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Hard to believe 30 years have come and gone since my wedding day! My husband and I are celebrating this fun milestone with a weekend get-away to a lovely corner of the earth…
I’m traveling and visiting relatives for a few days on the southern coast of Oregon. My brother owns a nice property along a river front and my siblings and I all try to gather…
Oh gosh, I’ve been absent! It was a very busy time for me, but I’m back. I had a wonderful Sunday. It started with a walk at the dog park with my poor old geriatric pooch, Zoey.…
I had a truly awesome Mother’s Day, starting with a family brunch. Then my kids and future son-in-law helped me with some mulching, planting and cleaning my backyard pond. A busy…
I have to say, I’m feeling pretty good about my property after two solid weeks of digging, raking, tidying, burning and — at last— planting. You’d think I was getting ready to…
My friends, if you have been seeing my posts over the past few weeks, then you know I have been completely devoted to my yard and garden — not because it’s time to plant and get…
This weekend was all about the yard and garden! I don’t have a whole lot to show for it yet in terms of flowers and color because I’m still in winter cleanup mode (and until…
My fate for the coming weeks is sealed: I will be cleaning up from winter, burning debris, weeding, digging and planting. Fortunately I love it! And the side benefit is that…
My backyard is a mess in the early spring! Once the snow melts and our first few rain and wind storms have blown through, it’s time to get out and clean up the remaining leaves…
At last it was warm enough and dry enough to get out and work in the garden today. I’ll be hosting an outdoor event at my house in about a month, and the amount of yard and…