Happy 4th of July
Hopefully your flag is flying high in the garden if you live here in the US and you have a wonderful weekend of cookouts, friends and fireworks.
This weekend we’re planning on enjoying the fireworks here in our little lake community with our friends. For the first time in the 10 years we’ve lived here we’ll be watching the fireworks from a boat out on the lake. We’ve heard it’s the best way to see them and we’re excited.
What are you plans to celebrate this holiday weekend?
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My Grandma’s Favorite
My dad’s mom always said that Queen Anne’s Lace was her favorite flower. I don’t know if it’s true, or if she just said that because we’d pick bouquets of it for her.
I happen to love it and always let it grow and bloom, though I cut the seed heads to keep it from spreading to liberally. Now that I’ve been cultivating it I have a few really nice patches of it.
If you look closely, Queen Anne’s Lace is actually one big flower made up of thousands of tiny flowers.
I’m not the only one that loves it, it’s constantly abuzz with little pollinators. Some folks may consider it a weed, but I’ll always have some growing in my gardens and I’ll often think of my Grandma Meade when I see the first white lacy bloom.
What’s your favorite wildflower?
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The Mad Dash
Mr Chiots and I find that crazy things seem to happen to us. I’m not sure why, but it’s a common theme in our lives. This weekend was no different. When we were having our garage sale on Saturday, a lady from Louisiana stopped in. She’s currently renting a house in our little lake community. Somehow the fact that we were moving and selling our house came up (the garage sale was at our friend’s house). She quickly asked if she could come over that evening to look at the house. Since we’re in the middle of a bunch of projects, we told her we’d need until Monday evening. We exchanged information and she was off.
Mr Chiots and I don’t even have our house on the market and weren’t planning on listing it until August 1st. Since we’ve been working on so many big projects, like the countertops and bathroom, we had been letting a few areas slide.
Yesterday and today we’ve been dashing around working madly to get everything ready for them to come over. We warned her that we were in the middle of a few projects, like laying hardwood floor in the laundry room and finishing the entire upstairs. While we’re not getting our hopes up, it wouldn’t be surprising if this worked out.
The garage was cleaned and organized, firewood was given to neighbors, the basement was tidied, and the main part of the house was cleaned from top to bottom. Cleaning the basement probably my least favorite chore. The floor is rough and hard to clean and I really dislike the fluorescent lights, not to mention you can’t see outside. All these chores needed finished anyways, we just weren’t planning on completing them in one marathon session. Although it is very nice that they’re done!
What’s your least favorite chore to do around the house?
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Quote of the Day: Melissa Coleman
The pulse of material needs began to slacken. The less they satisfied the urge to buy things, the more the craving – as with sugar, carbohydrates, and alcohol – began to wane. The drugs of the modern world were only a mirage of need easily forgotten in the absence of fulfillment.
Melissa Coleman – This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres, and a Family Undone
A fitting quote as I spent the day yesterday getting rid of the stuff we no longer wanted/needed. No doubt as I’m packing all of our belongings up in boxes I’ll be happy that we’ve simplified!
Even though Mr Chiots and I live fairly simply we still have so much in comparison to many others around the world. Though I appreciate the simplicity of having fewer things I’ll always have my computer, my camera, and a few good books – Oh yeah and a good cup of coffee!
What is one thing you’d never want to live without?
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Windowbox Sweet Peas
This spring I ordered a packet of Windowbox Heirloom Cupid Sweet Peas from Renee’s Garden. I’ve never had much luck getting sweet peas to bloom here in the garden, so I decided windowbox sweet peas in a container would be my best option.
I planted the little seeds way back in March and waited, and waited, and waited. Just about the time I was wondering if they’d ever bloom, I spotted little buds.
They’re quite lovely, well worth the wait. I’m happy to finally have some sweet peas blooming in the garden. Next year I’ll have to grow some of my grandma’s heirloom sweet peas in a container with a trellis. I might also try some of the other colors of sweet peas that Renee’s carries!
Do you grow sweet peas in the garden? What’s your favorite color?
