tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68622130767622108772024-03-14T08:06:47.496-07:00My Mother's Garden~Come wander through the garden with me~My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-39141479125767565252014-09-09T08:46:00.002-07:002014-09-09T08:46:40.910-07:00Handcrafted ceramic yarn knitting bowl for holding your yarn while you knit. I made this on my pottery wheel and then decorated it with a beautiful medallion from my handcrafted sprig collection. More styles and colors can be found in my Etsy Shop.<br />
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My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-32236042187792835902014-02-09T18:09:00.001-08:002014-02-09T18:09:10.365-08:00Handcrafted Ceramic Fairy Houses<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/assets/js/etsy_mini_shop.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new Etsy.Mini(5277104,'gallery',1,2,0,'http://www.etsy.com');</script>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-2578695210023678872014-01-28T05:38:00.001-08:002014-01-28T05:38:44.330-08:00New Handcrafted Ceramic Fairy House for the Home and GardenSee what's new at www.mymothersgarden.etsy.com and visit us here at www.facebook.com/mymothersgarden<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJ0oCbKXCnG2KXniY_hPGmvv1xPC6zGgwnRmBGvzitk4APRbs1ohyphenhyphenSydW9eK4CCsNPoknyW7WbLDY19ZuwOMzR5Xp9w7JoxMqfpsAAApPyR7xHrI4ZiDiqkNpEDY0ieqf1gWviGLGkEA/s640/blogger-image-516966810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJ0oCbKXCnG2KXniY_hPGmvv1xPC6zGgwnRmBGvzitk4APRbs1ohyphenhyphenSydW9eK4CCsNPoknyW7WbLDY19ZuwOMzR5Xp9w7JoxMqfpsAAApPyR7xHrI4ZiDiqkNpEDY0ieqf1gWviGLGkEA/s640/blogger-image-516966810.jpg"></a></div></div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-734941986196352662014-01-25T07:48:00.001-08:002014-01-25T07:48:18.811-08:00
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This collection of tree inspired art was created from the many varied artists found on Etsy. I hope you enjoy looking at all of these beautiful treasures.<br /><br /> <h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif; margin-left: 10px;"> <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" href="http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cbf1d4212b58eef28861677"> '♥ MY HEART IS AT PEACE AMONGST THE TREES ♥' </a> by <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none;" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Mymothersgarden"> Mymothersgarden </a> </h2> <h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: sans-serif; margin-left: 10px;"> <br /> </h2> <table style="border-spacing: 8px; width: auto; border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" height="110px" width="110px"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/50150624" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'"> <img style="border: medium none; 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margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 152px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI_TGzUcu0nVBlkXVsFr_skVRMM9N54Y4B43spvwK7S-d3synS_g7bRoRZQt2oQTVAoRLR8um5bzfbPu89LpH-zEpkkhVWodyIaTAXTMKvrn-ubr9SyBmeoX4MXFX9codUCkxltumCKI/s200/nicola4.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Today's interview will be with Nicola Barsaleau of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluecicada">Blue Cicada</a> and <a href="http://nicolasartroom.blogspot.com/">Nicolasartroom</a>.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">What is your art, hobby or craft? How did you come to creating it? </div><div align="center"><br />I create linocuts. These are carved blocks, rolled with ink and then printed by hand. I first came in contact with this art form in South Africa, where I grew up. Linocuts are a perfect medium for a strong social message. And the bold imagery of a linocut goes well with activism. When I lived in London, I learnt to make my own and I’ve been making them ever since. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471157662795990450" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 318px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6X3Jldldw9tWjdMTkV6fNG9JE6L-tNIIexmZuRoyUYkVaXe9vEXA-Mm8vudFIwLC40kX9tolKgIOM3pnykKwJaCQRXYlRAW6KC4w__qRoMSNpb7isGSJo9wfewA4kPQgk_th92n0XWLg/s320/Nicola.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45514852/every-day-is-a-journey-original-linocut">Everyday Is A Journey<br /></a><br />Where do you find your inspiration? </p><p align="center">My inspiration is a sense we are all connected spiritually. We all have an inner life and we all have inner strength in goodness. Sometimes this strength appears covered, like when we go through a period of depression. Yet I believe we are capable of amazing things when we align with our true nature.<br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471158127473067938" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 249px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mJgFPJ25SRztDwefCf6PmC3ZN7m92jBJeIN_DQHe1wHSEQkL4aIt1RVU5rUcmsLKNx-tKlcaKchsDLYaE4vqfV9NVnzKEmRy_N7Wg55HVKUthTRjiN_5UfivMxxGyVcO6ltYuXYBeQ4/s320/nicola1.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46547184/dragonfly-original-linocut-card">Dragonfly Original LinocutCard</a></p><p align="center">How does your garden or nature influence your art?</p><p align="center">Nature inspires me with a sense of mystery, a sense that there is something far greater (and smaller!) than I can possibly perceive. After spending time outdoors, I always come away with the seed of wholeness, which, in turn, inspires me to make art. My experience is that making art is very much a process of wholeness and flow.<br /><br />Will you share a picture of your garden with us?<br />Of course! Here is a picture of our vegetable garden. In Florida, everything grows very quickly during growing season! </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471159034744600546" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMNdHoCXzj-H9FMlYhDQzNT9nCXCdT83B7Mx_EioS8VdF9fjubO5WOiUj4_UyccJ1hUN6HcM952sw5GVbDxXZuLaJiUG2MKXqI66ENZpN4ckV48smtAt1OzZB-MdJ-JXERi0uL_ThXNU/s320/question+4+%28Medium%29.JPG" border="0" /> <p align="center"><br />Will you share a few pictures of your favorite plants? </p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471159376029821906" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 301px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzVpQhgea5wd8OKoezoxqRvquxxbWWJkZXwLuiQSRPawd2TMCucBFDjTAPPbxx6VR1j8XBW7LpypoB2o2ooZiRW_aIUFC7Rz1iMweUSRq5EXx_nb2EiP0EhWt8Qx2vWCtMmr6BiOCZTs/s320/question+5.jpg" border="0" /><br />Yes, bamboo! It is hard to stop my heart soaring when I step back and view these strong, beautiful plants. Of course, their strength is not only in their rods—if you ever plant runner bamboo, be sure to dig a lined trench a few feet deep to create an underground barrier!<br />Others featured here include the fig and the eucalyptus tree.<br /><br />Do you have a favorite public garden to recommend?<br /><br />Yes--the herb garden and the bamboo garden at <a href="http://www.kanapaha.org/">Kanapaha Botanical Gardens</a> in Gainesville, FL. </p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVw8pOdVDVAIKKW9vGsbG1ixKKtdKxYdZM6EqrKkNb_AgUXR42sNY8XAYeXNZVs5_mGltLjV0Gq8SST5xQ3PX5imEt8LwVUJAsndWOuvshyphenhyphenKJGHhVStxYtugQHRyhmeV7a-V8Z482ThrE/s1600/kanapaha+herb+garden.