Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Bottle tree and Granny quilting

Sharing again, my lemonade tree...
Because of our shady yard, the branches all go the same direction.
Hoping that direction is a good one... Bottle tree story:
My love and I had a tiff about the bottle tree.
We had an old crab apple tree that was ugly.  Cut it down I said.
 He refused.
 So I made it into a bottle tree. He hated it..take down the bottles..ugly.
 I said no, every respectable southern garden has a bottle tree.
Then it fell down on its own..the roots rotted..ugh..
Miraculously a starter came up next to it...now all grown up into a new tree.
A bottle tree...making lemonades out of lemons...
I love it so.
It reminds me of us.
 
 When life  is too hard...just "Go Sew" and so I am.
You will be happy to know that I am going to bed early tonight...lest I start the maudlin bit.
This post from Bea, at Bea's Hive
made me think of my mother and my dear man....
Such is the life...it is good to have each other. 

5 comments:

MariQuilts said...

I love the bottle tree and what it means to you.....

Sharon said...

I love your bottle tree too! It seems like such a Southern thing but there are a lot of them in this area too! I love the blue glass, esp. when the sun shines through it. (Which doesn't actually happen all that often in this area!)

Dawn said...

I didn't know bottle trees were a southern thing.
May your sewing bring you peace and good thoughts.

Dawn said...

I didn't know bottle trees were a southern thing.
May your sewing bring you peace and good thoughts.

smazoochie said...

Maybe you gave me the idea, but I've been wanting a bottle tree. I hope you are able to sit & enjoy yours as the weather cools.
Thanks for the Bea's Hive link; I've read her comments to you but had no idea of her own journey.
hugs to everyone