Monday In the Sun

Pretty Yellow Iris with white falls.

What in the world is this?

Who said this iris could bloom this soon?  It will never make it until Memorial Day.  It won't even make it to April.  No April Fools Day joke here.  The others next to it are in serious bud, too.  No flowers for the graves this year.  The back yard is not as sunny as the front so perhaps we will get some later.  I try to place them all over the yard to give them a chance to bloom in May  (not March!)


Today is a good day to get down and dirty.  I have to remind myself that it is March and not panic yet.  There is so much to do this year outside.  I could feel buried, but a I usually do all this work in May so I have a little time.

The Star Magnolia has bloomed and is already on it's way out.  The Crab Apple Trees are just starting to bloom, the right one all out and the left one behind.  I don't know why.

Star Magnolia

Crab Apple Three

Lovely Blossoms

I tried some red mulch around my front flower bed and it looks very sharp  against the green daylilies.  Must finish the other side today.  

Daylilies that were divided and spread out.

I have little Bright Lights Swiss Chard and Winterbor Kale to plant out today.  Then I will finally get  chance to plant my cold frame with lettuce and spinach seed.  This could have been done a long time ago, but I was not mentally ready for such early warm weather.  The peas that Dan planted in February came up last week. 

I am off to the yellow brick road now.  Must get my fingernails dirty.  Hope to make some jewelry tonight for tomorrow.  

HAPPY PLANTING
Cybergram

St. Patrick's Day Quilt

The Irish Chain

The Irish Chain Is the perfect quilt for March.  The colors are bright and cheery.  I love this quilt and one day I will quilt it.  Oops.  The Back is on and the sides are all finished, but I have not put it on the frame  yet to quilt. It will have quilted shamrocks in the center of the large white spaces. 

I will put the quilt on the large quilt frames for a queen sized quilt and baste it all across both ways then use my mother's small frames to quilt it from the center out.  These techniques will prevent the top from moving around.  I will add those pix as soon as I get those steps in motion.  Soon, I promised myself.

With Dan's New Camera Nikon D3300

With My older Panasonic Lumix Camera

Can you see the difference?  Dan got a new camera and so I thought I would compare the pix.  I personally cannot see much difference.  He used my blog as his excuse to buy a new camera.  Now is he going to take all of my blog pictures? I will have to learn to use it myself with all the bells and whistles.  I don't do bells and whistles too well.

I also made the pillows covers with the same pattern and  put zippers in them so they can be stored flat in a smaller space.

Pillow with Green Center

Pillow with White Center

Zipperr placket

I also made a baby quilt several years ago that I can use on the sofa as March decorations.  

It has been quilted, and the back is a white with green polka dot.

I love to change the color of the towel, pictures and some of the curtains to match the holiday of the month.  The window valences and curtains have already been replaced with Easter colors. 

Master Bath

The corner of my master bathroom has greens and greens.  The picture of daffodils was painted with pastels by my third daughter, Alicia, when she was in high school.  The little planter rack on the toilet back holds extra hand towels and wash cloths.

You might notice the little electronic device on the wall under the picture.  It is an emergency light.  

Emergency Light

It comes on when the power goes off.  There are several of them placed around the house. 

Emergency Light Switch

This one is the switch.  When the electricity is off (or when one of the grandkids pull it out of the socket) it sends a signal to the others to turn on the light.  It is a great idea when the power suddenly goes off at nightime.  You can maneuver around the house without a lantern or candle.  I bought it at Amazon.

Sorry for the late post.  Life got interrupted before I got it done.

HAPPY "WEAR'IN OF THE GREEN"

CYBERGRAM