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Playing With Matches

The cute Matchstick Garden holds a clever secret inside.

Tear out a matchstick, plant it tip first in soil and you will soon have a flower, herb or vegetable garden growing. On the tip of each match are seeds already mixed to grow.

Each Matchstick Garden set includes ten matchsticks and there are four different Matchstick Garden sets for your little one to collect and harvest including Mixed Herbs, Wildflowers, Italian Garden, and Mixed Greens. I’m sure any kid would be enticed (it is, after all, a chance to play with matches).

Available at Brooklyn5and10.com

Vās, Vāz, Väz

All available at Takashimaya

Gratuitous Cuteness- Paw-Paw

Paw-Paw?

What are you looking at out there?

Ohhhhhh...gotcha.

Beauty of Nature

Some pictures I took in the garden today...

dogwood tree

A pale pink peony about to burst open

elephant ears

Do you know the name of this vining plant? I'm trying to find out.

Bright pink peonies in full bloom (I wish you could smell how intoxicating they are)

and best of all...

Mummy

Mummy is Lou, Sofia and Paw-Paw's (see right) mum. She occasionally stops by for a visit and some grub. While too feral to domesticate she's a lovely lady and we just adore her visits .

Beauty of Nature

I went in the backyard yesterday and picked these flowers...

'Light Beam' Yellow Bearded Iris
I love irises and this variety is just so special

Lilac

This tiny little bunch has scented the entire house with it's intoxicating fragrance.
When I first brought it in the cats kept walking around sniffing at the air.

Gardening

At 144 ft. the lot our home sits on is, by "city standards" considered to be extra deep. I'm well aware that most of you looking at this are thinking 'that backyard, at best, is a glorified postage stamp.


Why am I pointing this out you ask? Well, this little postage stamp yard whooped my ass. Being that yesterday's weather was just glorious (66 and sunny) we seized the day and set about clearing out all the dead leaves, pruned away scraggly branches, and weeded. We wanted to get it all spruced up and ready for grilling season. Today I'm hurting. My legs, shoulders, back and arms ache. You know how the saying, "I used muscles I never knew I had"? Honestly, I knew I had them and I also knew I'd left them dormant too long. What I didn't know was just how much they'd revolt against me once I did decide to employ them for use again.

The reward for this hard work? A solid week of rain and cold temperatures. Thanks Mother Nature!