Hello, whoever’s out there. I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve put up a proper post. This spring, and the lead-up to this spring, has been rather a lot. And there’s a good chance there will be another long gap between this post and whatever goes up after it. To paint a general picture, I will just say that between last November and now I have: 1) Surmounted the hurdles of two very large projects, one for work and…
Actual quote from my vampire husband: “The sun is out–Aagh!” Separately: It seems I have a two-headed tulip in my garden (which also looks a bit vampiric).
Today I have done something almost unprecedented! I bought flowers for my garden and planted them all in one day! Happy gardening!
Although I’d like to and intend to post something new and regular-blog-post-like to this blog on a semi-regular basis, sometimes I go for stretches where I seem to have lost access to any extra brain cells, especially the ones needed for coming up with anything even vaguely resembling ‘new.’ In fact, lately, I’ve been hovering near the borders of just such a state. And so, I’ve come up with an idea! What sort of prompt might require not very many…
Well, the New Year is almost upon us, and so it’s time again that I’d like to look back at the year and see what I did with this blog and website in 2024. I did the same thing last year (which you can see here if you’d like) and, because I am lazy, I think I’ll stick to the same format as last time. Then, anyone who wants to do a side-by-side comparison of the two years (or am…
Alright! It’s November, which means that (at least theoretically) all of the roses that were going to bloom in my garden have done so, and now I get to show them off. If it sounds like I’m a kid showing off their Christmas presents, that’s because I do quite love my roses (definitely more than my gardening skills warrant). These aren’t exactly prize-winning flowers, but I’m going to show them to you anyway! Before I begin, though, I have to…
I may have lots and lots of roses (that bloom sometimes), but did you know I also have lots and lots of irises (that bloom sometimes)! Like roses, irises are decadently beautiful, come in so many colors and varieties, and (traditionally) smell heavenly. (Also like roses, many of the newer, frillier varieties don’t have very much scent, but so it goes.) The season for irises is shorter than for roses, and also earlier, which means that all of my irises…
Happy Solstice! The 2024 new year is coming soon, and with it, I’ll be hitting the 1-year mark of having this blog. Therefore, for the final, regular (non-weekly-garden) post of the year, I’d like to do a look-back of what I’ve done with this blog over the course of 2023. When it comes to any sort of hobby, I’m definitely prone to, and enjoy, tabulating the various stuff associated with it. And so, without further ado: General Accomplishments 1. I…
Did I say my garden had all turned brown? But you see, daisies don’t believe in turning all the way brown. Daisies dream of becoming the green plague that will one day cover the Earth. (Maybe in partnership with vinca – it depends whether they’re forced into a stalemate or not.)
When’s the last time you played with milkweed seeds? They’re so fluffy and soft!