Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

It's been a couple days since I've written and boy have I been busy around here. Mom had her follow up appointment after her first treatment yesterday and all looks good and she's having no side effects due to the treatment. I've been busy in the morning working around the yard trying to get the flowerbeds, potted plants and such in order. Last night "the man of the place" and I cut out what I call weed trees. It's amazing each year how many of these little tree seedlings come up in my flowerbeds. This bed is in really poor shape and the next one to work on. Beside major weeds there are quite a few unwanted trees. Yesterday since I wasn't home during the broadcast of Mr Comey testifying before the Senate, I had recorded it all. So yesterday afternoon while resting after getting back from Mom's appt.  I worked on a new crocheting project watching what I recorded. Have been working on baby blankets but I decided that I

I had remember the other day that it has been 6 years now that I started blogging and have enjoyed every time I write. Some days are better than others but the main thing is how lucky and grateful I am for all of you who take time to read and comment. Thank you so much. Yeah the top is finished. Measure out to be 61 x 47 as it is now. I'm not sure if I want to add a border, sort of like it as it is. Plan is to hang it up on the wall. I did try auditioning some different pieces of different colors and just didn't like any of them. Thinking the binding will be all it needs. I still haven't heard back yet from the designer Amy in Texas about a pattern. I'll let you know when I do. Today and yesterday morning have been perfect (weather wise) and been taking advantage of it. Been weeding some of the beds around the house. I'm only about 1/4 done.  And then some of the potted plants  needed to be  re-potted  Had these Boston fern

I spent the day in Tulsa at the Oklahoma Native Plant Society 2017 Indoor Outing. The theme for all speakers was  landscaping with native plants. They spoke on plants that attract wildlife and pollinators. Oklahoma has a large variety of plant families, 172. And over 2600 plant species.   So today we were shown only a small portion of native plants here but a good idea of what I can plant in my yard. Now my challenge is to find natives that the deer will not eat. They seem to like most stuff.  While there I picked up a couple new books   A Guide To Oklahoma Wildflowers  and Landscaping for Wildlife. I had a few of the other books they had.  There was some nurseries with plants for sale and exhibitors from Audubon Society, Monarch Watch, Oklahoma Wildlife Dept., Kerr Center and local Master Gardeners. I was so happy that I was able to go because if I have had the surgery, there would of been no way I could of gone. And another big surprise was that

With my green thumb itching like crazy and just couldn't wait to start with the container garden.  So this morning I sterilized the old containers on hand and brought out the new ones just purchased. Sterilized them with bleach water. It's a good idea to do this each time you re-use a pot. Found two more feed tubs in the garden that are used to haul weeds out with, I like these because they are not as deep as most of the black ones out in the garden and plus they're not black. Another green one like the one already on  porch with my hydrangea in it. The orange one I think will do OK.   But I will spray paint the black one that I have been using already. I got this color of paint. It says it supposed to stick to plastic, so we'll see.  Think it looks pretty good after one coat, came close to the color of clay pots. Finding, cleaning and drilling holes took a little bit this morning and by the time I was done

Went to Tulsa today to get my hair done, had it colored and cut. Looking good. Now I'm not a photogenic persons and most of my pictures  turn out poorly but if I do get a descent one, I'll share. Did a few  errands while I was in town by getting some potting soil and a couple new pots.  I what to plant some veggies in containers on my back porch like I saw Mamma at mamas mercantile  do here. That sounds like a good idea especially for the lettuce and things that I would use often in the kitchen. You see my garden is out there. Let's put it this way... it takes me five minutes to get to the garden back, so it would be a lot more convenient to have some veggies on the back porch. Plus it's getting me ready for my old-age when I can't be gardening like I do now and I'll just be container gardening. I forgot to tell you about the snake yesterday. When I went into the hen house to let the girls out, there was no sign of the snake. It must of foun

I have been home now for a little over a week and I can say I finally feel like things are back to normal. Funny how sometimes you need a space of time to get adjusted to your routine after being gone for so long. And one of my bad routines, maybe not bad but I could be utilizing my time better, is I will check my blog in the morning then check my blog list and I'll start reading and then before you know it I'm surfing the web and before you know it I have been on my iPad for over an hour. It's the time of the year that makes it a bad thing. Because if I need to be doing anything outside should be first thing in the morning when it's the coolest. And it's not saying much as far as being the coolest, kids right now it's 80° humidity is 85% and the dewpoint is like 75. It's like living in the tropics.  I did braved the outside long enough to let the chickens out the henhouse and check on anything that needed to be harvest today like some blueberries, cab