That picture above? It clearly shows my mood. Of course, the dog’s thoughts might not be contemplative, but more about his next meal. Who knows? But let me get on with what I’m meaning to say. The nights have been quite cool around here for a couple weeks. The forecast calls for more in theContinueContinue reading “A time for contemplation”
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Second chance gardening
Hmmm. I’m not so sure how my spring/summer garden is going to fare–except the tomatoes. They’ve gone nuts! But here’s an article about planting for fall harvest. I notice they left out pumpkins. Seeds can go into the ground in August for those and then pray you don’t have a hungry groundhog around. Here’s theContinueContinue reading “Second chance gardening”
Life’s Little Surprises
Somehow, in the craziness of trying to accomplish all I’ve set myself this summer, I had forgotten my little pond out front. Not that I’d actually forgotten its existence. Fixing or removing the waterfall and making changes to the layout of this small body of water is on my to-do list. I’ve underlined that choreContinueContinue reading “Life’s Little Surprises”
Garden Restoration, Part I
I’ve decided to document the rebirth of the front garden (for starters—I may move on to brave the shed garden, the shade garden, the don’t-sit-under-the-apple-tree garden). It’s also a tale of my own rebirthing, from a rather nasty depression into the symbolically hopeful, soul-nurturing act of gardening.
Peony Perfection
I’m a little behind in my blogging, but I thought I would share these two photos of lovely white blooms I brought indoors a couple of weeks back. Alas, the bountiful rain and hot, humid days have all but eliminated my peonies outdoors. Those flowers I placed in a green glass container (as I had noContinueContinue reading “Peony Perfection”
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