Mothers Day, Angel Wings, Gardening...

 Colin set up pink tulips and a mothers day card late Saturday night

so I would see them first thing in the morning~I really was

surprised, and I do love getting flowers!

 He always tries to pick out thoughtful cards that

 I would like, and this one was no exception.

It was a little house covered in glittering flowers 

with a very sweet handwritten note inside.

 I also had a vintage card sent from my son Justin the day before~

and just to show you the state of affairs in my house, 

this rose and lilly of the valley has gone dead 

and dried before I could get rid of them~I am never

 poised in front of this window for very long anymore...

 Kind of a petrified state around the house while 

Maison Decor takes precedence while its being set up.

 After making coffee on Mothers Day and having 

the early morning to myself I saw a bunny rabbit hop 

by the window and head to my garden~see him? 

I watched him for a long time.  He was a big plain brown rabbit,

 but cute just the same...I had every intention of getting 

out in the garden to weed later on in the afternoon on Mothers Day~

but first I had store hours from 11-2.

 The day before I asked hubby to power wash 

the side deck as I have some plans for this space...

 He was happy to do it~and what a big difference it makes!

 Last year I scrubbed it on my hands and knees and 

it was a bear of a job...this is easy peasy.

 I got the opportunity from Pier One Imports to 

"create an outdoor space" for my blog~and 

the side deck is where I plan to set it up~

so stay tuned for later this month!

I have to say I was so impressed with what Pier One carries~

they have all kinds of decorating styles including 

vintage and frenchy stuff~its not like I remember it...

 I'll give you a peek at one of the items~this giant clock and 

thermometer gauge is an outdoor model that comes from Pier One~

it dwarfs Tobey!  And it has the rustic aged copper look that I love!

 Anyway, late morning on mothers day

I headed to my shop and worked on the gilded wings~

I met some wonderful Annie Sloan customers 

as well as a blog reader, Cheryl, and we had a lot to talk about~! 

All of a sudden my middle son Brandon had 

arrived at the store to take me out to dinner,

and so we closed down the shop to go celebrate!

 First we took a quick mothers day pic~Mimi (B's GF), Kingsley

and Brandon to my right and of course, that's Colin on my left.

 Later that day I got to relax and 

do some weeding and gardening~

here are some before pics.

 Even with a lawn cut, everything looks kind of wild~

I have bleeding hearts and bridal wreath in bloom right now,

 they came on the heels of the daffodils, tulips and lilacs~

but I was much to busy to even 

cut one bouquet this year~a first for me.

 Some pink pansies gather round the catmint

 planted next to the old wheelbarrow.

 Even when things are full of weeds I still think a garden is pretty~

 So while I weeded, Colin read his book and 

Dillon rolled around on his back in the grass.

 He wiggles back and forth for as long as I let him~

he actually rubs the fur right off his back, 

but it must feel good, because he loves to do this!!

So there are my weed piles~I was pleased with the progress 

and my mothers day in general~!  It was a beautiful day 

with a warm breeze blowing~and Monday is my day

 off so that will be nice too. Hope you all had 

great weekends, especially the moms out there!