Weather is iffy one day..perfect the next~

 

So the gardens and grass are still looking healthy alhough they need a system restore after each rain fall..and the winds!! Oh my gosh the winds..Some irises just keeled over..I should have staked many ..even non beardede,, I seem to have fewer blooms this yr.. some things are thriving like no other year..others not.

My least fave job..weed whacking my gardens..I like the borders neat and tidy and weedwhacking is the way to go.I hate the noise..and wear goggles now..so often something can pop up:(

Poppies are done..the big showy ones..

Peonies too after this last rainfall.

Ill need to divide so many hostas yet again.

Another job I hate.

Right now roses are the stars..and daisies..small medium and large..all different types.

I made a delicious marble cake..if you have a fave recipe consider covering w/ a Ferrero Rocher type icing♥

And don't consider making Julia's Boeuf Bourguignon on an overcast sweltering day with tornado warnings.

And hire a dishwasher:)

Still painting..Montreal People..Riviera People..Provence people.

On IG I add a story:)

I like that part;)

Well it's another rainy day ..so I'll get to painting another little person:)

Just made hamburger buns..and they seem yum..  practicing for M's bday in August.

Have a good week!

Here, things happen quickly:)

 

And this year it seems quicker than ever..but is that my age?Galopping at the speed of light time is..

Like these garlic scapes..I know I'm not a looooong time grower..maybe 6 yrs now?Maybe more..But this is the first time some scapes have curled and come about so early..some..but still.Now all harvested..the scapes This June 13th.

The peonies..June 10th ..starting..The singles have come and gone!...I need to fertilize 4 doubles..they have stopped blooming:(

I am not a red person in my gardens..But I can't part w/ a clump of red/orange poppies..they don't last long so I can live with them..:)

The peach ones will pop soon..those I love.Can you spot the first little clem bloom emanating from the obelisk?

I am sure I will be back soon as this is my garden journal too.

I love pickled onions on burgers etc..

These are different and delish from Hailee..CafeHailee ..

You can find the recipe here..I love Tik Tok what can I say:) 

At night before bed:)

Then I have trouble sleeping thinking about what I want to make..plant..cook..bake..lol.

That lemon loaf is a keeper.

It's from Tricia who..most of us are very familiar with as she has shared her recipes for years..

You can find the recipe here..Lemon Ricotta pound cake..I added lemon verbena and limoncello to the glaze.That' s it:)

Busy times for all the boys..fun to see them all become nice young men.

We had Noah today..he was excited to show us an award he won..ART..look at sidebar :) And history.A double.

I was so happy for him.

Again I just want them happy but to me..recognition is encouragement...and everyone needs it.

I love teachers that encouraged my daughters and now my grandchildren.

Victoire is my girl this week..another also ..but it's a surprise for someone..so keeping it under wraps.Again a painting from geeparee22 on IG..Geni..an amazing photog:)

Encourage someone this week:)

June,Juin...~

 

It's been a lovely time here in QC..albeit we could use some rain.

As of today June  6th..my forsaken tomato plants are reviving.Hopefully the groundhogs won't dig them up.

First roses to bloom  Yellow Rose of Texas..

Next..one bloom on Champlain many to come and one bloom on Polareis..many to come..and I saw my first chafer.DISGUTING.

If you can find a Maidenhead fern..do it:)Yr after yr I love her dearly.

I watch a TV show called Les Chefs..I love it..the eleventh season..the chefs serve pretty dishes and so often  that red veined sorrel adorns the plates..I found some ..It's beautiful..I hope it keeps thriving..2 healthy plants.Funny..at one nursery the healty pots were $5.99 ..bought 2 worried I would not find elsewhere..I did but it was far smaller ..sold as a pond plant..$18.99.Go figure.

The last two photos are weeds..I have pink and white and I keep them:)♥

Some weeds are keepers..

Also blooming all mu single peonies and some irises..forget me nots almost done..nepeta thriving..salvia too..

Korean lilacs blooming..alium almost done..tulips done done..

On another note..personal..with permission..look..

Look..his mom took him tux shopping for his grad..and I got to have pics she took:)

He has his red shorts on:)

This as so many of you know is Lucas..

Our firstborn grandson..he will be 17 in August.

To try and explain what a lovely young man he is ..is.. well.. impossible.

We all feel that way about our Littles I know..

But..I just can't help myself..I tell him all the time.

He hates having his photo taken..grateful I got these..His mom's phone takes great pics.

He's a camp counselor again this summer..the kids love him..

I don't blame them♥

So that's it..

Except Max turned 15:)

Where does the time go?

The weeks..the days ..the months..the years..

In the blink of an eye it sometimes seems.

I am forever grateful I was given the opportunity of being a nana.

Maybe my mom..up there..had some influence♥

And  art wise..

I'm back to painting people with the wonderful photos of Geni on Instagram.

She left Paris and moved to the south of France..

so they will now be Southern people..Les gens du Sud.

Geni's fab account on IG is  @geeparee22

Have a great week.Take care.