Most of Oklahoma got rain night before last. The rain-soaked garden woke up yesterday morning to singing birds, crawling …
Flower bed before and after & plant shopping 101
After returning home from Italy last week, I found the garden in better shape than I expected. Ornamental gardens are forgiving. …
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Beautiful Catholic pilgrimage: Assisi
I've been away for a couple of weeks on a beautiful Catholic pilgrimage in Assisi. It's always been our dream to visit Rome and …
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Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden Book Giveaway
Guess what! I'm doing another book giveaway with the help of Chronicle Books and Erin Benzakein of Floret Farm. I love Erin's …
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A Fiskars garden tool giveaway!!!
When I posted about February garden chores last week, I mentioned a Fiskars garden tool giveaway. I finally got the photos ready, …
February garden chores: bit by bit
February has decided it's March, and so the late winter season waltzes on into spring. Many years ago, I read Bird by Bird: Some …
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: February indoor plant party
Sorry, I'm late to the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day party. I didn't realize it was already mid-February. How could I miss it with …
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Travelogue: London
It is dark and dreary in Oklahoma this morning so of course, my thoughts turned to London. [bctt tweet="It is dark and dreary …
Smiling through winter, an update
After last week's post, I implemented my seven ways to smile through winter plan. This quiet season covers at least five months of …
Seven ways to smile through winter
It's only mid-January, and I've reached winter's crying time. You think I'm being overly dramatic? I'm not. Usually, I …
A bevy of backyard birds
Bill and I were standing in the living room at the back window gazing outside as our son walked by. "What on Earth are you two …
Magnolia Market, Waco, Texas
I like Texas a lot. In fact, second only to Oklahoma, it's probably my favorite state. Maybe because as I cross the Red River, our …