Wednesday Is Full Of Flowers

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.
                                             ~Henry Beecher, Life Thoughts, 1858

Welcome to Wednesday!  What will you do with Wednesday?  I hope to use every little minute of it!  Yesterday morning we were lucky enough to have some more rain - I could get used to this.  And, guess what?  I'm listening to it rain right now!  Mother Nature sure is being very kind to me.  What is the weather like where you live?

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Photo of the Day

Hibiscus in my backyard

The hibiscus is a group of around 250 beautiful flowers and can be found almost all across the globe.  The hibiscus flower can universally mean that it is a nice summer. It might seem as an odd meaning for a flower but the answer is quite simple and rather dull, it takes a nice summer for the hibiscus to bloom.  In the state of Hawaii the hibiscus is the state flower simply because it is one of the most common flowers to be found on the islands and is generally given to visiting state officials, and sometimes even tourists.  Many species are grown for their showy flowers or used as landscape shrubs. They are used to attract butterflies and bees. Hibiscus is also a primary ingredient in many herbal teas.

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It's One Flower Wednesday!  I completed this little flower on Sunday.  When I showed it to my DH, he said it looked a little evil - and I guess it does.  I actually made it to go with the season and thinking of Halloween.  We'll see if this one make it into the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt.

What do you think?  Keep it or try for a different Halloween flower?

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The other day I also was looking through some scraps and found a bunch of precut 4" squares.  I can't remember where or when I picked these up - perhaps I had a plan for them, but I certainly can't remember what that would have been.  So I started cutting some of them into 2" squares and created a few 9 Patch Squares. 

Many of the squares are unevenly cut, so as you can see, I need to go back and trim these squares to 5".  Maybe one day I will have enough to make a quilt!

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GIVEAWAYS

Sammy over at The English Country Garden.....In Bags is celebrating the opening of her shop called Honey Pot Bags by Samya with a great giveaway.  She is giving away a very cute apron and a Martha Stewart's Cupcake Book.  Winner will be announced the end of October.

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Final Thoughts

As the week progresses and life seems to progress a little too quickly, we must take time for ourselves.  Even if this time is only 5 minutes.  I know I seem to preach on this quite a bit, but unless we recharge our batteries will soon run out.  Have you ever tried to recharge a totally dead battery - it just isn't going to happen.  Take that 5 minutes to sit back, close your eyes, take several deep breaths, and  r..e..l..a..x  .  Ahhhh, now don't you feel more refreshed?  Now you are ready to tackle that sewing or a chore that has been waiting to be completed.  I know I feel better.

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
                                                ~Etty Hillesum


Now go tackle Wednesday with gusto, but don't forget to relax!