Category Archives: gardens and flowers

Ladies Day Out

Took Mom up to Faddegon’s today to look around and enjoy the new plants for the season. Here it’s a little early to plant anything other than perennials. Memorial Day wasn’t holding anybody back though at the garden center. Wagons … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-seven

I saw the twists of lilies of the valley coming up by the diner this morning and remembered the side yard of my paternal grandparent and my father’s aunt and uncle’s house. Lilies of the Valley By the steps, bound … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-six

Daffodils slowly extinguishing hope released, now fading the forsythia have bloomed sturdy and sunny and along the house shy Fairy Wings – paler yellow, briefly flowers until its leaves fill the side garden with hearts. The one clump of bluebells … Continue reading

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Calling it done

I’ve been working on this most of the week, on and off, and I’m calling it done. I learned a lot doing it and I’m pretty darn pleased with how it turned out. Continue reading

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Tuesday, A day of doing stuff and more stuff and paint.

Got up early this morning to deal with car stuff. When they did a recall a month or so ago, they broke my cruise control. I’ve just been busy. Anyway, Saturday, the “check engine” light came on so today was … Continue reading

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