Tulips on a Tuesday

I convinced my family to drive up to the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival today. Actually, the official festival hasn't started yet. It is supposed to be in April but the flowers had other ideas! The majority of the tulips are in bloom, as you can see above.

I was very thankful to have beaten the crowds. Tuesday morning is a great time to visit! My boys are on Spring Break but I don't think many other schools are off right now. C wasn't thrilled about going to see flowers but he enjoyed the mud.

I was able to get C to pose for a photo. His brother is away on a school trip.

In the photo above you can see that some tulips haven't bloomed yet. We got a (partial) family photo taken. We had lunch at the Calico Cupboard in La Conner.

More tulip photos. Remember to click on them to enlarge.

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A milestone for my oldest son

This week my oldest son (age 12) is travelling with 49 other middle schoolers to Arlington, Virginia, Washington, DC, and New York City for a history trip. This is his first time away from both of his parents. So far we are surviving. Ask me again at the end of the week!

The trip is very well chaperoned. There are 30 of them - teachers and parents. I considered going but decided against it once I saw the schedule - pretty jam packed. Too fast paced for me. I am fortunate enough to have visited both DC and NYC with my husband.

A has a camera with him so I'm hoping to share his photos.



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Spring Mantle 2016

Spring is so full of excitement. The days get longer and I'm eager to get gardening again.
Here's my spring themed mantle. Remember to click on the photos to enlarge.

Some close ups:

Sources:
- the pink and green fabric banner I made a few years ago. Tutorial here.
- Spring sign - Home Goods
- Faux boxwood - Marshall's
- framed robins image - found by searching Pinterest for vintage bird images
- ranuculus - Marshall's

Everything on the mantle was pulled from my collection, except this garden sign.

I bought it yesterday at the Spring Market at The Farm at Swan's Trail. It was a vintage market, which I love, of course.

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