this is 53....

September 9, 2023 Arlene Giddings

this has been the best
birthday weekend ever…
my heart feels full.
literally.

sunflowers,
friends,
lemon tart that is too die for good…

art supplies,
an ice cream sundae from Cows,
a visit to island hill farm
with a friend,
held a baby goat AND a bunny,
sugar doughnuts,
lemon filled doughnuts….

i visited my parents this morning
and dad is doing good! :)
then 23 came over and cut my lawn
(which is desperately needed)
and 28 ordered us Chinese take-out…

i feel like i have gone into 53
in perfectly happy and content way.
♥♥♥

mary mary quite contrary

July 19, 2020 Arlene Giddings

how does your garden grow…

I actually took these
photos a couple of weeks ago…
it is looking even bigger now
plus, thanks to a good friend,
I was able to add 4 more deck tomato plants.

The cucumber plants are actually
way bigger now.
Next year, I would like to try to
make something cute
that will also keep them up a bit
but now, I am just trying to “train”
them to grow around the bamboo.

Sadly, my string bean plants
were eaten in infancy
by some heartless monster…
or possibly slugs?
I don’t know.
But I am going to try replanting some…
I do have a couple that might give me
few string beans
but
I WANT A LOT!

heehee.

This is the path I take
countless times a day
to water the garden
(the hose won’t reach
AND it leaks
so I have to use a watering can)
and to check on its progress
multiple times a day…

At some point,
I would like to put a real path
in here
with some cute stones
but not sure that
is going to happen this summer.

Good intentions though.
That counts, I think.
Heehee.

friday i'm in love...

September 29, 2017 Arlene Giddings

it's been a long time
since i have done a "friday i'm in love"...
:)

♥ with season premieres! old favorites and brand new ones...(what are you watching?)
♥ with this show...i am so sorry that i scoffed at it once upon a time...i'm definitely hooked now.
♥ the foo fighters have a new album (again...what do you call it now? album? cd? songs you magically pull out of the air? i never know anymore)...and i have heard that i should check out the documentary on netflix, so i am adding that to my list.
♥ this song
♥ people finding things they thought they had lost forever...

♥ with all the sunflowers in my yard finally
♥ with my maple apple cider bourbon scented candle from Superstore. i regret not buying more of these.
♥ with the thought of maybe trying this for October...but sticking with robot theme maybe...
♥ i don't like the weather is getting cooler...but i do like chicken fricot.
♥ superstore had the markers i was looking for...for A DOLLAR NINETY SEVEN. and yeah, i'm not embarrassed to say they were crayola markers for ages 5 and up. heh.

what are you watching/reading/listening to right now?
i'm always looking for ideas!
:)

tuesday truths...

May 10, 2016 Arlene Giddings

♥ i am addicted to these powdered sugary
lemon filled clouds of really-not-good-for-you
but so damn good doughnuts from superstore.
they remind me of the lemon filled doughnuts
tim horton's used to make but don't seem to
anymore.

♥ i hung out with my mom on saturday
and we spent some time looking at plants
and flowers and planning vegetable gardens
and talking about youtube videos
of "why-didn't-i-think-of-that" gardening hacks.

i came home with 3 tomato plants even though
it felt early to buy them
and even though
i wasn't sure if they would survive the cats
but so far, so good.

i would like to grow some yellow tomatoes...
but am not really sure where i can find plants for them...
anyone have any ideas?
or suggestions for other tomatoes to try?
or hints on how not to kill them?
maybe it would help if i named the plants...
or wait...do you only talk to houseplants?

♥ speaking of cats...
i have this box under my computer desk
that i use to put my feet on while editing...
the top of it broke as you can see
and it has become finnegan's favorite hiding place...
except...
the tail is a dead giveaway.
my pets are weird...and
maybe not all that bright.