As predicted we woke up to a morning of heavy rainfall. Listening to NPR in bed I learned a new word. Look it up.
Several weeks ago we bought advance tickets to the “Passion” movie for this afternoon. Someone from our church was organizing a group expedition there. […]
I saw a white iris blooming as I was running an errand this morning. According to my mother the old-fashioned white ones are the first to bloom. She calls them “flags” instead of irises. Mine always bloom much later, even the white ones. But the foliage is always interesting to look […]
By now you know that two of my favorite things are plants and the Texas Hill Country. What I haven’t told you before is that I also have a thing for mystery novels. I started out reading Hardy Boys mysteries when I was in grade school and have been addicted ever sense. […]
It’s been raining here since Monday and besides I’ve been distracted from the garden lately. Kathy, one of the authors of Cold Climate Gardening, has turned me on to Bloglines and rss feeds.
The jury is still out on this for me, but I am beginning to see the convenience of it. […]
Another sunny afternoon today. We worked in three inches of compost in the vegetable garden. Then Tricia planted potatoes and onions and I set out seed for lettuce. I suspect we spend more money on this garden than we would spend on buying the vegetables in the store. […]
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