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> A bird must have dropped a seed in our yard and look what came up. We’ve mowed around it for a month and as you can see, it has gotten huge. The stalk is as big around as my arm and the flower is bigger than my head. It’s about 7′ tall. I hope [...]

>go here for a review of one of the best things to come along! (Post title – Opening Pandora’s Box.) I love this!!

> I treat myself to roses from the grocery store (I think these are the prettiest ever!) when there are not many blooming at home, a habit I picked up from my great-aunt, Lala. She always has roses in her house, either those given to her or bought for herself, usually yellow, her favorite. I [...]

> I’m back! My husband has been home and off work for a week and we’ve been busy with projects around here. Blogging has been on the back burner. With that said, let me tell you about one thing we did… I was in my pajamas, shelling peas, at 10:30 the other night when I [...]

>My sweet parents-in-law gave me this beautiful hibiscus last summer. I kept it in the garage through the winter and it is even prettier this year than last. They thought they were just giving me a plant, but it came complete with the added bonus of the hummingbirds it attracts. It is on the back [...]

> Every now and then, there will be something new in the produce department at the grocery store. Like these red currants. Aren’t they beautiful? The color and translucency; they look like rubies. Some would say I should have used them in a recipe, but sometimes looking tastes better. Soul food.

>I just finished reading Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. And I can’t think about anything else right now. I’m still in that world. It shouldn’t be an uncommon story, but, sadly, it is extaordinary. Many of my friends have read or are reading it. If you have not [...]

>This is what’s on my mind today. What could this mean for me? For you? “Beware of harking back to what you were once when God wants you to be something you have never been.” Oswald Chambers Show me, Lord. But gently. Amen

> I went to the library book sale this weekend – 3 bags of books for $18!! – and stopped by the nursery – not so cheap – on my way home. The back of my car was full of books and flowers! Who could ask for more? I wait until the last day of [...]

> The outside of my studio is taking shape, but we still have a ways to go in the rose garden (I mentioned in an earlier post that my husband, my SWEET husband, is making a rose garden for me in front of my studio). The shrubs and climbers are planted, but we still need [...]

>Yum. It tasted as good as it looks. Especially in this bowl made by my talented and sweet son-in-law, Austin, the potter (he can do anything!). He and Elizabeth (she does the glazing) have a display of their wares at Monk’s coffee shop downtown. (If you haven’t been to Monk’s, you need to check it [...]

> Last Saturday, I had a Spring Fling at It’s About Time. Pam, Susan and Terri were so nice to let me show some of my art and jewelry and I had such a good time spending the day with them that I think I’ll just move in! I love their beautiful shop – and [...]