Saturday, May 23, 2009


We all love our significant others, but I think we would all agree that having a 'girl weekend' is fabulous. The Babe went climbing with his man-friends over the long weekend and I was left at home to relish in the splendor of 'doing nothing'. The she-Gods were smiling at me because the weather was  warm and conducive to sitting out on the patio, drinking wine and eating grapes and strawberries. I felt like a spoiled Greek goddess of some kind. I had to upload the photo of my feast because the whole scene was like an impressionist painting and obviously needed to be captured for posterity and shared.

I have turned my focus almost completely on my garden this week - trying to decide if I dare plant anything yet. We have had the worst spring and even this week we had temps below freezing during the night. Typically by now I have boxes of new perennials awaiting planting - not so this year. In spite of the cold, my perennials are all coming alive and some are ready to show themselves. Hopefully, this is the week I can start filling in some of those empty spaces in my flower beds.

Happy weekend!

21 comments:

Sarah said...

How wondefully you capture the pleasure of basking in the sun, eating fruit - both in words and pictures - I'm glad you had some Greek goddess time and will keep my fingers crossed for mild temperatures for you and your garden

Helen said...

How lovely - that first shot looks so inviting! Fingers crossed the frosts are over so that you can get to work on the garden.

kim said...

What a cheerful and colorful post! I hope you enjoy your weekend. Ours has finally turned from rain to sun. Regardless, a day off from work is bliss - rain or shine.

A Spoonful Of Sugar said...

Sounds like all the ingredients for a perfect day! How wonderful to have the promise of summer before you. We have had wild and stormy weekend - the start of our real autumn weather.

zukzuk said...

Welcome back! It all sounds very "springy"- sitting on the patio eating fresh fruit and purging the old closet! I'm sorry your spring weather has been wretched, it's really not at all fair to have to endure the winters we have here in Canada and then be short changed when spring arrives!

Maggie May said...

i have been really really wanting to buy gardening related things, but haven't the energy to do them because i'm pregnant. but i'm feeling better, so :)...

Bubblesknits said...

Okay, can I come play Greek Goddess with you next time? That picture just looks like the epitome of relaxation. :-)

said...

Oh beautiful.... lovely garden!
and have a wonderful weekend!!!

littlebird said...

aahh there is nothing quite like a few hours of sunshine and nothing to do!

Mary-Laure said...

Strawberries, flowers! It's spring!

lucy said...

i hope you're weekend was fantasic. I am not suprised that the gardening is just starting to pick up now over there, your winters are pretty harsh! enjoy gardening though!

Thimbleanna said...

Isn't it amazing how late spring is this year? Usually by now I'm able to enjoy my weekends relaxing, but this year it's been all work cleaning up from winter. Your picture is lovely -- so glad you had a wonderful weekend!

Mr Puffy's Knitting Blog: said...

Definitely a picture perfect afternoon! Yes, time by ourselves to relax and indulge is a treasure :)

That does sound cold ~ I hope you will be able to safely plant some flowers by next weekend!

BTW, I just finished reading River Thieves a novel set in Newfoundland. The description of the cold and living conditions made for vivid reading.

sarah said...

i've always thought that spring was the most moody of all the seasons... maybe that is why i love it so much - we have so much in common...

your feast looks lovely and i'm glad you enjoyed your solo weekend, those are definitely to be treasured.

Bonbon Oiseau said...

so nice raina! go garden!

méri said...

It sounds as a perfect day and your pictures are great!

maitai said...

i love girls' weekends! but then again, i have been truly single for about two years now! i'm glad you had a great weekend :) i think it's time to start planting in the garden!

t does wool said...

love your photo's Raina...and girl time is great...your garden must be gorgeous

Mary Smith said...

I'm looking forward to some "girlfriend time" this week! Good luck with your garden! I can't wait to see the photos!!

Lin said...

What a lovely picture, I can almost taste the fruit! I hope you enjoyed the gardening and no frost came.

Poshyarns said...

How lovely the fruit looks on that pretty mosaic table.