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471162752552685394" style="float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px; height: 149px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVw8pOdVDVAIKKW9vGsbG1ixKKtdKxYdZM6EqrKkNb_AgUXR42sNY8XAYeXNZVs5_mGltLjV0Gq8SST5xQ3PX5imEt8LwVUJAsndWOuvshyphenhyphenKJGHhVStxYtugQHRyhmeV7a-V8Z482ThrE/s200/kanapaha+herb+garden.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOA5YnjpqDt8y1cjOVxtr5qx4PyA1M9vVVCQH-jVksSbRCRHui2hD7qcNRo_P3k9zwAYrjpXkyUAOBE3TlZGa-zcx0QFx7q1Up3SeoirXkFfzYOtcv7t_gIeM9uNsfY3e2aOT9QMLGNM/s1600/bamboo+kanapaha+gardens.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471163721746746914" style="width: 320px; height: 213px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOA5YnjpqDt8y1cjOVxtr5qx4PyA1M9vVVCQH-jVksSbRCRHui2hD7qcNRo_P3k9zwAYrjpXkyUAOBE3TlZGa-zcx0QFx7q1Up3SeoirXkFfzYOtcv7t_gIeM9uNsfY3e2aOT9QMLGNM/s320/bamboo+kanapaha+gardens.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Also, I have strong recent memories of Fort Matanzas State Park in St. Augustine, Fl. A few months ago, a couple of great horned owls nested in the tree directly behind the visitors’ center. So we got to watch the baby owl grow up and move from tree to tree before it flew off! The picture here shows the mother owl trying to rest while sitting on her egg. </div><br /><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471161021263339346" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINuKXFQMgVULNgEbOBwPsIsbY8LfHJISItQ0z0CvHb59xzBAJtGWMQWQgsOZ2FHvSrvnpP0LcUArW-YuTqp4dF2mQEAf_pWoVePhxxAdKaNehy7igFKJI7DIpaLEEIegcr0z74-4_yto/s320/question+6.jpg" border="0" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgLS9UjnfnZOb0fwoC_6-dZ7yR5bah1DRBcO5qpsNYY-9-8zKjYuP07zNkGfONLUHcrXIpRfytNrrSXDEXFpE7QBUc3MAD5G9HBe8wQFDYh4_ufJrRUjUUjEnxCAMDilL3Wi3uw1h8WyQ/s1600/bamboo+kanapaha+gardens.jpg"></a><br />What is the best lesson you have learnt from the garden or nature? </p><p align="center">Nature teaches me listen. When I am fortunate enough to carry this through to my daily life, I listen before I act.<br /><br />Show us your favorite item in your <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bluecicada">Blue Cicada</a> Etsy shop.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471161451138513666" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 248px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyBbKuxHKJC4qUtBw3WzA202FuuAhs2aOWu4zGvUS5_jZmgL7TC6KAXpFUG0xZFruS55H_4TNJDRiiGwwso9tSM8N1D-e2xrIlPNBzsgeBAs5iMB9fF1lRzsWUIq1dWfVJCsAMdWkSig/s320/nicola2.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.etsy.com/listing/41836991/acorn-and-oak-original-linocut">Acorn And Oak Original Linocut</a><br /><br />Share a favorite garden or nature related item from a fellow Etsy shop. </p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471161907352781346" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 238px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3bVirgbqvB7wQi2trwL1ez4F2RCpO547tVqtqp5QfgLgW9ZGkkHOMie65K7SsDu7vCZElMHAOJsAyE946GKhLTc1Z3Lup3SDDvNo_NSQqHACwV52SLgE_Yi7Q0sf4vrHVFP-05j5X_s/s320/prettyday.etsy.com" border="0" /> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43646815/the-tide-always-changes-journeys-and">The Tide Always Changes - Journeys And Dreams</a></p><p align="center">Nicola, I thank you for sharing the joy and inspiration found in your art, nature and gardening. I am proud to share with everyone that one of Nicola's beautiful linocuts was recently given to me as a gift by my dearest childhood friend. I have it placed on the wall in my ceramic studio and get to look at it everyday. It is even more special to me now that I know a little bit about Nicola, the artist who created it.</p>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-64471627373311216292010-02-22T10:56:00.001-08:002010-02-23T05:23:44.944-08:00Alchemy is in the Garden!<div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441152706495998354" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilab77Hgmwsr8NDd6Cqgd4kaACxSQV9FjZUxDc1G_BC12MkFp3RoIse4Bq3tGzyGfxVDYBik3mc2PN3BCtExNQXW8M62i7dy6jgXGV4aQq0gKS3h9dz2dfDhjLsDanEWtabk4aKfJTRA4/s320/meerkat+visit+013.jpg" border="0" /> Alchemy, the traveling meerkat, arrived from the home of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/niftyknits">Niftyknits</a> of <a href="http://niftyknits-somuchyarnsolittletime.blogspot.com/">Somuchyarnsolittletime</a> in Tenterden, England early this week. Alchemy begins her world tour here in Coconut Creek, Fl. at My Mother's Garden. I was surprised and delighted to see her little head poking out of one of the birdhouses hanging in the garden. We spent part of the first day in the garden looking at all of the blooming flowers. Her favorite blooms seem to be the nasturtium. Of course...I believe this is because they are edible and delicious and she just couldn't get enough of them! You should try them someday. They look lovely on a bed of mixed greens and add a little zip to the flavor of your salad. I've promised to give her some seeds to take to her next world tour stop at Pamela's, the basket and fiber weaver at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bazketmakr">Bazketmakr</a> in North Carolina. Pamela has an amazing variety of azaleas growing in her garden.<br /><br />Check out this recipe on Youtube for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC8Z0nKLTL0">Nasturtium salad</a>.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEFlR1P9H22UnqmNairU2leCFZ3zhJ0QNKwSkFYyLOA-KtVhZxNYxnRhrO79NiC2jI9z7hh3PKesNf0RgqSvZnY20VsP9kRZ2YUDp8iMe9r5eiLZ4TU5GZvKlBDqUHibh4HA6VANEPCg/s1600-h/garden+2010+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441157630940068674" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEFlR1P9H22UnqmNairU2leCFZ3zhJ0QNKwSkFYyLOA-KtVhZxNYxnRhrO79NiC2jI9z7hh3PKesNf0RgqSvZnY20VsP9kRZ2YUDp8iMe9r5eiLZ4TU5GZvKlBDqUHibh4HA6VANEPCg/s200/garden+2010+010.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Alchemy decided to spend her second night lounging about in one of the toad abodes that just happens to be situated right in the middle of a nasturtium patch. Hmm...I wonder if she had an ulterior motive for wanting to sleep in that area of the garden. Do you think it was the yummy nasturtiums?<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441152708837669250" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o48-C20vox080X-sBGzohXpyo8KWZLCgwtwytMHTFOjExZF_dleKOpsYDB-GPh-YnF8Wu7bgkhPrOLRWibebhi7GuaZv_3QqUbFQQK3453zCbGS0-S6tFoeoVeB0ZmHxDfpf2SDlKiw/s320/meerkat+visit+016.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />On day three she accompanied me to the GardenFest, a festival celebrating everything garden related, where she spent the day greeting customers while perched inside the assorted birdhouses, mushrooms and bird feeders for sale in my booth. To our surprise, one of my customers had heard about the traveling meerkats from a friend and was just tickled to see one in person.