This Perfectly Imperfect Life

Bleeding Heart Petunias, Verbena, Superbells Hardy Azalea Wave Petunia, Geranium Bleeding Heart

Peeping through the spare room this morning. View from the front porch this morning. Hard to get an official total on this snow fall. Front walk. Looking towards the creek. Creekside this afternoon. Looking across the creek. Creekside this afternoon. Winter is finally here in all of its sparkling glory, and while it is also a lot of work, it is a joy.  And by work, I mean we have 12 porches with steps, 7 sidewalks, 2 full sets of stairs, and the trash & recycling area we're responsible for snow removal for. (Along with our truck and my mom's car). But after a decade of being caretakers here at The Perfectly Imperfect Homestead, we have snow and ice removal down to a science as a team. (TG for snowblowers so not all of it has to be shoveled. Also extremely helpful is that the landscaper is responsible for the parking areas). As the snow fell yesterday, I finally began to feel settled, less scatte...

Cozy living room tidings. Bizarre spring-like temps this December. The third Sunday of Advent has just now passed, yesterday for those unfamiliar with the tradition, and while things may look like Christmas indoors, it feels like anything but outdoors for those of us in the Northeast this December! Just yesterday the temperature climbed to 67* before noon! On December 13th. While not completely unheard of, it's happened before within recent memory, it's still weird. Glorious for some, unsettling for others. Allergies are off the charts and we're dangerously low on rainfall. Today it's actually so humid I'm finding it a little hard to breathe! Things are growing, budding, and blooming. Out of season. So it's not just we humans who are confused. Spring in December in New Jersey? For Hubbs and I, it doesn't feel like December, or Christmastime. I know, it's not just about the weather, but we enjoy cold temps vs warm, so it's part of ...

View from the kitchen. Cold and gray here at the Perfectly Imperfect Homestead this morning. What leaves are left on the trees are falling like snow. It's rather magical!  But it also makes me a little sad. My heart will feel the absence of their beautiful Autumn colors keenly until they return again next year. 

Pink Knockout, Rosa Radcon Pink Knockout, Rosa Radcon, same bush as above Aren't October roses The Best?! I love many things about October, but roses at Halloween makes my top five! (And another reason why I love Knockout roses. Not only are they the *only* roses I have left of all the roses I have grown over the last several years, but depending on the weather, they'll bloom through Halloween, Thanksgiving, and even Christmas). What's one of your top five favorite things about October?