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Tag Archives: pretty flowers
Opening Day
Yes, I know it’s Mother’s Day; everyone will be blogging about Mother’s Day today. Since she has agreed to be mentioned on this blog, my mother makes regular dramatic appearances. I’m grateful for her influence in my life. Thank you, … Continue reading
Posted in Today We Rest
Tagged grateful, lawn chairs, lilacs, Mother's Day, pretty flowers, thank you
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The Secret Garden
I have one more garden. It’s a 10 foot by 10 foot garden in an undisclosed location. It’s a long story and it’s complicated. There’s a lot going on here. I’m not ready to talk about it yet.
Posted in Abundance
Tagged Community Gardens, dirt, pretty flowers, secret gardens, self-sufficiency
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The Trash Picker
Where ever I have lived, I have planted the required Memorial Day geraniums, summer marigolds, and fall mums. These are easy plants. For one brief summer in Portland, Maine, I had a little four-foot square garden, but I didn’t know … Continue reading
It’s Trillium!
Beautiful, wild, and free. Like Texas.
Posted in Minimalist
Tagged birth root, pretty flowers, Stinking Benjamin, Texas, trillium, wake robin
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Friday Pillow Talk – Jet Noise
If you’re a new reader, you might think today’s post is strange. Let me quickly set the stage for you: I don’t have particularly restful sleep and sometimes when I try to improve it, I have funny dreams. It all … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Pillow Talk
Tagged Apocalypse, Birkenstocks, Elvis Presley, Gulfstream G650, Jet noise, Pease Tradeport, pretty flowers, Robert Goulet, The Daydreamer
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Itty Bitty Surprise Garden
When I first started growing stuff, I grew flowers. I planted these daffodil bulbs over on The Farm almost 10 years ago and then I forgot about them. They didn’t forget about me.
Posted in Minimalist
Tagged daffodils, pretty flowers, surprise gardening
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Cindy’s Tulip
I haven’t always been the volunteer coordinator at the Hampton Victory Garden. Cindy preceded me and she’s good at remembering the important things, like planting tulips. I’m glad she did. Take a picture of a blooming tulip today!
Posted in Minimalist
Tagged Hampton Victory Garden, pretty flowers, thank you, tulips
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Swimming Against The Inside Tide
I was invited to a fancy party last Friday night. The theme was “3 Comedians and 3 Cocktails.” The invitation left out the part about 3,000 tiny appetizers, so they were a pleasant surprise. I finagled an invitation for my … Continue reading
Posted in Today We Rest
Tagged Cambridge, Hampton Victory Garden, pretty flowers, sunshine, tulips
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Friday Pillow Talk – Lilacs, Tulips, Daffodils, and Daisies
I’ve gone to Maine a lot lately. I went to the Portland Flower Show, I went to Portland again to retrieve some forgotten gloves, and this week I had to go to Brunswick for a funeral. Two weeks ago, while … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Pillow Talk
Tagged daffodils, daisies, dreams, forsythia, home, lilacs, pretty flowers, Tukey's Bridge, tulips
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Six Degrees Of AYUH
A friend from home and I went to the Portland Flower Show in Portland, Maine yesterday. (Thanks, friend!) Even though it was the first day of Sommerzeit, it was the last day of the show, so I managed to arrive … Continue reading
Posted in Today We Rest
Tagged dreams, friends, grateful, home, pretty flowers, thank you, Uncle Bob
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