June morning

Posted by laura bellel on June 09, 2017 | 5 Comments

June morning

It's so fine to step outside barefoot,without a sweater, and get started right away. On most mornings,this means just wandering around in wonder and amazement.for awhile.

The backyard is not big, but the cherry tree doesn't seem to mind.

The blackbirds and squirrels .are ready to pounce!

A clothesline fiull of projects

 Silk organza after soaking overnight in alum water

 Another piece of organza dyed with indigo

Vintage linen napkins

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Old fashioned

Posted by laura bellel on June 03, 2017 | 11 Comments

 Both of the Grand daughters have arrived!  Like flowers in the garden, they blossomed one at a time.

Their fresh new lives are a lovely unfolding of beauty, hope and mystery.

White peonies

The little ones have charming, old-fashioned names. Clara May and Ella Jane. This seems just right. The old-fashioned garden plants welcome them with soft perfume.

Magenta peonies (Paeonia officinalis)

Old peony bed

Dr, Huey (1914)

 Mock orange (Philadelphus virginalis)

Sarah van Fleet (1922)

Service-berries ripening (Amelanchier alnifolia)

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