Share Our Garden!: More than a Handfull

"To see a world
in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wildflower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
and eternity in an hour."

William Blake

TODAY'S SEEDS OF WISDOM

JUST BLOOMED TODAY
GARDEN UPDATE
GARDEN ATTIRE
GARDEN GIGGLE
FAUNA
GARDEN GAMES
FEEDBACK

JUST BLOOMED TODAY

Pansies

Icelandic Poppy

GARDEN UPDATE

Pretty weather today and nice and sunny. Crept up to the 70's but the wind had a sharp bite to it.

Tulips are crowning their heads and getting bigger. Lilies are starting to poke their heads up as well. My specialty daffodils shot up under my nose without me realizing it!

Sadly, last night marked the end of an era for us as we lost our chicken-child, Handfull. She was the first chick we actually got from our own chickens, and hubby named her Handfull because she fit in his hand, and she was 'full' of life. I think it was love at first sight.

Here's a photo of her with her Mama. This is how she hung out with her mom, perched like a queen with a view of all that was happening so she wouldn't miss a thing.

She used to love to ride in the car with me into the garage because she LOVED 70's music on the radio. She patrolled the garage and chased the cats away. She laid the most beautiful HUGE green eggs. She was fiercely independent, the biggest busy-body, but would come when you called her, just like a dog would.

She had style, and character, and lived her five years to the hilt. Chickens usually live 3-5 years, so she was in her golden years, but you would never know it. We will miss her so.

GARDEN ATTIRE~ Victorian and 19th Century

Old Time Garden Fashions:What a 19th century woman gardener might have worn (all at the same time).This excerpt is from The Gardener's Monthly, 1885:
"...flannel trousers, "such as those worn in the gymnasium"; a light felt skirt; a dress of easily washed material, such as gingham or linen (not flannel, which would retain dust and odors); a loose jacket of swans'down flannel; a straw hat with a brim wide enough to shade the eyes but not so wide it flapped and get caught up in the wind; strong wash-leather gloves "with close wrists to keep out the dust and creeping things; cheap elastic cotton and wool stockings; leather walking boots with rubber soles, as lightweight as possible; and a long rubber cloak for rainy weather."

"One need not take the place of a scarecrow, but a faded calico and towel tied round the head are in better taste than a dress too good for the work in hand..."