Kottage Katie

I am a child of the sixties and Disney, a wife of forty plus years, mother of one, a son, on a journey of his own. I retired from Teaching in 2002, all but one year in a first grade classroom, learning as much from them as they from me. I love music, my family, reading books, spending time with friends, my home, playing piano, crocheting, swimming, and watching HGTV. I do not like pickles, motorcycles, hot weather, travel, and whining. Writing is my new adventure. We'll see how it goes.

Monday, April 9, 2012

A Peek at Spring

Ahhhhh, finally that warm feeling when you step into the garden and know that Spring is just around the corner. I noticed several pots that need replanting. My father was a farmer, but I'm not much of a gardener. Wish I'd spent more time learning at his knee. I gathered all the pots I could lift near the back gate. Two lovely blue planters sit just outside the arbor and I'll find something colorful and pretty to put in those. An April in Paris rose grows just below the dining room bay window; can't wait for it to bloom. It was given to us by special friends at my Mom's celebration of Life two years ago.

Here's a before picture of one part of the garden. I'll post an "after" pic when blooms are abundant.

And here is the Spring picture in bloom.

The arbor wisteria is in bloom and the wheelbarrow loves sitting under the arbor.