Enjoy a few old world moments to find peace and simplicity in today's hectic modern world
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- In today's modern world, I love to experience the charm of slow living, as much as possible. Won't you join me as I share and embrace simplicity of New England's old world style. Join me on my journey to discover the beauty of taking life at a slower pace, savoring each special or cozy moment, and finding joy in the little things like visiting small shops, walking around old world villages, and spending time in the garden. If you haven't already subscribed, I welcome you to join our community of NEFL Kindred Spirits from all around the world. ©
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Hi Linda and all your subscribers who care in a “Mother”, role for others
Happy Mother’s Day to you all 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷💕💕💕💕💕
Linda we love your channel.
Don’t ever change because you are amazing just the way you are …………
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Thanks you so much!
Happy Mother’s Day! Yes it is amazing how fast your garden or yard can change. Sometimes it is over night. My Easter lilies have all bloomed for Mother’s Day. It is so gratifying when you see your hard work come to bloom. Hope you enjoyed your dinner. A hug for Willow.
Happy Mother’s Day to Linda and all her kindred spirits 🥰 from San Antonio, Texas. This video is one of my Mother’s Day treats, that I’m enjoying with a cup of coffee. Lord bless you all.
Thank You for sharing some wonderful moments and insights! I was a Linda wantabe 30+ years ago and enjoy now living vicariously through you! You are so inspiring !!
Everything is looking gorgeous, Linda! Great job!
Love the idea of the black bamboo sticks for peonies. They're so regal, they deserve classy black stakes. Three months ago, we moved into a condo in Victoria, B.C., with stunning city/water/mountain views, which I love, but that means my passionate yard/gardening days have been relegated to some pots on the balcony. And it's ok. Your sharing of your lovely gardens and your passion for designing and caring for them fills my cup! I never knew living the gardening life vicariously could be so rewarding. So thank you, Linda, for all you do.
Love the bamboo sticks idea too! I just returned from 10 days on the Island - how glorious - enjoy Victoria and those incredible views :)
Hi Linda - you are sooooooo busy! Love sharing the time with you and visiting the shops. I love seeing your garden projects too. Thanks for another great video post. Excited to see what you share with us next week.
Your gardens are shouting for joy that you became the new caretaker! Happy Mother's Day!
Spring renews one’s faith in God ❤
Happy Mother's Day, Linda...Your garden is growing great!
Wow, what a treat to see this video early this morning! I am an early bird like you, so my husband is not even up yet, LOL! The gardens look so beautiful! My white and purple lilacs are just going past peak here in CT and were gorgeous this year. Thanks for a great start to a Sunday morning and Happy Mother's Day to you. 🌷💮🌷
Yes! Just found out this spring mosquitos shocker, Geraniums. You, amaze me with your accomplishments. I do have to say you are my favorite channel to look 👀 forward to sweet Linda. Thanks! for the bamboo stick idea,💡 I differently will be doing and spraying them to add in my flower gardens. Have a blessed Happy Mother’s Day! Marilyn from Michigan 💐🪴🌹☀️🥰
Wonderful! Enjoy your day!
Thank you for the consistant posting! Look forward to your peaceful videos. Have a great week! 🌸🏵🪴
Your day out looked very enjoyable. Makes me want to plan one soon. 😊 i love your flower gardens. They are beautiful and I can see the fruits (flowers 😉) of your labor. Great idea for your peonies!
I'm happy to know that roadside antiques stores still exist!
They sure do! So many in our area
You really scored at the book swap! And those Baldwin candlesticks are beautiful and a great deal!
Isn't it an exhilarating feeling watching the garden coming back to life in the spring? No matter how many years go by (I'm just two years younger than you), I always get so excited to see what made it through the winter and looking for spots that can be filled in with something new. You've found a couple of nice plants at the greenhouse!
Thanks for the video!
Linda I Love your new haircut and make-up you look ten yearrs younger. Have a wonderful day!
Happy Mother's Day Linda, the yard and gardens are looking lovely, all the hard work is paying off!!!
Hi Linda everything looks so beautiful and tidy happy your getting your spring here in CA felt like summer lol Happy Mothers Day🦋🌹
Hi Linda! It’s impressive how much you have on your plate and take it all in stride with ease. Have a happy Mother’s Day.
Linda, this whole vlog was so nice! I was a doubter about your move to Sugarwood. Your Groton home and your renovation of that stunning kitchen(the MOST gorgeous kitchen I've ever seen) made me scratch my head. But your land/gardens is beyond stunning. Honestly, i never get tired of seeing your place move through the seasons; it's always fresh and fun.
