Vicki's Bit-o-earth

Mother's Day started quietly, and ended with a party.

The idea was that all the mothers...
i.e., me, my sister and my niece...
would get to sit back and enjoy a meal fixed by "the guys",
i.e., my hubby, my brother-in-law, and my nephew.

Here's a question .... did we really think that was possible? (:

The answer:
yes... and no
The "no" part was our own fault,
because we women can't help ourselves...
we have to have a hands in the pot, even if for a moment.
But none of us are complaining.

The guys did make most of the meal...
but I still had to clean the house before everyone arrived,
and my family had to have "mom's seasonings"in the potato salad.

Its nice to be needed. (:

I did have the morning to myself, so I walked through the garden and took a few photos of the growing things and my usual visitors.

For once, I tried to focus on the plants we don't eat. I've always dreamed of having a peaceful garden with a pond and a few secluded nooks... but somehow that has never happened. I just can't seem to keep any area free of edibles! Oh well... maybe one day it will happen.

Walking through the garden gate

and into the rose garden... albeit a bit small.

And below is my most special rose. The mother plant of this rose traveled across the United States in a covered wagon with the great great great grandmother of my best friend. We have no idea what kind of rose it is, so we called it:

Celia Jane

That was her grandmother's name. The mother plant is a hearty massive plant that lives on a ranch in Northern California where it was lovingly planted once the family settled after the long trek over the Oregon Trail. My friend and I have spread bits of this plant to both of our gardens
my garden here, and her garden in Tillamook, Oregon. Celia Jane will always grow in every garden I have chance to plant until I'm too old to have a garden, and that's a great feeling... I get to keep a treasure alive!

Celia Jane

Mother's Day garden visitors:
The Bumble Bees

The neighbor's kitty

And later for dinner... two handsome visitors!


And just a few pretty pictures:

And now its Monday...

Here is today's harvest... 20 lbs of broccoli, already in the freezer.