How does your garden grow?

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How has your garden been going?  I planted early and I've just started to get fresh peas from the garden. I made a cool kitchen garden, planted & set up water to it and then got really busy at work, so we just got back from work trip and the garden is going well with my indifference. :)

I'm excited to plant some flowers on the patio, we cleaned it up and got a new bench this weekend - I plan on grilling out there this coming week.  Should be fun. I hope your patio is coming along & the plants have come back after a long winter...  Love Barb

New old House!

I'm pretty excited - we're in the process of buying this house.  It's alot more involved than I guessed.  But it's pretty - I hope it looks as nice with our junk in it - lol.  I walked in and felt like I wouldn't change too much.  Most of the house is a nice aqua, teal or tan paint color.   The downstairs definitely follows your "circle" idea, though.  You can race around in a circle thru all the rooms (except the back bedroom) all pretty open.

And the backyard is pretty nice, but there isn't too much lawn to mow.  :)  There's a washer & dryer and I'm looking forward to moving in!

Anyways thought I'd try and dash off a quick note.  Talk to you later - Barbara.

Paradiso on a Saturday afternoon

More details will follow!

Summer dreams

  I wish I could pack a picnic lunch, go on a road trip and see Paul.  

New art

New art in the park!

It's been awhile

I got a craftwell ecraft die cutting machine for Black Friday - from Barbiclaus!

It's pretty fun, but there's been a serious learning curve for me - I haven't really used one before & jumping right into it was a little frustrating.

But now I think I've kinda got it?

Anyways, it's lots of fun. So far I've just been doing paper, but it's supposed to cut stuff to appliqué - so I can't wait to try that out.

I'll show you some stuff I've been working on - its pretty cool.

Talk at cha later - barb

"Gumbo File"

Walking around the French Quarter last weekend, I saw this sign. Luckily I've already seen an aligator, but never a gator/gumbo combo.