Welcome Folks!
Hi there, Friends! Did you know that yesterday was National Gardening Day? We absolutely adore this time of year here in the desert. April is when all our gardens burst into life. Sometimes I feel the gardens are just as excited about living here as we are.
This post has more garden photos so if you don’t like flowers go ahead and scroll down as I have something else to share later in this post.
Who would have thought I would enjoy gardening in the Southwest? I am not a Master of it yet, but I sure do like to try and try until I succeed! Experimentation at its best. Sweet Man and I planted and prayed that all the plants would like their new digs! Some did, and some did not, but we have had so much fun making our backyard gardens come alive.
I saw this quote the other day and it spoke to me.
We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s really our garden nurturing us. ~Jenny Uglow
Isn’t that the truth? I know for sure that our gardens nurture us! Do yours nuture you?
It’s Not National Welding Day
Ha! Ha! But… Sweet Man and I took a Welding Class. It was a fabulous time, and we were darn good at it. Sweet Man has been wanting to learn, as he has all the required tools and a project or two to work on.
These are our abstract creations that we made. We welded the post to the base and then the arms. Afterward, we made a design on the front. We are quite proud of ourselves! Sweet man will be able to tackle those projects, and I can assist if he needs me. I understand the basics!
“Learn something new. Try something different. Convince yourself that you have no limits.” ~Brian Tracy
Have you learned anything new as of late? Was it fun?
Thank You
Time to learn something new.
I hope you can get out into nature and your gardens.
As I always try to convey… we sure do appreciate all of you. Thank you for joining us for another Tuesday Tidbits.
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Love, love love your desert gardens. If it wasn’t for gardening I don’t think I’d be alive! We learned so much from our grandmothers and mothers. I count myself nurtured! Love your welding projects. You two always have activities that keep you busy.
Thank you! This year the gardens are gorgeous. You would love to see them. We did learn from the best! Love you! xxoo
Good morning, Nancy. I love your Arizona gardens and am amazed at all of the fabulous color. I guess in my mind that gardening in the desert would be lackluster. How could I have been so wrong?! Look at you two, taking a welding class together, and your lovely creations. Y’all are cute welders. I guess couples that weld together, stay together LOL!
Wishing you a blessed Easter ✝️
Good Morning, Pam. You gave me my first giggle of the day. The welding class was quite fun!
Our gardens this Spring have exploded with color. God is Good.
Thank you for your sweet comments. Happy Easter Week to you and yours!
Well, I love garden photos and flowers so this was my cuppa! Beautiful, all. And I rarely (hardly ever, maybe in a botanical garden) see desert gardens or flowers, so bonus points. I love your welding project. Well done!
Thank you sweet friend. I so appreciate you enjoying our gardens. Our welding class was so much fun! Who knew I would enjoy welding?
Thanks for the love! Happy Easter week to you and yours.
Gardening and welding are two great pursuits for you and Sweet Man, Nance. Looking good, the garden and students!
We were excellent students! Thanks for all the love!
Happy Easter week to you and yours!
Happy Easter week, Nance! The fam is going out to Easter brunch on Sunday, and I’m getting my tummy ready. Have a good holiday!
Oh, how wonderful! Enjoy! 🙂
Nancy how beautiful your garden is…Of course I am loving all the cacti blooms. Isn’t it fun to take on new and different endeavors? Welding! My father was a welder for many years…and yes, there are many tricks to the trade. Thank you for sharing this glorious and wonderful Spring day. Blessings my friend
Thank you Kari. I have to say I am proud I learned the basics of Welding. It was fun! Thank you for enjoying our Cactus blooms. They are colorful this year. Happy Holy Week to you and yours!
Love your gardens! Welding is such fun and a great skill to have. Your creations are so cute!
Thank you Monica. We are proud to say we know the basics of welding. And thank you for enjoying our gardens!
The best time of year!
It sure is!
