A Gnome Memorial

While sweeping the porch one day, I knocked over my precious gnome.  He was older, even though I had only purchased him a couple of years ago at a yard sale for nearly nothing.  I loved him, but he has cracks on the front.  So, I decided to give him a proper burial beside the butterfly bush.

In his place popped up 3 new old gnomes.  Well, actually, I bought them at Good Juju last Friday and they are a different style - shorter, less childish-looking, and more expensive.  Now I have them until I sweep the porch one day or knock one over with a rake.   And I'll give them a proper burial. 

delphiniums and zinnias

Flowers catch my eye wherever I go.  We went to the Farmer's Market yesterday morning here in Kansas City.  Of course, that was only after eating breakfast at the counter in Cascone's Grill.  It's fab - you can actually watch them crack your egg!

Back to flowers, I bought wonderful zinnias for my deck, which I do most years.  But the gem was the delphinium in a powdery baby blue.  I hope it "takes" and spreads for generations.

don't forget to water me...

While I love potting chairs, I often forget to water them.  I have good intentions, though.  I'm a wanna-be gardener.  I put out the oriole feeder late, but reason it's okay because this hummigbird loves it.  But I still consider myself a gardener.  I often blame my acidic soil.  But I love my yard and all the kitschy yard art in it.  I accumulate more each year as I scavenge garage sales. 

This year I vow to get more creative with found objects, what-nots, that I can put among the plants.  And I am going to get a couple of pink flamingos. 

Tomorrow I will post a project piece which I painted to put in my daughter's room.  I was going for the distressed-French-grey look.  First, I need to get help carrying it upstairs...