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F_yEaHYiAPdvhmetUs4Ys1vRNwxG5AZGcplO_eZbp6CFYuy_HZ30SIRNhzg-CBpFOHeJdPJvDwn8sHT1vz_GA50eUhWPCb3PxB6XINm7xfhWz5XmzGJXrHwNOOV7wArSao7IjgXXENE/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+2010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159913500176546" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F_yEaHYiAPdvhmetUs4Ys1vRNwxG5AZGcplO_eZbp6CFYuy_HZ30SIRNhzg-CBpFOHeJdPJvDwn8sHT1vz_GA50eUhWPCb3PxB6XINm7xfhWz5XmzGJXrHwNOOV7wArSao7IjgXXENE/s200/meerkat+visit+2010.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5-WDw4WLEqt8ZfDCJYtawmwdKc_LeX3b1UarJWU8mAwJxjgS8bXrQcs8wGQxIsfcUuckSCubF8FeyjeCFZNYvBSz_a_RR08gCip8n5-NgQyj1L1VvuFkuden-yLOsmkZQLALJdBSXS4/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441157620581646578" style="width: 150px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5-WDw4WLEqt8ZfDCJYtawmwdKc_LeX3b1UarJWU8mAwJxjgS8bXrQcs8wGQxIsfcUuckSCubF8FeyjeCFZNYvBSz_a_RR08gCip8n5-NgQyj1L1VvuFkuden-yLOsmkZQLALJdBSXS4/s200/meerkat+visit+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKP6AKSZS_xZeVzuE8beOrkNLXnsJ1k7EWs_d7-3-viEfWEChCLrdOEQkTyCIN2_5etUtAmeEKuLUIY2bEn_NdpdUwSmkIchjj3sDqsEwWJm6zKyQRTjgFQzWN_ZHkv6Ma7CArcGBzEkQ/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441267611875223954" style="width: 150px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKP6AKSZS_xZeVzuE8beOrkNLXnsJ1k7EWs_d7-3-viEfWEChCLrdOEQkTyCIN2_5etUtAmeEKuLUIY2bEn_NdpdUwSmkIchjj3sDqsEwWJm6zKyQRTjgFQzWN_ZHkv6Ma7CArcGBzEkQ/s200/meerkat+visit+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNPV72Akymg6iUdkWlDiSyM6lymVmavk3xFS83wWWDP3k5Mn1ZyP-H_-AlP5Pi_wCysqFjcD4m3QeZAIGIO-UNETfnOJ-UfKw5RP5N8kQMQoBuzYuTPXXrdvPhpxvFW5BtlEIB6_g41Y/s1600-h/Alchemy+the+meerkat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441159915105129202" style="width: 199px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNPV72Akymg6iUdkWlDiSyM6lymVmavk3xFS83wWWDP3k5Mn1ZyP-H_-AlP5Pi_wCysqFjcD4m3QeZAIGIO-UNETfnOJ-UfKw5RP5N8kQMQoBuzYuTPXXrdvPhpxvFW5BtlEIB6_g41Y/s200/Alchemy+the+meerkat.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKti4ExVP3lNNiSdAt2-c78JXf7eCJzasDz9dIFBtz2vs7f9vS1DrUqmsjKLTkDWANnRWP1lZo9auuJe5M4SzzC_fCUwSrzH8gymVY-MUtVzcXxrjKLYZnhPdny5HaxKJtdkZjIdyst58/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441160409026770098" style="width: 150px; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKti4ExVP3lNNiSdAt2-c78JXf7eCJzasDz9dIFBtz2vs7f9vS1DrUqmsjKLTkDWANnRWP1lZo9auuJe5M4SzzC_fCUwSrzH8gymVY-MUtVzcXxrjKLYZnhPdny5HaxKJtdkZjIdyst58/s200/meerkat+visit+005.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These are a few of the garden related sights at the GardenFest festival.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A dazzling array of bromeliads.<br /></div><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtpYvFrCkL2aVCsxVu_VhHi3aZmxQyTohL1OBww73AWZ0FjwFTX38z_0gO7w76ZqHgmYii5uXUzIhHb8BByvR4ZsH6Mc8A2-6FOAvDeQ0Lu1GnvhwyY0QHgHepprjZLRb53aQhgZagLo/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188468298901842" style="width: 150px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtpYvFrCkL2aVCsxVu_VhHi3aZmxQyTohL1OBww73AWZ0FjwFTX38z_0gO7w76ZqHgmYii5uXUzIhHb8BByvR4ZsH6Mc8A2-6FOAvDeQ0Lu1GnvhwyY0QHgHepprjZLRb53aQhgZagLo/s200/meerkat+visit+005.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWASy5nyKS9pBSWyukhJQy6D5RYBBlneWjTpSvo9GpCjyKtldQe3MFLWQS_-Ml1QJdjb4tyYZUWOUn4-sIfU7O8ZylUvEFJXDd3Zhgw98CujlwHSb7ABSljE2eRTj_bTX-CE9OgyQACg/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188460560364914" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWASy5nyKS9pBSWyukhJQy6D5RYBBlneWjTpSvo9GpCjyKtldQe3MFLWQS_-Ml1QJdjb4tyYZUWOUn4-sIfU7O8ZylUvEFJXDd3Zhgw98CujlwHSb7ABSljE2eRTj_bTX-CE9OgyQACg/s200/meerkat+visit+004.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkQXHgRAHvrJ6usJjUeP-OoPWeowgsveoI923YnROg5wQU7-Oqdqu2q4_haxR3BTymjT-22blchIdrrLwAPOpJOSD8dO4C3WrQ9St7ghPGoexne-udpXVZest3krZL338xVkKjc92W2c/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188473424408930" style="width: 150px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkQXHgRAHvrJ6usJjUeP-OoPWeowgsveoI923YnROg5wQU7-Oqdqu2q4_haxR3BTymjT-22blchIdrrLwAPOpJOSD8dO4C3WrQ9St7ghPGoexne-udpXVZest3krZL338xVkKjc92W2c/s200/meerkat+visit+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><p align="center">Lovely orchids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqscFsicHAuSxXdNakRCXMUmCbFRhtw_76FqMaYGL4kijcuxi5-PXxXysbs0TiTQIBCFvDebk_vfzaKOIv9Bi2_8BIKk8G9Bf_p5G7Ti1kLxN_MNOsr1MDILbzed_xOV-muJ9B7Lb5GKI/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188738798872274" style="width: 150px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqscFsicHAuSxXdNakRCXMUmCbFRhtw_76FqMaYGL4kijcuxi5-PXxXysbs0TiTQIBCFvDebk_vfzaKOIv9Bi2_8BIKk8G9Bf_p5G7Ti1kLxN_MNOsr1MDILbzed_xOV-muJ9B7Lb5GKI/s200/meerkat+visit+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8VEo8xVP0jIusc_w4B8w7yqDq1iRLQzgfiMLHPRL4jqohVAu09MTAxpaLOKjLG0-K-gjzxBzPxJdPqMB2YK1YMU9qqqej1j-5IygTJMqNsnv5zPsWlOd2Nm-4FrGuLP5qlEjzUFJQV0/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188733771810946" style="width: 150px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8VEo8xVP0jIusc_w4B8w7yqDq1iRLQzgfiMLHPRL4jqohVAu09MTAxpaLOKjLG0-K-gjzxBzPxJdPqMB2YK1YMU9qqqej1j-5IygTJMqNsnv5zPsWlOd2Nm-4FrGuLP5qlEjzUFJQV0/s200/meerkat+visit+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And more tropical plant varieties.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdYABfToyTCXMeK4KzYcgsOQh69fjFytBMTIHndAd3U_JS01MrsEMXYKel30MNy5KwOEZoXM2fkwQFJB0ymsNh7fDnJPrr7q72fr5nah-MNG6Ghq_TEAWCS-hIKHA06SmPrfK5jPJJFA/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188920971344146" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdYABfToyTCXMeK4KzYcgsOQh69fjFytBMTIHndAd3U_JS01MrsEMXYKel30MNy5KwOEZoXM2fkwQFJB0ymsNh7fDnJPrr7q72fr5nah-MNG6Ghq_TEAWCS-hIKHA06SmPrfK5jPJJFA/s200/meerkat+visit+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWcU-TjonGk1k1UsWWtztYHZK9pocjRJ6bND8Vk_wq07XQTVbjm0Hi5N56jNphTkOvHxKEvyZhEfejzbOqXCPAqDOFfQ-tSNU3e2Ispzqous8R6JVz-KQGNLQNaYJYvVd5R-mmZK_ySU/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441188923432979586" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWcU-TjonGk1k1UsWWtztYHZK9pocjRJ6bND8Vk_wq07XQTVbjm0Hi5N56jNphTkOvHxKEvyZhEfejzbOqXCPAqDOFfQ-tSNU3e2Ispzqous8R6JVz-KQGNLQNaYJYvVd5R-mmZK_ySU/s200/meerkat+visit+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our last day together was spent relaxing around the house with a little time set aside for her to get to know our dog Cici. If I can so say myself, they looked so cute hanging out together. I had to continually convince Cici that this little meerkat was not a new chew toy for her to chomp on. In the end they made for perfect friends.