As I was sitting on the pergola the other day I took a picture of my rock garden with the creeping phlox just starting to bloom.
After a few days of sunshine and warmth this is what it looked like. I need to either thin out the phlox or add more rocks. I think adding more rocks will be the easier solution and I'm all for easier. 
Melody has been shopping at the garden center. She found these really unique toad stools and got them for me to put in my flower beds with my fairies.
These two cuties were her latest find. I think they are adorable. She called me yesterday to see if I have room for some of the plants that she needs to thin out. Well of course I do!!! Now all I need to do is get out there and get their new home ready for them. 
Now let's all hear a round of applause for me. The baby blanket that I started when there was snow on the ground is finally finished. Yes, the new great grand baby won't have to wait until he is going off to pre~school to get this little gift. His arrival date is creeping up on us..... Just another month to go.
I thought I would share with you pictures of the beautiful gift that Angela (my daughter through marriage) sent to me for my birthday. Her husband, Nick works for ConocoPhillips and is overseeing the construction of a new refinery in Abu Dhabi, which is where they are living for the time being.
Two hot pads
and two throw pillow covers.You should be able to click on the pictures to enlarge them so you can better see the detail. All of the embroidery is hand stitched.
I know, I wouldn't have the patience to do this. Even if I dared to try, it would take me two years to complete the hot pad and probably five years to complete a throw pillow cover.
~Have a beautiful Sunday~
