Ah, spring!

The weather has been just beautiful since I’ve been home on my mini vacation. I have been doing just what I said I would – weaving and weeding. And reading. Good things all three.

The radar map tells me that we should get some actual rain today, as opposed to the promised-but-never-delivered [...]

Shrub love

When we first came to this property there was nothing here but trees. We had to clear a few acres to make a nice, open space for the house. Then I had to start planting things to make the yard not look barren.

I started with perennials, knowing they’d give me years of color for my [...]

Mother’s Day

I’m a woman who doesn’t really care what the calendar says about holidays. After all, does it really matter if we celebrate Mother’s Day on May 6 or a few weeks later? I don’t think so. What matters is that we share a day and our love.

I had a show in Belmont [...]

Season’s First Bouquet

We’ve had record-setting warm temperatures for over a week. On the one hand, the weather is so gorgeous it must be enjoyed.

On the other hand, it doesn’t bode well for the coming summer.

I’m doing my best to just enjoy each day and not think too much about the future.

Yesterday I brought in my [...]

Garden Lovelies

I really do love spring the best. Watching tiny spikes poke up from the ground and turn into beautiful blossoms in the matter of just a few weeks never ceases to engage me, and to make me happy.

With that said, I just want to share some of the beauty of my early June garden.

The beard [...]