In the Garden........

Here & there, in between cooking, cleaning & laundry. Hard to fit it all in.

Went to proof pics for our littles, so fun to see! Neurologist appointment--I have had migraines since age 19. My mom's side of the family has a history of migraines. Possibly going to try Botox for them. Has anyone tried that treatment? High blood pressure meds have helped reduce the severe ones that I get.

Ok, so the weather is peachy outside. I have lots to share and seems that my mind works faster than my fingers and then there's finding the T-I-M-E to write! :)

A Medley of Things.........

Stepping into a new week.................
Having fun with Rit dye...........
Knobs purchased for dresser paint project...............
In love........a favorite Limelight hydrangea. Woody stems perfect for hedges and breathtaking.

Hardy zones 3-8.
You'll be glad you visited your local nursery this week...........
Created in Holland........numerous awards........
18 bushes in bloom create a powerful effect. Forget annuals, put your money in plants that come back & visit every year.........
Loving the color changes: Palest lime-y, cream color then on to a soft shade of pink.............

Kara has been working in the yard, a lot. Darcy has been putting up food from her garden. We enjoy our creator's goodness in nature, the beauty in plants leaves us speechless. The food we receive from them is an incredible blessing...............

The weather up until Saturday has been amazingly beautiful, low humidity & perfect for gardening.

We have a list of our favorite tools for gardening, we'll need to share soon.........

What is on your list to-do this week?

K+D

Swan & Shears

For quite a while we have been wanting to change our blog name. We still need to do more work on the blog, but baby steps! Swan & Shears is a name that sums us up, we like a little fuss plus in our lives there is a lot of flurry behind the scenes.

Kara headed into K mart to get a medley of baby supplies and trucked it while cuz Sara was in the car watching her kidlets. Kara can fly around stores -must be from all the gift show experience, keep moving and you'll find it! Kara checked online for those "tacky garden swans" and lo and behold 50 years later they are still manufactured in US of A--. Kara flew to the garden area and there they were perched on the top shelf {good thing she's 5'10"} grabbed the two left! {highly doubt they were top sellers} No, she didn't get plastic flowers to tuck in them!

Actually we wouldn't put these in our garden, but for display purposes "Amen"! Oh, the possibilities running around in our little heads. More on projects for those at a later date we want you to digest the thought that we just purchased these plastic swans!

Kara didn't have a cart and when the checkout girl saw her coming with those swans perched in her arms, she blinked a couple of times and we knew the thought running through her head, "you've got to be kidding me"!

Actually, you never know Anthropologie wouldn't bat an eye at using these for a visual display in their stores. You also know our affection for flamingos and a year or so ago Ralph Lauren did a flamingo display in one of their NYC stores. See we are not that wierd!

Have a little fuss and a lot of flurry this week.........

Kara + Darcy

Lovely, Lovely---Blizzard Special Today

No, and we're not talking DQ here---it's the real deal. Anyway we are closed today. Most businesses are closed and we're not supposed to be on the roads. We posted this message on our answering machine thanks to "techie Darcy"as she did this all from her house. So, after my husband ventures out through the drifts to get my camera I can post pics of spring things in the store. I will not post any pics of the conditions outside as we are not going to dwell on this matter any more! I will get fun treats up shortly.
Chirp, Chirp
K&D