Hello,
Today we are having snow showers but tomorrow night into Friday we are having another snow storm.
Flowering Maple
In the darkness of winter this plant brings me great joy. Most of my plants are in the small south bedroom. It sunny and warm there. I will start my veggies in that room in March. The Flowering Maple is by far my favorite winter plant. It flowers most of the winter in bits and spurts. I have found a seed company which carries the seeds in various colors. I plan to get a package and try growing them.
THE PITCHER
I bought this pitcher many years ago at a tag sale for $.25. It reminded me of the pitchers at the Ashfield Grange when we had Grange Sunday dinners. They would be brought to the table with either ice-cold milk or ice-cold water. The Grange dinners would be full meals everything handmade by the grange ladies. I went when I was a child through my children growing up. I don’t think they have them anymore. They were only held once a month and tickets had to be bought in advance and only May through November. I use the pitcher every day to fill the pot on the wood stove and to bring hot water for Sadie’s bucket.
PUSSY WILLOWS
These are from the branch I cut down a few days ago. They are all starting to flower. Some were already in flower from the warmer weather we had a few weeks ago.
Hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for reading my blog.
Carole
I love the pitcher, it looks so rustic as though it has a lot of tales to tell. Abutilon (flowering maple) is quite easy to grow from seed, I grew it here many years ago, I seem to recall that the seed had to first be scarified, I will have to grow them again as we have a sun-room they should do fine.
That’s a great idea for the communal dinners and ticket system…and you’ve reminded me to bring some willow into the cottage!
The Flowering Maple is gorgeous! How bright and cheery to have in the winter. I wonder if Merlin would eat them….he is impossible eating tulips, pansies and now primroses! I tried to get him to eat wheatgrass and some other green for cats but he would have none of it! I think I may try it next year…and I am jealous of your pussy willows. We cut back out bush ( tree!) so I don’t have any this year…I have always loved pussy willows….oh spring, where are you?!
The pitcher reminds me immediately of the church suppers we went to when I was little! A nice mmemory I had not thought about for ages!
OK, keep the shovels out and the sheep warm…