block, but it's not here. There are no matching fabrics for the green. I suppose you could make a small throw if you sashed it. It's a quilt as you go, so I would have to learn a new skill. One block is too small to use, as well.
This is the Grandmother's Flower Garden group. I just don't like the colors. They don't work well together in my humble opinion.
This one I may finish. It doesn't look like her usual color choices, and is a little simpler than her usual work. It doesn't show her usual attention to quality. At this point, I am not sure she made this. I see the 4 odd blocks, which may be why this was never finished.As I said, my lighting is terrible, so, the colors don't show well. It's a navy blue 30's print. There is an extra block which indicates this may have started out to be an Irish Chain. I could use the extra block to fix those four oddball blocks. At this point, I'm ambivalent.
What this had done for me is to remember all the UFO's I have. That might be a better use for my time.bkay
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