It's not an earth-shattering secret to declare that I don't like garden gnomes.  I resisted the temptation, some years ago w...

The 6th anniversary of Bloomingwriter passed quietly a couple of weeks ago. I was busy with work projects and with developing the growing...

It's Saturday, the first of May, Day 2 of the 6th annual Saltscapes East Coast Expo . The show is fabulous as always, with all kinds of ...

I love learning something new, especially when it comes to plants. There's always, always something new to learn, too. Including about m...

The symmetry and beauty of flowers does a lot to calm us when we're in the middle of turmoil. I love nigella, and this white one does a ...

Today is Sunday, 5 July. Belated but heartfelt Happy Canada Day to my compatriots; hope everyone had an awesome Canada Day with lots of ...

I realize I've lapsed back into silence of late, but my reason is a pretty good one. This time next week I'll be about six hours fro...

(All photos taken by me. Live. IN person. How cool is that?) So I'm back in the land of fog and rain after leaving the land of sunlight ...

Happy News! My veterinarian tested our rescue kitty for both FLV and FIV (Leukemia and feline Aids) and he was negative on both counts. So ...

Eight things that make me happy…Stuart of Gardening Tips n Ideas tagged me to play the ‘things I’m grateful for’ meme, so I’ve been mulling...