I have been so bad about getting to my blog this summer.  I have such a hard time staying indoors during this time of year. One of my previous neighbor/friends made these stones for me one summer. I just love them. Although I don’t see her very often, I always think of her when I walk by them.  She was just one of those people- I really enjoyed her company.  I hope to leave impressions in people like that.  Living in the Country is a little hard to get use to. I love it, but I do miss leaning over the fence for a chat with someone.

Here are some after and before pictures of our garden. We planted our garden before we unpacked our moving boxes, and I am not kidding.  If you need proof, I will snap a picture of our garage, basement, and spare bedroom- not quite so romantic.

I know that I promised pictures of my Lavender plants, but they are really struggling. Although the rest of my garden gave applause to the torrential rains of the past month, my Lavender has not been quite the fan. You will just have to be satisfied with the Echinacea, commonly known as Cone Flower. I brought these from our old home just this year. When we arrived, most of this was just dirt. We planted the grass, and made the strawberry beds from rocks we found around the house. By the way, when I say we, I don’t mean our landscape artist, designer, cast and backstage crew.  I mean my husband and I.  Just thought I’d throw that in- we are just real people doing real things.  Eat your heart out Martha!  We moved nearly all the flowers in the yard from our previous dwelling place.  Most of them aren’t showing much, but a few didn’t mind the move at all. I guess flowers are a bit like people- some don’t adjust as well as others. I do have to add that there is reccommended growing conditions for us all. Just something to think about!

Lastly, new potatoes. Served best broiled in olive oil and garlic, but equally tasty sliced thin and fried.