Gardening in the Gloaming;

The Good and the Good Grief!

By Marcy Dailey

June 2, 2014

From Wikipedia: Gloaming, or twilight, the time after sunset and before dark,

 celebrated in Harry Lauder's Roamin' In The Gloamin'

The Good:

#1 The approaching darkness lends a mystical feel to the plants and structures.

#2 One needn’t apply a half bottle of sunblock and don the requisite ugly sunhat in order to work outside.

#3 ‘Tis a joy to behold the shining moon and glittery stars in the cover of sky.

#4 To be able to glimpse a bat as it catches a bite to eat (fast food,) and to enjoy the frogs’ evening chorus (lullaby?) in the cool of the day.  

#5 Pondering the dating game of the fireflies with their on-again, off-again power surges.

The Good Grief!

#1 mosquitoes!

#2 Discovering one’s glasses are missing from one’s shirt pocket after bending forward while whacking back the ever-encroaching ‘Gro-Low’ Sumac. (One’s glasses were in said pocket since it was so dark out that they were no longer an asset to one’s sight enhancement.)

#3 MOSQUITOES!!

#4 Having to prune the viburnums by touch. (Hint: run your hand down the stem until you feel a joint/crotch, then snip while praying your fingers aren’t mistaken for a stem.)

#5 Did I mention MOSQUITOES?

Displays are Done!

Finished up displaying the shop tonight 

except to straighten up a bit on the porch~

 I must say, I'm not looking forward to freezing my nose

 or various other body parts out there!

 Think I had the wrong setting on my camera, 

so some of these seem out of focus;

 hope you can see enough to be enticed!

 Hope to see you this weekend!

Marcy 

A New Year~ Some New Decorating

Happy New Year~ I do hope all the sickness that passed through our family

 (and many other families) over the holidays is over with for a long time! I was too wiped out to decorate in our house for Christmas, so I guess I'm making up for lost time. You COULD say I'm getting a jump on spring cleaning, but from all the dust I'm uncovering,  I think it's spring of 2010 cleaning! LOL!

I purchased this pie safe (yes, ANOTHER pie safe!) after Christmas, picked it up on Friday, and got it washed and in to our dining room today. Below is the "before" decorating photo. The color isn't as bright red as it looks here; it's much darker and has dark green paint on the top and on the outside of one leg. There is screen on both sides, too. What is it about old screen cabinets- I am so enamored of them! Think this is number four for me!

 

Above is the filled cabinet with some of my pottery bowl collection, a few of my wooden bowls, and linens on the bottom. The tall legs afforded ample room for some taller crocks. 

 Inside view

The vignette on top. 

 Changed the top of my "cookbook cabinet". Moved some buckets from the family room and gathered them here for a change. Isn't it amazing how a little change makes a big difference? 

Put the little cow figurine next to two bells that resemble cow bells~ it plays well with the old (June 1925) magazine cover print of two farm children bringing the cows home.

Enough "playing" for today- need to get into my sewing room and get going on Valentine stock for my Coachman Antique Mall booth!

Best wishes to you all for a happy & HEALTHY 2014!

THE NEW FIREPLACE AND MORE!

Well, I promised you photos of the newly completed "fireplace" in the shop,

 but am including a few more sneak preview shots of a few more displays.

 Still have a ways to go, but I still have two days left to finish. Wish me luck!

Don't worry about the cold weather this weekend;

 the barn is heated and we'll be serving hot coffee and

 spiced apple juice to keep you toasty warm!

Hope you can join us!

Marcy