Home is Where the Heart Is

Storms were terrible last night and at about 4 a.m. the sirens sounded so we headed to the basement. The interruption of sleep threw my schedule off a bit today but we still managed to get most of our tasks completed. Earlier in the week I had bought fabric to make some new things for one of the bedrooms that up till now has not gotten much attention. Yesterday I made a comforter and today Hassan got the board cut for the simple lambrequin/cornice for the window so next week we will work on getting it covered and mounted. I still have to make a dust ruffle, sheers, pillows and cover a chair bottom. It has been a while since I've gotten enthused about home projects so I can't wait to see how this room turns out.

Today most of Mother's Day was spent outside. Zein was here to help get the beds cleaned, lined and weeded. When we finished I went to get a manicure to get the dirt out from under my nails. I am thankful for the weekend and the wonderful day. It felt good to get so many things accomplished at home.

Mother's Day

Tomorrow, regardless of the weather, Zein will be working in the yard. His work in the yard is my gift for Mother's Day and I look forward to it each year. Rain or shine we will be getting some spring cleaning done in the yard and then we will have a cook out to celebrate the day. Sami and Mimi will set aside some time to call and it will make my day a very special one. I hope that each of you reading this post are blessed with children who have big hearts. Happy Mother's Day.

Flowers - Is That All You Can Talk About?

I was speaking to someone today and I mentioned that I had a blog. This person quickly said, "No point in reading your blog. My guess is, all you write about are flowers." There is some truth to that. To me there is such excitement in watching plants and trees grow and bloom. I think of flowers as the lace of our beautiful earth. They add beauty and grace to our landscape.

Today two of my friends shared really sad news with me and immediately I thought of sending flowers. While a bouquet of beautiful flowers cannot change a sad situation, flowers can serve as a symbol of many things.

This time of year we all start to think of summer, vacations, lemonade and the smell of freshly cut grass. In my mind when this time of year rolls around I think of picket fences and geraniums. Yes, here I go talking about flowers.

What are you thinking about these days?

Mother's Day Already

This weekend Hassan assembled my Mother's Day gift and I have already ordered the roses that will adorn the pillars. Please note that blogging is less frequent because ... it is spring! Next time I hope to post pictures of the four baby robins that are living in the nest on our front porch. They are so sweet.

Irises Galore

Irises are one of my favorite flowers (okay almost all flowers are my favorite flowers) and over the years I have always kept beds of irises but they rarely bloomed. I was lucky if there were a handful of blossoms in the spring. This year for some reason all my irises are blooming. I have them in three different beds and all three beds are full of blooms. I may take pictures of more flowers tomorrow to share some of the colors with you.