Flower Garden and Plans

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I am always anxious to leave work and return to the comforts of home. Yes, work awaits me at home, but it is a soul-satisfying kind of work.

Today I worked in the back yard trimming hedges and picking up the junk Zeus manages to find amongst the bushes. I swept the back steps and deck, wound the garden hose back up, and enjoyed the fresh air and bird-song.

I found a lovely garden statue that I've ordered to go in my front flower bed amongst the Burgandy Roses. Here she is:

Isn't she lovely?

I have many projects planned for my yard but this year I want to focus on getting those two front flower beds filled with gorgeous flowers and finishing it up with edging and mulch. This is the first thing everyone sees when they pass our home and stop to visit, thus my desire to make it pretty.

The Burgandy Roses are growing splendidly and are plentiful in blooms. The Pink Knock-Out Roses are gorgeous. One is doing quite well while the other is not so much, but I believe it is about to take off. It is green and it has a new rosebud about to open. So all is not lost!

I have a question for those of you who are garden-savvy. What companion flowers should I plant alongside my roses? And how do you keep the beds flowering throughout the year? It all seems terribly confusing to me, so I would appreciate any advice my knowledgeable gardening friends can provide. We are in Zone 8.

Well, it is time for me to call it a night. The morning comes early and I need my beauty sleep!

Wishing you sweet dreams...

Blissfull Days

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It has been a delightful day so far! This morning I had to buy a few groceries and odds and ends. Since it was very early yet, I went to Walmart. I found two cutie patootie shirts: one solid pink for $9 and the other pink pastel striped v-neck tee for $5. While at the store I picked up the ingerdients to make Strawberry Shortcake for dessert. My love declared me The Bomb-Diggety 'cause that's one of his favorite desserts. :)

I was able to get off work early so I rushed home to pick up Alfred for lunch. I had a delicious Oreo Twisted Frosty and took a nap. Now it's time for me to blissfully tidy and fluff my nest.I have two hours before my sweet honey comes home from work. We are having a simple supper tonight: fried fish, fries and a salad.

Hope your day has been blissfull, too! 

Beach Days and Decisions

We went to the beach for the first time this year. It was warm and beautiful with our sugar white sand and the water was crystal clear. However, the girls said the water is still freezing!

Tonight is the Super Moon and we plan to check out that out tonight.

The azaleas are about to be in full bloom in our yard. They were recently cut back when the fence was installed. The jasmine is still in bloom and sharing her lovely scent. The flowers along the back fence line are even more beautiful now (see pic above). The river birch trees now have tiny green leaves also, but nothing so far on the oak or the pecans.

I'm not sure what we will do tomorrow. I have cleaning to do and grocery shopping. Alfred is not feeling well and says he has a chest cold coming on. So we'll probably hang out here at home.

Alfred will be going to Warrant Officer school sometime this year and will be gone for many months. I have decided to leave the work force at that time. He'll be making good money on active duty and I want to be home with my girls, have time to work on my home and yard, return to cooking and baking mostly from scratch, and economizing.

Until then, I will just have to accept the fact that I will not be able to get everything done, so I'll focus on the main things - laundry, meals, cleaning kitchen and bathrooms - and I'll get to the rest as I am able. But I want to be come more mindful as I go about living because we only get one shot at life and I want to live it to the fullest!

Happy Weekend to you and yours!

Saturday Tidings

Good Morning, friends! The sun is shing, the birds are singing, and it looks to be a beautiful day here in my little corner of the world. My pear tree burst into bloom last weekend. My, it sure is pretty. Nature is a wondrous thing. One day the tree was bare and the next - pow! - pretty green buds and white blooms.

I picked up two pink Knock Out Roses plants last night to go in my front flower beds. Those beds are my main goal for the yard this year....I want fill them with flowers and make them gorgeous. I am going to have my Rose Cottage yet!

One of my main projects this weekend wasd to get the sunroom clean. My step-son Joel left it a wreck before he left for basic training last month. I tackled that project last night and it looks sooo much better. I want to try to go through the sunroom closets and reorganize them.

I do my housework in little bits of time as I have the energy to tackle chores. I try not to let things get out of hand - especially dishes and laundry! I am usually in bed by 9:30pm and up at 5:30am when the dogs wake me up to let them out. Then I usually work weekdays from 10am - 2pm (I recently asked for my hours to be cut back as it was physically painful for me). But while the extra money does help out, I still miss being at home full-time. There is just never enough time to tackle all of the projects/chores I want to do. 

Hope you have a beautiful weekend! 

Show and Tell Friday: My Living Room

We recently bought a new sectional sofa and coffee table.

The sofa has two built in recliners and a chaise lounge.

We love it!

The coffee table was on clearance, but we got it FREE after a military discount.

Eventually I will repaint the living room and redo these cane back chairs.

Thanks for visiting!

View other posts at Condy's blog, My Romantic Home.

This and That

We have a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker who loves to hang around in our backyard by the pond. He doesn't seem the least bit concerned with us or the dogs, allowing us to come within a few mere feet from him while we work! He is a fascinating creature to watch.

I was hoping to watch my latest Netflix movie - Eat Pray Love - until I saw it was nearly five hours long! I think I will wait until Saturday to watch it....it's supposed to rain most of the day anyway. What better way to spend a rainy day than curling up on the couch to watch a good movie!

As I put away laundry last night, I culled a few items from my closet that I no longer where and are not in my colors. I have determined I look best in a Summer palette. You can determine your colors at this website. Here are my colors:

Have a lovely day!

Spring Dreams

(Love this blue & white room.  It's modern and yet pretty without being overly done.)

( This is a pretty room. I love the simplicity of it with its feminine touches.)

With our Spring-like weather I am dreaming of all the home decor and outdoor projects I would love to tackle. I have been looking for ideas and inspiration every where. I love bringing beauty to our home and yard.

I had my hours at work cut back because it was too hard on me physically. I hope to eventually quit working all together so I can focus on my home and family and building my Mary Kay business. Now that is a fun job!

I am looking forward to being home more and having time to do more things. It's been hard keeping up with the homekeeping....a lot harder than I thought it would be and my days off would fly by much too fast.

I need to get ready for work so I will close for now. Hope you have a lovely day!