Irises and kittens

My flower beds are coming to life!

A beautiful yellow iris

A soft yellow iris near a bird house my dad made

Soft purple and gold irises

A beautiful purple clematis my daughter Marney gave me one year

More lovely yellow irises

My beautiful white irises

A white azalea near my neighbors fence

Hostas, sedum, ferns, and monkey grass near my front porch

And of course, kittens!

By the time I take the photograph they have moved.

A face you can't do any thing but love.

And three of the cutest kitten butts you have ever seen!

What cannnnnn I do with them?

Six!!!!!!!!!

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you soon,

Tommye

Update:  The kittens now have a home.  Sweet Bridget and her family wanted them all and their mother!  It absolutely broke my heart to let them go.  I have cried and cried.  But they are together, in a safe place in the country.  I love you sweet Ophelia , Thomas, Romeo, Juliet, Victoria and Spike.

Miss you so!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happiness

Flowers in bloom,

make me smile.

A beautiful yellow iris

Honesty (money plant), and a wild fern.

Pansies, cabbage and a knockout rose

Some beautiful purple iris

And last, but not least, my sweet babies.  What is it about kittens that makes be so happy?

The unhappy part is, that I have to find them homes.  They will be five weeks old on Sunday.  I get to enjoy them for a little longer.  Their mama is a gray tabby.  Go figure.  Trying to get good pictures is like trying to take pictures of the wind.  I took several pictures.  This is the only one that is not a total blur.  They are in constant motion and outgrowing their box.  Project for the day, find a bigger one!  I never had a cat who had six kittens before!!

Hope to see you soon,

Tommye

Cloudy and cool with a chance of rain.

Of course, I knew it would be so.  We have had days of beautiful, warm sunshine.  I had looked forward to folks being able to eat on the front screened porch, but it was not to be.  There was some sun, some rain and the air was a little too cool to enjoy tea and cake on the porch, but we still had a wonderful weekend.

Our Spring Open House was a lovely success.

We had vintage spring tablecloths and linens on the line.

And of course pansies and flowers everywhere.

And boy, I am tired. 

These events take so much out of me and leave me wiped out, but I enjoy every minute of it.

Thanks to each and every one of you who came out to make it a success.

If you missed the open house, we still have lots of pretties available and the sales will continue through April.

Spring Open House is always two weeks before Easter.

See you next year!!!!

Tommye

Spring Open House - March 24 & 25

It's time for our annual Spring Open House!

We have lots of beautiful spring wreaths and arrangements.

Mom has been very busy with a new selection of embroidered pillows and bunny pillows.

We have sweet bunnies.

Beautiful white pillows made from vintage linens. If the weather permits, you can shop from a clothes line of vintage table cloths, linens and pillow cases outside. (Keep your fingers crossed.)

Everywhere you look you can see spring.

We have a new shipment of Wind & Willow dessert cheese ball mixes. We have two new mixes. Savannah Sunrise (above) and Triple Berry Twist (below). We also have White Chocolate Cherry and Strawberries and Cream.

Come and check out the samples!

And I have a surprise for the first 40 customers. See the sweet hyacinths below? They look like this now, but by next weekend,

they will look like this! All you have to do is come. Which one is yours?

There will be door prizes on Saturday at 10, 12, 2, & 4 and on Sunday at 2 & 4

And of course, there will be food!!!!! Chicken salad on a croissant, Hummingbird cake, Mandarin orange cake, fruit and fruit tea for starters. If the weather is warm enough you can eat on the screened in porch. (Refreshments are free.)

All spring wreaths and arrangements will be on sale at 20% off March 24-25 only.

All placemats normally $5 -$8 will be on sale for $4.00 All Runners normally $12 -$24 will be on sale for $10 -$15. Napkins normally $3 will now be $2. I have a good selection, but limited numbers on some items. If you have been admiring the quilted placemats, now would be a great time to "spruce up" your table.

In addition, all Christmas wreaths and arrangements are now 50% off now through August.

Come and enjoy a wonderful day on the mountains, free refreshments and a little gift from me to you.

You can click on the words Older Posts below this post to catch a look at additional florals.

Hope to see you on Saturday from 10-5 or on Sunday from 1-5.

If you can't make it then, hope to see you soon.

Tommye

Signs of Spring

It's not technically spring yet, but it's spring inside our shop.

I thought everyone might enjoy a preview of some of my wreaths and arrangements.

This ribbon looks blue, but is actually purple on this sweet nest with heather and buttercups.

A little arrangement with a sweet little birdhouse.


A wreath of cherry blossoms and apple blossoms.

A wreath with butterflies.

Tulips and apple blossoms in a galvanized bucket.

Another sweet wreath with butterflies.

Hand painted windows and slates.

Spring on my little side porch.

White dogwood blossoms.

And a closing thought for the day.

Love you all and hope to see you soon.

Tommye