I love winter and with all of your trees, and that field across from your home is just stunning! But fall and spring are also favorites, and you showcase them so well. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely, peaceful video. I love being in my garden too. Packing up your basket for a day of errands is such a great idea. I think I may have shared this with you before but I learned a tip years ago with the bulbs that I would get at Easter in pots. While your garden is still emerging look for the negative space that you would like to see the daffodils or tulips etc in the garden before the garden fully flushes out. Take the bulbs out of the pot ( store them till fall) dig the hole according to the pot size ,put the soil from the hole in the pot. Submerge the pot in the hole. Then in fall pull the pot, put the bulbs in the hole( according to depth ) then simply dump the soil from the pot over the bulbs ,tamp it down and voila . Ready for spring!
I love that! Thank you for sharing with all of us.
Happy Mother’s Day! Have a Beautiful and Blessed Day!🌹
A couple of years ago I ordered these half circle metal stakes from Gardeners Supply to support my peonies. They work great.
Happy mother's day 💐
Spring time in New Hampshire makes up for those incredibly dark cold days of winter!! I just love the celadon green of new leaves, the tulips (which I can't grow due to chipmunks), and the bright blue skies. Can't wait for the lilacs to bloom and fill the air with scent....
Thanks for sharing Linda. You always share very interesting things. I have a lot of similar interest. Beautiful creativity. Willow is beautiful 🥰Love your decorating..💕
Much to do...all will be worth it...gardening is a joy...
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers!!
Wishing you a Happy Mothers Day, Linda. Prices are very high right now on so many things, from groceries to building projects. If you wait until next year you may find that your cost will be lower. Be patient. Keep tweaking the plans and when you are ready you may find that it will be a more enjoyable project for less than the current estimate.
Love the candlesticks! Enjoying spring here in Ohio, finally! Have a lovely week!
enjoyed watching - thankyou
Linda, thank you for another enjoyable viseo. I always like your variety of content and music selections; especially when you share your jaunts and adventures in your local New England towns. It is such a " breath of fresh air" for me since I live in New York City. Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day. God bless your "kindred spirit". Looking forward to your next video. Robert.
What you have done for your garden is amazing!! I love watching your progress and ideas!!
Enjoy your spring garden Linda, it is gorgeous! LOVE the peony idea - I'll be doing this next year for sure. We were also just commenting on our peonies and how they are significantly taller this year here in Nova Scotia. So interesting to hear yours are also much taller than a typical year.
Hello Linda, wishing you a relaxing Mother's day with enjoyable moments 💐🌼☕ Enjoyed all the sites you shared with us, those Amish sheds were magnificent. Please give Willow an extra hug today from me. Looking forward to seeing more about your gardening adventures 😀 Blessings ☮
Happy Mother’s Day, ok, back to the video…🌷🌸🪴
Love your videos
Happy Mother’s Day Linda your. Gardens are doing well it’s a busy time of spring trying to get the inside done and the outside but it keeps us busy
Thank you for a fun video. I’m visiting New England on my way to Brimfield. Ive noted many of your suggestions over the years and are using them as a guide. ☺️
Wonderful video. Hmmmm..tinfoil in the lining of your picnic basket, do tell? Happy Mother's Day!
I wrapped it over the egg and the yogurt a bit to help. Keep it cool with the ice block that was in there.
The garden is really shaping up. Just you talking about your plans exhausts me, however encourages me to get on it at our home. Great find on those beautiful candlesticks, Baldwin brass is always such a treasure and will surely enhance the beauty of your home! Happy Mother’s Day to you and all of the kindred spirits out there. Have a sunny week!
Linda, thank you! Listening an watching you gives me such a calming feeling = so informative and easy things for us to accomplish!! Thanks for all your work!!!
Wow! You are stunning! Hope you had a fabulous dinner! Been there done that😚!
Happy Mother's day. Enjoying a cup of tea while watching the quaint antique stores you bring us along to visit. Your gardens look better and better every time we see an update. Thank you for sharing your days.
I was confused when you said your Bachelor Buttons popped up. I knew it was too early for an annual Bachelor Buttons to be that full. I knew that plant as Mountain Bluet. Looked it up. Apparently they are also called Perennial Bachelor Buttons. Interesting...
