I pulled off the biggest and best surprise ever in honor of Dale’s 75th birthday, which is this coming Friday. I had Brant and Heather fly up from Florida to be here for the occasion…

Yesterday I decided to make a Father’s Day book recommendation video for TikTok featuring great dads in literature. I was picturing a list of books featuring wonderful fathers and heartwarming family relationships. Instead, I found…

My pink roses were spectacular this year, I think as a result of a hard pruning last season. They are blowzy at this point and I love this slightly messy and romantic vibe they are…

A look back at the last week in photos. It’s a slide show, so please click through to see all the photos and descriptions. The last dahlia is UPA TikTok milestoneFriday morning coffee on the…

It’s been a week since our Zoom discussion of Good People and it’s time to give a little recap. We had a good group of our regulars plus the addition of a new member. And…

When it comes to choosing what I’m going to read next, I have just one word: Libby. That’s right. Libby chooses my reading order because I’m constantly coming up against return dates and making sure…

I have another petunia variety to share with you this week. This is one I buy every year and it’s called Picasso in Purple. I have it paired with some sweet potato vine in both…

Here’s a wrap up, in photos, of the past week. It’s a gallery so please click through to enjoy them all. Iced Brown Sugar LatteFirst ooni pizza of the seasonPeonies from my gardenLocal shrimp Tournament…

The day has come to discuss the book Good People by Patmeena Sabit. I read it ages ago but I’ve refreshed my memory of it for the purposes of our Zoom and this is my…

One of the things that comes with being an adult is the shoulds. The shoulds aren’t bad, necessarily. They help us prioritize things we need to do . . . I should empty the dishwasher…

When I go plant shopping, I like to find new or different varieties of annuals to try. This is the first time I’ve seen this petunia color combo and it’s called latte. I paired it…

I read 5 books in the month of May, here are my reviews John of John by Douglas StuartMy rating: 5 of 5 starsDouglas Stuart has written another exquisitely painful and deeply personal novel that…