Tis the season...snowball bushes..

one of my first enchanting views of the house...

well...

sort of see the house

What we actually see in this picture

is a sweet farm house peeking behind some 

HUGE Snowball bushes!!

as if it were playing hide and go seek with us

after much discussion.

sometimes HEATED discussions... 

or rather LIVELY discussions

about how much I LOVED the bushes

and how much Machine Man Hated them..

what finally came out was that we were in actually

in complete agreement

we BOTH hated to see these bushes we LOVED 

(ok perhaps love is to strong a word for Machine Man's feelings)

directly in front of the house...

then more discussion on WHERE they should go... 

it was decided...

per my suggestion that they OUGHT to go all the way down the lane!

and so ..

SPRING IS HERE!

and 

'Tis the season...

and all that

digging trenches has BEGUN!

as Machine Man encouraged C.S.

"Son.. years from now when I am old and grey ...

you can tell your children, how you planted these bushes when you were a lad...

it will be grand"

and it WILL

it really really will

First sledding of the season!

Let it snow, Let it snow, LET IT SNOW!

yep.. 

they are AT it again! 

Crazy kids think the Blessings Farm drive is THE best ramp 

EVER

Buddy is waiting for HIS turn

and C.S. is the great PUSH

behind Princess and Little Man 

hold on tight

(hoping he doesn't freak out)

whooosh

I can't believe they made that bend

GOOD JOB steering Princess!

VICTORY

now grab that sled, and let us do it all again!

Day dreaming....

It's December, and it is COLD outside

and I have blankets on,

and am wearing sweaters

and slippers

and when I go outside I find myself donning scarfs, hats, mittens and a very warm coat

but I am dreaming today 

of warmer days to come

of ripe things

of berries

and blossoms...

and the farm in spring and summer..

I can NOT help but day dream at lunch time..

it's something I have done since my girl hood...

now I can do it and BLOG it out for you 

yah.. seriously

you know this will make some excellent day's treat

and maybe we can collect JUST enough to can some jam...

maybe

blissfully beautiful

there they are

those snow ball bushes

we will be moving them this spring to their NEW home :)

so exciting!

They are SO lovely!

Yummy apple tree!

I plan on planting MORE trees on the farm THIS spring..

perhaps Jonagold

some honey crisp

hmmm

I adore, simply ADORE hollyhocks,

and am THRILLED they live here at the farm

and I get to live here with them

oooooooo MY

psst... hiding

and simply thankful to have been found

really showing off is this phlox

isn't it a star!

tiger lilly

I love her

I don't think she's common AT all...

striking, and easy to get on with

another show stopper...

Bright 

cheerful

so glad to have this friend in our new garden!

oh MY

what a lovely little drama queen...

so nice to meet you

YES!

I love it here,

even though

it's cold today

and shall be covered all in a blanket of white for months to come...

I know THIS is preparing to bound up from beneath

and display it's beauty for me to enjoy once again

in spring

and in summer

SO exciting

the depth

the color

the range of just...

green

i SO enjoy it

purple in a garden

means happy for me

oh well..

grey skies won't last all year long.. 

blue skies

sunshine

& 

warmth

WILL 

return

and we will be ALL the more thrilled for it...

snuggling up with my blessings

and off to read a great book.

Today's book you wonder?

"Five Children and It" by Edith Nesbit

That is my read aloud for Today

then 

errands GALORE

Christmas is near DON'T you know?

snowball bushes..

so in front of our sweet little Farm House

are these Snowball bushes

and not just one or two

like ooodles

and ooodles

like they had babies

there are literally 

generations of them

and they are TALL

and beautiful

but

thick

and OUT of control

and buggy in the summer

and Machine Man wants to KILL them all

(hunter instinct)

and Opa thinks they retain too much water too near the house to be logical

and I LOVE them

and want to save them

and Princess

well 

agrees with ME :)

LOVE her!

so WE devised a plan

and every single time we have attempted the plan

it has..

failed..

because their stems are SO many

and SO thick

and we are ...

it would seem...

VERY wimpy chicks

see how TALL they are?

see those stubs in front?

those are DAYS worth of work!

and you can BARELY NOTICE!

ugh

it's like a bad hair cut

so i brought up my hedge cutters

lame...

and Opa brought up HIS ELECTRIC hedge trimmers

(still IN the box... because he IS ... THAT cool)

let's see what does the job

neither

we had to go to a chain saw

those suckers are like wood!

we ended up with a HUGE burn pile!

looks great  right!

the plan is...

(you're just really eager to know right?)

that with them more...

manageable, shall we say...

we can now DIG them up in the early spring,

and transplant them

along my side of the park way...

see on the left of the drive way, how it dips a bit, and there is a white birch, that is sort of...

the road way..

and I think these would look beautiful,

dotting all along my yard as people drive by... 

my home is high up enough it won't hinder my seeing the street or the neighbors, 

but sure will make the drive beautiful 

and my view...

my neighbors LOVED the idea too

who knows..

perhaps they'll help..

goodness knows

we'll NEED IT!

(giggling)