After two years of neglect the garden is getting on overhaul thanks to the help of my son. My priorities were in other places and the buttercups...
Went away for three weeks and came back to flowers blooming and a yard full of untended gardening chores....but gardening chores are never totally...
The hydrangea are pretty cool looking this fall and I was thinking of cutting some for drying but have been very unsuccessful in the past. What...
Just a few of my repeating perennials. The violets are the only new plants this year. Needed something to fill in for the mini hosta I divided...
[ATTACH] The Ring of Fire lit up. What an incredible world we live in with way more ways to see what is happening in real time. The red spots are...
We finished up our Alaska cruise with a stop in Victoria. Although neither of us was much into walking, I took a few photos and the weather was...
This summer I have been on a number of excursions close to home. Each time it's been somewhere not visited before. My first camping trip was to...
My garden is quite a mess but with some careful editing I'll share a few gems that are holding their own against the invasive buttercups and other...
[ATTACH] This summer I have finally finished my converted cargo trailer. Had initially planned on a long trip, but I don't do 100 degree weather...
i have been slowly down sizing the number and types of house plants. I have only one variety of orchid left. It has survived my neglect and...
It is still early but a few things are blooming. I am seeing the occasional early daffodil, crocus aplenty and camillas and early blooming rhodies...
I am ready to stop the 10-12 your days 6 days a week of a Special Education Teacher. Will proudly leave a profession I have loved and increase the...
School has been canceled two days in a row. First for snow fall and then because of thawing, freezing rain, a little more snow, and lots of black...
Our cat is over 14 years and retired. Our Doberman Pincher succumbed to cancer. Rodents invaded, both the fuzzy tailed variety and the sleek...
The four corners area of the US (where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah meet) is a diverse area with striking topography, varied landscapes...
Nature is fascinating stuff. We have several pieces of raw (uncut and unpolished) pieces of petrified wood rambling around our house and yard from...
Too busy for words, so just an occasional lurker here at the Stew. A little trip to Arizona gave me a little breathing space, but also took my...
I have been moving around the hostas this last week. Also had to give away one large Blue Vision hosta. The plants are finally reaching their...
The main Huglekultur has turned into a very large raised bed. Two masonry bricks high with capping pavers on most sides. Lots of volunteers came...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] A few of the day lilies and asiatics currently blooming by the back door.
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