Secret Garden

We've been reading aloud the adventures of the orphan Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. This little lady seemed to like the story too. 

Botanical Plaques

Among my collection of treasured ephemera are a few tattered, hand-colored lithographs from Lorenz Oken’s extensive 13 volume series „Naturgeschichte für alle Stände“ (Natural History for all Social Ranks) which was published in 1843 in Stuttgart, Germany. This botanical plaque and a couple others will be added to the shop today along with some anatomical plaques too.

Spring Has Sprung

Tomorrow marks the first official day of spring so Lizzie and I decided to plant a little flower garden (of buttons!) to celebrate. She had a lot of fun "planting" them in bunches and then in rows. 

When I was growing up we always recited this little ditty:

Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the flowers is. 

Now Lizzie is going around the house chanting it and the first thing she did this morning is look out the window reporting back to me that the flowers are STILL hiding.

Have a beautiful weekend and to all of you in the Northern Hemisphere -- Happy Spring!