The sun, the sun......

Finally, the sun is out and everything is so green......gorgeous!  As much as I have complained about the spring weather, it has made for the most beautiful spring.  There even seems to be an over-abundance of birds.  Should be an amazing year for gardens....yea!!!!

So much going on in my world.  We had a great weekend at Leola's.....we were celebrating May Day.  It had been so long since spring open house,  We're so grateful for our wonderful customers (old & new) who continue to support us.   

This is also the end of school for the grands.  Sage will graduate this week from 5th grade and will be leaving Field Elementary.  Seems like yesterday that I was picking him up from kindergarten.  It's such a wonderful school and has been so good to and for him.  I like to think he's been good for them, also.

It seems I always start summer with so many resolutions.  This summer I'm planning to finish some projects around my house and to really make my garden a priority.  I've always said that my greatest contentment is when my hands are in the dirt, and I'm determined to make this the summer of my contentment.  Seems so simple yet always so hard to pull off......we'll see. 

When it comes to my house, I always want to make it a peaceful place for myself and my guests.  I've always loved Ralph Lauren and everything he does.  Recently, I found these photos on one of his websites and saved them.....

These all remind me of what we've been doing and inspire me to do more.  My garage is full and the weather seems to finally be cooperating so think I'll get busy.

Hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday and that you, too, are enjoying the sunshine and warm temps.  Yea, Spring!

My porch.......

I've worked so hard this week trying to get my porch ready for summer.  This spring has been very messy.  With the double-whammy of excessive pollen and those helicopters that come off the trees, it's been hard to enjoy the porch.  Some of the screen on the door needed to be replaced so I decided to take the door off, paint it black & do a curtain effect on the bottom with burlap.  What do you think?

The bent willow chair above is one of a pair and there's also a table.  A few years ago Ralph Lauren white-washed a couple of these and put cushions in them.  I'm seriously considering trying this.  There's so much wood on the porch that I think it might brighten it a bit.

These are baby doves that were hatched last week on my electrical box.  Their mom set there for a couple of weeks and watched me work around her & never moved.  We even got to where we talked some.

This is a cart that I keep on my backporch & use for a potting table, buffet & various other things.  It now has been painted black also.  My friend Brenda has been staying here lately while her new house is being remodeled and she has used so much black in her house that it has totally changed my opinion of black.  She even stained some of her floors black.  All of her doors are black and her kitchen and bathroom cabinets.  It really looks great.  I'll take pictures when she gets moved in.

I've told myself that this is going to be the summer of my content.  I've only read one book since Mike died and I use to read continually.  I'm going to try my best to get that back.  It's impossible to figure out why it is that I can't concentrate but I can't & I miss reading.  My porch is almost finished and that's my favorite spot -- I intend to take advantage of it.  We'll see what happens.

Have a great weekend.