A New Flea Market In Town

Agnes and I visited this quirky “new” flea market a few weeks ago. It is new in town, and it was just opening for business. Most of the booths were stocked, and I was there to hunt for some vintage Pyrex.

I spotted this little Fire King dish, and I thought it would look cute in the kitchen. I haven’t collected too many Fire King pieces, but this one is a good start to another collection.

I was in luck too. I spotted two Pyrex casserole dishes, and the price was just right.

We’ll have to go shop at the Flea Market again soon. Agnes loved it, and it was nice to get out of the house for a bit too.

May 10

Crochet Projects

I know I should focus on one crochet project at a time, but right now I have three crochet projects going on.

Agnes found several colors of yarn that she liked. A few weeks ago I started a little Summer afghan for her.

I’m still working on Thade’s afghan too.

I’ve been working on this one for twelve weeks now. How I hope I finish it this weekend.

I also recently learned how to make Granny Rectangles.

At first I thought this would make a great cover for the buffet. I kept going, and adding on colors, so now it is big enough to be another throw.

This Granny Rectangle is almost finished. Maybe I’ll luck out and get two of these projects finished this weekend.

May 9

Garden Party & New Spaces To Plant

With Miss Mia constantly digging up the backyard, we’ve decided not to plant a vegetable garden this year. I’ll miss tending to the veggies, but it is for the best. Instead of planting the backyard, we are moving the pretty flowers to the front yard.

One very chilly and rainy Saturday, we headed off to a local hardware store that was having their yearly Garden Party. Agnes and I were so excited to go, the boys not so much…

Agnes and I headed to the greenhouse, and the guys headed indoors to look for a few items.

We wandered through the greenhouse a few times, and Agnes said we needed a cart.

Since this was our first time planting on the west side of the house. I asked a super-friendly lady for some advice on what grows best. She had some great advice, and introduced me to a new flower too.

We filled our cart, and went off to find the guys.

Since it was so cold, we brought all of the new plants indoors and decorated the foyer.

I have to say, I loved having all of the flowers in the house. The foyer smelled just like a florists shop.

The bright flowers cheered up a chilly day too.

The next day the weather warmed up, so we headed to the front yard to do some work. James got out the weed-eater to work on the bulb plants that were done for the season, and I set in on weeding around the flag pole. The kids helped a bit too. They picked up sticks, and had fun running around the yard.

We decided to start a new flowerbed around the tree on the side of the yard. James and the kiddos found stones in the backyard to make the new flowerbed. The chore kept the big kids busy.

The new flowerbed has lots of shade. I planted several shade loving daisies.

I hope they do well in their new home.

We still have a few more spots to plant in the front yard. I love the new spaces to garden though. I think another trip out to the nurseries is in order. Well as soon as the rain stops.

May 8

Earth Day Trip to the Nursery

On Earth Day Agnes and I headed out to visit one of our favorite places, Redbud Nurseries.

Visiting Redbud has become a tradition of ours. We wander around the greenhouses, and get ideas for our garden.

Agnes has become a big fan of the greenhouse. She was wandering through the flowers, and said “Mommy this is my very favorite place.”

I have to agree with her. It is one of my favorite places too.

I could wander through the greenhouses all day.

We took lots of photos, and jotted down some ideas too. Then came the tough part, picking out a few flowers to bring home with us.

Agnes prefers flowers that are pink. I am partial to succulents, deep red flowers, and orange daisies too.

We finally made up our minds, and we found lots of great plants to kick-off Spring planting.

It was a fun way to celebrate Earth Day!

May 7

April’s Favorite Photos

The month of April flew by way too fast. It was a funny month though, the weather was cold, and we had one heck of a hail storm. We took the kiddos bowling, and added a few new plants to the house. I have a few of my favorite photos from the month to share.