Here is a photo of the rose “Love” from my yard last year.  It absolutely amazes me that I have made my way to the computer and am making a post.  I have the flu and have been sicker than I have been in years.  I passed out yesterday in the bathroom and today in […]

As I was reading MyBlogLog communities this morning I came across a post at River Bend Ranch that brought back a flood of memories. There was a picture of a gardenia. I could smell the fragrance of the gardenia that was my very first corsage - a wrist corsage given to me by […]

No matter where I have lived I have had irises.  This one is from my yard last year.  My mother once told me that where she was growing up they grew wild by the sides of the road.  I can believe it.  They are one tough little flower.  You can move them and they grow […]

My sister Gerry and I have been collecting porcelains for 40 years.  My mother loved porcelain art and passed this love on to my sister and I.  Gerry and I recently decided to  share our collections in a photo  blog - and it is being such fun.  Do come visit our site Artistry in Porcelain.

On Friday we went to visit my granddaughter, her husband and our great granddaughter in Phoenix.  We got out of Lubbock just before the ice storm hit.  It was touch and go whether we would make it back to Lubbock without encountering the ice - but it had burned off by the time we were […]

The days are cold, but the postman is bringing gardening catalogs. As aways at this time of year, my thoughts are turning to the spring and I am awaiting with eager anticipation. Perhaps I am more excited about my yard this year than I have been in a long time. This season will […]

I love the Kwanzan Flowering Cherry Tree and I have planted three of them in my front yard. The first time I saw the kwanzans in my neighborhood in Atlanta, it almost took my breath away. Big pink powderpuffs completely blanketed the trees. It was a sight to behold - and […]

Every once in a while, I come across a blog, a post that moves me deeply.  That happened today with a lady blogger who was talking about wanting to move “home”.  That had such deep meaning to me because it touched what had been a very personal dream of mine.  In addition to the profound […]