Tilly's Little Acre

A wonderful snowy Christmas to everyone.

Merry Christmas to all

A very bad snowman in progress, My GD and my DS.

Got to dark last night to finish it.

Lizzy's real first Christmas. This was her favorite gift, She wanted it out of the box to ride, we didn't not want to do that as my house is too small and to many people and dogs. So she was happy to ride on the box. LOL

Face to face of whats inside the box.

So cute, that photo of Lizzie on the box. What a pretty baby she is. Christmas is so much fun with little ones, isn't it?
Do you think Bale might have doberman in him?

gosh, she is a beauty, Tils.

I love the juxtaposition of the presents: bend-over and push present for Lizzie, and next to it the lumbar massage/heat pad for grandparents who do all of the pushing. Good plan.

I saw that too Laurie LOL

Really made me smile. That lovely phrase "we do what we know - before we know what we do".

Mom was reminiscing about watching me on the floor putting together Christmas presents for my boys. If I tried that now, I would have a really hard time getting up!^_^

Thank you all, She is a sweetie but very adamant of what she wants and nothing else was important but that thing in the box, She couldn't get out. And what was sad the heat pad, wasn't for me "darn" Gift to my DH. Hows that work??? I work he doesn't Mmmmm somebody look-in for favors Ha Ha.

"Whats in the bag, Unkie"

To bad she can't really talk yet, just wonder what her thoughts where.

" O'boy another doll, but I want whats in the big box, But this doll giggles, if I press the tummy right. but I want the big box" LOL
The doll lasted 5 min. Kids are to funny never know what they like.

Pix's you might be right. My son thinks he's part Pit Bull, he has that kina head but the rest of him is all legs.
Maybe Steve can give me a clue.
This after they all gave up after the hard playing

Bale

Who stole Tylers bed

Tlyer, who just drop, anyplace will do.

And then the poor old lady Ester, who is the biggest and tryed to find the smallest place.

They all had way to much fun in the snow.

Now there's three pooped puppies for sure!! All that fun just wore them out.

I always like to hear of a child with a will of iron! Good girl! It will get her through in life just fine.
I see who got that bed. Poor Tyler!

I agree with Pix - focus, Lizzie, it will get you there!

I have a very bad head cold, but only on one side, Weird.
Took some pics.
Poor baby, was trying so hard to bloom, and the snow made it flat.

All of my Helles were flattened by the snow, too. Several different types were beginning to flower, so I don't know what to expect from them now.
I might not perform really well either, if I had been covered with lots of snow...

Shouldn't bother them at all - several plants actually droop as a response to the cold and then warm up again with no ill effect. Hellebores do that regularly. It will be right as can be at the first sign of a slight rise in temperatures.

I've got several dark blues about to come to blossom. I'm going out to cut off all the old leaves tomorrow morning, it helps protect them from getting black spot, and makes the blossoms really show up. Don't remove any of the smaller new leaves.

(I've had to edit this twice - don't drink chablis and type, really upsets your spelling!)

This message was edited Jan 1, 2009 8:47 AM

This message was edited Jan 1, 2009 8:48 AM

Yes I know flatten, mine to. But they are bloomen. LOL

This one did a little better than the others, closer to the house.

Tills, can hardly wait to see that with full blooms - going to look wonderful!

So when do I cut back the tall kinds - sorry, effects of last night's champagne haven't quite cleared the brain, all I can do is describe the plant. Blooms on the end of the stalk? Prickly kind of leaves, tall hellebore. Niger, maybe? Do I cut back after bloom? Cut the leaves off the Orientalis hybrids earlier this week. Some are coming out with blooms.

If mine gets black spot on it, I break the leaves off the stalk and just leave the blooms.

Its really only the Niger and Orientalis that are prone to black spot (they are the ones with the large plamate leaves, low growing). The Foetidus, Sternii, and Corsica don't need it. Those you can just allow to grow on.

This one is going to be exciting to see. Kingston Cardinal

This message was edited Jan 1, 2009 7:45 PM

It is indeed

I'm going to start a thread for hellebore photos. It's getting to be that time, as proven by Till's photo.

O' Boy O' Boy
Another fun tread

Good plan. I think I am next for the tour? It will be a few days, I am just waiting for the sun to come out (this could be a long wait!), to get my opening photos -

I can't wait to see yours Laurie, I know it has been hard for pix with the weather we had. And we still have 2 months to go for winter LOL I so hope it goes peacefully by. for all of us.

My DH the craftsman ( in Training LOL)
Made these for a Coffee stand that he really likes, for a Tip Jar. He was so intense on making them (I think he likes the girls) LOL
But I have to give him a Ada Boy, he did a nice thing for them for Christmas.
Rat, help me with the photos

He is to funny at times.
The work, his is still helping.

Another shot.
What a ham

Very clever and nicely done. Love your 'helper'. You gotta watch those girls in the coffee booth. At least it's not like CA. Down there they wear bikinis. LOL

O'kay, best I can do (but got his hiny)
I told my DH, these would make great bird feeders, you could Make some money selling them, well that went in left field. LOL

Funny. These girls I know. But have hear about the Bikinis ones, we do have some here, but in the Seattle side not my side at least as yet. this coffee stand is on the reservation, has to follow codes.

I'm not sure I am comfortable with the idea of espresso machine and bare flesh - no, very uncomfortable.

I got the rest of my photos today - (oh, what a gorgeous day - last night was crystal clear, that kind of sky when you can see the milky way - just wonderful, and it last all day. We have come in after watching the last of the light fade from over the hill. Good good good.)

Now to do some downloading, organizing, and then the tour will begin. no tickets required, festival seating.

I am looking forward to your tour Laurie. Your description of today sounded wonderful.