Busy bee in springtime.....

Where did March go??? I was really busy and kept wanting to blog but time just slipped away. I will share more about it at the end of this post. March meant two holidays to decorate for this year. I started the month with my cloches showing a tiny of St. Patrick's day cheer but then had to switch them after the 17th of the month to Easter...

All my spring and Easter quilts were pulled out and accessories added to welcome the Easter Bunny when he arrives...

These little shoes were my Easter shoes when I was a baby. I am so glad my mother kept them along with a few other items of clothes...

Jos and I have been really busy working both in the garden in the city and at Cranberry Cottage. Lots of changes have happened at the cottage but that is a post in itself for later. As for the city garden, we have added a conifer hedge right next to the house. 

We need a little privacy. See that beautiful pine on the neighbor's side? We found out they are going to cut it down when Jos saw a notice in the local newspaper. We ordered some 15+ year old Thuja Emerald conifers and the man from the nursery called to say they would be delivered. 

Once we removed the plants that were in this section, Jos had to dig a big trench. They are planted and watered in so we have our fingers crossed they root well. Jos also added a row of paving and it all looks so nice now. 

We have also been to visit a carpenter up north who is making us a robust pine monk's table with cross legs. The table is done so we have to go pick it up. I can't wait to see it and have our first meal of the season outdoors!

Heidi

Spring, spring, spring.....

It is spring! Just take a peek out through my window and into my garden to see...

Het is lente! Neem een kijkje uit onze raam...

We planted up more bulbs last autumn and are now being rewarded with beautiful colors. With our warm winter this past season, we seem to have more things blooming at once than normal.

Bollen planten in de herfst geeft kleur in de lente. Met het warme wintermaanden lijkt het alsof er meer dingen gelijktijdig bloeien.

My March violets have decided to do extra this year. They are seeding themselves in more places in the garden and seem to have twice as many blossoms as usual. The malus apple tree is blooming but there is a storm expected this evening so I have my fingers crossed that it and my other flowers will not suffer too much damage.

Mijn maartse viooltjes doen het beter dan ooit. De malus appel bloeit. Hopelijk de verwachte storm vanavond zou niet al te heftig zijn. 

I have started to decorate for Easter today. What better way to spend a Monday??? I am changing all the quilts in the room and adding some seasonal stitching.

Wat is leuker op een maandagochtend dan een beetje Paasversiering aan te brengen? Quilts en borduurwerkjes veranderen...

A bouquet of tulips indoors always creates instant spring. My Easter tree is ready to welcome the holiday. We did a little adjusting of furniture in our living room last week. I moved my antique sea chest over to by our couch. I also changed my curtains to my summer linen storing my brown heavy ones away until autumn comes around again. 

Een bouquet tulpen brengt de lente in huis. Mijn Paasboom is klaar. Wij hebben ook van meubels verplaatst en de lichte gordijnen hangen in plaats van de donkere gordijnen.

Then I moved my pine desk into the living room. Yes Silvia, we decided to do it after all. *grins* I was debating as it is pine and the other items in my living room are dark oak. But it works well. We are blessed with a very large living room which seemed to grow larger due to the new floor.  I have more than enough room for the desk. Jos was really pleased with how it looks now and likes the idea of being able to work here. This is now where I blog. 

Wij hebben een grote woonkamer die nog groter lijkt met onze nieuwe vloer. Dus ik heb mijn grenen bureau in de kamer geplaatst. (Ja hoor Silvia...toch gedaan.) Omdat ik donker eiken in de kamer heb twijfelde ik maar het werkt goed samen. Jos vindt het nu helemaal leuk want hij kan hier werken. Het is ook mijn plekje om te bloggen. 

Heidi

April snow-showers.....

At first, we opened the curtains on Easter Sunday and wondered if it was Christmas...

Enjoying breakfast while watching the snowflakes fall...

A light lunch taking a break...

...from painting the cottage. Jos was pretending to be a graffiti artist. We had a nice long weekend at the cottage and needed to get the room done. Next chance we get for a long weekend again will be used to paint the ceilings.

But Dagi spent his long Easter weekend doing what he does best...catnapping...

Easter dinner was light. We had carpaccio kababs with steamed broccoli and a green salad...

Back home and I was baking cookies as a surprise for Jos as it was our 26th wedding anniversary...

I tried a new recipe for these chocolate chip and walnut cookies. They are really good and I learned a few tricks to getting a more tasty cookie...

And back home.....Dagi is still catnapping but he says thanks for the sweet comments on the last post. Since he has grown old, he has started sleeping in very unusual ways. Sometimes his paws are hanging over the couch of him and sometimes he sleeps with them laying out in front of him.

Heidi