Summer is officially here. We’re doing our best to get outside, but also to get things done. Sometimes it’s hard to do both. But I

It’s the time of year when I begin assaulting my viewers with photos of my garden. It’s all the pent-up eagerness that I can’t contain after

My backyard is just bursting with blooms right now. The ones I planted out front, however, were ravaged by the squirrels. Or at least I’m

I love this time of year. I love watching greenery emerge. I love the feeling that everything is waking up.

My shasta daisies started blooming last week. Such happy flowers, don’t you think. While the boys were setting up their tent for a backyard camp-out

I’ve been having some fun lately creating mini mish-mash bouquets for our table. Whatever’s blooming has been a target. I have no eye for floral

I’ve always been slightly smitten with poppies. They seem so bright and happy. And the name fits perfectly. So I planted one in the garden

I declare the first day of Memorial Day weekend to have been completely awesome. We did nothing special. In fact we never left the house. Except

Peonies make me think of my grandma.* I don’t know why. I don’t remember her having them when I was a kid. But they bring