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0m0IbxrStkFdhs1tO-1pnBHEQ4FetoY8Vx4FS9y_Y6aD4ivzS3hmmMDubL-iR5CFg-WKkwmELaoTfQnIsKCjB4b7Kem1zCcXVA0MJfsZGcZmvcdq3LGXgA6Yh2JK7EGVc0hyDRYZJcvs/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441153507320572962" style="width: 150px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0m0IbxrStkFdhs1tO-1pnBHEQ4FetoY8Vx4FS9y_Y6aD4ivzS3hmmMDubL-iR5CFg-WKkwmELaoTfQnIsKCjB4b7Kem1zCcXVA0MJfsZGcZmvcdq3LGXgA6Yh2JK7EGVc0hyDRYZJcvs/s200/meerkat+visit+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqf5NXxj61JMbgWsCk6MzRsoEPETohUerTkRA259KDyuDAHV720kluS4IkINWRjfyH9xdD3eZLAzVTNcMjFXtMLbQsCs4RP_MBrK7BBvr4WJoSiOs6kEUQHoyWA3B5GPRPlXsxpiacvk/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441153495089775970" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqf5NXxj61JMbgWsCk6MzRsoEPETohUerTkRA259KDyuDAHV720kluS4IkINWRjfyH9xdD3eZLAzVTNcMjFXtMLbQsCs4RP_MBrK7BBvr4WJoSiOs6kEUQHoyWA3B5GPRPlXsxpiacvk/s200/meerkat+visit+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIpy9rLVFnR_cFSSXYM3nNbbECxskSy4_q-aoSnB0I1-L5CZOlaceTLh_WndXtxa1gcH0XAC5unqENKHeFBrXaeRNSUm9cC5YKSbuqZiwbzgIkoSHXxSs14hEP4xJcAuhQjhvVorJNO4/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441153499058192978" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIpy9rLVFnR_cFSSXYM3nNbbECxskSy4_q-aoSnB0I1-L5CZOlaceTLh_WndXtxa1gcH0XAC5unqENKHeFBrXaeRNSUm9cC5YKSbuqZiwbzgIkoSHXxSs14hEP4xJcAuhQjhvVorJNO4/s200/meerkat+visit+020.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">The final picture is of little Alchemy with her nasturtium seeds and Honey Bee in the Garden trinket dish for the final giveaway. If you're interested in seeing where the other meerkats have traveled to, go check out the Niftyknits Meerkat World Tour page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/NiftyKnits-Meerkat-World-Tour/168113137551">here</a>.<br /><br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyKQirb5VAnZR5Fm3XB77hHUKU_WW6WNTf8abccBQAKTSxxBsM3b30hsC2LaHHa4URmhYAs-eg8qYDrvQ5CbEDmrAAkxiqbrblyNWRzJ5vTubqmy6_WwdzlHYcYAVpTToGgGLB8CCos8/s1600-h/meerkat+visit+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441153488102308786" style="width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyKQirb5VAnZR5Fm3XB77hHUKU_WW6WNTf8abccBQAKTSxxBsM3b30hsC2LaHHa4URmhYAs-eg8qYDrvQ5CbEDmrAAkxiqbrblyNWRzJ5vTubqmy6_WwdzlHYcYAVpTToGgGLB8CCos8/s200/meerkat+visit+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My Mother's Garden online shop has a variety of newly created birdhouses and toad abodes for spring. Stop by and visit if you'd like!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Mymothersgarden">Mymothersgarden.etsy.com</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm9yrn4MzEl3D0jMvZtcuE1kFWHB56hz_qeGkpUKip30glsiW3FMvBfdQyamH6T0BdxrhPufGfqrj5JJsoE9UDPw55u25KbaEiPvb9URMvn7gxJ4Nr7iob-WHaAEEiEKfxmYivb31X6A/s1600-h/birdhouses+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441207655581957474" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 150px; cursor: pointer; height: 200px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm9yrn4MzEl3D0jMvZtcuE1kFWHB56hz_qeGkpUKip30glsiW3FMvBfdQyamH6T0BdxrhPufGfqrj5JJsoE9UDPw55u25KbaEiPvb9URMvn7gxJ4Nr7iob-WHaAEEiEKfxmYivb31X6A/s200/birdhouses+024.jpg" border="0" /></a>Happy gardening to all!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~Karrita</div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-22590984165634609312010-02-07T12:48:00.001-08:002010-02-07T13:12:12.592-08:00The Joy of Gardening<div style="text-align: center;">No matter how big or small your garden is,<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyaCVo7-w9nE1jNI63j2nVbCToPsaGdhJww7XNwHa27TwZB1JtRpGklV4oljrCEkZbpD_nL9bYZb7pf6m5wT5yCt8hL6Kvxpz14ehiO-S4QtxqqzZ3tGrrEXEPlfXYZ9Dlu0cw1qglkI/s1600-h/garden+2010+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyaCVo7-w9nE1jNI63j2nVbCToPsaGdhJww7XNwHa27TwZB1JtRpGklV4oljrCEkZbpD_nL9bYZb7pf6m5wT5yCt8hL6Kvxpz14ehiO-S4QtxqqzZ3tGrrEXEPlfXYZ9Dlu0cw1qglkI/s320/garden+2010+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435606965630121602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">if you allow nature to touch your spirit,<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Ua3S9zc48rjQeruesa_obevU62a73znDIa4xaRp9I9ygzUHh_rLFotiijWhU8COU2AOgHqGXpLWQDOHHJ79WraYaldpXluM_WkqdBgqFFpExiokIRiXPR1lD6a6J4d2KFGDM4KIBjQ/s1600-h/garden+2010+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Ua3S9zc48rjQeruesa_obevU62a73znDIa4xaRp9I9ygzUHh_rLFotiijWhU8COU2AOgHqGXpLWQDOHHJ79WraYaldpXluM_WkqdBgqFFpExiokIRiXPR1lD6a6J4d2KFGDM4KIBjQ/s320/garden+2010+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435606726974321602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />gardening will bring returns of peace,<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyO07rOM3vOWsnqdd5Rqg-Ff3qTmi4lFt7W_as7Ay0XLnDKDaiouc7M8xlFRvkIgBxfcuH5iTU5sYlxDY5-S5KJuvYlg2kpHRg2AunaB5eGUuPDysjVpe-0I-ysG5NuWloaLBKyl55c4/s1600-h/garden+2010+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyO07rOM3vOWsnqdd5Rqg-Ff3qTmi4lFt7W_as7Ay0XLnDKDaiouc7M8xlFRvkIgBxfcuH5iTU5sYlxDY5-S5KJuvYlg2kpHRg2AunaB5eGUuPDysjVpe-0I-ysG5NuWloaLBKyl55c4/s320/garden+2010+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435606719333214674" border="0" /></a><br />satisfaction,<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AALYzk2zWkn6WE9uRffxeYbFvmwDJ4QLFRTX83SzS6LDydISyL88LTZWCCDAclADo3J4z3g87paNKnYSgdvl6v6QyU4lXG9Bx6xI5QV7WfKpNpNb2HfrXNEg-NuyWwm82gOycbkhGWU/s1600-h/garden+2010+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AALYzk2zWkn6WE9uRffxeYbFvmwDJ4QLFRTX83SzS6LDydISyL88LTZWCCDAclADo3J4z3g87paNKnYSgdvl6v6QyU4lXG9Bx6xI5QV7WfKpNpNb2HfrXNEg-NuyWwm82gOycbkhGWU/s320/garden+2010+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435606716630036178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and well-being for as long as you continue<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-1zpz_h-uRFWKvay5CJnhgj_-YjxwBtN6QAp743sBn3LXTvxdP2GjySYUgOCT5R_JTnUTxZrC9Ih6LPtYx47-g8_uT5PRgWmplyad99kTJclymHwXOa6HAOVgfLzlj8vDHAL6f7nSgI/s1600-h/garden+2010+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-1zpz_h-uRFWKvay5CJnhgj_-YjxwBtN6QAp743sBn3LXTvxdP2GjySYUgOCT5R_JTnUTxZrC9Ih6LPtYx47-g8_uT5PRgWmplyad99kTJclymHwXOa6HAOVgfLzlj8vDHAL6f7nSgI/s320/garden+2010+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435606711519138306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">to wander the garden path.<br />~ Norman H. Hansen<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcSyfGKfTSleHGZazfrM_v4gA_DBwyECJChGi7Lkh3v3zb0FgEwjpxA3jFcwGJxIqkmxgee-IJDaPAYo2bSRgCJZlF-EDWGiX8eMIgb7d0bQNVUCUhZzwVK8fSa4-4KXIqZLzdQGWKFg/s1600-h/garden+2010+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcSyfGKfTSleHGZazfrM_v4gA_DBwyECJChGi7Lkh3v3zb0FgEwjpxA3jFcwGJxIqkmxgee-IJDaPAYo2bSRgCJZlF-EDWGiX8eMIgb7d0bQNVUCUhZzwVK8fSa4-4KXIqZLzdQGWKFg/s320/garden+2010+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435606709062561154" border="0" /></a> Happy gardening to all! ~Karrita<br /></div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-87638695598068073052010-01-28T12:13:00.000-08:002010-01-28T17:13:32.000-08:00Come Visit Us at the Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85TANQeMYt-4haJ1t_le5DdhBjhy37uP3QbJE0kbzJ1hmITPMNcwmF1P0hQXZ1QM9SVPOemuxo3br5zMzo7ELbhoEVYk5LmmOp9en5OaVhY3KD147YLv4DqKDdFyHdNKDfRe1Gzp9tMU/s1600-h/garden+2010+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85TANQeMYt-4haJ1t_le5DdhBjhy37uP3QbJE0kbzJ1hmITPMNcwmF1P0hQXZ1QM9SVPOemuxo3br5zMzo7ELbhoEVYk5LmmOp9en5OaVhY3KD147YLv4DqKDdFyHdNKDfRe1Gzp9tMU/s400/garden+2010+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431887734455231730" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Garden will be at the <a href="http://www.deerfieldbeachfestivals.com/Home_Page.php">Deerfield Beach Festival of the Arts</a> this weekend Jan.30-31.