Fleeing a funk may be a bit more challenging in this season of life; weighed down with memories and memorabilia that aren’t always easy to share. I’ve been in a funk — or a slump —- for a spell. Whew . . . My inner Mary Engelbreit has been warning me to SNAP OUT...
2023 True to their own timetable, the Lenten roses are budding. This discovery I made replacing our Christmas flag with a winter one — Wise men have been replaced with a pair winsome owls bundled up for January’s chilly winds. And now that I am seeing so clearly,...
After the 2022 Midterms . . . When I wrote the last blog, the mid-terms were looming; apparently voter turn out was good. And America survived! Some of my candidates won, most did not; one ballot issue passed, which I hoped would fail.* Time to quit being such an...
Assessing my autumn’s garden, in mid-October, I see the fuchsia apparently enjoys fall weather as much as it did spring’s. That I kept it live through summer astonished me and pleased me. Daily watering really can keep plants alive! The lantana still blooms; I...
This First Day This first day of September is a quintessential one — cooler and drier and brighter than those as August waned. But, I needed a wee-bit of incentive to get moving. I am so not bright-eyed and bushy tailed, ready to scamper into a new season. I feel...
I had hoped I would have many sunflowers from seeds this year. Not only have we enjoyed them in previous years, this year I wanted a gazillion. So, I bought several packets of different varieties, and a friend gave me a packet of fancy sunflower seeds, too, knowing...
I am learning some limits and and accepting a few limitations as the reality of just how far my get-up-and-go got up and went. So, I am good for about 40-45 minutes of sustained movement, a day! lol — whether it’s tidying up, weeding, planting, or even walking. And...
There are some days I just need a brace — those days when my back resists an upright posture. Now, everyday I need a banister as I ascend and descent the cellar steps. Balance and sure-footedness have never been constant companions. But they are more frequently AWOL...
Sunflowers and Ukraine are big topics, I love to plant sunflowers and enjoy painting them; I did not know their connection to Ukraine. A note from The Morning Brew was an eye-opener: Good morning. Ukraine is known as the “breadbasket of Europe” thanks to its...
The garden this year, 2021, is better understood as a few flower beds, overflowing with Black-eyed Susans, marigolds, roses, a few echinacea, and hopefully sunflowers, which are dawdling. The crepe myrtle flourishes! And here’s a little sketch of me wrestling the hose...
Fragrances Have you ever caught a whiff of fragrances you wish you could bottle, and keep forever? Today is filled with fragrances — and ruminations! “...I have to write to discover what I am doing. Like the old lady, I don't know so well what I think until I see what...
My neighbor deflected the compliment; answering, Well, I am hopeful, when some remarked upon my friend’s goodly gardening ambitions. She is a prodigious and productive gardener; plus she generously shares when she divides her bounty. No garden or flower bed ever...
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