Cats in the Garden

Patches and Rusty

Well, I can't believe a month has nearly gone by since my last post! I have been busy working, and on my days off, I am out in the garden or playing with the kittens.

Muppet snacking on some catnip

Rusty says "shh! he can't see me!"

Today was just a beautiful day! Hubs helped me remove an ugly bush, and prepare the area for some foxglove transplants. All the kittens helped, of course.  And Johnny boy climbed all the way up into a cypress tree chasing a squirrel.  He thinks he's a bird. But he made it back down OK.

These are doing well~ black barlow columbine. 

Chinese Houses and Spurred Snapdragon seeds  have sprouted!

Then we had a nice lunch of turkey sandwiches and fresh strawberries, and the cats had a snooze on the patio. Perfect!

Millie sound asleep

*YAWN*

Tomorrow I'll transplant the rest of that clump of a thousand foxgloves (apparently every seed sprouted, no pressure there!).  And then I really have to get busy making some jewelry. I have a custom order to work on, and lots more to do.  Perhaps make some cookies?

Cats and Flowers ~ in the Garden

My garden is coming along nicely! The late rains we had recently helped a lot.  The Nigella and Johnny Jump Ups have completely taken over in the front. If you live in the LA area and are looking for flowers that need little help from you, try these.  They just need water.  Let them bloom, and form seed pods, and dry out, spilling their seeds on the ground.  Pull the dead plants out and they sprout up fresh again.

Patches

 Of course my rescue kittens love to play in the flowers! They spend all day chasing bugs,  playing hide and seek, and taking naps.

Rusty

I spend a lot more time outside now that I have the kittens.  They are fun to play with, and I enjoy growing flowers for them to play in.

Tessie

So, we decided to give up on growing tomatoes in the back yard. There just isn't enough sun.  I planted some herbs and things in the sunny spots, and the rest is getting shade loving flowers.

The Violets are quite happy! These have always been one of my favorites, and they are easy to grow, making a nice ground cover.

In the corner of the yard under the old orange tree, we cleaned things up and my hubs ran some sprinklers back there.  I planted some woodland flowers that like shade.

Delphinium 

Columbine, Nigella, Parsley, Violets

The parsley has gone haywire and is a giant monster herb with interesting flowers.

Now for some tea and cookies, and a good story.

And perhaps a cat nap!

John Wayne

Just White

For the love of all things White!  Ruffle rosette wedding dress by Th3rdPalac3, Natural History Moth Print by dsbrennan , Tea light holder by tokyocraftstudios , Vintage crystal earrings by shadowjewels ,  Vintage silver plate cream and sugar by SCAVENGENIUS , Shabby dictionary wrapped candles by RhettDidntGiveADamn ,  Little white flower cluster by PrettyPetalStudio .
  



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Shabby Winter Wedding

I'm so much in love with the shades of winter~ white of course, with mauve and gray and a generous helping of silvery blue.  What a lovely palette for a shabby winter wedding.

Featuring: 60's aqua silk dress jacket by modchicvintage,  antique spoon markers by Hammermann,  Marie Antoinette by RoyalCoutureShoes, Shabby flower earrings by Shadow, mason jar wall sconce by OldNewAgain,  Vintage Rhinestone Bracelet by RewElliot,  Little White Flower Cluster by PrettyPetalStudio, and Pale Paris Morning by EyePoetryPhotography.

'Twas here my summer paused
What ripeness after then
To other scene or other soul
My sentence had begun.

To winter to remove
With winter to abide
Go manacle your icicle
Against your Tropic Bride.

~Emily Dickinson

Gemstone Flowers and a Magazine Feature!

Shadow has a special announcement! Our Lemony gemstone earrings have been featured in the Holiday 2011 issue of Beautiful Jewelry Magazine!  *swoon*

Crafted with delicate yellow lemon quartz, with tiny pink and green tourmaline gemstones, all wrapped up with gold filled wire.

LEMONY EARRINGS 

I am thrilled that the magazine editor chose to feature my work. Thank you, Ms. Gerlach!

This is where I party:
{Primp}

Inspired by Winter Flowers and a Giveaway!

"But flowers don't bloom in the winter", you say? They do here in Southern California. And you can always find fresh blossoms on Etsy.

Pink flowers by Maddenphotography.







Enter to win your own Winter Flowers...this bracelet is available from the Indie Style Guide giveaway.

Winter Flowers