poppies, peonies (again) and april cornell

poppies are on my list of favorites. i haven't actually got any in this garden yet...i think it's because i haven't found the right one. in my last two gardens, the red was perfect amongst all the colourful flowers i had there. i'm trying to avoid adding oranges, reds and yellows this time. (they are here though...came with the house and i haven't the heart to kick them out) 

i am holding out for pinks...i have the seeds, but they haven't gone in yet. too late already? i need to get me a pink perennial poppy. i think the seeds are annuals. wow i'm muttering to myself here.

i heard a radio ad the other day. at the tail end of it i heard something like...april cornell...linens and clothes...oh my. a grand opening. a new shop. before now, my only source for april cornell had always been a sure spot to find a lovely new tablecloth or some nice pillow shams. BUT THEN IT CLOSED FOREVER. i can't even begin to tell you how upset i was. i panicked. i even thought to myself...i might have to open my own shop. but of course i didn't and now this brilliant girl in the next town over did! i am happy for her, but feeling a bit envious to be perfectly honest. the good news is that when i'm feeling the urge...it's  just down the road. i love my new tablecloth. i am finding myself enjoying robin's egg blue these days.

pretty isn't it?

yesterday it was hot and sunny. today it rained ALL DAY. great for the lawn. not so great for the full blooming peonies. i think they are nearly past their point. no worries though, this is what the garden is all about. next...lavender, lilies and roses. it's a beautiful thing!

SUMMER HAS ARRIVED IN MUSKOKA!!!!

We've been having a heat wave up in our parts. The furnace was still running not too many days ago and now we've switched on the air...doesn't seem right to me. Kind of skipped spring. But oh well... the good news is that it looks and feels like the right season at the right time. We headed to our favorite spot yesterday and the girls enjoyed cooling down.

The dock is at a nice spot in the river. It's shallow and sort of sandy, lots of lily pads and little fish. The big bullfrogs were croaking and a noisy bluejay stopped by for a minute. A little fish was being very protective of its nest...very nervous that we were near by.

At home those peonies popped open in the heat, so did the roses. I am afraid they are going to come and go too quickly. It is SO hot...