"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands........" 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Thursday, June 5, 2025

I'm back in the saddle.........garden again

 My goodness!  The days, weeks, and months are just flying by so quickly! 

We have had some very good rainy days.......some storms coming a bit strong and scary, but leaving us with only large puddles of welcoming rain and no damage.
And I am delighted to show  you one of the few pumpkin plants I have growing in the garden.  It has been a few years since I have planted pumpkins.  I gave it up a few years ago due to frustration over varmints eating everything I planted.  This year, I decided to use the old chicken yard because it already has a good fence.  It keeps deer out, but I am struggling with rabbits and ground squirrels....they can find the smallest place to get through the fence and the ground squirrels just dig a tunnel.........but I am not giving up.  Maybe I might have a least one pumpkin to show to you in the fall!
I have a large section of cosmos, I did have a large section of zinnia, but sadly, the rabbits have eaten a great bit of them.
I will replant. 
I finished a crocheted doily I have been working on since April.
I actually finished it on what would be my grandmother's birthday.
She passed away many years ago when I was 16.  How I wish she were still around .....there is so much I would like to tell her and I really need some advice from her from time to time.
I hope this finds you with pleasant weather and pretty things growing in your gardens.
Far up in the deep blue sky,
Great white clouds are floating by;
All the world is dressed in green'
Many happy birds are seen,
Roses bright and sunshine clear
Show that lovely June is here 
F.G.Sanders