Happy 1st of May!

The Lily-of-the-Valley is blooming in my garden, another plant that originally came from my parents’ garden. And before that garden, my Mom grew it in each of the other two homes they lived in, back…

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Spring in the Garden!

Still in a holding pattern here, with not much time left over for blogging, but I did get out in the garden the other day with my camera. So while I move on to the…

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Spring-ing into Action . . .

More indications of the Spring that’s prompting me to change from winter to warmer garments. . . The splendidly green flowers of a favourite hellebore. . . And the fragrant yellow whorls of Mahonia Japonica…

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Divertissements . . . .

 Sometimes one just has to look determinedly in a happy direction. . . .These miniature irises, for example, are good for the eye to focus on, even shielded as they’ve had to be, against the…

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Spring Blooms (and a little Consternation!)

Thank you for your warm support, sympathy, and encouragement at my last post. I’ve written another post on the topic and will use your kind permission to think and feel my way through this portion…

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