I started off strong, taking a picture of my coffee on the deck on Friday morning. It was the first morning this season that I’ve been (a) not working and it’s been (b) warm enough…

This is my view to the right of the door that comes into my kitchen. It’s stunning right now with those purple irises and pink roses and I took this photo yesterday morning when I…

I read seven books in the month of May and here are my reviews and thoughts on them: Nesting by Roisín O’DonnellMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis book is so many things. It’s an exploration…

Posting knitting progress TWO WEEKS in a row? Who dis? But yes, Dale’s sweater has grown a little, it’s now about 10 inches of ribbed edging and stockinette stitch. It’s great for television watching and…

Hello June and Hello to what I am calling my Summer of Sway. I have long wanted to choose a theme for my summer and this year I’ve actually done it. And I’ve chosen this…

I had a lot of dahlia tubers that I didn’t have room to plant and I offered them up to local friends. As they have come to pick them up, some have dropped off thank…

Here are three random things happening with me right now: I finally started planting my container gardens yesterday. I had bought everything nearly two weeks ago and then the weather turned too cold for me…

Today, in a totally unprecedented move, I have all new things to share with you. This is the new project I am working on: It’s the Saddle Shoulder Men’s Pullover which you may recognize this…

Every year I say I’m going to make a playlist that goes with my word and some years I do and some years I don’t. This year, I have one started and, while I won’t…

The pink flowers around here are a little miffed that they were ignored and the purple was amplified. In the interest of fairness, I present the things that are blooming right now that are …

As I walked around my yard this weekend I was struck by how much purple there is. I don’t wear purple but I sure have a lot of it in my garden. There’s Dutch Iris…

It was the best sort of weekend because it included time with Doreen and our annual plant shopping trip. We visited 4 local nurseries over the course of 2 days and we did our level…