This time of year blog writing is all about color. Trees, bronzed and burnished by the sun, are semi-permanent fixtures of this …
Reconnecting to the garden
This has not been an easy year. In fact, it's the worst I've ever experienced, and I've gardened heavily since I was twenty or so. …
Welcome to the jungle
Gaze with me outside my kitchen window. Do you see Cousin Itt from the Addams Family instead of the iron arbor gate to my back …
In the slow lane
The Slow Food garden situated in the center of Indianapolis incorporates mind and body in its teaching while gardeners grow unique …
If you’re worried about leaving for vacation . . . .
Read my latest post at Fiskars on what to do for the garden while you're away. If you visit around their site, you'll find …
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After the tornadoes, still here
First, I am fine. The house still stands. Thank you so much for your tweets and FB messages. It made me feel loved. The large …
Be it ever so humble . . .
Home. What memories does that word conjure up for you? For me, it's a garden full of earthly delights starting with bulbs …
Just call me a plant buying fool
Do you remember in 2009 when I gave up buying plants for Lent? This Lent, I decided to give up desserts instead. It's a much more …
Wednesday: quiet home day
Today was a quiet home day as are most Wednesdays. I stay away from the computer and just do those things which keeps the RDR …
Record breaking snowfall hits Oklahoma
Yesterday, at least twelve and a half inches of white stuff fell on central and north central Oklahoma. Tulsa got even more snow, …
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Let the feasting begin
Christmas is nearly upon us. Do you have your shopping done? I hope so because the malls will be even bigger nightmares tomorrow. …