<br />Please stop by and visit. I'd love to meet my fellow bloggers!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope to see you there, Karrita<br /></div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-71273908641903617102009-12-25T13:05:00.001-08:002009-12-25T13:12:47.170-08:00Merry Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3QFTHh8RgSCRQJyjEO52yHeDu4rKix97jWr4tIR9d6nigg0LAx0Yv5lE9WMXijbdaW2qqGHHiC9Q66hT2nvd4BbP7H2sAmaC8OnWKeTq7QkXTynkLrrxzLYWOv2BWMK7CciezHgGfCk/s1600-h/XMAS+ornaments+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3QFTHh8RgSCRQJyjEO52yHeDu4rKix97jWr4tIR9d6nigg0LAx0Yv5lE9WMXijbdaW2qqGHHiC9Q66hT2nvd4BbP7H2sAmaC8OnWKeTq7QkXTynkLrrxzLYWOv2BWMK7CciezHgGfCk/s400/XMAS+ornaments+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419283216033048258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In your thoughts may there be Peace...<br />in your heart, Joy...<br />and all around you, the Love that is Christmas.<br /></div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-61420132171134010132009-12-19T10:09:00.000-08:002009-12-19T11:24:43.648-08:00Yay! My Mother's Garden is Featured in The Handmade Gift Guide Today!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi0GjHXVlb8ZCtX5NfGghAaW6JO6jRb7fRgQC4WDH5TNoZKNiPj5r-B7PX0_0sm16ee2OH_kRACnHVWWpExGh7vh_xRv5aQgs0wWqPwvRezuN5ZmmXo7-Tq2d9X1SB6Ucgwzso94NkGQ/s1600-h/gardengoddessesred.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyi0GjHXVlb8ZCtX5NfGghAaW6JO6jRb7fRgQC4WDH5TNoZKNiPj5r-B7PX0_0sm16ee2OH_kRACnHVWWpExGh7vh_xRv5aQgs0wWqPwvRezuN5ZmmXo7-Tq2d9X1SB6Ucgwzso94NkGQ/s400/gardengoddessesred.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417011930223210994" border="0" /></a>Today I woke up to the gift of finding my work featured in <a href="http://www.thehandmadegiftguide.com/2009/12/handmade-gifts-my-mothers-garden.html#comments">The Handmade Gift Guide</a>, a wonderful site that highlights the work of many artists from around the world.<br />The Handmade Gift Guide is THE place to go online to find gifts for every occasion. A mix of featured artist's shops, and places to buy and sell handmade gifts.<br /><a href="http://thehandmadegiftguide.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this),"><span>http://thehandmadegiftguid</span><wbr>e.com</a><br /></div><br /><center><a href="http://thehandmadegiftguide.com/"><img src="http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/lotusflower74/hgg-animated-button2-1.gif" border="0" /></a></center><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thehandmadegiftguide<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Twitter http://twitter.com/hndmdegiftguide<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing you all a wonderful and magical holiday season!<br />~Karrita<br /></div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-70638947854168147862009-12-11T09:07:00.001-08:002009-12-11T09:27:50.140-08:00Twelve Days of Christmas in a Florida Garden - Day 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEt64H0r8OoVvzmOyK9lDL38tkPCAU_I_S7inR7W5R0-2zfODUjDxLYzHtCG1q9uYVQmX0HYUJq2TeZXJOwzr86r0AeSqouWfOeihc-_skxvhSk1cry5EZFw5XVmcbi-UE29HJ-feC7g/s1600-h/Garden+2009+344.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEt64H0r8OoVvzmOyK9lDL38tkPCAU_I_S7inR7W5R0-2zfODUjDxLYzHtCG1q9uYVQmX0HYUJq2TeZXJOwzr86r0AeSqouWfOeihc-_skxvhSk1cry5EZFw5XVmcbi-UE29HJ-feC7g/s400/Garden+2009+344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414026591264408914" border="0" /></a><br />Meems over at <a href="http://hoeandshovel.blogspot.com/">Hoe and Shovel</a> has been doing a wonderful series for the last ten days on Florida gardening called <a href="http://hoeandshovel.blogspot.com/search/label/Twelve%20Days%20of%20Christmas">"Twelve Days of Christmas in a Florida Garden"</a>. I thought I would join in on the festivities for day 10 and show the Angels Trumpet and Jamaican Croton blooming in my garden right now. I love the contrast of these two plants together. I look out of my dining room window to see these beauties and they bring a smile to my face and comfort to my heart. If you get a chance, follow the link to Meems blog and check out her amazing garden.<br />Happy Holidays to all!<br /><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://hoeandshovel.blogspot.com/2009/12/day-10-twelve-days-of-christmas-in.html"><br /></a></h3>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-45146024211252575042009-12-01T16:42:00.000-08:002009-12-01T19:49:27.422-08:00Artists In The Garden XIII: Judy Beck Lobos of The Adventures of a Gardening Artist<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IJxQT1CsO5mGBjFfVztYFTj4E6Yd7HTtFvrkl9gxOTnzbtRGiz_-VhHNfnxwGFKz9NDqT6ElffSP4t-L5aYlUpSPgEgNUi00oNcuXgStG_h_SZznw8VlUMq8_dZP4KANzlBPUQkSPnk/s1600/purplewrenjbec.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410455206498278706" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; width: 75px; height: 75px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IJxQT1CsO5mGBjFfVztYFTj4E6Yd7HTtFvrkl9gxOTnzbtRGiz_-VhHNfnxwGFKz9NDqT6ElffSP4t-L5aYlUpSPgEgNUi00oNcuXgStG_h_SZznw8VlUMq8_dZP4KANzlBPUQkSPnk/s200/purplewrenjbec.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Today's interview will be with Judy Beck Lobos of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Judybec">Judybec</a>.<br />"The Adventures of a Gardening Artist - my oobos" at <a href="http://oobos.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://oobos.blogspot.com/</a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="left">1. What is your art, hobby or craft? How did you come to creating it?<br /></div><br /><div align="left">My art centers around my garden and nature in general.<br />I started painting with watercolor because I love to sketch and watercolor is a non-toxic way for me to quickly add color to my drawings. I've become a fan of sumi-e painting -- the Asian brush stroke that captures a moment in time appeals to me.<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410435239131127298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 314px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OpUmGsoH6fUrmNdyoQ6YFxxFdc97mpEZpFNb5R53y5c8Ohc2syCI-yIyMGvGtCyAStzlOrkg-zS3bKkoFH0fWIzp9w4vsmOZJ_Gsad-sWsH-NRlydL62c1tSbKu7BgHtgLphlxRX1AE/s320/P1080955.jpeg" border="0" /><br />"Birds and Bamboo" 11"x15" watercolor on paper<br />copyright 2009 by Judy Beck Lobos<br /></div><br /><div align="left">2. Where do you find your inspiration?</div><br /><div align="left">I love watching the birds. I took this photo through my kitchen window this summer. It's a great spot to take pictures because the birds don't even know I'm there. I've put up a feeder this fall so I can watch them all year long. I thrive on watching things grow and change.<br /><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410435231256584322" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0lvhs8-wy23ZBa2osIJDNOjPqYN0W_TJl_CMecwWB3WhiBD5ggvTb57wvUNdJUBSDt4vtePQTKmP1lQiMqTo91Y8YubfdQVUVfZr0gFkDJp14jIeiDaOqGht46B4flEC82dQw1EbtuU/s320/P1080139.jpeg" border="0" /><br />3. How does your garden or nature influence your art?