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"She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not.."

5/20/2014

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Maya in the dandelions, contemplating his true love....
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Today it's back to sewing. I did get the eyelets inserted yesterday, but didn't get the sleeves as far as I would have liked. So that's my job for today - sew in the sleeves, and possibly attach the skirts and stitch in the linings. We'll see how far I get. Now that it's finally spring, there's lots to do out in the garden every day as well. Like poking out dandelions so my yard doesn't end up looking like the photo above. Ever since the government banned pesticides and herbicides for home use, everything is turning into a carpet of yellow each spring. It really does look beautiful, and very impressive - as long as it's not in my lawn. Magnolia petals need to be picked up every day, and the few tulips that bloomed need to be dead-headed.  Dead branches need to be pruned. Lots to do!
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Jane
5/20/2014 08:34:54 am

I just adore that photo *happy sigh*

And I hope all the sewing plans went to order.
And gosh!
You can't use any pesticides or herbicides at all now in your gardens?! That must be tricky to work round!

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Martha
5/20/2014 09:38:54 am

After taking the Puppy photos (a few posts back) my husband took Maya and posed him like that. (he likes Maya)

No, we aren't allowed any chemicals for our lawns anymore - just fertilizers. So we are back to the 'good old days' of pulling weeds and poking dandelions. I think it may become a losing battle.

I'm making some progress with the sewing, but never as much as I wanted.

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Lynn
5/20/2014 10:22:35 pm

We're in the same boat with the pesticides. I tried to keep up the weeding, but the yards were too big and I wasn't prepared to dedicate my life to it. I felt pretty bad about all the weeds growing in my yard until I noticed the wild bunnies and birds coming back and I realized that the weeds are food to those creatures. I started reading about it and found that some birds rely on dandelion seeds and monarch butterflies eat only milkweed seeds. Their population has dropped dramatically. I got to wondering what else we were killing with our pesticides besides weeds? Maybe even us? Perhaps the ban is a good thing - though the biggest users, farmers, are not similarly banned. But I feel a little better for my weeds and found an environmentally friendly way to justify my laziness!!!!

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Martha
5/20/2014 10:39:19 pm

It does feel like one has to dedicate their lives to it - or at least a chunk of each day. It really is ironic that the little guys are banned from using chemicals, but it's okay on the industrial level - like for golf clubs. My front yard is battling against the dandelions, whereas my backyard is being taken over by creeping Charlie. And both lawns are getting more and more violets and clover. My gardens are full of invasive plants like yellow loosestrife, fireweed, purple bells, violets, and goutweed. The only thing I really don't want in my garden is that invasive dog-strangling vine. Colour comes from New Guinea impatiens in decorative pots placed among the greenery.

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Inma
5/23/2014 04:10:30 pm

That photo made me smile ! It is just adorable ! Your husband has always very good ideas for doll poses !

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Sophia
5/29/2014 04:02:20 am

I just love these photos. They are beautiful.

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