Watering Cans

In memory of my good friend, SALLY of SMILING SALLY
and her weekly BLUE MONDAY link parties,
I will be posting BLUE all this week.... 

It's funny, the things people love....

Years ago, I saw a magazine spread about
Andrea and Bruce Dern (the actor)
beautiful California home.

She had a greenhouse which she called THE POTTING SHED
built right into her home...

it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

 In the magazine article, it showed a large floor shelving unit, to the left
of this doorway into her potting shed,
just full of all kinds of watering cans.

I've searched everywhere I can think of to find that picture but I've not found it.

I've loved watering cans ever since I saw her collection...
*I sure wish I could find that photo...

Searching the web, I found some really cute watering cans....

I love this darling blue and white one.

I had one just like this but when we moved, it somehow got lost and didn't make the move with us...

I adore these brightly colored, polka dot ones..

the whimsical ones are so so cute...

 ...a pretty fancy one that I really like.....

 All of the cute one I've shown sure make my little
cheap
plastic
turquoise watering can look PLAIN.

but add some cute colorful letters...

and it suddenly  takes on a little bit of personality....
and, I mean...if there's anything EVERYbody wants, it's a
Personality Plus Watering Can...
(sometimes, I wonder about myself...)

 it wants to sing and shout....
and pour some water out....

Now...if I can draw cute curly-q's from one letter to the other,
it might be pretty cute....

HAHHHAAA....the things I think of to blog about....
Oh, well...
it's fun...
and that's what it's all about.

 It was time to repot some starter plants and being on a SOCIAL SECURITY budget,

I don't always feel I can just go buy bigger pots...

sooo....

 I save a few larger plastic containers and I don't mind one bit using them

until the plant will go into a larger one....

here I've just finished potting in the coffee container...

and about to do the same with the ice cream bucket...

You can pick up the large plastic potting containers at Lowe's Home Improvement for free...then, you can set them into a prettier container...or even spray paint the plain, free ones...

these little plants will go into those pretty soon...and I have a few pretty pots to sit out by the pool come summertime.

This "corn" plant has really grown but began getting dark tips and spots on the leaves.

GOOGLE, knower of all things, told me to cut the brown spots off,

replant in finer soil ( Miracle Grow is always my go-to potting soil).....

keep it out of direct sun but in a light and sunny place...

I sure would like for it to grow to about 4 or 5 feet ....

wonder if it will...

and then, before I could get this Watering Cans post published,

my new Country Living magazine arrived in the mail box...

...they are featuring WATERING CANS...

 and cute potting benches....
I have to repaint mine and the wind has been blowing every single day
and I am using spray paint.....
*heavy sigh.....
maybe tomorrow...

"I'll be seeing you, Sally."

XOXO, bj