A View Through the Window

Windows that provide  a view from the dining room, a view from the barn, a view of a farm field, a view of the sunset, and a view of a squirrel friend sle…

Woman Who Loves Gardening

Woman Who Loves Gardening I have dirty nails and rarely paint them, living out my long growing season in the flower garden, trellises giving view to roy…

A Contrast of Country to City

Today I returned to the collection of photos I took during my trip to Minneapolis in June. I was struck by the tall buildings and how closed in I fel…

Touring Another Garden

Saturday I toured a beautiful garden which belongs to my friend Elinor in Moscow. I am amazed how the blooming timelines are so different at our two…

Sibling Assignment #132: The Clearwater River

I gave the assignment this week. You will find Raymond Pert's here and Silver Valley Girl's will be linked when she has written it. The Clear…

The Kittens Continue to Bring Joy Into the Household

Grayson and Junebug are growing like weeds. Well... not quite as tall as some of our weeds, but they continue to explore, climb trees, get acquainted…

The World Begins at the Kitchen Table

As most of you know I have posted many, many poems on this blog. I am always on the hunt for new poems to use with my writing, writing with adults, o…

Here We Have Idaho

Another visit on the backroads of Idaho... Along the Palouse, the rolling hills by Moscow, a sunset over Coeur d' Alene Lake, and a house the repr…

Back Roads Tour

Today I took a quiet drive south of Spokane through the farm country to Idaho. There are times when you feel you are back in time. I believe this is…

The Beauty of the Flower Gardens

With July comes the vivid colors of lilies in the garden. Annuals like petunias and geraniums are working hard to produce their own showcase of bloom…

The Beauty of the Vegetable Garden

I usually spend so much time looking for the perfect flowers to photograph that I sometimes ignore the vegetable garden. JEJ is in charge of the veg…