Category Archives: gardening

Spring Football and Floral Show

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Spring football?? Well, so to speak. Game on!! And while the kids play, the birds are making nests (and messes) on the porch! But we can always enjoy the colors and lovely temperatures of spring. I wish you could smell … Continue reading →

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Atalaya Castle and Arts and Crafts Festival

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Enter here, my friends, right through the door of the imaginations of a pair of artists and art historians, Archer and Anna Huntington.  Located inside of Huntington Beach State Park, in South Carolina, it is a great place to spend … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day or Un-Mother’s Day?

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

For me, Mother’s Day is a sweet holiday that links me to generations of mothers who came before me and who will no doubt follow.  And it always looks like flowers in my mind. I come from a long line … Continue reading →

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Lavender’s Limitless Uses

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Today’s letter of the alphabet in the A – Z blog challenge is ‘L’ and I have chosen one of my favorite things for this post – Lavender! I love the scent of it, the beauty of its blooms, the … Continue reading →

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Does This Sound Familiar?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

“Time and tide waits for no man.” – St. Marher in 1225 Boy, wouldn’t he be surpriesed to pop into the United States today and see that indeed, we can make time wait on us.  On November 6, 2011, we … Continue reading →

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Weekend for Awards and the Versatile Blogger

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

This has been a great weekend for catching up with not only my blog, but those of others whose writing style and/or photography I admire.  If you have been following then you know that I participated in the novel writing … Continue reading →

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Persimmons and a Traditional Recipe

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

Picture courtesy of free school photo projects Are you familiar with persimmons – that tart edible orange walnut-sized fruit of the American Persimmon Tree in the genus Diospyros? According to Wikipedia the word Diospyros is Greek and means ‘the fire … Continue reading →

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Last Of The Garden’s Bounty

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

It’s been a lovely autumn in North Carolina. The leaves have been spectacular – nearly intoxicating in their brilliance. The temperatures have been warm with just enough cool snaps to enjoy a hot cider. And although the evenings have flirted … Continue reading →

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Brushy Mountain Apple Harvest

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

It’s a seasonal joy – visiting local apple orchards and co-ops to get a share in the bounty of the Brushy Mountain Apple Harvest in North Carolina. We go every year at about this point in the season. The temperatures … Continue reading →

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It’s a Great Pumpkin

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Photo Courtesy of Huffington Post We made it to the pumpkin patch a little late this year. The enormous pumpkins have already been picked up, harvested, delivered to the stores around the area and probably even beyond their mountainous slopes. … Continue reading →

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