Ugh, broken sprinklers are a pain. Around here, there's been a lot of hose end repair this summer. Some of those hoses may have been around for 30 years, and are starting to…

Your hostas are lovely! I had a few, several years ago, but the deer love them and they were soon gone. If I ever want more, they will have to go inside the vegetable garden…

Oh, that cat! I love the facial expressions. Clarence has become very opinionated about everything in his old age. He doesn't go on walks with me like he used to, but he comes…

I bet the bodies of water do make a big difference. Enjoy those greens! People around here are harvesting them, too, but I didn't get around to planting…

My peony hasn't even opened up its flowers yet! I am learning from your posts that your growing season is different from…

Yeah, I'm thinking the corg is not the best fishing companion! Those scones are inspirational. I think I better make some.…

Nope, I can't pick out a favorite peony! My columbines are like the one on the lower right in your photos. The others certainly look interesting. I would love to have a nice…

It sounds like it was quite interesting 60 years…

My husband and I are also at that point of doing as much as we can, and only occasionally hiring somebody to help out when we're desperate. Getting old is not for the faint of…

I refuse to use glyphosate in my garden, so that's not an option. But I just found another article online that suggests cutting it off (repeatedly) at the ground. That's supposed…