Sassafras Mama

I first discovered Miss Read books in 2006, a very hard year in my life.   I saw a description of two Miss Read books in the Bas Bleu book c...

My first zinnia of the Summer season is a deep purple. I don’t recall having planted such a deep shade of purple before and I think it’s lov...

One of the nice things about being home so much is that come twilight I have a good chance of making pictures of the golden light that often...

Last week, my sister sent me a text message to see if I am okay.   Your blog hasn’t been updated in the last week, she noted, and this made...

Come the warm weather season, impatiens and begonias are my kryptonite.   In May, I stroll by these flowers in garden shops and I can never ...

Things are coming along nicely and I sense warm tomato sandwiches and zinnia bouquets in my future. Summer always satisfies.

For my birthday last November, my sister gave me a house plant subscription.   Each month, a new plant came to live in my green menagerie.  ...

  The season for fresh strawberries has arrived and I have made use of the delicious bounty to be found in our local markets.  I made strawb...

There is a splendid hydrangea bush next to the gate in my backyard and I enjoy watching the leaves emerge each Spring.   Most years, I don’t...

I am immersed in prepping my Civics and Citizenship class and rather than sit at my desk, I’ve taken operations outside whenever possible.  ...