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Procrastination Update: "I'm simply saying that life, uh, finds a way."



"I'm simply saying that life...uh...finds a way"

My favorite quote spoken by
Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic park
when being
told how the park could
prevent the dinosaurs and Raptors from breeding.
Life,
my sparkly friends,
most certainly
finds a way
to keep going

in spite of
our plans.

Case in point:
my box of close to
a hundred packets of seeds-
the planting of which was on
my zero procrastination tolerance
list
of
things to do this year.

While I was busy doing all the other things on my to do list first,
I
left it out in the rain
got my box wet by accident
and a funny thing happened...
Um, my box started growing.
Yep-
seeds + water = baby plants
It was like they knew they might be
procrastinated till next year
and they just
rebelled-
took matters into their own roots-
The life in them
found
a
way.

I mean,
How beautiful
is
that??!

So of course, now that they were visibly alive,
I couldn't procrastinate them any longer
so
I planted them in big clumps all over the place
because i didn't want to separate them now that they were used to being so close...
it just seemed mean to separate them

So I am hoping to maybe have a gardening breakthrough in seed starting-
Just wet the packets
and
let life find a way!

For more lovely "lifeness" please visit
A Southern daydreamer for
Many lovely Posts with beautiful pictures of nature type stuff!!!
Sparkly Hugs,
Tobi and the Pixies!

Happy Pink Saturday!

Happy Pink Saturday my Sparkly Friends! The Pixies have been so hard at work opening flowers lately, I have hardly even seen them in the studio!
Please be sure to visit sweet Miss Beverly at How Sweet the Sound to see all of the other Pink Beauties my Pink Comrads have displayed!

But first, please come TipToe thru the TULIPs with me! (Just please leave out the Tiny Tim Voice!)

Aren't they a lovely shade of pink?
Here's the Cherry Tree in my front yard.
More Tulips....
Hot Pink Azaleas

And lastly, even though it isn't Pink, this lovely Violet I rescued from the front lawn... it pays to look closely!
Have a lovely day!
Sparkly Hugs,
Tobi and the Pixies!

Have a Happy White Wednesday and Happy Outdoor Wednesday!

Hello Again My Sparkly Friends! This week, my Outdoor Wednesday happens to also be WHITE... but I did add a couple of "Interior Whites" as well to make everyone happy!
The links to both are at the bottom of this post, so make sure to go visit all the Outdoorsy Wednesday folks as well as White Wednesdayers!
First up: Spring would not be as sweet without WHITE LILACS! Can't you just smell them?

Next up is one of my all time favorite flowers as well: Viburnum carlesii - Korean Spice Viburnum . It's intoxicating scent just sends me to another world. Can you guess my other favorite flowers?...Casa Blanca Lilies, Nicotiana sylvestris, Jasmine...basically anything that smells heavenly! I do also love the pungent smell of the Marigold, and Tomato foliage! What are your favorites?

These antique Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses were given to me by my Aunt and had belonged to Mary Bigelow of Waltham Mass.

My chunky marble bathroom sink!

Thanks to all for visiting, I hope I made it worth your while! Please be my friend and leave a nice comment to make me happy! Then click the links below to visit other posters!!!






Faded Charm Cottage for White Wednesday!!


Sparkly Hugs,Tobi and the Pixies!

Hello Outdoor Wednesday!!!

Here is the link to Outdoor Wednesday!

Hello My Sparkly Friends! It is Wednesday and I just signed up for Outdoor Wednesday because that's where all the Pixies are...when they are not making mischief in my shop that is!

My first Image is the poor little misunderstood Dandelion. She is actually very beautiful, except when her family takes over your lawn and makes the neighbors whisper. If you eat the young tender leaves, they are actually a great salad green as long as you are pesticide free.

This second image is of my little baby Grape Hyacinths popping up amidst the green carpet of moss. If you want to find fairies and Pixies- THIS is the place to look. If you look very closely, you may even catch a glimpse of some sparkle!

Please visit the other Outdoor Wednesday Participants and say Hey!!!
Sparkly Hugs,
Tobi and the Pixies!