Sad : Glad

Well....Stella had her first casualty this week. I had optimistically planted a butterfly weed. It was a baby, but having received it on the house tour, I felt compelled to plunk it in the ground. Placing it lovingly in the front bed near the sidewalk, so I could admire it, I lavished love and water on it. It died anyway. Stupid plant. I'll admit that the 100 degree weather we're having might have been working against it, but it should have shown more pluck! Guilt now pokes at me every time I walk by the site of the death. so sad.

On the other hand, DH and I managed to snag one of the city's rain barrels this weekend. Right now we have it in the backyard on a stage of cinder blocks.... This will have to change...it's going to need to be much higher. I was told that it will weigh 600lbs when full. Umm.....I'm thinking that I'm not going to be able to move it too much then...better find a better place quick! Now that we have a rain barrel it's sure to rain right??

Favorites

I thought I'd take the time to share some favorite links of mine:

• not martha
• Making it Lovely
• Posie Gets Cozy
• Today's Creative Blog

Just a taste of goodness that I like to check in on...maybe not daily, but definitely often!