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| Ear attachment on tie dye stick horse ( see her finished on Etsy ) |
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Thursday’s Things in a Row
Something’s Fishy in the Garden
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| for Wordless Wednesday |
Live, Laugh, Love and Peppermint Tea
Things that make the world go round…..
Thursday’s Things in a Row
A few blogs I’ve been following have been doing this “Thursday’s, things in a row” post every week. It looked fun and I found a past pic that could qualify.
(Thursdays in a row starts here )
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| Hibernating John Deeres |
Above the Waterfall
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| Standing on the bridge, leaning over the railing, looking 50+ feet down. |
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| Almost at the bottom, looking up at the bridge. |
Today was the coldest day we’ve had all winter, hovering just above the teens with a windchill. Brrrr!
Good day for a drive!
Our travels today found Steve and I at a tiny lake hidden in the woods behind a golf course at the back end of Matheson State Park, IL. The lake is called Matheson Lake (what else but?)
At the end of the lake we saw a very large old bridge peeking through the trees. We had to go look because we have this love for all things old!
Anyway, we discovered the bridge spanned a spillway at the head of a deep canyon~ very typical of our other Illinois canyons, the soft sandstone being carved away by thousands of years of flowing water. Very pretty and serene, even in the dead of winter. We will have to come back in the spring when everything is starting to grow again.
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| Across the Bridge |
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| Refection at the Bottom |
New 2012 Plant List is Up!
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| last years seedling ~ Tommy Toe cherry |
Not in alphabetical order:
Tomatoes:
Lemony
Vintage Wine
Italian Giant Beefsteak
Earliana
Brandywine
Lillian’s Yellow Heirloom
Martino’s Roma
Rutger’s Improved
Black Cherry
Kellogg’s Breakfast
Marianna’s Peace
North Dakota Earliana
Cuore De Toro (bulls heart)
Tommy Toe (Cherry)
Tiny Tin ( Dwarf cherry)
Sun Sugar Hybrid (cherry)
Peppers:
Anaheim Chili- hot
Early Jalapeno- hot
California Wonder -bell
King of the North- bell
King of the North- bell
Gypsy Hybrid (sweet Italian)- non bell
Sweet Banana –non bell
Golden Treasure (sweet) non bell
For details and printable lists go to www.LilsGarden.net
Roses or Candy for Valentines?
How about a Stick Horse?
Meet the newest member of my herd.
Chérie, (think French here!) is for Valentines Day.
I fell in love with this cute hearts and glitter fabric at Hobby Lobby and after a turn on my sewing machine, this is what came out! Not meaning to brag, but I think she turned out pretty cute!
I only got enough fabric to make four and once they are gone, I wont be able to make anymore until the next holiday~ and by then the design may be different, depending on the availability of the fabric.
If you’d like to check her out and the rest of the herd, go to www.LilsGarden.etsy.com
My Farorite Fern
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| Japanese Painted fern ~Athyrium niponicum var. pictum |
Of all the ferns there are to choose from, this little one is my favorite. It’s survived being transplanted three times and forgives me when I forget to water it during dry spells.
It’s going on it’s eighth year in my shade garden under the cherry tree.
From Water Street in Peru Illinois
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| Illinois River view from Water st. Peru, Illinois |
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| 120-year-old coal-fired power plant on Water Street in the distance on the right~ destined to be torn down |
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| IL-251 Bridge Illinois River Highway Crossing the Illinois River Peru, IL |
Lil's Garden Tour 