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This classic by D.H. Lawrence has been on my to-be-read list for probably twenty years. The best thing I can say about it is that it is off my list, finished, and I can move on to reading something I will enjoy more! I got so bogged down in the middle, I almost abandoned the … Read more
The photo above is the flower arrangement I made of our lilacs last year for church. I show it because I cut them off the back of our bush as a dual pruning effort along with my flower arranging. And then this year we had not a single bloom off the back of our bush … Read more
My good friend, Jill McKean (pictured above) is a professional organizer. I have found many of her ideas about organizing helpful, and plan on having her here in June to work with me. I’d like to be organized but am usually in a busy creative mode (which is messy and clutter enhancing) or in a … Read more
This recipe is a spin off of mine from one I found on the inside of a Stouffer’s Corn Souffle box. I added the tilapia, as I am always looking for good ways to use this inexpensive, environmentally friendly protein source. I also exchanged their white rice for brown. These changes make it a completely … Read more
My 12th grade daughter was honored yesterday by her homeschooling community. It was a wonderful thing and has put me in a reflective mood today.
The dogwoods here are lovely, particularly against a background of green. Enjoy the photos below.
I love bike riding. My 12 year old daughter just bought a bike with money she has earned with her little baking business, so I’ll be getting out more regularly now to accompany her. I am very pleased about this! Today friends introduced us to a rail trail in New York and we relished the … Read more
Today I had the pleasure of painting outdoors on location with two other artists. (This is called Plein Air painting.) It was a very refreshing and invigorating experience. The pastel painting above was the first of the two, done under heavy cloud cover, which led to a hearty downpour. (My feet in my hiking books … Read more
I grew up with a Red Bud tree in my front yard. It was a gift to my mother acknowledging 25 years of volunteering as an outstanding Girl Scout Leader. Tied to this thoughtful gift were 25 real silver dollars. I have liked Red Bud trees ever since. They look particularly lush after a rain … Read more
This page represents May 3, 2009 through May 14, 2009. I have done a box-a-day in this journal EVERYDAY now for over a year!
Today’s box includes flowers my youngest daughter pressed in the microwave, including amazingly enough, a lilac!
I gave my husband these fancy double tulips for Father’s Day last year. We had never had them before. It has been really fun to have their color explosion in our yard. (A few pictures are of other people’s as well.) They have been one of the fascinations of this spring for me. I love … Read more
Having been in Maryland recently, I finally had what was reported as the area’s “best crab cake,” but I have discovered they have nothing on mine. I can’t really take credit for how good mine are since I use Martha Stewart’s recipe. (see here). The only thing I do different is I separate the batter … Read more
Our peach tree is blooming… imagine peaches where these flowers are! Check out the ladybug in the last picture… they were loving the tree.
Happy Mother’s Day!
Children are the best gift. I’m honored just to “have” them; they are the best thing I ever “did!” We have a tradition of buying our yearly annuals at a nice local nursery, Hollandia Nursery, as a festive Mother’s Day outing. We have done this for eighteen years at the same place. I always enjoy…
I loved this book and give it five stars. I heard a retrospective on NPR of their best interviews with writers, and that is where I first heard of May Sarton. I liked what she said in the interview, so I looked her up. She is the author of 48 books of poetry, fiction and … Read more
What could be better than tulips in the sun, or tulips after the rain? I love them. Nothing is quite as red in the garden as a red tulip can be. These photos were taken in our garden as well as the gardens of friends and neighbors. Our friend Rosalie had thousands! I hope you … Read more
