Gray Goose Green Garden

Design - "Silly as a Goose"

Designer - Birds of a Feather

Fabric - 32 count R & R Golden Walnut linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 18 April 2015

Completed - 7 May 2015

I quite like my gray goose, and it is a good thing too as it saved me much time frogging.  As promised, here's the rest of my Goose Story.  When I began to stitch this, I found I had all the colors but one, so dashed up the stairs to get the missing skein needed for the body of the goose. Earlier I'd mentioned that the goose was not quite the color I'd thought it would be. It was only after I'd stitched the head and wings, and started on the torso of the goose that a light bulb came on and I took another look at the instructions.  That's when I discovered I was stitching with GAST "Soot" instead of "Slate" making for a big difference in the color of the goose! I thought about it for a couple of minutes, and Googled 'Gray Goose' - yep, there are gray geese.  I decided I liked my color combination and would stay the course. So here's my one of a kind Gray Goose!    

Now on to my Green Garden.  We had wonderful weather the week before Mother's Day, so I have lots to share with the Tuesday Garden Party and the Maple Hill Blog Hop.  

I started off the week by continuing to plant some of the items I'd already purchased, like this flat of Fuchsias.

I ended up with a couple of garden carts of plants.  

Besides planting, I also made lists of what I had (alive) and what had died over the winter and needed replaced.

So theoretically, I was pretty organized when my sister and I hit the Hardy Plant Fair on Saturday at 9:00am.  I have an uncle who is an avid gardener and propagator.  This is his booth staffed with the help of two of his granddaughters!  

There were a couple dozen different vendors, so there was something for everyone. 

I enjoy browsing and seeing what is new.

While there were lots of sedums, as I still have a falt to plant out, I restrained myself.  

I did got a little crazy purchasing Hostas!

Yep, another couple of garden carts!

They are perfect plants for my shaded north-facing Front Porch.

And the porch is screen to keep the deer at bay.

I just love all the different colors and leaf shapes.

I am especially taken with the lime green colored leaves!

I still have a couple (or 3 or 4) flats to plant, so I'll have more to share next week - stay tuned!