Spring in Lower Michigan

Spring has finally arrived and I've been soaking it all in like a sponge!

Please join me in a little walk around Aunt May's Cottage.....(click on any photo to enlarge)

Believe it or not, this is a tulip... I don't know the name, but it opens rather flat and not the usual cupped shape.



Also comes in red which looks a lot like a poppy to me...


Leopard's Bane (DORONICUM)...


Daffodil (NARCISSUS)...


These mini Tulips are only about 2 1/2" across, in a bed of Lemon Balm. I use Lemon Balm a lot in summer lemonade and iced tea. Mmmmm....


Hyacinths in a bed of black raspberries. I'll make some yummy preserves from those in late June...


The west end of the cottage is filled with Windflower (ANOEMONE) in various shades of blues, purples and a little white......


Hmmm....looks like this fence needs a whitewash job. I kinda like it all chippy like that, though. What do you think? More Windflower......


More tulips peeking around the cottage corner....


Here, we come upon a large bed of daffodils under the big Maple tree. You can almost see the cottage in the background behind the honeysuckle bushes and vines that crawl up the potting shed walls. This bed is edged with big rocks that I picked up in the yard the first year we lived here. When the daffodils die down, several other species of perennials will take their place.

Thanks for joining me on a little botanical tour of the cottage gardens. We must do this again in the summer as it will be totally different then....

Second Issue of Victorian Etc.

Again, I have been asked to write for the newest historical on-line magazine, Victorian Etc. What an honor this is for me and a delightful way to express my love for this enchanting time in our history. My article is on the use of fabrics in Victorian room decorating. I hope you enjoy it and all of the other entries in this wonderful publication.



This second issue is filled with Steampunk fashions and ideas. Actually, I didn't know until I read this issue exactly what Steampunk was! If you too, are in the dark, come on over and be enlightened as I was.

Grab a cuppa and click on this photo or on the one in the sidebar for a delightful read.

Happy Easter. HE IS RISEN!!