As a gardener who has Milkweeds (of a sort) I was fascinated by this new book, The Milkweed Lands, written by Eric Lee-Mader, and Illustrated by Beverly Duncan.  There are many types of milkweed and I was amazed by how many types exist. (more…)

Christmas is passing, but a pink Geranium is giving me a lovely little flower. I do not understand why none of my other geraniums are blooming,  but I am happy to admire this one. (more…)

Cookies and Fruit

Christmas is very close and we have been busy, getting fruits –  apples and oranges – and making lots of different cookies like Cranberry, Apricot and Oatmeal cookies, and the last of four Pasticcini di Mandalora which makes soft almond cookies. (more…)

This morning I  woke up and it was quite dark. I looked out the window and saw the heavy rain that was filling our backyard garden.  The picture looks like the rain is no longer falling, but it is still raining gently. (more…)

I have adorned our Christmas tree for more than 50 years, and I have collected many of these ornaments. Over the years I collected lot of birds for the tree, and in 1989 my husband and I went to Bejing where I had a job. While there I learned about the Journey to the West.

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Lakes in a backyard

This morning Henry and I went out to find our Christmas Tree.  Our trip was to Meadowcrest Stables – Christmas Tree Farm, not very far from our house. We met our crew who suggested we walk through the fields to see what we would like. (more…)

The Bridge of Flowers always has to close up at  this time of the year, BUT next spring the Bridge will not be full of beautiful flowers. The problem is that the BRIDGE is in dire need of renovations. (more…)

I was preparing to go to bed last night but my husband called me to the front door – and opened it to see the beautiful snow falling. This morning the skies are white – and so is the ground – and almost everything else. Tomorrow we are visiting our daughter’s family – and some of our other families. We’ll be waiting to see who else saw the snow today. And tomorrow? (more…)

The weather has been cold, and then warmer, and then cold again. But suddenly the cold meant Snow! Early in the morning I looked out the window and saw this white patch and could not understand what it was. (more…)