Category Archives: gardens and flowers

What a difference a couple weeks make

My eye is often drawn to repetitive pattern and line like the woods above seen on a walk near my house. But yesterday the daffodils started coming into bloom. Continue reading

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Learned in NZ

Yesterday Mom and I went out to lunch and then stopped at Faddegon’s for a whiff of spring. The hellebores and pussy willows out front were a good start but we continued on, enjoying the bright little pots of flowers … Continue reading

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Thursday already?

We both apparently needed a rest day after our touring. Started out exciting though – Marge knocked at my door to say there was a mother Pukeko with some chicks in the yard – and there were! Very nice seeing … Continue reading

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Plants of New Zealand

On our way to Franz Josef Glacier today, Marge and I took several walks that had been recommended to us when we stopped at the quilt shop. The first was not on that list, but had a nice short 20 … Continue reading

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Mom’s Wildly Successful Mums

…these are very very happy mums, to the point of ridiculously happy mums. Continue reading

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