Monthly Archives: April 2010

And The Count Goes On…

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Lynda

The iris count continues. You would think I’ve never seen irises as excited as I get to see what’s blooming in the yard. Here are the next four that have bloomed in the last couple of days. #5 is a … Continue reading →

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Handmade Cedar Wood Soap Dishes

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Lynda

I love ETSY. It’s such a great place to find handmade goods. I wanted to find some nice soap dishes to give as presents with our soap this Christmas, but also to use here to help prevent these soaps from … Continue reading →

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Irises and The Rain

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Lynda

It’s amazing what a little rain will do in the garden. It finally rained some yesterday and last night amounting to around an inch. The next batch of rain may come with severe storms. I’m hurrying to get this posted … Continue reading →

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Iris Tagging

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Lynda

I will be tagging all of my irises this year. In the past couple of years I’ve tried doing this with a variety of different tags and they all pop out of their location after the ground froze. Dave bought … Continue reading →

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Dreamsicle Face Lotion

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Lynda

When I was a kid, I just loved Dreamsicles. Well, I still do. We have a local ice cream shop here – a small neighborhood stand with just outdoor seating and a limited menu.  If you are looking for a … Continue reading →

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Cherries and Chocolate!

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Lynda

Now to the chocolate. Dave’s been wanting to make a chocolate soap. Well, it didn’t take any arm twisting to get me to put together a soap formula involving chocolate. Yum! It smells like chocolate already, but will smell even … Continue reading →

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Iris Count #2

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Lynda

Well, the iris beds are gearing up to bloom. Every day I see more of the buds popping out. Again, I am amazed at how fast everything is coming out and how my areas of irises are changing from green … Continue reading →

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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day Here

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Lynda

I continue to get excited about everything blooming here. I stopped by the cherry trees to see how they were doing. I continued on to the blueberries. Looking good! The lilac bush has bloomed the best since we’ve been here … Continue reading →

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Hosta potting

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Lynda

I know I have complained about the previous owners who did very little yard work here at Happy Acres. However, there is an upside to that. Due to their lack of interest in the outdoors, we have lots of plants … Continue reading →

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Iris count has begun

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Lynda

When we moved here in late May 07, I really didn’t have time to keep track of what was blooming. However, I did notice we had several different bearded irises. Evidently one of the previous owners was an iris lover … Continue reading →

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