My Fairy Garden

I decided yesterday to make a small fairy garden.  I'd love to make one in a child's red wagon that I have  next year but thought I'd start out on a smaller scale.  I gathered things I already had and it was so much fun putting it together.  The plant with the tiny round leaves has a beautiful white flower on it and I hope it will bloom when it gets more sunlight.

History of Mother's Day in the U. S.

Anna Jarvis held a ceremony in 1907 in Grafton, West Virginia, to honor her mother, who had died two years earlier. Jarvis' mother had tried to establish Mother's Friendship Days as a way of dealing with the aftermath of the Civil War. Anna Jarvis began a campaign to create a national holiday honoring mothers. She and her supporters wrote to ministers, businessmen and politicians, and they were successful in their efforts.

In 1910, West Virginia became the first state to recognize the new holiday, and the nation followed in 1914 when President Wilson declared the second Sunday in May to be Mother's Day. Jarvis used white carnations as a symbol for mothers, because carnations represented sweetness, purity and the endurance of mother love. (Today, white carnations represent a mother who has died, while red carnations represent a living mother.)

Verde Farm Cottage

I am so excited!  My plans to visit Verde Farm and stay in the cottage were finalized with Amy tonight.  In two weeks my friend and I will leave early Friday morning and stop at every place of interest (junk stores, antiques shops, etc.) all the way to West Virginia.

On Saturday, we'll meet all of the farm critters and take a look around Huntington.  I can't wait to finally meet Charlotte and see her newly decorated chicken house!

Miss Charlotte

American Idol

I think this has been my favorite season of  American Idol!  I love the new judges and the  singers are so talented, all of them.  My favorite is Scotty McCreery from NC.  I cannot believe he's only 17!  I'll be anxious to see who gets voted off this week.  They were all so good!

Great Friends!

I had dinner with the most wonderful friend earlier this week.  We laughed so much! We went over every detail of the royal wedding and talked about all the movies we want to see.   She brought me this adorable straw hat and always brings me PF gingerman cookies.  I am so thankful for my  friends!

Speaking of friends, I don't think you've met this guy.  He's the man of my house!  When he was a kitten, his ears where so big he looked like a fox so I named him Tod after the little fox in the Disney movie, The Fox and the Hound.  In this picture he's perched on top of clothes  I took out of the dryer.   He's 16 now and slowing down a bit but still such a sweet cat.  No matter were I go, he's right behind me. 

Hollyhocks and Roses

I finally made it to the plant sale on Saturday.  I bought a dwarf hollyhock plant that only gets about 28" tall and has a variety of different colored blooms on it.  Hope mine will look like this picture.  My mother always had hollyhocks in her garden (and at least one of every other flower) and I love them.  I remember the big black bumble bees loved them too!

Also, I found a spot that I think will be sunny enough for a Knock Out Rose, so I bought one. My hollyhock and rose bush are planted and I can't wait to see how well they will do in my soil and sun exposure!  Hopefully, I'll be sharing pictures before the end of summer.

Royal Corgis

Young Princess Elizabeth and Margaret

Corgis have really changed in appearance over the years!