Category: odds n’ ends

Some say romance is old-fashioned. I say it's timeless. It's beauty has sustained it. It's style still applies. The world outside my home may be sleek and new, but inside my fence there must the poetry of the birds and the bees, the comfort of shade on a hot summer's afternoon, and the fragrance of gardenias! Wandering around… Continue reading gardenias spell romance

Sometimes the things you wish for just fall perfectly into place.   Last month I wrote a memorial to my lost collection of phalaenopsis that succumbed to an infection of mealy bugs last winter. Earlier this week, while walking through the local home improvement store, we found this beauty!  We brought her home and added her to… Continue reading new phalaenopsis

Our garden bird bath is a source of ever-changing, ever-entertaining delight.  It sets just off the front steps, surrounded by sedum, soaking up full sun most of the day. The branches of the guava and the fence offer protection for passing visitors. The constantly running water is simply too inviting to pass up. And so, we have an… Continue reading grosbeak bath

This was a cool dry morning so we harvested the herbs. Here's the herb bed...after harvest. The before shot is HERE if you missed it. I harvested the Lavender awhile back, leaving enough for a dried herb rack. The rest of our harvest will be dried for various uses over the fall and winter. Chives: I… Continue reading herbs to dry

We spent this morning working in the yard…trimming and nipping and tucking.  Herbs, flowers, citrus and so on and so forth all require tender loving care as the spring progresses into summer. While I was sweeping paths and picking up leaves D came asking, “how can I help?” My suggestion was, “Go get the camera… Continue reading fuzzy flowers