Refreshed landscaping and crafting progress

On Monday, the landscaping around our house was refreshed. Many of the bushes in the area in front of the living room window had died and the flower bed had been creeping forward each year. A sick looking hinoki cypress was removed and other bushes were added. The stones that had been there were repurposed for a small wall and stepping stone walkway to the garden hose. My dianthus was transplanted. It is looking great now that it is refreshed. 

Our back yard had been professionally landscaped over 30 years ago, but over the years some plants had died, others got woody and still others were infested with gnats. Almost all of the hedges and bushes were removed and replaced with new plantings. We hired the same nursery that did the work years ago. A son now runs the business. They kept my loved Kousa dogwood and one rhododendron as well as several of my perennial flowers. 

There is plenty of room now for me to fill in with other perennials as I see fit.

 I am very pleased with this refreshed garden.

I have sewn together each of the seven rows of the granny square baby blanket.

 Now I have to sew the rows to each other and crochet a border around the outside. This is my nighttime TV viewing project.

Cinnamon house has all of the bottom motifs completed and the flower pot started on the left side. 

In between all of the crafting, I have been reading The Resistance Women by Jennifer Chiaverini.

This is a great book, but I have to remember not to pick up any more WWII books. In the current USA political climate, I just don't enjoy these fear filled and anxiety ridden stories. 

I will be joining Frederique at the Quilting Patch on Saturday and 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.

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