I’m just ignoring the giant icebergs just off my port bow—Thanksgiving and then Christmas! If I just keep repeating, “la la la” all day every day, I don’t have to thin…

We have had a week of blessed cooler weather with even a bit of rain. Seems to be helping the insane fires in the state. Most are reaching containment. Thank goodness. My garden is still a bit tatt…

It’s been so hot that I’m not sure whether I’m thinking about temperatures, the 4th of July celebrations, or just our immigrant culture in the U.S. Whatever is on the back of my t…

How is it almost July already? I always consider the 4th the midway point of summer, and I am pretty sure I do not have my spring chores done yet. I still have a fountain covered in plastic that ne…

One of the joys of being a social gardener, by that I mean a person who talks gardening to others, has neighbors and friends that garden, and occasionally shows up at plant swaps, is that now and t…

You’ve been warned! I went through our picture files and found some leftovers from my MI trip in May. I went to one of the weirdest estate sales ever, and you’ll see why. To offset the …

I’ve seen great flowers while driving from Colorado to Michigan and back again. The wild redbuds were just gorgeous along the expressway. I didn’t realize how many there were in Iowa an…

We have a fun little post today with some cool vintage sewing items and a really crazy thing at the end, so read all the way through! First up, some flowers because we get complaints if we don&#821…

Or something along those lines. I’m in Michigan for my sister’s funeral and celebration of life. I’m glad that it’s over with and everything went okay with minimal family dr…