Sunday Bits of Inspo #78 (Happy Mother's Day!)

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommas! This is my first one without my own momma to visit or chat with, but I have such lovely memories from last year. My brother and I visited with her at the home, enjoying a lovely afternoon coffee and cupcakes together.

Mom never had much of a sweet tooth when she was younger, and was never a big fan of chocolate. A chocolate bar would sit in her cupboard for months as she ate one square now and again. One square, lol! We always made Finnish cakes, which are very different than north American ones, so she was not a big cake/treat eater either.

Well, I tell you... that day, we watched her eat an ice cream sandwich and two strawberry cupcakes without batting an eye, licking her fingers clean afterwards. She was smiling and happy, joking about, had herself giggling. My momma always told the worst jokes. Jokes that made no sense to anyone else, but she herself found so very funny.

Made us happy to see her enjoying herself. She went through a weird phase after dad passed away where she lived on carrots, European wieners, and frozen vegetables. For several years! Dementia and depression are horrible to see happening to a loved one.

I was so lucky to have that final year with my mom, and super happy that we had that lovely Mother's Day afternoon coffee with her, when she was happy and smiling.

Our house is in chaos, the yard is chaos... everything is a mess. The past few days have been super busy as we took advantage of the lovely weather to do outdoor stuff, so no housework has been done.

We stained the deck so the furniture is all out in the yard. The mister took everything out of the shed so he can build shelves and hooks and things, make it user friendly, so the tools are all out there, too. We then decided to start our pollinator strip, so everything from furniture to gardening tools, plants and an arbour, are all lying about on the lawn!

I don't know why we do this, get a wild hair and do it all at the same time, but here we are again. Worst of all, I don't do well with any kind of mess, yet the past two years have been nothing but chaos!

Anyway, the grandies are coming to hang out with us for the afternoon and their momma (my baby girl) will be joining us a bit later on, so we'll get the littles help us set things to right again.

Bits of Gardening Inspo!

25 garden bed ideas to inspire your garden design. We are putting in our pollinator strip garden this summer (have started tearing things up already), and are implementing several of the ideas in this post.

What is chaos gardening?

What is cat-facing on tomatoes? Why does this happen?

Vines instead of hedges? Sure do love the look of that honeysuckle!

My tumbling composter. Love this thing!

Just (re)watched this Homesteading episode on Growing a Greener World. Love the compost bin idea! I was going to get another tumbler, but might make one of these instead... much more affordable ; )

These 17 bug-repelling plants. Insert heart emoji here : )

Bits of Homey Inspo

I absolutely adore this kitchen, but the entire home is delightful. The green, the herringbone flooring, that ribbed sink. Just perfect.

Love this bathroom renovation. So pretty. Love that vanity and the tub. I would need a bigger shower though....

These springtime bedrooms are so pretty. The coverlets, the bedside flowers, all so serene and calm. I wonder where they keep their alarm clocks, their creams, air purifiers, kobo's, all the things that clutter up my bedside table ; )

I am in love with this bedroom. I like the colours, love those sheets, the waffle weave blanket. It looks so serene.

While I cannot find any pretty daisy sheets to share with you all, I will tell you that those striped sheets that I bought for our bed last month are the best sheets I have had in a long, long time. I have not had to flip my pillow even once! Stays cooler somehow, does not hold in the heat like other sheets do. They are at a great price point, too!

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I'm in love with this diy - so pretty! The how to is in Finnish but I think the pictures are pretty self explanatory so decided to post it here anyways : )

Bits of Recipe Inspo

Hubby is making the Mother's Day supper today for my daughter and I. We are both veggies so he's going to recreate the crispy tofu bowl from the Cactus Club Cafe. It is one of my absolute favourite meals. Whenever we go to either Calgary or Edmonton, we make sure to plan it around lunchtime so I can eat this bowl!

I am thinking this Strawberry Chamomile Paloma sounds like the perfect mocktail (or cocktail) to accompany the meal.

These Mediterranean diet snacks.

This New York Times recipe for Strawberry Shortcake.

It is rhubarb season! Yay! This rhubarb cake looks like a great, easy idea for a coffee break treat.

With my sourdough this weekend, I am looking at maybe making these Swedish Cinnamon Buns and maybe these Danish Pastries, too. These look like so much work though, so I just don't know... I love to bake but I like simple recipes ; )

Have a great day! Eat some cake, Smell the roses,

Sit Back, Enjoy Your Day~ Tanja