I love seeing all your pretty plants and blossoms in your desert area, Nancy. Yes, our gardens do nurture us, don’t they? You two did make the cutest welding team and your projects are so pretty. I am doing watercolor classes right now with my son that lives here with me. He’s an artist, but had never taken a watercolor class. That’s my newest adventure.
Happy Holy Week blessings.
How wonderful for you Kitty! I hope to see some of your creations. I would love to learn how to watercolor.
Thank you for all the love. Happy Holy Week!
Wow, who knew the desert could bloom like this in your backyard, Nancy? Stunning florals! What a fun hobby you and SM can do together. I love what you created. Looks like they could work in your garden! Happy Easter, my friend ✝️
Thank you Terri. I may put feathers in them or flowers!
Thanks for all the love! Happy Easter to you and yours!
This post just makes me smile, Nancy! All the gorgeous desert flowers, and that pic of you and your Sweet Man is just adorable!❤️
Aren’t we a cute Welding team? 😄
Thanks so much for always commenting with such sweet words.
Happy Holy Week!
Yes, indeed you are!❤️
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I think that southwestern blooms and plants are amazing and it is one of my favorite things when I visit Arizona! Thanks for sharing with us!
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How nice of you to take time out of your busy schedule to visit and leave such sweet comments. Thank you, Mireille. I appreciate your kindness.
The Southwest is bursting with color. It’s Spring in the desert! Happy Holy Week to you.
All of your flowers are gorgeous! (Who on earth would just scroll past?!) Nice welding pieces! And I love that quote about learning something NEW!
Hello my friend! I thought of you when I was posting that quote!
Thanks for stopping by and spreading kindness.
Happy Easter to you and yours.
Stunning desert spring garden.
Thank you Nancy for your kind words. How nice of you to visit!
All the hard work you put in your garden shows in these beautiful, colorful photos. Good for you for trying welding. My husband took a class in it. When he welds, my main job is to NOT look.😉
It’s very important not to look. 😄
Thanks so much for enjoying the garden. I’ll be out there with my tea very soon.
Happy Easter!
It is certainly true that our gardens nurture us! I have a day off today and will be riding my bike to the allotment garden in a little bit. Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden.
Oh Maria. It is always so nice to hear from you. I have a hard time leaving comments on your blog but will try again soon. I do enjoy seeing you on Facebook and IG.
I love your gardens!
Happy Easter to you and yours!
Flowers are beautiful! Welding has always been a tool in my tool belt that I wish I had. Applause to you both, and I hope you both have fun with your projects.
Thank you, Judy. The gardens are beautiful, and our Welding class was fun! We now know the basics. Thank you for your kind comments. Take good care, and Happy Easter to you and yours.
Wow your garden is looking so beautiful! Here in New England not much at all has started blooming. Congrats on learning to weld!
Thank you so much for your kind words. How nice it is for you to come and visit.
We do love our Gardens, and the welding class was fun.
Happy Easter!
Three cheers for gardening season Nancy…love seeing your desert garden blooms! You and Sweet Man are so cute in your welding gear! I would love my hubby to take up welding, I have lots of ideas for tuteurs and other garden projects that would keep him busy. 🙂 Happy Thursday and wishing you a Happy Easter! 🐰🐣💐
Thank you Mary! Welding is a wonderful skill to have in our pockets.
And thank you for enjoying our gardens. I am sitting outside right now taking them all in.
Happy Easter Sweet Friend!
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Nancy, your desert blooms are gorgeous. Love the color. How special to enjoy this beauty. You and your hubby make quite the team welding together. I am pleased to feature your pretty desert blooms at Love Your Creativity. Happy Easter. Hugs
Thank you so much Linda! How kind of you! ☺️
I hope your Easter was lovely. Enjoy the new week. Happy Trails to You!
Love this post….the flowers and plants are “awesome” and then you top it off with fabulous welding creations!! Stunning work on both accounts!! Love it! Have a great week!
Thank you so much, Kirt!
I love seeing your gardens, so beautiful Nancy! I love that you took a welding class. I want to take a blown glass class.