Happy Mother's Day Linda, I really enjoyed this week's adventures with you. Thank you
So good to catch up with you! Happy Mother's Day! Just a thought to ponder - Puppydog for Willow! You are a blessing! Thank you 💐🐕
Love when you take us on your jaunts here and there❤ Your gardens are a full time job but so worth it! Happy Mother's Day 💐
Oh those 12 over 12 windows get me every time….beautiful
re: clear glassware etc. at your antique/thrift stores/shops:.... I find small glasses, coasters, or small mini bowl cups, and I look underneath on the outside bottom for interesting floral or star shapes that are part of the glassware design... THEN when I make rolled/pressed cookies (shortbread, peanut butter cookies, etc.), I roll the cookie dough into balls, then into granulated white sugar, and use the glassware to press/stamp down the cookie dough balls prior to baking! I love using this idea! It makes for wonderful designs in my cookies...makes them special!!
What a great idea! Thank you for sharing!
Hi Linda , Happy Mother’s Day🌼🌻🌸
Happy Mother’s Day, Linda! 💐🕊️
I spent a significant portion of my childhood in Mass and so enjoy your videos of New England living. Such love and nostalgia for all of it. P.S. I believe you have a peony there! : )
Wonderful! Yes it’s a peony, but we need to figure out what type and gosh darn it I will! lol. That’s what’s been alluding me since the previous owner told me she thought it was a tree peony and I do not believe it is, so I’m trying to figure out the species.
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I like that idea for support of the peonies! That’s exactly what I need for mine, which is just one.
Enjoyed the video very much. Nice to be able to work in the gardens and see the daily changes and progress. I've used the bamboo pole and jute string idea for my big peony bushes, delphiniums and a few other tall plants. Works well! I find the peony rings are not big or tall enough either when the bush gets large, and they are a pain to store and untangle in the Spring! Great idea to spray paint them...might try that this year! I bought my husband the Blood & Thunder book a few years ago and he loved it. He enjoys historical books. He thought it was an excellent read, and very well written. ~M~
I love watching your shows. So relaxing and beautiful! I was curious if you have a certain religion? I’m a Christian. Glory be to God! 🙌🏻😊
Great video, as always. Thank you for a new idea for supporting peonies. Mine ALWAYS flop over even though I have tried many different "solutions." Your idea looks lovely!
Happy Mother’s Day Linda!
Very enjoyable video! Willow reminds me of my doodle with his crazy balls 🐕🐾😁
Love your enthusiasm for all things great and small. You inspire me to get my rear in gear and tackle some things I plan to get to later - NOW. Thanks, Linda, have a wonderful day.
Awesome! Thank you!
I always put a tea towel to line my baskets.
Mine was to wrap the ice block in to keep the food cool ;-)
I love your garden with the rock walls against the delicate flowers. Everything is coming together to form a perfect composition of beauty. My favorite thing in the garden is your twig arbor. It’s so rustic but a perfect work of art. All of your hard work is paying off with natural beauty.
Lovely video Linda isn’t spring a magical time, your garden is looking beautiful, what a peaceful place to live. I was wondering if you had an update on your possible new barn you designed? Thank you as alway a treat to watch…😊
Linda, you have so many beautiful gardens around your home! So much to keep up with, I am 15 years your elder so I need to consider that! You still amaze me in your motivation. I always LOVE to go antiquing with you and picking out plants at garden centers. Thank you for another great video session as I sip my coffee on Mothers Day! Happy Mother’s Day to you!
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The Rick Warren book we did in my Sunday school class.
After that, I would go back yearly and read and skim through underlined places and where I wrote notes. It really will help you keep a wonderful perspective of your purpose in life ,how to keep your life more fulfilling. ❤
I will definitely be using your idea of the bamboo sticks on the peonies. Every spring, I struggle with my peony rings. I’ll be interested to see how this works out for you this summer. You’ve done an amazing amount of cleanup since you moved in to that property. The backyard gardens are looking so nice. The area I garden in is similar to yours. Lots of ancient plants and shrubs that have been let go over the years and very difficult to dig up or shape up can be backbreaking. Your videos are inspiring to me and keep me plugging away.
I loved this as usual Linda!! So love seeing the beautiful historic and beautiful places you cherish too! Thank you for sharing.
I found this video to be very "choppy". Too much back and forth. But, I love your home and gardens. Happy Mothers' Day!
