Late Spring Reflections: Blooms, Bugs, and Building Projects

Late Spring Reflections: Blooms, Bugs & Building Projects

Late spring always brings with it a bit of a gardening gamble—do we plant or wait? Around here, we nearly always get a surprise late frost, and as I mentioned in my last post, our poor peach trees usually pay the price.

Well, I walked out to the garage one morning and—poof—they were gone. My husband had cut them down without a word. I know they rarely produced fruit, but they were so beautiful in bloom that I genuinely cried. That soft blush of pink each spring brought me so much joy. Thankfully, in his gentle way, he’s since planted a new variety that’s supposed to be more cold-hardy. Here’s hoping we’ll see fruit and blossoms in seasons to come.

Business Buzz
I recently took a mini-class from Jenna Kutcher on improving your Pinterest strategy. It’s amazing how consistent pinning can act like free advertising! I’m still working on setting up a more regular schedule, but progress is progress, right?

I also jumped into the “Bugs In Bloom 2025” May art challenge. It’s been so fun to stretch my creativity and draw inspiration from the beauty of nature.

·       Week 1: Honeybees & lavender

·       Week 2: Ladybug & daisy

·       Week 3: Moth & honeysuckle

·       Week 4: Dragonfly & coneflower

Big thanks to the hosts:
@heathermeullerdesign, @jillian.nichole.illustration, @kim_ko_design, @palindromeart, @megpieprint, and @shellypenko.

Stitching & Sewing
Lately, I’ve been piecing together a Christmas quilt using the Winter in the Pines collection by Jackie Robinson for Benartex. It features elegant deer blocks framed with alternating log cabin blocks in deep reds, greens, golds, and warm black and cream backgrounds. It’s already feeling festive in the sewing shed—even if it’s May!

On the Home Front
Our long-awaited kitchen project is officially underway! Our kitchen, tacked onto the back of our 115-year-old home decades ago, was in dire need of an overhaul. Once we pulled up the flooring, we found that some of the joists were nearly rotted through. Now it’s torn down to the foundation—and what a foundation it is! The original lumber was massive. We’re salvaging as much wood as we can for future projects. (My husband and sons are excellent with wood—one of those “handed-down” family skills.) I can’t wait to see it all rebuilt, stronger and more beautiful than ever.

Thanks for following along with this season of change and creativity—both in the garden and at home. There’s something truly hopeful about building new things, isn’t there?