wednesday's words and wanderings and wonderings

Last week was a quiet week with a couple days in the hospital for a vertigo diagnosis. This cute little elephant greeted me on the bedside table in my hospital room. Do you think it looks like an elephant or another creature? 

It looks like I'm going to plant some carrots this year. This artsy packaging of carrots caught my eye but so did the name, Danvers Carrot. My mom was born and raised in Danvers, Illinois, and that is the main reason I bought this. I hope some of her green thumb will pass through my fingers to grow a bounty of carrots this summer. 

A Google search provided this information: "The Danvers carrot is a classic, hardy heirloom Carrot developed in the 1870 in Danvers, Massachusetts, known for its deep orange color, high yields, and adaptability to clay soils. It typically produces 6-8 inch tapered roots that are sweet and nearly coreless." 

My neighbor's mom passed away this week. Susan loves flowers - you should see her garden! To express our condolences I went to a florist in McPherson Town, one of Dayton's historic neighborhoods, for a bouquet of flowers. When we lived downtown, my big dog Ted and I frequently strolled past this small business. Look toward the back of the photo and you will see the Dayton Art Institute. After buying the flowers, I stopped by DAI to renew our museum membership.

My first grandchild is no longer in his crib and to celebrate this milestone, I want to make a small quilt for him. A long time ago, in the late 70s and into the 80s, quilting was popular, and I spent a lot of time with this hobby. I have a lot of fabric from back in those days and it's time to reduce the stash. Owen's favorite colors are green and red (I am adding blue to keep it from looking like a Christmas quilt), his birthday is in June, but for the time it will take to piece the blocks and get it quilted, this will be a Christmas present.

The lilac beside the garage door has been in full bloom and scenting the air for a few weeks now. It's such a joy to get a whiff of that fragrance when walking outside. I took this photo last Friday and in that short time, flowers are just about gone. Between late April and early May lilac trees and bushes typically bloom for three weeks in Ohio (they did) but they bloomed early this year and now mine are done for their season. Sigh.