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A Stroll in the Garden

Posted on December 26, 2021 | 6 comments

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“It is a way to keep cider sweet without boiling. Let the frost come to freeze them first, solid as stones, and then the rain or a warm winter day to thaw them, and they will seem to have borrowed a flavor from heaven through the medium of the air in which they hang.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Wild Apples

She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and look up at the apples, to make you feel the goodness of planting and tending and harvesting at last. -Willa Cather

If we are so contemptibly selfish that we can’t radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to screw something out of the other person in return—if our souls are no bigger than sour crab apples, we shall meet with the failure we so richly deserve. — Dale Carnegie

Stay safe. Stay healthy.

See the world around you!

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Tagged Columbia River, crabapple tree, Dale Carnegie, garden, Henry David Thoreau, LCsCottage, lilac seed pods, oak leaf, red twig dogwood, Steller's Jay, turkeys, Willa Cather, winter

Fabric Boxes and the Garden (Done for the Winter)

Posted on October 31, 2018 | 7 comments

I wanted something to do just for the fun of it. Something easy; something that doesn’t require a lot of concentration.

So I made these.

The cute little boxes will make nice gifts, once I decide what to fill them with.

I was going to share some wonderful photos of the last of my blooming garden flowers…purple asters.

But there was some shenanigans going on, and I never got to take those photos.

One day I have blossoms, and the next day, they are somebody’s salad.

Sheesh!

Nevertheless, I can share a photo of some fabulous fall color.

And a close-up…just because it is so pretty.

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Spring/Summer Blogging Break

Posted on April 8, 2013 | 2 comments

The snow is gone, and the afternoons have been warm, and I’ve been able to spend time outdoors enjoying sunshine and new growth.

I’m weeding this slope, which is bigger than it looks here. Lilies will soon pop up in front of these posts. As for the rest of the slope…I’ve got creeping jenny, St. John’s Wort, and creeping phlox ground covers started. May the best one for the area win! The goal is for the ground cover to fill it in, so I won’t have to weed it every year!

There is alot more yardwork to do, and alot more spring and summer to enjoy, so my blogging is likely to become very sporadic.

Hubby set up the water fountain. I’ll eventually get some container plantings around it. Last year, a little toad lived in one of the containers and got fat from all the insects that came for water. Smart little guy (or gal)!