I was doing a little work in the yard today, and the gorgeous scent of the lavender in our front flower bed kept making me stop and appreciate, well, life. At this moment, life is so, so good. We are insanely busy, and it's not stopping any time soon, but having some time in the yard to think and just enjoy was rejuvenating.


I was afraid that our rhododendron was not going to bloom - it didn't really flower last year, and it was looking pretty sad this year, too. It's pink blooms appeared a few weeks ago and it's still going strong.

My hostas are doing so well. It's really incredible to me because the slugs got them last year. They started to come up, like little green and cream chocolate curls, and then all of a sudden they were huge and gorgeous. They are at least three times as big as they were last year before the slug attack.

The combination of colors in our front bed is best this time of year. The little maple's new growth is such a pretty red and gold, and it just looks so nice with it's bed-mates now that they are all mature plants. Our third summer in the house, and everything is finally starting to come together...the flowerbeds, and, well, everything else about this life - it just feels right.


It's almost summer here and I can't wait to see what this season brings our way.