Sassafras Mama

Florida is the first Lauren Groff book I have read.   It won’t be the last.   The book is a collection of short stories linked together by,...

For my birthday last November, my sister gave me a houseplant subscription. Each month, for 7 months, a new houseplant arrived in the mail. ...

The hostas in my front yard flowerbed are an assortment I've gathered over the years.   Some are transplants from a friend’s garde...

Lots of rain in the past few days and more warm temperatures on the horizon makes for a happy gardener.    Up close, there  are zinnia seed...

I have a vivid memory of reading about each of the lives of the people killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. For some time, I had taken to doi...

T gave me a new grill for Mother’s Day.   I chose my favorite charcoal model and was excited to fire it up for the season. Emphas...

All my efforts in the front yard flowerbed over the last few years are paying dividends this month, as the hostas fill the spaces in the so...

Over the past couple of weeks I have added some daily joy to my life by setting up my fairy garden.   Now the move-in is complete. ...

My dad’s birthday is today and last week, I popped some salsa ingredients and plant markers in the mail for him.   He'll have t...

No sooner had I planted this year’s garden than 3 days of frost warnings followed.   JT and T helped me to cover my little plants and they ...