Gardening at the farm and spring clean-up acquisitions

The top plant is a trillium (unfortunately it is no longer blooming)
which Paul brought from the woods and planted in front of the old house.
It miraculously survived and is growing out of the rocks.
The hostas at the bottom of the picture were planted along the front of the old house.

This side garden is ready and growing.

The front garden isn't but this iron bench, which was a clean-up find, has a new seat.

The wicker chair has been repaired and has a new home.
The bench and chair used to live across the street from us in the city.
Their former owners were glad that someone would fix and use them.

Someone threw out the Adirondack chair because it needed a little TLC.
It is painted chartreuse!
The three clematis plants are all different colors.
I am hoping they will grow all entwined together.

This garden is waiting for sunflower seeds!

Spring in NB

All of these pics were taken where we bought the fiddleheads.

LADIES' TEA 2012

Our theme this year was "SHOES!"
And was it cute!!!

Favor with candy in the toe

The centerpieces were made from muffins for the toe,

graham crackers for the sole,

and those tube wafer candies for the heel.

Aren't they adorable?

Lots of work too!

Jennifer and Emma, who made them, can't look a shoe in the toe at all right now.

We decorated with all sorts of shoes.

We were sorry to find out that Stella didn't actually wear these.
They belong to her daughter-in-law.
They were my size,
so I put them on
and immediately took them off.
I have been crippled ever since!

We had a great night.
I'm glad I didn't have any important calls today
because I spent the whole day mulching.