My husband is from the beautiful and magnificent State of Colorado. I may have shared with you before that I am always amazed that he has found a way to feel at home here in New Jersey, but living in the rural setting that we do is helpful with that, I’m sure. We have had the opportunity to travel out there on a number of occasions during our now-30 years of marriage, at least 5 road trips, and the rest by plane. Each has their advantages.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Telluride Tourism is offering a special for those who want to take in the incredible beauty of Telluride and the surrounding areas. They are offering a ticket free for every 3 you buy. As I type this I feel the pull to be out there again, and I’m sure my husband feels it on a regular basis as his family is all in Colorado. There are many weekend events and festivals to please the whole family, and the beauty of nature is all around you in many forms.
May I also say that the visittelluride.com website is a beautiful thing to behold, many wonderful pictures of Colorado, enough to may me want to hop on the next plane and to make my hubby homesick.
We have a mixed-bag of weather this weekend, my husband will be happy to know that the weather will be cooler than it has been for the past couple of days, the temperatures are perfect for me, but he likes it below 80 degrees. The trees are doing their wonderful work of shading our cabin home until the mid-afternoon hours, and the gardens are bursting with green, herbs taking over and running wild, and I think I might just let them. They got an early start this year, so look like they usually do about a month from now.I am delighted with how lush everything looks, and will be back shortly after I’ve spent some “shutterbug” moments taking some pictures to add to this post. My husband and son may not be as delighted with how lush the lawn looks, it will need a good mowing.This weekend, along with remembering what our military and veterans have done and are doing for our Nation, I plan to add color to the gardens, and a few vegetables. I will be purchasing annuals to fill my hanging planters and planters on the deck, and to add plant between and around my perennials.Wishing you all a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
Horseradish, with a “touch” of Mint
I have my work cut out for me here, mint taking over
There are few things more beautiful than a lovely arrangement of flowers, and all of us women love to receive a beautiful bouquet. Since it’s Springtime, and the garden shops in our area are bursting with plants, I often give my mother a hanging planter full of colorful blooms.
But in this post I’d like to share something with you that is even more beautiful than a bouquet, it is the gift of life that you may be able to give under certain circumstances. This is a gift you can prepare to give when you become a mother, something that will make the birth of your child, the moment you enter the beautiful world of motherhood even more special. I have been seeing a lot of information about the ability to give the gift of life to ones you love by saving blood from the umbilical cord of your baby when the child is born, because it provides stem cells that can be used to treat many diseases…studies are showing this to be true. For those that feel that other methods of stem cell research are controversial, you can be assured that this approach is safe, and not controversial.
Cryo-Cell is a place that can provide you all the information you need in advance of the birth of your child so that you have Cryo-Cell U-Cord stem cells available that can be a match to many of your blood relatives. Approximately 175,000 families have taken this step since 1992, and now you can too.
Please visit the site and see the research, the pricing, and how easy it is to give this gift of life…if you are a mother, giving to help others can be one of the greatest gifts you can receive.
Whatever you decide, may I wish you a most wonderful Mother’s Day!
In a time when the economy is challenging, and you may find yourself needing to make a little extra income, consider some of the perennials that you may have growing in your garden.
You can join in the exchange I have here at this site (see the link across the top) if you aren’t looking for extra income but need some new plants, or you can offer them for sale. I have been successful at selling a few of the things from my garden, in particular my pink Lily of the Valley, on eBay.
I have seen some put together beautiful websites about gardens, gardening, and offering their plants, I just use eBay because it already has a faithful following and I don’t have to do much to bring interested customers.
I hope all of you are doing well during these challenging economic times, and that your gardens and plants, which are always renewing and growing, are healing to you as you work the soil and remember that the same One who created all of this beauty is looking out for beautiful you!
