Can we please have three-day weekends every weekend? This past weekend I was able to get so much done that had been waiting on me to hurry up and get better. And after all that work, I was still able to do some cooking, which I will share later this week, and woke up Monday morning feeling refreshed. It was just plain perfect.
After those hundred-degree days last weekend, my garden demanded that it was about time I mulched. My hydrangea was looking quite wilted and sad. So this past weekend I had a date with about 13 bags of mulch. (Boo on our favorite landscaping place for being closed all weekend long so I couldn’t just get it by the truckload). Not only that, but because my mother-in-law has such a green thumb, she has plenty of plants to spare and loaded me up with pretty shade plants for our garden in the back. The amount of greenery back there has literally doubled. I am constantly looking out our windows to look at everything I accomplished this weekend.
Not only did I get some gardening done, but I was able to get our house looking a little more orderly and added some cuteness to our bathroom window.
a little wire birdie (that needs a tealight.. note to self)
little purple flowers
lavender in a French soap dish
ferns in a pretty wine bottle. Cale knows how I choose wine: by how pretty the bottle is. He actually picked this one!
The amount of joy I get from something so simple is just a little pathetic perhaps, but still, it makes my day to see the little details and everything come together so nicely. What are the little things you do around your house that make you smile?
I saw sooooo many ferns up in the mountains last weekend! I thought of you
I love that little birdy! One of the gift shops in Shaver has tons of cute bird stuff!! You will die!
I can smell that lavender from here… haha! The little window sill looks so darling with all the cuteness you added. All those things are very dainty and very Stephanie.
I haven’t added many pretty things to my apartment for a while… but this really did inspire me to buy some flowers today.
Lovely flowers!! I bought Peonies the other day and love them. It brightens up my day and cheers me up if I’m in a bad mood.
That is very pretty! Yay for pretty things.
We love flowers. The purple ones are called scabiosa or the common name is pin cushion. I still haven’t figured out the type of fern, but I will.
enjoy!
I think it’s lovely. It gives a sense of relaxation.
I thought I was the only who picked out wine by the label! Ahaha. It looks like you had a very productive and satisfying weekend
Love the new stuff!
ahhh, I love your little windowsill decor, Steph!! SO pretty. It gives your bathroom just the right air of sophistication and relaxation. Almost like a really nice hotel.
how exciting that you got to plant so much!! It is so wonderful to have green things to look at, especially in the summer when it’s hot.
Could you possibly teach me how to garden without killing things? Thus far its proved an impossible feat.
oh Jill,
Let me tell you, my MIL is STILL trying to teach me that. I think the only requirement is remembering to water. And making sure that you put them in the right area for their sun requirements. Other than that, it’s a mystery to me. And why her’s are huge and pretty and mine look like sad little plants.. no clue.
Those definitely are pretty little things! I think my favorite is the wine bottle…I was wondering what it was until you said so!
great pictures! i love that lavender, i can almost smell it
and that little bird is so cute. i love plants, so once i get my own place, you can bet i’ll be in the backyard weeding, mulching, barkchipping, planting, and pruning at my heart’s content.
Oh beautiful! I have lavender growing in my garden and it hasn’t flowered yet- when it does… =)