Perfume in a Bag...Bouquet in Unusual Vase

A few weeks back I bought a bag of 50 lily of the valley at Costco. It was too cold then to plant so I put them in a cool spot, hoping to plant them in the next day or two when it warmed up a bit. I forgot about them til today and I couldn't believe it when I opened the bag. Some were blooming. Yes, perfume in a bag. I carried it around like a bridal bouquet from room to room---leaving their sweet perfume everywhere. Did I get them planted today? No. They are sitting here in front of me filling the room with their marvelous scent of spring. I really like their lush tropical looking leaves as much as their flowers. A little addition to the white garden. We say "white garden", but it is the various shades of green that make the white flowers sizzle.

Primitive American Girl Candylei Cake Folk Art Painting

Hooray! Today I rototilled the garden. It's a beautiful sight just like a blank canvas. After a week there will be weeds growing no doubt, but TODAY....It is a sweet-smelling parcel of earth full of promise!

Our Westie, was quite pleased with it, too, as it was so soft and digable. I had to lather him twice in his bath afterward. The bluejays, robins and cardinals hopped around on it after we came inside. They were doing their own folk dance while the doves watched from the oak tree not sure if they should join in.

I finished a sweet painting of 3 girls holding up cupcakes. (We are still in the cupcake cooking frenzy.) This painting is also special because it portrays 3 family members.

Westie the White Sheep

We have sheep and had them before we got our Westie, Sir Salty. He was so little and rather timid at first in the great outdoors that they didn't feel intimidated in the least. I think they thought he was a barking kitten. Sir Salty just goes and sits with them when I run inside a moment and they have a silent visit all comfy in the grass. Normally sheep are spooked by dogs and will not even lay down to rest if one is around. But these all lay down together peacefully. It really is cute!

Westies and White Gardens by Candylei

March 16th and still cold out. Sir Salty (our westie) doesn't mind at all because he is a high speed engine, moving continually when we are outdoors. (And indoors too now that I think about it.) We purchased a few trial plants for our white garden. Sir Salty approves of both. One is an a variegated euphorbia, Glacier Blue which gets about 18-inches tall and Heuchera, Key Lime Pie, a beautiful lime-green foliage plant. The politically correct color is "chartreuse," but for the french phonics-challenged we usually say lime. Put some Moonwalk white floribunda roses in the group and it's a hit...I hope.