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t wait to show him when i got home with the quilt i placed it in the washer and dried it afterwards the colors brightened and it has a puckered look which leads me to believe that it has never been dried in a dryer ooops still i believe there s no point in owning cool vintage antique pieces if they aren t used and enjoyed later that night i couldn t sleep i studied the quilt and the fabric pieces and began researching on the internet i found out that the fabric was quite old in my quilt and that many of the pieces which i originally thought were broadcloth were actually linen and very likely from old feedsacks which were popular especially during the 20s to the 50s the feedsacks held flour and sugar for example and of course the fabrics from the sacks were utilized after they were emptied they found their way into garments bedding curtains etc in the old days nothing was wasted as far as the date of this quilt i have no idea it could be quite modern and put together with a combination of contemporary and vintage fabrics i m guessing that perhaps it was put together in the 60s or 70s but i m really unsure below are closeups of some of the blocks in the quilt she seemed to have themes in each block you can click on each photo to view the blocks up close below is the fabric on the back it is much more gold yellow than this picture and it has forts rifles and swords on it posted by kelly at 8 03 am 10 comments labels cowboys feed sack feedsack fabric indians linen quilting vintage saturday july 12 2008 on vacation hi i m on vacation right now up at my mom s in dayton nevada i left on wednesday and have been up here for about three days i promised my poor husband bruce who can t come up until next thursday that i would send him a photo from our favorite place to get bloody mary s bonanza in virginia city nevada i just had to tease him here i am cheering him with my yummy drink he wrote me back after showing everyone in the office his response was you suck hee hee here we are having lunch at the bonanza i had a fantastic shrimp blt salad which was made with field greens tomatoes fabulous bacon crumbled blue cheese vinaigrette and fabulous creole style shrimp on top it was so darn good anyway here s my mom leslie grandpa tony micaela and chloe waiting for lunch the smoke up here has been pretty bad which is a bummer but it s cleared up a little bit still it s not as clear as it is usually which i really love it s because of the fires in california the smoke is blowing east to nevada posted by kelly at 7 42 am 4 comments friday june 20 2008 so what subtropical tree did i get that s right i got myself a fig tree i can t remember exactly how i came to the conclusion that i would get a fig tree it really just happened i think i read somewhere about growing trees in containers and a light bulb came on i have always wanted a fig tree i love figs the trees are gorgeous and i read that they grow very well in containers they prefer a tight root ball so tight spaces are good for them i read that they have been known to grow even in cracks in the ground and did you know that the figs are actually not a fruit at all but an outside in fleshy flower that fact really surprised me so i got on this little kick that i had to get myself a fig tree i had many concerns such as how well would it do on my hot third level balcony and what if it gets too big to move it i decided i would start by looking at them at armstrong nursery in glendale ca they had several varieties brown turkey kadota panachee a nifty yellow green striped variety and the white genoa i didn t buy the tree at that time i was disappointed in what the nursery man told me saying that he didn t recommend growing them on my balcony because of wind and heat still couldn t i work around this some how i have shade cloth and it s rarely windy on our balcony i decided i would read about each variety and about figs in general then i would decide i tried to talk myself out of it but was unsuccessful the idea of growing a fig tree filled my heart with joy it still does so i know i made the right choice there s something amazing about nurturing a beautiful tree such as a fig tree so i picked one up at armstrong s i chose a white genoa a k a officially as ficus carica higo i kind of wish i had chosen the kadota but the genoa tree looked much healthier and the kids thought i should pick it i got home with my beauty i was glowing with delight then i read some more about it and found out that it was a fast growing large tree oops i guess i missed that point i must have been thinking about the kadota which would have been a great choice too well i love the tree so we ll see how it goes i can keep it trimmed down i will be reading up on pruning trees next above is the picture of it the day i got it all the rest of the pictures were taken today aren t the figs and leaves beautiful i m in love this particular variety has what they call a breba crop what this means is that it typically has two fruit crops one in spring and another in fall the spring crop is called the breba crop the breba crop grows on last season s growth while the fall crop grows on the new growth i think the leaves have grown a bit in the 8 days since i bought it i repotted it in a big plastic pot that would hold moisture much better than a terracotta pot plus it would be a lot lighter i sprinkled some pebbles on top to hold in moisture a bit and for decorative purposes it s looks beautiful btw you can grow a lot of trees indoors too and there are many trees that can be grown in containers anyway i m so thrilled with my new subtropical tree p s i have three new posts today so don t miss them below posted by kelly at 8 05 am 3 comments labels carica higo container growing dollar tree fig fig tree figs white genoa my baby s a teenager okay where the heck did the time go my baby isn t my little baby anymore today she is a teenager 13 years old she loves to take random pictures of herself funny ones silly ones above and below are pictures of my new teen micaela chloe s sitting in the back in one of micaela s random shots she s a great kid who works hard at school brought home straight a s this year and is an amazing talented singer and dancer here s a picture of her below center stage in front of the microphone this was taken at the disneyland competition this april she s having a blast i love this picture of her because she s having so much fun up there with all her friends happy birthday micaela i love you posted by kelly at 7 18 am 2 comments baby toes flowers have appeared what a surprise my first experience with the flowers of baby toes a k a officially as ficoidaceae aizodaceae fenestraria was a simple white daisy like flower but boy was i surprised by the delicate shade of pink and yellow flowers that appeared on this one you never know what you re going to get i wrote about this recently here and so far three flowers have appeared in the picture below i only show