Add Color to Your Life

I personally garden for two reasons - to be creative and to bring color in my life. 

Color is personal.  I am very conservative when I choose my clothes but very bold when it comes to my garden.  I believe the colors of my garden are a reflection of who I am.

I am happy sitting on one of many benches in the midst of a mass of colorful blooming companions.  I use plants like paints to create a work of art.

Here is how I do it.

• I only use color as a focal point by perfectly placing a striking plant in the middle of muted greens .

• I love bold colors to create excitement and vitality to the garden.

• I love warm yellows and oranges mixed with blue and purple.

• Use the color of foliage to enhance the garden and give color when plants are not blooming.

Different colors of hostas

The Art of Womanhood

      Even in this digital age, I believe that having some hand skills is very relevant.

     When I see many women not knowing how to sew a button, cook a meal with fresh ingredients or bake a cake from scratch, it worries me. Many women I know shop as some form of therapy, for gratification and for simply having something to do.  Having hand skills beats loneliness and the feeling of uselessness especially in retirement.

Home-made pasta

sausage making

    Thanks to the skills I learned from my mother, today not only do I know how to stay hyper-connected, but I know how to cook, sew, butcher, garden and anything in between. Creating something, whether it’s making pottery, knitting, sewing or cooking, gives anyone a sense of pride. 

Hand-stitched, wine-themed kitchen towels

Kitchen towels in eco-friendly packaging

Hand-stitched giftcard packaging

Gardening 

Worked in My Garden

 

 

 

Glad I worked in my garden yesterday because today is raining.  It was a perfect day - sunny and 60 degrees - perfect for working and enjoing the results.