Visiting Newport.

Newport is a borough in Perry County, PA, USA. Newport was originally known as Ryder's Ferry as it was the site of an early ferry on the Juniata River. It was later renamed Newport after the canal came through. Is a nice place to visit and find antiques, also there is a Farmer Market with a variety of local products and plants. A great place to go and do kayaking and fishing in the Juniata River. We enjoy every moment there, but is not our first visit. It was here where I discovered the Shoo Fly cake that I like. Little Buffalo State Park is very close so you can go there and stay more close to nature.

Around PA.

In Pennsylvania some buildings from the earliest day of European settlement have survived. We had passed this castle many times, is part of the Government administration. I love the architecture and English style,reminiscence of old times.

More of the Garden.

Yesterday was chilly but I manage to take some pictures of my clematis, daisies and Rhododendrons growing outside, the Clematis was a little more open, and I finally see results with my Daisies. I hope you like to see this every day changes.

Clematis in bloom.

Clematis name in Greek means "vine." , is a climbing plant, This variety we planted last year is of Group 2 name Dr Rupell. I recently learned that this plant can survive for 25 years or more.They require full sun to grow best. I love the color of this one, is not fully open , I just saw this flower today in my garden, I was waiting for them to open. Now you know the excitement!!!.

Adorable Little Box.

Decoupage is fun. I had a party last February and used a lot of this napkins, I wanted to save this images and do something useful. Depending on what you make, the finished product can be so stunning . By looking at the finished product, you would think decoupage would be complicated, but it isn't.
Decoupage is actually very simple! If you can cut and paste, you already know most of the techniques involved. Basically, you cut out pictures, in this case I used napkins, a little difficult sometimes but if you are patience you can achive better results, when the picture is dry just add some more coats of glue to protect the image and is done.

Follow me. Garden in progress.

Garden Magic:

This is the garden's magic,

That through the sunny hours The gardener who tends it, Himself outgrows his flowers.

He grows by gift of patience, Since he who sows must know That only in the Lord's good time Does any seedling grow.

He learns from buds unfolding, From each tight leaf unfurled, That his own heart, expanding, Is one with all the world.

He bares his head to sunshine, His bending back a sign Of grace, and every shower becomes His sacramental wine.

And when at last his labors Bring forth the very stuff And substance of all beauty .

This is reward enough.-

By MARIE NETTLETON CARROLL

Just a few pictures of my plants, they are starting to grow and have more flowers every day. We did some improvements adding a few more solar lights, and still waiting for the other seeds to start coming out.

Les presento algunas de las plantas que siguen creciendo y empiezan a dar flores esta temporada. Hicimos algunos arreglos como agregar luces solares y aun espero que germinen las otras semillas para seguir plantando.

A nice Pin Cushion.

This piece was left alone in my kitchen, I had change all the dinnerware last year, I saw somewhere this idea long ago and with few materials I had, I put together this pin cushion, I like the result. Can be a perfect gift to somebody. Look in your kitchen, you may find a variety of items that you may not use and can be transform in something else. Use your imagination.

Esta pieza la encontre sola en la cocina,ya que cambie la vajilla el ano pasado . En algun lugar vi esta idea hace tiempo,y usando materiales que tenia a mano logre hacer este alfiletero. Me gusta el resultado, puede ser el regalo perfecto para alguien. Busca en tu cocina puedes tener muchas cosas que podrias transformar en algo diferente y util. Usa tu imaginacion.