gardens Martin Creek gardens spring tulips Spring and Imperfect Gardens “But aren't many gardens beautiful because they are imperfect?...aren't the strange, new flowers that arise by mistake or misadventure as pl… Read more
Evening on the Deck When the school day is over, the chores are done, dinner is over, and it is time to rest we like to enjoy a view of evening moving in from our deck… Read more
cats Remembering McDuff Almost thirteen years ago our neighbors called and said they had kittens. We walked down to take a look and came home with two brothers. We named th… Read more
students teaching Girls With Cameras The other day all the boys in my sixth grade class went to a meeting so I just had the girls. I handed them cameras and said, "Go for it."… Read more
spring Evening Blossoms One if the best ways to unwind after a long teaching week is with a camera and a yard filled with spring blossoms. Enjoy! The photo above is a bloo… Read more
cats NaBloPoMo Comfort From the Cat We have quite a menagerie of pets at our house. Recently we watched our female cat Isabelle at the table on the deck. I went and grabbed my camera an… Read more
bouquet flowers NaBloPoMo NaBloPoMo: I Did It! I did it. I posted every day in April and now I am going to try in in May. I love the theme of comfort. I find comfort in writing each day. It keeps… Read more
The Extraordinary Accomplishments of Helen Keller Recently when this picture was found of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan it reminded me of my lifelong interest in this… Keep reading
Strawbale Gardening: A New Project! We have an area close to our potato patch that needs a border. We really didn't want another fence. JEJ had already… Keep reading
What's That Smell in the Kitchen?:Favoite Poem by Marge Piercy Mom used to make a basic potato soup that was so delicious. It contained potatoes, celery, onion, and evaporated milk… Keep reading
Sibling Assignment # 31 : Annie, Sandy, and Goosebumps This week for our sibling assignment we were to write about a memorable musical . Sunday Scribblings word is Goosebump… Keep reading