My Week in Reveiw

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know i do a post ( usually ) on Wednesdays  called Wordless ( almost ) Wednesday with Addie.

Well, this Wednesday was extra special and I didn't get the post done.

So...

You lucky readers are not only going to read about Wednesday, but most of my week !

Highlights only , I promise :)

On Monday I was looking forward to dinner out with some of my girlfriends.

I've been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster lately.

I have finally made a difficult decision ( more on that another time ) and was looking forward ( well not really ) to discussing it with my friends.

But we had to cancel :(

Too many of them had things come up and it didn't work out....

Thursday was pretty uneventful.

Wednesday .

My favorite day of the week.

Addie Day.

This weeks bonus , my old ( as in years of friendship NOT age ) friend Rhonda was going to visit!

She travels a lot for work and this week , work was bringing her to my neck of the woods.

I was so excited , I could not contain myself !

Before Rhonda arrived , Addie and I worked on a little project.

Remember my new obsession with terrariums ?

If not you can read about it here.

Anyhoo...

I found a glass hurricane at GW last week and a small fern at Walmart.

So with Addie's help , I decided to make an open top terrarium.

First ( and very important ) Addie put the pebbles in the bottom of the hurricane.

This is necessary because this is the only drainage the terrarium will have.

Then you add the soil ( a light potting mix is best )

Add the plant , in this case a fern ( they like moisture )

Then more rocks.

Addie with our finished project.

Now, I don't know if you can tell , But Addie has a pacifier in her mouth.

Addie has never ( even as an infant ) used a pacifier.

She found it in a drawer and now she carries it around.

She calls it Addie's Baby Thing !

She doesn't suck on it , just bites it.

I think it's just a phase.

I'm sure her Mommy is going to hide it ! LOL

Rhonda arrived in time for dinner.

After a brief detour.

Remember , I live in the back of beyond and even her GPS was a little confused.

But she made it and we had a great time catching up.

Two bottles of wine later ( one for me and one for her )....

We always have so much fun when we are together.

You can read about our foray into wine making here.

She also has an awesome blog you should check out .

REALLY ! Do it!

Thursday...

blah, blah, blah...

Friday ...

I spend all day on Friday with Addie.

I take her to story hour, which she loves.

Then we have lunch with my Mom , always interesting ( but that's a whole other story ! )

Nap time , snack time, a lot of coloring, and the dreaded Calliou.

Do you people know who Calliou is ?

Let me just say I wish Elmo was still her favorite !

I had her a little later this Friday because Sarah had a meeting.

I was one TIRED grandma at the end of the day !

But I cherish every moment.

And I do know how fortunate I  am to have her so close and to be able to spend so much time with her.

Saturday ( today ) ....

Sis and I went on our weekly road trip.

We hit a new ( to us ) antique/ gift shop in a town about 40 miles away.

It was recommended to me by a friend.

I have to say we were NOT disappointed.

It was more my type of place than Sis' , but I think she is coming around to my way of thinking, cause she spent more than me !

YAH! ( my brother-in-law probably doesn't agree)

The owner was very friendly , her displays were fabulous and her prices were very good.

If you live in my area check out My Other Home Antiques.

It's worth the trip.

We traveled on and had lunch at the Wild Carrot ( awesome name huh? )

One word - FABULOUS !

Carrot Cream soup and Coconut Creme Cake...

OH MY !...

The diet took a hit today, but it was SO good!

We did a little more thrifting , but more on those finds in tomorrows post. 

Well , that's my week in a nut shell.

I had a pretty good week.

How was yours ?

Inspiration and The Copy Cat Challenge

Isn't "blogland" great ?

Between "blogland" and Pinterest there is no shortage of inspiration.

Today one of my favorite bloggers Cathy from My 1929 Charmer posted a link on her FB page for DIY terrariums.

That lead me to Jacky's blog Small Garden Love.

INSPIRATION !

Jacky's blog lead me back to something on BHG that I had pinned awhile back.

COPY CAT CHALLENGE !

I had wanted to participate in Debbie Doo's Copy Cat Challenge but had no idea what to post about about, now not only did I know what to post about , but I was PUMPED !

I had these three little plants that I have been nursing along since fall.

They were starts from one of my favorite annuals that I like to use as filler in mixed planters.

I don't even know what they are.

If you know me, you know that is unusual.

I know plants AND plant names.

Can't remember numbers or what I left the room to get , but I remember plants.

Go figure...

Anyhoo...

I gathered the rest of my supplies.

I picked these awesome dishes up at the thrift store, had no idea what I do with them , but you know how that goes....

Some rocks , fake moss , glass pebbles, and  a couple little ceramic mushrooms , again from the thrift store and again I had no idea what I was going to do with them , I just thought they were too cute !

If you read Jacky's post ( and you should ), you will see she used some vases she had around the house. They were really great, but I have my cloche collection, so I figured why keep them packed away when they will be PERFECT for the terrarium project.

I think it took me longer to gather all my supplies that it did to actually create.

Have I mentioned before I'm not very organized?

Well, I'm not.

If I would keep all my craft stuff in one place it might not take me as long to find things.

I know this, but do I do anything about it ?

Um... that would be no .....

Anyhoo...

Let's begin.

Put some pebbles, small rocks , or in my case glass stones ( cause my rocks were too big ) on your plate, dish, etc.

Take a small amount of moistened soil and place it on top of the stones.

Then add your plant and cover the roots with more moist soil.

Now this is where Jacky covered her soil with moss.

My moss is under 6 inches of snow.

So I used polished stones and fake moss.

I added one of my cute little mushrooms.

Misted the whole thing and topped it with a cloche.

You can see condensation started forming right away.

Here it is in it's new home.

My mini botanical garden :)

This one I actually left in the little Shawnee pottery pot it was in.

I collect vintage flower pots, mostly McCoy but also Shawnee and Roseville.

I love these little pots but they don't hold enough water and my plants dried out too fast.

That's why my little plants were struggling so much.

Under the glass , with the moisture held in , I am anticipating rapid growth :)

We'll see.

Here are the other two.

They are on the dresser in the bathroom.

Weird , I know, but I have a great south facing window I think they will love.

Plus the dresser was looking kinda bare since taking the Christmas decorations down.

I think I may be obsessed.

I know , it happens a lot and often :)

I can see one with Irish Moss mixed in with St. Patrick's day decor.

Or some grass or a fern with bunnies at Easter.

OMG I could go on and on ...

If you're not really sure which plants work best ( succulents and cactus DO NOT ), check out this article at BHG.com .

Thank you Cathy, Jacky, and BHG for inspiration for this gardener in the dead of winter.

It really made my day :)

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More the Merrier Monday@DIY Home Sweet Home http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
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Newbie Party @ DebbieDoos http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/
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Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage http://www.abeachcottage.com/
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