Remember those Seventeen Magazine articles on making multiple outfits out of just a few pieces of clothing? My wardrobe was never that together, but I would study the variations carefully.…
The garden has exploded in my absence of 5 days. Lots of weeding to do, and flowers to pick. Here's the first mandala to be graced by a dahlia. Would…
I can finally exhale now. Just got word that the surgery in New Mexico went well, the patient is lucid, and fully oriented. Grateful for modern medicine today and so…
I got up really early this morning to listen to a curator in London from the William Morris Society talk about his gardens. It was fun, sitting in bed, watching…
This is all I can offer today. I am sick at heart that Senator Manchin is not supporting the For the People Act or ending the filibuster; makes me despair…
These flowers make me so happy. Nigella, or Love in a Mist, bloomed prolifically in Berkeley, were almost a weed, but here, where it's cooler, they haven't been as easy…
Hollyhock, snapdragon, alstroemeria petals and stamens, immature hydrangea flower buds The first hollyhock has arrived! This is their second year, and the flowers will keep coming over the summer. Not…
It all started one year ago today — June 2, 2020. I had collected some puffball mushrooms and Douglas iris seed heads, arranged them on the patio table, and taken their…
Rabbit, rabbit again. It's the 1st of June, so time for rabbit, rabbit, and good luck for the coming month. My sister beat me to it this morning, with a…
This one is in honor of my grandson's 13th birthday. I'm looking forward to talking to him this morning, and seeing him later this summer. He picked out the print from November…