March Hares and garden goods

NO MORE SNOW!

Hurrah!

We exhibited at the Nashville Garden show this past weekend, and I am embarrassed to tell you I took NO pictures of the beautiful displays. Nevertheless, I came home with 21 plants to start out the Spring planting.

Dwarf Hollyhocks, Penstemon, Mexican sage, Dwarf Butterfly bush, Purple sage, Lavender (of course!) and Rose Campion. A small selection, but a beginning.

I always buy at least 3 of each plant.

Last year, I finally discovered a Lavender that is Jeri-proof. I'm at the top of the MOST WANTED list for killing  Lavender plants. Little Lavender plants shudder with fear when they see me coming; but honestly, I have tried everything  to properly care for them, to no avail.. THEN, I discovered  "PHENOMENAL" Lavender. It actually likes our Tennessee climate and it even survived this winter's mess! So, I bought 5 more tiny pots.
(And the planter is pretty cool too.)

Snooping amidst my potager plot, I poked at newly emerging buds, tiny leaves, signs of life and the encouragement of things to come. 

 I also found these...

Two huge eggs are even larger than last years goose eggs!

These must belong to Mathilda, who has never before graced us with her bounty.How exciting! Maybe we will have  Tilly Goslings this year.

You may have noticed, we also have a few Fuzzyfoots  sniffing amidst the future garden goods.

Lydia Lemongrass 

is 7" tall from foot to ear tip. She sits atop a tuffet pin-cushion made from a vintage quilt with primitive stitching. She is fashioned of sheep's wool, and silvery grey mohair. Her head and arms are jointed so that she can search high and low neath the parsley, to reach the  best bits.

 I must confess, I love Lydia.
Once a week, for the next month, I will be featuring  a few of my woolen Fuzzyfoots.

Below is Tottietoes.

 She is nearly 5 1/2" tall and sits upon a soft, puffy pin-keep sewn from my own "Hopalong Jack" quilt fabric, covered in Morning Glories.Tottietoes is fashioned of Alpaca wool, sheep's wool and 

 mohair.

Her little noggin is jointed so that she can turn her fuzzy face from side to side in search of miniature rose buds to add to her straw bonnet.

Mr Parsnip is ever so fuzzy, extremely so.

Looks like he's already discovered some early carrots..

and a cabbage too!

 That's good, because he IS a vegetarian.

"INDEED!"

Mr. Parsnip has an articulated neck, is fully jointed and has very large feet.

He carries his cabbage and has a basket on his back.

 In fact, I am still trying to figure a way to keep him from toppling over. I will likely have to remove his soles and add some weights to the inside of his footsies. Trial and error.

He is fashioned of long curly mohair, alpaca and sheep's wool with glass eyes. and stands 8" tall.

 My little Fuzzyfoots will be available for sale at the Country Living Fair, April 24-26th.

Some will be up for bid on Ebay.

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 I displayed 10 of them at the garden show, and I could have sold them all , but I wouldn't.

I want to make an impressive display of around 40 "Fuzzyfoots and Featherweights" in my booth at the Fair.

To those of you, who have  been following my progress in this endeavor,:If you fall in love with one of these little un's  posted in the next few weeks, let me know, I will be pleased to reserve it for you and mark it sold. Just email me at jeri@hopalonggreetings.com

My prices will start at $225.

 https://stellashows.com/

I do all the Country Living Fairs, they are just great. I am especially excited about this one because it is in my state and only 3 hours from home.

 I will keep reminding you of this fair for  the next month... I want you to come!