bees, shawl pins, and painted (finally!) trim!!!!

sooooo first coat of front door trim... and a dab of paint on the door to see... i am so leaning to a lilac for the front door..but not a pastely one.. a gutsy lilac and not as dark as the english plum we have on there now, which i LOVE, it's the same color i have in my skin like for my lips!- but it is time for a change and lilac is the change i think....
i was even considering a periwinkle blue! but really reds and purples are more my speed
today i am going to give it the second coat.

bees nest

we also trimmed back one of the young sugar maples that shades the front, as well as the two irish yews, and the HUGE rhodo. while doing the rhodo we discovered a swarming nest of ......... what? vicky who is a beekeeper says 'pollinating wild bees but not honey bees'
can you spot the nest? it's round! (enlarge the picture by clicking on it)
and very beautiful. we had upset them but not one of them bothered us at all! totally non aggressive. so i feel very blessed to have those little helpers around here. i take that to mean we are pesticide FREE!!!!!!! and living in harmony with the planet
no?
anyway we opened up some of the air and light to the front door so i am hoping that the seasonal mildew we always have .....will dissipate some what....i really hate having to get out there with the 10% bleach solution

yesterday i had a wonderful surprise in the mail- those shawl pins that i ordered from Inna at Ingo jewelry (i SWEAR they are like potato chips and i can't seem to stop at one!
(so i now have five and then she had a BOGO sale and two more are on their way)

how the packaging of my pins looks

ok so the next one i plan on getting is her moon......and i am going to look for some star shaped stones and a moonstone face to send her before i order it.....so really i'll have a custom order.....
i love her copper shawl pins. i like the silver and brass too but really i LOVE copper
just love it.
i like her presentation too.....Perfect, simple, elegant---i wouldn't have any qualms about ordering one to send as a gift.... she makes the packaging! i love someone that goes the extra mile. i feel so special when i open one of her packages. she also includes care instructions and these little black squares of anti-tarnish material.
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NOW that is pride in your work, and the commitment to excellence. i can respect and relate to that. (can you all tell i am really impressed with her- i love her work and now i got to know her and i can tell you she is an exceptional person..) anyway i am thrilled to have these. OH and if you go to her links you'll see how affordable they are. i am snapping them up before everyone really discovers her and i won't be able to afford her.......she's already been in knitty and it's just a matter of time before the world beats a path to her door.

now today, i think we are going to finish whatever repairs we have to do on the deck, and i will finish painting the door...a bit more trimming back of the irish yews out front as well. tomorrow and sunday we have a bunch of other stuff to do involving errands etc so we'll have to make today count.

anyway i hope you guys enjoy the pictures. i so owe you more pictures- i will get caught up eventually. meanwhile try and spot the bees nest and drool over my shawl pins.....

til next time
vi