Again! If you recall from a previous post on June 22nd I was just smug as a bug with my flowers and the new watering system - Here is the post as a little refresher.
Before I tell you what happened I will tell you a little bit about the area where we live. It is DRY, DRY, DRY, not as DRY as a desert but it is DRY. I think our annual precipitation is around 12 inches. Therefore if you want anything to grow (except weeds) you have to water it. Well, the last few weeks around here have been wet, wet, wet and we have had 4 inches of rain in July. Our lawn was turning yellow from too much water so off went the sprinkler system. Guess what else was shut off??? Yep the water to the flowers -
Didn't even think about them! They are up against the front of the house and were not getting any rain. We always go out the back door so I hadn't seen them in a couple of days. Well, I happened to walk by them the other day and ooooppppppsssss! I did it again just like every other year - killed my flowers. Better Luck Next Year!
On to business! Last week we posted our Book Giveaway and the winner of the book is:
Samantha G who wrote -
Anne of Green Gables.
Hands down best book of my childhood. I'm sure if she were real she'd be a great quilter!
E-mail us info@sweetwaterscrapbook.com and let us know your mailing address and we will send it out when it becomes available.
A little preview for what we have in store next week -
Remember this Sewing Subway Art? We have some new Subway Art pictures featuring quilt blocks that we are excited to show you - Next Week. See you then!
I live in the desert (Arizona) and that is why we don't have that many flowers in the summer. When I travel, I tend to take pictures of the flowers everywhere...some people think I'm weird because I get so excited about seeing all the beautiful colors!
Posted by: Michele | Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 01:58 PM
I would like to make a change of address for the monthly club. Our tour in Korea is almost over...we fly out 2 Aug. Can I email the change...we already closed on our new house in California so I have an address in the states. I don't get there until almost the middle of Aug...we are driving from Atlanta to Sacramento. When the time get a little closer I will be slurging on a personal subway art, perhaps that quilting one and I have been craving that hometown fabric for months...I hope there are plenty of the pre-cuts left in a couple of weeks. I bet I drive through lots of those names on that fabric.
Posted by: Jeni | Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 09:26 PM
And that is exactly why I don't have plants. HAHA!
Posted by: Debra | Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 10:21 AM
haha! my flowers look like that too. In the last 3 weeks we've gotten one rainstorm, it's crazy! (I dont' live in the desert).
I love that new subway art. Can't wait to see more (and hopefully purchase one!!)
Posted by: Becky M | Friday, July 22, 2011 at 06:27 AM
Please email me when the new subway art is in! Thank you! Keep cool!!
Posted by: Mary Flynn | Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 05:42 PM
I think your flowers are probably redeemable. Give them a REALLY good soak every couple of days, perhaps some liquid fertilizer, and cut off the dead bits. You might just surprise yourself yet :)
Congrats to the winner - Anne of Green Gables is a really cool read. I wanted to be her when I was a little kid! lol
Posted by: Seaweed & Raine | Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 04:42 PM
You're flowers don't look too bad. I'm sure you could revive them by watering heavy once a day, and maybe a little fertilizer.
Looks like there is still quite a bit of green and the blooms on the flowers still look decent. You'd be surprised at how well plants revive after being dry for a few days, even in the heat. I wouldn't say they are dead yet!
Posted by: mean sarah jean | Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 04:07 PM
That is funny about your flowers. We see our hanging baskets every day and still fail to water them enough.
Posted by: Carol T | Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 03:55 PM
Congrats to Samantha G. Oh boy you've taken me back.. I love Anne of Green Gables...loved the whole series that was on public television here. I think I'll look and see if I can buy that series. I would love for my granddaughters to watch that series. I've recently gotten them into American Girl dolls, books, and movies... the values and morals that are emulated in these stories are the ones that I wish for them to grow up with.
Sorry about your flowers...mine are doing pretty good so far but today we have 109 degree heat index and tomorrow will be worse...we're having a heat wave!!! UGH
Can't wait to see the new Subway Art!!!still holding my breath waiting for Hometown yardage. Getting closer, and closer and closer!!!! Yippee!!!
Posted by: Cheryl | Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 01:33 PM
My poor flowers are all dead too. The extreme heat and it's rained only once all of July means they are brown and crispy.
Luckily the plants are a bit hardier and are still alive but even the hostas are starting to have burned leaves.
Posted by: CaraQuilts | Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 01:11 PM