Sometimes, Martha Stewart gets a bad rap. People snidely remark that they aren't Martha (as if that were a "good thing"), and we …
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Victorian stroll
Last night, Bill and I went to dinner in Guthrie. For the first time in over twenty years of living outside our quaint little …
Butterflies, yes or no? A conversation.
"Do you like butterflies," asks Bear as we drive to see Entangled at the matinee. I could wonder why she was thinking of …
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Garden influences? Please share.
For a moment, let's consider those who came before us. Who or what compelled you to place your first seed in the warm earth? Was …
Oklahoma Food Cooperative
Have you ever held a fresh egg in your hand? An egg so new it still has a fine coating of white upon its shell? An egg which is …
Gifts for Gardeners, or alternatively, a few of my favorite tools and other things
I know. I know. It's the same thing every year on every website, but truly, I want to make sure my gardener friends get something …
Eating gluten free in France
About this time of year when the kids have gone back to school, and the days are growing shorter, I get a hankerin' to visit …
A touch of white
Taken in the fall, this photo shows that a touch of white in this heath aster next to the Blushing Knockout rose makes them appear …
Sometimes, things just go awry
If you are squeamish about animals and their wicked ways, don't read any further. When you own chickens out in the country, you …
I have roses still
Not fresh May blooms, but the tough old girls who hold on past the freeze. Other than aphids and thrips, it's easy to be a May …
Up and down
Up and down, the weather forecast for many of a day of late. Yesterday, it was frosty out on the pumpkin. Today, pretty warm. This …
Give me color or give me spring
I mean, really, this fall has been nearly devoid of color, and I'm not one bit happy about it. Last year, I wrote rapturous …