some 411.

i feel like this year i have been so inconsistent with this blog. 
i guess i am valuing my sleep more than i used to.
anyway, here's the 411 on what's been going on lately.

last week our downtown hosted a art and music festival.

i walked down with my neighbor jenn and little miss london.
after many nights of cool, damp weather, that night was near perfect. 

most of the downtown stores were open and had a local artist and a local music act in each store.

my friend susan's mom had her art at the clayworks gallery, so we stopped in to say hi.

london got to help create a mural that is now on display in the thrift shop front windows.

it was super colorful and anyone could add to it.

jenn's hubby russ joined us for the rest of the night.

i'm sure it was just so he could see the creepy elvis guy sing.

i picked up this adorable guy for my friend who lost her grandma.

you couldn't help but smile when you looked at him.
losing grandma's is heartbreaking, so i hope that this little squirrel can help out with that.

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i finally got to play in the dirt.

my compost bin was full of rich soil this year...let's hope my flowers appreciate it.
the only day that was warm and that i had time to plant, turned out to be the windiest day all year.
ridiculous wind gusts up to 60 mph.
it exhausted me.
but it is now done.
which make me happy every time i look out my windows and see all that color.

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my camera or picasa (not sure which one) ate my Easter photos.
i know they have to be here somewhere.
i'll probably find them next Easter. :(

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i am finishing up all the little details for the barn sale on saturday.
i am a little nervous to tell you the truth.
i have never done anything like this before.
but my neighbor amy j will be with me, helping out, so i will have fun either way.
i really hope it goes well...even if i sell one thing i will be happy.
i just think no matter what, it's gonna be a fun day.
AND, it's supposed to be 83 degrees!!!
thanks for all the good weather prayers!

in case you missed the hours and directions from one of my other posts...

 

hope to see you there!

some randomness for your wednesday.

can i just say how in love i am with the smell of lilacs...
they have been blooming all last week and this week.
by far the longest they have EVER bloomed.
i brought some inside, cause i just can't get enough of that sweet fragrance.

mine are miniature lilac bushes.
my bestie tonya found one at our local garden center called a bloomerang.  it's supposed to bloom again in june. 
i must get me one of those!
lilacs in june!  yes. please!

tonya and hubby sean came for Easter weekend.
friday night we went out with them and our other friends mark and susan to eat.
i love getting together with my two favorite girls from high school.
we laugh. a lot!
like a doofus, i forgot my camera. :(

later that night we took the poochies to the dog bar.
yes, we have a dog bar, and it is soo much fun.
duke and miley loved it.
again, no camera.
hopefully tonya will share some pictures since she remembered her camera.

last week this little guy came for a play date with miley.

miley will tell you all about it .
yes, she said she is going to start blogging again.
she's working on her facebook page right now.

these still haven't made it into pots.

somehow our lovely spring has been kidnapped.
it has been cold, gloomy and damp.
no beuno!!!!!

some of you asked about this little guy from the Easter post.

i found him on the driveway sat morning. 
he is a chubby baby cardinal.
i didn't even zoom in with the pictures, i was laying on the driveway with the camera 2 inches from his beak.
he didn't care.
one reader said he looked like he had a little too much Easter candy. :)
i am happy to report that i saved him and that chubby little body was able to somehow take flight.

i am not a fan of doing prom hair.
but....it has to do with those glossed up pageant looking up-do's that all look the same.
i don't like that.  i like natural looking, non-helmet prom hair.
so i was happy when the next american idol wanted big sweeping curls.

some day you will see her on idol.  you will!
she has an amazing voice for a 16 year old.
i've done her hair since she was born, and i lover her to pieces.

a very unfocused photo of me being goofy.

thankfully, i have been super focused lately.
i have gotten so much made for the big barn sale!!!
the condition of my house is another story!

here is a flyer...SPREAD THE WORD!!!

there will be little red barn signs to tell you where to go.
...and if you could say a little prayer for good weather?
i would appreciate it :)

EASTER SUNDAY.

cleaning up and clearing out.

we have giant trees.
which in turn, means lots and lots of leaves.
just when you think you got them all, more appear.

i finally got them all raked up and cleaned out around the pond and the back of the house.

it looks so much better, ready for some fresh mulch and some color.

20 bags of mulch later...

harri had to come check it out...

then she promptly rolled in it.
maybe it's full of catnip, cause she was a little crazy the rest of the day.

you may have noticed the nets are still on the pond...
i am waiting for all the elm seeds and helicopters to stop falling.
they clog the pump and filter and it turns into a lot more work.
i did get the water fall going again though.
i just love that sound.

i bought flowers for all my empty containers, but nothing has been planted yet. 
i have to keep dragging them into the garage because it still is getting really cold at night.

i can't wait to get all of these

into these.

spring sort of disappeared, it has been chilly and gloomy.
i can't wait for a nice sunny day so i can get out and get these beauties planted.

my ferns seem to be loving this damp, cool weather.
they are really sprouting up.

along with my perennial beds.

i still need to mulch those.

at least my lilacs started to bloom.

i wish someone could bottle that smell, and not the fakey, fake lilac smell, the REAL smell.
it is by far my favorite smell in the garden.
i just wish it could last all summer.
someone needs to work on that too!

barn sale sneaky peeky.

so last week i promised you a sneak peek at what i'll be selling in my booth at the
hesston barn sale
they have a new blog...go check it out.
and...go "LIKE" them on facebook

i should warn you...my booth will have lots of different stuff.
i can't just have one or two main things...i like a variety...and that's what it is.
but these pictures are just a drop in the bucket.

 (ignore the vacuum cord in the background...i am ignoring the vacuum)

i have been re-purposing a lot of old furniture and bringing it back to a happy life.
i like to find new uses for old things...and make new things out of old things...does that make sense?

lots of cute word art and vintage accessories.

 lots of bright, happy color and some burlap.

love how this turned out...i need to make one in every color :)

hopefully you will come out and see me and all the other vendors on:

SATURDAY MAY 7TH, 9am to 3.

you won't be dissapointed...PROMISE!


one more thing...i need a name for this funky little booth of mine...
i've narrowed it down to 2 possibilities ...now i need you to tell me which one you like.

i like them both equally, so in no particular order:
#1 creative junkie
#2 amy d ...creatively me

PLEASE tell me which one you like. or suggest a new one.
i need to make a sign in the next week....or i'll just be known as the girl with no booth name.
"i got it at the booth over there...from that one girl, who's booth doesn't have a name"
and we wouldn't want that to happen.