@smilingm5.bsky.social
Exploring the world - Watercolor, Fiber arts, Cooking, Baking, Gardening, Martini-making, entertaining friends and whatever else catches my eye! All posts are my own work and (c) unless noted as a repost.
The galaxy made a great birthday gift for my hubs!
#galaxylight
Tuxedo cat
This sweet face...
#tuxedocats
#furbabies
#rescuecats
Atlantic rolling in, prestorm.
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Dahlias!!!
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Purple hollyhocks, backlit.
Hollyhocks from behind with late afternoon sun shining through. Might attempt to paint this one someday.
#PNWGardening
#Purpleflowers
#Summerflowers
Just wow!!!
#PNWgardens
#Summerflowers
#Lilies
Finally getting a pic of the embellished tee that I dyed with avocado pits. Added the strips of same tee (cut from bottom & sleeves) and embroidered & beaded it. Great fun with natural dyes!
#avocadopitdye
#naturaldye
#embellishedtee
#slowstitchingmovement
Night sky - Almost full moon over PugetSound
Night before a full moon, looked out the window about 2am to see this. I love living here!
#Nightsky
#Moonwatching
Red Crocosmia buds
Pink, yellow & red
Peach Lily in bloom
Yellow & Magenta Calla Lillies blooming
Gardens are making my heart sing! Loving all this color!
#PNWgardens
#Summerflowers
Busy little one...
#PNWgardens
#Honeybee
Love these lillies!
#PNWgardens
#Lillies
#Peachcoloredflowers
Night sky over Puget Sound, full moon.
2:52am...can't sleep. No prob. Look at that moon!
#PNWnights
Fresh-baked loaf of sourdough bread
Fresh-baked loaf of sourdough bread
This morning's bake. The house smells amazing!
#sourdough
#bakingbread
#PNWbaking
Here come these beauties!!!
#peachflowers
#lillies
#summerflowers
#PNWGardens
Why do these colors make my heart sing???
#Pnwgardens
#purplehydrangras
#redlucifers
Roaring campfire
Last night we kicked off summer with our first campfire. Good friends, red wine & my Sweetheart... great night!
29.06.2025 23:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you! I got her book, "Embroidery - Threads & Stories" a few years ago and loved it. You should try your hand at making a tee in her style. It was really fun. ☺️
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This week's bake. So tickled!!
#sourdough
#bakingbread
Pink opium poppies
Close up of a Pink opium poppy
The latest show stopper of my garden.
#Summergarden
#pinkpoppies
#PNWgardens
#pinkflowers
Purple Calla Lillies
Purple Hollyhocks
Purple Heliotrope
Purple Clematis
Purple season has arrived.
#Springflowers
#PNWGardens
#Purpleflowers
Yellow & orange Icelandic poppies
Hmmm, wondering if I can do a watercolor of these beauties...
#PNWGardens
#Poppies
#Flowers
Homemade Sourdough Boule
This week's offering to the bread gods. This was my most confident bake yet. I think I'm close to having this process down. WooHoo!!
#sourdough
#breadbaking
#Sourdoughjourney
Here come the Glads!
#spring
#purple
#flowers
#PNWGardens
One of our newest Azaleas
#Spring
#PNWGardens
#orangeflowers
Hens & Chicks succulents, growing on an old cedar stump.
Our little "Stumpery" garden. The Hens & Chicks are doing really well.
#PNWGardens
#VictorianStumperyGarden
#HensnChicks
#Spring
Pink Peonies popping!
#Peonies
#Flowers
#PNWGardens
Pink peony opening
Here come the peonies!!!
#Spring
#Flowers
#PNWGardens
A fairytale in Tuscany. Fun fact: Taken with my smartphone
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Columbine
Sweet peas among poppies
Delphinium!
Time to start watering.
#Spring
#PNWgardens
