Tag Archives: shade garden

Shady Ladies (and Max)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

For some of us, surely, the serenity of shade gardening—as the counterpart of sun gardening, with its festive mood—is just what the inner doctor orders.” – George Schenk    in The Complete Shade Gardener If anything ever happens to this … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Texture

Posted on August 8, 2014 by

This week, share a texture found in an unexpected place. It could be made of natural materials, as in these images, or with man-made objects. Click here for more. Texture. If there’s one place texture abounds around this old house, it’s in the … Continue reading →

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Order in the House?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

You know how sometimes, especially after returning from a trip,  you just have so much to do that you don’t know where to start? The mountains of laundry, stacks of mail, and piles of other odious obligations can seem overwhelming. But I … Continue reading →

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Random Silver

Posted on April 11, 2014 by

A few silver moments have happened this week: Yesterday I got to hold a brand-new baby boy. A tiny, cooing, smiling, frowning, “urp”-ing bundle of new life.  His “Oma” lives right next door so I should be able to get the occasional … Continue reading →

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