Mother's Day Blessings

Usually I have my plant containers potted by now, but all the rain and yuckiness of the last few weeks has really slowed me down. After hitting all the garage sales in my immediate neighborhoods, I did manage to get to the corner nursery to find a few flowers to get started with.

Do you have "corner nurseries" where you are?

Around here, larger nurseries set up "satellite" sites around town

 to make it easier and more tempting

to spend money on whatever the current blooms might be.

I don't buy them all at once,

 I have to spread it out to decide what and how I want to use them.

Not to mention that flower prices seem to have skyrocketed...eeeck!!

So they are usually my "Mother's Day Present" to myself.

Here are a few blooms waiting to go into containers for the back deck,

in one of my galvanized metal carriers.

Then to wish you a happy Mother's Day,

a framed Mother's Blessing print from 1939.

(You know I love my English Cottages!)

After storms last night and this morning we're expected to have a lovely weekend.

The guys are opening the pool today,

so it's a work day for me too, cleaning and arranging outside furniture.

Have a wonderful family weekend,

I'm linking to these metal parties this weekend:

Jami

Beth

And Donna

And if you haven't entered my May Give Away

then click here.

love to you all,

Vintage Inspiration Friday #36: More from The Seed Box

It's that time of the week again!

And I have tons more photos from

The Seed Box Open House.

(click on any image to get a better look!)

If you didn't see my post earlier this week,

then click here to see the garden house on their property.

Brian and Meloney have a wonderful rustic country log and stone house

SE of here in the rolling Ozark hill country.

They used to have a shop in Ozark, MO.,

but now spend a lot of time doing shows

 and then having their twice yearly open house.

The Entry

Interesting guest...

Kitchen

Living Room Again

Incredible cage from Texas

I'm entering this photo of the door to the garden house

at A Rosy Note for Photo Feature Friday

Vintage chippiness to the max!

If you haven't visited their "shop blog" that I write,

then head on over here.

Now for some inspiration from last week:

Hayley at Nesting Notions shares her front door makeover

(Hayley lives only a few miles from me,

 go by and check out her gorgeous home and decor)

Pam from White Ironstone Cottage

gives us a tour of her Shabby Chic Cottage

Lisa at House Dressing makes some fabulous knockoff RH pillows.

Be sure and go by to say Hi. She's a new blogger!

And Laurie from Butterscotch Caramel

shows us her wonderful redo of a gorgeous entry chest.

She's also a new blogger, run by and say Hello!

I'm linking to these parties this week:

Check out all the inspiration, and join in on the fun!

(links are on my sidebar)

Oh, and if you haven't entered my giveaway that's going on this month,

then scroll down to the next post and join in.

(button is on the sidebar)

Have a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend!

love,

                                                                 

Cottage Charm Give Away

Hi Everyone!

I haven't had a Give Away in a really long time,

so when I heard about the Blogwide Give Away

 held at The Twice Remembered Cottage

I wanted to join in.

Nature has always been one of my favorite cottage elements,

so I thought I'd have my give away be

"Nature Inspired"

A Cavallini Journal

An old wooden dresser jewelry box with a landscape scene,

that is mirrored inside.

And one of my signature key necklaces,

with an enameled flower charm and teensy birdie charm.

(Come by my Etsy Shop for some other fun!)

You have a chance for 3 entries:

1. Leave a comment on this post.

2. Leave another comment saying you are a follower.

3. Leave another comment

telling me you have blogged about the giveaway,

or have posted my button on your sidebar.

Then be sure you head over to The Twice Remembered Cottage

and check out all the other Give Aways.

Winner will be announced May 29th.

Thanks so much to all my readers and followers.

Thanks for sharing "life" with me;

love you all!

If you don't have a blog,

you can still enter by commenting, choosing "anonymous".