We couldn't shear the first batch of sheep because of all the rain and their fleeces didn't dry enough to clip them.
Some of my perennials are starting to bloom. I love this helianthus that does a bit of self-seeding but not too much. It looks great in a vase and lives a long time. I'm doing a bit of garden destruction - getting rid of different perennial beds of plants that I never get to weeding. Sometimes you just have to make things easier for yourself and this is the year for that task for me. I'm letting it go!
I'm big into working on my new book Crafting the Colorful Home. Rather exciting work for me and a big change from knitting and crochet books. I am having a blast doing it. It won't be out until 2015 but my deadline is this fall!
Hope you all are staying cool and enjoying family and friends on this holiday weekend.
Your helianthus looks beautiful in that colorful vase. I just began rearranging my perennial garden and might now consider that flower just for interior purposes. I love it!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited about this new book. You have a fabulous way of embarrassing color in your home in such an authentic way. Good luck with it. I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteOh, I hate the heat too! So much. And I am not a gardener (black thumb) so I just stay inside as much as possible.
ReplyDeleteThe new book sounds exciting! So good that you are sharing your talents with the non-fibery world.
I'm really looking forward to your new book! I need some color inspiration to make some much needed changes to my surroundings. Your flowers are always so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFingers are crossed that the new book will also contain a list of the colorful flowers found in so many of your photographs. I count on your inspiration to guide plantings in our garden and today's post is a keeper!
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