Flashback Friday

 Back we go again...  This time to this week in 2010.

Iza was enjoying chest and neck scritchies.  But notice the watch.  A Birthday Present when I was about 16.  Still worked in 2010 (with some new batteries sometimes, of course).  Easy to read, easy to adjust time.  Finally died.  I've never had a better watch (and it was cheap).

We had some nice Columbine flowers back then.  These were planted deliberatly. but I kept finding some wild from the originals for masny years after.  All gone now.

Not even sure what these were, but they were nice.

I really got into Hostas and had many patterns of them.  Still do, but I need to do some serious weeding to help them thrive again.

Flashback Friday

Today, we go WAY BACK to 2009 this week.  It was a yard post.  I had built a frame on one side of the front steps a few years before, and added one on the other side.  I planted Caladiums since it was very shaded.  THey were impressive.

Well, I had found an online place that offerred 100 bulbs for like $20...  It was a risk going cheap, but it worked out great!

The other bed was all hostas.  They were great for several years until the local deer discovered them.  I had to move most to the fenced in backyard.  The deer don't jump the fence.

And of course there were The Mews eating together.  A too-brief time with 3 womancats...

 

Flashback Friday

Today we go way back to 2009 this week! 

TBT had built a new landscaping box and filled it with Caladiums.

The older box on the other side of the front steps was filled with lovely various Hostas (before the Vishus Deer found them years later).

Iza was playing "Speed Bump" in the hallway.

And we girls ate together on fancy mats in nice bowls. 

Wow, everything was so CLEAN then!

Garden Tour Thursday

IZA:  Thank you for coming along on this weeks Garden Tour.  I was a bit surprised that Marley did one on the sly, but there is some new stuff and bedises, I show ya differnt angles of the flowers annyway...

We will start with the view from the deck.  Some of the daffodils are fading, but some of the tulips are blooming better now.

Lets go down an get a closer look at the tulips.  We like the yellow/orange ones a lot.

But I gotta admit these purple ones are really nice!

And these lighter ones are  pretty and subtle.  

The daffodils edging the regular flowerbed are unusual-looking.   We dont have anny others with white trumpets.

The hostas are emerging suddenly.  I like the cream and green ones...

But solid ones are good too.  They help show off the fancier ones.

We have some TBT dug up last year when the vishus deer ate the leaves off.  Im glad ta see they survived.  TBT and I will discuss where to plant them in the back yard where they will be safe from the vishus deer.

Another tub of recovering hostas.  They sure are pretty!

Here are some of the tulips...

And I notice that one bulb was in the wrong bag when they got planted.  Sometimes the nurseries make a slight mistake.

And there are a few hyacinths still blooming.  They dont seem to do very well here.

More...

More...

And a few over by the fence.

Well, I hope you enjoyed the tour!  Now let's sit up on the deck.  It warms up nicely in the sun...

TBT and Ayla chose our snacks and drinks today.  TBT cooked a pork roast a few days ago, and as usual with meats, he cuts off a portion and cooks it without his weird herbs and spices just for us.  So we he minced pork with gravy.  It is "inneresting".  And in case you dont like it, Ayla has brought out some canned rabbit.  And crunchies!  We seem to have a new drink...  Chickie broth and cream smoothies?  Hmm.  Ah, with Nip...

Thanks again for coming along on this weeks Garden Tour!