Lilacs in Bloom

Happy to say my man is scheduled for his second Fauci ouchie today.  Sight delay because of the J & J delivery issues   He was originally scheduled for the J & J vaccine.   He decided to not wait & set up his appointments for another vaccine.  

Mother's Day has always been a different holiday for me.  It started out because of the way I was brought up.  My household was not the "normal " two loving kind parents I saw at my friends homes.  It was my reality.  I lost my father as a teenager and that has shaped my life.  For years I honored his mother on Mothers Day.  

She was an amazing women.  You may read more here:  Grandma

The Lilac Festival started this past weekend.  It was nice to see so many people enjoying the first outdoor festal of the season here.  I plan to visit Highland Park this week to smell the lilacs.  So happy to be able  to enjoy the fragrance of them.  For most of my life I needed allergy medicine 12 months of the year. . In 2014 I had a knee reconstruction which made me rethink how I was living.  I radically changed my life for the better.  One of the benefits was no longer needed allergy meds and the stupor of being on them. No this is not about taking other pills or special powders to strengthen my body.  organic healthy for is what I use.

Black Lives Matter

Free the People ROC is the group in Rochester, NY.  FB page  Free the People ROC

I invite everyone to stand up, listen to others, be kind and be ready to support our sisters and brouthers.  

#bekind

#blacklivesmatter 

#stopasianhate

#standup

#listen

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One of my commissions to raise funds for Women Build.  Please reach out if you want a pair of these.  a few are ready to ship.   

April Garden Installed

April is rapidly coming to a close.  The vegetable garden is installed or planted and the growing season has begun. We are happy to have a few greens harvested and enjoyed so far this month. As my regular readers know I am an avid gardener.  My inspiration for my jewelry designs come from nature.

 






Planted in the ground so far are lettuce, mesclun, kale, broccoli, parsnips, leeks, & snow peas.  We have seedlings waiting to be installed:  tomatoes, cilantro, peppers, celery, kale, broccoli, & lettuce.

These lovely garden pics were taken this morning between the rain showers. A beautiful spring day here in Rochester, NY,





With Mother's Day quickly approaching, I have
a few orders to finish and deliver. Jubilant customers and soon to be happy Mothers.

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Planting the Vegetables

Greetings Everyone,

 This post I wanted to tell you all about the enjoyment of growing my own vegetables and planting them outside in the garden......... 

As is typical Rochester, NY weather for late March – outside warms to feel like spring and then cools to freezing-  changing daily.  It is definitely  more extreme with Global Warming. There will be some snow this weekend to welcome in April.  That is normal here so we must be patient with the weather roller coaster as the season begins.

I have just sneaked a peek at my seedlings and I’m surprised at how big they are.  They are coming along very nicely and are big enough to be recognizable - at least to those who know vegetable plants - with some being easier to identify than others.  The pots these are in are 4 inches to give you scale. Online there seem to be so many photos of newly sprouted seedlings but they seem somewhat redundant (just little green sprouts).

One of my inspirational flowers from my garden to show us Winter is done.  It is always wonderful when the snow melts and the flowers emerge into the landscape with their pop of fragrance and color.    

The seedling shown today are a beautiful array of shades of green.  I will thin them again and  eat the thinned leaves.  Home grown is always the BEST!  Any guess what these are?  

My work is organic and uses gemstones I cut and  precious metal wire for the OOAK settings I design. Show your love with a OOAK custom creation form Panda Wear for Grandma, Sister, Aunt, Wife, or Mother.  Panda Wear is taking your orders for Mother's Day.  Make the best gift, buy local and support the artists in your city or town.   

One of my necklace pendants showing off a stunning seashell set in 14 ktgf.

Natural Shell set in 14 ktgf.

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Not quite planting outside, yet.  The countdown to outside planting continues.  Very soon......  the beginning of April. 

May your garden be happy and your weed be few.