Collecting My Thoughts

I decided I needed a pot of flowers to last at least 2 weeks for a spot of color--we got a hanging pot from a school sale last summer that l...

 That's what I have in my flowers/bushes in front of our condo.  I took a photo and posted it on Facebook. Someone identified it. It...

I was in Walmart on Bethel last Thursday and noticed how nice the fresh flowers looked, so I stopped. There were 3 price levels for bouquet ...

There was a huge semi parked in front of Marc's today--full of potted mums. All had been unloaded by the time I walked in. There must h...

When these flowers were planted I think it was about 50 degrees (on Saturday) and we were running the furnace. Then on Sunday we had 2 hour...

First, the Christmas flower (amaryllis) from brother Rick and sister Kate bloomed. My, how magnificent! Cute pot too. Then Joan sent a check...

New colors on our street Not much could be done about the ugly 80s wood panel siding that had enveloped this late 19th century cottage. So t...

Friday family photo--new baby, new house 1968 When I was looking through the album I wondered why someone had sent us a beautiful bouquet. O...

Naked Ladies in Lakeside Today our Naked Ladies have opened. It's a sign of mid-August in Lakeside. This isn't the view from my wind...

Preparations for Spring You're probably thinking that I couldn't possibly have time to spruce up the house for Spring, what with ke...

3960 The Flowers of Lakeside Yes, our streets are really this close to the houses, and people do rest in hammocks. A walk along the lakef...