Flowers , crochet and cross stitch

The weather is getting warmer. It feels like Spring has finally shrugged off the dregs of Winter and seems to be here to stay. I bought two hanging baskets to get the flower viewing started. 

They are so lush and pretty. 

These purple flowers that spray outward are perfect for this tilted pot. 

Impatiens bloom the best near the back of the house that faces north and only gets morning sunlight. 

These will soon fill in nicely. 

Planting two different cherry tomato plants may be wishful thinking, but I’m giving them a try again. They are the only veggie (um, fruit) that I ever successfully grow. I need to buy new tomato cages this coming week.

Our SIL gets an amazing raspberry harvest each year and shared a few plants with us in the fall. I put them in a container as I don’t want to have to constantly monitor their spread. They seem to be growing well.

 Perhaps this will be another successful edible. The thrift is in bloom. Such a pretty little flower. 

One of our azaleas is starting to bloom.

 We have contracted to have a landscaper remove overgrown, woody and infested bushes in our back yard and plant some new bushes and plants. We no longer want hedges. We will be getting some flowering bushes and many perennials. This azalea may or may not be transplanted. 

Wednesday was an interesting day where we had 3 hours of no power. The local electrical company was replacing the telephone pole and transformer that is in our neighbor's backyard just behind our dogwood tree.

Of course, once this was completed and the power was back on, not only was one of our smoke alarms chirping, but our cable modem was fried. Hubby had to scale the ladder to reset the smoke alarm that is on the cathedral ceiling of our bedroom. Then he went to the local cable store to trade our modem for a new one. Quite the day. Hubby was not amused.

I have almost finished crocheting all of the granny squares. I need 49 and I believe there are 45 at the moment.

I laid what I had out a few days ago to get an idea of what types I needed to fill in with and give myself a sample layout for when I assemble the blanket.

I have added a few motifs on Cinnamon House. 

I have concentrated on the crochet and on Three Boats. You can see the latest Three Boats post here. I will be working on it more extensively so that I can finish it, hopefully, by the end of 2027. 

Once the crocheted blanket is finished, I will start quilting the Churn Dash quilt. 

We are celebrating Mother's Day today in the US. I made a casserole of baked ziti yesterday to be heated today. My MIL will join us. 

I will be joining Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Take some time to relax with a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.

Thanks for stopping by!