Easter Blessings...........

Today has been very busy for me as I am sure it has for most of you. Cooking for Easter and working in the yard. So, this will be a short post. Not sure if I will be able to post tomorrow or not.

These flowers are growing where I scattered a pack of wild flower seeds. They are a buttery yellow and close up at night.........any ideas?
This one is not quite open yet.

Here is my Joseph's Coat Rose that my son gave me for Mother's Day about 12 or so years ago.

This is the same bloom as above. All of the blooms are different colors, from yellow to orange to pink...........very pretty.

I pray that all of you and yours have a Blessed Easter Day.......May love and laughter last forever after!!

Good Friday!! ....Recipe Lesson

Easter Cookies or Forgotten Cookies---Great to do with children and learn a lesson.

To be made the evening before Easter.

1 cup whole pecans

1 tsp. vinegar

3 egg whites

pinch of salt

Preheat oven to 300 *this is important DO NOT wait until you are half done with the recipe*

Place pecans in zipper baggie, beat with a wooden spoon to break into small pieces.

After Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman Soldier

Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl.

When Jesus was on the cross He was given vinegar to drink

Add eggs whites.

Eggs represent life, Jesus gave His life to give us life

Add pinch of salt.

Salt represents the salty tears shed by the followers of Jesus

Add 1 cup of sugar.

The sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us

Beat with mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed.

The color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been forgiven

Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto wax paper covered cookie sheet.

Each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid

Put cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.

DO NOT open the oven door, Jesus' tomb was sealed. (Door may be taped)

GO TO BED.

You will feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight.

Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.

Easter morning, open oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty!

May this weekend be filled with reflections of God's Grace and Mercy.

A Little Of My Gardens..........

Actually after close to 12 inches of rain and then two nights of the return of Old Man Winter things really look pretty good. What's in the wheel barrow? Celosia, Pink and White Wave Petunia, Alyssum, Sage and Variegated Vinca Major. Maybe it will begin to fill in.

Here we have Ivy around the base of the tree, Foxglove, Lupine, Larkspur, Glads, Horsetail in the little white container which is moved several times a day, it's just one of those things that never looks good anywhere but you want to keep it, new container might help. Volunteer Red and White Verbena, Volunteer Petunias, Alyssum dabbled around and a Purple Coneflower.

Larkspur has buds on them.

Here we have Night Shade Salvia, White Salvia, Red Salvia, Delphinum, hanging Geranium, Susans, Dutch Iris in the back to the right, I planted 7 can only fine 4, a couple of Bush Morning Glory, I see an Agapanthus and that row of large Irises.......may never bloom.

This is blurry, does anyone know the name of this white Salvia?

This pink Verbena has gotten so prissy she requested her very own white chair!

Homestead Verbena is a little faded after being beat up so bad, it will recover quickly.

Just because I am in love with this Clematis.

I know you are reading this Ms. Doris, look! the Lacecap Hydrangea you gave me is budding.....

This Wisteria is not the same as you see growing wild. For one the smell is less than pleasing, we keep it pruned so as not to take over, hope we will be able to do the new white one the same way.

Now I am off to the local Nursery, I know I NEED something from there!

Watery Wednesday

Remember I said we returned a little early from our trip because the pump in the crawl space could not keep up with the rain? Well that and living at the bottom of the neighborhood hills we pump ground water for days even after the rain. This is what it looks like every couple of hours when the pump kicks on!! For more Watery Wednesday please click the banner to the bottom right.

Bloomin' Tuesday...(some)

Here are some of the flowers that I have blooming right now. With an expected cold snap I will be covering plants and bringing containers in. We all know there is always one last cold snap before Easter........why don't we listen?

My Dad gave me a cutting from one of my Mom's climbing roses last year, here it is still in the container.

My Clematis is doing quite well.

Yellow Snapdragons have finally decided to give us a show.

Hypoestes-Pink Blush is coming back.

Dianthus-Sweet William

White Petunias with Pink Dianthus

Tagetes-Marigold

I have my first Purple Coneflower bud of the year.

Salvia-Hot Lips

The colors of the Gerbera Daises will be a surprise because I rescued them from the snares of my Dad's lawn mower blades!

Yarrow

Cleome

For more Bloomin' Tuesday click on the Bloomin' Tuesday Banner to the lower right, thanks Jean for hosting this meme!

I'm Back!

Mistral Delphinium Deer Resistant
Light purple summer flowers
Fine, grass like foliage
Perfect for the perennial border
Full Sun
Growth Rate Fast
Size 24 - 30" x 18 - 20"
Cold Hardiness -20 to -30

We are back from our trip and boy howdy did it rain in Mississippi while we were there and boy howdy did it rain here at home while we were gone! We had to come back a little early due to the fact that the pump in the crawl space could not keep up with the water coming in. We had some water in the basement to clean up. Hubby spent most of the weekend working downstairs. Of course on one of his runs to Lowe's I managed to pick up a few things.

Tiny Tim Euphorbia - Mounding Perennial

Creamy flowers with red eyes

Long bloom time

Full Sun

Growth Rate- Medium

Size 10-12" x 12-24"

Cold Hardiness 0 to -10

Deer Resistant

Electric Light Fuchsia

Shade

Growth Rate Medium

Size 16 x 16"

Cold Hardiness to 32

Will not be setting this out until the weekend. Cold snap coming, in the thirties tonight and tomorrow night. Bringing in some containers too!

Proven Winners Peter's Gold Carpet--bought two of these and another Raspberry Blast Petunia along with a 4 way Shepard's hook to hang them on.

Trailing

Annual except in zones 9 - 11

Full Sun

Care Easy

May Night Salvia Deer Resistant

Vigorous summer perennial

Dense, puple blue flower spikes

Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Full Sun

Growth Rate Fast

Size 18 x 18" (it's larger than this now"

Cold Hardiness -20 to -30

Also purchased another Guara Whirling Butterflies, Golden Dewdrop, Creeping Phlox and a White Wisteria. Now, I have some catching up to do!!

Wordless Watery Wednesday...

Yep, two posts in one! Packing to go out of town.........no kids! Just me and hubby........YIPPEE!
See you in a couple of days.................this is the amount of rain we recieved over night.......expecting more through Thursday!! Pray for traveling mercies for us please.