At Summer’s End

August 22, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

Summer is coming to a close here in Oklahoma for all intents and purposes, as school begins on Monday. However, this odd summer will be followed by an even odder autumn, as both my children are going to be doing virtual learning here at home. I’m having to give up my love of planning things […]

Creating an English Cottage Garden– In The American Prairie

May 28, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

I have always loved the look of a cottage garden. Big and blowsy, full of blooms and a haven for bees and butterflies. They are the type of garden seen outside a little crumbly English cottage, hollyhocks bobbing against an old stone wall, and roses growing a over little wooden door. About three years ago, […]

Garden Morsels

July 7, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Come in! Sit down. I’ll put on some Edith Piaf, and we can talk! I just came in from the back garden. Let’s chop up some basil for the pizza. Let’s also gather some pineapple sage, stir it into a pitcher of water. Let’s have summer dinner. Food is helping me get through summer, […]