Peony season has just come and gone for us. It is brief, but oh! such a treat.I don't know if it is the same everywhere... but around here, ALL my peonies are COVERED with ants!!! Someone messaged me on instagram and said that every peony plant she had ever seen was the … [Read more...] about Bloom where you are planted…
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Beginning with Bees
A dear sweet friend began her beekeeping journey and immediately fell in love with the venture. She and I talked and talked about starting me up a hive last year. I had full intentions to invest and begin. Then, we had a wedding announced and every extra curricular activity was … [Read more...] about Beginning with Bees
Slow Day 5.23.18
Not a lot of words, not even that my life is at all slow right now... I'm just taking a minute to slow down and enjoy some of the beauty that I've witnessed around the home recently.Have a wonderful day! … [Read more...] about Slow Day 5.23.18
Keeping flowers a little longer…
A few weeks ago, I bought myself a dozen roses that were on the clearance aisle at the supermarket. Rarely I buy fresh flowers, but I had a pretty nice bouquet of wildflowers I had picked from my cutting garden and I thought about how pretty the roses would be in the mix. So I … [Read more...] about Keeping flowers a little longer…
Strawberry Days are here again
Each year a little group of ladies that I am friends with gets together and buys a BUNCH of strawberries from a local farmer. Last year one of my friends told me of a trick to making the task of slicing all the berries easy peasy! It's so great in fact that I feel a bit like a … [Read more...] about Strawberry Days are here again