Bamboo sticks...great idea
Reminds me of excisions in north west Connecticut
Oooooh, I love your idea for peony supports. I have always struggled with the ring supports also. And, they have to be pulled up every year because they don’t look nice once peonies are cut back. Your idea of using bamboo and painting black is way better. Can’t wait to see your after video.
It's such A beautiful village. I sure miss New England and look forward to spending each Sunday with you ❤️. Happy Mother's Day
💐Omgoodness Linda I'm sooo jealous of all your rocks 😍😍😍we have alot at our house in upstate NY but not nearly as much as you...and my daughter and I call our "Holding Garden" "The Orphan Garden"🤭🤭
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY EVERYONE!!!💐💐
Always enjoy your gardening projects - so inpspiring! Love the brass candlesticks, too - great find! Have a Happy Mother's Day!
I lived across the street from the Jeffrey Meeting House. Thanks for including it in your journey.
We kept looking for houses on Thorndike Pond Road, but of course nothing came up. We almost bought a beautiful new antique looking cape down the street.
Oh my goodness, removing ditch lilies is such a huge job! Well done! I feel for you that you have so much more to do!
Happiest of Mother’s Day Linda!
I look forward to your Sunday videos while enjoying my coffee ☕️ We are having the warmest days so far this year 68 degrees & sunny in my coastal area. A beautiful day 😊 I don’t like gardening but I love seeing others do it 🤷🏼♀️♥️ Looking forward to seeing your garden in full bloom 💐
I have been using mosquito plants for years and I love them. They overwinter well in the house
Happy Mother's Day! So loved the ride around NH with you and the tour of the garden. You are working so very hard AND it SHOWS~~. Is Keene , NH where they have all the carved pumpkins lite at once? We went years ago and it was AWSOME. Loved having my moring cup of coffee. Have a great week, see you next time.
Yes it is! I have not seen it in person myself.
Happy Mother’s Day Linda! Always look forward to your videos!
I hope you had a great Mother's Day! Your gardens get prettier with every video!
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I got the best holder for my peony. It is from Gardners supply.
It is wrought iron, black. It is very easy to put together. Very strong will last you a lifetime. And looks very decorative in the garden, but was not real expensive.
I did see those online, but I wasn’t sure if it was tall enough for some of my peonies. What are your thoughts?
Essex plant supports . Comes in different sizes…
Happy Mother's Day Linda..I hope it was a beautiful blessed day for you and your family..Thank you as always for taking us with you and sharing everything.. Until next time..
I used to spend summers in New England, many years ago, visiting my grandmother. I loved the architecture, food, scenery, history and people. I haven't been in several years now but it's so familiar and heartwarming to see it all again in your videos. ❤
Thanks for sharing! They sound like special memories.
Linda, Happy Mother's Day! I LOVE your idea to use bamboo to hold up the peonies!
Hi Linda Happy Mother's day! What a fun sko living adventure video that antique store was fantastic, some of those sheds are some wye catchwrs!The gardens are looking great Willow is just too cute with her ball 😊 Enjoy your day!🕊️💚
Your place is beautiful.What is so wonderful you enjoy doing all the hard work ❤
When I saw "dump" on your list, I was not expecting this! Wow! LOL. Happy Mother's Day ♥
Happy Mother's Day!!! Could you tell me the name and location of the Antique's Shop (you show a sign saying) you visited? I spotted some things I wanted. 😍 Thanks!
The Baldwin Brass candlesticks wow a great find. I have a set of that I purchased many years ago and they are still perfect. One of my treasures. ❤
We all need some me time ,it hard when so much needs to be done in the spring
Happy Mother’s Day 🌿🍃
Love seeing all the cute shops... and those book stores! And being from California , I enjoy the walks through all the quaint towns and villages. The homes and gardens are so beautiful. I love sweet alyssum and fortunately, it reseeds every year for me. It just makes the garden pop with all those puffs of white against all the greens and flowers. I love finding a good Christmas book at the thrift store. I immediately come home and out it in my suitcase for my holiday trip to visit the grandkids. Your garden is looking very nice.
❤❤❤ I tried to leave a "Like," but either my notepad or TH-cam won't let me at this moment. Sooo inspirational. I recently moved to upstate NY, and I'm looking forward to creating my own garden. Tkx for sharing.
Your new hairstyle is very attractive and really complements your face, Linda!
Poor willow, nobody will play with her. :)
The book Over Sea, Under Stone, by Susan Cooper is a treasure if a first addition, even more so! good find!
Happy Mother's Day Linda!!! Thank you for all your advice as you enter our lives each week!!❤❤