My flower garden is surely small, but one of the things I love about it is that I can walk outside almost any time of any day and find some creature that amazes me. 

I usually have one of these writing spiders (Argiope) every year, but the excitement over spotting one for the first time each […]

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My husband always tells me that when I’m in the midst of sorrow to look for something joyful.  This was blooming — first time ever — in my goldfish pond this morning.

I am sure that whenever I see one of these beautiful blooms now I’ll think of my friend.

The funeral is this afternoon.
Lynn

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So the very young cat, Fluffy, had 3 kittens yesterday!  At least there’s only 3 that we have seen and can account for.

If the picture is blurry, it’s because I used no flash, in order to not disturb her too much.  Fluffy is turning out to be quite the mother, catching the kittens with her paw and […]

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Princess of the Universe likes to play with some of her neighborhood friends who have a little creek (or “crick” as they say in some places).  It runs behind their house.  Well, guess what she came running home with yesterday?

This is a crayfish, which is a fresh water crustacean; it’s also known as a crawdad.

She let the […]

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I started out this morning doing a bit of cleaning around the house and then I headed outside to clean up the front porch and do some early morning garden (little garden ) chores.  

All the house plants have been brought outside to spend the spring and summer.  The peace lily got a good watering.   […]

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I love taking a morning stroll through my little gardens with my green tea.

The Queen Elizabeth rose is covered in buds.  They will open into lovely pink roses.

There’s one last clump of narcissus blooming in the garden.  These are delicate and I like them a lot.

A very expectant Fluffy will hardly let me walk through […]

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I woke up this morning knowing that I go back to work today after being off my regular days, and prior to that being sick.  It’s been 7 days since I worked last.  I have mixed feelings, to say the least.
I walked out into the garden early this morning.  I’m thankful to have a little […]

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Apparently,
“What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.”  Charles Dudley Warner 1829-1900
It’s true.  But resting every once in a while is a big help too!

Guess who?

And guess where?
Yep, I was lucky enough to get some playtime outside today.  I finished mulching bed #7.  I am working on labeling […]

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Yes ma’am!  Zebra grass does not belong in small spots.  Zebra grass — in my most humble opinion — belongs far, far away from cottage gardens.  Why did I plant it to start with?  Oh yes.  Because it would get tall and be nice at the back of the border.  Wrong.
Remind me not to plant zebra […]

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As fate would have it, I lost my other grandmother on Friday night, 2/1/2008.  I devoted yesterday to attending her funeral.  If you remember, my mother’s mother died on Thanksgiving Day.  The grandmother who died Friday, of course, was my father’s mother.  I was not as close to her, but it was no one’s fault.  It was due […]

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