two but since then another has appeared and if i m not incorrect there will be a fourth one appearing shortly click to enlarge the pictures the colors are unbelievable fairy tell like if you ask me posted by kelly at 7 03 am 3 comments labels aizoaceae fenestraria baby toes ficoidaceae flowers succulent plants succulents thursday june 12 2008 my baby toes ficoidaceae aizoaceae fenestraria remember me whining a while back about how terrible my baby toe succulent plant was doing or maybe i only whined to donna about it hmm anyway here s how it looked in between the bad stage including a picture of the pretty white flower that had bloomed not too long after this it started going down hill probably due to overwatering i was so bummed out cause my plant was getting all smooshy and i really loved my baby toe succulent plant after that one started going down the toilet i decided to pick up a couple of others just in case i lost the first one well i left the plant alone and believe it or not it recovered here s a picture of it now with lots of new toes okay so that s great right but what really got me wanting to blog about this excellent succulent specimen was the fabulous flower buds that appeared on one of my other plants three buds to be exact i was really surprised when i noticed these the other day here s a pic that shows the new flower buds growing on the plant on the right and then here s another great plant i have that s doing fabulous anyway i just had to share this i ve got another post coming up real quick i m excited to share with you my latest purchase which i m really excited about someone better get me a nice big yard real quick like i ll give you a hint it is subtropical and it bears fruit any guesses posted by kelly at 5 15 pm 5 comments labels aizoaceae fenestraria baby toes ficoidaceae flowers succulents tuesday june 3 2008 exploring succulent propagation as you know i m interested in propagating plants especially some of my favorite succulent plants i have a few plants that are actively reproducing themselves via fallen leaves and through offshoots my favorite blue bird echeveria has a few little offshoots coming out and i noticed little plants growing on the diagonal of it s lower base on two sides where the leaves have fallen off it was a happy surprise as this plant is gorgeous and i would love to share it with my succulent collecting friends i haven t seen this on any of my other plants here s a picture of the babies that are growing click on it to get a good close up of them you can see tiny little plants growing on the side right you can also see the little offshoot that is growing on the side too below is a bigger picture of it which you can click to enlarge too this plant is making it very easy for me to propagate new plants by simply cutting offshoots once they have matured a little more below are some kalanchoe leaves that are producing new plants because this is representative of asexual reproduction the new plants will be exactly like the original plant this makes it nice when you want to reproduce a plant that you really love offshoots and taking cuttings from plants represents asexual reproduction too the plant is basically cloning itself only with seeds do you see a change in the dna of the plant a new mixing or blending of genetic material coding that gives you a unique and one of a kind plant not a clone from it s parent it s amazing that succulents have come up with a variety of ways to reproduce themselves in order to insure their survival in the pot below are the following kalanchoe common names panda chocolate soldier and lambs ear i found the chocolate soldier leaves laying at the bottom of the pot and they were already cloning themselves however i pulled off the panda kalanchoe leaf big leaf on the left and experimented with it hoping for a new plant and boy was i successful the lamb s ear however hasn t done anything yet you know what s funny though the chocolate soldier is growing as slowly as the original plant in fact the growth on the parent plant has been very minimal the panda is doing great and has really only been growing for a short period of time at least a couple of months less than the chocolate soldier it goes to show you that they are definitely exact copies of their parents mimicking even the growth patterns of their parents and subject to the same diseases as the parents also it s something to keep in mind when choosing plants and methods to propagate kalanchoes are extremely easy to propagate from leaves i ve got all sorts of neat plants growing some i started myself by pulling off leaves from the plant and some just reproduced themselves via fallen leaves in their pots below are some leaves from guinevere and sir lancelot with little plantlets growing on them you can click on the picture to get a good closeup of them i love these two plants guinevere and sir lancelot they are growing beautifully so i m happy to have more of them i pulled a leaf off of one and the rest started on their own they are really beginning to take off here s another nice picture to see how they propagate from leaves here are some echeverias growing from leaflets do you see the little plant with the wrinkled up dry leaf i found it at the bottom of it s pot i was happily surprised i think that might be a tiny little kalanchoe growing in the back towards the right i decided to pull another leaf off on the left and see what would happen it seems to be rooting nicely i m curious if those are little plants though or roots click on the picture to enlarge so you can see what i mean there s a lot of roots or plantlets growing on the edge that lies on the soil below are two favorites that i m propagating via cuttings sedum clavatum and kiwi an aeonium i cut them from the plant let them dry a few days and then put them in a pot i check them here and there by gently pulling at them to see if they are rooted if the plant gives away easily i know it hasn t rooted i wait a few more days and then try again it s fun to create new plants from ones that you love above is the sedum clavatum i propagated from cuttings from the mother plant above is the aeonium kiwi that i propagated via cuttings from the mother plant posted by kelly at 3 33 pm 7 comments labels aeonium echeveria kalanchoe kiwi plant cuttings propagation sedum clavatum older posts home subscribe to posts atom sir patrick corridan protector of the succulent garden my first but i ll happily except more hee hee gnome from my wonderful neighbor and fellow succulent addict protector of the garden and named for my great great grandfather from kerry ireland which of these are a must have for your fabulous garden blog archive 2008 60 july 2 old feedsack quilt on vacation june 7 may 4 april 7 march 19 february 20 january 1 kelly blogger friends a succulent life a succulent obsession chloe s travel blog girl scouts christie at the cape i wear green pants kelly s not so glamorous life sticky 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