linking

soooo...I think I am in the process of linking my facebook with this blog...

I said in my description that I would have a lot more in the blog than just my daily quote....hmmm...seems like I just gave myself a challenge

...alrriiiight then...let's see how it goes

Quote & Note

"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies." ~Gertrude Jekyll

*no quote or blog writing tomorrow...tomorrow is my birthday and I'll be busy relaxing/celebrating/enjoying the day and hopefully winning at bingo.....

HaHaHaHaHa

Quote of the Day:

"Earth laughs in flower." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

strawbs!

The best way to eat a strawberry? (and I mean the best)...

...dip it in sour cream and brown sugar...

Holy crap--delish!

...I can't wait for these to grow...

Romeo Romeo

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." ~William Shakespeare

Daily Quote...

...for all of us that live in this day and age of buildings, smog, and too much technology....:

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." ~Greek proverb

Let's plant some trees people!

...by the way...did you know that every major city in the U.S. has a large park of some sort...(Central, Golden Gate, Balboa, etc...)...a breath of fresh air if you ask me...

What others can you name??

Daily Quote and *Bonus* Fact

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." ~Abraham Lincoln

I happen to really like this quote.

Here's a fun fact for ya....ol' Abe's wife--Mary Todd Lincoln--happened to be a bit of a 'husband beater'....

...somewhat interesting don't you think....?

QUOTE

"Just because you've only got houseplants doesn't mean you don't have the gardening spirit - I look upon myself as an indoor gardener." ~Sara Moss-Wolfe

side note...everything green I've tried growing in my house has died....all except for one little succulent....it keeps growing like cray-zay....yeah buddy

Dear Kipling,

...oh how I love the way you write...

"Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made By singing: -"Oh, how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade." ~Rudyard Kipling, "The Glory of the Garden"

Happy Friday everyone!

Tom-ay-to...Tom-ah-to

before and after

Quo-quo-quote!

"In gardens, beauty is a by-product. The main business is sex and death."
~Sam Llewelyn

(Special shout-out to The Quote Garden...the site that provides me with most of my gardening themed quotes....thanks bunches!)

Your Daily Dose of Quote

"You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt."
~Author Unknown

..the thought comes to me that many a trouble can be buried when outdoors, in the sunshine (with SPF 30 of course), breathing in the crisp cool breeze....aaaahhhh...I can feel it now...

thank you Southern California--for making it more than 60 degrees on the 3rd day of February....!

Quote of the Day

"There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling."
~Mirabel Osler

I especially find this quote refreshing in this day and age of hussle and bussle and technology and so many people annoyed with so many things.
I think it really is time to "stop and smell the roses"....or whatever might be blooming in your yard, your neighbor's yard, wherever.

Quote of the Day:

(sunnyflowers just starting to grow)

(...my fave by the way *hint*)

"Why try to explain miracles to your kids

when you can just have them plant a garden."

~Robert Brault