thoughtful thursday...

true silence

is the rest

of the mind;

it is

to the spirit

what sleep is

to the body,

nourishment

and refreshment.

~~~

william penn

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~

wishing you nourishment and refreshment...

peggy

harvest...

the wheat harvest

has begun.

~~~

but what,

or rather who

is in the wheat,

is the harvest

that brings me joy!

~~~

my grandsons!

~~~

the best crop

a grama could harvest!

~~~~~

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~

wishing you a happy harvest!

peggy

sweet update...

the sweet pea

is as sweet

and pretty pink

as can be!

~~~

the morning glory

has now added

it's pretty pink

to the show!

~~~

it's as pretty

as i thought it would be

and then some!

~~~

gotta love that sweet

and pretty pink!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a sweet pretty pink

summer day!

peggy

for mom...

amber

~~~
waves
~~~
of grain...
~~~

and not

a single, solitary
~~~

snowflake

in those clouds!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a hot sunny summer day!

peggy

pretty in pink...

i have been

not-so-patiently waiting

for my stargazer lily to bloom.

~~~

it's first bloom

opened yesterday

with more blooms to come!

~~~

isn't it beautiful?

~~~
i love it!
~~~
the pink
is so soft and pretty!
~~~
it was worth the wait!
~~~~~
~~~
~
wishing you a pretty pink day!
peggy

what's blooming...

my flowers

are

blooming,

blooming,

blooming!

~~~

my butterfly weed is blooming...

~~~

my goldenrod is blooming...

~~~

my coneflowers and black-eyed susans

are blooming...

~~~

my yarrow is blooming...

~~~

my pink phlox is blooming...

~~~

and my purple phlox is blooming!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you a blooming day!

peggy

thoughtful thursday...

good bread

is the most

fundamentally satisfying

of all foods;

and good bread

with fresh butter,

the greatest of feasts.

~~~

james beard

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you good bread and fresh butter!

peggy

better...

you know

how much

i love

to hang laundry

outside

on the clothesline!

~~~

i love it!

~~~

i love

how the laundry

blows with the breezes,

the fresh clean fragrance

of sweet summer dried

into the linens,

(my mom wishes

this fragrance could be bottled!)

and the crispness

of all the fabrics

when they are line-dried!

~~~

i was lucky enough

to find

a different type

of vintage clothespin bag

at an antique store

and

brought it home

for a pattern

to sew one of my own.

~~~

the hook

is the key

in putting together

this clothespin bag.
~~~

the clothespin bag

itself

is a large square

of doubled fabric

secured with 4 buttons

at each corner

to the hook.

~~~

this gives

the clothespin bag

4 separate openings

to grab clothespins from.

~~~

it's great!

~~~

i love it!

~~~

my vintage wicker laundry basket

was without handles.

i decided

to make my own handles

with twisted fabric.

~~~ i used the same vintage flowery fabric

for my laundry basket handles

as i used

to sew my clothespin bag.

~~~

cute, huh?

~~~

they're a matching pair now!

~~~

i loved hanging laundry

before...

and now...

~~~

it just got better!

~~~~~

~~~

~

wishing you happy laundry hanging!

peggy

~~~

p.s. if you would like more detailed instructions

to make the clothespin bag,

leave a comment

and i'll send them to you!

clary's capris...

i loooove these capris

of clary's!

~~~

i love clary!

i love the capris!

i love clary in these capris!
~~~

i love that

these capris

are full of

stitched and appliqued detail!
~~~

i love that

these capris

are full

of summer color

flowers,

and butterflies!

~~~

i love that

these capris

are worn and faded!
~~~
i love that
these capris are
girly and fun!
~~~
i love that
these capris
were jeans
in their former life
and that i found them
at a thrift store!
~~~
i love that
when they got too short
for clary
to wear as jeans
i repurposed them
into capris!
~~~
i love that
when i cut them off
i stitched on
more girly pink!
~~~
i love that
when these capris
are too small
for clary
i'll cut out
all the fun
stitchings and appliques
and decorate
a purse or bag!
~~~
i love that i'll
have these capris
(at least pieces of them!)
for a looooong time...
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~
wishing you long and lasting love!
peggy

a prairie walk...

an afternoon walk

on a hot summer july afternoon

thru a prairie pasture

is pure pleasure.

~~~

the birds, bugs,

and wildflowers of the prairie

are alive with summer color

and sound.

~~~

the black-eyed susans

with their yellow-gold petals

shine as bright and beautiful

as the sun.

~~~

~~~
~~~
pinky-purple
coneflowers

paint the prairie

with pleasing color.

~~~

the petite prairie wildflowers
are as pretty
as those
of a grander size.
~~~

the star-shaped flowers

of the milkweed

add more pinky-purple

to the prairie mix.
~~~

individually,

prairie wildflowers

grow in different

sizes, shapes and forms,

each possessing a simple beauty.

~~~

collectively,

these wildflowers

of the prairie

create a landscape

that is as ruggedly beautiful

and enduring

as the prairie itself.
~~~

~~~

the prairie's grasses

have a beauty, a grace,

and an elegance

of their own.

~~~

the grasses

are much more subdued

than that of the

prairie wildflowers,

but none the less lovely.
~~~

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~
wishing you pure summer pleasure...
peggy

thoughtful thursday...

we are so busy

in our lives

that we need

to purposely give attention

to the everyday things

that can make

our lives lovelier,

such as keeping

a vase of fresh flowers

in an obvious place,

or several places

in the house.

planting roses

or other flowers

for this purpose

makes sense.

~~~

emilie barnes

~~~

wishing you a day of everyday things...

peggy