<br /></div><br /><div align="left">The changing of the seasons are a huge influence on my art. I tend to notice the passage of time more poignantly during the autumn. I like this quote by Andrew Wyeth about winter:<br /></div><br /><div align="center">"Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show. "<br /></div><br />In winter, the idea that we don't see everything is appealing. Although, personally I am much more a fan of springtime!<br /><br />4. Will you share a picture of your garden with us?<br /><br />Sure! My garden is on a south facing hill. I used to get loads of sun but, the pine tree at the bottom of the hill is getting larger - It's been shading more and more of my garden every year. Everything changes doesn't it --<br />These photos were taken in early summer from our 2nd floor deck.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUXwZv7uN0mw60dP2SwmFsIsNFcEWvfvEABJDVrl5WBZorNeXzQXRXZpq-ufd7xFpfpg8yMZremGY3tntx5OZ9naxhLrGLoEBJfxN4blN_fxJloqdAP2OKBIjXdWfKIHiGd-zhio6KZQ/s1600/P1040512.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUXwZv7uN0mw60dP2SwmFsIsNFcEWvfvEABJDVrl5WBZorNeXzQXRXZpq-ufd7xFpfpg8yMZremGY3tntx5OZ9naxhLrGLoEBJfxN4blN_fxJloqdAP2OKBIjXdWfKIHiGd-zhio6KZQ/s320/P1040512.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410457520549814754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410434809242532146" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4R_Vo8Eb30bTITtPEJXH_UqbbC3d2nmWv3_uTcPqDRjLNZZwmfQjUKxmCsl96ljVw4SXGnuKp6NMIT3M45UgM_pJtbD2ff4C2HcOzRkH2VoIFK6iEy7jj0WXBcC5WQg0BBfzcNtTzDjk/s320/P1040551.jpeg" border="0" /><br /><br />5. Will you share a picture or pictures of your favorite plant?<br /><br />It's so difficult to pick just one special plant but, my Golden Willow tree (pictured below) -- the one I cut back every spring, is definitely a favorite.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410452299217166866" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 214px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo2qRZVoM8luO5vo8x3uPpPUl2MmQd-CD0Tu_AldtDB6s8Mn3u10es2-4za9zF3L51MDL-zJhYQf1y1tsglKqLEIGFdCzos2jpZq_oVmXIh8o0CQ65oLhC8CKFMalqeHHubLzdWFY1rU/s320/P1070180.jpeg" border="0" /><br />I use these branches, along with my Concord Grapevine and Red Twig Dogwood to weave the twig ball sculptures I display in my garden. The cutting of the branches is called "Pollarding" and it allows this wonderful golden color in the new growth each year.<br /><br />6. Do you have any photos of your art in the garden to share?<br /><br />Here is "Tumblewood" , one of my twig sculptures. I make them in all sizes from 1" to this large one measuring 36" across. I'm thrilled to find a use for my trimmings and I'm thinking of experimenting with other shapes in the spring.<br /><div align="center"><br />"Tumblewood" in the Summer<br /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410434813491344738" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 238px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfgl_QRyGvEjKJX7Y3zqMvu-KV8XkqQ4KD-a4-3dP7FKukcZ7NPcndKnRbb_MhtdJZKJusWQb7a9fKhaScSJXO2gErBgIDiO7nThBRqeEuZ-nPmzOg4oACeYCgI9CE7fz2HD8qjYk4-Q/s320/P1050364.jpeg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">"Tumblewood" in the Winter<br /></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410434820614390274" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 293px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5j9YSz3IM8YYFce_pd_NLg-64PYShCHOk-mUl7BhZvkh61f6DDYsK_WXIdGg4e-v_KCS7lUTLqmZPJJsFKHnP5tSfot_K5tYiat1py0csdtAUgXc1_NS2tEt0ISjClzGbuSyFvz5rMM/s320/P1060134.jpeg" border="0" /><br />7. Do you have a favorite public garden to recommend?<br /><br />Longwood Gardens, near Philadelphia, is a favorite of mine! They have a wonderful gift shop too.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.longwoodgardens.org/" target="_blank">http://www.longwoodgardens.org/</a> </p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410443833768456242" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 183px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGH5FojK3dSdthIfAQfLGrrEcEKM1ROUfcdQkuHB2hpgsys6vTvfUBmOmDRij8SHZCZR2Ptq-N_p9TSHyP-iMa7luYroTqO-CFsuWCyNfmaxDZ0ll9hI_fsOPH8ZG5zOE3vOzJTSIn8o/s320/longwoodgardenslovetemplespring_375.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>8. What is the best lesson you have learned from the garden or nature?<br /></div><br /><div>The lesson I've learned from my garden is that there is a place for everything and I enjoy trying to find the best place for each plant to thrive. I've expanded my garden by taking castoff plants from neighbors. One of my neighbors admired a bush that I recently moved to the end of our driveway. I loved telling her that she had been planning to throw that bush away several years ago! All I did was trim it up and give it room to grow.<br /><div><br />9. Do you have a gardening tip to share with fellow gardeners?<br /></div><br /><div>Compost everything you can! I've always had a compost pile for garden waste but I've recently begun composting all the organic waste from our kitchen - coffee grounds, egg shells, fruit and veggie waste, even cardboard. It's amazing to see all the earthworms living in the pile everytime I turn the soil.<br /></div><br /><div>10. Are you creating anything new that you'd like to share with us?<br /></div><br /><div>I've put a container of lettuce on our south facing deck this fall -- it's almost December and I've got a delicious, crisp salad right outside my door. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410435236587607282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMBS1WVlKo2mChdqxoL-EhljLOFyK-TxVaMzD9dGeOydKYUnv_4zsN_Z_AOOtpHiQ-iHrPet1a6HLbT-SskMbnYOL1jaF0EK6fseij84fux9q5umzDNO5CTVef2ArtDJGe74qprWNd5g/s320/P1080842.jpeg" border="0" /><br /><div>11. Show us your favorite item in your etsy shop.<br /></div><br /><div>I recently opened an etsy shop for my Asian brush bird paintings. Here's one of my favorites:<br /></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410448052923027602" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 215px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnDJAi6Zrdo1-Nej7ZCwYNIf0fwYe17kxAdVWDiflGQdrIiaZ9D5gkVLUHFUolqlQ8IhoqfC48kWpI3du-kdnye1mWTZynWx0N7aWf41n1GFGm0YBm9_yGjyxqlipMHi21v_xvgvNVHo/s320/jbecklavenderbird.jpg" border="0" /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35133409" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35133409</a><br /><br />12. Show a favorite garden or nature related item from another etsy shop.<br /><br /><div>I really love this beautiful bird's nest necklace from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/auntbattyscloset">Aunt Batty's Closet</a>!<br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410446006391498466" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 200px; height: 150px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmXMstauPAdxpbjTSTa6xQrdoQmeE2QJoEndMPlaMgctHZCSMDMgj1C339RmKIVEOcFfBzdLKbUI7ErcAorPRWjCycdexOXFqvKU5_OXUHJw9yrkHGjG4fqpm2omDQ4ddpnj5tWgOkvs/s200/auntbattysclosetetsy.