Peach pound cake coming soon!

It's hot out here!

Happy girl, I could hear my daddy saying girl you have got enough...lol

and I always replied with just a few more daddy!

Thank you Chappell Farms world famous SC peaches

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Strickland Farms Pick-Your-Own Produce in Brooklet, Georgia

We hit Strickland Farms Pick-Your-Own Produce this morning and these are the 

prettiest peppers I have ever seen. If you want peppers, you better get on 

over there and get you some! 

They have watermelons and cantaloupes that smell divine. I can't wait to cut one. 

Yellow Squash is gonna be a little bit later, lots of blooms, 

but the squash that was ready has been picked. 

The tomatoes are big, beautiful, but not ready.

What was ready has been picked, and it may be a couple of weeks before there'll be

enough ripe ones to pick if you're looking to get buckets of tomatoes for putting up.

If you just want some to eat, you'll find those. We love going to the Strickland farm

everything is always so good and easy to pick. And friendly folks.

They're having a festival at the farm, this Saturday, if you've never been you

might want to go check it out

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Veggie garden photo dump this morning.

Wishing everybody a wonderful day and a great weekend.

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Our little raised bed gardens may not be big but they sure make Allen, Chris and I happy.

Supper tonight was a yummy beef roast from THE BUTCHER`S BLOCK in Bloomingdale.

Cucumbers, fried squash and Roma beans from the garden with new potatoes.

The cucumbers, squash, peppers and beans have all done well this year.

But the tomatoes are giving me a run for my money! They keep dying on me.

And we are starting to see a few wildflowers starting to bloom in the front field.

But it will be awhile before they are big enough to really see and show off.

And we still need lots of rain we are so dry.

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The beautiful crinum lilies are in full bloom this morning.

Crinum lilies have become a favorite!

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Sunday on the porch

The last Sunday in May and we are finally getting a little rain.

Rain, frogs singing, surrounded by God's beauty and blessings.

I want for nothing more and praise our Lord for all of my blessings.

Wishing each of you a beautiful day.

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Run to Lowes

Last week I picked up 2 pots of lilies at Lowe's that were not open yet, and wow!

They have exceeded my expectations and some.

They are beautiful!

And they have a lovely soft fragrance. I never find anything good in Lowe's nursery,

but boy did I hit the jackpot with these.

The cream flower is about the size of an Easter lily the dark pink is twice the size.

EDITED TO ADD THAT ONCE THEY STOPPED BLOOMING,

THEY WERE PLANTED BY THE FRONT PORCH.

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Spotted Beebalm

How surprised am I to find Monarda Spotted Beebalm 

in the veggie garden this morning.

The plant has been there since the end of last year and through the winter, 

but it just took off recently. It had been hiding behind some basil.

I will be saving the seeds I am going to need more of this everywhere.

EDITED TO ADD PICTURE OF BEEBALM ON JUNE 12TH

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Tossing wildflower seeds

We have had almost zero rain since December, 

it is looking like we may be getting some this week so 

time to toss these seeds and see what we get!

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Julia Childs roses OH MY!

Thank you Ijon H. Webb Farm Supply for the gorgeous Julia Childs roses. 

There is 11 of them going across the front of the house. 

I even took a petal to Lowes and had paint matched to paint my rockers 

on the front porch that soft creamy faded yellow.

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Discounted Clematis

Why is it the plants that are given to you, the ones you sneak a pinch of 

or the ones that you buy from the discount table the ones that always do so well.

I think they feel the love that comes from us working 

a little bit harder to keep them alive... lol

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Pulled carrots this morning

OK.... I have never grown carrots before, this was so much fun. 

They are so sweet, I will be making a spot for them from now on in the garden. 

I ate my fill and share with my little bunny neighbors

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Have you ever seen a Four O'clock tubular?

I was so surprised the first time I saw one it looked like an elephant's foot.

These are from plants that are about 2 years old. 

They can get many times bigger than what I have here.

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Royal Star magnolias

I have been waiting for this day for 5 years. Every spring, since we left Savannah, I have missed my two royal star magnolias. The first time I saw the star Magnolias was well over 40 years ago,

I walked onto the property of Hunter's nursery off of Old Louisville road,

and they were growing and blooming everywhere.

It was one of the prettiest sights I had ever seen. It ran a close race with Mr. Joyner's day lilies.

I have searched everywhere for 5 years for one. Last year I did find a very small piece of one

which I really thought didn't make it, but I found it this afternoon while planting this new one.

So, if all goes well, I will once again have one in my front yard and one in my backyard

that I'll be able to see from my kitchen window.

Thank you Southern Scapes Nursery & Landscape

For making me a happy girl today.

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Daddy's cabinet

My daddy built this cabinet for me in the early 80's, he really didn't know anything about building or wood working but he would get out there and do his thing. 

Through the years he figured it out just enough to make pretty much anything we would ask for. This piece was made for my laundry room but once we moved, I could not figure out where I could use it in our new home. It is solid pine and that pine coloring just wasn't working with the other colors in the new house, so I have decided to paint it, and I have done a dark brown stain on the top.

Now to find some handles and move it inside.

Don't look at my dust but she's inside

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