samedi 29 janvier 2011

Of flower pots, books and quilting

I've been lazy lately. Been reading a lot and therefore dreaming. And then, this morning, I had a look at my hibiscus which I showed you in its summer glory here and thought I needed to do something about it if I didn't want it to die. So I bought a huge pot and some soil. I hope it'll feel better. Since I had some leftover soil, I also imagined my poinsettia would prefer a slightly larger pot. And finally, I planted an olive tree. It's the tiny top photo. It was given to me and I hope, hope, hope that it's going to make it because I've had it for a while now and it wasn't even in a pot.

Top: olive tree, bottom left poinsettia, bottom right hibiscus.
I'm making progress on a half bedspread. A winter themed quilt I am hoping to have finished come next winter! I'm quilting some snowflakes on it which is painstainkingly slow but oh so pretty!
Wishing you a happy weekend!

9 commentaires:

  1. Interesting choice of books. I really love to read and sometimes have several books going and then I get lost somewhere.
    In the house gardening can be fun.

    Oh those snowflakes must be very tedious---but keep up the good work. MB

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  2. Oh how funny---my word verification was--Reads

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  3. You call doing all this "being lazy"?! LOL!

    That baby olive tree is so special. So small and yet full of hope. May it bring you peace always.

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  4. You do keep busy! And you have, as I have said before, so many talents. I think your olive tree will make it. We planted a whole coconut in a planter one time and put it on our porch in Boca Raton...it actually grew a palm tree!

    The quilt looks and sounds beautiful!

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  5. Mais ça cocoone à mort, dis-moi! Petit coup de mou en plein coeur de l'hiver? c'est vrai qu'en ce moment , on a envie de rester sous la couette avec un bon livre..J'espère que tes plantations apprécieront ce petit coup de vitamine!

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  6. It's beautiful, you have many talents!
    Léia

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  7. Good luck with your plants! Are the books any good?

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  8. I can feel a bit of spring over here, taking care of your plants.....
    .....yes, there is hope.....:)
    Have a great week
    Becky

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  9. Thanks for fixing the link to al Siq. I checked it out. Fascinating. Walls 300-600 ft? Impressive.

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