Six Angels for Six Granddaughters

Hello everyone, 

Welcome back to My Cozy Corner. I hope you enjoyed

My Love Story for Valentine's Day. HERE

My husband and I had a quiet evening at home delighting 

ourselves on Lobster tail and salad.  We also watched the

Westminster Dog Show. The dogs are so beautiful, and

some are funny too. 

The rain stopped for a couple of days, and I worked out

in the garden raking leaves, pruning rose bushes and

grape vines. You can see by the photo above I 

have some daffodils starting to bloom and the rose bushes

trimmed. The irises will bloom in March.  I bought another

angel at Tuesday Morning a couple of weeks ago.

Now I have SIX ANGELS FOR SIX GRANDDAUGHTERS.

I started working at Tuesday Morning in July of 2011. I was 70 years old,

and I had been retired since 2007.  I was hired for inventory in June

of 2011, I took a trip to England and Scotland and when I returned 

I went right to work. The next spring (2012) the garden statues 

started to arrive at the store. I bought my first angel for my garden.

I was hooked.  The next spring, (2013) I found another one.

A pattern was developing. Now I had two angels.

In April of 2013, I retired from Tuesday Morning. I was (72) and
I wanted to travel, garden and update our home. The angel below
is the first angel I bought. 

I returned every spring to find another angel (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 )

Some are very light to move around 

and SOME ARE VERY HEAVY.

Now I'm 75 and going to be 76 in June. And the garden clean-up
is harder for me to do myself.  I've hired a gardener to help me
with the clean-up and digging some holes for transplanting
bulbs and bushes. I don't want to give up the benefits of
working outside, but I would like to save this old body
for traveling, photography, and table setting for my
blog. I hope I can keep gardening for many years to
come. Hopefully next week all the daffodils will be
in full bloom, and the yard will be completely clean
and ready for the February Journal photo shoot.

My granddaughters will be able to have an Angel 

in their yard one day...

I am looking forward to more sunny weather soon.

I want to play outside in my potting shed and have

tea time on the patio and under the pergola.

Thank you so much for visiting today.

Please come back soon.

Joyously,

Betty 

Linking to:

Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It

Love of Home for Sunday at Home 

Normandy Life for Mosaic Monday

 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 

The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Yay! We had Snow.

Hello everyone,

This is the first snow since December 2013. It started

around seven in the morning and started raining at nine.

I walked outside in my PJ's and snapped these photos.

The angels are covered with the fluffy snow and 

I use the picnic table to gauge the amount of

snow falling in two hours. 

I haven't cleaned the garden yet. Hopefully,

 I can get outside sometime in the next couple of weeks and

clean up the grape vines and plant some bulbs. 

The garden decor is so beautiful covered with snow.

The blue bench is covered with snow, 

but a hint of blue paint is still showing through the snow.

A mosaic to Save on Pinterest.

Later this week I'm going to be making some
 Beef Barley Soup to enjoy this weekend.
The drought is over in North California
for this year. It has been raining
for over four months steadily.
Thank you for visiting
Joyously,
Betty
Linking to

Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
Love of Home for Sunday at Home

 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups

Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 

The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 

Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 

Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows

The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday

French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday

Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend

How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

FEBRUARY GARDEN JOURNAL

Hi everyone, 

I hope you are enjoying the last week of February. I'm starting to record my yearly garden journal on my blog. I didn't take any photos of January, because it was a mess.  February the garden has been cleaned up and the bushes have been pruned.  We hired three high school kids for three hours to help with the clean-up and it really helped my poor old back. I pruned and they loaded the brush in the trailer to haul to the dumps. I  think I've said this before but "I love every month of the year in the garden".  February is amazing with the new growth on the plants and the bulbs poking their leaves out of the ground. 

The daffodils are blooming in the far garden under the plum tree.

The white metal bench is waiting to have a vignette set on it for spring time folly. The grape vine is pruned and the little pots are waiting for some annuals to be planted in a week or two. 

Lambs ear, day lilies, artichoke and my yellow David Austin roses are beginning to show signs of growth. 

Lenten Rose and my praying angel. I love my angel.

Looking towards the pergola in the side yard.

Another grape vine and  roses.

The cuties in the bird bath and a weathered bird house. Daffodils and day lilies are surrounding the bird bath.

