Just Can't Get Enough!

Just felt like sharing images. Here is part one of my mini gardens. The neighbors wanted to take them down so they could put a path of pavers in the back of all the condos on our row. Well to bad, they have been gardenfied!


Here is my strawberry pot. I put a birdhouse above it on the tree because it looked so cute! Not a good idea. I want to invite the birdies but not to eat my food. They can have the Japanese maple to live in...

Potted bliss

Not having a garden proper (and being singularly afflicted with shade on/around my patio) I'm pretty much sticking with flowers at the moment. I have a lovely blue flowering Jacob's Ladder in a pot out back along with a brave potted rose and some bright red petunias that I just bought yesterday. Sick and tired of my boring, empty, dead flowerpot sitting out front I also bought some very pretty little portulacas. Yeah, I'd never heard of them either, but they look sort of like old-fashioned roses except that they're small little plants like impatients or similar and come in the most luscious colors. I found them cheap at Home Depot alongside the petunias and other annuals.

Maybe if I can keep my flowers alive I'll try branching out a bit. We'll see.
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Commitment to Loveliness

I came across this challenge today (Thanks Trina!). The basic premise is that you choose five ways you can add loveliness to your life. I'm not sure if it's a week or a month challenge broken up into weeks, but it looked worth doing. Of course I know some of us are all busy with Script Frenzy this month trying to churn out plots, and this might not be the best time to start making even more commitments. I, however, am going to give it a shot. So here's my list.

1. Shave my legs more often. I am a lazy blue-jeans girl by habit, but smooth legs means I can have spontaneous sundress moments without hunting up a razor. And sundresses are just plain prettier than blue-jeans.

2. Take the time to actually take care of my nails. (Are you seeing a trend here? I'd much rather be reading than doing my nails.)

3. Start clearing the clutter out of my bedroom so I can have a peaceful space in there.

4. Guilt-free cleaning: just one small thing at a time when I have the opportunity -the toothpaste, my apple core (yummy), my car keys etc.

5. Get up and move. I'll feel better.