I thought the day would never get here and now our trip to Savannah is over. My long time friend Pat and I took the Amtrak there, and despite our trepidation, we were five to ten minutes early both ways. Another guest at our B&B who came a day later was held up an hour [...]
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Savannah At Last
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Amtrak, Azalea Inn & Gardens, B&B, Bed & Breakfast, birds, GA, gardening, Nature, Savannah, train travel, Travel on May 13, 2010 | 6 Comments »
BUT WAIT!
Posted in Uncategorized, gardening, Marriage, Memory, human nature, magic carpet, tagged gardening, garden, gifts, infomercial, GTX-press, carpet of flowers, Lifestyle Lift, husbands, catalog, catalog purchases, sales, But wait, verbena on March 31, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Once my husband started ordering from infomercials there was no stopping. To his credit, he watched many more—to the bitter end—than he responded to. My shelves, though, are testament to the fact that he did respond on more than one occasion. On many birthdays and Christmases I’d unwrap a gift I knew well from hearing [...]
All Not Lost
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Animals, butterfly, chrysalis, Florida, Florida freeze, freeze, gardening, grandchildren, Monarch, Nature on January 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
When the freeze warnings hit Florida I knew the location of two Monarch chrysalises, which created a dilemma. The last time this situation came up the freeze was shortlived, and most important, I had my husband and granddaughters in the house that night. That was important because, as some of you know, I would be [...]
2,000 Words
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged butterfly, butterfly plant, candy cane, caterpillar, Florida, gardening, Jesus candy cane, Monarch, Nature, wildlife on December 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Tis the season I don’t have time for 2,000 words, so their equivalent will help me touch base. This is what is going on in my wildlife garden right now. At least six Monarch caterpillars have hatched on the broad leaf Monarch plant that grows as high as the eves out front. It’s a caterpillar [...]
Posing Hummer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged birds, Flowers, gardening, hummer, hummingbird, Nature, Photography, wildlife, wildlife garden on August 22, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I don’t promise these are great photography, but they are a triumph for me. I finally caught a hummer on camera. Through a double-pane window and screen, but I caught him. This is the first time I have seen a hummingbird perch. They are always in a tizzy, flitting from flower to flower. This time [...]
The Triaged Life
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Books, Cats, commercials, crock pot, e-mails, Exercise, family, flash fiction, gardening, grandchildren, haiku, Internet, life stages, microwave, news, newspaper, old people, over the hill, phone calls, Photography, Reading, seniors, TV, Twitter, Writing on July 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
You know what they say happens when you are over the hill? You pick up speed, of course. Darned if it isn’t true and I think I may know why, at least in my case. Older people tend to cast off things that are no longer useful (my mother almost stripped her house) and eliminate [...]
Giddy Gardner
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gardening, Nature, peppers, Photography, red peppers on July 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My first red pepper. I don’t know whether to eat it or look at it. Who knew gardening could be so exciting? There’s still a little green on bottom, but couldn’t wait to pick it. Note: Always click Control & + to elarge my photos.
Summer Harvest
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gardening, harvest, Italian eggplant, Nature, okra, red peppers, tomatoes, vegetables on July 9, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Yesterday I ate my first home grown tomato. It was beautiful, tasty and juicy. Maybe a little extra juicy. Could that be because of all the rain? My red pepper is turning red, the eggplant sprouting more blooms, and four okra plants starting to look like they mean business. I may just have to hire help [...]
Welcome Creepy Crawlies
Posted in butterfly, Monarch, Nature, tagged butterfly, butterfly plant, caterpillar, gardening, milkweed, Monarch, Nature, wildlife on March 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A Monarch butterfly visited two days last week. You see the result here. Last count, there were nine, very tiny caterpillars. The cycle begins again.
The Week That Was
Posted in Finances, Florida, gardening, Health, political, politics, president, Uncategorized, tagged 401-K, 911, Abbe Arenson, antiques, Bob Buckman, economics, election, EMT, ER, Finances, FL, Florida, gardening, Lake Monroe, McCain, politics, presidential election, Sanford on November 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
How many highs and lows can you cram in one week? I don’t know, but last week fate did its best to break a record. Saturday, I prowled the nooks and crannies of antique shops in Sanford, FL with my granddaughters and daughter-in-law and let the cool breezes [...]
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