Tail Winds For 2010

Your feathers would be messed up too in
this tail wind.






How many of you looked like this this morning. LOL
My hair is generally standing out like this every morning.






We are into a new year where we can start fresh if
we choose and start new projects or finish old ones.
Going into to it with an attitude that 'all things are
possible', and add some laughter to each day.
Laughter makes a heart fill lighter no matter what
else may be going on around you.

I spend New Year's Eve like any other day yesterday.
I am not a party person and in fact could not even
keep my eyes open to see the new day come in,
but it managed to come anyway without me watching
for it. I even missed the 'once in a blue moon' event
and forgot to look for the full moon.
But with the fog, drizzling rain and and back to snow
it was probably well hidden.






After a final run through of the seed catalogs
yesterday I did manage to get my seed orders
made. I saw a color theme running through the
order. It looks like shades of burgundy were the
main colors. I will share those purchased and
the hopes of new container flowers in another
posting.





The 'Ragtime' amaryllis is putting on its final
blooms for this winter so I wanted to show it off one
more time.
I promise not to bore you with it anymore this winter.

Four other amaryllis bulbs are still in different
stages of either almost ready to bloom, showing
promise of blooming or at the stage of " well do
something, anything, just don't set there" stage.
Since I fell in love with them this year I got
two more from 'Brent and Becky's Bulbs'
as they were half off.
I think I am well fixed for amaryllis bulbs now.
Oh, well I am probably fibbing so I better take
that line back.right now.






I hope that you all are as anxious as I am to start
those new plants and looking ahead to Spring.

The tulip bulbs in the fridge are ready to be set
in a flowerpot. Fressia's 'Corona' and Dwarf Iris
'Harmony" are sprouting so there will be color this
winter.
And miracles of miracles the orchid that I just told
a blogger was another gardening fiasco in my hands
is starting to sprout some new growth.
Maybe it thought it was destined for the compost heap
and feared for its poor existence.




Happy Gardening in 2010 Everyone!

Just Breathe

Well now we can all just breathe.
Christmas is over and if you were like so many
people the returns were made today and the
clearance aisles were cleared and left in shambles
in the departments stores for those Christmas
bargains to start you off next year.
Today was just one of the three days I stay away
from the departments stores including, black Friday
and Christmas Eve.
After working so many years in retail I know just
not to venture back into the abyss.

How many of you got lots of pretty gardening
presents for Christmas this year?
A am going to love seeing what everyone got.

I did not get any gardening presents this year but
I did get a plant present that I just love.





This little snowman is made from a small
gourd. Isn't he precious. LOL
The painting of it and dressing him was so
wonderful. Some people have so much talent.
Unbeknownst I really picked it out for myself.
At the Bob Evans Farm Festival this year I had
picked him up and thought he was so sweet but
then but it back. I do that a lot and then
when I get home I wish I had gotten it.
My daughter then looks at it and
she bought it as if it was for a co-worker. So I was
tickled to see it as my present this Christmas.

We had an inch of rain yesterday and it melted
and washed away all of our pretty snow.
I am sure that it will be replaced in the next couple
of days.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with
family and friends and I will be watching for
those gardening presents you all received.




Everyone Just Breathe
And Have a Great Weekend!

Pink Poinsettia Failure

I departed from my usual red poinsettia this year
in favor of this pink one.
I love the pink color of it but must admit it does not go
with my Christmas decor and .....



certainly does not go with the red 'Ragtime' amaryllis.
It might go better with the 'Apple Blossom' one but
it is not blooming yet.



I will have to make a mental note to go back to red
for next Christmas or maybe try one of the white
ones.






On the subject of poinsettia's my experiment to get
the red poinsettia from last year to bloom was a total
failure.



Don't you feel sorry for this sad specimen. LOL!
Poor thing just keeps dropping its leaves and
I am tempted to toss it out into the snow or
drop kick it to the basement.
I hate to give up on any plant though, stubborn
as I am.
Another garden blogger took hers to the
basement in March for a month and then
brought it back out and it is blooming and turning
now. Maybe that is worth a shot. It sure cannot do
anymore harm that what I already have done to
the poor things.



To those of you who are traveling or going to be so
busy I would like to take this time to wish you
all a Blessed Christmas!