Thursday, March 21, 2013

Gathering....for The Garden Party!!!

Thanks...to Mark...for giving me... The Darling...Old Alice in Wonderland...Book...
and...Friendship....Book....
{He had a Pile...of Darling Little Treasures...for me....
What a Sweet...Soul...
I'll Cherish...them...Always..: ) 
Thought these...Vintage Paper Scraps...would be Fun...for The Garden...Party!
I...do...So Love...Vintage...Paper...
These are Beautiful....Old...Old...Zinc...Fragments....
They have a Lovely...Feel about them....
It was a Long....day...and Night...last night...
oh my...
oh my...
and...Today...
was...Pure...Crazy!
I had no...Will....to get the Big Corner Cupboard
unloaded...
It...would have Kicked My Butt...All Over the Place....
This Evening...Liz and I went to Pal, Val's...
She is a Master Gardener...
and....was showing Liz... how to get her Seeds...goin'...
Liz wants to do...some Gardening...this year....
{what a Dear...Sweet... Girl...
Val is....
a Huge Thanks...to her...For Feeding us...a Delicious Supper...and being so Kind...to share her Expertise...
It was Great...meeting her Fellow Gardener...Friend, Jo...!
What a Doll!}
We so....enjoy visiting Val...
Her Home...is Stunning...she works....so...hard...
They just finished remodeling the Kitchen...
I couldn't wait to see it...
oh my...
It's...Lovely....
and Fit's...the House...Perfectly....
This is the front....Entry...
wowza....
 


Love this Centerpiece...on her Island....
Very....Cool...
 
Val...has an Amazing Set Up...for her...Plants...
 
She works...Hard...From now...'til Fall...
 
 Love...all of the Vintage...'Garden'....she uses...
Val...Jo...and Liz...in Deep...Discussion!
Liz...learned...a lot...as did I....
It was Wonderful...of the Girls... to Share so much...Knowledge....
a Gift...that will...'Give'...the rest of Liz's...life....
a few...of Val's...Babes....: )
Let The Planting....Begin...
Liz had seeds for all sorts...of Veggies...
Val...gave her...many Heirloom...Varieties...as well....
It was Fun...watching all the Girls.... It was a Great...Time...
Val...added this room...in her Basement...a couple of years...ago... and has really...made it Work....
She has several Plant Sales... and does much...for The Cancer Society...
She Truly is...an Angel...
Liz commented...on how Blessed I am...to have such...Talented...and Creative Friends...
that...are so... Beautiful...Inside...and Out...
all I can say is...
Yes...I....am...
Hope you had a Most...Lovely Day...
Love...to ya...
Barb C.
{Garden Party....is just...around the corner...
Mark Your Calenders!
April 5th...6th...and 7th!}
: )


2 comments:

summersundays-jw said...

You are blessed! I would love to live next door to her & have someone to help me with my gardening issues not to mention being able to stare at her house.

Simply Iowa said...

Yes...I...Am!
In so many ways...
Val...has been such a Gift....in my life... She's Amazing...
as are so many others... I have had the Honor...to call ... "Friend" ...
Love to ya...Jan... : )