...Spring, that is! I'm having a hard time staying out of the garden but I'm finally starting to recover from 3 weeks of feeling pretty miserable and getting a recent diagnosis of bronchitis. Having bronchitis and pneumonia within the last 4 months is taking it's toll...mostly on my emotions. I need to make some changes in my nutrition and stress management and I'm working on that now. Nutrition... I know what I need to do. Stress Management...this is something else altogether. This is hard for me. Taking time to do things for myself is necessary but finding the time is a challenge. I know I need to make these changes so the time will be found.
The sun is shining today and I'm feeling a little better. I took a little stroll through the yard the other day after it rained and this is what I found...
The potted geranium is loving all the rain...
The clematis is full of buds and I can't wait to see it in bloom...
Pretty purple blooms...
Cardinal eggs waiting to be hatched...less than 2 feet from our front door in a Holly shrub...
Oh, what's this? It's a little sneak peek of the giveaway I'll be hosting soon...
Until next time....
Jackie
A sweet hello from Frog Hollow Farm! So glad to hear that you are feeling better - I know how bronchitis can really take it's toll on someone. Take time getting back to things, and yes, managing your time so that you feel productive and moving forward without feeling the stress of not accomplishing everything is what I have also been trying to conquer. Ciao, bella!
ReplyDeleteI live in Colorado at the very dry altitude of 8500 ft! Seeing your gorgeous pictures of flowering plants and green--so green--leaves makes me smile. Thank you so much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteJackie, I hope you're completely well soon. It does take its toll on our spirits too, especially after so long.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms you have, and I am SOooo completely jealous of your cardinal nest! How cool is that? -Tammy
So glad you are finally starting to recover.
ReplyDeletePlease, please, please, do the things you know you need to do. Do find the time. Please...
Gentle hugs...
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Nutrition, stress management, time for one's self. You said a mouthful, Jackie. I need to take a page from your book. Hope your body--and your spirits--continue to mend.
ReplyDeleteSo love your garden, it is lovely. I am so glad you are feeling better and am praying for a full recovery soon......:-) Hugs
ReplyDeleteJackie--
ReplyDeleteI was beginning to worry when you hadn't posted much. I'm so glad you are taking care of yourself---it is paramount!!! It's the eternal struggle for mothers, I think, trying to strike that balance between taking care of others and yourself. Glad your are on the mend and the gardening is going so well.
Mary
Flat Rock Creek Notebook
Jackie, Everything is looking so beautiful, and cardinal eggs, what a joy!
ReplyDeleteI do hope you're feeling 100% soon. I know what you mean, it is hard to find the time, one of the biggest challenges of being a mom, I think.
Be well ~Andrea~
Jackie I am loving ALL your pictures. I'm just a picture takin' kind of gal. Make some of that time that you set aside for yourself be picture takin' time-what a treat to stroll through your yard! I hope you get to feeling better and stronger in all ways. I had no idea you had pneumonia. Managing stress is a tough one. I will be thinking of you and sending healthy vibes.
ReplyDeleteI am with Tammy, how cool that you are spying that cardinal nest so close. Wow!
Hope you get over that bug soon. I wondered why you hadn't been around much.
ReplyDeleteTake care and take time to smell the roses.
Patti
Sure sorry to hear that you've been ill, Jackie. Your flowers are so pretty. Thank you for sharing the pictures with us.
ReplyDeleteGlad you are feeling better. Getting out in the garden always makes me feel better too. It is just something about the clean air,the sun,plants and the birds that make things a bit more clearer for me. Aren't we so lucky to have so much beauty for free? :)
ReplyDelete~Debra
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Yikes, Jackie! You've had a time of it! The warm weather should help. I know of what you speak when you talk about taking time out for yourself ... easy to say ... hard to do!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are lovely. Makes my shoulders relax and makes me take a deep, cleansing breath!
Hang in there! I hoe you feel better, my dear!
I wondered if you were OK Jackie and then I completed missed this post - duh! Sorry to hear you have been unwell and I hope you are feeling a lot better now. Spending time in your garden and enjoying nature is balm for your soul. Pretty pictures.
ReplyDeleteTake care now,
Jeanne
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Jackie,
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling well real soon!!! Try to be good to yourself and let yourself heal before you do too much!
Sending hugs! - Sharon