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34819180">Nest of hope pendant with fresh water pearl eggs:<br />http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34819180</a><br /></div><br /><div>Judy, Thank you for sharing your art, inspiration and garden with us today! </div></div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-52462603477461074172009-11-10T08:50:00.000-08:002009-11-09T16:38:05.578-08:00How Many Hibiscus Can A Girl Have?I was sitting in my garden the other day and noticed that I have probably gone a little overboard on the hibiscus plants in my garden. I decided a few years ago that I just loved having them in the garden because they seem to bloom year round down here in Florida. Hibiscus are the perfect flower to go with my favorite quote by R.W.Emerson, "The earth laughs in flowers". What flower do you have the most of in your garden? I'd love to hear what your most favorite and abundant bloomer is. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNdYlO4M69CqsO03aJPmxNKpmBDjC2O3PrnJUUlP0Ymye0KrNqIP3JZaLU2Xm83Y7chJd51ZoVLo4ymObLQkeQ22poPSIx8PQD_IY6hrFkI6f_diZ9we6uB-PpvGRmO9RYF-LjTPIZC0/s320/Garden+2009+302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400665054379776194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MRKUvFdWlexI5905KcJRmx19kcG-Sdpu5vR6HkxAgGwHf1NQ6UoN40QQIRrnjlqMmVakesUB2zGNUL5mCNjxrDXWWVbfMbRwr3eQsq7ZBjP08pGjt-xOePCEWz7lSg4o6ed58SAEIQI/s1600-h/GardenMay2009+%286%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MRKUvFdWlexI5905KcJRmx19kcG-Sdpu5vR6HkxAgGwHf1NQ6UoN40QQIRrnjlqMmVakesUB2zGNUL5mCNjxrDXWWVbfMbRwr3eQsq7ZBjP08pGjt-xOePCEWz7lSg4o6ed58SAEIQI/s320/GardenMay2009+%286%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400665043841277250" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-85381686673843082482009-10-25T17:13:00.001-07:002009-10-25T17:35:00.906-07:00Fall Flowers In My Florida Garden<div style="text-align: center;">Cassia Tree</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNwhjpi4slT_x00hgXt6xEW727MPYMVV6jH56Da42kBOyi36K0NvfH2S1tN757uxMVaN3N2TD3zaI5w3ZDv37UHkQYSR7xjXSKG4TsOR1bO5-17uKXp00MtowVtA5ZN9-lf5-y1dYLao/s1600-h/Garden+2009+290.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNwhjpi4slT_x00hgXt6xEW727MPYMVV6jH56Da42kBOyi36K0NvfH2S1tN757uxMVaN3N2TD3zaI5w3ZDv37UHkQYSR7xjXSKG4TsOR1bO5-17uKXp00MtowVtA5ZN9-lf5-y1dYLao/s320/Garden+2009+290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396696992022605282" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brazilian Plume- Jacobinia<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z6DNSoS-IylgUztXbV3njczJ1xZjVsF4cy_x4LBVKVfQWDL83Bid_1tG6uZdTZzchs9A-W0V3DGlW-NYCugenYTM8BAOjeC1wdvU-_pf5SLUBeraovGnK5-7qV6r4kC2UXMBF8CVAQ8/s1600-h/Garden+2009+296.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z6DNSoS-IylgUztXbV3njczJ1xZjVsF4cy_x4LBVKVfQWDL83Bid_1tG6uZdTZzchs9A-W0V3DGlW-NYCugenYTM8BAOjeC1wdvU-_pf5SLUBeraovGnK5-7qV6r4kC2UXMBF8CVAQ8/s320/Garden+2009+296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396697362099984898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Orchid- unknown variety to me<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN96RI-0xKoO5NFzLFdOfyd8fYeSH97Ee5SMsdYdX-59uwCfpdTN_LimqPJa5B8ozb-OvyTkbuNZ_pTopR1iru0yxWYE8tvpxhwZT835dOHHwZut1APcIEkQbT5eHkaez-3Z0HcuChM-o/s1600-h/Garden+2009+301.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp8yjsk4hh-a-kokQ_-5Tv910SrLnJuftU-NtUujwwhv5jw-eZYSOIrj2m9BT1KG9w2oGqZYii8iw7EI2rXfyaOx9r6iMdTL6sHApERyu08nQ_bBMK61wOi1OfYNyc46gloU2p-n1BzHs/s320/Garden+2009+303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396697009970338866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Angelonia<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHDmxsW9Nmbx-oZQrREFlY2_nuPH5G9SXeg4XBLo4q63Gy549tbuQnGVUSE4xWopTn5Lr7_ke-YW9Wj7zgiwLKR6NtJTzgSjmiGPjyqYFU_j_MMbT0EzBpPMg9-vHVybBVizDTCan9Gc/s1600-h/Garden+2009+297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHDmxsW9Nmbx-oZQrREFlY2_nuPH5G9SXeg4XBLo4q63Gy549tbuQnGVUSE4xWopTn5Lr7_ke-YW9Wj7zgiwLKR6NtJTzgSjmiGPjyqYFU_j_MMbT0EzBpPMg9-vHVybBVizDTCan9Gc/s320/Garden+2009+297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396697001999779650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Mallow??? Tropical Hollyhock<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0flKWugVc1X75T7DawK0xZT-xAExyV30QkOyK4Ula15Lv9gdmFMc4rVLmzgYzh8AeRUT2JggMcA-tCxSSmVMICz42hl3lCTGs8TO7R_GU27-5IzumCvwqftPcAtsnKa_9r69MlLCO9f0/s1600-h/Garden+2009+292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0flKWugVc1X75T7DawK0xZT-xAExyV30QkOyK4Ula15Lv9gdmFMc4rVLmzgYzh8AeRUT2JggMcA-tCxSSmVMICz42hl3lCTGs8TO7R_GU27-5IzumCvwqftPcAtsnKa_9r69MlLCO9f0/s320/Garden+2009+292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396696996987059618" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-20472436362893174522009-09-30T09:43:00.001-07:002009-09-30T09:46:55.989-07:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrtKwqthbDs34VGRg9WHfQJEogV9UU0_EkkXaRTukQbBZHP9ZwJ-_DVhSZBSXTao_fXSC2RXDswicXOKPP2d2kKX7duji1Dh6jV3Ea06-1g6AU8t65cgVyNuKkmtp2CGKdDf5u-2NZtc/s1600-h/Garden+2009+272.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrtKwqthbDs34VGRg9WHfQJEogV9UU0_EkkXaRTukQbBZHP9ZwJ-_DVhSZBSXTao_fXSC2RXDswicXOKPP2d2kKX7duji1Dh6jV3Ea06-1g6AU8t65cgVyNuKkmtp2CGKdDf5u-2NZtc/s400/Garden+2009+272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387302445903481186" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-36522263203617266482009-09-24T09:01:00.000-07:002009-09-27T04:47:03.834-07:00I'm So Grateful and Thrilled to be Nominated for the "Best Garden Art" Award on Blotanical!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqRSjYT5f3QPdpZ4Jha99Bvwb3BxXOrzTFsNGahK-QpzsMTcuJTZc3AQEBwYAkWVUxydgYO9yF-DiL4hUW7Vdfb2bAPa9tZ4DcdILelPQTVG8kz7hocHutmcM-iy4vfkS-6C5ES_cdYs/s1600-h/garden+art+141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqRSjYT5f3QPdpZ4Jha99Bvwb3BxXOrzTFsNGahK-QpzsMTcuJTZc3AQEBwYAkWVUxydgYO9yF-DiL4hUW7Vdfb2bAPa9tZ4DcdILelPQTVG8kz7hocHutmcM-iy4vfkS-6C5ES_cdYs/s400/garden+art+141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385403248488585954" border="0" /></a>I am so thrilled and grateful to have been nominated to be in the best garden art category on the Blotanical network. <a href="http://www.blotanical.com/">Blotanical</a> is this fabulous network of garden bloggers from all over the world. I am sincerly thankful to all who chose My Mother's Garden for this award! I really am honored to be in the company of these other fantastic garden blogs:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/">An Artists Garden</a><br /><a href="http://bayareatendrils.blogspot.com/">Bay Area Trendils</a><br /><a href="http://tinaramsey.blogspot.com/">In The Garden</a><br /><a href="http://insideredstudio.blogspot.com/">Inside Red Studio</a><br /><br />Happy gardening!!<br />~KarritaMy Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-14629837840226965072009-09-23T09:53:00.000-07:002009-09-23T10:02:29.562-07:00Come Visit My Mother's Garden At The Fall Arts And Craft Show This Weekend In Pembroke Pines, FL.