Linda's wonderful garden in LaRussell, MO.....

It started out rainy yesterday but by the time we had driven to LaRussell (about 40 minutes) the rain had stopped and the heat was moving in.  It was a beautiful morning in our friend Linda's yard.  She works so hard on this but it's her "happy place".  I know how she feels because I feel the same.

LaRussell is a very small town where we spent several years when my sisters, Judy and Mary, and I were young.  Our parents owned the local mercantile and my dad, because we lived in this house, was mayor.

It was a wonderful environment to grow up in and we made many life-long friends.  It's still a wonderful little town full of many really good people.  We love going back for visits especially when we get to roam around Linda's yard.

Behind this flower bed is where our grocery store was originally.  Someone has made it into a home now.  So good to see the building being used.

 

More of the yard....

 This was a shed that Linda inherited from Mr. Graff.  He lived in the farm next to where she grew up.  It is so cute and I informed her that if she would put in plumbing, I could live out my golden years here.  She's done so much work to it and the inside is perfect for spending an afternoon with a good book.

 Linda and her friends, Sandy and Jim Pharill.  Sandy writes a gardening column for the Joplin Globe.

 

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 It was just the perfect way to spend a summer Saturday.  We drove through the countryside the rest of the day and so enjoyed it.  I'll close the post with one of our surprises.  Judy got out and stood in the weeds for this shot.....hope she didn't get chiggers!

Have a wonderful week!

New home report....

I apologize!  It's been way too long.  Couldn't seem to get my head back into the game.  It's been quite a process trying to get my new house and my life back in order.... I'm feeling good about both.  I love my new house and my new neighborhood.  Everyone is so friendly and go out of their way to make me feel welcome.  It's been a remarkably easy transition (I say now)!

I know my hostas that I transplanted don't look so good but they'll look great next summer.  At least they're blooming.

This is kind of what's going on in front of my house.  Since I'm on a cul-de-sac, I have kind of a different shaped front and large side yard.

 

The previous landscaping is basically pebbles and shrubs with nothing that flowers.  Luckily, I have neighbors with beautiful yards and tons of perennials that they were more then happy to share.  I'll be able to do more this fall or next spring.  It was a little late to separate hostas so I didn't do many.

This is my garden that I put on my side yard.  I used an old beadboard door I had, cut it into and attached it to my fence.  It's not very big but it's holding 4 tomato plants, 5 basil plants and 1 big chive plant.  There's room for expansion next year.

Next post I'll show some of the interior.  I still have lots to do but it's really feeling like home.  It won't take so long this time.

Porch & Garden event at Leola's.....

Our evening event on Thursday night was a huge success.  It was good to see old friends that had not been in the shop for awhile but lots of our loyal regulars who are always there to support us.  We are so grateful for our great customers (most are our friends now).

Don't you love this frog.  It's huge and is a great water feature or just used for a lawn ornament.  It sold the first night.

We always love that Debra  shows up to take pictures. 

Thanks, again, Debra for always supporting us. 

I found 2 of these small wingbacks and since they were really dirty, decided to have them reupholstered.  They turned out so wonderful that they're hard to give up.  The pillow fabric is my new favorite fabric.  I plan to use it in my house someplace, if I can still find it.

Everyone brought in new merchandise and if I can get my pictures transferred from my phone to my computer, I'll post some of those in the next few days. 

One more picture to post.....my wonderful red bench.  I love the way the worn red looks.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

More from the rabbit hole & my chair........

Finally finished my chair I've been working on.  Took it to Leola's yesterday so we'll see if anyone else likes it.  I loved it.

Thought I would share some more of my pictures from Clive's.  It was hard to get a bad one.  Also, I made my reservation to go to Vermont in Oct. to take a class with The Lamp Shade Lady.  It's a 2-day class in the little town of Pawlet, VT.  Can't wait.

Linda, Judy, Clive & another vendor at the entry gate.