Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix. Photo courtesy of Storey Publishing. I feel fortunate to be part of Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix: 224 New Plants to Shake Up Your Garden and Add Variety, Flavor, and Fun book launch. For this post, I did receive a copy of the book to read, along with a copy to give away to one of my readers. Yay! (more…)

Garden work Garden work is blessed work, but it's still work. That's why garden tasks are called chores. Last Sunday, in Oklahoma, we had a high of 68°F, so I worked my tail feathers off in the two beds facing the street. It was dirty, dusty and glorious. One of the two garden beds I worked on last week. Why dusty? Oklahoma is in the midst of another serious drought. Pray for rain. Do a rain dance. We need rain. (more…)

Well, friends, January hasn't been an easy month so far. When I read what I just wrote, it is such an understatement. My sister died suddenly on New Year's Day, and I haven't felt like doing much, including writing, but writing is what I do, so I decided to blog even though this post may be more personal than usual. I need to do anything that brings me peace and solace during this sad time, and writing is one of those things. I hope you understand. (more…)

All around the house, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Although we Catholics are still technically celebrating the season of Advent, Christmas is right around the corner. Bill and I are throwing a party for some friends tonight. I haven't had a Christmas party for anyone other than family in years. I'm pretty excited, so I decorated the house with almost everything I own. It's been a blast to uncover all of my decorations and to pull growing bulbs from the greenhouse. (more…)