Good Morning! I thought I’d give you an update of stuff going on here at Happy Acres. Thanks to all of you who emailed me for some of my Melissa lavender on my Lavender Shortbread Cookie post. I was amazed at the interest. Unfortunately I don’t have enough to go around to everyone, but will…
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Bayard Park Sketch Crawl
On Tuesday I participated in a sketch crawl. Well, it’s not really a crawl or a walk or a stand – but maybe – Yes! a stroll. We spent an hour strolling around the Bayard Park area, near the East Branch Library which was sponsoring this class. This area is made up of beautiful old…
Read MoreGiveaway: Easy Canvas Prints
Congratulations to Rinda Ontiveros at Gallo Organico! Thank you all for your comments. I just love taking pictures, but I never seem to get around to having them printed large enough to hang. However, the good people at Easy Canvas Prints contacted me about trying their prints. Oh, and one of my readers will win…
Read More100,000 miles and more
For the last several months I’ve been watching my odometer in my 1999 Toyota Corolla, waiting for it to turn over 100,000 miles. So for the weeks before the “event” I checked as I started up the car and during the drives here and there. And then it happened! I was driving home from this…
Read MoreGarden Stroll
Just a short stroll around the gardens this morning. I love how the asparagus patch looks the after the harvesting and the weeding and mulching is done. This has got to be my (and maybe our) newest favorite plant – Clary Sage! It will be great in soap. I put it in a frittata last…
Read MoreSunday Iris Roundup
Well, it’s Sunday, and time for some more iris eye candy! Here are some of our irises that have bloomed since the last post. It’s so much fun to walk around and see what new has opened up. Here is another one Dave brought over from his farm when we moved here in 2007. The…
Read MoreHappy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! While walking around the gardens yesterday, looking and taking pictures of some new irises blooming, I came across a surprise. There in front of me was one of the baby bluebirds that have just left the nest. I was so surprised and glad I had my camera with me. Momma bluebird had…
Read MoreSunday Stroll
I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what’s growing here at Happy Acres. If you’ve not entered my giveaway, be sure to check out the last post. Deadline is tomorrow at 8 am CST. I also returned from the International Quilt Show and I have pictures to share which I plan to post tomorrow.…
Read MorePuddin & Bamboo
Been brainstorming a new project. I printed out the tiles of this photo last night to see if this is the direction I want to go. Puddin decided this morning to move some of the paper around, finding a good place to sit. It’s been a long time since I’ve printed out anything large like…
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