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Happy anniversary to me!

Gosh!
Wordpress sent me a Happy 5th Anniversary notice.

Five?

How in the world did that happen?

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It’s hard to believe that five years of my life are chronicled here. (OK, maybe four, because the first year I was so scared of that blank screen that I avoided writing anything…you know…it might not be perfect and someone might criticize me. I have a very strong “anti-critical mother” vibe.) But here it all is; the ups and downs, the whimsy, the silly, the beautiful, the tragic. Life. My life. I’m rather proud of it.

But I don’t have much of anything monumental to say today.

Actually, I was going to write about these clumps of daffodils. Well, I still am.

These, (of which there are at least ten clumps round the garden), started life as those cheap dafs one buys at the grocery store for about $4 to make one’s house springlike and cheerful. Well, when they’ve bloomed their little hearts out, I just plop them into the garden where they green up, feed their bulbs and come back next year as cheery and as happy, and even bigger than ever.

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In the garden are also lettuce seedlings. In the cold frame for now…as I don’t really trust the March weather…but I’m so looking forward to some home-grown veggies. That first salad from the garden is such a treat.

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There are some few garden flowers in the house. The hyacinth, same as the dafs, began life as grocery store cheeriness. It’s always a good idea to plop the bulbs into the ground and see what happens. After all, I figure since I bought them anyway, I have nothing to lose.

In the studio, is a map. I picked this map up at the local thrift for a couple of dollars, but when I took it home I realised what a special map this is. It’s a 1959 map of Austria showing the old Czechoslovakia, and, specifically, showing the exit route out of the old Czechoslovakia into Austria that my family took when we escaped as political refugees.

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And, after a bit of internal debate…there be Merlins!

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Here is the male Merlin,

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And here is the female. Still a work in progress, but I’m pretty happy with it so far.

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Of course, Morgan couldn’t care less…lol.

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But for me, five years! It’s a small monumental achievement. 😀

By the way, my friend Vibeke at A Butterfly in my Hair, is having a month long giveaway. Each day a new artist, craftsperson, amazing woman is offering a something special and unique to win. EACH DAY! My turn will be on the 10th with three sterling stacking rings in beautiful spring-toned stones. Go get yourselves in on something special. 😀

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Comments: 30

  • Patty/NS

    March 4, 2015
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    A lot of lovely posts in the last 4-5 years – thanks for sharing. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

  • March 5, 2015
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    Happy blog birthday. I’m looking forward to lots more reading here! I do love your map. What happy circumstances to bring it your way -and the merlins are stunning.

    I am always amazed at what harsh treatment bulbs can survive……when we were packing up to move last spring I had a couple of indoor pots of bulbs that needed planting out, so rather than leave them for the new owners I decided to bring them with us to the new house. But that meant they were transported to storage, held in storage for a month with all of our belongings (and my outdoor pot plants all of which miraculously survived), and then transported almost the length of the country before hanging around up here for a week or two before I got them into the ground……..and I can see them peeking up now. Wonderful! Juliex

  • March 5, 2015
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    a happy Blog Anniversary from me too. I think it will be my 7th year this year. I need to look it up. Still covered in snow here!!

  • Marlene Stephenson

    March 5, 2015
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    I know i haven’t been with you even a year but i do enjoy reading your blog.Happy 5 yrs. to you.

  • debrashewhoseeks

    March 5, 2015
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    Happy Blogoversary and may you have many more!

  • March 5, 2015
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    Happy blogoversary (it’s a real thing)! I love how the male Martin has a bit of road in his beak 🙂

  • March 5, 2015
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    Congratulations to you Veronica! Yay … how very exciting. So nice to see the daffs and that lettuce .. And as for those maps – you are so very very clever! I just love these … Can you give Morgan a big pat from me. Congrats again Miss – love your blog!

  • March 6, 2015
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    Happy 5th Anniversary, Veronica. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with us.

  • daryledelstein

    March 6, 2015
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    happy blogversary!!!!!!! and thank you for sharing your glimpse of spring .. seeing as March has come to NYC in a very cold/nasty way …

  • March 6, 2015
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    Happy blog-iversary! I’ve loved reading all your posts. Now, go celebrate!

  • March 6, 2015
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    Happy blog anniversary to you, Veronica, and happy spring! I think you merlins on the map are amazing!

  • March 6, 2015
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    Congratulations on 5 years of blogging, Veronica! And on finding a map that was so personal to you and turning it into a thing of beauty.

    I’ve never planted the potted bulbs into the garden after blooming but I certainly will from now on.

  • March 7, 2015
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    time flies, and all that… don’t it? it seems to me, the more we long for a season to happen, e.g., the faster it arrives and then, and then… love your pencil cases, veronica. and happy, safe travels down to mexico for y’all! n?

  • March 9, 2015
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    Hi veronica for some reason your blog posts were not able to be downloaded and then all of a sudden there they are. I love spring flowers and ours are actually through the dirt. Tomorrow it will be 64 so plan on getting out and doing some pruning. Your art on your map is wonderful…..how special and happy anniversary

  • March 10, 2015
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    that pair of Merlins are really remarkable. And, especially because of the significance of that map, it’s a real treasure with incredible meaning.

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