When I got home from work on Friday, the postcard had just arrived! Yes folks, it's that time again - the Oley Valley Perennials' Annual Public Open House Sales!!!

For those of you who haven't been, this is one of the best perennial sales around! Tucked back off Covered Bridge Road in the scenic Oley Valley, is a beautiful farmhouse, barn and greenhouses beckoning everyone who has ever yearned for a green thumb.

Sometimes I refer to this place as Hosta Heaven, because I've never seen so many varieties of Hostas in one place. And, yes, I've bought my fair share of this versatile plant there. I also got all my ostrich ferns there.

There's also many varieties of daylillies, grasses and numerous other perennials all for great sale prices!! You simply must make the time to go! And for your convenience, this weekend is just the first weekend of the sale.

Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and also June 6-7 and June 20-21. And while you're there, make sure to get on the mailing list so you can get the postcard next year!

Ok, how to get there: from Rt. 422, take Rt. 662 north to Yellow House (Rt. 562), cross over and take the road to the right at the fork (Covered Bridge Road), go about a mile and look for a sign on the left; there'll be a driveway on the right, just turn in and you're there!

From Rt. 73, turn at the Pleasantville Diner onto Covered Bridge Road (south) and follow, past the turn for Glick's and look for the sign on the right hand side/driveway on the left.And as you go down the driveway, take time to look at all the beautiful hostas and ferns planted under the trees on the property. It's spectacular!

In other news, no, I didn't get the new waterfall installed on the pond over the weekend. Sunday was a complete wash-out, so now it's on the agenda for Memorial Day Weekend. Our own Brangelina (the fish) is still pregnant (I think), and Hank's returned! (Hank is the frog that inhabits our pond, more on him later).