TRYING TO FIND SPRING

One of the things we did early on in Paris was buy flower boxes to place on all our balconies.  If you remember, I posted our struggle bringing the boxes via bus then walking the rest of the way to the apartment, having to stop for a rest etc.  It was worth the effort and time as the entire 20 months we were in Paris they bloomed and were absolutely beautiful.

Remember these?  I wonder if we can do this again!!

So, when we decided to try flower boxes at our backdoor entrance that all the residents use to get to our garages, we thought we'd try geraniums again.   Now, we know the weather here in Kansas City is different from Paris so these may not do as well...hotter summers and colder winters.  But we're feeling really confident...so here we go!!

It's decidedly easier to get what we need in Kansas City...if nothing else, we drive to get the supplies and drive home.  There's no walking and carrying involved.  Unfortunately, with the quarantines in place we are somewhat limited.  Home Depot is open, though, so we went there this morning and got boxes, a little spade and a watering can.

Ready to go!!

They had a really pretty watering can, but it's going to be housed in the closet so why spend more $$$ when no one (not even me) is going to see it?  This little $4 one will work fine.  Sadly, there aren't many flowers out yet (perhaps because of the weather..not quite warm enough or perhaps because the large floral markets (like Calloways in Dallas) aren't open right now).  David put them up, though, and, for now, they will remain, sadly, empty until things change and we can get the flowers for them.

Here's the view from the breakfast area - ready for flowers - I'll be able to see them from the table as we're eating

I'm also planning to buy a Boston fern for the sunroom but, alas, didn't see one of those either.  The past many years I've bought beautiful ferns at Kroger for $10-12.  I don't know if I'll find that here once things loosen up.  However, I did see this hanging pansy (I removed the hangers) so, for now, it's sitting on my little chair in the sunroom.  It looks cheery, adds some color and, I hope, will stay alive inside.  It gets lots of morning light...will that be enough?????  That is the question!!!!

Perfectly fits the chair!

We FaceTimed with Paris friends to end our morning and that was wonderful.  We feel very blessed to have made good friends during our time there.  As you know if you've moved very much, you don't keep in touch with everyone after you move...only those closest to you.  Some fall off our radar and we fall off some radar.  That's life.  So I appreciate even more when people continue to reach out.

Yet, again, perhaps another positive coming from these quiet days being home is keeping in touch with people we care about.    I do wonder what we'll take with us from this crazy time we're living in....maybe more than we could imagine!