My painted bunting visitors

This morning, I was able to capture some pics of the buntings that visit each morning between 8-9am. I had to take them through the screen in my kitchen, so they are aweful photos, but I was so pleased to be able to see there coloring. The girl is green, boy bright colors. Are they not just so darn special? I can't even believe how blessed I feel to get to see them each winter. They take a bath and eat seeds every day!

Fresh lunches!!!

I am so happy walking outside to get tomatoes, lettuces, and kale leaves to make my salad lunches this past week! Here is today's with added onion, red pepper, a sprinkle of grated mozzerella, and blueberries....it was soooo good....and soul satisfying that at least part was grown organically by me. Isn't it beautiful???? I feel so much healthier too (it really beats drive-thru chicken nuggets every day while I was working)!!! :)

Doozey popping in to show a new succulent fairy garden, and other good things...

Hello from the Dooz-in-ator!!! She is looking directly at the camera for the first time ever!!! DIL took this shot as she was sitting...I believe she got such a result due to food being involved! Of course.....

Doozey would like to present her Mama's new cleaned and organized screenroom succulent area!

Many were just plain dead, many were used to make the new fairy succulent garden below, and so I had to do some shuffling, throwing away, etc. It was all good though and now it looks so spiffy. It lead to a good cleaning of the whole room, which was SOOOO GOOD!!!

Before I show the fairy garden, there is some other breaking news.....guess who has lost not one, but TWO baby teeth this week???

DONOVAN the magnificent!!!

So here is my new creation today! I had saved all my fairy garden making supplies, so I dragged them out, washed up my large shallow dish, and got some brand spankin new cactus soil. I took a few cuttings from the outside tire gardens as well, and most from the shaded screenroom. I will need to water daily for a while until roots are established.

Here are a few close ups. I love it...makes for a lot of happiness!






I haven't been posting a lot lately...been doing a lot of catch up after quitting my job...house cleaning, doctors appointments, etc. I hope to do better...trying to search for a job too...everything is so time consumming...but as my friend always says "EVER ONWARD..."
Hugs and kisses...Julie

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Loving Papa Johns right now.....

My tomatoes and lettuces...

In random order...pics from my container garden this morning. Posting from my phone...not sure in which order they will go...but the orangy-colored one is a large Mr.Stripey. Can you see the stripes where I held his bottom side up a bit??? I am loving this winter growing season...just sowed a ton of green (or maybe they were red) pepper seeds this morning, that my husband saved for me. Dried on paper towel on kitchen sink...will put my best shot of them here too...it will be blurry...but they look like tiny snails with a swirled pattern! LOL. Hope you can see it.

On another subject...I am feeling well now following a 10 day cold after leaving my over-the-top stressful job. Am so happy to be enjoying life again!!!
Happy Tuesday!
Love, JULIE