Purple Lilac and Butterfly bush against the fence. 

My park bench waiting for someone to sit awhile.

The wild violets I have had in my yard for 47 years. I cannot get them out of my yard. I read that if you plant them in a pot they will die. They just move around my yard from place to place. The yellow daffodils are so sweet. They are a little short variety. 

This sweet angel started my love affair with angels in the garden. 

Thanks for visiting

Joyously,

Betty

Linking to: 

Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday

No Minimalist Here for Show Your Style Thursday
A Delightsome Life for Home and Garden

Katherine's Corner for Thursday Favorite Thing 

  French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday 
My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday 
Dandelion House for Farmhouse Friday Blog Hop
Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday 

The ROSEGARDEN for Showoff Saturday
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home

Mosaic Monday at Lavender Cottage

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday
Cedar Hill Ranch for The Scoop!

Creative Country Mom for Garden Party Tuesday

*Garden Journal*

Hi everyone, 

Today's post is my pictorial entry in my garden journal for the month of February 2014.

I was looking back at some posts from last year, and I'm comparing what was blooming last year and what is blooming this year. The drought this year has slowed the violets from blooming. I do see signs of a few showing up.   

All the statues are ready for review. 

A little bunch of daffodils were planted last spring and they are blooming. The new bulbs I planted the first week of January 2014 are starting to pop out of the ground. 

The pergola has electricity and I had a hanging light installed.

Today was a beautiful day and I could have been out planting some annuals, but I went to Macy's and bought a few outfits for my birthday weekend in June. I know I'm all over the place sharing everything. I need to get focused.
Oh my,  I can see the bulbs sprouting up next to the little ducks. Yay!!! LOL.

What a combination. Bird house, cherubs in my bird bath and daylilies growing before my eyes... Sweet.♥♥♥

Each morning I pour a cup of coffee and walk outside to look at the progress of my labor and love for nature.
Thanks for visiting My Cozy Corner
Joyously,
Betty
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Sunday Showcase

Seasonal Sunday

Tea Time

Welcome to My Cozy Corner.
It's time for tea and some garden flowers. I found this wonderful tea cup at the thrift store awhile ago. I love being a grandmother soooo much and this 'Grandmother' tea cup is perfect for a hot cup of tea while enjoying a few of my garden flowers bloom. 

I ironed my mom's hankie and placed a yellow rose bud from my valentine's bouquet on my tea cup.

The hyacinths are blooming and favored for their intense color and heady fragrance. They are a staple in my spring garden along with my daffodils...

I planted about a 100 daffodil bulbs this past fall and when I picked the first six to bring in the house, I was thinking about the beautiful photo the other 94 blooms will make in a couple of weeks. It's kind of funny counting every bloom. LOL!

The low vase is an old crystal ash tray with a vintage round metal flower frog holding the hyacinths and some floral moss to cover my frog.

My grandma's little tea spoon with a decorative ear of corn...

I love my lace curtains hanging at the window. I found the curtains help defuse the light and soften the look of my tablescape.  The little table has a vintage dolly covering a white linen tablecloth. 

I have clear florist marbles to support my precious daffodils in the vase.

The weather is wet today, but is a few days it's going to clear up and I'll be outside with bells on and a camera. Everything is growing a few inches everyday.

How about a cup of tea before you go?

As you know I have a few more tea cups and you can pick any tea cup you like. 

Please stop and smell the roses or rose.

I love having my yellow tea pot out to contrast with the beautiful color of my

 hyacinths.
Thanks for dropping by and I'll be seeing you in a couple of days with some photos of my February garden. 

Linking To:

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House

Your Gonna Love It Tuesday at Kathe with an E   

Tea Time Tuesday at Rose Chintz Cottage 

The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

A Return to Loveliness  at A Delightsome Life 

Tea Cup Tuesday at Martha's Favorites

Tea Cup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations

Tuesday Cuppa Tea at Antiques and Teacups

Tea In The Garden at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 

Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

From the Farm Blog Hop at Sunny Simple Life 

Be Inspired Friday at Common Ground    

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Show and Tell at A Romantic Home

Friday's Unfolded at Nancherrow  

Fresh Cut Friday at Rose Vignettes

Seasonal Sunday at The Tablescaper 

Inspired Sunday at Sunday View  

Joyously,

Betty