Our family spends every moment it can outdoors when the weather is nice. In our yard that means gardening, yard work, and planting and maintaining our little suburban farm. It also means plenty of surprise showers with the hose now that the 3 year old knows how to turn it on, but I digress… This has been going on for weeks, but my photographs of them have just been sitting in little folders on the macbook. Sigh. I thought the week after Mother’s Day was the perfect time to share bits of our garden, 2011. So here goes…Post # 1: Grandmas and fairy gardens.
After not making it to California in February, we were lucky to have a bit of California come to us last month, with a visit from Grandma Linda. We shared with her every detail of the madness that is our daily lives, and she shared her love, laughter, and veggie tacos served with avocados from her trees (yes, they made the trip, too). As usual, our visit went by too fast.
Projects are always in order when the grandparent’s visit…This years project? A fairy garden for Lu’s birthday. Linda and Lulu shopped and planted together, while Lu kept detailed notes in her gardener’s journal. Little sister snuck in to help for a bit, too.
Somehow it’s the projects I remember the most from each of my inlaws visits. Past projects include building an actual shade pergola (yup, a big one!), and laying several floors in our Dallas home, as well as the beginning of our suburban farm a year ago in our Virginia home. While each has been a lot of work, it is work we accomplish moment by moment, together. Time stands still in our family project bubble and those events stand out boldly in my memory. The results of this one are beautiful and sweet, if miniature. The fairies think so, too…
Happy belated Mother’s Day to all of my mom friends and followers. I hope you had a splendid day in which you were adored!