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO_SsYTn6D4K6gdBps-GhZBjrJW1zVjT6T1bkoAZ3HEYdbk-QoSOAh6FyUvMsEDcRGpwwc_OAIUAgtR2TT-R3TD2Jfxz97OVhlU-s6Pw12CVB6fFvvun-PdIeDGnLDtfAquKp64MAfBc/s1600-h/booth+setup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO_SsYTn6D4K6gdBps-GhZBjrJW1zVjT6T1bkoAZ3HEYdbk-QoSOAh6FyUvMsEDcRGpwwc_OAIUAgtR2TT-R3TD2Jfxz97OVhlU-s6Pw12CVB6fFvvun-PdIeDGnLDtfAquKp64MAfBc/s400/booth+setup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384707822858982194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://culturemob.com/events/5878579-fall-arts-38-crafts-show-fl-pembroke-pines-pembroke-pines-fl-venue">Fall Arts & Crafts Show</a><br />Saturday, September 26, 2009 ~ 9:00am till 5:00pm<br />Sunday, September 27, 2009 ~ 10:00am till 4:00pm<br />Where art lovers can browse and purchase fine and unique works<br />of art in over 53,000 square feet of air-conditioned comfort at:<br /><a href="http://culturemob.com/events/5878579-fall-arts-38-crafts-show-fl-pembroke-pines-pembroke-pines-fl-venue">SOUTHWEST FOCAL POINT SENIOR CENTER<br />301 N.W. 103rd Avenue</a><br />Located off Johnson Street one block west of Palm Avenue<br />Featuring an “Empty Bowls Pottery Sale” by students from the evening<br />Pottery Studio program to benefit the senior center.</div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-34514686469295164742009-09-16T07:12:00.001-07:002009-09-16T07:13:25.307-07:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmAVdI3nmc8jYQRERWvGDMU0RG6SIi3MJTzfoSSotYy19V0vIa2b6qOJYMo9aNpMt3HGVWR4Zw7rntY0Krcckxqjx37Eo4Ql8tOTrh6-OWPmjSvwm5_FImkEuvNstEMGwYTLg6O8gYvI/s1600-h/Garden+2009+267.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmAVdI3nmc8jYQRERWvGDMU0RG6SIi3MJTzfoSSotYy19V0vIa2b6qOJYMo9aNpMt3HGVWR4Zw7rntY0Krcckxqjx37Eo4Ql8tOTrh6-OWPmjSvwm5_FImkEuvNstEMGwYTLg6O8gYvI/s400/Garden+2009+267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382068150436833970" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-63191362464911940132009-09-12T09:50:00.001-07:002009-09-12T10:00:26.415-07:00Fall Firebush Impression<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjEs-BX-qro-sCPZMNHrJZ3ppL0qKVMZix-AEVXEwKeiCR6C1ExsFUHlai0M8Zn-7lXsGqIcbEcnQ6JcV8O1e-bL2DDlqhzGsdVcVIQ4F4GJFCdmGMOvRquOnEZUH7g2t2h2XdlZ_pPU/s1600-h/fallfirebush1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjEs-BX-qro-sCPZMNHrJZ3ppL0qKVMZix-AEVXEwKeiCR6C1ExsFUHlai0M8Zn-7lXsGqIcbEcnQ6JcV8O1e-bL2DDlqhzGsdVcVIQ4F4GJFCdmGMOvRquOnEZUH7g2t2h2XdlZ_pPU/s400/fallfirebush1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380624751414285778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This little dish was made from the firebush flower (Hamelia patens) growing in my garden that had gone to seed. The amber glaze reminds me of fall.<br /></div>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-11084119638891857402009-09-09T11:25:00.001-07:002009-09-09T11:27:27.766-07:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbNx1N8Y3VtGRwM-gqAL5c55MG09mBLI0yqlvLwwpgoNSv0a9MQR-rPVU9I-27wv-xqhYf3qecLFPZrWQ2W1SOvENUYGnsHg1lxF3849lbqJ_VjEcppLn74aNWQ4B9jaxW2Q4VUgvCLQ/s1600-h/Garden+2009+257.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbNx1N8Y3VtGRwM-gqAL5c55MG09mBLI0yqlvLwwpgoNSv0a9MQR-rPVU9I-27wv-xqhYf3qecLFPZrWQ2W1SOvENUYGnsHg1lxF3849lbqJ_VjEcppLn74aNWQ4B9jaxW2Q4VUgvCLQ/s400/Garden+2009+257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379535939580377330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IDW97wB5iFsuVvRg6H-ZC_igYlpJ-8ofxTkI8LUM5L8o71IRd4ZlcrAgXjyXaNx8oceBXda2Ey6rVJge2Kq1fZq6TPwXqYR981V6SilQFHuAs6Zj_iMb5a9EGzyuC3mfMvTCcX3RqwQ/s1600-h/Garden+2009+255.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IDW97wB5iFsuVvRg6H-ZC_igYlpJ-8ofxTkI8LUM5L8o71IRd4ZlcrAgXjyXaNx8oceBXda2Ey6rVJge2Kq1fZq6TPwXqYR981V6SilQFHuAs6Zj_iMb5a9EGzyuC3mfMvTCcX3RqwQ/s400/Garden+2009+255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379535937131776978" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-91628887640221497382009-09-07T16:52:00.000-07:002009-09-08T10:48:17.151-07:00Look Who Came To Visit<div style="text-align: center;">This beautiful juvenile Sharp-shinned hawk flew inside our screened patio recently.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKQDpWhEjpC-0ymDbH7I49i0xJfw8pHuYOCVEREOHmlzAzynugMeCYVTPjGvog8o1jagqV_vmd0jPSvYNHk2n7xscoGHeEhKkws875ZhSzI2hj8uzo3Qu27EvmeXotkrFGlUerftHWiI/s1600-h/hawk+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKQDpWhEjpC-0ymDbH7I49i0xJfw8pHuYOCVEREOHmlzAzynugMeCYVTPjGvog8o1jagqV_vmd0jPSvYNHk2n7xscoGHeEhKkws875ZhSzI2hj8uzo3Qu27EvmeXotkrFGlUerftHWiI/s320/hawk+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378878040766589058" border="0" /></a>Look at the beautiful pattern in the feathers.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T5dt6whAkm5jlX5IvEH97vUAn77X_SKpPmBzEEAfG6vwhIjkaMY0tWaGIaI8e3bOsAjmuklvTLCHO5XzxUxHlBIlB1gjjrOF_VyGyCKh3516V-UFySeN0_T26AkotcsKvColb9bP7Ak/s1600-h/hawk+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T5dt6whAkm5jlX5IvEH97vUAn77X_SKpPmBzEEAfG6vwhIjkaMY0tWaGIaI8e3bOsAjmuklvTLCHO5XzxUxHlBIlB1gjjrOF_VyGyCKh3516V-UFySeN0_T26AkotcsKvColb9bP7Ak/s320/hawk+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378878047597100162" border="0" /></a><br />After flying around the patio for twenty minutes, my husband put a towel on the hawk and was able to release it back into the wild. Thank goodness!My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6862213076762210877.post-33906563793848925212009-09-02T00:00:00.000-07:002009-09-02T00:00:02.233-07:00Wordless Wednesday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0T71dV2-ip0Vlbfy9ZzENDy3oRk9b2kjjWJtcQ3zX3MdEPz09PdlGUaIl2IZk1FHtqQOWq-pHzXLgxy6ZezaitzPmziaIkfSpGd4t5AFSU1IGhKi3NPyMW9ABRfXe7t83s2xQT8MfzM/s1600-h/Garden+2009+252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0T71dV2-ip0Vlbfy9ZzENDy3oRk9b2kjjWJtcQ3zX3MdEPz09PdlGUaIl2IZk1FHtqQOWq-pHzXLgxy6ZezaitzPmziaIkfSpGd4t5AFSU1IGhKi3NPyMW9ABRfXe7t83s2xQT8MfzM/s320/Garden+2009+252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376621953586624226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aTub52ot_igE1giVCVwf9tCnkT6KZb6y7fptiuD1u-YHeWWJHsHaC5_ek1PV1blS2tCD4q6yvnYn3VHPOkbdpQqwYliKVMVuKIRSPKZ6hB6UQyaXZewZ9u08T3iyPl5uuvlls0zx5H0/s1600-h/Garden+2009+254.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aTub52ot_igE1giVCVwf9tCnkT6KZb6y7fptiuD1u-YHeWWJHsHaC5_ek1PV1blS2tCD4q6yvnYn3VHPOkbdpQqwYliKVMVuKIRSPKZ6hB6UQyaXZewZ9u08T3iyPl5uuvlls0zx5H0/s320/Garden+2009+254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376621945797025714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtNbbA80TtfzGJXJhnNR6I4XgHmPZ9K3d1hk6VsRKJm5pXWs3XxKW0spkCZXSCO7a2lWp95POs8JRCtFKwZKrAj3_TAiqx0lH0WjbOtOy-ZFYcXtAWqmYUWibYiiDeOnuZSqQ0pym7GY/s1600-h/Garden+2009+243.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtNbbA80TtfzGJXJhnNR6I4XgHmPZ9K3d1hk6VsRKJm5pXWs3XxKW0spkCZXSCO7a2lWp95POs8JRCtFKwZKrAj3_TAiqx0lH0WjbOtOy-ZFYcXtAWqmYUWibYiiDeOnuZSqQ0pym7GY/s320/Garden+2009+243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376622687017318098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiGlLTw7_YQQKibzOJYSbA2T46nFC3AzSQRZT7C8sJivNsSKKGh7IAGxqmIUQ4-w0pP0lmwxRc37XiKMc4YIXwoBE0i6cVmJ5Mm6Jy_cq_0azCBoTpmVzWRfXAnwliPms_LcTRD1VJKY/s1600-h/Garden+2009+240.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiGlLTw7_YQQKibzOJYSbA2T46nFC3AzSQRZT7C8sJivNsSKKGh7IAGxqmIUQ4-w0pP0lmwxRc37XiKMc4YIXwoBE0i6cVmJ5Mm6Jy_cq_0azCBoTpmVzWRfXAnwliPms_LcTRD1VJKY/s320/Garden+2009+240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376621931890695282" border="0" /></a>My Mother's Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650111954885067729noreply@blogger.com7