Hi friends, how are you? I am doing pretty good, have a lot of balls in the air right now. Mostly good ones but dealing with a parent with dementia is another matter altogether. Very fluid, some days better than others. I am grateful for those easy days where things seem to be OK. My business and finally starting to get in a lot of our orders has been a beautiful diversion and is keeping me very busy.

As you know I  periodically post via pictures of my life’s happenings. One day I will look back on these and be so happy I did this, it will be fun being able to go back and see various highlghts from month to month, season to season and year to year. This is a little of everything, Palmetto Bluff, New York and life in general lately.  Let my iPhone take it away….

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Many peaceful moments at Palmetto Bluff

Ate outside almost every night and the last few nights found pleasure in setting a petty table

Favorite room in the house….the porch!

Last morning there and my morning coffee:)

Even to this day, the moss covered oaks still take my breath away every time I go on my bike ride

My most favorite garden, this is the stuff garden dreams are made of (Palmetto Bluff)

Driving home the roads were eerily quiet

Meanwhile back in NY was thrilled that my favorite nursery was open, so grabbed my mask and drove over there as fast as I could! Found the pretties azalea and hydrangea topiaries!

A happy sight….a trunk full of flowers:)

I have been enjoying mixing and matching my melamine lately…so many pretty combinations

Forgot how good this is, a simple pasta with a lot of garlic, olive oil and broccoli rabe..yum!

2 planters being planted, many more to go:)

So nice to see my patio coming to life, brought out the cushions, things are turning green…it’s a very welcome sight

My sons were with us for a while with the pandemic happening (not wanting them to go back to the city) so I made sure to keep them around as long as possible by making them whatever they wanted, good old spaghetti and meatballs to the rescue..it was sooo good.

And then forgot how amazing fish tacos are! Will post this recipe on Sunday, a keeper:)

Having so much fun mixing and matching my melamine patterns, this is my new favorite way to use them!

Topiary season is here! Was so excited my nursery was open….grabbed my mask and drove right over. Picked up these beautiful hydrangea and azalea topiaries. Thankfully have a wonderful collection of blue and whtie porcelain planters:)

Anyone from our neck of the woods knows of the infamous decadence of the fruit pies from Briermere Farms. What can I say? Worth every decadent calorie and bite:)

First two of many planters, planted. Shown here is pretty alyssum, love how full they are.

So nice to see everything turning green and blossoming here in NY after a pretty underwhelming winter (not even any snow). Spring has sprung and I am loving it!

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And there you have the pretty highlights from the last week or so….trust me there were plenty of things that did not make the “cut” 🙂 Sorry if I made you hungry, just going over this and realizing it’s probably not the greatest post to read on an empty stomach, LOL.

 Hope you are doing well and staying safe. Trying to get back to some semblance of “normal life” but recognizing it is different now and slowly I am adjusting. I am happy to see businesses taking this seriously, we all need to do our part. And though I do not like wearing a mask, it is the responsible thing to do until we have this under control and I would not think to not wear one. Please stay safe everyone, thanks for stopping in! Until next time…..

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